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INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY GUWAHATIGUWAHATI 781039, INDIA

Admission to PhD Programme to start from July 2016

Programmes (PhD) Eligibility (PhD) Sponsored/Part-Time/External Financial Support

Application Procedure

Applications are invited for admission to the Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) programme starting in July

2016. The departments/centres and areas in which these programme will be offered are:

PhD Programme

Departments/Centres AreasDept. of Computer Science &

Engineering

Algorithms Theoretical Computer Science Computational Geometry Systems Biology

(Bio-computing) Bio-inspired distributed and decentralized algorithms for Robotics and

related systems

Intelligent Mobile Agent Based Cyber-physical Systems Synthetic Emotions Human-

Computer

Interactions Speech Processing Multimedia: Image and Video Processing Computer Vision

Machine Learning Information Retrieval Data Mining Web Mining Formal Verification

Embedded Systems CAD for VLSI Multi-processor Computer Architecture Real-time

Systems

and Scheduling Computer Security Networks Operating Systems Distributed Systems.

Dept. of Electronics & Electrical

Engineering

VLSI Fiber Optic Communication Wireless Communications Information Theory and

Coding

Antenna Communication Networks Biomedical Signal and Image Processing Speech and

Handwriting Processing Image/Video Processing and Computer Vision Pattern Recognition

and

Machine Learning Multimedia Analytics Multimedia Security Microwave Engineering RF

and

Microwave Control Systems Power Systems Power Electronics Power Quality Power

electronics

application in power system Micro grid and renewable energy resources Power distribution

system

planning Custom power devices Computer Networks Electrical Machines Control of

Electrical

Drives Smart Grids and Electric Vehicles High Voltage Engineering High Voltage

Engineering

and Applied Electromagnetics Condition Monitoring of Power Apparatuses

Electromagnetics

Computational Electromagnetics Solid State Devices Optoelectronics Optical Communication

and Networks Photonics MEMS Instrumentation High Performance Computing

Computational

Photography Data Compression and Cryptography.

Dept. ofMechanical Engineering

Welding, Advanced Welding Processes, Electro-magnetic Manufacturing, Inter-laminar Stress,

3D-Piezoelectricity, Inverse Problems, Topology Optimization, Adhesion, Powder Metallurgy

Processing, Advanced Materials, Wear Characterization, Shape Memory Materials for


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Biomedical Devices, Micromachining, Nano-finishing, Biomemetics.

Rotor Dynamics, Condition Monitoring, Smart Materials, Optimization Operation Research

Non-linear Finite Element Analysis, Computational Contact and Impact Mechanics, MEMS,

Hydrodynamic Bearings, Coupled Modeling of Electro-Mechanical Systems, Robotics,

Non-Linear Vibration, Bio-mechanics.

Fluid Mechanics, Heat Transfer, Computational Fluid Dynamics and Heat Transfer,

Multi-phase Flow, Turbulent Fluid Flow, CFD in Hypersonic Applications,

Cooling of Electronic Devices.

Dept. of Civil Engineering

Construction Management Environmental Engineering Geotechnical Engineering

Structural Engineering Transportation Engineering Water Resources Engineering

and Management Survey Engineering, Remote sensing and geo-sciences

Construction materials and Infrastructure management.

Dept. of Biosciences and

BioengineeringAll areas of Biosciences and Bioengineering/Biotechnology

Dept. of Chemical Engineering

All areas of Chemical Engineering

Dept. of Design

Industrial Design Visual communication (including art & visual culture)

Interaction and Usability engineering (including HCI) Design Management

Ergonomics (including Occupational health and safety), Service design, Design for

sustainability.

Dept. of Physics

Condensed Matter Physics biomaterials, cold atoms, quantum computation,

computational materials physics, materials for energy and environmental applications,

ferroelectric and oxide materials, Graphene and analogue atomic thin materials,

organic semiconductors, semiconducting materials, smart magnetic materials,

Luttinger liquids, soft condensed matter, spintronics, statistical physics,

strongly correlated systems, superconductivity, topological insulators,

quantum turbulence, quantum phase transitions, ultracold atoms in optical lattices,

nanomaterials and nanotechnology, theoretical and computational biophysics,

polymer physics, AdS/CMT.

