Phdbrochure2013 1416april

INDIANINSTITUTEOFTECHNOLOGYBOMBAY
InformationBrochure
Ph.D.Admissions
201314
Revised on 15th April, 2013, with correction of the 'Eligibility Criteria' for Ph.D.
ProgrammeinNanotechnology&Science(NT)[CentreforResearchinNanotechnology
&Science(CRNTS)]
CONTENTS
i
ii
ImportantGuidelinesforPh.D.Application
ImportantDatesforAutumnandSpringSemesterAdmission
A)
GENERAL
A.1)
A.2)
A.3)
A.4)
A.5)
A.6)
A.7)
A.8)
A.9)
A.10)
A.11)
TheInstitute
ResearchFacilities
StudentAmenities
Ph.D.Programme
EligibilityCriterionforAdmission
ApplicationCategoriesandFinancialSupport
AdmissionProcedure
PaymentofFeesandDeposits
RegistrationforthePh.D.Degree
ConfirmationofRegistration
SubmissionofThesisandAwardofDegree
B) INFORMATIONONDEPARTMENTS,INTERDISCIPLINARYGROUPS,CENTRES
ANDSCHOOLS
B.1)
B.2)
B.3)
B.4)
B.5)
B.6)
B.7)
B.8)
B.9)
B.10)
B.11)
B.12)
B.13)
B.14)
B.15)
B.16)
AerospaceEngineering(AE)
[DepartmentofAerospaceEngineering]
BiosciencesandBioengineering(BB)
[DepartmentofBiosciencesandBioengineering]
ChemicalEngineering(CL)
[DepartmentofChemicalEngineering]
Chemistry(CH)
[DepartmentofChemistry]
CivilEngineering(CE)
[DepartmentofCivilEngineering]
ClimateStudies(CM)
[InterdisciplinaryGroupinClimateStudies]
ComputerScienceandEngineering(CS)
[DepartmentofComputerScienceandEngineering]
Design(ID)
[CentreforIndustrialDesignCentre(IDC)]
EarthSciences(ES)
[DepartmentofEarthSciences]
EducationalTechnology(ET)
[InterdisciplinaryGroupinEducationalTechnology]
ElectricalEngineering(EE)
[DepartmentofElectricalEngineering]
EnergyScience&Engineering(EN)
[DepartmentofEnergyScience&Engineering]
EnvironmentalScienceandEngineering(CESE)
[CentreforEnvironmentalScience&Engineering]
Geoinformatics&NaturalResourcesEngineering)(GNR)
[CentreofStudiesinResourcesEngineering(CSRE)]
HumanitiesandSocialSciences(HSS)
[DepartmentofHumanitiesandSocialSciences]
IndustrialEngineering&OperationsResearch(IO)
[InterdisciplinaryGroupinIndustrialEngineering&OperationsResearch]
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B.17)
B.18)
B.19)
B.20)
B.21)
B.22)
B.23)
B.24)
Management(MG)
[ShaileshJ.MehtaSchoolofManagement]
Mathematics(MA)
[DepartmentofMathematics]
MechanicalEngineering(ME)
[DepartmentofMechanicalEngineering]
MetallurgicalEngineeringandMaterialsScience(MM)
[DepartmentofMetallurgicalEngineeringandMaterialsScience]
Nanotechnology&Science(NT)
[CentreforResearchinNanotechnology&Science(CRNTS)]
Physics(PH)
[DepartmentofPhysics]
Systems&ControlEngineering(SC)
[InterdisciplinaryGroupinSystems&ControlEngineering]
TechnologyandDevelopment(TD)
[CentreforTechnologyAlternativesforRuralAreas(CTARA)]
C)
APPENDICES
C.1)
C.2)
C.3)
C.4)
C.5)
C.6)
FeesandDeposits.
Sponsorshipletterforfulltimecandidates
EmployersLetterincaseofcandidatesjoiningPh.D.programmeonStudyleave
SponsorshipcertificateforExternalRegistration
NoObjectionCertificateforCollegeTeacher
StatementofPurposeforPh.D.Application(SoP)
I.ImportantGuidelinesforPh.D.Application
1
Pleasereadtheinstructionsgiveninthebrochurecarefullybeforefillinguptheapplicationform.
Online Application Form & Information Brochure is available on the Institute website
http://www.iitb.ac.in/newacadhome/phd.jspfrom16thMarch,2013to3rdApril,2013.Candidates
arerequiredtosubmittheirapplicationONLINEonly.Afterfillingtheform,candidatesareadvised
totakeaprintoutandkeepthesamefortherecord.
Theapplicationfee is 300/forGN/OBCNCand .150/forSC/ST.Thefeeistobepaidby

DebitCard/CreditCard/SBIInternetBanking/OnlinePaymentSystem/ DemandDraftdrawnon
anyNationalizedBank(preferablyStateBankofIndia/CanaraBank)infavourof "Registrar,IIT
Bombay",payableatMumbaibranch.
YoumustwriteyourName,Department,ApplicationnumberorGATEregistrationnumberand
EmailaddressonreversesideoftheDemandDraft.
If you are paying through Demand Draft, you MUST send the Demand Draft along with the
completedcopyoftheapplication.
IfyouhavepaidtheapplicationfeethroughDebitCard/CreditCard/SBIInternetBanking/Online
PaymentSystemyoudonothavetosubmitthehardcopyoftheapplication.
Applicationswithoutonlinepaymentdetails/DemandDraftwillnotbeconsidered.
APPLICATIONFEEISNONREFUNDABLE.
Youcanapplyfor THREE programmesin ONE applicationbypayingtheapplicationfee ONCE.A

candidate can submit multiple applications, if he/she wishes to apply to more than three
programmes.
(i)Alongwithyourapplication,youhavetosubmitastatementofpurpose.
(ii)IfyouareapplyingtoShaileshJ.MehtaSchoolofManagement,youarerequiredtosubmita
sampleofyourrecentlypublishedwritingsonarelevanttopicoranessayproposal(1500words)on
atopicofresearchinterestinplaceofStatementofPurpose.Theproposalshouldcontain
a)problemidentification,b)briefreviewofliterature,andc)methodology.
(iii)Ifyouareapplyingto CTARA,youneedtouploadStatementofPurposeaswellasresearch
proposalalongwiththeapplicationform.
You should complete the application form in all respects. Incomplete application will not be
considered.
YouMUSTuploadthefollowingwhilesubmittingthePh.D.Application.
Scannedversionofphotograph
Scannedversionofsignature
Marksheetofthelastsemester/Consolidatedmarksheetofthequalifyingdegree.
(Exam pending/result awaited candidates have to upload their latest/previous

semestermarksheet).
CasteCertificate(OBCNC/SC/ST),ifapplicable.Anaffidavitforhavingappliedin
casethecertificateisnotyetreceived.
PDCertificate,ifapplicable
StatementofPurpose(SoP),asampleofwriting(ifapplicable),researchproposal
(ifapplicable).
OBCcandidatesmaynotethatthelimitofannualincomeis 4.5lakhsfordeterminingthecreamy
layeramongOtherBackwardClasses(OBCNC)candidates.
The OBCNC certificate issued after 01.04.2012 (financial year for 201213) by the Competent
AuthorityintheprescribedformatmustbeuploadedintheONLINEapplicationandsubmittedatthe
timeofadmission.
IncaseofpaymentbyDemandDraft,thecopyofthecompletedapplicationalongwiththedemand
draft(oftherequiredamount)istobesentinanenvelopesuperscribingonthetopApplicationfor
Ph.D. Programme, to the following address: Deputy Registrar (Academic), IIT Bombay, Powai,
rd
Mumbai400076andmustreachthisofficeby3
April,2013
10 Youshould checktheInstitutewebsite http://www.iitb.ac.in/newacadhome/phd.jsp forresults/

importantannouncements.
11 Youshouldcheckemailssenttotheemailaddressprovidedinyourapplicationforallimportant
communicationsandannouncements.
12 Candidatescalledforwrittentest/interviewshouldbringwiththem(i)PhotoIDCard(ii)Hardcopy
oftheapplicationsubmittedonline(iii)/Finalyearthesis/dissertation/report/publication/copy
ofcertificates/Marksheets.
13 Candidates having degree from foreign universities are required to submit equivalence certificate
fromAssociationofIndianUniversities(AIU),NewDelhiforqualifyingExamandproofofhaving
Firstclassor60%(55%forSC/ST)orequivalentinqualifyingexamination.
PleasereadtheguidelinesgiveninthisBrochureoftherespectiveprogrammes.
CandidatesneedtoapplyONLINEonly.NoDownloadableFormswillbeavailable.
II)IMPORTANTDATES:(forAutumnSemester)
No
Particulars
Dates
01. Advertisement(inallleadingNewspapersandon
website)
March10th,2013
ModeofApplicationform:Online
02. Availabilityofapplicationforms
March16th,2013
03. Last date for submission of completed application

forms*
April3rd,2013
04. LastdateforDepartment(s)tosendthelistof
candidatestobecalledforWrittenTest/Interview
April12th,2013
05. Todisplaythelistofcandidatescalled for Entrance

Testand/orInterview
April15th,2013
06. DateofEntranceTestand/orInterview(forallcategories)
SciencesDepartment:
Mathematics,Physics,
EarthSciences
May7 ,2013(WrittenTest)
May7th&8th,2013(Interview)
th
Biosciences&Bioengineering
May7th,8th&9th,2013
(NoWrittenTest,onlyInterviews)
Chemistry
May7th,2013(WrittenTest)
May7th,8th,&9th,2013
(Interview)
AllEngineeringDepartments:
Aerospace Engineering, Civil Engineering, Computer
Science & Engineering, Mechanical Engineering,
MetallurgicalEngineering&MaterialsScience,Energy
Science&Engineering
ChemicalEngineering.
2daysinterview(Candidatesneeded
onbothdays.Nowrittentest)
ElectricalEngineering
AllInterdisciplinaryGroups:
IE&OR
Systems&ControlEngineering
May3rd,2013
(WrittenTestand/orInterview)
EducationalTechnology
May13th,2013
ClimateStudies
May13th,2013
Centres:
IndustrialDesignCentre,
May8th,2013
Centre for Studies in Resources Engineering, Centre

forResearchinNanotechnology&Science,Centrefor
TechnologyAlternativesforRuralAreas
EnvironmentalScience&Engineering
May9th,2013
May13th,2013
May13th2013(WrittenTest)
May13th&14th2013(Interview
July1st,2013(WrittenTest)
July2nd,2013(interview)
Schools:
ShaileshJ.MehtaSchoolofManagement
Departments:
Humanities&SocialSciences
07.
Recommendations from Heads of Dept/School/

Centre/IDgroupstoreachAcademicOffice
a).
Humanities&SocialSciences
May17th,2013
July5th,2013
08. DeclarationofResult/Paymentoffees
Result
Announcement
Last date of
payment of
fees
1stoffer
May21st,2013
May27th,2013
2ndoffer(ifrequired)
May30th,2013
June5th,2013
FinalOffer(ifrequired)
June7th,2013
June13th,
2013
July11th,2013
09. Humanities&SocialSciences
July5th,2013
10 RegistrationandOrientationProgramme
July12th,2013toJulyJuly17th,
2013
11. Instructionsbegins
July18th,2013
*Applicationformsreceivedafterthelastdatewillbeconsideredinthenextsemester(SpringSemester201314).
IIa)IMPORTANTDATES:(forSpringSemester)
No
Particulars
Dates
01. Advertisement(onIITBwebsite)
September2nd,2013
ModeofApplicationform:Online
02. Availabilityofapplicationforms
September2nd,2013
03. Last date for submission of completed

applicationforms*
October31st,2013
04. LastdateforDepartmenttosendthelistof
candidatesforWrittenTest/Interview
November8th,2013
05. Todisplaythelistofcandidatescalled for

EntranceTestand/orInterview
November12th,2013
06. DateofEntranceTestand/orInterview(forallcategories)
All Departments (except Biosciences &
Bioengineering&Chemistry)
December4th,2013(WrittenTest)
December4th&5th,2013(Interview)
Biosciences&Bioengineering
December4th,5th&6th,2013
(NoWrittenTest,onlyInterviews)
ChemicalEngineering.
2daysinterview(Candidatesneededonboth
days.Nowrittentest)
December4th,5th&6th,2013(Interview)
Chemistry
ElectricalEngineering
AllInterdisciplinaryGroups:
Systems&ControlEngineering
December2nd,2013
Industrial Engineering & Operations

Research, Educational Technology, Climate
Studies
Centres:
CentreforStudiesinResourcesEngineering,
Centre for Research in Nanotechnology &
Science,CentreforTechnologyAlternatives
for Rural Areas, Environmental Science &
Engineering,IndustrialDesignCentre,
December7th,2013
Schools:
ShaileshJ.MehtaSchoolofManagement
December7th,2013
December7th,2013
06. RecommendationstoreachAcademicoffice
December13th,2013
07. DeclarationofResult
December18th,2013
08. Paymentoffeesonorbefore
December26th,2013
09, RegistrationandOrientationProgramme
10 Instructionsbegins
January1st,2014toJanuary3rd,2014
January6th,2014
*Applicationformsreceivedafterthelastdatewillbeconsideredinthenextsemester(AutumnSemester201415).
* ResultswillbedeclaredonIITBwebsite: http://www.iitb.ac.in/newacadhome/phd.jsp .The

