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Categories of PhD Students
The Institute admits PhD students under the following
categories: I) REGULAR A student in this category works
full-time for his/her PhD degree.
He/she receives assistantship from the Institute
or fellowship from CSIR/UGC or any other recognized funding agency. II) SPONSORED (FULL-TIME) 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. He/She must be a regular employee of the
sponsoring organization with at least one year of professional experience in
the respective field. The Institute does not provide any
assistantship/fellowship to such a student. Sponsorship letter must be
attached with the application. iii) SELF-FINANCED (FULL-TIME) A student in this category works
full-time towards the PhD Programme. He/She must have at least one year of
professional experience in the respective field. The Institute does not
provide any assistantship/fellowship to such a student. iv) 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 one year. If the project gets completed before the student
completes his/her PhD Programme, his/her category
will be converted to that of SELF-FINANCED unless he/she is granted an
assistantship/fellowship from the Institute or any other agency. No Objection
Certificate must be attached with the application. v) PART-TIME A student in this category is a
professionally employed person (including the staff of IIT Guwahati), who pursues the PhD Programme
while continuing the duties of his/her service. He/She must be a regular employee of the
sponsoring organization with at least one year of professional experience in
the respective field. The Institute does not provide any assistantship/fellowship to such a
student. A No Objection Certificate from the Head of the Institution/Organisation in which he/she is employed must be enclosed
at the time of application. vi) EXTERNAL This category refers to a student
employed in an R&D organization/academic institution/industry having
adequate research facilities. The research work leading to the PhD degree may
be carried out largely in the parent organization of the candidate under a
Local Supervisor from the organization but with the overall guidance provided
by a faculty member (Institute Supervisor) of the Department/Centre in which
he/she is registered. He/She must be a regular employee of the sponsoring organization
with at least one year of professional experience in the respective field. The Institute does not provide any
assistantship/fellowship to such a student. A certificate from the Head of
the sponsoring Institution/Organisation in which
he/she is employed must be enclosed at the time of application. |
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Eligibility Criteria
** For Admission Into
PhD Programme
Minimum CPI or Percentage of marks
in the qualifying degree, with specific requirements for different streams, have
been indicated below: Note: (a) For eligibility for financial
assistance for regular category candidates, please see the section
“Financial Support” below. (b) Minimum
experience required for Sponsored (Full-time), Self-Financed, Part-Time, and
External categories of candidates, have also been indicated below. PhD in Engineering
For
admission to the PhD Programme in Engineering
departments, a candidate must satisfy one of the following criteria: i) Master’s degree in Engineering/Technology/Medical
Sciences/Veterinary Sciences/Pharmacy in a relevant
area with a minimum Cumulative Performance
Index (CPI) of 6.5 or 60% of marks. ii)
Four-year Bachelor’s degree in
Engineering/Technology/Medical Sciences or
equivalent in a relevant area with a minimum CPI of 7.5 or 70% of
marks. iii) Four-year Bachelor’s degree in
Engineering/Technology or equivalent in a relevant area with a minimum CPI of
7.0, from
any of the Centrally Funded Technical Institutions . Details of the
Institutions can be seen from http://mhrd.gov.in/technical-education-1
iv) A candidate having a Four-year Bachelor’s degree in
Engineering/Technology or equivalent in
a relevant area, with a Postgraduate Degree in Management Science(Finance) or
MBA with Finance specialization or equivalent, is also considered for
admission in the area of specialization `Construction Management’, of the Department
of Civil Engineering. The candidate should have a minimum of 6.5 CPI or 60%
marks in Bachelor's level and 6.5 CPI or 60% marks in the postgraduate
degree. v)
A candidate
having MSc degree with Mathematics as a subject at
bachelor’s level is also considered for admission in the Department of Civil Engineering. The
candidate should have a minimum of 7.5 CPI or 70% marks in Master’s level with consistent first class
at other levels. vi) A candidate
having a Two-year Master's degree (after completion of 4-year Bachelor's
degree) or three-year Master's degree (after completion of 3-year Bachelor's
degree) in Engineering/ Technology/Science in a relevant area with minimum
Cumulative Performance Index (CPI) of 6.5 or 60% of marks, Or A
candidate with a Two-year MSc degree (after completion
of 3-year Bachelor's degree) in a relevant area with minimum CPI of 7.5 or
70% marks, is also considered for admission in the Department of Biotechnology. vii) Postgraduates in Computer Science (ALCCS) from Institution
of Electronics and Telecommunication Engineers (IETE), with a minimum
Cumulative Performance Index (CPI) of 6.5 or 60% of marks, are also eligible
to apply for admission in to PhD programme in
Computer Science and Engineering
viii) A regular student of IIT Guwahati who is continuing his/her MTech
studies and having a minimum CPI of 8.0
at the end of second semester may be enrolled in the PhD programme of the Department in the beginning
of his/her third semester of study. Such
students can receive only PhD Degree.