Laser and Photonics Applied Optics, Fiber Optics, Laser Matter Interaction,

Nonlinear Optics, Quantum Optics.

High Energy Physics beyond the standard model, cosmological connections,

Heavy Flavour Physics, Collider phenomenology, CP violation, Neutrino physics,

Low energy Effective Field Theory, Standard Model Precision Calculations.

Gravity, Cosmology and Astrophysics Black hole Physics, Theoretical Cosmology,

Phenomenology of AdS/CFT, Astrophysical flows, Ultra high energy cosmic rays.

Dept. of Chemistry

Inorganic Chemistry, Organic Chemistry, Physical Chemistry and Theoretical Chemistry.

Dept. of Mathematics

Probability, Numerical Analysis, Differential Equations, Graph Theory,

Algebraic Graph Theory, Algebra, Theoretical Computer Science, Bayesian

Computing, Survival Analysis, Harmonic Analysis.

Dept. of Humanities & Social

Sciences

English, Economics, Linguistics, Development Studies, Political Science,

Psychology, Sociology.

Centre for the Environment

Environmental Chemistry/Biotechnology/Economics/Engineering

Waste Water Treatment and supply Solid Waste Management

CO2 Capture/storage Atmospheric Chemistry Air Quality monitoring

Environmental Hydraulics Environmental Genomics Environmental aspects of Algal

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and Other emerging areas of environment with interdisciplinary application of science,

technology, arts and humanities.

Centre for Energy Renewable (Biological and non-biological) energy, fossil energy, energy efficiency and energy

storage.

Centre for Nanotechnology

Experimental and Computational studies of micro- and nano-fluidics

Nano Electronics and Optics Nanomaterials Nanobiotechnology

Nano Devices and Applications Polymer Synthesis and Optoelectronic Applications.

Centre for Linguistic Science and

Technology

Language Processing, Language and Cognition, Pathological Speech

Processing, Quantitative Phonetics, Speech Analysis, User Interface,

Script Processing, Type Design and Typography, Language Acquisition and

Visual Attention.

Categories of PhD Students

The Institute admits PhD students under the following categories:

i) REGULARA student in this category works full-time for his/her PhD degree. He/she receives assistantship from the Institute or fellowship from

CSIR/UGC or any other recognized funding agency.

ii) SPONSORED (FULL-TIME)

A student in this category is sponsored by a recognized R&D organization, academic institution, government organization or industry for

doing research in the Institute on a full-time basis. He/She must be a regular employee of the sponsoring organization with at least one

yearof professional experience in the respective field. The Institute does not provide any assistantship/fellowship to such a student.

Sponsorship letter (Form I) must be attached with the application.

iii) SELF-FINANCED (FULL-TIME)

A student in this category works full-time towards the PhD Programme. The Institute does not provide any assistantship/fellowship to

such a student.

iv) PROJECT STAFF

This category refers to a student who is working on a sponsored project in the Institute and is admitted to the PhD Programme to work on

a full-time or part-time basis. The remaining duration of the project at the time of admission should be at least one year. If the project gets

completed before the student completes his/her PhD Programme, his/her category will be converted to that of SELF-FINANCED unless

he/she is granted an assistantship/fellowship from the Institute or any other agency. No Objection Certificate ( Form II) must be attached

with the application.

v) PART-TIME

A student in this category is a professionally employed person (including the staff of IIT Guwahati), who pursues the PhD Programme

while continuing the duties of his/her service. He/She must be a regular employee of the sponsoring organization with at least one year of

professional experience in the respective field. The Institute does not provide any assistantship/fellowship to such a student. A NoObjection Certificate from the Head of the Institution/Organisation in which he/she is employed (Form III) must be enclosed at the time

of application.

vi) EXTERNAL

This category refers to a student employed in an R&D organization/academic institution/industry having adequate research facilities. The

research work leading to the PhD degree may be carried out largely in the parent organization of the candidate under a Local Supervisor

from the organization but with the overall guidance provided by a faculty member (Institute Supervisor) of the Department/Centre in which

he/she is registered. He/She must be a regular employee of the sponsoring organization with at least one yearof professional experience in

the respective field. The Institute does not provide any assistantship/fellowship to s uch a student. A certificate from the Head of the

sponsoring Institution/Organisation in which he/she is employed (Form IV) must be enclosed at the time of application.