datesgivenabovearetentative.Anychangesinthedateswillbeindicatedonthesamewebsite.
A)GENERAL
A.1) THEINSTITUTE
The Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (IIT Bombay) is one of the higher Institutes of
Technology inthecountry set up with the objectives of making available facilities for higher
education,researchandtraininginvariousfieldsofScienceandTechnology.Itwasestablishedin
1958.
TheInstituteislocatedatPowaiinacampusextendingover220hectaresamidstpicturesque
surroundingswithViharandPowailakesoneitherside.
At present, Undergraduate, Postgraduate and Doctoral programmes are offered by Aerospace
Engineering,ChemicalEngineering,CivilEngineering,ComputerScienceandEngineering,Earth
Sciences, Energy Science & Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering and
MetallurgicalEngineeringandMaterialsScienceDepartmentsandbyInterdisciplinarygroupsin
IndustrialEngineeringandOperationsResearchandSystemsandControlEngineering.
The Industrial Design Centre of the Institute offers a 2year M.Des. Programme in Industrial
Design,VisualCommunication,Animation,InteractionDesign,MobilityandVehicleDesignanda
Ph.D. Programme in Design. M.Sc. and Ph.D. programmes in Applied Geology and Applied
Geophysics, Chemistry, Mathematics, Physics, M.Sc. Programme in Applied Statistics and
InformaticsareofferedbytherespectiveDepartments.TheDepartmentofPhysicsalsooffersa4
yearB.Tech.ProgrammeinEngineeringPhysics.TheHumanitiesandSocialSciencesDepartment
offersdoctoralprogrammesanda2yearM.Philprogramme.TheCentreofStudiesinResources
Engineering(CSRE)offersa2yearM.Tech.ProgrammeinGeoinformatics&NaturalResources
Engineering and doctoral programmes. The Departments of Physics, Energy Science and
Engineering, CentreforEnvironmentalScienceandEngineering arealsoofferingM.Sc.Ph.D
DualdegreeprogrammesandtheiradmissionsarethroughJAM.TheInstituteoffers M.Tech.in
TechnologyandDevelopmentofferedbyCTARAandalsooffersadoctoralprogramme, Ph.Din
Nano Technology offered by CRNTS. The Institute offers Cross Departmental M.Tech
programmeinMaterials,Manufacturing&Modelling(MMM)offeredbyMechanicalEngineering,
Met. Engineering & Mat. Sci. & Mathematics. The Shailesh J. Mehta, School of Management
offers a 2year Master of Management programme and also a doctoral programme. The
Department of Biosciences and Bioengineering offers M.Sc. and Ph.D. programmes in
Biotechnology,M.Tech.andPh.D.programmesinBiomedicalEngineeringandM.Sc.Ph.D.Dual
Degree Programme in Biotechnology. The Institute also has PG Dual Degree Programmes
(M.Tech.+Ph.D.)inseveraldisciplines.
TheInstituteonanaverageadmits1131candidatesfortheUndergraduateprogrammesand1476
candidates for different Postgraduate and Doctoral programmes every year. Students from
Bangladesh,Egypt,Ethiopia,Fiji,Iran,Iraq,Jordan,Mauritius,Malaysia,Nepal,Palestine,Sri
Lanka,VietnamandYemenarealsoundergoingtraininginvariousprogrammes.Inadditionto
these academic programmes, the Continuing Education Programme (CEP) organizes short,
intensivecoursesinspecializedtopicsbothforpracticingengineersaswellasforteachersfrom
engineering colleges; and also conducts seminar and conferences on current scientific and
technological developments. Further, teachers from various engineering colleges also join
Instituteforthepostgraduateanddoctoralprogrammes.underQualityImprovementprogramme
(QIP).
A.2) RESEARCHFACILITIES
All the departments, centres, schools and interdisciplinary groups of the Institute have well
equippedresearchlaboratoriesandworkshopfacilities.Inaddition,thereareanumberofcentral
facilities,whichincludeComputerCentre,CentralLibraryandCentralWorkshop.TheCentral
Libraryhasaverylargecollectionofbooks,backvolumesofperiodicals,standardspecifications
andotherliterature.TheLibrarynowhasmorethan3lakhsbooksandvolumesandsubscribesto
over 1500 current journals in Science, Engineering, Humanities and Social Sciences. The
ComputerCentreofIITBombayprovideshighendnetworkedcomputingfacilities.
TheInstitutehasmanyresearchcollaborationswithleadinguniversitiesinUSA,Europe,Japan,
andotherEastAsiancountries.Aspartofthesecollaborations,thepostgraduatestudentsget
opportunitiestocarryoutjointresearchprojectswithfacultyandstudentsfromtheseuniversities.
The location of IIT Bombay, in close proximity to several leading R&D Centers and major
industrial establishments, offers excellent opportunities to interact with them and plan some
research programmes in collaboration with them. The Industrial Research and Consultancy
Centre(IRCC)coordinatescollaborativeprojectswithindustryandotherresearchorganizations
suchasBARC,TIFRandCSIR.TheInstituteisactivelycollaboratingwithseveralorganizationsof
othercountriesonabilateralbasis.
A.3) STUDENTSAMENITIES
TheInstituteisfullyresidentialandhas14hostelsforstudents.Eachhostelisanindependent
entitywithitsownmessfacilities,recreationareas,etc.Howeverstudentsmaybepermittedto
havetheirownarrangementsforaccommodationoutsidecampus.Someflatletsareavailablefor
marriedresearchscholars.
Extracurricular activities are provided by the Students Gymkhana. These activities include
Sports, Cultural programmes and Social Service. Various clubs of the Gymkhana encourage
individual talents of students in hobbies such as painting, modeling, music, photography,
aeromodellingandfabricationofelectronicdevices.Aswimmingpoolisanadditionalfacility.A
wellplannedStudentActivitiesCentre(SAC)routinelyorganizesseveralvibrantextracurricular
events.
A.4)Ph.D.PROGRAMME
As a result of the sound research base and extensive infrastructural facilities available, the
InstituteoffersPh.D.programmeinawiderangeofareasinEngineering,Science&Humanities
andSocialSciences.ThebroadobjectivesofthePh.D.programmearetokeeppacewiththe
expanding frontiersof knowledgeand to provide research training relevant tothe social and
economicneedsofthecountry.
TheacademicprogrammeleadingtothePh.D.degreeisbroadbasedandinvolvesaminimum
course credit requirement and research thesis. The Institute also encourages research in
interdisciplinary areas through a system of joint supervision and interdepartmental group
activities.Thepresenceofastrongresearchorientedfacultyprovidesexcellentopportunitiesfor
suchprogramme.TheInstituteundertakessponsoredresearchanddevelopmentprojectsfrom
industrialandotherorganizationsinpublicaswellasprivatesector.
Facilities for research work leading to the Ph.D. degree are available in the departments of
AerospaceEngineering,BiosciencesandBioeingineering,ChemicalEngineering,Chemistry,Civil
Engineering,ComputerScienceandEngineering,EarthSciences,ElectricalEngineering,Energy
Science&Engineering,HumanitiesandSocialSciences,Mathematics,MechanicalEngineering,
MetallurgicalEngineeringandMaterialsScience,Physics,inIndustrialDesignCentre,Centrefor
EnvironmentalScience&Engineering,Centreof StudiesinResourcesEngineering,Centrefor
ResearchinNanotechnology&ScienceandCentreforTechnologyAlternativesforRuralAreas,in
Interdisciplinary Groups in Climate Studies, Educational Technology, Industrial Engineering &
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Operations Research and Systems & Control Engineering and in Shailesh J. Mehta School of
Management.
A.5)ELIGIBILITYCRITERIONFORPH.D.ADMISSION
A.5.1)GeneraleligibilitycriterionforAdmissioninallacademicunits:Departments,
Centres,SchoolsandInterdisciplinaryGroups
ONEofthefollowinginappropriatesubjectareas:
1)MastersDegreeinEngineering/Technologyorequivalent,withFirstclassor60% marks
(55%marksforSC/ST)
2) MastersdegreeinScienceorBachelorsdegreeinEngineering/Technologyorequivalent,
with First class or 60% marks (55% marks for SC/ST). For admission in the Department of
HumanitiesandSocialSciencesandintheIndustrialDesignCentre,thepercentagerequirement
is55%marksorequivalent(50%forSC/ST).Candidatesmeetingthisrequirementmust also
fulfillONEofthefollowingadditionalrequirements:
ValidGATE/CEEDScore
CSIR/UGC/NBHM/DBT/DSTInspireAwardorFellowship.
Minimumof2yearsofprofessionalworkexperience,forSponsored(SW)/Self
Financed(SF)/InstituteStaff(IS)category.
Minimum6monthsprojectworkexperienceinIITBombay,forProjectStaff(PS)
category.
A.5.2)RequirementsforTeachingAssistantship(TAship)/ResearchAssistantship
(RAship)
CandidateswithMastersDegreeinEngineering/Technologyorequivalentdegreeareeligiblefor
TAship/RAship.CandidateswithoutMastersDegreeinEngineering/Technologyorequivalent
degreerequireeitheravalidGATEscoreorqualifiedthroughaNationalLevelTestUGC/CSIR/
NBHM/DBTJRFshiporDSTInspirefellowshiptobeconsideredforTA/RAship.
Inadditiontothegeneraleligibilitycriterion,theapplicantmustsatisfytheeligibilitycriteria
specifiedfortherespectiveDepartments/Centres/Schools/InterdisciplinaryGroups.
AsperMHRDdirectives,theemployeesofanyorganizationsundergoingPh.D./Postgraduate
Programmes by availing study leave with or without pay are not eligible for Teaching
Assistantship(TA)/ResearchAssistantship(RA)category.Suchcandidates,iffoundsuitable,will
havetocompletetheirprogrammeasSelfFinance/Sponsoredfulltimeorparttime,asthecase
maybe.Studentsgettingassistantships(TeachingAssistantship/ResearchAssistantship)fromthe
Institute can join projects sponsored by external agencies like Aeronautics Research &
DevelopmentBoard(ARDB),DepartmentofScience&Technology(DST),CouncilforScientific&
Industrial Research (CSIR) etc. and obtain corresponding fellowships in lieu of Teaching
Assistantship(TA)/ResearchAssistantship(RA)category.
A.5.3)AdmissionforIITB.Tech.degreeholders
CandidatehavinganIITB.Tech.DegreeandhavingaCGPA/CPIscoreof8.00andaboveare
exemptedfromrequirementofGATEqualification.TheywillbeadmittedtoPh.D.Programme
underTA/RApositionsthroughwrittentest/interview.
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A.5.4)RequirementofFirstClass/60%forPGadmissionatIITBombay
Forgeneralcategorystudentsand/orforstudentswherenoconcessioninacademicperformance
iscalledfor,theFirstClass/60%inthequalifyingdegreeexaminationastheeligibilityrequires
meetingANYONEofthefollowingcriteria:
(1)aminimumof60percentmarksinthefinalacademicyearoftheprogramme
(2)aminimumof60percentmarksinaggregateorasspecifiedbytheuniversity(any
oneofthem)
(3)afirstclassasspecifiedbytheuniversity
(4)aminimumCumulativeGradePointAverage(CGPA)orCumulativePerformance
Index (CPI) of 6.0 on the scale of 010; with corresponding proportional
requirementswhenthescalesareotherthanon010,(forexample,4.8onascale
of08)
ForstudentsfromtheSC/STcategory,thecorrespondingcriteriaare:
(1)aminimumof55percentmarksinthefinalacademicyearoftheprogramme
(2)aminimumof55percentmarksinaggregateorasspecifiedbytheuniversity(any
oneofthem)
(4)aminimumCumulativeGradePointAverage(CGPA)orCumulativePerformance
Index (CPI) of 5.5 on the scale of 010; with corresponding proportional
requirementswhenthescalesareotherthanon010,(forexample,4.4onascale
of08).
A.6)APPLICATIONCATEGORIESANDFINANCIALSUPPORT
TheInstituteadmitsPh.D.candidatesunderthefollowingcategories:
FULLTIMERESEARCHSCHOLAR
i.
ii.
iii.
iv.
v.
vi.
TeachingAssistantship(TA)
TeachingAssistantshipthroughProject(TAP)
Govt./SemiGovt.FellowshipAward(FA)(QIP,CSIR,UGC,DAE,DST,DBT,NBHM,etc.)
SponsoredCandidates(SW)
SelfFinanced(IndianNationals/ForeignNationals/StudyLeave(SF)
ForeignNationalswithIndianCouncilforCulturalRelationAward(ICCR)
PARTTIMERESEARCHSCHOLAR
i.
ii.
iii.
iv.
v.
vi.
InstituteStaff(IS),forInstituteStaffofIITBombay
ProjectStaff(PS),forProjectStaffofIITBombay
ResearchAssistantship(RA)
ResearchAssistantshipthroughProject(RAP)
Externalcandidates,sponsoredbyrecognizedR&Dorganizations(EX)
CollegeTeacher:CandidatesworkinginColleges/EducationalInstitutes(CT)
A.6.1)TeachingAssistantship(TA)
StudentsunderthiscategoryareentitledtofinancialsupportasperMHRDnorms.
i. ForstudentswithM.Tech./M.E.orequivalentasthequalifyingdegree,theassistantshipis
payablefora maximum durationof 4years or up tothe thesis submission, whichever is
12
earlier.Themonthlyrateofassistantshipwillbe 18,000/forthefirst2yearsandenhanced
rateof 20,000/fortheremainingperiod.
ii. For students with B.Tech./B.E. or equivalent and students with M.Sc./M.A./M.Com or
equivalent as the qualifying degree and having valid GATE score or qualified through a
NationalLevelTestUGC/CSIR/NBHM/DBTJRFshiporhaving DSTInspirefellowship, the
assistantshipispayableforamaximumdurationof5yearsoruptothethesissubmission,
whicheverisearlier.Themonthlyrateofassistantshipwillbe 16,000/forthefirsttwoyears
andenhancedrateof 18,000/fortheremainingperiod.
iii. For students in SJMSOM with M.B.A. as the qualifying degree and with Engineering /
Technologybackground,theassistantshipispayableforamaximumdurationof4yearsorup
tothesissubmission,whicheverisearlier.Themonthlyrateofassistantshipwillbe 18,000/
forthefirsttwoyearsandenhancedrateof 20,000/fortheremainingperiod.Forstudents
withScience/Commercebackground,theassistantshipispayableforamaximumdurationof
5yearsoruptothesissubmission,whicheverisearlier.Themonthlyrateofassistantshipwill
be 16,000/ for the first two years and enhanced rate of 18,000/ for the remaining
period.
iv.TogetTeachingAssistantship,thestudentsconcernedmustassistinteachingorresearch,as
assignedbytherespectiveAcademicUnittotheextentof8hoursofworkperweek.
v.Thecontinuationoftheassistantshipwillbesubjecttosatisfactoryperformanceoftheduties
assignedbytheAcademicUnitsaswellassatisfactoryacademicperformance.
vi. Employees on the rolls (with or without pay) of any organization are not eligible for
admissionunderthiscategory.
A.6.2)TeachingAssistantshipThroughProject(TAP)
Studentsunderthiscategoryareentitledtofinancialsupportfromsponsoredprojectsbasedon
thefollowingnorms.
i. StudentshavingM.Tech./M.E.orequivalent,asthequalifyingdegreewillbeeligiblefor
assistantshipfor4years.
ii. Students having B.Tech. /B.E. or equivalent and students with M.Sc./M.A./M.Com. or
equivalent and having a valid GATE score or qualified through National Level test
UGC/CSIR/ NBHM/ DBT JRFship or having DST Inspire fellowship, will be eligible for
assistantshipfor5years.
iii. Management students with M.B.A. qualification and with Engineering/Technology
backgroundwillbeeligibleforassistantshipfor4yearsandthosewithScience/Commerce
backgroundwillbeeligibleforassistantshipfor5years.
iv. Onlysomedisciplines/specializationshaveTAPseats.
v. TheTAPholdersarerequiredtoassistinteachingorresearchasassignedbytherespective
Academicunit.TheywilldotheirPh.D.workinareaofthesponsoredprojectandunderthe
supervisionoftheconcernedfacultygroup.
vi. Employees on the rolls (with or without pay) of any organization are not eligible for
admissionunderthiscategory.
A.6.3)FellowshipAward(FA)
ThesecandidatesarefinanciallysupportedundervariousGovt./SemiGovt.schemes(CSIR,
UGC,DAE,DST,DBT,NBHM,etc.)andsomeotherorganizations.Fellowshipsareavailablefrom
governmentagenciessuchasAeronauticsResearch&DevelopmentBoard(ARDB),Departmentof
ScienceandTechnology(DST),AtomicEnergyRegulatoryBoard(AERB),DepartmentofAtomic
Energy(DAE),etc.andseveralotherorganizationssuchasForbesMarshall,TextileMachinery
ManufacturersAssociation(TMMA),InternationalEnergyInitiative,etc.
The admission procedure and other requirements are same as applicable to Teaching
Assistantship.
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A.6.4)SponsoredCandidate(SW)
ThesecandidatesaresponsoredbyrecognizedR&Dorganizationsfordoingresearchworkinthe
Institute.CandidatesareexpectedtobereleasedforfulltimeresearchworkattheInstitutefora
minimumperiodofthreeyears.TheywillnotreceiveanyfinancialsupportfromtheInstitute.
Sponsorshipletter(AppendixC.2)shouldbebroughtatthetimeofwrittentestand/orinterview.
A.6.5)SelfFinanced(IndianNationals/ForeignNationals)/StudyLeave(SF)
IndianNationals:Thiscategoryreferstopersonswithgoodacademicrecordandexperienceto
jointhedoctoralprogramme.Theyareadmittedthroughtheusualadmission
procedurebuttheywouldnotgetanyfinancialsupportfromtheInstitute.
Thisisanonresidentialstudentcategoryandthestudentsarenotentitledfor
hostel accommodation on campus. If admitted, these students have to
complete their programme within prescribed time without any financial
supportfromtheInstitute.
ForeignNationals:ThesestudentsareadmittedthroughEmbassyoftherespectiveGovt.after
getting approval from the Ministry of External Affairs and no objection
certificatefrom Ministryof HumanResourcesDevelopment, Department of
Education,Govt.ofIndia.
Study Leave : This category refers to candidates who are released from Governmental or
educationalinstitutionsonstudyleaveforaperiodnotlessthanthreeyears
fordoingresearchworkattheInstitute.EmployersLetterforStudyLeave
(AppendixC.3)shouldbeproducedatthetimeofjoining,ifselected
A.6.6)ForeignNationalswithIndianCouncilforCulturalRelationsAward(ICCR)
These students are sponsored by their Governments and awarded scholarship by them. They
shouldapplyforadmissionthroughIndianEmbassyintheircountry.
A.6.7)InstituteStaff(IS)
ThiscategoryisonlyforthepersonsemployedasInstituteStaffatIITBombay.
i.
ThecandidateshouldhaveworkedintheInstituteforatleast2yearsholdingthesamepost
onwhichthedegreeprogrammeistobepursued.
ii. Theconcernedacademicunitwillshortlisttheeligiblecandidates.Admissionwillbeonthe
basisofwrittentestandinterviewasapplicabletotheconcernedprogramme.
iii. Ifselected,thepermanencyorotherwiseofthecandidatewillnotcomeinthewayof
admissionprocess.
iv. Ifacandidatehasanexperience(2years)ofworkingintheInstitutebutisnotcontinuingin
thesamepositionwhilepursuingthedegree,thenhe/shemaybeconsideredunderthe'Self
Financed'andnotunderthe'InstituteStaff'category.
A.6.8)ProjectStaff(PS)
ThiscategoryreferstocandidatesemployedatIITBombayandworkingonsponsoredprojects
undertakenbytheInstituteandadmittedtothePh.D.programme,ifthedurationoftheProject
atthetimeofadmissionisaround3yearsormore.
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A.6.9)ResearchAssistantship(RA)
Dependingupontherequirements,eachAcademicUnitmayinductONEResearchAssistantevery
year. The students under this category are eligible for Research Assistantship based on the
followingnorms:
i. ForstudentswithM.Tech./M.E.orequivalentasthequalifyingdegree,theassistantshipis
payable for a maximum duration of 5 years or up to the thesis submission, whichever is
earlier. The monthly rate of assistantship will be 20,000/ for the first two years and
enhancedrateof 22,000/fortheremainingthreeyears.
ii. For students with B.Tech./B.E./ or equivalent and students with M.Sc./M.A./M.Com. or
equivalent as the qualifying degree and having Valid GATE score or qualified through a
NationalLevelTestUGC/CSIR/NBHM/DBTJRFshiporhaving DSTInspirefellowship, the
assistantshipispayableforamaximumdurationof5yearsoruptothethesissubmission,
whicheverisearlier.Themonthlyrateofassistantshipwillbe 16,000/forthefirsttwoyears
andenhancedrateof 18,000/fortheremainingthreeyears.
iii.StudentsinSJMSOMwithM.B.A.asthequalifyingdegreeandwithEngineering/Technology
background,theassistantshipispayableforamaximumdurationof4yearsoruptothesis
submission,whicheverisearlier.Themonthlyrateofassistantshipwillbe 20,000/forthe
firsttwoyearsandenhancedrateof 22,000/fortheremainingperiod.Forstudentswith
Science /Commerce background, the assistantship is payable for a maximum duration of
5yearsoruptothesissubmission,whicheverisearlier.Themonthlyrateofassistantshipwill
be 16,000/forthefirsttwoyearsandenhancedrateof 18,000/fortheremainingperiod.
iv.Ph.D.ResearchAssistantshavetolookafterthelaboratoriesandalsoassistinteachingor
researchorotherworkassignedbytherespectiveAcademicUnit.Theyarerequiredtowork
forabout20hoursaweek.
v.Employeesontherolls(withorwithoutpay)ofanyorganizationarenoteligibleforadmission
underthiscategory.
Thecontinuationoftheassistantshipwillbesubject tosatisfactoryperformanceoftheduties
assignedbytheAcademicUnitsaswellassatisfactoryacademicperformance.
A.6.10)ResearchAssistantshipThroughProject(RAP)
Thestudentsjoining theprogrammeunderthiscategorywillbeconsideredforAssistantships
supported under Sponsored Research Project being carried out at the Institute based on the
followingnorms:
i. ApplicantshavingM.Tech./M.E.orequivalent.
ii.ApplicantshavingB.Tech./B.E.orequivalentandapplicantshavingM.Sc./M.A./M.Com.or
equivalent with a valid GATE score or qualified through National Level testUGC/CSIR/
NBHM/DBTJRFshiporhavingDSTInspirefellowship.
iii.ApplicantstoSJMSOMwithM.B.A.qualificationwithengineering/technologybackground.
iv. ApplicantstoSJMSOMwithM.B.A.qualificationwithScience/Commercebackground.
v.Onlysomedisciplines/specializationshaveRAPseats.
vi.Employeesontherolls(withorwithoutpay)ofanyorganizationarenoteligibleforadmission
underthiscategory.
vii.ResearchAssistantshavetoworkinSponsoredR&Dproject.Theywilldotheirthesis/
dissertationinsameprojectarea,underthesupervisionoftheconcernedfacultygroup.
viii.Theyarerequiredtoworkforabout20hoursaweekontheSponsoredResearchProject.
A.6.11)External(EX)
The candidates employed in recognized R & D organizations and desirous of pursuing Ph.D.
programmewhileinemploymentmayapplyforadmissionasexternalcandidates.Afterfulfilling
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theresidentialrequirementandcompletingthecourseworkattheInstitute,thesecandidateswill
be allowed to register for Ph.D. with a Supervisor (internal) from the Institute and a Co
supervisor(external)fromtheirparentorganizationwheretheywillbedoingtheresearchwork.
Theadmissionsarebasedonthefollowingnorms:
i. Thecompetenceofthesecandidateswillbeassessedalongwiththeregularcandidates.
ii.
The candidate should submit at the time of test/interview a Sponsorship Certificate

