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Call for PhD Admission Programme (July 2025)  

Applications are invited for Online Drive PhD admissions to July 2025 semester at the Department of Chemical Engineering

Note: (Only those candidates who did not appear for regular/spot/walk-in PhD admissions in 2025 will be eligible to apply)

The admission brochure is available: PhD brochure for Spot Admission
Dates & links:
    Google Form Link for Applying
  • Deadline for submitting applications: 03rd July, 2025 (till 5pm)
  • Notification to the Shortlisted Candidates for Admission Test: 03rd July, 2025 (By 11:59 PM)
  • Date of interview* (shortlisted candidates): 04th July, 2025 at 9:30 AM Onwards. (Note:Interview link will be mailed to the shortlisted candidates)
    • *Interviews to be held (via online mode)

PhD applicants must arrange for two letters of reference sent directly to dpgc_che@iitk.ac.in before the deadline.
Detailed information on PG programmes offered at IIT Kanpur is available at: PG Manual

Important Resources for PG Students:
Degree Department General Requirements
PhD in Engineering Chemical Engineering (i) A Master's degree in Engineering with marks/CPI not below the specified minimum.
or
Bachelor's degree in Engineering or Science (4-year programme) with a minimum of 75 percent marks/7.5 CPI and a valid GATE score (the requirement of GATE score is waived for candidates with Bachelor's degree in Engineering or Science (4-year programme) from the centrally funded technical institutes (CFTIs)).
or
a Master's degree in Science or an allied area while satisfying each of the following three criteria:
(a) a minimum of 65 percent marks/6.5 CPI in the Master's degree,
(b) first division in bachelor's degree, and
(c) Valid JRF Score or GATE score.

(ii) A valid GATE score is required for the candidates with a Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, except in the case of candidates with Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or Science (4-year programme)from the centrally funded Technical Institutes (CFTIs). The candidates with Master’s degree in Science must either have a valid GATE score or must have qualified for/in JRF/NET.

List of CFTI: https://www.education.gov.in/technical-education-1

General Information

1. Reservations [EWS/SC/ST/OBC(NCL)/DAP] shall apply as per Government of India (GoI) norms.
2. The relevant details about the application may be found as follows:

3. Students who are in the final year of their programme may also apply and secure provisional admission for the session commencing in July 2025 (2025-26-I Semester).
4. Financial support (Institute Assistantship/Scholarship) will be provided to non-sponsored PhD, MTech, M.Des and MS (By Research) students.
5. Those employed in industry or a college/university/institute may apply for admission as sponsored, external or part-time candidates.
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The certificate for SC/ST/OBC(NCL)/DAP/EWS must be submitted in the specified proforma. The proforma can be downloaded from the links :
For Government of India Office Memoranda on reservation for EWS, click here.