ix) A student of IIT Guwahati
who is continuing his/her BTech studies and having
a minimum CPI of 6.5 at the end of sixth semester may be enrolled in the PhD programme of the Department in the beginning of his/her
seventh semester of study. Such students can receive dual BTech
and PhD Degree. Both the degrees will be awarded after completion of PhD
degree. PhD
in Design For admission to the PhD Programme
in Design, a candidate must satisfy one of the following criteria: i) Candidates having MArch/MDes
degree or MTech/ME degree in a relevant area, with
a minimum CPI of 6.5 or 60% of marks. ii) Master’s degree in Applied Arts/Ergonomics/Fine
Arts/Psychology/Physiology/Occupational Safety
and Health/ Journalism/ Mass Media Communication with a minimum CPI of 6.0 or
55% marks. iii) Master’s
degree in Management (MBA or equivalent) with a minimum CPI of 6.5 or 60%
marks with relevant studies in Design field, and Bachelor’s degree in
any discipline. iv) Four-year
Bachelor’s degree or equivalent
in Design or Engineering/Technology or
Five-year BArch degree or equivalent in a relevant area
with a minimum CPI of 7.5 or 70% of marks.
v) Four-year Undergraduate Diploma in
Design (NID/CEPT or equivalent), with postgraduate qualification in relevant
area with a minimum CPI of 6.5 or 60% marks. vi) Four-year Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in Design or
Engineering/Technology or Five-year BArch degree or equivalent
in a relevant area with a minimum CPI of 7.0, from any of the Centrally
Funded Technical Institutions. Details of the Institutions can be seen from http://mhrd.gov.in/technical-education-1 vii) A two-year Post-graduate Diploma in Design (NID/CEPT or equivalent)
with first class at Bachelor’s level.
viii) BFA (4-year professional programme, after 10+2)/GD Art (5-year programme
after 10th standard) with one year
ix) A regular student of IIT Guwahati
who is continuing his/her MDes studies and having a minimum CPI of 8.0 at the
end of second semester may be enrolled in the PhD programme
of the Department in the beginning of his/her third semester of study. Such
students can receive only PhD Degree. x)
A student of IIT Guwahati who is continuing
his/her BDes studies and having a minimum CPI of
6.5 at the end of sixth semester may be enrolled in the PhD programme of the Department in the beginning of his/her
seventh semester of study. Such students can receive dual BDes
and PhD Degree. Both the degrees will be awarded after completion of PhD
degree. PhD in
Science For admission to the PhD Programme
in Science departments, a candidate must satisfy one of the following
i) Master’s degree in Science in a relevant area with a minimum CPI
of 6.5 or 60% of marks.
ii) Master’s degree in
Engineering/Technology/Design in a relevant area with a minimum CPI of 6.5 or
60% of
iii) Four-year Bachelor’s degree in Engineering/Technology/Design/Science
from an Indian Institute of Technology (IIT)/Indian Institute of Science (IISc) in a relevant area with a minimum CPI of
7.0.
iv) Four-year Bachelor’s degree in a related area in Engineering/Technology/Design/Science (from other than IITs/IISc) in a relevant area with a minimum
CPI of 7.5 or 70% of
marks. 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:
i) Master’s degree in
Arts/Commerce/Science in a relevant area with a minimum of 55% marks or
equivalent.