Note: The word `Form used under this section refers to the forms as specified in the Application Form for Admission to

PhD Programme.

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Minimum CPI or Percentage of marks in the qualifying degree, with specific requirements for different streams, have been indicated

below:

Note: (a) For eligibility for financial assistance for regular category candidates, please see the section Financial Support

below.

(b) Minimum experience required for Sponsored (Full-time), Self-Financed, Part-Time, and External categories of

candidates, have also been indicated below.

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

i) Masters degree in Engineering/Technology/Medical Sciences/Veterinary Sciences/Pharmacy in a relevant

area with a minimum Cumulative Performance Index (CPI) of 6.5 or 60% of marks.

ii) Four-year Bachelors degree in Engineering/Technology/Medical Sciences or equivalent in a relevant area with a minimum

CPI of 7.5 or 70% of marks.

iii) Four-year Bachelors degree in Engineering/Technology or equivalent in a relevant area with a minimum CPI of 7.0, from

any of the Centrally Funded Technical Institutions . Details of the Institutions can be seen fromhttp://mhrd.gov.in/technical-

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iv) A candidate having a Four-year Bachelors degree in Engineering/Technology or equivalent in a relevant area, with aPostgraduate Degree in Management Science(Finance) or MBA with Finance specialization or equivalent, is also

considered for admission in the area of specialization `Construction Management, of the Department of Civil Engineering.

The candidate should have a minimum of 6.5 CPI or 60% marks in Bachelor's level and 6.5 CPI or 60% marks in the

postgraduate degree.

v) A candidate having MSc degree with Mathematics as a subject at bachelors level is also considered for

admission in the Department of Civil Engineering. The candidate should have a minimum of 7.5 CPI or 70%

marks in Masters level with consistent first class at other levels.

vi) Acandidate having a Two-year Master's degree (after completion of 4-year Bachelor's degree) or three-year Master's

degree (after completion of 3-year Bachelor's degree) in Engineering/ Technology/Science in a relevant area with minimum

Cumulative Performance Index (CPI) of 6.5 or 60% of marks,

OrA candidate with a Two-year MSc degree (after completion of 3-year Bachelor's degree) in a relevant area with minimum

CPI of 7.5 or 70% marks,

is also considered for admission in the Department of Biotechnology.

vii) Postgraduates in Computer Science (ALCCS) from Institution of Electronics and Telecommunication Engineers (IETE),

with a minimum Cumulative Performance Index (CPI) of 6.5 or 60% of marks, are also eligible to apply for admission in to

PhD programme in Computer Science and Engineering

viii) A regular student of IIT Guwahati who is continuing his/her MTech studies and having a minimum CPI of 8.0

at the end of second semester may be enrolled in the PhD programme of the Department in the beginning

of his/her third semester of study. Such students can receive only PhD Degree.

ix) A student of IIT Guwahati who is continuing his/her BTech studies and having a minimum CPI of 6.5 at the end of sixth

semester may be enrolled in the PhD programme of the Department in the beginning of his/her seventh semester of study.

Such students can receive dual BTech and PhD Degree. Both the degrees will be awarded after completion of PhD degree.

PhD in Design

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

i) Candidates having MArch/MDes degree or MTech/ME degree in a relevant area, with a minimum CPI of 6.5 or

60% of marks.

ii) Masters degree in Applied Arts/Ergonomics/Fine Arts/Psychology/Physiology/Occupational Safety and Health/ Journalism/

Mass Media Communication with a minimum CPI of 6.0 or 55% marks.
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iii) Masters degree in Management (MBA or equivalent) with a minimum CPI of 6.5 or 60% marks with relevant studies in

Design field, and Bachelors degree in any discipline.

iv) Four-year Bachelors degree or equivalent in Design or Engineering/Technology or Five-year BArch degree or equivalent in a

relevant area with a minimum CPI of 7.5 or 70% of marks.

v) Four-year Undergraduate Diploma in Design (NID/CEPT or equivalent), with postgraduate qualification in relevant area with

a minimum CPI of 6.5 or 60% marks.

vi) Four-year Bachelors degree or equivalent in Design or Engineering/Technology or Five-year BArch degree or equivalent in arelevant area with a minimum CPI of 7.0, from any of the Centrally Funded Technical Institutions. Details of the Institutions

can be seen fromhttp://mhrd.gov.in/technical-education-1

vii) A two-year Post-graduate Diploma in Design (NID/CEPT or equivalent) with first class at Bachelors level.

viii) BFA (4-year professional programme, after 10+2)/GD Art (5-year programme after 10thstandard) with one year

professional experience, with a minimum CPI of 7.5 or 70% of marks.

ix) A regular student of IIT Guwahati who is continuing his/her MDes studies and having a minimum CPI of 8.0 at the end of

second semester may be enrolled in the PhD programme of the Department in the beginning of his/her third semester of study.

