Minimum Eligibility Criteria for Admission in to Ph.D. Programme

In all the disciplines, the upper age limit is 28 years (B.Tech./B.E./M.Sc./MA/MCA/MBA) and 32 years (M.Tech./M.E./M.S./M.Phil.) to be calculated from the last date for receiving the application form (Printed and Signed version, 02.05.2016) and is applicable only for candidates applying in Regular and Full time category (Institute Fellows). Upper age is relaxed up to 05 years in case of candidate belonging to Schedule Castes/Schedule Tribes, Women, Physically Handicapped and OBC applicants.

PhD in Engineering
For admission to the PhD Programme in Engineering Department, a candidate must satisfy one of the following criteria:

• Candidates having M.Tech./M.E. degree in a Engineering/Technology, with a minimum CPI of 6.5 or 60% of marks.
• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering/Technology in a relevant area with a minimum CPI of 6.5 or 60% of marks.
• Master’s degree in Science in a relevant area with a minimum CPI of 6.5 or 60% of marks.

PhD in Science
For admission to the PhD Programme in Science departments, a candidate must satisfy one of the following criteria:

• M. Phil. or Master’s degree in Science in a relevant area with a minimum CPI of 6.5 or 60% of marks.
• Master’s degree in Engineering/Technology in a relevant area with a minimum CPI of 6.5 or 60% of marks.
• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering/Technology in a relevant area with a minimum CPI of 6.5 or 60% of marks.

PhD in Humanities and Social Sciences
For admission to the PhD Programme in the department of Humanities and Social Sciences (HSS), a candidate must satisfy one of the following criteria:

• M. Phil. or Master’s degree in Arts/Commerce/Science/Management in a relevant area with a minimum of 55% marks or equivalent.
• Master’s degree in Engineering/Technology/Design in a relevant area with a minimum CPI of 6.5 or 60% marks.
• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering/Technology in a relevant area with a minimum CPI of 6.5 or 60% of marks.

Sciences, Engineering & Technology:

The Institute may admit exceptionally bright students and Full-time (Institute Fellows) directly (i.e., without written test) into the Ph.D. program.
Eligible candidates meeting one of the following criteria may be considered for a waiver of the written test:

• B.Tech. from the IITs who have graduated with a degree in the respective discipline within the last five years with a CPI/CGPA of 8/10 and above.
• Masters from the IITs/IISc who have graduated with a degree in the respective discipline within the last five years with a CPI/CGPA of 8.5/10 and above.

Further relaxation criteria and requirements if any would be decided by the Department and applied after approval by the Chairman, Senate.

Such a candidate has to apply online. Additionally, an application must be sent with supporting documents to the Assistant Registrar, Academics.

There would be no admission in direct admission category in Department of Humanities and Social Sciences.

The Institute reserves the right to call a limited number of candidates for written test or/ and interview, based on performance in GATE/NET, grades/marks in the qualifying examination, etc.

Relaxation for SC/ST Candidates
Eligibility criteria will be relaxed by 5% marks or 0.5 CPI for SC/ ST applicants.

Reservations:
The reservation of seats in admissions for SC, ST, OBC categories and for Persons with Disability (PD) will be as per Government of India rules. OBC (Non-creamy layer) candidates will have to enclose certificate and self-declaration statement as per formats as indicated at Annexure- I and II.

The Institute assistantships will be available to eligible (Indian) students as per prevailing (MHRD, GoI) norms, as applicable from time to time.

Sl.No.	Qualifying Degree	Revised Emoluments (Per Month)
I	JUNIOR RESEARCH FELLOW (JRF): Post Graduate Degree in Basic Science with NET/GATE Qualification or Graduate Degree in Professional Course with NET/GATE Qualification or Post Graduate Degree in Professional Courses.	Rs. 25,000/-
II	SENIOR RESEARCH FELLOW (SRF): JRF Qualification with two years of research experience.	Rs. 28,000/-

Note: Institute Assistantship will be available upto 5th year for this category of students.

Assistantships from external funding organizations will be available as per terms and conditions of the concerned funding organizations.
Students receiving assistantships from the Institute or fellowships from any other funding agencies are required to perform academic duties as per prevailing norms.
The continuation of the assistantship/fellowship is subject to satisfactory performance of the assigned duties and satisfactory progress of the student in the Ph.D. Programme.
Applicants appearing in the Ph.D. interview under Regular and Full-time (Institute Fellows only) category, to-and-fro Sleeper Class Railway Fare or equivalent will be paid by the shortest route from the place of contact address (as filled in the application form) to IIT Patna, Permanent Campus, Bihta on producing the original tickets.

Candidates are requested to use the following link to fill and submit application form online.

Link: http://academic.iitp.ac.in

For December 2016 admission in one of the Departments, the online link will remain active till, 10.11.2016 Please login and fill up all the parts of the application form. Follow the instructions given in the document “Instructions to Candidates”. At the end a final PDF will be generated. You can download it from your registered email address or from your application page.

The application fee of Rs. 300/- for General/OBC (Male) candidates and Rs. 150/- for SC/ST/PD/Female (all categories) candidates must be submitted through online mode or challan.

Candidates are requested to use the following link to submit application fee online or through challan.

Link: https://www.onlinesbi.com/prelogin/icollecthome.htm?corpID=595859

You are requested to send final submitted application generated online duly signed along with self attested copies of mark sheets & certificates (from class X to highest degree obtained/appeared), caste certificate (if applicable), GATE /NET/Relevant certificate related to any fellowship, experience certificate and other testimonials (both sides) and e-receipt of online payment or challan to the following address “The Assistant Registrar(Academics), Indian Institute of Technology Patna, Bihta, Kanpa Road, District - Patna, Bihar , PIN – 801103” to reach on or before 16.11.2016.

The words “Application for Ph.D. admission in the Department of _________” should be written on the top of the envelope for sending the completed form.

Candidates applying for more than one department should submit a separate application for each department.

Event	Date
Start Date of On-line Application	October 20th, 2016 onwards
Last Date of On-line Application	November 10th, 2016
Last Date for receipt of completed Application Forms by IIT Patna is	November 16th, 2016