INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY BOMBAY

Powai, Mumbai 400 076

Admission to Ph.D. Programme
Spring Semester, Academic Year: 2014 -15
Online Applications are invited for admission to the Ph.D. Programmes for the Spring Semester of the
Academic Year 2014-15 starting from !an"ar# 2015.
Programme Minimum Eligibility criterion
Ph.D.
General Eligibility criterion for Admission in all Academic Units (Departments /
Centres / Schools / Interdisciplinary Groups).
ONE of the following in appropriate subject areas:
1) Masters Degree in Engineering/Technology or equivalent degree, with First class or
60% marks (55% marks for SC/ST) as described in the PhD Information Brochure.
2) One of the following :
(a) Bachelors degree in Engineering/Technology with First class or 60% marks (55%
marks for SC/ST) as described in the PhD Information Brochure.
(b) Masters degree in Science or equivalent degree, with First class or 60% marks (55%
marks for SC/ST) as described in the PhD Information Brochure.
(c) Master's degree in Arts/Commerce or equivalent degree with a minimum of 55%
marks (50% for SC/ST), only for admission to the Ph.D. programmes offered by the
Industrial Design Centre and Department of Humanities & Social Sciences.
Such candidates must also fulfill ONE of the following additional requirements:
i. Valid GATE/CEED Score
ii. Junior Research Fellowship (JRF) of CSIR/UGC/NBHM/DBT or DST INSPIRE
Fellowship.
iii. Minimum of 2 years of professional experience (acquired after obtaining the
qualifying degree and completed before the starting of the semester in which
admission is sought).
3) B.Tech. Degree from an IIT, with a minimum CGPA/CPI of 8.00 (on 0-10 scale).
In addition to the general eligibility criterion, the applicant must satisfy the
eligibility criteria specified for the respective Academic Units and the eligibility
criteria for admission with different types of financial support as given in the PhD
Information Brochure.
Online Application Form & Information Brochure (including the admission schedule along with the
important dates) is available on the Institute website at the following link.
http://www.iitb.ac.in/newacadhome/phd.jsp
Schedule for PG Admissions for year 2014-15 (Spring Semester)
Programme Mode of Application Availability of
application forms
Last date for receipt of
completed application
forms
Ph.D. Online 10-09-2014 31-10-2014
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