iitrpr.ac.in Admission 2014 PhD Programme : IIT Ropar

Name of the organisation : IIT Ropar Indian Institute of Technology Ropar (iitrpr.ac.in)
Description : Admission 2014 PhD Programme
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Advertisement Inviting Applications for PhD Programme at IIT Ropar :

Indian Institute of Technology Ropar invites applications from Indian citizens for PhD programs in various disciplines for 1st semester of academic year 2014-2015. Eligibility criteria and areas of research for each department are given below:

I Engineering:
1 Computer Science and Engineering :
Eligibility Criteria: M.Tech./M.E/M.S. or equivalent qualification in computer science and engineering or equivalent degree with 60% marks (or 6.5 grade point out of 10) (55% marks for SC/ST). However, exceptional candidates having B.Tech/B.E qualification with valid GATE score can apply for direct admission to PhD programme.
A candidate with a Bachelor’s degree from any IIT and having a CGPA/CPI score of 8.00 (out of 10.0) and above are exempted from requirement of GATE qualification.
Areas of Research: Multi-disciplinary research in Computer systems and theory.

2 Electrical Engineering :
Eligibility Criteria: First Class (or 6.5 grade point out of 10) or 60% marks in M.Tech./M.E./M.S. in Electrical engineering or equivalent degree.
Areas of Research: Power generation with renewable sources; Power System Stability, Power System Optimisation, Synchrophasor Technology and its application to smart grids, Plugged-in-Hybrid Electric Vehicles, Dielectrics and High Voltage Engineering, Nano technology and Nano electronics.

3 School of Mechanical, Materials and Energy Engineering :
Eligibility Criteria: To apply for Ph.D. program in SMMEE, a candidate must satisfy one of the following criteria;
1. Master’s degree in Engineering/Technology or a Master’s degree by Research in Engineering/Technology. Candidates must have obtained at least 60% marks (or 6.5 Grade Point out of 10) in their Master’s.
OR
2. Master’s degree in Sciences with a valid score in GATE/UGC/CSIR/NET/NBHM or equivalent qualification. Candidates must have obtained at least 60% marks (or 6.5 Grade Point out of 10) in their Master’s.
OR
3. Exceptional candidates having B.Tech/B.E qualification with valid GATE score can apply for direct admission to PhD programme.
A candidate with a Bachelor’s degree from any IIT and having a CGPA/CPI score of 8.00 (out of 10.0) and above are exempted from requirement of GATE qualification to apply.
Areas of Research: Bio-Mechanical (BM), Design & Analysis (DA), Manufacturing & Materials (MM), Thermo-Fluid (TF)

II Sciences:
1 Chemistry :
Eligibility Criteria: First Class (6.5 grades point out of 10) or 60% marks (55% marks for SC/ST) in Master or equivalent degree in Chemistry/Bio-Chemistry/Materials Science and Technology/ Pharmaceutical Sciences/Biotechnology.
Candidates meeting this requirement must also fulfill one of the following additional requirements tenable for current year;
a) Valid GATE Score.
b) UGC/CSIR-NET qualification.
c) DST-INSPIRE fellowship.
Area of Research: Organic Chemistry, Polymeric biomaterials for drug delivery, Inorganic and Organometallic Chemistry, Supramolecular Synthesis, Materials Chemistry, Catalysis, Ionic liquids, Heterogenous catalysis, Nanoporous material synthesis, Electrocatalysis, Electrochemistry, Fuel Cells, Electronic structure calculations, and Quantum Dymamics.

2 Mathematics :
Eligibility Criteria: First Class (6.5 grades point out of 10) or 60% marks (55% marks for SC/ST) in Master’s Degree in Mathematics, Statistics, Computer Science, Physical Sciences, Engineering Sciences or equivalent Master’s Degree.
Candidates meeting this requirement must also fulfill one of the following additional requirements tenable for current year;
a) Valid GATE score.
b) UGC/CSIR NET qualified or NBHM or equivalent qualification.
c) DST-INSPIRE Fellowship.
Areas of Research: Algebra and Differential Equations.

3 Physics :
Eligibility Criteria: First Class (6.5 grades point out of 10) or 60% marks (55% marks for SC/ST) in M.Sc. in Physics/B.Tech. in Engineering Physics/M.Tech. in relevant areas.
Candidates meeting this requirement must also fulfill one of the following additional requirements tenable for current year;
a) Valid GATE score.
b) UGC/CSIR NET qualification.
C) DST-INSPIRE Fellowship.
Areas of Research: Ion beam nano patterning, Physics of Graphene and nano-devices, Thin-film/nano-structures for renewable energy, Quantum computation and information, Nonlinear Light Scattering and Biophotonics, Nano-scale optics and meta-materials, Quantum Optics, Neutrino Physics, Nuclear reaction dynamics, structure and astrophysics.

4 Humanities and Social Sciences :
Eligibility Criteria: 55% (or 6 grade point out of 10) in M.A./M.Sc./M.Com/M.Tech/ MBA with UGC-NET. However, exceptional candidates having B.Tech/B.E qualification with valid GATE score can apply for direct admission to PhD programme.
A candidate with a Bachelor’s degree from any IIT and having a CGPA/CPI score of 8.00 (out of 10.0) and above are exempted from requirement of GATE qualification to apply.
The candidates must be interested in working in the research areas/subjects mentioned below. Candidates interested in interdisciplinary research, in the relevant areas of research mentioned below can also apply.
Areas of Research:
(1) English Literature: American Studies, Cultural Studies, Gender Studies, Modern Fiction, Postcolonial Studies, Fantasy Literature, and Science Fiction.
(2) Linguistics: Language Processing, Morphology, Optimality Theory, Phonology, Psycho/Neurolinguistics (Neurocognition of Language), and Corpus Linguistics.
(3) Economics: Econometrics, Applied Econometrics, Macroeconomics, Banking and Finance, Industrial Economics, Panel Data Models, International Economics & Trade.
(4) Cultural Studies, Development Studies.

Fee: Candidates are required to submit a application fee of Rs. 200/- (for SC/ST Rs. 100/-) in favour of Registrar, IIT Ropar, Account No. 30836125653, IFSC Code SBIN0013181, State Bank of India, IIT Ropar. Candidates can also pay the application fee in the form of Demand Draft in favour of Registrar, IIT Ropar Payable at Rupnagar. Candidates are required to send the Demand Draft by post to the Department/School where they are applying quoting the reference No. of the Application.

How to Apply :
Candidates who are unable to submit the application online may please send the application form by post to;
Contact Postal Address:
The Head,
Department/School………………………………….,
Indian Institute of Technology Ropar,
Nangal Road, Rupnagar,
Punjab- 140001.

Last date of receiving the application form online/offline : 31st March 2014.