In the unprecedented situation due to COVID-19 outbreak, we are not conducting the written test for the PhD admission test in Mathematics and Statistics for 2020-21, Semester-I, admissions. We will conduct online interviews of shortlisted candidates on July 6-7, 2020 (the backup date : July 10, 2020) for the PhD admission in Mathematics and Statistics. The following shortlisting criteria will be used for shortlisting candidates for online interviews:
Shortlisting criteria for Ph.D. Mathematics online interviews :
Shortlisting criteria for Ph.D. Statistics online interviews :
Note : If any applicant fails to submit the required documents, then the applicant's candidature will be cancelled.
Note : The minimum marks in the last qualifying degree for the applicants under OBC-NCL, EWS, SC, ST, PwD categories will be as per the current Government of India rules regarding the same.
Note : The last qualifying degree could be a 2-year Master's degree or a 4-year Bachelor's degree in any subject of science or any subject of engineering or Economic Sciences.
The Department of Mathematics and Statistics at IIT Kanpur offers separate Ph.D. programs in Mathematics and Statistics.
The advertisement for PG admissions 2020-21-I, has appeared in IIT Kanpur website on March 16, 2020 (http://www.iitk.ac.in/doaa/pgadmission.htm )
Important Dates
Online Application Start Date
March 16, 2020
Online Application End Date
May 24, 2020
Final Result : PhD (Mathematics)
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Final Result : PhD (Statistics)
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General Information & instructions to the candidates shortlisted for online interview
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Schedule of Online Interview : PhD (Mathematics)
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Schedule of Online Interview : PhD (Statistics)
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Interview for shortlisted candidates of Statistics
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Interview for shortlisted candidates of Mathematics (Revised)
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Past question papers for qualifying written test for Mathematics candidates
Winter 2019
Summer 2019
Winter 2018
Summer 2018
Winter 2017
Summer 2017
Winter 2016
Summer 2016
Winter 2015
Past question papers for qualifying written test for Statistics candidates
Summer 2019
For any query related to Ph.D. admissions contact
Subhra Sankar Dhar (subhra[AT]iitk.ac.in)
Department Post Graduate Committee Convener,
Department of Mathematics & Statistics, IIT Kanpur
Phone: 0512-259-6950
Misra Veenu (veenu[AT]iitk.ac.in)
Department of Mathematics and Statistics
Phone: 0512-259-7456