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INDIANINSTITUTEOFTECHNOLOGYBOMBAY

InformationBrochureInformationBrochurePh.D.Ph.D.AdmissionsAdmissions

201415201415

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CONTENTS

i ImportantGuidelinesforPh.D.Applicationii ImportantDatesforAutumnandSpringSemesterAdmission

A) GENERAL

A.1) TheInstituteA.2) ResearchFacilitiesA.3) StudentAmenitiesA.4) Ph.D.ProgrammeA.5) EligibilityCriterionforAdmissionA.6) ApplicationCategoriesandFinancialSupportA.7) AdmissionProcedureA.8) PaymentofFeesandDepositsA.9) RegistrationforthePh.D.DegreeA.10) ConfirmationofRegistrationA.11) SubmissionofThesisandAwardofDegree

B) INFORMATIONONDEPARTMENTS,INTERDISCIPLINARYGROUPS,CENTRESANDSCHOOLS

B.1) AerospaceEngineering(AE) [DepartmentofAerospaceEngineering]B.2) BiosciencesandBioengineering(BB) [DepartmentofBiosciencesandBioengineering]B.3) ChemicalEngineering(CL) [DepartmentofChemicalEngineering]B.4) Chemistry(CH) [DepartmentofChemistry]B.5) CivilEngineering(CE) [DepartmentofCivilEngineering]B.6) ClimateStudies(CM) [InterdisciplinaryGroupinClimateStudies]B.7) ComputerScienceandEngineering(CS) [DepartmentofComputerScienceandEngineering]B.8) Design(ID) [CentreforIndustrialDesignCentre(IDC)]B.9) EarthSciences(ES) [DepartmentofEarthSciences]B.10) EducationalTechnology(ET) [InterdisciplinaryGroupinEducationalTechnology]B.11) ElectricalEngineering(EE) [DepartmentofElectricalEngineering]B.12) EnergyScience&Engineering(EN) [DepartmentofEnergyScience&Engineering]B.13) EnvironmentalScienceandEngineering(CESE) [CentreforEnvironmentalScience&Engineering]B.14) Geoinformatics&NaturalResourcesEngineering)(GNR) [CentreofStudiesinResourcesEngineering(CSRE)]B.15) HumanitiesandSocialSciences(HSS) [DepartmentofHumanitiesandSocialSciences]B.16) IndustrialEngineering&OperationsResearch(IO) [InterdisciplinaryGroupinIndustrialEngineering&OperationsResearch]

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B.17) Management(MG) [ShaileshJ.MehtaSchoolofManagement]B.18) Mathematics(MA) [DepartmentofMathematics]B.19) MechanicalEngineering(ME) [DepartmentofMechanicalEngineering]B.20) MetallurgicalEngineeringandMaterialsScience(MM) [DepartmentofMetallurgicalEngineeringandMaterialsScience]B.21) Nanotechnology&Science(NT) [CentreforResearchinNanotechnology&Science(CRNTS)]B.22) Physics(PH) [DepartmentofPhysics]B.23) Systems&ControlEngineering(SC) [InterdisciplinaryGroupinSystems&ControlEngineering]B.24) TechnologyandDevelopment(TD) [CentreforTechnologyAlternativesforRuralAreas(CTARA)]B.25)UrbanScience&Engineering(US)[CentreforUrbanScience&Engineering(CUSE)]C) APPENDICES

C.1) FeesandDeposits.C.2) SponsorshipletterforfulltimecandidatesC.3) EmployersLetterincaseofcandidatesjoiningPh.D.programmeonStudyleaveC.4) SponsorshipcertificateforExternalRegistrationC.5) NoObjectionCertificateforCollegeTeacherC.6) StatementofPurposeforPh.D.Application(SoP)

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I.ImportantGuidelinesforPh.D.Application1 Pleasereadtheinstructionsgiveninthebrochurecarefullybeforefillinguptheapplicationform.

2 Online Application Form & Information Brochure is available on the Institute websitehttp://www.iitb.ac.in/newacadhome/phd.jspfrom18thMarch,2014to4thApril,2014.CandidatesarerequiredtosubmittheirapplicationONLINEonly.Afterfillingtheform,candidatesareadvisedtotakeaprintoutandkeepthesamefortherecord.

3 Theapplicationfeeisasfollows,

GN/OBCNCMalecandidates: 300/GN/OBCNCFemalecandidates: 150/SC/STMalecandidates: 150/SC/STFemalecandidates: 150/

ThefeeistobepaidbyDebitCard/CreditCard/SBIInternetBanking/OnlinePaymentSystem/ DemandDraftdrawnonanyNationalizedBank(preferablyStateBankofIndia/CanaraBank)infavourof"Registrar,IITBombay",payableatMumbaibranch.

YoumustwriteyourName,Department,ApplicationnumberorGATEregistrationnumberandEmailaddressonreversesideoftheDemandDraft.

If you are paying through Demand Draft, you MUST send the Demand Draft along with thecompletedcopyoftheapplication.

IfyouhavepaidtheapplicationfeethroughDebitCard/CreditCard/SBIInternetBanking/OnlinePaymentSystemyoudonothavetosubmitthehardcopyoftheapplication.

Applicationswithoutonlinepaymentdetails/DemandDraftwillnotbeconsidered.

APPLICATIONFEEISNONREFUNDABLE.

4 Youcanapplyfor THREE programmesin ONEapplicationbypayingtheapplicationfee ONCE.Acandidate can submit multiple applications, if he/she wishes to apply to more than threeprogrammes.