Such students can receive only PhD Degree.

x) A student of IIT Guwahati who is continuing his/her BDes s tudies and having a minimum CPI of 6.5 at the end of sixth semester

may be enrolled in the PhD programme of the Department in the beginning of his/her seventh semester of study. Such students

can receive dual BDes and PhD Degree. Both the degrees will be awarded after completion of PhD degree.

PhD in Science

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

criteria:

i) Masters degree in Science in a relevant area with a minimum CPI of 6.5 or 60% of marks.

ii) Masters degree in Engineering/Technology/Design in a relevant area with a minimum CPI of 6.5 or 60% of

marks.

iii) Four-year Bachelors degree in Engineering/Technology/Design/Science from an Indian Institute of Technology (IIT)/Indian

Institute of Science (IISc) in a relevant area with a minimum CPI of 7.0.

iv) Four-year Bachelors degree in a related area in Engineering/Technology/Design/Science (from other than IITs/IISc) in a

relevant area with a minimum CPI of 7.5 or 70% 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:

i) Masters degree in Arts/Commerce/Science in a relevant area with a minimum of 55% marks or equivalent.

ii) Masters degree in Engineering/Technology/Design in a relevant area with a minimum CPI of 6.5 or 60%

marks.

iii) Four-yearBachelors degree from an Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) in a relevant area with a minimum CPI of 7.0.

iv) Four-yearBachelors degree in Engineering/Technology/Design or equivalent (from other than IITs) in a relevant area with a

minimum CPI of 7.5 or 70% marks.

For PhD in Centre for the Environment, Centre for Energy, and Centre for Nanotechnology

i) Masters Degree in Engineering/Technology/Design/Architecture/Medical Sciences in a relevant area with a

minimum CPI of 6.5 or 60% of marks.

ii) Four-year Bachelors degree in Engineering/Technology/Medical Sciences or equivalent in a relevant area with a minimum CPI

of 7.5 or 70% of marks.

iii) Four-year Bachelors degree in Engineering/Technology or equivalent in a relevant area with a minimum CPI of 7.0, from any

of the Centrally Funded Technical Institutions. Details of the Institutions can be seen fromhttp://mhrd.gov.in/technical-
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iv) Masters degree in Science in a relevant area with a minimum CPI of 6.5 or 60% marks.

v) Masters degree in Social Sciences, in a relevant area, with a minimum CPI of 6.5 or 60% marks, is also

considered for admission to the Centre for the Environment.

For PhD in Centre for Linguistic Science and Technology

i) Masters degree in Engineering/ Technology in CSE / ECE / EEE or equivalent / Master of Design with a minimum Cumulative

Performance Index (CPI) of 6.5 or 60% of marks.

ii) Master of Science in CSE / IT / ECE / Physics / Mathematics / Statistics/Speech and Language Pathology/ Audiology or

equivalent, with a minimum CPI of 6.5 or 60% of marks.

iii) Master of Arts in Linguistics/any language with specialization in Linguistics/Language Studies or equivalent, with a minimum

CPI of 6.0 or 55% of marks.

iv) Four-year Bachelors degree in Engineering/ Technology in CSE / ECE / EEE or equivalent / Four-year Bachelors degree in

Design, with a minimum CPI of 7.5 or 70% of marks.

v) Four-year Bachelors degree in Engineering/ Technology in CSE / ECE / EEE or equivalent / Four-year Bachelors degree in

Design, with a minimum CPI of 7.0, from any of the Centrally Funded Technical Institutions. Details of the Institutions

can be seen fromhttp://mhrd.gov.in/technical-education-1

vi) Four-year Undergraduate Diploma in Design (NID/ CEPT or equivalent), with postgraduate qualification in relevant area with a

minimum CPI of 6.5 or 60% marks.

vii) A two-year Post-graduate Diploma in Design (NID/ CEPT or equivalent) with first class at Bachelors level.