(AppendixC.4)fromtheorganizationinwhichhe/sheisemployedgivinganundertaking
that the candidate would be released from the normal duties to fulfill the residential
requirementsanddetailsoffacilitiesrelevanttotheresearchprogrammeandavailableto
thecandidate
iii. The candidate is required to be in residence at the Institute to complete the

coursework/qualifier examination of his/her Ph.D. Programme. The minimum residence
requirement is one semester for students with M.Tech./M.E. or equivalent and two
semestersforstudentswithB.Tech./B.E./M.Sc.orequivalent.Dependingonthestudent's
backgroundandtheprogrammerequirements,anadditionalsemestermaybeneededto
completethecoursework/qualifierexamination.
iv.
To promote interaction and association of the Institute Faculty and the external
organizationconcerned,meetingbetweentheinternalandexternalsupervisorsshouldbe
arrangedatleastonceinayearintheInstituteorinthesponsoringorganizationtoensure
acontinuousdialogueandparticipationinthejointsupervisionprogramme.
v.
ThePh.D.registrationofanexternalcandidatewouldbereviewedattheendofeachyear
fromthedateofregistrationintermsofhisprogressincourses/seminars/approved
researchprogrammebyaResearchProgressCommittee(RPC)nominatedbytheconcerned
DepartmentPostgraduateCommittee(DPGC).
vi.
The option of external registration is for applicants who are working in wellequipped
scientific institutions, laboratories, R&D establishments and industrial organizations
engaged in research based activities. Persons working in colleges/ universities are not
eligibleunderthiscategory(theymayapplyunderCT).
vii. Atthetimeofjoiningtheprogramme,thestudentswillhavetoproduceacertificatefrom
his/heremployerthathe/shehasbeenfullyrelievedfromnormaldutiesduringthe
semester(s)tocompletetheresidentialrequirementatIITBombay.
A.6.12)CollegeTeacher(CT)
The candidates employed as faculty members in Colleges and Universities and desirous of
perusingPh.D.Programmewhileinemploymentandwithoutavailingofstudyleavemayapply
foradmissionunderthisCategory.
i.
ii.
Afterfulfillingtheresidentialrequirement(onesemesterforM.Tech./M.E.orequivalentor
two semesters for B.Tech./B.E./M.Sc. or equivalent) of residential requirement at the
Institute,thesecandidateswillbeallowedtoregisterforPh.D.withaSupervisor(internal)
from the Institute and a Cosupervisor (external) from their parent organization.
Appointment of external COsupervisor is optional based on recommendations of the
supervisor and respective DPGC. Sponsoring certificate from the organization (Appendix
C.5)mustbesubmittedalongwiththeapplication.
Candidatesadmittedunderthiscategorywillbetreatedonparwith'SelfFinance'category
asfaraspaymentoffeesanddepositsareconcerned.
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iii. PlaceforresearchwillbeIITBombayeventhoughcandidatemaybecarryingoutpartof
work at their Institute. These candidates are required to be available to the Supervisor
(internal)forinteractionduringweekends,holidaysandvacations.
A.7)ADMISSIONPROCEDURE
Admissionisofferedonthebasisofaninterviewheldusuallyamonthbeforethecommencement
ofthesemesterforwhichadmissionissought.Theinterviewmaybesupplementedbyawritten
test,ifnecessary.
A.7.1)TravellingAllowanceforappearinginwrittentest/interviews
CandidatescalledforthewrittenTest/InterviewunderTeachingAssistantship(TA)categorywill
bepaidsinglesecondclassreturnrailwayfarebytheshortestroutefromtheirplaceofresidence
totheInstitute.Theyhavetoproduceevidence(Original/PhotocopyofRailwayTicket)insupport
oftheirclaim.Acandidatecalledformorethanonediscipline,cansubmitonlyoneclaim.
NoothercategoriesofcandidatesareeligibleforTravelingAllowance.
A.7.2AdmissionforIITB.Tech.degreeholders
CandidatehavinganIITB.Tech.DegreeandhavingaCGPA/CPIscoreof8.00andaboveare
exempted from requirement of GATE qualification. They are admitted to Ph.D. Programme
throughnormalprocedureforselectionofcandidatesforTA/RApositionsthroughwrittentest
and/orinterview.
A.8)PAYMENTOFFEESANDDEPOSITS
VariousfeesanddepositsfortheprogrammearegiveninAppendixC.1.
A.9)REGISTRATIONFORTHEPh.D.DEGREE
AfteracandidatehasbeenadmittedtotheInstitute,he/shehastomakeanapplicationona
prescribedformforregistrationforthePh.D.degree.Thisapplicationwillbeconsideredbythe
DepartmentalPostgraduateCommittee(DPGC)whichwillmakeappropriaterecommendationsto
the Senate regarding (a) the course work prescribed for the candidate and (b) the date of
registration.
TheperiodofvalidityofPh.D.registrationforallcandidatesisFIVE/SIXyearsfromthedateof
confirmationofregistration(Registrationisconfirmedasperrules,aftersuccessfullycompletion
ofcoursecreditrequirements).
A.10)CONFIRMATIONOFREGISTRATION
AllPh.D.AdmissionsareprovisionaluntiltheConfirmationofRegistrationiscompleted.This
confirmation takes place after six months to a year after admission, and only if academic
performance criterion set by the department is met. Some academic units (departments /
interdisciplinary groups / centres / schools) prescribe a qualifier examination for the Ph.D.
Programme.Thesemustbecompletedsuccessfullypriortotoconfirmationofregistration.Failure
tomeetsatisfactoryperformancecriterionmayleadtoterminationofstudentship[Ref.:Rules&
RegulationsforPh.D.Programmeathttp://www.iitb.ac.in/academichome/rules.jsp]
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A.11)SUBMISSIONOFTHESISANDAWARDOFDEGREE
Subjecttofulfillingthecoursecreditrequirementsandotherconditionsasmaybelaiddown
fromtimetotime,thecandidatemaysubmitthePh.D.thesisaftertwoyearsfromthedateof
registration(3yearsforexternalcandidates).
Thethesisisexaminedbytwo/threerefereesfromoutsidetheInstitute.TheSenateexaminesthe
reportsoftherefereesandonacceptanceofthethesis,appointsaBoardofExaminerstoconduct
avivavoceexaminationatwhichacandidateisrequiredtodefendthethesis.
OnthebasisofthereportoftheBoardofExaminers,theSenatedecidesthestudent'seligibility
forawardofthedegreeofDoctorofPhilosophy.
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B)INFORMATIONONDEPARTMENTS,CENTRES,SCHOOLSAND
INTERDISCIPLINARYGROUPS
InadditiontotheeligibilityrequirementsgiveninA.5,followingaretheeligibilityrequirements
foradmissioninPh.D.Programmesindifferentacademicdisciplinesandspecialisationsasoffered
byeachDepartment/School/Centre/InterdisciplinaryGroup.
Merely satisfying the general eligibility criterion as well as criterion set for each admission
category is no guarantee for being called for test/interview. Depending on the number of
applicationreceivedandconsideringtheconstraintsoftimeandotherresourcesforconducting
WrittenTestandInterview,theAcademicUnitsmayputadditionalacademicperformancebased
shortlistingcriterioninthisregards.
B.1)AEROSPACEENGINEERING(AE)
[DepartmentofAerospaceEngineering]
ELIGIBILITYFORADMISSION
FirstClassor60%marks(55%marksforSC/ST)asspecifiedintheGeneralEligibilityCriterion
foradmissioninthisbrochurein:
i. M.Tech.(orM.E.)/B.Tech.(orB.E.)inAerospaceEngineeringORMechanical
EngineeringOR
ii. M.Tech. (or M.E.)/ B.Tech. (or B.E.) in other branches of engineering may be
consideredifacademicbackgroundofthecandidateisconsistentwiththeresearch
areasinthedepartment.
ThedepartmentprefersMaster'sstudentsforitsPh.D.programme.However,candidateswitha
B.E./B.Tech.,avalidGATEscoreintherelevantdisciplinesandverygoodacademicrecordmay
beconsideredforshortlisting.
Candidatesareadvisedtovisitthedepartmentwebpagehttp://www.aero.iitb.ac.inforavailable
research topics and the corresponding background expected of the candidates. Shortlisted
candidateswillbecalledforwrittentestandintervieworinterview.
RESEARCHAREAS
I.Aerodynamics
ExperimentalAerodynamics, ExperimentalHypersonicAerothermodynamics,Shock Waves and
their applications, Computational Hypersonic Aerothermodynamics, Computational Fluid
Dynamics, Computational Electromagnetics, Vortex and Particle methods, Vortex flows, Aero
acoustics, Aircraft Design, Air Transportation, Turbulence modeling and applications,
Computational studies of scramjet intakes, Supersonic mixing, Computation of high enthalpy
flows,Turbulenceandtransportinmagnetizedplasmas,Plasmaassistedflowcontrol.
II.DynamicsandControlofAerospaceVehicles
Flight mechanics, guidance, navigation, tracking and control of launch vehicles, spacecraft,
missiles, aircraft, mini aerial vehicles (MAV), Formation control of satellites, integrated
navigationsystems,airborneandspacebornesensorsandprecisiontrackingsystems,spacebased
aircraftnavigation;attitudedynamicsandcontrol,reentrydynamicsandGN&C,HardwareIn
LoopSimulation,CooperativemissionsforMAVs.
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III.Propulsion
Aircraft and Spacecraft Propulsion, Experimental and numerical studies on detonations,
Combustioninstabilities,Developmentofnewtechniquesforemissionreductionfromcombustion
systems,HeatTransfer,InfraredSignaturesofAerospaceVehicles,MicrochannelCoolingofGas
Turbine Blades, CFD of propulsive systems, Aerodynamic design and performance analysis of
axialflowturbomachines,Flowcontrolofturbomachinesandinternalductflows,Computational
hypersonicaerothermodynamics,Turbulencemodelingandapplications,Computationalstudies
ofscramjetengines, Supersonicmixing andcombustion,Computation ofhighenthalpyflows,
Turbulenceandtransportinmagnetizedplasmas,Plasmaassistedcombustionandflowcontrol.
IV.AerospaceStructures
StructuralHealthMonitoring,WavePropagation,Aeroelasticity,Aeroservoelasticity,Structural
Dynamics&Stability,MultidisciplinaryOptimization,MechanicsofMaterials(Metals,Metallic
AlloysandComposites),FractureandFatigueinmaterials.
B.2)BIOSCIENCESANDBIOENGINEERING(BB)
[DepartmentofBiosciencesandBioengineering]
The Department of Biosciences and Bioengineering comprises of Biotechnology (BT) and
Biomedical Engineering (BM) as core academic groups. Eligibility criterion and RESEARCH
AREASarementionedbelow.StudentsshouldmentioninitemNo.10(b) ofApplicationFormin
theorderofprioritythegroups(BT,BME)theywishtojoin.Basedontherespectiveeligibility
criterionandacademicperformance,applicationswillbescreenedindependentlybythesetwo
groupsforconductinginterview,accordingtotheprioritymentionedby thecandidateinthe
applicationform.
B.2.1.Biotechnology(BT)
i. M.Sc.orequivalentdegreeinsubjectsrelatedtoLifeSciences/Physics/ChemistryOR
B.TechBiotechnologywith
a)avalidGATEscore(eligibleforInstituteTAship/RAship)
OR
b)avalidCSIR/UGC/DBTJRF(eligibleforFAcategory)
OR
c)avalidICMRJRF(notlinkedtoICMRproject)(eligibleforFAcategory)
OR
d)TwoyearsofrelevantpostM.Sc.Researchexperience(eligibleonlyforproject
positions)
OR
e)UGC/CSIR(Lectureship)eligibleonlyforprojectposition
ii. M.Tech.orequivalentdegreeinBiotechnology.
RESEARCHAREAS
Enzyme kinetics and enzyme secretion, microbial metabolism and regulation, aromatic
hydrocarbon metabolism and genetic engineering, enzyme inhibitor design, peptide synthesis;
proteinstructure,functionandengineering;yeastmolecularbiology,transcriptionalregulationof
gene expression; microtubule dynamics and cancer chemotherapy; immunology, signal
transdution, Glycobiology; molecular and membrane biochemistry: proteomics and systems
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biology,bacterialcelldivision,proteinaggegationandstatisticaldynamics,cytoskeletaldynamics,
chromosomesegregaionduringmitosisandmeiosisinyeast.
B.2.2BiomedicalEngineering(BM)
i. M.Tech./M.E.or B.Tech. / B.E. inBiomedicalEngineering,ChemicalEngineering,Computer
Science&Engineering,ElectricalEngineering,Electronics/TelecommunicationsEngineering,
InstrumentationandMechanicalEngineeringandEngineeringPhysics.
ii. M.Sc. or equivalent in Biochemistry, Biophysics, Biotechnology, Ceramics, Chemistry,
Electronics. Ergonomics, Material Science, Mathematics, Molecular Biology, Physics and
Physiology.
iii. MBBS/BDS/BPTh./BOTh./B.VSc.(4yr.Degree)orequivalentinappropriatebranches,with
AIIMS(PGEntranceTest)/MCIentranceexaminationforMD/MS(forMedicalgraduates).
iv. MBBS with MD/MS, BVSC. With M.V.Sc., BDS with MDS, BPTh. with MPTh.,BOTh. with
MOTh.
v. Forprojectpositionsonly:MBBS/BDS/BPTh./BOTh./B.V.Sc.(4yr.Degree)orequivalentin
appropriate branches, with two years of relevant work/research experience(outside IIT
Bombay)orsixmonths(withinIITBombay)inlieuofAIIMSPGEntranceTest/MCIentrance
examinationforMD/MS.
vi. M.Pharm.
vii. B.Pharm.withentranceexamination,MPAT
ApplicantsdesiringInstitutefinancialsupportshouldhaveclearedGATE(forEngineeringand
Science graduates) or AIIMS/MCI/JIPMER/PGI Chandigarch/ AFMCPune post graduate
entranceexaminations(formedicalgraduates).
Alternatively (applicable to project positions only) for Engineering, Science and Medical /
paramedicalgraduates,twoyearsofrelevantwork/researchexperience(outsideIITBombay)or
sixmonths(withinIITBombaycanbeconsideredequivalenttoGATE/AllIndiaPGqualifying
entranceexamsmentionedabove.Eligibility/rank/experiencecertificatesarerequiredforallsuch
entranceexaminationORworkorresearchexperienceacquired.
ForFAcategory,avalidCSIR/UGC/DBTJRForavalidICMRJRF(notlinkedtoICMRproject).
RESEARCHAREAS
Bioinstrumentation for diagnostics and therapeutics, Biomaterials, prostheses and medical
devices,Physiologicalsystemmodelingandanalysis.Bioinstrumentationforearlydetectionof
carcinomaandtropicaldiseases,Biomedicaltransducersandsensorsincludingbiosensorsand
bioMEMSdevices,Biostaticsandmathematicalmodeling,Cardiacelectrophysiologyandmuscle
mechanics, Development and validation of novel biomaterials and implantable devices,
Hemorheologyandmicrocirculation,Neurophysiology,prostheticdevicesincludingaidsforthe
handicapped,Signalprocessing,Telemedicineandknowledgebasedsystems.
B.3)CHEMICALENGINEERING(CH)
[DepartmentofChemicalEngineering]
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i.
ii.
B.Tech./M.Tech.orequivalentdegreeinChemicalEngineeringOR
B.Tech./M.Tech.orequivalentdegreeinotherbranchesofEngineeringmaybeconsidered
inareasconsistentwiththeresearchareasofthedepartmentOR
iii. M.Sc.indisciplinesconsistentwiththeresearchareasofthedepartment.
CandidateswithBachelor'sdegreeinEngineeringorMaster'sdegreeinsciencemusthaveavalid
GATEscoretobecomeeligiblefortheTeaching/ResearchAssistantshipprovidedbytheInstitute.
RESEARCHAREAS
ProcessSystemsEngineering:
ProcessSimulation,Optimization,ProcessIntegrationandScheduling,EnergyConservationand
OptimalResourceManagement,ArtificialIntelligenceandMathematicalModelling,Multiscale
Modelling,SystemsIdentificationandProcessSafetyAnalysis,Nonlinearcontrol,faultdiagnosis.
Biotechnology&BioSystemsEngineering
Metabolic & Genetic Engineering, Bioseparations, Bioinformatics, Systems Biology, Drug
Discovery, Enzymology, Bioprocess Development, Vermiculture for Waste Management,
DehydrationofFoodSystems,ControlledAtmosphereStorage,andProcessDevelopmentofFood
Systems.
MaterialsEngineering
Polymer materials, Polymer Reaction Engineering, Polymer Processing, Polymer Physics,
Polyurethane,Rubber,PolymerRheoloyg,Ceramics,Polymers,Biomaterials,DrugDelivery,Food
Engineering,Microscopy,Nanocomposites,StatisticalThermodynamics,andSupercriticalFluids.
Catalysis&ReactionEngineering
Catalysis, Multiphase Reactions, Bioreaction Engineering and Reactor Modelling, Process
intensification&reactivedistillation.
Transport,Colloids&InterfaceScience
Fluidization, Granular flows, Powder Mixing, Membrane Separations, Rheology of Complex
Fluids,Colloids,Solgels,Emulsions&Foams,PaintsandCoatings,MicrostructuralEngineering,
Aerosols, Electrohydrodynamics, Fluid Mechanics & Stability, Computational Fluid Dynamics,
Heat&Masstransfer,Porousmedia,andSurfactants.
EnergyandEnvironment
Climatechange,CoalGasification,EnergyIntegration,GreenEngineering,RenewableResources,
WasteManagement,PollutionControl,AirPollutionPrediction&ControlandVermicultur.
B.4)CHEMISTRY(CH)
[DepartmentofChemistry]
i. M.Sc.orequivalentdegreeinChemistry/Physics/BiochemistryandBiotechnologyincluding
Bioinformatics.
CandidateswithMaster'sdegreeinsciencemusthaveavalidGATEscoretobecomeeligiblefor
theTeaching/ResearchAssistantshipprovidedbytheInstitute.
Candidatesareadvisedtovisitthedepartmentwebpage:http://chem.iitb.ac.informoredetailson
Ph.D.Admissionsandresearchtopics.
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RESEARCHAREAS
i.
ii.
iii.
iv.
v.
vi.
vii.
viii.
ix.
x.
xi.
xii.
xiii.
xiv.
BiophysicalChemistry
CoordinationChemistry
BioinorganicChemistry
OrganometallicChemistry
BioorganicChemistry
ChemistryofNaturalProducts
SyntheticOrganicChemistry
PhotochemistryandSpectroscopy
PolymerChemistry
Thermodynamics
Electrochemistry
SolidstateChemistryandPhysics
Catalysis
TheoreticalChemistry
B.5)CIVILENGINEERING(CE)
[DepartmentofCivilEngineering]
i. B.Tech./M.Tech.orequivalentdegreeinCivilEngineeringOR
ii. B.Tech./M.Tech.degreeinanybranchofEngineeringOR
iii. M.Sc.degreeinanybranchofSciencemaybeconsideredforresearchareasconsistentwith
theacademicbackgroundandspecialinterests.
CandidateswithBachelor'sdegreeinEngineeringorMaster'sdegreeinSciencemusthaveavalid
RESEARCHAREAS
i.TransportationSystemsEngineering
Transport planning theory; Traffic flow theory and capacity analysis; Traffic control and
management: DSS for urban transport operations; Land use and transport Planning models;
Economicsevaluation;analysisandEnvironmentalImpactassessmentoftransportationprojects;
Urbanandregionaltransportnetworkmodelling;GIS/ES/FUZZY/GA/ANNtheoryand
applications to transport planning; Mass transport planning and design; Behavioral travel
modeling.
ii.GeotechnicalEngineering
Constitutivemodellingofsoil,Soilstructureinteraction;Foundationforoffshorestructures,Earth
damproblems;RockMechanicsandtunneling;Soildynamics;Soilstabilization;Expansivesoils;
Ground improvement; Reinforced soil structures and geosynthetics; Geotechnical centrifuge
study;Optimizationtechniquesandenvironmentalgeotechniques;Landslides.
iii.WaterResourcesEngineering
Real fluid flow problems; Turbulent flows; Flow stability, Computational hydrodynamics;
DiffusionofJets;MarinOutfalls;Stratifiedflows;Steadystateandtransientflowcharacteristics
in openchannels; Fluid transients in closed conduits; Groundwater movement and recharge;
Inversemodelingoflargeaquifersystems,SeawaterintrusionincoastalAquifer,Diffusedand
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sharpinterfacemodels;Transportofpollutantinaquifersandaquiferremediation;Contaminant
transportinsurfacewaters;Problemsofaridandhumidzones;Optimizationtechniquesinwater
resources engineering; Hydraulic structures; Interbasin transfer; Urban water management;
Urban water supply; Strom water and waste water treatment and disposal; Sedimentation in
culverts/bridges;Flowaroundbridgepiers;Waterqualitymodeling;Fluidflowinlargediameter
pipelines; Analysis of random hydrological data. Computational fluid dynamics; Hydro
informatics; GIS and remote sensing applications in water resources; Finite elements and
boundaryelementmethodsinenvironmentalengineeringandwaterresources.
iv.StructuralEngineering
Finiteelementtechniques;Concretetechnology;Compositematerialsandmechanics,Reinforced
andprestressedconcrete,Steelstructures,Strength,stabilityanddynamicsofthinmembranes,
plates and shells, Structural optimization; Structural response to impact and shock loading;
Pressurevessels;Reliabilityanalysis,Probabilisticdesignmethods;Curvedgrid,Cablenetworks;
Plastic analysis techniques, Structural dynamics; Earthquake engineering; Earthquake disaster
management; Computational mechanics; Wind effects on structures; Inverse problems and
artificial intelligence applications; Offshore structures; Shell foundation; Structural health
monitoring.
v.GeodesyandRemoteSensing
Development ofmethodsandalgorithmsfor digital analysis ofRemotelySensedData(RSD);
Digital Analysis of Thermal (IR) and Microwave RSD; Fuzzy and ANN approaches for RSD
analysis; Digital Terrain Modelling (DTM); Remote Sensing, GIS and DTM in Hydrological
Modelling; Decision Support Systems in Watershed Development; Cropland Suitability, Crop
identification, acreage and yield estimation. Geodesy and space geodetic techniques; Global
positioning system; Application of geodesy and GPS to earthquake studies; Geodesy for
geodynamics;Spaceverylongbaselineinterferometry.
B.6)CLIMATESTUDIES(CM)
[InterdisciplinaryGroupinClimateStudies]
TheClimateStudiesIDPisaimedatundertakinginterdisciplinary,problemdrivenresearchand
teachingforendtoendanalysisofClimateChangeproblems.ResearchactivitiesintheIDPfocus
onkeyareaswithinclimatechange,suchasregionalclimateperturbationandimpact,assessment
oftechnologiesformitigation,andevaluationofvulnerabilityandadaptationtoclimatechange.
About40facultymembersareparticipatingintheIDP.StudentsinthePhDprogrammewillbe
exposedtoabroadrangeoftheoreticalandpracticalissuesrelatedtoClimateChange.Courses
areorganizedaroundtwobroadtracksclimatescienceandclimatepolicy.
i.
M.E./ M.Tech. (in Aerospace Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Civil Engineering,
Computer Science Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Energy Science & Engineering,
Environmental Science Engineering/ Mgmt., Mechanical, Resources Engineering and
AtmosphericScience),M.Des./M.Arch./M.Planning(orequivalent).
ii. M.Phil. in Social Sciences (Economics, Geography, Sociology, Planning and similar)/
M.Mgt./MBA.
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iii.
iv.
M.A.(Economics,Geography,Sociology,Planningandsimilar)/M.Sc.(AtmosphericScience,
Earth Sciences, Environmental Science, Geophysics, Physics) with appropriate GATE /
CSIR/UGC.
In special cases, students with a B.E./B.Tech. or equivalent (in Aerospace Engineering,
Chemical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Computer Science Engineering, Electrical
Engineering, Mechanical Engineering), with eligibility subject to specified admission
procedure,wouldbeconsidered.AvalidGATEscorewillberequired.
RESEARCHAREAS
i.Climatescienceandtechnology
Terrestrial carbon sources and sinks, Prediction of climate extremes, Aerosols and regional
climate(GCM/CTMsimulations, Statistical approaches andScaling models), Cloudformation,
Energyuseandemissionsmodeling,Climatemitigationtechnologies(enhancedcarboncapture
systems, photoactive materials and devices, noncarbon energy technologies, biorefineries,
negativenetcarbontechnologies).
ii.Technologyevaluationandassessment
Competitivenessandsustainability,Strategiesforlowcarbondevelopment,EconomicsofClimate
Change,Assessmentofclimatechangepoliciesandmechanisms.
iii.Impacts,VulnerabilityandAdaptation
Decision support systems for emissions and impacts, Climate change impacts on hydrology
(watershed,coastalandurbanscales),Climatesensitivesectorsandpoverty,Naturaldisasterand
humanimpacts.
B.7)COMPUTERSCIENCEANDENGINEERING(CS)
[DepartmentofComputerScienceandEngineering]
i. MastersDegreeinEngineering/TechnologyOR
ii. MastersdegreeinScienceorBachelorsdegreeinEngineering/Technologyandfulfillingone
ofthefollowingadditionalrequirements:
ValidGATEscore
CSIR/UGC/NBHM/DBTaward
minimumof2yearsofprofessionalworkexperience
REQUIREMENTSFORTA/RAship
Candidates with Masters Degree in Engineering/Technology are eligible for TA/RAship.
CandidateswithoutMastersDegreeinEngineering/TechnologyrequireeitheravalidGATEscore
or CSIR/UGC/NBHM/DBT award to be considered for TAship/RAship. MCA degree will be
consideredasequivalenttoMastersdegreeinScience.
WRITTENTEST
Eligiblecandidateswillbefurthershortlistedandtheshortlistedcandidates willbe calledfor
writtentestandinterview.Thesyllabusforwrittentestcanbefoundbyfollowingthewebsiteof
thedepartmentatwww.cse.iitb.ac.in.
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WAIVERFORWRITTENTEST
Eligiblecandidatesmeetingoneofthecriteriamentionedbelowmayapplyforawaiverofthe
writtentest.Allselectedcandidatesshallundergoaninterviewregardlessofwaiver.
B.Tech. from the IITs who have graduated with a degree in Computer Science and
Engineering/InformationTechnologywithinthelastfiveyearsandwithaCPI/CGPAof
8/10andabove.
MastersfromtheIITs/IIScwhohavegraduatedwithadegreeinComputerScienceand
Engineering/InformationTechnologywithinthelastfiveyearsandwithaCPI/CGPAof
9/10(7.2/8)andabove.
Bachelors/MasterswhohavepassedtheGATEexaminthedisciplineofComputerScience
withinthelastfiveyearsandwithaGATEscoreof875/1000andabove.
Candidatesseekingawaivershouldemailpgadm@cse.iitb.ac.inexpressingtheirinterestinthe
waiver before the last date for submission of completed application forms. Further, their
applicationmaterialmustcontaindocumentsprovidingproofofthecriteriamentionedabove.
Candidatesforwhomthewaiverhasbeenapprovedwillbenotifiedbyemail.Theinformation
willalsobeputuponhttp://www.cse.iitb.ac.in>Admissions>PhDbeforetheinterview.
INDUSTRYSPONSOREDFELLOWSHIPS
Industry sponsored fellowships covering tuition fees, generous contingencies, and providing
monthly stipends of approximately 25,000/ per month are available to meritorious Ph.D.
Students.
RESEARCHAREAS
Refer to the department web page for more information about various RESEARCH AREAS.
Candidatesarealsoencouragedtovisitindividualfacultymembershomepagetolearnabout
his/herresearchinterest.
i.Algorithms
Algorithms and complexity; Combinatorics and graph theory; Geometric Algorithms.