5 (i)Alongwithyourapplication,youhavetosubmitastatementofpurpose.(ii)IfyouareapplyingtoShaileshJ.MehtaSchoolofManagement,youarerequiredtosubmitasampleofyourrecentlypublishedwritingsonarelevanttopicoranessayproposal(1500words)ona topic of research interest in place of Statement of Purpose. The proposal should containa)problemidentification,b)briefreviewofliterature,andc)methodology.(iii)Ifyouareapplyingto CTARA,youneedtouploadStatementofPurposeaswellasresearchproposalalongwiththeapplicationform.

6 You should complete the application form in all respects. Incomplete application will not beconsidered.

7 YouMUSTuploadthefollowingwhilesubmittingthePh.D.Application. Scannedversionofphotograph Scannedversionofsignature Marksheetofthelastsemester/Consolidatedmarksheetofthequalifyingdegree. (Exam pending/result awaited candidates have to upload their latest/previous

semestermarksheet). CasteCertificate(OBCNC/SC/ST),ifapplicable.Anaffidavitforhavingappliedin

casethecertificateisnotyetreceived. PDCertificate,ifapplicable StatementofPurpose(SoP),asampleofwriting(ifapplicable),researchproposal(if

applicable).

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8 OBCcandidatesmaynotethatthelimitofannualincomeis6lakhsfor determiningthe creamylayeramongOtherBackwardClasses(OBCNC)candidates.

The OBCNCcertificate issuedafter 01.04.2013(financial year for 201314)by the CompetentAuthorityintheprescribedformatmustbeuploadedintheONLINEapplicationandsubmittedatthetimeofadmission.

9 IncaseofpaymentbyDemandDraft,thecopyofthecompletedapplicationalongwiththedemanddraft(oftherequiredamount)istobesentinanenvelopesuperscribingonthetopApplicationfor Ph.D. Programme, to the following address: Deputy Registrar (Academic), IIT Bombay, Powai,Mumbai400076andmustreachthisofficeby4thApril,2014 .

10 Youshould checktheInstitutewebsite http://www.iitb.ac.in/newacadhome/phd.jsp forresults/importantannouncements.

11 Youshouldcheckemailssenttotheemailaddressprovidedinyourapplicationforall importantcommunicationsandannouncements.

12 Candidatescalledforwrittentest/interviewshouldbringwiththem(i)PhotoIDCard(ii)Hardcopyoftheapplicationsubmittedonline(iii)/Finalyearthesis/dissertation/report/publication/copy ofcertificates/Marksheets.

13 Candidateshavingdegreefromforeignuniversities arerequiredto submit equivalencecertificatefromAssociationofIndianUniversities(AIU),NewDelhiforqualifyingExamandproofofhavingFirstclassor60%(55%forSC/ST)orequivalentinqualifyingexamination.

PleasereadtheguidelinesgiveninthisBrochureoftherespectiveprogrammes.

CandidatesneedtoapplyONLINEonly.NoDownloadableFormswillbeavailable.

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II)IMPORTANTDATES:TentativeScheduleforAutumnSemesterNo Particulars Dates

01. Advertisement(inallleadingNewspapersandonwebsite) March16th,2014

ModeofApplicationform:Online

02. Availabilityofapplicationforms March18th,2014

03. Lastdateforsubmissionofcompletedapplicationforms* April4th,2014

04. LastdateforDepartment(s)tosendthelistofcandidatestobecalledforWrittenTest/Interview

April11th,2014

05. Todisplay the list of candidates called for EntranceTestand/orInterview

April16th,2014

06. DateofEntranceTestand/orInterview(forallcategories)

SciencesDepartment:Mathematics,Physics,EarthSciences

May9th,2014(WrittenTest)May9th&10th,2014(Interview)

Biosciences&Bioengineering May9th,10th&12th,2014(NoWrittenTest,onlyInterviews)

Chemistry May9th2014(WrittenTest)May9th&10th,2014(Interview)

AllEngineeringDepartments:AerospaceEngineering,CivilEngineering,ComputerScience& Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, MetallurgicalEngineering&MaterialsScience,

May9th,2014(WrittenTest)May9th&10th,2014(Interview)

ChemicalEngineering. May9th&10th,2014(Interview)2 days interview(Candidates neededonbothdays.Nowrittentest)

ElectricalEngineering May9th,2014(WrittenTest)May9th&10th,2014(Interview)

EnergyScience&Engineering May11th,2014(WrittenTest)May11th&12th,2014(Interview)

ComputerScience&Engineering, May12th,2014(WrittenTestand/orInterview

AllInterdisciplinaryGroups:Systems&ControlEngg.

May9th,2014(WrittenTestfrom2.30p.m.to4.30p.m.)

May10th,2014(Interview)

IE&OR May10th,2014(WrittenTest)May10th&11th,2014(Interview)

EducationalTechnology May12th,2014(WrittenTestand/orInterview)

ClimateStudies, May13th,2014(Interview)

Centres:Centre for Studies in Resources Engineering, Centre forUrbanScienceandEngineering

May9th,2014(WrittenTestand/orInterview)

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CentreforTechnologyAlternativesforRuralAreas, May11th,2014(Written Test and Interviews ofcandidates shortlisted from writtentest)

Centre for Research in Nanotechnology & Science,EnvironmentalScience&Engineering

May12th,2014(WrittenTestand/orInterview)

IndustrialDesignCentre May9th&10th,2014(PresentationandInterview)

Schools:ShaileshJ.MehtaSchoolofManagement

May12th2014(WrittenTestandInterview)

