Organisation : Defence Institute of Advanced Technology (DIAT)
Entrance Exam : Ph.D Admission Entrance Exam 2018
Application Form : http://www.indianjobtalks.com/uploads/77821-form.pdf
Notification : http://www.indianjobtalks.com/uploads/77821-phd.pdf
Home Page : https://www.diat.ac.in/

Ph.D Admission :
Applications are invited for admission to Ph.D. Programmes, as per description below.

DIAT offers admission to PhD (full-time) in the frontier areas of Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electronics Engineering, Computer Science & Engineering, Applied Physics, Applied Mathematics, Materials engineering and Applied Chemistry. Limited few Institute Fellowships are available.

Qualification :
** A candidate, seeking admission to the Ph.D. program, shall be required to have passed the qualifying examination securing at least 55% marks or equivalent CGPA/DGPA. A relaxation of 5 % of marks may be allowed for those belonging to SC/ST/OBC (non creamy-layer) / PWD - (Divyang) categories.

The qualifying degrees are:-
a) Master of Engineering/Master of Technology (or equivalent) for Ph.D. in Engineering/Science.
b) Master in Science (M.Sc. or equivalent) for Ph.D. in Science

** A candidate who has passed the qualifying examination with the requisite percentage of marks as prescribed above and who fulfill the following requirement may be considered for admission to the Ph.D. program:-
a) Qualified in a national level test such as, CSIR/UGC NET (Fellowship), Graduate Aptitude Test for Engineering (GATE), Rajiv Gandhi National fellowship, subject wise and category wise GATE/NET (Fellowship) cut off will be decided by DIAT.

Age limit :
Not above 28 years as on 30 Nov, 2017.
Relaxations as per GOI rules apply to SC / ST / OBC / PH applicants.

Note:-
** The Institute shall implement the reservation policy in Ph.D. admission in accordance with relevant act of Parliament being in-force from the time.
** A physically Handicapped SC/ST/OBC candidate shall not get double benefit of being an SC/ST/OBC as also a PWD candidate.

Selection:
Admission to Ph.D. will be based on the performance in the entrance exam (written test) conducted by the department concerned followed by a personal interview.

How to Apply:
Application form is available at Institutes website diat.ac.in . Application fee of `.500/- for General / OBC category (` 250/- for SC/ST candidates) per programme is required to be paid either online (through SBI collect) or by Demand Draft drawn in favour of Vice Chancellor, DIAT, Pune, payable at Pune.

The filled application form in the prescribed proforma has to be forwarded in a sealed envelope, super scribed “Application for Admission to PhD Programme in the Department of ______” to the Joint Registrar (Academics), Defence Institute of Advanced Technology, Pune 411025 along with the DD / online generated receipt and self certified copies of mark lists, certificates and other testimonials.

These documents should reach DIAT latest by 15 Dec 2017 (Through Speed Post only). Postal delay will not be entertained. Candidates seeking admission to more than one Department need to apply separately.

General Information:
** Since the applications may be short listed, mere possessing of the prescribed qualifications would not entitle a person to be called for test/interview. The Institute may restrict the number of candidates to be called for test / interview to a reasonable limit, on the basis of qualifications / marks higher than that of the minimum prescribed in the advertisement.

** For short listing of candidates, the department screening committee may decide subject-wise and category-wise GATE/NET Cut off.
** Application once made will not be allowed to be withdrawn and fees once paid will not be refunded on any count nor can it be held in reserve for any other admission process
** Canvassing in any form will be a disqualification. Postal delay shall not be entertained.

** No correspondence will be entertained in respect of advertisement, interview, selection etc. The list of Shortlisted candidate will be displayed on diat.ac.in website along with other information viz. date of Interview / Written Test / Result. The candidates are requested to check the DIAT (DU) Website diat.ac.in for related information from time to time.

Course Fee and Other Charges:
Selected candidates for the Ph.D programmes are required to pay Semester Fee @ `.25,000/- per semester (for Gen & OBC) and @ ` 15,000/- (for SC & ST) payable immediately on joining and a caution deposit (refundable at the end of the Programme less dues if any) of ` 10,000/-, commencing from January 2018.

Important Dates:
** Last Date of receipt of Hard copy of application 15 Dec 2017
** Tentative Date of Interview / Written Test 3rd / 4th week of Dec 2017
** Tentative date of commencement of the programme 1st Week of Jan 2018