ii.ArtificialIntelligence
Image Processing, Pattern Recognition and Computer Vision; Intelligent systems and their
applicationstutoringsystems, Naturallanguageunderstanding;Machinelearningandneural
networks; Machine translation, Semantics Extraction; Document understanding; Cross lingual
informationRetrieval;Intelligentinterfaces.
iii.ComputerGraphics,ComputerVisionandImageUnderstanding
Computeraided graphics design; Multimedia; High Performance computing; Visualization;
Rendering;Animation;Imageandvideoretrieval;motioncapture;pointbasedmethods.
iv.ComputerSecurity
Performanceandsecurityofcryptographicalgorithms,Design/verificationofsecurityprotocols
for wired and wireless communication, malware and botnet obfuscation and detection, Web
applicationsecurity,TrustmanagementinP2Pnetworks.
v.ComputerNetworks
Performancemodeling,analysisanddesignofwiredandwirelessnetworks,Implementationand
verificationofnetworksecurityprotocols.Deployment,datamanagement,communicationand
energyefficiency issues in Sensor Networks, Design of content distribution networks for data
dissemination, Architectures and protocols for metro optical networks, Network algorithms,
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UtilityandPricingmodels,Qualityofserviceprotocols,MobileComputing,VoiceRouting,Voice
overIP,RFIDnetworks,Enterprisenetworks,AccessandBroadbandnetworks.
vi.DatabaseandInformationSystems
Object oriented, temporal and parallel databases; Query optimization and transaction
management; Real time databases systems, indexing multidimensional data; Widearea
distributeddatabasesystems;Datadisseminationsystems;datawarehousinganddatabaseand
applicationsecurity.
vii.DataMining
Dataintegrationmodelsandalgorithms,Graphicalmodels,Informationextractionandretrieval,
Forecastingandsmartebusiness,Sensor andBioinformaticsdatamining,TextandWebdata
mining. Integrated mining with relational DBMS, Temporal mining, Integrating mining with
OLAP.
viii.DistributedSystems
PerformanceEvaluation,faulttoleranceandscalabilityissuesindistributedsystems;Distributed
objectbasedsystems,Programmingmodelsandruntimesforgenericagents,Parallel
Computing, High performance cluster computing, Distributed operating systems, Self
configurationusingabstractperformanceandcapacitymodelsofdistributedcomponentbased
applications, Topology based problem detection and root cause isolation in enterprise
environments.
ix.FormalMethods
Formal specification, design and verification of hardware and software systems including
distributedsystems;Logic,automatatheoryandtheirapplicationsinreasoningaboutsystems;
Automatedtheoremproving;Modelchecking;Reachabilityanalysis oflarge andinfinite state
spaces:exactandapproximatetechniques.
x.FormalLanguagesandBioinspiredComputing
DNA,MembraneandQuantumComputing,Combinatoricsonwords.
xi.ProgramminglanguagesandCompilers
Theory of code optimization; Optimizing and parallelizing compilers; Analysis and
implementation of functional and logic programming languages; Theory of programming
languages.
xii.RealTimeandEmbeddedSystems
Functional Programming Applications, Reconfigurable computing, Automobile Telematics,
Embeddedcontrolunits,Designanddevelopmentofrobotsandsensorplatforms.
xiii.SoftwareEngineering
Objectorientedsoftwaredevelopment;Componentarchitectures.Reengineeringofsoftware;
systemsanalysisanddesign;MISsystems;Projectmanagement;Qualityassurance.
B.8)DESIGN(ID)
[CentreforIndustrialDesignCentre(IDC)]
Overthe past few years, the need ofresearch and knowledge generationin design has been
growingwhichresultedinstartingthePh.D.programinDesignatIDC.Apartfromthecoreareas
ofdesign,designersareexpectedtoworkinmanyinterdisciplinaryareassuchasmanagement,
informationtechnology,engineering,sociology,psychology,media,education,etc.throwingup
newchallenges.
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I. For general category students and/or for students where no concession in academic
performance is called for, eligibility requires meeting ANY ONE of the following criteria as
regardsperformanceinthequalifyingdegree:
(1)aminimumof55percentmarks(50%marksforSC/ST)inthefinalacademicyearof
theprogramme
(2)aminimumof55percentmarks(50%marksforSC/ST)inaggregateorasspecifiedby
theuniversity(anyoneofthem)
(4)aminimumCPIof5.5(5.0CPIforSC/ST) onthescaleof10;withcorresponding
proportionalrequirementswhenthescalesareotherthanon10.
II.Thequalifyingdegreesareasfollows:
i.
M.Des./M.Arch./M.Tech./M.Phil./MFA/PostGraduateDiplomainDesignof
NID,AhmedabadandequivalentOR
ii. B.Des./B.Arch./BFA/MA/M.Sc./UnderGraduateDiplomainDesignofNID,
Ahmedabadorequivalentdegreewithexceptionallyoutstandingdesignrelatedwork
with a valid CEED score. Candidates with a minimum of three years of relevant
professionalexperiencewithoutCEEDscorescanalsobeconsidered.However,such
candidateswillnotbeeligibleforTeaching/ResearchAssistantship.
RESEARCHAREAS
ThefacultyatIDCbesidesworkingonapplicationandprojectorientedresearch,alsoworksin
depthonvarioustopicsmentionedbelow:
Themes
Designtheory,educationpedagogy
Designtools
Designmanagement
Typography,script,calligraphy,lettering,typedesign
Interactiondesign
Visuallanguage
Storytelling
Informationdesign
Sustainability
Productsemantics
Mentalimageryindesignthinking
Biomimitics
ManualMaterialHandling
ErgonomicsatHome
Domainsofresearch
Designfordevelopment
Education
Healthcare
Designforchildren
Designforelderly/specialpeople
Womenandoccupationalhealth
Control,displayandmotionstereotype
ErgoDesign
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Researchmethods
Qualitativemethods
Semiotics
Activepeoplewatching,visualethnography
Visualnarratives,staticvisualnarratives
Clusteranalysis
Eyemovementstudies
Historicalmethods
Philosophicalanalysis
Protocolanalysis
Psychophysiologicalanalysisofproduct
Usercentredbehavioralanalysis
Itisdesirablethattheresearchareaofthecandidateoverlapsoneormoreoftheabovethemes,
domainsandmethods.Candidatesareadvisedtorefertothedepartmentwebpageforupdatesto
theseareas.Candidatesareencouragedtovisit/discusstheirresearchinterestswithindividual
facultymembersofIDCbeforeapplying.
B.9)EARTHSCIENCES(ES)
[DepartmentofEarthSciences]
i. M.Sc./M.Tech./M.Sc.(Tech.)/M.Phil.(2year)degreeinGeology,Geophysics,Geochemistry
orequivalentOR
ii. M.Sc./M.Tech./M.Sc.(Tech.)/M.Phil.(2year)degreeinPhysics,Chemistry,Mathematics,
LifeSciences,MarineSciences,AtmosphericSciencesorequivalentandhavingGeology/
Physics/GeochemistryattheB.Sc.stageasprincipalsubjects.
CandidateswithBachelor'sdegreeinengineeringorMaster'sdegreeinsciencemusthaveavalid
CandidateswithFirstclassor60%marks(55%forSC/ST)inPostgraduatedegreeinScience/
Engineeringandemployedinafield/researcharearelatedtoEarthSciencesmaybeconsidered
forPh.D.programmeasexternalcandidates,onacasetocasebasisdependingontheresearch
interestoftheDepartment.
RESEARCHAREAS
ActiveTectonicsandTectonics
Electromagnetism
EngineeringGeology
Geochemistry
Geothermics
Geostatistics
Geomagnetism
GPSandGeodesy
GravityandMagnetic
Hydrogeology
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IsotopeGeology
IgneousPetrology
Mineralogy
Micropalaeontology
MetamorphicPetrology
OrePetrologyandOredepositmodeling
OrganicGeochemistry
PetroleumGeology
RemoteSensingandGIS
Sedimentology
StructuralGeology
Stratigraphy
Seismology
Volcanology
NumericalmodellinginGeophysics
B.10)EDUCATIONALTECHNOLOGY(ET)
[InterdisciplinaryGroupinEducationalTechnology]
TheIDPinEducationalTechnologyconsistsoffacultymembersfromtheengineering,science,
humanitiesandsocialsciencesdepartmentsandtheSJMSchoolofManagementoftheInstitute.
Pleaseseethewebsitehttp://www.et.iitb.ac.in,fordetailsoffacultymembers,students,andthe
otheractivitiesintheIDPinET.
StudentsadmittedtothePh.D.Programmewillberequiredtodocourseworkinthefirstfew
semesters.CoursesincludeintroductiontoEducationalTechnology,InstructionalDesign,Research
Methodsandsoon.AspartofthePh.D.Programme,studentswillengageinresearchprojects
andsubmitadissertation.
i
M.Tech./M.Des.(orequivalent)degreesinanybranchofEngineeringOR
ii. M.Phil.inSocialSciencesOR
iii. M.A./M.Sc./M.Phil.(1year)OR
iv. M.Ed.Degreewithtechnologyadoptionandassessmentstudies
REQUIREMENTSFORTASHIP/RASHIP/PROJECTPOSITIONS
i.
Candidates with Masters Degree in Engineering/Technology/Design or M.Phil. in Social

SciencesareeligibleforTAship/RAship/projectpositions.
ii. CandidateswithM.A./M.Sc./M.Phil.(1year)orM.Ed.DegreeareeligibleforTA/TAP/RA/
RAPifONEofthefollowingisfilledasadditionalcriterion.
avalidGATEscore
avalidCSIR/UGCAwardletter.
Twoyearsofresearchexperienceinfieldsrelatedtoeducationaltechnology (for
Sponsored(SW)/SelfFinanced(SF)/InstituteStaff(IS)category).
iii. ApplicantswithUGC/CSIR(Lectureship)areeligibleonlyforprojectpositions.
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RESEARCHAREAS
TheresearchfocusoftheinterdisciplinaryprogrammeinEducationalTechnologyisintheareaof
technologiestopromoteeducation.Thisincludesboththedevelopmentofthetechnologyitself,
aswellasresearchintoeffectivepedagogythatintegratesthetechnology.Thefollowingarethe
researchareasofthefacultymembersintheIDP
Developmentoftechnologiesrelevanttotoeducation(designanddelivery).
Interplaybetweentechnologyandpedagogy.
Contentdevelopmentandinstructionaldesign.
Assessmentandevaluationoftechnologies,econtentandpedagogicaltechniques.
B.11)ELECTRICALENGINEERING(EE)
[DepartmentofElectricalEngineering]
AREASOFSPECIALIZATION
1.
2.
3.
4.
CommunicationEngineering
EE1
ControlandComputing
EE2
PowerElectronicsandPowerSystems
EE3
Microelectronics
EE4
5. ElectronicSystemsEE5
FirstClassor60%marks(55%marksforSC/ST)asspecifiedintheGeneralEligibilityCriterionfor
admissioninthisbrochurein:
i.B.E./ B. Tech./ M.E./ M.Tech. Degree in Biomedical Engineering, Computer Science,