Departments:Humanities&SocialSciences

July1st,2014(WrittenTest)July2nd,2014(interview)

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Recommendations from Heads of Dept/School/ Centre/IDgroupstoreachAcademicOffice

Humanities&SocialSciences

May20th,2014

July4th,2014

08. DeclarationofResult/Paymentoffees ResultAnnouncement

Lastdateofpaymentoffees

1stoffer May27th,2014 June3rd,2014

2ndoffer(ifrequired) June10th,2014 June16th,2014

FinalOffer(ifrequired) June24th,2014 July1st,2014

09. Humanities&SocialSciences July4th,2014 July10th,2014

10 RegistrationandOrientationProgramme(tentative) July11th,2014toJuly16th,2014

11. Instructionsbegins(tentative) July17th,2014

TENTATIVESCHEDULEOFADMISSIONFORPh.D.PROGRAMME201415

{SPRINGSEMESTER}No Particulars Dates

01. Advertisement(onIITBwebsite) September1st,2014

ModeofApplicationform:Online

02. Availabilityofapplicationforms September1st,2014

03. Last date for submission of completedapplicationforms*

October31st,2014

04. LastdateforDepartmenttosendthelistofcandidatesforWrittenTest/Interview

November10th,2014

05. To display the list of candidates called forEntranceTestand/orInterview

November12th,2014

06. DateofEntranceTestand/orInterview(forallcategories)

All Departments (except Biosciences &Bioengineering&Chemistry)

December3rd,2014(WrittenTest)December3rd&4th,2014(Interview)

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Biosciences&Bioengineering December3rd,4th&5th,2014(NoWrittenTest,onlyInterviews)

ChemicalEngineering. December3rd&4th,2014(Interview)2 days interview (Candidates needed on bothdays.Nowrittentest)

Chemistry December3rd,2014(WrittenTest)December3rd,4th&5th,2014(Interview)

ElectricalEngineering December4th,2014(WrittenTest)December5th&6th,2014(Interview)

AllInterdisciplinaryGroups:Systems&ControlEngineering

December6th,2014(WrittenTestand/orInterview)

Industrial Engineering & OperationsResearch,ClimateStudies


Centres:CentreforStudiesinResourcesEngineering,Centre for Research in Nanotechnology &Science,CentreforTechnologyAlternativesfor Rural Areas, Centre for Urban ScienceandEngineering


EnvironmentalScience&Engineering, December8th,2014(WrittenTestand/orInterview)

Schools:ShaileshJ.MehtaSchoolofManagement


06. RecommendationstoreachAcademicoffice December12th,2014

07. DeclarationofResult December17th,2014

08. Paymentoffeesonorbefore December26th,2014

09, RegistrationandOrientationProgramme(tentative)

December30th,2014toJanuary2nd,2015

10 Instructionsbegins(tentative) January5th,2015

ResultswillbedeclaredonIITBwebsite:http://www.iitb.ac.in/newacadhome/phd.jsp.Thedatesgivenabovearetentative.Anychangesinthedateswillbeindicatedonthesamewebsite..

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A)GENERAL

A.1) THEINSTITUTE

The Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (IIT Bombay) is one of the higher Institutes of Technology inthecountrysetupwiththeobjectives ofmakingavailable facilitiesforhighereducation,researchandtraininginvariousfieldsofScienceandTechnology.Itwasestablishedin1958.

TheInstituteislocatedatPowaiinacampusextendingover220hectaresamidstpicturesquesurroundingswithViharandPowailakesoneitherside.

At present, Undergraduate, PostgraduateandDoctoral programmesareoffered byAerospaceEngineering,ChemicalEngineering,CivilEngineering,ComputerScienceandEngineering,EarthSciences, Energy Science & Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering andMetallurgicalEngineeringandMaterialsScienceDepartmentsandbyInterdisciplinarygroupsinIndustrialEngineeringandOperationsResearchandSystemsandControlEngineering.

The Industrial DesignCentreof the Instituteoffers a2year M.Des. Programmein IndustrialDesign,VisualCommunication,Animation,InteractionDesign,MobilityandVehicleDesignandaPh.D. Programme in Design. M.Sc. and Ph.D. programmes in Applied Geology and AppliedGeophysics, Chemistry, Mathematics, Physics, M.Sc. Programme in Applied Statistics andInformaticsareofferedbytherespectiveDepartments.TheDepartmentofPhysicsalsooffersa4yearB.Tech.ProgrammeinEngineeringPhysics.TheHumanitiesandSocialSciencesDepartmentoffersdoctoralprogrammesanda2yearM.Philprogramme.TheCentreofStudiesinResourcesEngineering(CSRE)offersa2yearM.Tech.ProgrammeinGeoinformatics&NaturalResourcesEngineering and doctoral programmes. The Departments of Physics, Energy Science andEngineering,CentreforEnvironmentalScienceandEngineering arealsoofferingM.Sc.Ph.DDualdegreeprogrammesandtheiradmissionsarethroughJAM.TheInstituteoffersM.Tech.inTechnologyandDevelopmentofferedbyCTARAandalsooffersadoctoralprogramme,Ph.DinNano Technology offered by CRNTS. The Institute offers Cross Departmental M.TechprogrammeinMaterials,Manufacturing&Modelling(MMM)offeredbyMechanicalEngineering,Met. Engineering&Mat. Sci. &Mathematics. TheShaileshJ. Mehta, School of Managementoffers a 2year Master of Management programme and also a doctoral programme. TheDepartment of Biosciences and Bioengineering offers M.Sc. and Ph.D. programmes inBiotechnology,M.Tech.andPh.D.programmesinBiomedicalEngineeringandM.Sc.Ph.D.DualDegreeProgramme inBiotechnology. TheCentre for UrbanScience&Engineering(CUSE)offersPh.D.ProgrammeinUrbanScience&Engineering.TheInstitutealsohasPGDualDegreeProgrammes(M.Tech.+Ph.D.)inseveraldisciplines.