MINIMUM EXPERIENCE FOR SPONSORED, PART-TIME AND EXTERNAL CATEGORIES OF

APPLICANTS FOR PHD PROGRAMME

1. Candidate in Sponsored, Part-time and External categories must be a regular employee of the sponsoring organization with at leastone yearof professional experience in the respective field.

ADDITIONAL CONDITIONS FOR CANDIDATES STILL TO APPEAR IN QUALIFYING

EXAMINATIONS

Candidates still to appear in their qualifying degree examinations may also apply, provided they appear in all their qualifying degree

examinations and complete all requirements for their degrees before 15-07-2016. If selected, such candidates shall be admitted provisionally,

and they will have to furnish the results of their qualifying degree examinations latest by 22-08-2016. Further, they must fulfill the

minimum requirements of marks/CPI, and other conditions like valid GATE score/CEED score/NET or INSPIRE certificate (as may be

applicable) etc., as mentioned under eligibility criteria for respective programmes. Failure to fulfill any of these requirements, shall

automatically result in cancellation of admission.

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

Reservation of Seats for SC, ST, OBC(Non-creamy layer) and PwD categories.

OBC(Non-creamy layer) candidates will have to enclose certificate and self-declaration statement as per format

indicated below. The OBC(NCL) Certificate, issued by competent authority, on or after 01-04-201 5, shall only be

acceptable.

Financial Support(For regular students, who are Indian nationals)

1. Institute assistantships will be available to eligible PhD students as per prevailing (MHRD, GOI/UGC) norms, as applicable from time to

time. The present rates of assistantships are as below:
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Qualifying Degree Assistantship Rates

Junior Research Fellow(JRF)

B.E./B.Tech. or equivalent with valid and qualifying GATE score [valid and

qualifying CEED score (for Dept. of Design)] above the prescribed cut off level

OR M.Sc. or equivalent with GATE score above the prescribed cut off

level/NET/INSPIRE qualification OR M.A. in Humanities and Social Sciences or

equivalent with NET qualification OR ME/MTech or equivalent

[GATE/CEED/NET/INSPIRE score/certificate requirement is exempted for a

candidate with Masters (M.A./M.Sc.) degree from an Indian Institute of

Technology (IIT) with minimum CPI of 8.0 OR a Bachelors (BTech/BDes)

degree from a Centrally Funded Technical Institution(CFTI) with minimum CPI

of 7.0] OR ME/MTech/MDes or equivalent

1st& 2ndYear : Rs.25,000/- p.m.

Senior Research Fellow(SRF)

JRF with 2(two) years of research experience

3rdto5thYear : Rs.28,000/- p.m.

2. Assistantships from external funding organizations will be available as per terms and conditions of the concerned

funding organizations.

3. Students receiving assistantships from the Institute or fellowships from any other funding agencies, are required toperform academic duties as per prevailing norms.

4. The continuation o f the assistantship/fellowship i s subject to satisfactory performance of the a ssigned du ties andsatisfactory progress of the student in the PhD Programme.

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For appearing in the PhD interview under regular category of candidates, to-and-fro sleeper class railway fare or equivalent will

be paid by the shortest route from the communication address to the Institute.

Application ProcedureFirst Step

Please get a print-outof the `Guideline for Filling-up Online PhD Application Form, by visiting the

concerned website given below.

Second Step

For filling-up Online Application Form, first of all, please keep ready with you the following

documents (includingscanned soft copies of some of the documents, as specified below, to be available

in your computer or CD or Pen Drive for direct uploading). Otherwise, you may have difficulty in

completing on-line submission of your application form.

(i) A SCANNED SOFT COPY of your recent coloured photograph of size more than 15 KB but

less than 80 KB (4.5 cm. x 3.5 cm.) with file type jpeg orjpg or gif only, for direct uploading in

to the Online Application Form. Please note that uploading of your coloured photograph is

mandatory.

IF A SCANNED COPY OF YOUR COLOURED PHOTOGRAPH IS NOT UPLOADED,

YOUR ON-LINE APPLICATION MAY BE REJECTED.