ComputerScienceandEngineering,ElectricalEngineering,Electronics/Telecommunications
Engineering, Instrumentation Engineering, Engineering Physics, Materials Science and
Engineering.
ii. MasterofScience(M.Sc.)inMathematics,Physics,Electronics/ElectronicSciences.
AvalidGATEscoreisnecessaryforTeaching/ResearchAssistantship,ifacandidatehasonlya
Bachelor'sdegreeinEngineeringoraMasterofSciencedegree.
RESEARCHAREAS
CommunicationEngineering(EE1)
CommunicationSystems
CommunicationNetworksandInternet
ComputationalElectromagnetics
ImageProcessingandComputerVision
Microwaves,RFandAntennas
MultimediaSystems
OpticalCommunicationandPhotonics
SignalProcessing
SpeechProcessing
WirelessandMobileCommunication
InformationTheoryandCoding
MagneticResonanceImaging
ControlandComputing(EE2)
LinearSystemsTheory
OptimalControlandOptimization
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ModelingandIdentificationofDynamicalSystems
ControlofDistributedParameterSystems
NonlinearSystems
ModernFilterandNetworkTheory
BehavioralSystemsTheory
ComputationalMethodsinElectricalEngineering
SoftwareandSystemReliability
CryptographyandSecurity
GPUbasedComputing
PowerElectronicsandPowerSystems(EE3)
FACTS,HVDCandPowerQuality
DistributedGeneration
PowerSystemRestructuring
WideAreaMeasurementsandSystemProtection
EMI/EMC
CoupledFieldComputations
ElectricalMachines:Modeling,Analysis,DesignandControl
SpecialMachines
PowerElectronicConverters,ElectricDrives
PowerElectronicsforNonconventionalEnergySources
ReliabilityinPowerSystemsandPowerElectronicSystems
SmartGridsforEnergyHarvesting
Microelectronics(EE4)
DevicesandICTechnology
ReliabilityofElectronicDevicesandCircuits
DeviceSimulationandModeling
VLSIandSystemHardwareDesign
CADTools
MEMSDesignandTechnology(includingBioMEMS)
FlashMemoryDevices
OrganicSemiconductorDevices
CMOSDevices
SpintronicDevices
PhotovoltaicDevices
MaterialGrowthandCharacterization
ElectronicSystems(EE5)
ElectronicInstrumentation
SignalProcessingApplications
SpeechandAudioProcessing
BiomedicalElectronics
EmbeddedSystemDesign
B.12)ENERGYSCIENCEANDENGINEERING(EN)
[DepartmentofEnergyScience&Engineering]
Energyisacriticalinputrequiredfordevelopment.Fossilfuelreservesinthecountryarelimited
andthereisaneedtodevelopviablecosteffectivealternatives.RenewableandNuclearEnergy
canprovidepossiblelongtermsolutionsfortheenergyproblems.Thereareproblemsinthelarge
scaledevelopmentanddeploymentofthesealternativesthatneedtobeaddressed.Intheshort
runIndiahastoaggressivelypursueenergyefficiencyandDemandSideManagementtoImprove
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theefficiency ofsupply and utilization devices and systems. The development of new energy
technologiesprovidesatechnologicalchallengesaswellassignificantbusinessopportunity.In
ordertohelpmeetthesechallenges,theDepartmentofEnergyScienceandEngineering(DESE)
hasbeenestablishedwithamissiontodevelopsustainableenergysystemsandsolutionsforthe
future.Thereisarequirementforhighqualitytrainedmanpowerintheenergysector.Thisalso
provides scope for engineering innovators/entrepreneurs. The DESE programme has two
laboratories (Solar Energy and Energy Systems Laboratory) and a computational facility. In
additiontothis,DESEstudentsareactivelyinvolvedintheresearchanddevelopmentactivitiesof
the Thermal Hydraulics facility, Gasification Laboratory, Heat Pump Laboratory (Mechanical
Engineering),PowerElectronicsandPowerSystemsLaboratory(ElectricalEngineering).DESE
facultyhavebeenorganizingseveralContinuingEducationProgrammeonacontinuousbasison
RenewableEnergy,EnergyManagement,ProcessIntegration,SolarPassiveArchitectureandhave
initiated a series of programmes for the Nuclear Power Corporation. DESE has established
linkageswithindustrieslikeThermax,ForbesMarshall,BSES,Mahindra&Mahindra,BHELand
organization like Atomic Energy Regulatory Board, Ministry of New and Renewable Energy,
International Energy Initiative and The Energy and Resource Institute which have sponsored
M.Tech/Ph.DProjects.ThishasensuredtherelevanceoftheDESEresearchoutput.
i. B.Tech./M.Tech.DegreeinanyofthefollowingbranchesofEngineering:
Aeronautical/ Aerospace Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Electrical
Engineering, Energy Science & Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Metallurgical
Engineeringorequivalentdisciplinesrelevanttoenergyandinterestinenergyresearch.
ii. M.Sc.inChemistry/Physics/Mathematicsoranyequivalentsubjectrelevanttoenergywitha
goodacademicrecordandinterestinenergyresearch.
CandidateswithBachelor'sdegreeinengineeringorMaster'sdegreeinsciencemusthaveavalid
GATEscoretobecomeeligiblefortheTeaching/ResearchAssistantshipprovidedbytheInstitute
ortheyshouldhaveawardofCSIR/UGC/ResearchFellowship.
RESEARCHAREAS
EnergyEfficiency/ImprovementsinconventionalEnergySystems.
Heat pumps, Energy integration, Process integration for resource optimization, Pinch Analysis
DevelopmentoftechniquesforoptimizationofUtilitysystems,DemandSideManagement/Load
Management in the Power Sector, Variable Speed Drives, Power Generation and Systems
Planning,EnergyManagementandAuditing,EfficientMotorDriveSystems,ElectronicsBallasts,
StaticVARcompensators,Illuminationcontrol, Power Electronics inEnergyEfficient Systems,
ElectricVehicles,BoilersandFludisedBedCombustion,ExhaustHeatRecovery,Cogeneration,
Building Energy Management, Efficient Air Conditioning Systems, Hydrogen Generation and
Storage,FuelCells.
Renewables
CoalGasification,BiomassGasifierDesign,DevelopmentandTesting,LiquidfuelsfromBiomass
through the thermochemical and algal route, Microbial, Hydrogen,CNG Kit development,
IndustrialSolarThermalconcentrators,StirlingEngineSystems,TestingofSolarCollectorsand
systems,PassiveSolarArchitecture,DevelopmentofCarbonPVcell,DecentralizedPowerSystems
GridIntegrationIssues,HybridSystemsforRuralElectrification,WindEnergy,LowCostSolar
Drier,FuelCells,Thinfilmsolarcells,Carbonnanotubesforhydrogenstorage,Solarphotovoltaic
concentrator, Development of Engines for SVO, Biodiesel, Dual fuelling etc., Biodiesel
manufacturingprocess,ComplexFluidDynamics,FlowofGranularMaterials,Multiphaseflows,
ComputationalFluidDynamics,MolecularDynamicSimulationofParticulateFlows.
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Nuclear
NuclearSafety,NuclearWastemanagement,ThermalHydraulicsResearch,ComputerSimulation
Models for Analysis of Transients in Pressurized Heavy Water Reactor, Advanced Numerical
Methods for neutron diffusion and fluid flow, Twophase flow modeling, Nuclear thermal
hydraulicsandsafety,Analyticalsolutionofmultilayerheatconductionproblems.
Fellowships
SeveralfellowshipsarenormallyavailabletoDESEstudents 15,000permonth.Inadditionto
Instituteassistantship.
B.13)ENVIRONMENTALSCIENCEANDENGINEERING(CESE)
[CentreforEnvironmentalScience&EngineeringCESE]
In viewoftheinterdisciplinarynatureoftheEnvironmentalScience andEngineeringsubject,
studentsfromdiverseareasofsciences,engineeringandmedicalsciencesarepermittedtoapply
forPh.D.However,studentswhodonothaveadequatebackgroundknowledgewillhavetotake
additionalcoursestoenablethemtosuccessfullypursueresearchinEnvironmentalScienceand
Engineering.Forfurtherdetails,visitwww.cese.iitb.ac.in
i. Bachelor or Master of Engineering degree in Aeronautical / Aerospace Engineering,
Agricultural,AtmosphericScience,ChemicalEngineering,CivilEngineering,EnergyScience&
Engineering,Biotechnology,EnvironmentalScience&Engineering,MechanicalEngineering,
MetallurgicalEngineering&MaterialsScience,MiningOR
ii. MasterofSciencedegreeinAtmosphericSciences,Biochemistry,Biotechnology,Chemistry,
Earth Sciences, Environmental Toxicology, Environmental Science, Meteorology,
Microbiology,Physics,PublicHealth&Statistics.Mathematicsat10+2levelisamandatory
requirement.
CandidateswithBachelor'sdegreeinEngineeringorMaster'sdegreeinsciencemusthaveavalid
GATEscoretobecomeeligiblefortheTeaching/ResearchAssistantship.
RESEARCHAREAS
TheresearchanddevelopmentalactivitiesoftheCESEencompassawidespectrumofareasin
Environmental Science and Engineering such as environmental monitoring, industrial air and
waterpollutioncontrol,solidandhazardouswastemanagement,airandwaterqualitymodeling,
environmental systems optimization, environmental microbiology and biotechnology,
bioremediation, indoor air quality, aerosol science and technology, environmental impact
assessmentandglobalissues.
B.14)GEOINFORMATICS&NATURALRESOURCESENGINEERING(GNR)
[CentreofStudiesinResourcesEngineering(CSRE)]
Geoinformatics & Natural resources engineering is an interdisciplinary area encompassing of
diverseissuesinexplorationandmanagementofnaturalresourcessuchasland,water,mineral,
forest,soilandoceanresources;socioeconomicaspectsofsustainabledevelopmentwithrespect
to environmental impact of natural resources exploitation; renewable energy resources
management; global warming and climate change. Contemporary techniques of scientific
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assessmentusingsatelliteremotesensing,GISandGPSareevolvedandusedinthestudyof
naturalresources.Theresearcherscomefromdiversebackgroundsofscienceandengineering
andworkmaybeofappliedortheoreticalnatureasinthefieldslistedbelow.
i. Bachelor or Master of Engineering/ Technology degree in Agriculture/ Civil Engineering /
EnvironmentalScience&Engineering/Mining/ElectricalEngineering/Electronics/Electronics
andTelecommunication/ComputerScience&Engineering/InformationTechnology/Remote
Sensing/GeoInformatics/Geomatics/ArchitectureandTownPlanning.
ii. M.Sc. in Earth Science/Environmental Science/Geology /Geophysics /Marine Sciences /
Agriculture/Physics/Mathematics/ComputerScience/Informationtechnology(Mathematicsat
10+2levelisamandatoryrequirement).
Candidates with Master's degree in Engineering/ Technology are eligible for Teaching
Assistantship.
CandidateswithBachelor'sdegreeinEngineeringorMastersdegreeinSciencemustfulfillONE
ofthefollowingadditionalrequirements:
avalidGATEscore
CSIR/UGCfellowship
Minimum of 2 years of professional work experience (for SW/SF/IS

