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Description : Admission 2014 PhD Programme
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The Institute admits Ph.D. students under the following categories;

1.1 REGULAR and FULL-TIME :
A student in this category works full-time for her/his PhD degree. They can be classified as
1.1 a) Institute Fellows :
She/he receives assistantship from the Institute.
The qualifying Degree for Financial Support is:
1.1.1 BE/ BTech/ MSc/ MA equivalent with valid GATE score above the prescribed cut off level/ NET / NBHM/ DBT-JRF qualification.
1.1.2 ME/ MTech or equivalent.
Age Limit: Please refer Eligibility Criteria for Admission into Ph.D. Programme

1.1 b) JRF/SRF Fellows :
She/he receives fellowship from any government recognized funding agencies, such as CSIR, UGC, DBT, NBHM, DST (INSPIRE programme), etc.

1.2 Sponsored :
A student in this category is sponsored by a recognized R&D organization, academic institution, government organization or industry for doing research in the Institute on a full-time basis. The Institute does not provide any assistantship/fellowship to such a student.
Candidate in Sponsored category must be a regular employee of the sponsoring organization with at least one year of professional experience in the respective field.

1.3 Project Staff :
This category refers to a student who is working on a sponsored project in the Institute and is admitted to the PhD Programme to work on a full-time or part-time basis. The remaining duration of the project at the time of admission should be at least two years. If the project gets completed before the student completes her/his PhD Programme, her/his category will be converted to that of SELF-FINANCED unless she/he is granted an assistantship/fellowship from the Institute or any other agency.

Minimum Eligibility Criteria for Admission in to Ph.D. Programme :
In all the disciplines, the upper age limit is 28 years (B.Tech./B.E./M.Sc./MA/MCA/MBA) and 32 years (M.Tech./M.E./M.S./M.Phil.) to be calculated from the last date for receiving the application form (hard copy) and is applicable only for candidates applying in Regular and Full time category (Institute Fellows). Upper age is relaxed upto 05 years in case of candidate belonging to Schedule Castes/Schedule Tribes, Women, Physically Handicapped and OBC applicants.
A.1 PhD in Engineering :
For admission to the PhD Programme in Engineering Department, a candidate must satisfy one of the following criteria:
A.1.1 Candidates having M.Tech./M.E. degree in a Engineering/Technology, with a minimum CPI of 6.5 or 60% of marks.
A.1.2 Bachelor’s degree in Engineering/Technology (from any Institute other than IITs) in a relevant area with a minimum CPI of 8.0 or 75% of marks.
A.1.3. Bachelor’s degree from an Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) in a relevant area with a minimum CPI of 7.0.
A.1.4. Master’s degree in Science in a relevant area with a minimum CPI of 7.5 or 70%.

A.2 PhD in Science :
For admission to the PhD Programme in Science departments, a candidate must satisfy one of the following criteria:
A.2.1 M. Phil. or Master’s degree in Science in a relevant area with a minimum CPI of 6.5 or 60% of marks.
A.2.2 Master’s degree in Engineering/Technology in a relevant area with a minimum CPI of 6.5 or 60% of marks.
A.2.3 Bachelor’s degree in Engineering/Technology from an Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) in a relevant area with a minimum CPI of 7.0.
A.2.4 Bachelor’s degree in a related area in Engineering/Technology (from any Institute other than IITs/IISc) in a relevant area with a minimum CPI of 8.0 or 75% of marks.

A.3 PhD in Humanities and Social Sciences :
For admission to the PhD Programme in the department of Humanities and Social Sciences (HSS), a candidate must satisfy one of the following criteria;
A.3.1 M. Phil. or Master’s degree in Arts/Commerce/Science in a relevant area with a minimum of 55% marks or equivalent.
A.3.2 Master’s degree in Engineering/Technology/Design in a relevant area with a minimum CPI of 6.5 or 60% marks.
A.3.3 Bachelor’s degree from an Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) in a relevant area with a minimum CPI of 7.0.
A.3.4 Bachelor’s degree in Engineering/Technology (from any Institute other than IITs/IISc) in a relevant area with a minimum CPI of 7.5 or 80% marks.

Direct Admission: The Institute may admit exceptionally bright students and Full-time (Institute Fellows) directly into the Ph.D. program if they secured the top rank in the last qualifying degree from a reputed Institute/University including but not limited to the IITs, IISc. Bangalore, IIM, NITIE, IISER, NIT, NISER. This is subject to the sole discretion of the Indian Institute of Technology, Patna. In addition, applicant in this category must have all throughout first class academic career.

How to Apply:
Candidates are requested to use the above link to fill and submit application form online. or December 2014 admission in one of the Departments/Centres, the online link will remain active till, 15-10-2014. Please login and fill up all the parts of the application form. Follow the instructions given in the document “Instructions to Candidates”. At the end a final PDF will be generated. You can download it from your registered email address or from your application page.

You are requested to send final submitted application generated online duly signed along with self attested copies of mark sheets & certificates (from class X to highest degree obtained/appeared), caste certificate (if applicable), GATE /NET/Relevant certificate related to any fellowship, experience certificate and other testimonials (both sides) and a Demand Draft to the
Assistant Registrar(Academics),
Indian Institute of Technology Patna,
Patliputra Colony, Patna – 800 013,
Bihar,
to reach on or before 31-10-2014. The Demand Draft must be made from any nationalized bank of Rs. 300/- for General/OBC (Male) candidates and Rs. 150/- for SC/ST/PD/Female (all categories) candidates, in favour of IIT Patna and payable at Patna. The words “Application for Ph.D. admission in the Department/Centre of _________” should be written on the top of the envelope for sending the completed form.

Candidates applying for more than one department and/or centre should submit a separate application for each department and/or centre.

Selection: The Institute reserves the right to call a limited number of candidates for written test or/ and interview, based on performance in GATE/NET, grades/marks in the qualifying examination, etc.

Important Dates for Application in Departments:
Start Date of On-line Application: 26-09-2014 onwards
Last Date of On-line Application: 27-10-2014
Last Date for receipt of completed Application Forms by IIT Patna is: 31-10-2014
Note: The above information is not the complete set of Rules & Regulations for the Ph.D. programme of IIT Patna.

Contact Postal Address :
Assistant Registrar (Academics),
Indian Institute of Technology, Patna
Patliputra Colony,
Patna – 800 013, Bihar