IIT ROPAR PHD ADMISSION 2011

Ph.D. Admissions

Advertisement Inviting Applications for PhD Programs at IIT Ropar

Indian Institute of Technology Ropar (IIT Ropar) invites applications from Indian citizens for PhD programs in various disciplines during first semester of academic year 2011-2012. Eligibility criteria and areas of research for each department are given below:

Sciences

• Chemistry
  Eligibility Criteria: M.Sc. in Chemistry with 60% marks (or 6.5 grade point out of 10) with valid GATE score or CSIR/UGC NET qualified candidates are eligible to apply
  Areas of Research: Organic and Organometallics, Catalysis, Chemical Kinetics and Reaction Dynamics, Electronic Structure Calculations, Nanomaterials, Organic polymer synthesis, Organic synthesis, Supramolecular Chemistry.
• Physics
  Eligibility Criteria: M.Sc. in Physics with 60% marks (or 6.5 grade point out of 10) with valid GATE score or having passed CSIR/UGC NET.
  Desirable Criteria: (1) Exposure to numerical programming and (2) exposure to relevant research
  Areas of Research: (1) Particle/Nulcear Physics, (2) Quantum Optics and Quantum Information, (3) Nanotechnology and Condensed Matter Physics
• Mathematics
  Eligibility Criteria: M.Sc. in Mathematics or equivalent qualification with 60% marks (or 6.5 grade point out of 10) with valid GATE score or CSIR/UGC NET qualified candidates are eligible to apply
  Areas of Research: Fluid Dynamics, Mathematical Modeling and Differential Equations

Engineering

• Computer Science and Engineering
  Eligibility Criteria: Candidates having B.Tech/B.E. in computer science and engineering or equivalent qualification with 60% marks (or 6.5 grade point out of 10) with valid GATE score or candidates with M.Tech./M.E./M.S. or equivalent qualification in computer science and engineering or equivalent degree with 60% marks (or 6.5 grade point out of 10) are eligible to apply.
  Areas of Research: The department is looking for excellent candidates willing to engage in multi-disciplinary research in systems and theory.
• Mechanical Engineering
  Eligibility Criteria: Candidates having B.Tech/B.E. in Mechanical engineering with 60% marks (or 6.5 grade point out of 10) with valid GATE score or candidates with M.Tech./M.E./M.S. in Mechanical engineering degree with 60% marks (or 6.5 grade point out of 10) are eligible to apply.
  Areas of Research: Manufacturing Processes, Robot Motion Planning, Modular Design of Manipulators, Surface Engineering, Thermo-fluid Engineering, Mechanical Design and Analysis, Computational and Experimental Study on Nano Materials, Nano Composites and Nano Structures. Smart Materials and Structures, Energy Harvesting. Fault diagnostics and Condition-Monitoring, Metal Forming, Deformation Analysis.
• Electrical Engineering
  Eligibility Criteria: Candidates having B.Tech/B.E. in Electrical engineering or equivalent qualification with 60% marks (or 6.5 grade point out of 10) with valid GATE score or candidates with M.Tech./M.E./M.S. in Electrical engineering or equivalent degree with 60% marks (or 6.5 grade point out of 10) are eligible to apply.
  Areas of Research: (1) Optical Communication, Optical Fiber Components; (2) Renewable Energy Systems, Power Network and Optimal Power Flows, Wind Energy Resource Assessment; and (3) Signal Processing, Medical Image Processing

Humanities and Social Sciences

• Eligibility Criteria: 55% (or 6 grade point out of 10) in M.A. in Linguistics/ English with UGC/NET qualified candidates are eligible to apply.
• Areas of Research: (1) Linguistics: Phonology, Optimality Theory, Morphology; (2) Literature: Gender Studies, Postcolonial Studies, Modern Fiction.

General Information

• All selected candidates who are Indian citizens and who do not receive any other scholarship or funding will be provided financial support by the Institute. Admission to reserved-category candidates will be as per Government of India notification.
• A limited number of Research Assistantships and other financial support for attending conferences within India and abroad are available as per MHRD norms subject to the conditions prescribed in the Institute regulations.
• At present IIT Ropar do not offer part time PhD.
• IIT Ropar will not provide hostel accommodation to selected candidates.

Application Process

Interested applicants should send the application form (application form can be downloaded from the Institute website:www.iitrpr.ac.in/docs/form, with a brief description of their research interests to the Institute administration at the following email: drpgsr@iitrpr.ac.in or by post (To, Dr. Rajendra Srivastava, Ph.D. coordinator, Indian Institute of Technology Ropar, Nangal Road, Rupnagar-140001, Punjab) on or before 1st April 2011. Institute will not be responsible for any kind of postal delay. Applicant should explicitly mention their expression of intent to be considered for the research scholar position as mentioned above.