ii) Master’s degree in
Engineering/Technology/Design in a relevant area with a minimum CPI of 6.5 or
60%
iii) Four-year Bachelor’s
degree from an Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) in a relevant area with a
minimum CPI of 7.0. iv) Four-year Bachelor’s degree in
Engineering/Technology/Design or equivalent
(from other than IITs) in
a relevant area with a minimum CPI of 7.5 or 70% marks. PhD
in Centres
i) Master’s
Degree in Engineering/Technology/Design/Architecture/Medical Sciences in a
relevant area with a
minimum CPI of 6.5 or 60% of marks.
ii) Four-year Bachelor’s degree in Engineering/Technology/Medical
Sciences or equivalent in a relevant
area with a minimum CPI of 7.5 or 70% of marks. iii)
Four-year Bachelor’s
degree in Engineering/Technology or equivalent in a relevant area with a
minimum CPI of 7.0, from any of the Centrally Funded Technical Institutions. Details of the Institutions can be seen
from http://mhrd.gov.in/technical-education-1
iv) Master’s degree in Science in a relevant area with a minimum CPI of 6.5 or 60% marks.
v) Master’s
degree in Social
Sciences, in a relevant area, with a
minimum CPI of 6.5 or 60% marks, is also A
candidate having MA/MSc degree from an IIT with CPI 8.0 and above, but not
having NET/GATE/INSPIRE qualification, is also eligible to apply under
“Self-Financed (Full-Time)” category. For such candidate, the
requirement of one year professional experience shall not be mandatory MININMUM EXPERIENCE FOR SPONSORED, SELF-FINANCED, PART-TIME
AND EXTERNAL CATEGORIES 1. Candidate
in Sponsored, Part-time and External categories must be a regular employee of
the sponsoring 2. Candidates in Self-financed category should have at
least one year of professional experience in the respective field. |
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Relaxation
for SC/ST/PD Candidates: Eligibility
criteria will be relaxed by 5% marks or 0.5 CPI for SC/ST/PD applicants. |
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Reservation of Seats for SC, ST, OBC and PD
categories: As per Govt. of India
rules. |
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(For
regular students, who are Indian nationals) For PhD programme 1.
Institute assistantships will be available to eligible students as per
prevailing (MHRD, GOI) norms, as applicable from time to time. The present
rates of assistantships are as below:
Note:#
No assistantship will be available beyond 4th year for this
category of students. 2. Assistantships from external funding
organizations will be available as per terms and conditions of the concerned 3. Students receiving assistantships
from the Institute or fellowships from any other funding agencies,
are required to
4. The continuation of the
assistantship/fellowship is subject to satisfactory performance of the
assigned duties and |
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The
applications of sponsored or self-financed foreign national candidates will
also be considered for admission to the PhD Programme. For prescribed academic criteria,
please see the eligibility criteria for
PhD programme.
The desirous foreign nationals will submit their complete bio-data with regard
to their academic qualifications indicating clearly (1) the class obtained,
(2) percentage of marks where marks are awarded and Cumulative Performance
Index (CPI) or equivalent where grades are awarded, and (3) proficiency in
English. Please download the application
form (.doc, .pdf),take a print out, fill it
and send it to the following address: The Office
of Alumni Affairs & External Relations Indian Institute
of Technology Guwahati Guwahati, Pin Code 781039 Assam,
India. Also, please send an advance copy of the completed
application form by fax to +91-361-2690762. Fees: Foreign students from countries
under South Asian Association of Regional Cooperation (SAARC) have to
pay US Dollars (USD) 2,000/- or
equivalent amount as fees every year. For students from non-SAARC countries,
the fee is USD 4,000/- or
equivalent amount per year. This excludes the hostel admission and mess
bills. Accommodation: Foreign students can stay in the
hostels along with Indian students. The hostel rooms are single-seated.
Limited number of quarter-type accommodation for married students is also
available. Mess bills in hostels are around Indian Rupees (INR) 1,925/- per month
for basic menu. Only Indian food is served in the hostels. |
** Please note that eligibility criteria required for admission into PhD programme of the institute are likely to change from time to time.