category)
Minimum 6 months project work experience in IIT Bombay (for PS

category)
GATEscore/CSIR/UGCfellowshiptobeeligibleforTeachingAssistantship.
TheinterestedapplicantsareadvisedtovisitCSRE,webpagewww.csre.iitb.ac.in/PHDtopics.html
forthedetailedandupdatedlistoftopics/RESEARCHAREAS.
RESEARCHAREAS
a.ApplicationAreas
i. WaterResources
ii. TerrainEvaluation,LandusePlanningandMonitoring
iii. AgroinformaticsandRuralDevelopment
iv. Precisionagricultureandwirelesssensornetwork
v. MineralSystemsstudiesandMineralExploration
vi. NaturalHazardsofDroughts,Desertification,Landslide,Avalanche,Earthquake,
Tsunamietc.
vii. MarineResourcesandEcology.
viii.Snow,GlaciersandAtmosphere
ix.ApplicationsofMicrowaveRemoteSensing
b.TheoreticalAreas
i. DigitalImageProcessing
ii. DigitalPhotogrammetryandCartography
iii. GeospatialTechnologies
iv. SyntheticApertureRadarInformationAnalysisandPolarimetry
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B.15)HUMANITIESANDSOCIALSCIENCES(HSS)
[DepartmentofHumanitiesandSocialSciences]
I. For general category students and/or for students where no concession in academic
performance is called for, eligibility requires meeting ANY ONE of the following criteria as
regardsperformanceinthequalifyingdegree:
(1)aminimumof55percentmarks(50%marksforSC/ST)inthefinalacademicyearof
theprogramme
(2)aminimumof55percentmarks(50%marksforSC/ST)inaggregateorasspecifiedby
theuniversity(anyoneofthem)
(4)aminimumCPIof5.5 (5.0CPIforSC/ST) onthescaleof10;withcorresponding
proportionalrequirementswhenthescalesareotherthanon10.
II.Thequalifyingdegreesareasfollows:
i.M.Phil.degreeinHumanitiesandSocialScienceswithspecializationinPlanningand
Development awarded by IIT Bombay or equivalent M.Phil. Degree in any of the
disciplinespertainingtotheresearchareaslistedbeloworinanyalliedsubjects.
ii.M.A.orequivalentdegreeinHumanities/SocialSciencessubjects.Mastersdegreein
Science/Commerce,GraduateDegreeinEngineering/Technologywillbeconsideredfor
research areas consistent with the academic background. Candidates meeting this
requirementmustalsofulfillONEofthefollowingadditionalrequirements:
ValidGateScore,qualifiedthroughaNationalLevelTestUGC/CSIR/NBHM/DBT
JRFship,DSTInspirefellowship
Minimumof2yearsofprofessionalworkexperience,forSponsored(SW)/Self
Financed(SF)/InstituteStaff(IS)category.
Minimum6monthsprojectworkexperienceinIITBombay,forProjectStaff(PS)
category.
RESEARCHAREAS
Economics
Applied Econometrics, Banking & Finance, Economic Impacts of Climate Change, Corporate
Investment,EnvironmentEconomics,EconomicPolicy,EnergyEconomics,InternationalBusiness,
International Finance, International Trade Industrial Economics, Monetary Economics, Open
EconomyMacroEconomics,TechnologyTransfer&Competitiveness.
English
Modern Critical Theory, Indian Writing in English, Drama, Novel, Creative Writing, Womens
Studies, Culture Studies, Genre Studies, Film Studies, Intertexuality, Trauma and Literature,
Aesthetics, Theoretical Linguistics and Language Acquisition / Learning, English Language
Teaching.
Philosophy
Continental Philosophy, Indian Philosophy, Philosophy of Language, Contemporary Western
Philosophy, MetaEthics, Applied Ethics, Philosophy of Mind, Social and Political Philosophy,
PhilosophyofAI.
Psychology
Stress Management, Gender, Social Psychology, Organizational Behavior, Human Resource
Development, Social Psychology of Education, Health and Clinical Psychology, Ergonomics,
CognitivePsychology.
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Sociology
PoliticalSociology,Science,TechnologyandSociety,SociologyofDevelopment,Environmental
Sociology,SocialMovements,SociologyofReligionandKinship,UrbanStudies,Ethnicityand
Multiculturalism, Sociology of Caste and Social Stratification, Gender Studies, Sociological
Theory,RuralandUrbanPlanning,SociologyofContemporaryIndia,LawandGovernance,Risk
andVulnerability.
CellforIndianScienceandTechnologyinSanskrit(CISTS)
Sanskritlanguage,Paniniangrammar,Philosophyoflanguage,Aesthetics,Astronomy(Jyotisha),
Mathematics(Ganita),Logic(Nyayasastra),Metaphysics
B.16)INDUSTRIALENGINEERINGANDOPERATIONSRESEARCH(IO)
[InterdisciplinaryGroupinIndustrialEngineering&OperationsResearch]
ThedisciplineofIndustrialEngineeringandOperationsResearch(IEOR)essentiallydealswith
efficientoperationofsystemsandoptimalutilizationofresources.Conceptsandresultsfromthe
disciplinearebecomingincreasinglyimportantthesedaysinalmostallsectorsoftheeconomy
viz.,industrial,transport,service,agriculture,education,communicationetc.Withpresentday
technology,varioustypesofdata,includingthetransactionaltype,areavailablerelativelyeasily
anddesigningappropriatedecisionmakingalgorithmsisbecomingarealisticgoal,soughtby
competitiveandforwardlookingorganizationsinbothprivateandpublicsector.Also,theroleof
theorytoprovidesomeinsightintothetradeoffsinvolvedindecisionmakingbecomessignificant.
There is opportunity to work on interesting problems that involve modeling, analysis and
computation.
IndustrialEngineeringandOperationsResearch(IEOR)atIITBombayconductsresearchina
unique and insightful manner in todays economic context. The programme offers a blend of
theory,modellingandapplication,drawingfromtraditionalaswellasmodernareasofoperations
research, together with a systems view derived from longstanding principles of industrial
engineering.Theprogramme isuniqueinits contemporaryflavor,withspecializedcoursesin
IntegerProgramming,GameTheory,MarkovDecisionProcesses,ServicesManagement,Supply
ChainManagement,FinancialEngineering,Knowledgebasedsystems,NeuralNetworks,System
Dynamicstonameafew.Theprogrammeisequallystronginbackgroundbuildingwithupdated
coursesinOptimizationTechniques,StochasticModelsandSimulation.Broadareasofapplication
are in manufacturing systems, supply chains, logistics, transport including railways, finance,
communication networks, services, infrastructure and other industrial systems; application of
quantitative methods in quality and maintenance management systems; development and
applicationofdecisionsupport,intelligentandknowledgebasedsystems.
Thewebsite http://www.ieor.iitb.ac.in/ hasdetailsonthefaculty,students,research,teaching,
academics,admissions,andotheractivitiesoftheprogramme.
i.
MastersdegreeinanybranchofEngineeringwithadequateexposuretoIndustrial
EngineeringandOperationsResearchOR
ii. M.Sc.inMathematics,StatisticsorOperationsResearchOR
iii. BachelorsdegreeinanybranchofEngineering
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CandidateswithBachelorsdegreeinEngineeringorMastersdegreeinSciencemusthaveavalid
RESEARCHAREAS
i.Optimization:Models,TheoryandAlgorithms
Largescale linear optimization; Mixedinteger, integer and conic programming; Combinatorial
optimization;Polyhedraltheory;Nonlinearoptimization;Dynamicprogramming.
ii.StochasticModels
Queueingmodels;Resourcesharing;Parameteroptimization.
iii.StochasticControl
Stochasticdynamicprogramming(MDPs);Sensitivityanalysis;Reinforcementlearning;Diffusion
equations;Viscositysolutions;Auctions.
iv.SimulationModelingandAnalysis
Discreteevent simulation; System dynamics methodology; Hybrid (discretecontinuous)
modeling;Distributedandparallelsimulations;Statisticaldataanalysis;Simulationoptimization;
MultilevelMonteCarlomethods.
v.Artificialintelligencebasedmethods
Searchmethods;Metaheuristics;Neuralnetworks;Fuzzylogic;Modelpredictivecontrol;Neuro
dynamicprogramming.
vi.GameTheory
Mechanism design; Dynamic and stochastic games; Deterministic and stochastic differential
games;Gameswithstopping;Approximateequilibria.
vii.Logistics,InventoryandTransportation
Transport operations planning (road, rail, air, and sea); Network design; Capacity planning;
Operationsschedulingandrouting;Fleetandcrewplanningandrostering;Timetablingandrake
allocationofrailservices.
viii.SupplyChainAnalysis
Information sharing; Coordination; Contract analysis and design; Realtime decision making;
Performance and stability analysis; Reverse logistics and closed loop supply chains; Decision
makingunderuncertainties;Qualityofservice.
ix.FinancialEngineering
Mathematicalfinance;Modelingandpricingofderivatives;Insuranceandassetpricing;Portfolio
management;Pricing;Revenuesharingandrevenuemanagement.
x.Planning,SchedulingandControlinManufacturingSystems
Operationsmanagement;Projectmanagement;Qualitymanagement;Hierarchicalproduction
planning;Facilitiesplanning;Reconfigurableandflexiblesystems;Enterpriseresourceplanning;
Productvarietymanagement;Dynamic,reactiveandproactivescheduling.
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B.17)MANAGEMENT(MG)
[ShaileshJ.MehtaSchoolofManagement]
ONEofthefollowing:
i.
B.E./B.Tech.orequivalentwith70%marks/7.5CPI(65%marks/7.00CPIforSC/ST)anda
validscoreinGATE/CAT/GMAT/UGCCSIRJRFexamination.
ii. B.E./B.Tech.orequivalent(havingatleasttwoyearsofworkexperience)with60%marks/
6.5CPI(55%marks/6.00CPIforSC/ST)andavalidscoreinGATE/CAT/GMAT/UGC
CSIRJRFexamination.
iii.M.E./M.Tech./M.Phil.orequivalentdegreewith60%marks/6.5CPI(55%marks/6.0CPIfor
SC/ST).
iv. MasterofManagement/MBAorequivalentwith60%marks/6.5CPI(55%marks/6.0CPIfor
SC/ST).
v. M.Sc./M.A./M.Com./LLM/MCAorequivalentwith 60%marks/6.5CPI(55%marks/6.0
CPIforSC/ST)andavalidscoreinGATE/CAT/GMAT/UGCCSIRJRFexamination.
vi. CA/CFA(US)with60%marks/6.5CPI(55%marks/6.0CPIforSC/ST)inthepreceding
degreesandavalidscoreinGATE/CAT/GMAT/UGCCSIRJRFexamination.
RESEARCHAREAS
i.
Accounting
ii.
CorporateCompetitiveness
iii. Economics
iv. Entrepreneurship
v.
FinancialManagement
vi. GeneralManagement
vii. HumanResourceManagement
viii. InformationSystems
ix. IntellectualPropertyRights
x.
InternationalBusiness
xi. ManagementofInformationTechnology
xii. MarketingManagement
xiii. OperationsManagement
xiv. OrganizationBehaviour
xv. ProjectManagement
xvi. QualityManagement
xvii. StatisticsandOperationsResearch
xviii. StrategyandBusinessPolicy
xix. TechnologyManagement
FINANCIALSUPPORT
InadditiontotheInstituteTeachingAssistantships,theSchoolhasShaileshJ.MehtaEndowment
whichprovidesfellowships.StudentsadmittedtofulltimePh.D.ProgrammeattheSchoolare
eligible to apply for National Doctoral Fellowship (NDF) awarded by All India Council for
TechnicalEducation(AICTE).
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B.18)MATHEMATICS(MA)
[DepartmentofMathematics]
i. M.A./M.Sc.inMathematics/Statistics/ComputerScienceOR
ii. M.Stat.OR
iii. Bachelor'sdegreeinEngineering/Technology
Candidatesmustalsohaveavalid GATEscoreinMathematics ormustbeGovt./SemiGovt.
Fellowship awardees (such as CSIR/UGC (for JRF), NBHM, QIP) to become eligible for the
Teaching/ResearchAssistantship.
RESEARCHAREAS
i.AlgebraandNumberTheory
CommutativeandHomologicalAlgebra(Blowupalgebras,Hilbertfunctions,localcohomology,
projectivemodules,completeintersections,Gorensteinrings). Algebraswithinvolution,Galois
cohomology of classical groups. Representations of algebraic groups. Reductive groups and
relatedstructures.Automorphicforms,Lfunctions,Diophantineequations.
ii.Analysis
Functional Analysis (Operator Theory, unbounded subnormals, Hilbert modules, Operator
algebras), Numerical Functional Analysis (Approximate solutions of operator equations and
eigenvalue problems, spline theory), Real Analysis (Mean periodic functions, generalized
integrals).
iii.Combinatorics
Polyhedralcombinatorics(approximationalgorithms,combinatorialoptimization)Enumeration
(posets, generating functions, qanalogues), Graphs (colouring problems, eigenvalues, trees),
Codes(linearcodesassociatedtoprojectivealgebraicvarieties),Designtheory(finitegeometries,
symmetricdesignsandrelatedstructures),Extremalcombinatorics.Theoreticalcomputerscience
(computationalcomplexity,analysisofalgorithms).
iv.Geometry&Topology
AlgebraicTopology(stablehomotopytheory),DifferentialTopology(harmonicmanifolds,matrix
varieties).AlgebraicGeometry(Schubertvarieties,determinantalvarieties,varietiesoverfinite
fields),Liegroups(discretesubgroups,congruencesubgroups,homogeneousspaces,probability
measures),Ergodictheory.
v.PartialDifferentialequationsandNumericalAnalysis
Partial Differential Equations (Hyperbolic systems of quasilinear partial differential equations,
nonlinearwaves,partialintegrodifferentialequations,homogenization),viscoelasticfluidflow
problems,Shockwavesinhyperbolicsystemsofconservationlaws.NumericalAnalysis(Finite
elementmethods,finitevolumemethods).
vi.StatisticsandProbability
Computational Biology (Biostatistics, Bioinformatics), Statistical data mining in proteomics
(probabilistic optimization problems in Molecular Biology), Reliability Theory, Industrial
Statistics, Construction of reliability test plans, Statistical Inference (Geostatistics, modeling
bivariate distributions), Stochastic Differential Game Theory (Stochastic Control Theory,
MathematicalFinance),AppliedProbability,StatisticalInference. Linearandgeneralizedlinear
models,designofexperiments.
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B.19)MECHANICALENGINEERING(ME)
[DepartmentofMechanicalEngineering]
FirstClassor60%marks(55%marksforSC/ST)atUG&PGlevelsasspecifiedintheGeneral
EligibilityCriterionforadmissioninthisbrochurein:
i. B.Tech./M.Tech.orequivalentdegreeinMechanicalEngineeringOR
ii. B.Tech. / M.Tech. degree or equivalent in Production Engineering / Industrial
Engineering/AerospaceEngineering/ChemicalEngineeringOR
iii. B.Tech./M.Tech.DegreeinotherbranchesofEngineering/Technologywithanoutstanding
academic record will be considered for research areas consistent with their academic
backgroundandspecialinterestsoftheDepartment.
CandidateswithonlyaBachelor'sdegreeinEngineeringmusthaveavalidGATEscoregreater
than660tobecomeeligiblefortheTeaching/ResearchAssistantshipprovidedbytheInstitute.
RESEARCHAREAS
i.HeatTransferandThermodynamics
Convectiveandradioactiveheattransfer,ThermalInsulation,Transportproperties,Combustion,
Solarenergy,Numericaltechniques.
iiRefrigerationandAirconditioning
Refrigerationsystems,A.C.systems,Cryogenics,MiniatureCryorefrigerators,Absorptionsystems,
Foodpreservation,Liquificationsystems.
iii.InternalCombutionEngineering
Fuelinjectionproblems,Performancestudiesonpetrolanddieselengines,Alternatefuels,
Emissionstudies.
iv.ThermalPowerEngineering
Powerplantanalysisanddesign,Nuclearengineering,Nuclearreactorheattransfer,Reactor
physicsproblems,Isotopeapplicationsandnucleartechniques.
v.FluidPower
Fluidmechanics,FluidMachinery,Fluidpowercontrol,Microfluidics.
vi.CombustionandFlames
Laminarandturbulentflamepropagation,Flamestabilization,Studieswithvitiationof
combustionair,Combustioninclosedvessels,Fluidisedbedcombustion.
vii.AutomaticControl
System modeling, Optimal control, Model reduction techniques, Computer control,
Microprocessorbasedcontrolandautomation,Digitalcontroltechniques,Computervisionbased
controlinautomationandRobotics.
viii.ComputerAidedDesign