TheInstituteonanaverageadmits1050candidatesfortheUndergraduateprogrammesand1398candidates for different Postgraduate and Doctoral programmes every year. Students fromBangladesh, Egypt, Ethiopia, Fiji, Iran, Iraq, Pakistan, Jordan, Mauritius, Malaysia, Nepal,Palestine,SriLanka,VietnamandYemenarealsoundergoingtraininginvariousprogrammes.Inadditiontotheseacademicprogrammes,theContinuingEducationProgramme(CEP)organizesshort,intensivecoursesinspecializedtopicsbothforpracticingengineersaswellasforteachersfromengineeringcolleges;andalsoconductsseminarandconferencesoncurrentscientificandtechnological developments. Further, teachers from various engineering colleges also joinInstituteforthepostgraduateanddoctoralprogrammes.underQualityImprovementProgramme(QIP).

A.2) RESEARCHFACILITIES

All the departments, centres, schools and interdisciplinary groups of the Institute have wellequippedresearchlaboratoriesandworkshopfacilities.Inaddition,thereareanumberofcentral

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facilities, whichincludeComputerCentre,CentralLibraryandCentralWorkshop.TheCentralLibraryhasaverylargecollectionofbooks,backvolumesofperiodicals,standardspecificationsandotherliterature.TheLibrarynowhasmorethan3lakhsbooksandvolumesandsubscribestoover 1500 current journals in Science, Engineering, Humanities and Social Sciences. TheComputerCentreofIITBombayprovideshighendnetworkedcomputingfacilities.

TheInstitutehasmanyresearchcollaborationswithleadinguniversitiesinUSA,Europe,Japan,andotherEastAsiancountries.Aspartofthesecollaborations,thepostgraduatestudentsgetopportunitiestocarryoutjointresearchprojectswithfacultyandstudentsfromtheseuniversities.

The location of IIT Bombay, in close proximity to several leading R&D Centers and majorindustrial establishments, offers excellent opportunities to interact with themandplansomeresearch programmes in collaboration with them. The Industrial Research and ConsultancyCentre(IRCC)coordinatescollaborativeprojectswithindustryandotherresearchorganizationssuchasBARC,TIFRandCSIR.TheInstituteisactivelycollaboratingwithseveralorganizationsof othercountriesonabilateralbasis.

A.3) STUDENTSAMENITIES

TheInstituteisfullyresidentialandhas16hostelsforstudents.Eachhostelisanindependententitywithitsownmessfacilities,recreationareas,etc.Howeverstudentsmaybepermittedtohavetheirownarrangementsforaccommodationoutsidecampus.Someflatletsareavailableformarriedresearchscholars.

Extracurricular activities are provided by the Students Gymkhana. These activities includeSports, Cultural programmes and Social Service. Various clubs of the Gymkhana encourageindividual talents of students in hobbies such as painting, modeling, music, photography,aeromodellingandfabricationofelectronicdevices.Aswimmingpoolisanadditionalfacility.AwellplannedStudentActivitiesCentre(SAC)routinelyorganizesseveralvibrantextracurricularevents.

A.4)Ph.D.PROGRAMME

Witha sound research base and extensive infrastructural facilities, the Institute offers Ph.D.programmeinawiderangeofareasinEngineering,Science&HumanitiesandSocialSciences. ThebroadobjectivesofthePh.D.programmearetocontributetoexpandingthe frontiersof knowledgeandtoprovideresearchtrainingrelevanttothesocialandeconomicneedsofthecountry.

TheacademicprogrammeleadingtothePh.D.degreeisbroadbasedandinvolvesacoursecreditrequirementandaresearchprojectleadingtothesissubmission.TheInstitutealsoencouragesresearchininterdisciplinaryareasthroughasystemofjointsupervisionandinterdepartmentalgroup activities. The presence of a strong research oriented faculty provides excellentopportunitiesforsuchprogramme.TheInstituteundertakessponsoredresearchanddevelopmentprojectsfromindustrialandotherorganizationsinpublicaswellasprivatesector.

Facilities for research work leading to the Ph.D. degree are available in the departments ofAerospaceEngineering,BiosciencesandBioengineering,ChemicalEngineering,Chemistry,CivilEngineering,ComputerScienceandEngineering,EarthSciences,ElectricalEngineering,EnergyScience&Engineering,HumanitiesandSocialSciences,Mathematics,MechanicalEngineering,MetallurgicalEngineeringandMaterialsScience,Physics, Industrial DesignCentre,CentreforEnvironmentalScience&Engineering,Centreof StudiesinResourcesEngineering,CentreforResearchinNanotechnology&ScienceandCentreforTechnologyAlternativesforRuralAreas,Centre for Urban Science and Engineering, Interdisciplinary Groups in Climate Studies,

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EducationalTechnology,IndustrialEngineering&OperationsResearchandSystems&ControlEngineeringandinShaileshJ.MehtaSchoolofManagement.