(ii) A copy of your Date of Birth(DoB) Certificate (this will be required, if DoB is not mentioned in your

Class X/XII Pass Certificate/Mark Sheet)

(iii) If applicable, A SCANNED SOFT COPY of your Caste Certificate [including OBC(NCL)

Certificate as per format prescribed below)], in image format like jpeg orjpg or gif only, of size

more than 15 KB but less than 100 KB, for direct uploading in to the Online Application Form.

Please note that OBC(NCL) certificate should be issued by the competent authority on or

after 01-04-2015.

ALSO PLEASE NOTE THAT IF YOU APPLY AS SC/ST/OBC(NCL) CANDIDATE, BUT

DO NOT UPLOAD A SCANNED COPY OF THE APPROPRIATE CASTE

CERTIFICATE, YOUR CLAIM FOR CONSIDERATION UNDER RESERVATION

CATEGORY MAY BE REJECTED AND YOU MAY BE CONSIDERED UNDER

GENERAL CATEGORY.


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(iv) If applicable, attested copy of your `PwD Certificate.

(v)If applicable, the appropriate Form in original relating to candidates Category [ i.e. Sponsored

(Full-Time)/ IITGs Project Staff/ Part-Time/ External (Sponsored) etc.] - as per format

prescribed below.

(vi) SCANNED SOFT COPIES of (a) Pass Certificate (Original/Provisional) and (b) Consolidated

Mark Sheet of the Qualifying Degree, size more than 15 KB but less than 100 KB, for direct

uploading in to the Online Application Form.

If you are not in a position to upload scanned copy of your qualifying degree pass certificate

due to reasons beyond your control, if called for Written Test and/or Interview , you will be

allowed to personally submit the same in the concerned Department/Centre on the day of Written

Test and/or Interview.

BUT, IF YOU HAVE ALREADY COMPLETED YOUR QUALIFYING DEGREE

PROGRAMME, AND DO NOTUPLOAD SCANNED COPY OF THE CONSOLIDATED

MARK SHEET, YOUR ON-LINE APPLICATION MAY BE REJECTED.

THOSE APPEARING IN THEIR FINAL EXAMINATIONwill need to scan and uploadonly

the Mark Sheet of previous semester/year of the Qualifying Degree and this is

MANDATORY.

Please note that, if called for Written Test and/or Interview, the candidate will have to produce theOriginals as well as Attested copies of all the documents relating to educational qualifications (from

Class X onwards). This is also applicable for the result awaited candidates, except that along with

other required documents they will produce Original as well as attested copies of allMark Sheets up

to the previous semester/year of the Qualifying Degree.

(vii) if applicable,Original Score Card/Certificate relating to your GATE/CEED/ NET/INSPIRE etc.*

(viii) if applicable, attested copy of Certificates relating to your profess ional experience etc.

(ix) Demand Draft : Demand Draft isNOT REQUIRED now. It will be required for a candidate only

and only if he/she is called to appear in Written Test and/or Interview.

In other words, if a candidate is shortlisted and called**to appear in Written Test and/orInterview, only then he/she will be required to arrange a Demand Draft for Rs.150/- (Rs.75/- for

SC/ST/PwD candidates), from any nationalized bank, in favour ofINDIAN INSTITUTE OF

TECHNOLOGY GUWAHATI, payable at Guwahati.

Note: * If you are yet to receive the original GATE/CEED/NET/INSPIRE Score Card/ Certificate, at

least get the downloaded version of the same from the concerned website.

** Instead of waiting to receive the call letter, you may keep on visiting and seeing updates in the

website of the department/centre in which you are applying for admission.

PLEASE NOTE THAT YOUARE NOW NOT REQUIRED TO SEND HARD COPIES OFANY APPLICATION RELATED DOCUMENTS, INCLUDING THE DOWNLOADED ON-

LINE APPLICATION FORM OR ANY DEMAND DRAFT, TO THE INSTITUTE.

IF YOU ARE SHORTLISTED AND CALLED BY THE CONCERNED ACADEMIC

DEPARTMENT/CENTRE FOR WRITTEN TEST AND/OR INTERVIEW, THEN ONLY

YOU WILL BE REQUIRED TO PERSONALLY BRING ALL SUCH DOCUMENTS IN

ORIGINAL (ALONG WITH A SET OF DUPLICATE COPIES).

