Applications are invited for admission to the Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) programme, starting in July 2014 in the following Departments. The areas of research in IIT Patna are as follows :

* Please visit the following weblink(s) for more details regarding Centres.
Centre for Energy and Environment : http://www.iitp.ac.in/index.php/schools-and-centers/cee.html

The Institute admits Ph.D. students under the following categories :

• Regular (Full Time)
  A student in this category works full-time for her/his PhD degree. They can be classified as
  • Institute Fellows
    She/he receives assistantship from the Institute. The qualifying Degree for Financial Support is :
    • B.E. / B.Tech. / M.Sc. / M.A. equivalent with valid GATE score above the prescribed cut off level/ NET / NBHM/ DBT-JRF qualification.
    • M.E. / M.Tech. or equivalent.
    Age Limit : Please refer Eligibility Criteria for Admission into Ph.D. Programme
  • JRF/SRF Fellows
    She/he receives fellowship from any government recognized funding agencies, such as CSIR, UGC, DBT, NBHM, DST (INSPIRE programme), etc.
• Sponsored
  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. The Institute does not provide any assistantship/fellowship to such a student.
  Candidate in Sponsored category must be a regular employee of the sponsoring organization with at least one year of professional experience in the respective field.
• 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 two years. If the project gets completed before the student completes her/his PhD Programme, her/his category will be converted to that of SELF-FINANCED unless she/he is granted an assistantship/fellowship from the Institute or any other agency.

In all the disciplines, the upper age limit is 28 years (B.Tech. / B.E. / M.Sc. / M.A. / M.C.A. / M.B.A.) 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 upto 05 years in case of candidate belonging to Schedule Castes/Schedule Tribes, Women, Physically Handicapped, and OBC applicants.

• Ph.D. in Engineering
  For admission to the PhD Programme in Engineering Department, a candidate must satisfy one of the following criteria :
  • Candidates having M.Tech. / M.E. degree in a Engineering / Technology, with a minimum CPI of 6.5 or 60% of marks.
  • Bachelor’s degree in Engineering / Technology (from any Institute other than IITs) in a relevant area with a minimum CPI of 8.0 or 75% of marks.
  • Bachelor’s degree from an Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) in a relevant area with a minimum CPI of 7.0.
  • Master’s degree in Science in a relevant area with a minimum CPI of 7.5 or 70%.
• PhD in Science
  For admission to the PhD Programme in Science departments, a candidate must satisfy one of the following criteria :
  • M.Phil. or Master’s degree in Science in a relevant area with a minimum CPI of 6.5 or 60% of marks.
  • Master’s degree in Engineering/Technology in a relevant area with a minimum CPI of 6.5 or 60% of marks.
  • Bachelor’s degree in Engineering/Technology from an Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) in a relevant area with a minimum CPI of 7.0.
  • Bachelor’s degree in a related area in Engineering/Technology (from any Institute other than IITs/IISc) in a relevant area with a minimum CPI of 8.0 or 75% 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 :
  • M.Phil. or Master’s degree in Arts / Commerce / Science in a relevant area with a minimum of 55% marks or equivalent.
  • Master’s degree in Engineering / Technology/Design in a relevant area with a minimum CPI of 6.5 or 60% marks.
  • Bachelor’s degree from an Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) in a relevant area with a minimum CPI of 7.0.
  • Bachelor’s degree in Engineering / Technology (from any Institute other than IITs / IISc) in a relevant area with a minimum CPI of 7.5 or 80% marks.

The Institute may admit exceptionally bright students and Full-time (Institute Fellows) directly into the Ph.D. program if they secured the top rank in the last qualifying degree from a reputed Institute/University including but not limited to the IITs, IISc. Bangalore, IIM, NITIE, IISER, NIT, NISER. This is subject to the sole discretion of the Indian Institute of Technology, Patna. In addition, applicant in this category must have all throughout first class academic career.

Eligibility criteria will be relaxed by 5% marks or 0.5 CPI for SC / ST applicants.

The reservation of seats in admissions for SC, ST, OBC categories and for Persons with Disability (PD) will be as per Government of India rules. OBC (Non-creamy layer) candidates will have to enclose certificate and self-declaration statement as per formats as indicated at Annexure-I and II.

The Institute assistantships will be available to eligible (Indian) students as per prevailing (MHRD, GoI) norms, as applicable from time to time.

Note : # No assistantship will be available beyond 4th year for this category of students.

Assistantships from external funding organizations will be available as per terms and conditions of the concerned funding organizations.

Students receiving assistantships from the Institute or fellowships from any other funding agencies are required to perform academic duties as per prevailing norms.

The continuation of the assistantship/fellowship is subject to satisfactory performance of the assigned duties and satisfactory progress of the student in the Ph.D. Programme.

Applicants appearing in the Ph.D. interview under Regular and Full-time (Institute Fellows only) category, to-and-fro Sleeper Class Railway Fare or equivalent will be paid by the shortest route from the place of contact address (as filled in the application form) to Patna on producing the original tickets.

Candidates are requested to use the following link to fill and submit application form online. Link : 210.212.18.210.

For July 2014 admission in one of the Departments, the online link will remain active till, 11-04-2014. Please login and fill up all the parts of the application form. Follow the instructions given in the document “Instructions to Candidates”. At the end a final PDF will be generated. You can download it from your registered email address or from your application page.

You are requested to send final submitted application generated online duly signed along with copies of mark sheets/certificates and other testimonials (both sides) and a Demand Draft of Rs. 300/- for General / OBC (Male) candidates and Rs. 150/- for SC/ST/PD/Female (all categories) candidates drawn in any nationalized bank and payable at Patna in favour of IIT Patna to the Assistant Registrar(Academics), Indian Institute of Technology Patna, Patliputra Colony, Patna – 800 013, Bihar, to reach on or before 18-04-2014. The words "Application for Ph.D. admission in the Department/Centre of _________" should be written on the top of the envelope for sending the completed form.

Candidates applying for more than one department and/or centre should submit a separate application for each department and/or centre.

The Institute reserves the right to call a limited number of candidates for written test or/ and interview, based on performance in GATE/NET, grades/marks in the qualifying examination, etc.

Start Date of On-line Application : 21.03.2014 onwards
Last Date of On-line Application : 11.04.2014
Last Date for receipt of completed Application Forms by IIT Patna is : 18.04.2014

Note : The above information is not the complete set of Rules & Regulations for the Ph.D. programme of IIT Patna.