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Course Details

MODE

Full time

DURATION

72 Months

Doctor of Philosophy in Mechanical Engineering doctorate program offered by the Indian Institute of Technology, Patna. This course duration varies from 3 to 6 years, the student has to finish between this timeline to obtain the Ph.D. degree.


Eligibility Criteria

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 and is applicable only for candidates applying in Regular and Full time category (Institute Fellows).  Upper  age  is  relaxed  up  to  05  years  in  case  of  candidate  belonging  to  Schedule Castes/Schedule Tribes, Women, Physically Handicapped and OBC applicants For admission to the Ph.D. Programme in Engineering Department, a candidate must satisfy one of the following criteria:

  • Candidates having M.Tech./M.E. degree in an Engineering/Technology, with a minimum CPI of 6.5 or 60% of marks.
  • Bachelor’s degree in Engineering/Technology in a relevant area with a minimum CPI of 6.5 or60% of marks.
  • Master’s degree in Science in a relevant area with a minimum CPI of 6.5 or 60% of marks.

Admission Details

  • A Ph.D. scholar, in the categories JRF/SRF  Fellows  [1.1  b],  SPONSORED  (FULL-TIME)  [1.2] and project STAFF [1.4],can be admitted to the  Institute throughout the year. Registration to the PhD Programme of the Institute normally takes place in January and July every year.  Advertisements are issued in September/October for the even semester (January-April)  and  February/March for the odd semester (July/August –November).
  • Admission to all categories of students is granted on the basis of interview/admission test held tentatively in the month of December and May -July every year.
  • Foreign nationals can only register as regular full-time scholars. Foreign nationals with a degree from Indian Universities will be treated on par with Indian nationals for admission purposes. Foreign nationals with foreign degrees must meet the minimum educational requirements as given in Appendix-I equivalent to an Indian Master’s degree in the relevant disciplines. In addition, they should have a valid GRE/GMAT/   GATE   /JMET/CAT/XAT/MAT/ATMA/UGC or CSIR/NET /JRF or an equivalent examination and should have cleared TOEFL score in the relevant discipline. The applications of foreign nationals may be considered based on a web-interface personal interview/presentation.

The following documents are to be furnished along with the application by candidates falling underSponsored, Project Staff, and Part-time categories:
Form  I: Sponsorship letter for the Sponsored category. 

Form II: No objection certificate from Coordinator, Sponsored Research and Industrial Relation Unit(SRIRU), IIT Patna, for Project Staff category. 

Form III: No objection certificate from the employer for Part-time category

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