Ph.D. Admission
 
 

The Post Graduate admission session of the Institute is divided into two parts: a) The first semester will normally commence in the last week of July every year, and b) The second in the last week of December Admission Calendar The admissions to Ph.D. programme may be made in either or both of the two regular semesters. The Head of the Department concerned may take the decision in this regard. Admissions to the Ph.D. programme are normally made in April-May for the first semester and in November- December for the second semester. The Dean of Academic Affairs will notify the admission calendar each semester. In addition, the department may process applications for admissions to Ph.D. Programmes on a continuous basis and admit students as per the existing procedure. The candidates admitted during the course of a semester, would be required to register for thesis with proportionate reduction in units. Schedule for the next semester admission is given below.



Online Application 


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Written test(The written test is an aptitude test that will be of one hour duration and it comprises multiple choice questions. Examinees will be tested on verbal/analytical reasoning and quantitative ability.)and personal interview


2 May, 2014


Venue


IME building, IIT Kanpur

Guidelines for Admission to External Registration Programme for M.Tech. and Ph.D.

A candidate working in an R & D establishment which is equipped with the necessary research and library facilities may apply for admission to M.Tech. and Ph.D. (Engineering) programmes. Such a candidate must be sponsored by his/her employer and must have been in employment with the sponsoring organization for at least 2 years at the time of admission. A candidate from government (national/state) laboratory or their centers, government organization, public sector unit (PSU), must be sponsored by his/her employer and must have been in employment with the sponsoring organization for at least 1 year at the time of admission. The employer must expressly undertake to pay full salary to the candidate and relieve him/her to stay on the campus to enable the candidate to complete his/her residence requirement.A candidate applying for admission to the external registration programme must provide detailed information about the research facilities available at his/her organization and a certificate that these would be available to him/her for carrying out research. He/she should also provide the biodata of the prospective supervisor who would supervise the candidate's work at his/her organization.

Guidelines for Admission to Part-Time Programme for M.Tech. and Ph.D.

The Institute also offers part-time postgraduate programmes leading to the M.Tech/Ph.D. degrees for local professionally employed personnel such as working engineers, scientists and teachers who can, while employed, attend regular classes as per schedule of the Institute.

The applicant must be an employee of a recognized organization with at least two years of service at the time of admission and be engaged in professional work in the area to which admission is sought. For an employee of IIT Kanpur (project or regular) with a valid GATE score, requirement of two years of service at the time of seeking admission is waived. An application for the part-time studies forwarded by the employer should be sent to the Convener, DPGC of the department concerned.

Guidelines for Admission of Sponsored Candidates to the Post-graduate programmes

A candidate who is sponsored by his/her employer and who meets the additional conditions specified below may be admitted through a separate selection committee appointed specifically for the purpose.

A sponsored candidate must have been in service of the sponsoring organization for at least two years at the time of admission. The sponsoring organization must specifically undertake to provide full salary to the candidate and to relieve him/her to pursue the programme for its full duration.

Fulfillment of GATE eligibility requirement may be waived for such candidates. However, the sponsored candidates seeking admission to the M.Tech./M.Des/ Ph.D. programme who have not taken GATE will be called for interview and may in addition be asked to take a written test.  

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Admission to PhD Programme, IME Department, IITKanpur for July 2014


(Not applicable to NRI/PIO and foreign applicants)

Number of Seats in PhD Programme in IME Department

General

8

OBC

5

SC

3

ST

1

Total

17

Note:On line application process is likely to start from 2nd Week of March.

The following stages are involved in the admissions process for the M.Tech. program, IME Department, IIT Kanpur.

STAGE1: Apply if you meet the eligibility criteria

An applicant may apply provided he/she meets the eligibility criteria, as per IIT Kanpur information brochure which is stated below.An applicant from CFTI (Centrally Funded Technical Institutes) with CPI of at least 7.0 till his/her 7th semester may applly for admission but CPI of 7.5 is required for admission.

ORAn applicant must have a master’s degree in management/engineering or relevant disciplines in engineering/technology with marks/CPI not below the specified minimum (i.e., a minimum of 55 percent marks or 5.5 (on a 10 point scale)).

ORApplicants with a bachelor's degree in engineering with a minimum of 75 percent marks/7.5 CPI, or master’s degree in science/arts/commerce, satisfying each of the following criteria may also be considered.

  • A minimum of 65 percent marks/6.5 CPI in the master’s degree

  • First division in bachelor’s degree, and

  • JRF/95 percentile or higher in GATE or equivalent performance in a relevant national examination.

  • Candidates belonging to the Scheduled Castes/Scheduled Tribes who have passed the basic qualifying degree as stated above are eligible to apply irrespective of the marks/CPI and will be considered for admission.

STAGE3: Written test and Personal Interview

In order to prepare a merit list for selection, the IME department will conduct a written aptitude test for all the short listed applicants called and report for written test and interview. After the written test, a separate short list for each category will be prepared, based on which, the personal interview for the candidates will be conducted. The panels conducting the personal interview will evaluate the academic background of the applicant, his/her general academic proficiency, academic & related publication and such related matters. A committee in-charge of Ph.D admission will then prepare the (category-wise) short lists based on the applicant s performance in the written test and personal interview.

STAGE4: Selection List Preparation

&A final merit list would be prepared for each category based on the aggregate score arrived by adding individual scores of each candidate who have qualified Stage 3. The aggregation of marks for each eligible candidate will be as per the weights given below.(a) Performance in Written test 40%(b) Performance in Personal Interview(based on the evaluation bypersonal interview committee) 60%Applicants belonging to different categories (GN, OBC, SC, ST, (PH)) will be separately merit listed. The cut offs for different categories will be decided by the committee-in-charge for PhD admissions of the IME department of IIT Kanpur. The approved norms on reservation (OBC: 27%, SC: 15%, ST: 7.5% and PH 3% horizontal across GN, SC, ST and OBC) will be observed. Please check the latest approved norms of eligibility for reservation.

Note(1) All short listed applicants qualifying after stage 3 will be considered for the merit list preparation (stage 4). Stage 3 will be conducted by personal interview panel approved by the competent authority.(2) Stages 2, 3 and 4 processes for GN&OBC and SC&ST applicants will be conducted independently, and nowhere throughout the selection process will these two groups, i.e., GN&OBC and SC&ST be compared for making the final merit list of applicants for admissions to the Ph.D program, IME department, IIT Kanpur.(3) At any stage during the admissions process or during the M.Tech. program at IIT Kanpur, if it is found that the candidate has misrepresented, falsified or hidden relevant information, his/her candidature/admission would be summarily rejected and the candidate would have to leave the program if he/she has joined the same and no fee deposited will be refunded.

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PG Admissions Coordinator


Email- imepg_adm@iitk.ac.in


Phone- 0512-2597376