INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY ROORKEE (IIT Roorkee)
ROORKEE-247667
Admission to Ph.D. Programmes and Post-Doctoral Fellowship Spring Semester (Session 2009-10)PhD PROGRAMMEApplications are invited for admission to full-time/part- time Ph. D. programmes in the following departments:
(1) Departments: (1) Alternate Hydro-Energy Centre, Architecture and Planning, Chemical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Earthquake Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Electronics and Computer Engineering, Hydrology, Mechanical & Industrial Engineering, Metallurgical & Materials Engineering, Paper Technology and Water Resources & Management (2)
Biotechnology, Chemistry, Earth Sciences, Mathematics and Physics. (3) Humanities & Social Sciences and Management Studies.
(2) Centres of Execellence: (1) Centre for Transportation Systems(CTRANS) (2) Centre for Disaster Mitigation (3)
Centre for Nanotechnology. However, these specializations are also available in respective parent departments.
(3) Institute Instrumentation Centre
Eligibility & Minimum Qualifications : An applicant possessing the following qualifications in appropriate area shall be eligible to apply for admission to Ph.D. programmes of the Institute:
(a) Masters degree in Engineering / Technology/Architecture/Urban & Rural Planning/Sciences/ Humanities & Social Sciences and Management in respective discipline or equivalent with a minimum Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) of 6.00 on a 10 point scale or equivalent as determined by the Institute wherever letter grades are awarded; or 60% marks in aggregate (of all the years/ semesters) where marks are awarded. OR Applicants with B.Tech./B.Arch. degree or equivalent in respective discipline with excellent academic record (with a minimum CGPA of 7.00 on a 10 point scale or equivalent or 70% marks) may be considered eligible for admission.
(b) Applicants for admission for full-time studies who do not possess a M.Tech./M.Arch./MURP degree or equivalent in the relevant field must have a valid GATE score (at least 75 percentile) for Engineering / Technology/ Science disciplines or must have qualified national level fellowship examinations such as NET (JRF/LS) conducted by UGC/CSIR for Science/ Humanities and Social Sciences disciplines.
(c) Engineering/Architecture graduates from IIT/University of Roorkee having CGPA Score > 8.00 or marks > 80%. Relaxation in eligibility requirement in terms of minimum CGPA upto 5.5 or 55% marks in aggregate will be given to SC/ST, physically handicapped applicants and those with M.A. English (for admission to Ph.D. English in the Deptt. of Humanities and Social Sciences of IIT Roorkee) as per Institute regulations.
Reservation for OBC/SC/ST/PD will be as per Govt. of India directive/Institute rules.
• Few Institutional assistantships (MHRD) may be available to non sponsored full time candidates. Eligible employees of "IIT Rookee recongnised organisations" may be considered as per regulations for admission to part time Ph.D. Programmes .
POST-DOCTORAL FELLOWSHIPA limited number of fellowships are available to carry out advanced research in all the disciplines as mentioned above. Interested candidates having a Ph.D. Degree may apply for Post-Doctoral Fellowship in all the disciplines mentioned above.
Qualification: Candidate with a Ph.D. degree in Science and Engineering or those who have recently submitted their doctoral theses can apply.
Age: Criteria for age should be same as for Ph.D. Duration : 2 years (renewable for one more year).
Fellowship : (i) Rs. 25,000/- p.m. for a Ph.D. with 2 years experience (ii) Rs. 20,000/- p.m. for a recent Ph.D. degree holder.
Contingency : Rs. 20,000/- per annum. H.R.A. : As admissible Desirable: First class in degree preceding to Ph.D. and publications in journals of repute.
LAST DATE FOR RECEIPT OF COMPLETED APPLICATION FORM IS OCTOBER 30, 2009 Further Info/How to apply for IIT Roorkee PhD/Postdoctoral Fellowships 2009-10 | Biotech, Nanotech