A.5)ELIGIBILITYCRITERIONFORPH.D.ADMISSION

A.5.1)GeneraleligibilitycriterionforAdmissioninallacademicunits:Departments,Centres,SchoolsandInterdisciplinaryGroups

ONEofthefollowinginappropriatesubjectareas:

1)MastersDegreeinEngineering/Technologyorequivalent, withFirstclassor60%marks(55%marksforSC/ST)

2) MastersdegreeinScienceorBachelorsdegreeinEngineering/Technologyorequivalent,with First class or 60%marks(55%marks for SC/ST). For admission in theDepartment ofHumanitiesandSocialSciencesandintheIndustrialDesignCentre,thepercentagerequirementis55%marksorequivalent(50%forSC/ST).Candidatesmeetingthisrequirementmust alsofulfillONEofthefollowingadditionalrequirements:

ValidGATE/CEEDScore CSIR/UGC/NBHM/DBT/DSTInspireAwardorFellowship. Minimumof2yearsofprofessionalworkexperience,forSponsored(SW)/Self

Financed(SF)/InstituteStaff(IS)category. Minimum6monthsprojectworkexperienceinIITBombay,forProjectStaff(PS)

category.

A.5.2)RequirementsforTeachingAssistantship(TAship)/ResearchAssistantship(RAship)

CandidateswithMastersDegreeinEngineering/TechnologyorequivalentdegreeareeligibleforTAship/RAship.CandidateswithoutMastersDegreeinEngineering/TechnologyorequivalentdegreerequireeitheravalidGATEscoreorqualifiedthroughaNationalLevelTestUGC/CSIR/NBHM/DBTJRFshiporDSTInspirefellowshiptobeconsideredforTA/RAship.

Inadditiontothegeneraleligibilitycriterion,theapplicantmustsatisfytheeligibilitycriteriaspecifiedfortherespectiveDepartments/Centres/Schools/InterdisciplinaryGroups.

AsperMHRDdirectives,theemployeesofanyorganizationsundergoingPh.D./PostgraduateProgrammes by availing study leave with or without pay are not eligible for TeachingAssistantship(TA)/ResearchAssistantship(RA)category.Suchcandidates,iffoundsuitable,willhavetocompletetheirprogrammeasSelfFinance/Sponsoredfulltimeorparttime,asthecase maybe.Studentsgettingassistantships(TeachingAssistantship/ResearchAssistantship)fromtheInstitute can join projects sponsored by external agencies like Aeronautics Research &DevelopmentBoard(ARDB),DepartmentofScience&Technology(DST),CouncilforScientific&Industrial Research (CSIR) etc. and obtain corresponding fellowships in lieu of TeachingAssistantship(TA)/ResearchAssistantship(RA)category.

A.5.3)AdmissionforIITB.Tech.degreeholders

CandidatehavinganIITB.Tech.DegreeandhavingaCGPA/CPIscoreof8.00(on010scale)andaboveareexemptedfromrequirement of GATEqualification. Theywill beadmittedtoPh.D. ProgrammeunderTA/RApositionsthroughwrittentest/interview.

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A.5.4)RequirementofFirstClass/60%forPGadmissionatIITBombay

Forgeneralcategorystudentsand/orforstudentswherenoconcessioninacademicperformanceiscalledfor,theFirstClass/60%inthequalifyingdegreeexaminationastheeligibilityrequiresmeetingANYONEofthefollowingcriteria:

(1)aminimumof60percentmarksinthefinalacademicyearoftheprogramme(2)aminimumof60percentmarksinaggregateorasspecifiedbytheuniversity(anyoneofthem)(3)afirstclassasspecifiedbytheuniversity(4) a minimum Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) or CumulativePerformance Index (CPI) of 6.0 on the scale of 010; with correspondingproportionalrequirementswhenthescalesareotherthanon010,(forexample,4.8onascaleof08)

ForstudentsfromtheSC/STcategory,thecorrespondingcriteriaare:(1)aminimumof55percentmarksinthefinalacademicyearoftheprogramme(2)aminimumof55percentmarksinaggregateorasspecifiedbytheuniversity(anyoneofthem)(3)afirstclassasspecifiedbytheuniversity(4) a minimum Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) or CumulativePerformance Index (CPI) of 5.5 on the scale of 010; with correspondingproportionalrequirementswhenthescalesareotherthanon010,(forexample,4.4onascaleof08).

A.6)APPLICATIONCATEGORIESANDFINANCIALSUPPORT

TheInstituteadmitsPh.D.candidatesunderthefollowingcategories:

FULLTIMERESEARCHSCHOLAR

i. TeachingAssistantship(TA)ii. TeachingAssistantshipthroughProject(TAP)iii. Govt./SemiGovt.FellowshipAward(FA)(QIP,CSIR,UGC,DAE,DST,DBT,NBHM,etc.)iv. SponsoredCandidates(SW)v. SelfFinanced(IndianNationals/ForeignNationals/StudyLeave(SF)vi. ForeignNationalswithIndianCouncilforCulturalRelationAward(ICCR)

PARTTIMERESEARCHSCHOLAR

i. InstituteStaff(IS),forInstituteStaffofIITBombayii. ProjectStaff(PS),forProjectStaffofIITBombayiii. ResearchAssistantship(RA)iv. ResearchAssistantshipthroughProject(RAP)v. Externalcandidates,sponsoredbyrecognizedR&Dorganizations(EX)vi. CollegeTeacher:CandidatesworkinginColleges/EducationalInstitutes(CT)

A.6.1)TeachingAssistantship(TA)

StudentsunderthiscategoryareentitledtofinancialsupportasperMHRDnorms.

i. ForstudentswithM.Tech./M.E.orequivalentasthequalifyingdegree,theassistantshipispayableforamaximumdurationof4yearsoruptothethesis submission, whichever isearlier.Atpresent,themonthlyrateofassistantshipisRs.18,000/forthefirst2yearsandenhancedrateofRs. 20,000/fortheremainingperiod.