Simulationoptimization,Interactivegraphics.
ix.StressAnalysis:
Photoelasticity,Analyticalmethodsbasedoncomplexvariables,NumericalmethodsFinite
elementandboundaryelementmethods,etc.
x.Fracture&Fatigue
Linear elastic fracture mechanics, Elasticplastic fracture mechanics, Fracture of composites,
Dynamicfracture,3Dproblemsoffracture,Lowandhighcyclefatigue,Creep,Corrosion,Creep
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fatigueinteractions,Fatiguecreepcorrosioninteractions,Finiteelementandboundaryelement
methodapplications.
xi.Vibration,Noise,AcousticsandDynamics
Linearandnonlinearvibrations,Chaoticvibration,Vehicledynamics,Switchgeardynamics,Rotor
dynamics, Acoustics and noise control, Finite element and boundary element method
applications,Nondestructivemethodforcrackdetection.
xii.Robotics,KinematicsandControl
Analysisandoptimalsynthesisofplanarandspatialmechanisms,Erroranalysisandcalibrationof
robots, Programmable mechanisms, Identification and nonlinear control of rigid and flexible
manipulators,Designissuesrelatedtowaklingandrunningrobotsandmechanicallogicgates.
xiii.DesignEngineering
Gears,Pressurevesseldesign,Tribologyandlubrication,Machinerymaintenance,Optimization,
CAD,TextileMachinery.
xiv.CAD/CAM/CIM,CNC,ComputerAssistedProcessPlanning,DesignforManufacturingand
Assembly,ManufacturingAutomation&Control,IntelligentManufacturingSystems,Rapid
PrototypingandTooling.
xv. Design, Optimization and Modelling of Manufacturing Processes (Casting, Forming,
Machining,andWelding),PrecisionandMicroManufacturingProcesses,ComputerAidedTool
Design.
xvi.ApplicationsofIE&ORinManufacturing,Logistics,QualityandMaintenanceSystems.
xvii.MEMS,Nanotechnology,Miniaturization,Smartstructure.
B.20)METALLURGICALENGINEERINGANDMATERIALSSCIENCE(MM)
[DepartmentofMetallurgicalEngineeringandMaterialsScience]
i. B.Tech./ M.Tech. in Polymers Science / Technology, Aerospace Engineering, Corrosion
Science & Engineering, Ceramic, Chemical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Electronics,
Electrochemical, Mechanical Engineering / Production/Manufacturing, Metallurgical
Engineering,MaterialsEngineering,MaterialsScience.
ii. M.Sc.degreeinChemistry,MaterialsScience,Physics areeligibleforadmission.Forthose
withM.Sc.degree,MathematicsasasubjectatB.Sc.degreelevelisanessentialrequirement.
ForAMIE/AMIIMcandidatesMathematicsasasubjectisessential.
GATE score to become eligible for the Teaching / Research Assistantship provided by the
Institute.
Thecandidatesareeligibleforresearchareasconsistentwiththeiracademicbackgroundand
specialinterests.
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RESEARCHAREAS
Faculty inthe Metallurgical Engineering and Materials Science Dept. carry out research on a
rangeofmaterials:
i.Metals
Processanalysis,instrumentationandcontrol,IronandSteelmaking,deformationbehaviorand
microstructure evolution during creep and superplasticity, mineral processing and extractive
metallurgy, metal forming, mechanical behavior, welding, physical metallurgy, phase
transformation, structure property relationship, thermomechanical processing and texture
analysis.
ii.Ceramics
Electronic ceramics, bioceramics, glass ceramics, ceramic foams, industrial ceramics, IR
transmittingglasses,nearnetshapeforming,gelcasting,rheologyofsuspensions.
iii.Semiconductorsandmagneticmaterials
Devicesofthinfilmelementalsemiconductorsandalloysystems,surfacetreatmentandsurface
engineering, chemical vapor deposition, structure property correlation in nanocrystalline
magneticmaterials,magnetoresistormaterials
In addition, research into materials for sensors and batteries, superconductors, synthesis and
processingofionconductors,materialsforenergygenerationandstorageisgoingonintheDept.
iv.PolymersandComposites
Polymerblends,Polymercarbonnanotubecomposites,metalmatrixcomposites,structureproperty
relations.
v.WearandCorrosion
Fractureandfailure,nondestructiveevaluation,aqueouscorrosion,metallurgyofcorrosion,oil
andgascorrosion,andprotectivecoatings(paints,hightemperaturecoatingsetc.).
vi.ModelingandSimulations
Modeling of metallurgical processes, heat and mass transport, modeling of metal forming,
Optimization,MonteCarlosimulations,Dislocationdynamicssimulations.
FACILITIESAVAILABLE
Variousfacilitiesareavailableforresearchinthedepartment:
BasicXRDwithXceleratorandthinfilmattachment
1600DegreeHorizontalSingleSampleDilatometerwithAccessories
ImageIntensifierSystemandExRaySource
HighTemp.AttachmentandTextureandStressAttachmentUnit
AirVacuumInductionMeltingSystem
HitachiScanningElectronMicroscope
SimultaneousThermalAnalysisSystem
R/SSSTPluswithCoaxialCylinderRheometer
AtomicAbsorptionUnitAVANTAP
CarbonSulphurAnalyser
HighTemp.Furnaces1700Deg.C.
UVVisibleSpectrophotometer
Thinfilmprocessingunits
MTSmachines
Vibratingsamplemagnetometer
NationalfacilityonOIMandstressdeterminationbyXRD
ElectrochemicalMeasurementSystemsTheStateoftheartModelPAR338.
PotentiostatmodelWenkingPSG581
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Automated10Ton/SCCsystems.
Thermogravimetryanalysers.
ComputerFacilities.
Optical&Stereomicroscopes
AcousticEmissionSystems.
WearandCorrosionMachines.
FacilitiesfortestingPaintandOtherCoatings.
Dynamicloopsystem.
Hightemperaturehighpressureautoclaves
B.21)NANOTECHNOLOGYANDSCIENCE(NT)
[CentreforResearchinNanotechnology&Science(CRNTS)]
About fifty faculty from across most of the Departments of the Institute are pursuing their
researchinterestsinNanotechnologyandScienceandareassociatedwiththeInterdisciplinary
programmeinthisarea.TheInstitutehasidentifiedNanotechnologytobeathrustarea.Focused
researchinNanotechnologyisbeingcarriedoutattheCentreforResearchinNanotechnology
andScience(CRNTS)andtheCentreofExcellenceinNanoelectronicsbytheassociatedfaculty.
Realisingtheimportanceofcrossdisciplinarynatureofthisdomain,thisprogrammerequiresthe
associationoftworesearchsupervisors,preferablyfromtwodifferentdepartments,tosupervise
the research of each Ph.D. Candidate. This unique approach is envisaged to generate the
specialisedmanpowerrequiredtocontributeinthisimportantareathatisbeingnurturedbythe
NanomissionoftheGovernmentofIndia.
i.M.Tech.inElectrical,Mechanical,Civil,Metallurgical,Materials,Chemical,BiomedicalEngineering,
EnergyScienceandEngineeringandEnvironmentalScienceandEngineeringOR
ii.M.Sc.inPhysics,ChemistryBiologicalandEnvironmentalSciencesorBachelorsDegreeinabove
mentioned Engineering Disciplines with valid GATE score or award of CSIR/ UGC/DBT Research
FellowshiporINSPIREFELLOWSHIPfromGovt.ofIndia/DST.
CandidatewhoareadmittedtothePh.D.Programmewillberequiredtopassacomprehensiveexam
tocontinuetostayintheprogramme.Theexamwillbebasedonfivesubjectsoutofwhichthreecan
bechosenbythecandidateinconsultationwiththeIDPCandRPC.MathematicsandStatisticswillbe
compulsory. The examination will be conducted duringthe second (post M.Tech./ME entrants) or
thirdsemester(postB.Tech./B.E./M.Sc.Entrants)andmaybeintheoraland/orwrittenmode.
RESEARCHFACILITIES
FacilitiesforadvancedcharacterizationsuchasHighResolutiontransmissionelectronmicroscope
(FEGTEM),Highresolutionscanningelectronmicroscope(FEGSEM)withEDSandWDS,Cryo
SEM,Scanningtransmissionelectronmicroscope(STEM)withEDS,FTIRmicroscope,Secondary
ion Mass Spectrometry (SIMS), Laser ablation inductively coupled Mass spectroscope
(LA_ICPMS),ConfocallaserRamanspectrometer,Dippenlithography,FACScellsorter,dynamic
lightscatteringparticlesizeanalyzer,XrayfluorescenceSpectrometerandseveralClean rooms
existinCRNTS.AcompleterangeofstateoftheartdeviceprocessingfacilitiesexistintheCentre
forExcellenceinnanoelectronics.Further,theInstitutehasestablishedcentralfacilitiessuchas
CryoTEMwithallsamplepreparationtools,Confocallaserscanningmicroscope,NanoscopeIV
AFM,ESCAandexcellentcomputationallaboratories.
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RESEARCHAREAS
The research in the areas may be broadly classified as Nanomaterials, Nanoelectronics,
Nanobiotechnology, Nanomanufacturing, Nanofluidics, and Computational research in
nanosystemsarebeingpursued.
B.22)PHYSICS(PH)
[DepartmentofPhysics]
i. M.Sc.orequivalentdegreeinPhysics/Chemistry/MathematicsOR
ii. B.Tech. or equivalent degree in Aerospace Engineering / Chemical Engineering / Civil
Engineering/ElectricalEngineering/MechanicalEngineering/MetallurgicalEngineering/
ComputerScience/EngineeringPhysics.
iii. M.Tech.inanyoftheabovebranches
RESEARCHAREAS
i.CondensedMatterPhysics
Electron correlation in one and many component quantum fluids, many body effects in
inhomogeneouselectronsystemsandmetalsurfaces.Theoreticalstudiesofmagneticsystemsand
superconductivity,Electronicstructuresoforderedanddisorderedalloys,insulators,conjugated
polymers, cluster, strongly correlated systems, novel magnetic systems, development of wave
functionbasedabinitiomethodsforelectronicstructurecalculations.Biophysics,complexfluids
polymers, Stochastic processes, Nonequilibrium dynamics, Slow glassy dynamics, Granular
inelasticgases.
ii.HighEnergyPhysics
Properties and interaction of elementary particles, Gauge field theories and applications to
cosmology, Neutrino physics and CP violation, String theory, Collider physics and QCD spin
physics.
iii.CondensedMatterPhysics(Experimental)
Magneticoxidethinfilmsandmetallicmultilayersforvariousapplications,Amorphousmagnetic
materials,Magnetisminintermetallics,NanomagnetismandBiomagnetism,Stronglycorrelated
electronsystems,Metalinsulatortransition,quasi1d/2dmagneticsystemsanddopingeffects,
High Tc superconductivity, Josephson tunneling in superconductors. Dilute magnetic
semiconductors,semiconductornanostructuresandspintronicsmaterials.Electricalandoptical
propertiesofsemiconductingoxideandnitride(GaN,SiC,ZnO) thinfilms,nanoparticlesand
nanostructuredthinfilms,LangmiurBlodgettorganicmultilayers,conductingpolymers,Chemical
Vapour Deposition (CVD) process; Polycrystalline and single crystal diamond films, Carbon
nanotubes(SWNTandMWNTs);theirstructuralandelectricalproperties.BilayerGaASquantum
wells&particlePhysics(Experimental).
iv.NuclearPhysics
Nuclei at high angular momentum Hadron Physics, Physics beyond standard model and
relativisticHeavyionPhysics,nextgenerationdetectorresearch&development.
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v.Laser,Optics&Spectroscopy(Experimental)
Laserspectroscopy,Fiberoptics,Nonlinearoptics,UltrafastphenomenaandnearfieldOptics&
nanophotonics.
vi.QuantumComputation
B.23)SYSTEMSANDCONTROLENGINEERING(SC)
[InterdisciplinaryGroupinSystems&ControlEngineering]
i. MastersdegreeinanybranchofEngineeringORMathematicsORPhysicsOR
ii. BachelorsdegreeinanybranchofEngineeringORMathematicsORPhysics
Candidates with Bachelor's degree in Engineering must have a valid GATE score to become
eligiblefortheTeaching/ResearchAssistantshipprovidedbytheInstitute.
RESEARCHAREAS
Large Scale Systems, System Reduction, Nuclear Reactor Control, Sliding Mode Control
(Continuous & Discrete), Power Systems Stability and Control, Modeling, Control &
ImplementationofSmartStructures,SpaceLaunchVehiclesStability&Control,GasTurbines
Stability&Control,Flexiblemanipulators,Stability&ControlMultirateOutputFeedbackbased
Control(POF/FOS).
Robust Stability and Control especially using quantitative feedback theory (QFT) techniques,
Nonlinear System Analysis and Control, and Reliable Computing using interval analysis
techniques.
Optimal control, Constrained and optimization based control, in particular, stochastic model
predictive/recedinghorizontalcontrol;
Nonlinearandadaptivecontrol,geometricmechanics,LagrangianandHamiltonianmechanics.
Cooperativecontrolofmultiagentsystems,resourceallocation,teamtheoryanditsapplication,
decentralizedcontrol,cooperativeandnetworkcontrol,
Gametheory,economics,optimization,variationalinequalities,codingtheory,informationtheory,
operationsreserch,stochasticcontrol,systemsbiology,teamdecisiontheory
Reconfigurable hardware, embedded control systems, robotic path planning algorithms,
hardware/softwarecodesign.
Switched and hybrid systems; control under communication and computation constraints;
stochasticcontrol;applicationsofprobabilityinengineeringsystems.
ApplicationAreas
NuclearReactorControl,Control&ImplementationofSmartStructures,SpaceLaunchVehicles
Stability&Control,GasTurbinesStability&Control,Flexiblemanipulators,Stability&Control
MultirateOutputFeedbackbasedControl(POF/FOS),robotics,aeriallaunchvehicles,spacecraft,
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electricalpowersystemnetworks,attitudecontrolofspacecraft,biomechanicalsystems,dynamics
andcontrolofpowersystems,autonomousvehicles,formationflyingandconsensus.
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------B.24)TECHNOLOGY&DEVELOPMENT(TD)
[CentreforTechnologyAlternativesforRuralAreas(CTARA)]
i. B.Tech./M.Tech(orequivalent)degreesinanybranchofEngineeringOR
ii. M.Sc.degreeinanydiscipline.
Adequateexposure/experienceincarryingoutFieldWorkand/orTechnologyTransfer/Project
ManagementandtoContemporaryInternationalissuesrelatedtoTechnologyandDevelopmentis
desirable.AclearStatementofPurpose(SoP)alongwitharesearchprojectproposal(~1000
words)mustaccompanytheapplication.Admissionwillbemadethroughawrittentestfollowed
byaninterview.
RESEARCHAREAS
TechnologyandDevelopment
Rural/AgrobasedIndustries
NaturalResources(Energy,water,Landuse)
Environment,ClimateChangeandDevelopment
PublicPolicyandGovernance
AgricultureandBiodiversity
Ruralandregionalplanning
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AppendixC.1
Fees,Deposits&HostelRentforPh.D.students
(subjecttorevisionasperMHRD/BoGdecision)
Sr. Particulars
No.
Feepayable( )
TA,TAP,FA,RA,RAP PS,SW,EX,CT,
SF,DRDO
GN/OBC SC/ST/PD
Sponsored,IITB
Monashetc.
IS
A)OnetimepaymentatthetimeofAdmission
a.1.Admissionfee
2.GradeCard
3.MedicalExamination
1400
00
200
1400
00
200
1400
00
200
1400
00
00
b.1.ProvisionalCertificate
2.StudentWelfareFund
3.Modernisation
4.IdentityCard
5.CoursesofStudybulletin
6.InstituteDayCelebration
7.ValedictoryFunctionFee
8.Thesisfee
200
1000
1500
400
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1500
200
1000
1500
400
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6200
5600
5000
500
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2500
25000
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6000
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6000
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19750
14750
39750
2000
126
126
126
00
Total(A)
B)PerSemesterFees
a.1.TuitionFeeStatutoryfees
2.ExaminationFee
3.RegistrationFee
4.GymkhanaFee
5.HostelSeatRent*
6.Elect.&WaterCharges*
b.1.MedicalFee
2.StudentBenevolentFund
3.HostelEstabl.Charges*
4.MedicalFund
5.ContributiontoHostelSubsidy*
6.InternetFee
7.HostelMaintenanceFees*
Total(B)
C)
AnnualMed. Insu. Premium(once

