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Admission


For Ph.D. Admission

The department follows semester system. The first semester normally commences in the last week of July every year and the second in the last week of December. Admissions to the Ph.D. programme may be made in either or both of the two semesters. The Head of the Department 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.

Selected Candidates for Admission


Written Test and Personal Interview


4th December, 2015

Venue
IME Department, IIT Kanpur

Note: The written test is an aptitude test of one hour duration. It comprises of multiple choice type questions. Examinees will be tested on quantitative, analytical reasoning and verbal abilities.


Guidelines for admission to PART-TIME post-graduate programmes
The Institute also offers part-time postgraduate programmes leading to the M.Tech./M.Des./MS (Research)/Ph.D. degrees for professionally employed personnel such as working engineers, scientists and teachers who can, while employed, attend regular classes as per schedule of the Institute. These students will have to give an undertaking endorsed by their employers that they will be attending all classes.

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. An application for the part-time studies forwarded by the employer should be sent to the Convener, DPGC of the department concerned.

Fulfillment of GATE requirement may be waived for such candidates. This is also applicable to the part-time candidates seeking admission to the MS (Research) program, who are employees of IIT Kanpur (project or regular) with an appointment and support for at least one year from the date of admission. However, the part-time candidates seeking admission to the M.Tech./MS (Research) program, who have not qualified GATE, will be called for interview and may in addition be asked to take a written test.

For an employee of IIT Kanpur (project or regular) with a valid GATE score at the time of seeking admission for part-time M.Tech./M.Des./MS (Research) program, the requirement of two years of service may be waived.


Guidelines for admission to EXTERNAL registration post-graduagte programme
A candidate working in an R & D establishment which is equipped with the necessary research and library facilities may be considered for admission only to the M.Tech./M.Des./MS (Research) and Ph.D. (Engineering and Earth Sciences) 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 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 at least as long it takes to

(i) complete the required course work and pass the comprehensive examination (in case of a Ph.D. student) and
(ii) get a written proposal (prepared in consultation with his/her supervisor and co-supervisor) outlining the work proposed to be done for his/her thesis.

A certificate to that effect from sponsoring organization must be provided by the candidate at the time of applying for admission.

For fellows and employees of research labs, centers of excellence, and other organizations such as DRDO, CSIR, DAE, DoS, DIT, DST, DBT, ICMR, ICAR, NGRI, GSI, Wadia Institute etc., fully funded by the government (central/state), the minimum employment requirement will be only one year. The reduced employment requirement will also be applicable to employees of public sector unit (PSU) and central and state universities fully funded by the government.

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 of SPONSORED candidates to 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. A certificate to that effect from sponsoring organization must be provided by the candidate at the time of applying for admission.

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

Process

Admission to Ph.D. Programme, IME Department, IIT Kanpur
(Not applicable to NRI/PIO and foreign applicants)


The following stages are involved in the admissions process for the Ph.D. program of IME Department, IIT Kanpur.


STAGE1: Apply if you meet the eligibility criteria

An applicant may apply provided he/she meets the following eligibility criteria.

(A) Applicants with a master’s degree in Management/ Industrial Engineering/ Operations Research or any other relevant discipline in engineering/ technology with a minimum of 55% marks or 5.5 CPI (on a 10 point scale).

OR

(B) Applicants with a bachelor's degree in engineering/technology with a minimum of 75% marks or 7.5 CPI and a valid GATE score. The requirement of GATE score is waived if the degree is from the Centrally Funded Technical Institutes (CFTIs).

OR

(C) Applicants with a master's degree in science/arts/commerce with
(1)
a minimum of 65% marks or 6.5 CPI in the master’s degree,
(2)
first division in bachelor’s degree and
(3)
JRF/95 percentile or higher in GATE or equivalent performance in a relevant national or international level examination.
Applicants with M.Sc. degree from CFTIs having a minimum 70% marks or 7.0 CPI are also eligible to apply without JRF/GATE.

A student in his/her final semester may also apply provided the above eligibility criteria are met at the time of admission.

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.


STAGE2: Shortlisting of the applicants

The short-listing of applicants for the written test will be based on academic record as well as work experience and the total number of approved seats as well as the number of applicants in each category. Only eligible and completed applications will be considered for short-listing. A committee in-charge of Ph.D. admission will prepare the shortlists. A separate short list for each category will be prepared. Meeting the eligibility criteria does not guarantee short-listing for the written test. Only suitable applicants (to be judged by the Ph.D. admission committee) will be called for the written test.


STAGE3: Written test and Personal Interview

In order to prepare a merit list for selection, the department will conduct a written aptitude test for the shortlisted applicants. After the written test, a separate shortlist for each category will be prepared, based on which, the personal interview for the applicants will be conducted. Only those who pass the written test will be interviewed. The panels conducting the personal interview will evaluate the academic background of the applicant, his/her general academic proficiency, academic & related publications and such related matters.

STAGE4: Selection List Preparation

A merit list will be prepared based on the applicant’s performance in the written test and the personal interview. Aggregation of marks for the eligible applicants (those who were interviewed) 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 Ph.D. 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 merit list.
(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.
Number of seats in Ph.D. programme in IME Department

General 10
OBC6
SC3
ST1
Total20


DPGC Convener, IME Department, IIT Kanpur

FAQ


1.

What are the format of SC/ST, OBC and Person with disabilty certificates?

IIT- Kanpur employes a centralized standard format of certificate for reserved category students. Those students who have applied in the reserved category (SC/ST/OBC/PD), should bring with them the appropriate certificate in that prescribed format when they come for the written test.


Click here for SC/ST format

Click here here for OBC format

Click here here for PD format


2.

What is the format of Referenece Letter?

Click here to download the Reference Letter format.


3.

How to reach IIT Kanpur?

Click here for important instructions.


4.

Where to stay?

Accommodation can be arranged in hostel of IIT Kanpur on additional payment. Please contact admission coordinator or relevant person for the same. Food related bills have to paid by the candidates themselves.

Contact us



Email- imepg_adm@iitk.ac.in

Note: Use "PhD: ..." as the subject of your email.


Phone- 0512-2597376 (IME Office)

          +91-8400368228 (Admission Facilitator)

           0512-2596180 (Admission Coordinator)












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