ii. For students with B.Tech./B.E. or equivalent and students with M.Sc./M.A./M.Com orequivalent as the qualifying degree and having valid GATE score or qualified through a

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NationalLevelTestUGC/CSIR/NBHM/DBTJRFshiporhaving DSTInspirefellowship, theassistantshipispayableforamaximumdurationof5yearsoruptothethesissubmission, whicheverisearlier.Atpresent,themonthlyrateofassistantshipisRs. 16,000/forthefirsttwoyearsandenhancedrateofRs.18,000/fortheremainingperiod.

iii. For students in SJMSOMwith M.B.A. as the qualifying degree and with Engineering /Technologybackground,theassistantshipispayableforamaximumdurationof4yearsoruptothesis submission, whichever is earlier. Atpresent, themonthlyrateofassistantshipisRs. 18,000/forthefirsttwoyearsandenhancedrateof Rs. 20,000/fortheremainingperiod.ForstudentswithScience/Commercebackground,theassistantshipispayableforamaximumdurationof5yearsoruptothesissubmission,whicheverisearlier.Atpresent,themonthlyrateofassistantshipis Rs.16,000/forthefirsttwoyearsandenhancedrateofRs. 18,000/fortheremainingperiod.

iv.TogetTeachingAssistantship,thestudentsconcernedmustassistinteachingorresearch,asassignedbytherespectiveAcademicUnittotheextentof8hoursofworkperweek.

v.Thecontinuationoftheassistantshipwillbesubjecttosatisfactoryperformanceoftheduties assignedbytheAcademicUnitsaswellassatisfactoryacademicperformance.

vi. Employees on the rolls (with or without pay) of any organization are not eligible foradmissionunderthiscategory.

A.6.2)TeachingAssistantshipThroughProject(TAP)

OnlysomedisciplineshaveTAPseats.ThecandidatesdonothavetoindicatetheirpreferenceforTAPseparately.

Thestudentsunderthiscategoryareentitledtofinancialsupportfromsponsoredprojectsbasedonthefollowingnorms.i. StudentshavingM.Tech./M.E.orequivalent,asthequalifyingdegreewill beeligiblefor

assistantshipfor4years.ii. Students having B.Tech. /B.E. or equivalent and students with M.Sc./M.A./M.Com. or

equivalent and having a valid GATE score or qualified through National Level testUGC/CSIR/ NBHM/ DBT JRFship or having DST Inspire fellowship, will be eligible forassistantshipfor5years.

iii. Management students with M.B.A. qualification and with Engineering/Technologybackgroundwillbeeligibleforassistantshipfor4yearsandthosewithScience/Commercebackgroundwillbeeligibleforassistantshipfor5years.

iv. TheTAPholdersarerequiredtoassistinteachingorresearchasassignedbytherespectiveAcademicunit.TheywilldotheirPh.D.workinareaofthesponsoredprojectandunderthesupervisionoftheconcernedfacultygroup.

v. Employees on the rolls (with or without pay) of any organization are not eligible foradmissionunderthiscategory.

A.6.3)FellowshipAward(FA)

ThesestudentsarefinanciallysupportedundervariousGovt./SemiGovt.schemes(CSIR,UGC,DAE, DST, DBT, NBHM, etc.) and someother organizations. Fellowships are available fromgovernmentagenciessuchasAeronauticsResearch&DevelopmentBoard(ARDB),DepartmentofScienceandTechnology(DST),AtomicEnergyRegulatoryBoard(AERB),DepartmentofAtomicEnergy(DAE),etc.andseveralotherorganizationssuchasForbesMarshall,TextileMachineryManufacturersAssociation(TMMA),InternationalEnergyInitiative,etc.

The admission procedure and other requirements are same as applicable to TeachingAssistantship.

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A.6.4)SponsoredCandidate(SW)

ThesestudentsaresponsoredbyrecognizedR&DorganizationsfordoingresearchworkintheInstitute. Theyareexpectedtobereleasedfor full timeresearchworkat theInstitute for aminimumperiodofthreeyears.TheywillnotreceiveanyfinancialsupportfromtheInstitute.Sponsorshipletter(AppendixC.2)shouldbebroughtatthetimeofwrittentestand/orinterview.

A.6.5)SelfFinanced(IndianNationals/ForeignNationals)/StudyLeave(SF)

IndianNationals:Thiscategoryreferstopersonswithgoodacademicrecordandexperiencetojointhedoctoralprogramme.TheyareadmittedthroughtheusualadmissionprocedurebuttheywouldnotgetanyfinancialsupportfromtheInstitute.Thisisanonresidentialstudentcategoryandthestudentsarenotentitledforhostel accommodation on campus. If admitted, these students have tocomplete their programme within prescribed time without any financialsupportfromtheInstitute.

ForeignNationals:a) CandidatesapplyingunderSelffinanced(SF)categoryhavetovisittheInstitute website : http://www.iitb.ac.in/academic/toadmission.jsp underForeignStudentsLinkto"IITBombayInternationalRelationsOffice"

b)ThesecandidatesareadmittedthroughEmbassyoftherespectiveGovt.aftergettingapprovalfromtheMinistryofExternalAffairsandnoobjectioncertificatefromMinistryofHumanResourcesDevelopment,DepartmentofEducation,Govt.ofIndia.

