Admission Criteria for the PhD MSE, IITK

For Prospective Ph.D. Students

MSE Department invites bright candidates to pursue PhD. The applications are accepted throughout the year. Following are the eligibility criterion (any one of the following):

  • Those possessing a B.E./B.Tech. degree in Metallurgical or Materials Engg., Materials Science or other engineering disciplines must have
  • Minimum 75% marks or a CPI of 7.5/10 in B.E./B.Tech. &
  • Valid GATE score required in order to avail institute assistantship
  • GATE score can be waived for B.Tech Students of CFTI, having CPI more than 7.5
OR
  • Those with a M.Sc. degree in Physics, Chemistry, Life Sciences, Materials Science, Nanoscience, Nanotechnology or other appropriate areas must have
  • Minimum 65% marks or a CPI of 6.5/10 in M.Sc. &
  • Ist Division in B.Sc. &
  • Valid JRF/GATE &
  • Taken Mathematics as one of the courses at undergraduate level (for example B.Sc.) and passed it with first class (60%)
OR
  • Those possessing a B.E./B.Tech. degree and a M.E./M.Tech. degree in Metallurgical or Materials Engineering, Materials Science, Ceramic Engineering, Nanoscience, Nanotechnology or other appropriate engineering disciplines must have
  • Minimum 60% marks or a CPI of 6.0/10 in B.E./B.Tech. &
  • Minimum 70% marks or a CPI of 7.0/10 in M.E./M.Tech.
OR
  • Those possessing a M.Sc. degree and a M.E./M.Tech. degree in Metallurgical or Materials Engg., Materials Science, Ceramic Engineering, Nanoscience, Nanotechnology or any other appropriate engineering disciplines must have
  • Minimum 60% marks or a CPI of 6.0/10 in B.Sc. and M.Sc. &
  • Minimum 70% marks or a CPI of 7.0/10 in M.E./M.Tech.

Selection Procedure (applicable only for the candidates applying for PhD programme)

Shortlisted candidates will be invited for appearing into a written-test/interview, which will be carried out over a day or two. Hence, candidates are advised to be prepared to spend two days at IIT Kanpur. The broad areas to be covered in written test/interview will include Elementary Mathematics and aptitude test, Basics of Thermodynamics and Kinetics, Fundamentals of Crystal Structure, Physical Metallurgy and Properties of Materials, etc.

Based on the performance of the candidate in the written test/interview, the candidate will be offered admission into the PhD programme of the Department of Materials Science and Engineering at IIT Kanpur.

The candidate can apply online for PhD Programme through the link: https://iitk.ac.in/doaa/pgadmission/

Research Areas @ MSE, IIT Kanpur

Prospective candidates may visit Faculty and their research areas on http://www.iitk.ac.in/mse/faculty