Third Step

Please:

(i) enter in to the zone of Online Application Formby visiting the concerned website given below and

(ii) fill-up the Online Application Form [by going through the `Guideline for Filling-up Online PhD

Application Form ] and submit ( i.e. execution of `Final Submitfunction)

(iii) Upload your photo and other relevantdocuments as explained at points (i), (iii) and (vi) under


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Second Step above.

YOU CAN UPLOAD THESE DOCUMENTS ONLY AFTER SUCCESSFUL

SUBMISSION OF ONLINE APPLICATION FORM [i.e. only after (not before or

simultaneously) successful execution of `Final Submit function).

YOU ARE AGAIN REMINDED THAT UPLOADING OF DOCUMENTS AS STATED

AGAINST POINTS (i), (iii) AND (vi) UNDER SECOND STEP ABOVE, ARE

MANDATORY. IF YOU DO NOT COMPLY TO THIS REQUIREMENT, YOUR

APPLICATION MAY BE REJECTED.

Fourth Step

Please:

(a) take a print-out of your filled-up Online Application Form and

(b) also keep a copy of your Filled-up Online Application Form saved in your computer or a CD

or a Pen Drive(if the computer does not belong to you) for your future reference.

Fifth Step After getting the print-out of your Online Application Form, you may putyour signature with date on the

print-out of your filled-upOnline Application Form.

YOU ARE NOT REQUIRED TO SEND THE SIGNED HARD COPY [DOWNLOADED

COPY] OF YOUR APPLICATION FORM TO IIT GUWAHATI NOW@

.

Note:@

Please note that, if you are called to appear in Written Test and/or Interview,then only

you will be required to submit(i) all these documents (including your signed and filled-up

Online Application Form), PLUS(ii) the required Demand Draft in original [as explained at

point (ix) under `Second Step], in the Department/Centre in which you are applying for

admission. .

FURTHER, IF YOU ARE INTENDING TO APPLY FOR ADMISSION TO PHD

PROGRAMMES OF MORE THAN ONE DEPARTMENT/CENTRE, you will be

required to follow the entire process COMPLETELY SEPARATELY for each of the

concerned departments/centres.

LASTLY, PLEASE NOTE THAT, IN CASE OF ANY MISTAKE, YOU CAN EDIT AND CORRECTCONTENTS OF YOUR ONLINE APPLICATION FORM, UP TO ITS LAST DATE FOR SUBMISSION

[ i.e. UP TO 5.00 P.M. OF 11-04-2016] ONLY.

Guideline for filling-up

Online PhD Application

Form

For downloading/taking print-outs of the Guideline, please visit our website given below:

https://auto.iitg.ernet.in/phd/downloads/guideline_phd.pdf

Online Application Form For getting access and filling-up Online Application Form, please visit our website given

below:

https://auto.iitg.ernet.in/phd

Formats for Certificates

(As may beapplicable)

For downloading/taking print-outs of the required certificate formats (as may be applicable

for you), please visit our website given below:

Format

for

Certificate

OBC (Non-creamy

Layer)

https://auto.iitg.ernet.in/phd/downloads/ OBC_Certificate_Format_IITG.pdf

Format for

Candidates

Category

Certificate

Form I- for Sponsored

(Full-Time)

https://auto.iitg.ernet.in/phd/downloads/PHD_Sponsored_Full_Time.pdf

Form II- for IITGs

Project Staff

https://auto.iitg.ernet.in/phd/downloads/PHD_Project_Staff_Form.pdf

Form III for Part-Time

https://auto.iitg.ernet.in/phd/downloads/PHD_Part_Time.pdf

Form IV for External

(Sponsored)

https://auto.iitg.ernet.in/phd/downloads/PHD_External.pdf

Selection

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

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Legal Jurisdiction

The Courts at Guwahati alone shall have the jurisdiction to settle and decide all matters and disputes related to the above

referred admission process, as IIT Guwahati is the organizing Institute.

Starting of online application processfrom 10.00 a.m. of11 March 2016onwards.

Closing of online application process by 5.00 p.m. of11 April 2016.

ADVT. NO. ACAD/ Admissions/PhD/01/2016

Note : The above information are not the complete set of Rules & Regulations for the PhD programme of IIT Guwahati.

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Documents

Www.iitg.Ernet.in Acad AdvtNotificationJuly2016 Phd