Birla Institute of Technology and Science: Admission to the Ph.D. Programme (Full-time and Part-time), 2nd Semester 2025-26

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Birla Institute of Technology and Science

Pilani, Rajasthan

Admission to the Ph.D. Programme (Full-time and Part-time), 2nd Semester 2025-26

Admission to the Ph.D Programme
(Full-time and Part-time)
2nd Semester 2025-26

Applications are invited for Second Semester admission to the PhD program (Full time and/or Part time) starting January 2026 in Pilani, Goa and Hyderabad campuses of BITS Pilani in the following Departments:

Engineering: Chemical, Civil, Computer Science and Information Systems, Electrical & Electronics, Mechanical
Science: Biological Sciences, Chemistry, Mathematics,Physics
Pharmacy
Economics & Finance, Humanities & Social Sciences, Management

For details about vacancies in specialized area, please visit department website on BITS Pilani official portal or contact the Head of the department/Convener DRC (Department Research Committee) through email.

Department openings with regard to the Full-time and Part-time student admission^# are tabulated below:

Yes – Department intends to admit students under the specified scheme
No – Department does not intend to admit students under the specified scheme
NA - Not Available
*Applications are open only in the area of Strategy & Entrepreneurship; HR & OB; Marketing
**Applications are open only in the area of Marketing

Information on specific departments and related research activities is available on the department website of respective campuses. Candidates are requested to visit the relevant website and if needed, further contact the concerned Head of Department (HOD) for details.

Full-time Students: Preferably individuals who would like to pursue Ph.D. in-house, residing on campus.

Part-time Students: Preferably individuals working in organizations providing basic facilities and environment for research.

^#This call is for Full-Time & Part-Time students' admission only. If you wish to apply in other scheme please visit BITS Pilani/AGSRD Website for details or contact the AGSRD Office, BITS Hyderabad Campus.

Minimum Eligibility Qualifications

M.E./M.Tech./M.Pharm./MBA/M.Phil. or an equivalent degree with a minimum of 60% aggregate in the qualifying examination.
M.Sc./B.E./B.Pharm. or an equivalent degree with a minimum of60% aggregate in the qualifying examination.
For admissions to Humanities and Social Sciences, candidates with an M.A. degree and a minimum of 55% aggregate may apply.
For part-time applicants, a minimum of one year experience in the related field of study is required.

Meeting the minimum eligibility criteria does not guarantee admission into the Ph.D. program.
In addition, Departments may set specific admission criteria for shortlisting. Candidates are advised to visit the departmental website for specific admission criteria.
Shortlisted candidates will have to appear for an admission test, which may comprise of a written exam and/or interview as recommended by the DRC (Department Research Committee).
Candidates admitted with qualifications equivalent to BITS First Degree programmes including M.Sc., B.E., B.Pharm. etc., will be required to do course work with minimum of 6 courses and minimum 24 units in the first and second semester after admission to the programme.
Candidates admitted with qualifications equivalent to BITS Higher Degree Programmes including M.E./M.Tech./M.Pharm./MBA/M.Phil. etc., will be required to do course work with minimum of 2 courses and minimum of 6 units in the first semester after admission to the programme.
The admission will be provisional and will be formalized after passing a qualifying exam and/or submissions of Ph.D. Proposal by the Departmental Research Committee (DRC) of the relevant discipline.

Important Dates

Admissions open for 2nd Semester 2025-2026	26/09/2025
Last date for submission of application	17/11/2025
Declaration of shortlisted candidates for written test and interview	28/11/2025
Written test and/or interview date	17/12/2025 and 18/12/2025
Announcement of admission offers	24/12/2025
Last date for fee payment	03/01/2026
Reporting at the respective BITS Pilani campus selected for	03/01/2026
Course registration	05/01/2026
Beginning of classwork	06/01/2026
Orientation	07/01/2026 to 10/01/2026

The Institute reserves the right to change the above deadlines. Candidates will be informed in advance should there be such a change.

Applicants are advised to take careful note of the dates scheduled for the written test/interview and the reporting date for joining the institute, to make appropriate travel arrangements well in advance.

Application Process

The Admission portal to apply online opens on 26th September, 2025.
Interested and eligible candidates should apply through the prescribed application form available online at https://bitsadmission.com/bitsphweb/Index.aspx. Hard copy of the application form is not required to be sent. Candidates are advised to take a printout of the filled form and retain it for further reference.
Candidates will need to register online prior to filling the application form. A registered mobile number and email ID will be required to generate a username and password essential for filling the application form.
While filling the application form online, candidates are required to give preference of the campus or campuses to which they wish to apply for. It is advised that the candidates provide preference after careful thought. This preference will be used to assign the campus for appearing in the written test/interview if shortlisted. The preferences cannot be changed after submission of application. Please refer to Department offering full and part-time admissions prior to filling the application form.
The completed application form along with the prescribed application fee should be submitted online by the prescribed deadline. Details on modes of Fee Payment will be available while applying online. Campus preference and priority cannot be changed once the application form is submitted^#.
Deadline for submission of the completed application form online is 05:00 P.M. on 17th November, 2025.
A non-refundable application fee of Rs. 2,600/- is payable at the time of submission of the online form.
A candidate can submit only one application form for PhD admission. However, if a candidate discovers any mistake in the form to be submitted by him/her, there will be an edit option^# which will be made available before the final submission of the application form, which he/she can make use of to incorporate necessary changes. This option will be available only till the deadline for submission of the form which is 05:00 P.M. on 17th November, 2025.
The final decision on admitting the candidates to the Ph.D. program will be taken by the Admission Committee of the Institute and will be binding on all.