IIT Ropar: Admissions open for Ph.D. Programme; Apply by Oct 25

Eligible candidates possessing the minimum educational qualifications & eligible degree and satisfying additional and stiffer criteria set by the departments from time to time, will be called for a “test and interview” or “interview” by the Selection Committees of the respective departments, said the official statement.

Indian Institute of Technology, Ropar invited applications for Ph.D. Programme in the Department of Biomedical Engineering, Electrical Engineering , Computer Science and Engineering, Civil Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, Department of Mathematics, Mechanical Engineering, Metallurgical and Materials Engineering and Physics for January 2024 Session (Academic year 2023-24). The last date to apply for the Ph.D. programme is October 25, 2023.

Application Process

Following is the application process:

• The candidates need to apply online at https://www.iitrpr.ac.in/phd-admissions
• Candidates are advised to take a printout of the application form.
• The application fee is INR 100 for Women candidates & SC/ST/PwD category candidates, and for other candidates, it is INR 200.

The candidates who wish to apply to multiple departments or research programmes are required to register for each application and pay the application fee separately subject to fulfilling the eligibility criteria for applying to the concerned department/research programme as mentioned in the admission brochure & website. Candidates can apply in multiple departments subject to fulfilling the minimum eligibility requirement of respective departments.

Admission is offered on the basis of an interview held usually a month before the commencement of the semester for which admission is sought. The interview may be supplemented by a written test, if necessary.

"Merely satisfying the general eligibility criterion as well as the criterion set for each admission category is no guarantee for being called for test/interview. Depending on the number of applications received and considering the constraints of time and other resources for conducting Written Test and Interview, the Academic Units may put additional academic performance based shortlisting criterion," reads the official statement.

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