inayear)
D)Deposits(Refundable)tobepaidatthetimeofAdmission
1.InstituteSecurityDeposit
2.LibrarySecurityDeposit
*3.MessSecurityDeposit
1000
1000
1000
1000
1000
1000
1000
1000
1000
00
00
00
Total(D)
3000
3000
3000
00
TotalFees(A+B+C+D)
29076
24076
49076
7600
*StudentsnotstayinginHostelareexemptedfromthepaymentofHostelfees.
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Studentswho havebeengrantedtemporarywithdrawalfromtheprogrammearerequiredto
pay 2000/ascontinuationfeepersemester.
Externalstudentswhohavecompletedthecourseworkandjoinedtheparentorganizationare
requiredtopay 5126/ascontinuationfee( 2176/forSC/ST/PD).
ResearchScholarswhoarestayinginquarterssuchasTansa,Tulsi,QIPetc.arerequiredto
paylicensefee,F.R.,etc.,asapplicabletothisquartersasperEstateOfficerules.
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AppendixC.2
SponsorshipLetterforFulltimePh.D.Candidates
(Tobetypedonletterheadofthesponsoringorganization)
To
TheDirector,
IndianInstituteofTechnology,Bombay
Mumbai400076.
DearSir,
Sub:SponsoringofanEmployeeforPh.D.programme
We hereby sponsor the candidature of Shri./ Smt./ Kum_______________________________,

employedinourorganizationas____________________(designation)forjoininghis/herPh.D.
Programmein______________________atyourInstituteasafulltimecandidate.
He/Sheisemployeeofourorganizationsince_______.Weshallbearthetotalexpensesofhis/
herstudies.Weshallfullyrelievehim/herofhis/herdutiesintheorganizationduringtheentire
periodofthePh.D.programme,toenablehim/hertodevotefulltimetohis/herstudiesinthe
Institute.
SignatureandSealoftheSponsoringAuthority
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AppendixC.3
EmployersLetterforPh.D.candidatesjoiningonStudyLeave
(TobetypedonletterheadoftheInstitution)
To
TheDirector,
IndianInstituteofTechnology,Bombay
Mumbai400076.
Sub:RelievinganemployeeonStudyLeave
DearSir,
We hereby relieve Shri./ Smt./ Kum. ________________________________, employed in this
Instituteas_____________________(designation)on______(fullpay/halfpay/nopay)leave
forjoiningPh.D.programmeatIITBombay,foraperiodof______years(atleastthreeyears).
SignatureofHeadoftheInstituteandSealoftheInstitution
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AppendixC.4
SponsorshipCertificateforPh.D.ExternalRegistration
(TobetypedonletterheadoftheSponsoringOrganization)
Nameofthesponsoringorganization:___________________________________________________
Address:_____________________________________________________________________________
PresentDesignationoftheapplicant:_____________________________________________________
Presentstatusoftheapplicant:__________________________________________________________
(Permanent/QuasiPermanent/Temporary)
Divisionwhereresearchworkisproposedtobedone:______________________________________
Nameofsupervisorfromthesponsoringorganization:______________________________________
(Biodata of supervisor to be enclosed giving details of designation, qualification, research
experienceetc.)
Detailsoffacilitiesrelevanttotheresearchproblemwhichwillbemadeavailabletothecandidate
bytheorganization.
StatementofproposedCosupervisor(external)
IfShri/Kum./Smt._____________________________________is registeredforthedoctorate
degree,Iagreetoactashis/herresearchCosupervisoralongwiththeresearchSupervisorfrom
IITBombay.
SignatureofproposedCosupervisor(external)
If Shri./ Kum./ Smt. _________________________________________ is admitted to the Ph.D.

programme,weshallallowhim/hertoundergotheprogrammeofstudiesandalsotofulfillthe
residentialrequirementoftheInstitute,asperrules.
DuringtheperiodofDoctoralprogramme,thecandidatewillbepermittedtocarryouthis/her
researchworkatourlaboratories/organizationandwillbegiventherequiredfacilities.
Wealsogiveourconsentto______________________________ofourorganizationtobetheCo
supervisor (external) of the Ph.D. thesis, along with a faculty member of IIT Bombay as the
Supervisor.
SignatureandSealofthe
SponsoringAuthority
===================================================
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AppendixC.5
NoObjectionCertificatefromUniversityforPh.D.Applicant
underCollegeTeacherCategory
(TobetypedonletterheadoftheInstitution/University)
DearSir,
Thisis tocertify that Shri./Smt./Kum. ____________________ is anemployee of our institute
since______andiscurrentlyservingas__________(designation).
OurInstitutionhasnoobjectiontohis/herapplicationinthe________________(department)to
jointhePh.D.ProgrammeatIITBombay,underCollegeTeachercategory.
Signature&SealoftheHeadoftheUniversity/Institution.
[BiodataofproposedCosupervisor(external),whichisoptional,tobeenclosedgivingdetailsof
designation,qualification,researchexperience,etc.]
===================================================
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STATEMENTOFPURPOSE
Statement ofPurpose(SOP) isyouropportunitytosharewiththeadmissioncommitteeyour
thoughtsandfeelingsaboutPostgraduatestudiesatIITBombayincludingyourpreparationfor
thesame.Brieflydescribepastproject/researchworkdonebyyou.Restrictyourselfto500600
words.ThepersonalSOPwillaidtheadmissioncommitteeinevaluatingyourapplication.
[Ifyouareapplyingformorethanoneacademicdiscipline,youmayincludeseparateSoPforeach
discipline].
1.Name:
_____________________________________________________________________________________
2.Ph.D.Programmeini)_________________________________________
ii)________________________________________
iii)_______________________________________
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Theapplicationfee is 300/forGN/OBCNCand .150/forSC/ST.Thefeeistobepaidby

Youcanapplyfor THREE programmesin ONE applicationbypayingtheapplicationfee ONCE.A

(Exam pending/result awaited candidates have to upload their latest/previous

10 Youshould checktheInstitutewebsite http://www.iitb.ac.in/newacadhome/phd.jsp forresults/

03. Last date for submission of completed application

05. Todisplaythelistofcandidatescalled for Entrance

Centre for Studies in Resources Engineering, Centre

Recommendations from Heads of Dept/School/

03. Last date for submission of completed

05. Todisplaythelistofcandidatescalled for

Industrial Engineering & Operations

* ResultswillbedeclaredonIITBwebsite: http://www.iitb.ac.in/newacadhome/phd.jsp .The

The candidate should submit at the time of test/interview a Sponsorship Certificate

iii. The candidate is required to be in residence at the Institute to complete the

Algorithms and complexity; Combinatorics and graph theory; Geometric Algorithms.

Candidates with Masters Degree in Engineering/Technology/Design or M.Phil. in Social

i.B.E./ B. Tech./ M.E./ M.Tech. Degree in Biomedical Engineering, Computer Science,

Minimum of 2 years of professional work experience (for SW/SF/IS

Minimum 6 months project work experience in IIT Bombay (for PS

AnnualMed. Insu. Premium(once

We hereby sponsor the candidature of Shri./ Smt./ Kum_______________________________,

If Shri./ Kum./ Smt. _________________________________________ is admitted to the Ph.D.

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