Applications are invited from Indian as well as foreign nationals for admission to PhD, MTech, MDes and MS (By Research) programmes commencing from July 23, 2020 (2020-21-I Semester) in the following departments/interdisciplinary programmes:

PhD (Engg.): Aerospace Engineering * Biological Sciences & Bio-Engineering * Chemical Engineering * Civil Engineering * Computer Science & Engineering * Electrical Engineering * Industrial and Management Engineering * Materials Science & Engineering * Materials Science (Interdisciplinary Programme) * Mechanical Engineering * Photonics Science and Engineering

PhD (Sciences): Chemistry * Cognitive Science * Economic Sciences * Earth Sciences * Mathematics * Physics * Statistics

PhD in Management: All areas of Management

PhD (Design): Interdisciplinary Programme in Design

PhD (Humanities & Social Sciences): English (Literature, Linguistics & ELT) * Fine Arts * Philosophy * Psychology * Sociology

MTech: Aerospace Engineering * Biological Sciences & Bio-Engineering * Chemical Engineering * Civil Engineering * Computer Science & Engineering * Earth Sciences * Electrical Engineering * Industrial and Management Engg * Materials Science & Engineering * Materials Science (Interdisciplinary Programme) * Mechanical Engineering * Photonics Science and Engineering

MDes: Interdisciplinary Programme in Design

MS (By Research): Aerospace Engineering * Civil Engineering * Chemical Engineering * Computer Science & Engineering * Cognitive Science * Electrical Engineering * Mechanical Engineering * Photonics Science & Engineering

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GENERAL INFORMATION:  

Detailed information on PG programmes offered at IIT Kanpur is available at:

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Indian Candidates:  

(i) Reservations [EWS/SC/ST/OBC(NCL)/DAP] shall apply as per Government of India (GoI) norms.  

(ii) For Application Form, Reference Letter Form, Information Brochure, Eligibility Criteria and other relevant details, please visit:

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Click the link for the concerned department to get detailed information about the department.

(iii) Students who are in final year of their programme (likely to finish the program by July 15, 2020) may also apply and secure provisional admission for the session commencing in July, 2020 (2020-21-I Semester).

(iv) Financial support (Institute Assistantship/Scholarship) will be provided to non-sponsored MTech, MDes, PhD and MS (By Research) students.

(v) Those employed in industry or a college/university/institute may apply for admission as sponsored, external or part-time candidates. Further information on these categories of admissions is available at: Imp. Links >>>>

Foreign Candidates:  

Details on the admission for foreign candidates can be found at:
http://www.iitk.ac.in/doaa/DOAA/foreignstudents.htm

Application Procedure:  

• The online applications portal (for Indian Nationals only) will be available from 16/03/2020 (01:00 PM) up to 07/04/2020 (11:59 PM).
  
  
• Indian Nationals can apply only through online mode of application. Foreign Nationals can apply only through offline mode. The last date for receiving applications in both offline and online modes is 07/04/2020.
  
  
• Offline Application Form (for Foreign Nationals only) (common form for PhD, MTech, MDes and MS (By Research)) can be downloaded from:
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• PhD applicants must arrange for two letters of reference as well. For this purpose, the names of the referees along with their e-mail addresses are to be provided by the candidate at the online applications portal. The referees will be contacted electronically through an auto generated mail with a request to submit their recommendations online.
  
  
• MTech Admissions: All the admission offers to GATE qualified-candidates will be displayed on the Common Offer AcceptancePortal (COAP). Candidates must register at the COAP portal for viewing and accepting their offers. Registration on COAP portal is free. Candidates are advised to download COAP 2020 information brochure and follow the guidelines (http://coap.iitm.ac.in) for participation. For these candidates, COAP Registration number is mandatory for applying at the IIT Kanpur Admission Portal. The offers to candidates who have not qualified GATE will be communicated directly to the candidates by the department via E-mail.
  
  
• The application fee is Rs.400 for General, EWS and OBC candidates and Rs.200 for SC/ST and all DAP candidates (including General, EWS and OBC). The application fee is waived for candidates in the 'Foreign National' category.
  
  
• Separate application form is to be filled for each programme.