Study Leave : This category refers to students who are released fromGovernmental oreducationalinstitutionsonstudyleaveforaperiodnotlessthanthreeyearsfordoingresearchworkattheInstitute.EmployersLetterforStudyLeave(AppendixC.3)shouldbeproducedatthetimeofjoining,ifselected

A.6.6)ForeignNationalswithIndianCouncilforCulturalRelationsAward(ICCR)

These students are sponsoredby their Governments andawarded scholarship by them. TheyshouldapplyforadmissionthroughIndianEmbassyintheircountry.

A.6.7)InstituteStaff(IS)

ThiscategoryisonlyforthepersonsemployedasInstituteStaffatIITBombay.

i. ThecandidateshouldhaveworkedintheInstituteforatleast2yearsholdingthesamepostonwhichthedegreeprogrammeistobepursued.

ii. Theconcernedacademicunitwillshortlisttheeligiblecandidates.Admissionwillbeonthebasisofwrittentestandinterviewasapplicabletotheconcernedprogramme.

iii. Ifselected,thepermanencyorotherwiseofthecandidatewillnotcomeinthewayofadmissionprocess.

iv. Ifacandidatehasanexperience(2years)ofworkingintheInstitutebutisnotcontinuinginthesamepositionwhilepursuingthedegree,thenhe/shemaybeconsideredunderthe'SelfFinanced'andnotunderthe'InstituteStaff'category.

A.6.8)ProjectStaff(PS)

ThiscategoryreferstocandidatesemployedatIITBombayandworkingonsponsoredprojectsundertakenbytheInstituteandadmittedtothePh.D.programme,ifthedurationoftheProject atthetimeofadmissionisaround3yearsormore.

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A.6.9)ResearchAssistantship(RA)

Dependingupontherequirements,eachAcademicUnitmayinductONEResearchAssistanteveryyear. The students under this category are eligible for ResearchAssistantship basedon thefollowingnorms:

i. ForstudentswithM.Tech./M.E.orequivalentasthequalifyingdegree,theassistantshipispayable foramaximumdurationof5yearsoruptothethesis submission, whichever isearlier.Atpresent,themonthlyrateofassistantshipisRs.20,000/forthefirsttwoyearsandenhancedrateofRs.22,000/fortheremainingthreeyears.

ii. For students with B.Tech./B.E./ or equivalent and students with M.Sc./M.A./M.Com. orequivalent as the qualifying degree and having Valid GATE score or qualified through aNationalLevelTestUGC/CSIR/NBHM/DBTJRFshiporhaving DSTInspirefellowship, theassistantshipispayableforamaximumdurationof5yearsoruptothethesissubmission,whicheverisearlier.Atpresent,themonthlyrateofassistantshipisRs.16,000/forthefirsttwoyearsandenhancedrateofRs.18,000/fortheremainingthreeyears.

iii.StudentsinSJMSOMwithM.B.A.asthequalifyingdegreeandwithEngineering/Technologybackground,theassistantshipispayableforamaximumdurationof4yearsoruptothesissubmission,whicheverisearlier.Atpresent,themonthlyrateofassistantshipisRs.20,000/for the first twoyears and enhanced rate of Rs. 22,000/ for the remaining period. ForstudentswithScience/Commercebackground,theassistantshipispayableforamaximumdurationof5yearsoruptothesissubmission,whicheverisearlier.Atpresent,themonthly rateofassistantshipisRs.16,000/forthefirsttwoyearsandenhancedrateofRs.18,000/fortheremainingperiod.

iv.Ph.D.ResearchAssistantshavetolookafterthelaboratoriesandalsoassistinteachingorresearchorotherworkassignedbytherespectiveAcademicUnit.Theyarerequiredtoworkforabout20hoursaweek.

v.Employeesontherolls(withorwithoutpay)ofanyorganizationarenoteligibleforadmissionunderthiscategory.

Thecontinuationoftheassistantshipwill besubject tosatisfactoryperformanceofthedutiesassignedbytheAcademicUnitsaswellassatisfactoryacademicperformance.

A.6.10)ResearchAssistantshipThroughProject(RAP)

OnlysomedisciplineshaveRAPseats.ThecandidatesdonothavetoindicatetheirpreferenceforRAPseparately.

Thestudents joiningtheprogrammeunderthiscategorywill beconsideredforAssistantshipssupportedunder Sponsored ResearchProject being carried out at the Institute basedon thefollowingnorms:i. ApplicantshavingM.Tech./M.E.orequivalent.ii.ApplicantshavingB.Tech./B.E.orequivalentandapplicantshavingM.Sc./M.A./M.Com.or equivalent with a valid GATE score or qualified through National Level testUGC/CSIR/

NBHM/DBTJRFshiporhavingDSTInspirefellowship.iii.ApplicantstoSJMSOMwithM.B.A.qualificationwithengineering/technologybackground.iv.ApplicantstoSJMSOMwithM.B.A.qualificationwithScience/Commercebackground.v.Employeesontherolls(withorwithoutpay)ofanyorganizationarenoteligibleforadmission

underthiscategory.vi.ResearchAssistantshavetoworkinSponsoredR&Dproject.Theywilldotheirthesis/

dissertationinsameprojectarea,underthesupervisionoftheconcernedfacultygroup.vii.Theyarerequiredtoworkforabout20hoursaweekontheSponsoredResearchProject.

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A.6.11)External(EX)

Thecandidates employed inrecognizedR&Dorganizationsanddesirousof pursuingPh.D.programmewhileinemploymentmayapplyforadmissionasexternalcandidates.AfterfulfillingtheresidentialrequirementandcompletingthecourseworkattheInstitute,thesecandidateswill be allowed to register for Ph.D. with a Supervisor (internal) from the Institute and a Cosupervisor(external)fromtheirparentorganizationwheretheywillbedoingtheresearchwork.Theadmissionsarebasedonthefollowingnorms:i. Thecompetenceofthesecandidateswillbeassessedalongwiththeregularcandidates.

ii. The candidate should submit at the time of test/interview a Sponsorship Certificate(AppendixC.4)fromtheorganizationinwhichhe/sheisemployedgivinganundertakingthat the candidate would be released from the normal duties to fulfill the residentialrequirementsanddetailsoffacilitiesrelevanttotheresearchprogrammeandavailabletothecandidate

iii. The candidate is required to be in residence at the Institute to complete thecoursework/qualifier examinationof his/her Ph.D. Programme. Theminimumresidencerequirement is one semester for students with M.Tech./M.E. or equivalent and twosemestersforstudentswithB.Tech./B.E./M.Sc.orequivalent.Dependingonthestudent'sbackgroundandtheprogrammerequirements,anadditionalsemestermaybeneededtocompletethecoursework/qualifierexamination.

iv. To promote interaction and association of the Institute Faculty and the externalorganizationconcerned,meetingbetweentheinternalandexternalsupervisorsshouldbearrangedatleastonceinayearintheInstituteorinthesponsoringorganizationtoensureacontinuousdialogueandparticipationinthejointsupervisionprogramme.

v. ThePh.D.registrationofanexternalcandidatewouldbereviewedattheendofeachyearfromthedateofregistrationintermsofhisprogressincourses/seminars/approvedresearchprogrammebyaResearchProgressCommittee(RPC)nominatedbytheconcernedDepartmentPostgraduateCommittee(DPGC).

vi. Theoptionof external registration is for applicants whoareworking inwellequippedscientific institutions, laboratories, R&D establishments and industrial organizationsengaged in research basedactivities. Persons working in colleges/ universities are noteligibleunderthiscategory(theymayapplyunderCT).

vii. Atthetimeofjoiningtheprogramme,thestudentswillhavetoproduceacertificatefromhis/heremployerthathe/shehasbeenfullyrelievedfromnormaldutiesduringthesemester(s)tocompletetheresidentialrequirementatIITBombay.

A.6.12)CollegeTeacher(CT)

The candidates employed as faculty members in Colleges and Universities and desirous ofperusingPh.D.ProgrammewhileinemploymentandwithoutavailingofstudyleavemayapplyforadmissionunderthisCategory.

i. Afterfulfillingtheresidentialrequirement(onesemesterforM.Tech./M.E.orequivalentortwo semesters for B.Tech./B.E./M.Sc. or equivalent) of residential requirement at theInstitute,thesecandidateswillbeallowedtoregisterforPh.D.withaSupervisor(internal)from the Institute and a Cosupervisor (external) from their parent organization.Appointment of external COsupervisor is optional based on recommendations of thesupervisorandrespectiveDPGC.Sponsoringcertificate fromtheorganization (AppendixC.5)mustbesubmittedalongwiththeapplication.

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ii. Candidatesadmittedunderthiscategorywillbetreatedonparwith'SelfFinance'categoryasfaraspaymentoffeesanddepositsareconcerned.

iii. PlaceforresearchwillbeIITBombayeventhoughcandidatemaybecarryingoutpartofworkat their Institute. Thesecandidates are required tobeavailable to theSupervisor(internal)forinteractionduringweekends,holidaysandvacations.

A.7)ADMISSIONPROCEDURE

Admissionisofferedonthebasisofaninterviewheldusuallyamonthbeforethecommencementofthesemesterforwhichadmissionissought.Theinterviewmaybesupplementedbyawrittentest,ifnecessary.

A.7.1)TravellingAllowanceforappearinginwrittentest/interviews

CandidatescalledforthewrittenTest/InterviewunderTeachingAssistantship(TA)categorywillbepaidsinglesecondclassreturnrailwayfarebytheshortestroutefromtheirplaceofresidencetotheInstitute.Theyhavetoproduceevidence(Original/PhotocopyofRailwayTicket)insupportoftheirclaim.Acandidatecalledformorethanonediscipline,cansubmitonlyoneclaim.

NoothercategoriesofcandidatesareeligibleforTravelingAllowance.

A.7.2AdmissionforIITB.Tech.degreeholders

CandidatehavinganIITB.Tech.DegreeandhavingaCGPA/CPIscoreof8.00(010scale)andabove are exempted from requirement of GATE qualification. They are admitted to Ph.D.ProgrammethroughnormalprocedureforselectionofcandidatesforTA/RApositionsthroughwrittentestand/orinterview.

A.8)PAYMENTOFFEESANDDEPOSITS

VariousfeesanddepositsfortheprogrammearegiveninAppendixC.1.

A.9)REGISTRATIONFORTHEPh.D.DEGREE

AfteracandidatehasbeenadmittedtotheInstitute,he/shehastomakeanapplicationonaprescribedformforregistrationforthePh.D.degree.ThisapplicationwillbeconsideredbytheDepartmentalPostgraduateCommittee(DPGC)whichwillmakeappropriaterecommendationstothe Senate regarding (a) the course work prescribed for the candidate and (b) the date ofregistration.

TheperiodofvalidityofPh.D.registrationforallcandidatesisFIVE/SIXyearsfromthedateof confirmationofregistration(Registrationisconfirmedasperrules,aftersuccessfullycompletionofcoursecreditrequirements).

A.10)CONFIRMATIONOFREGISTRATION

AllPh.D.AdmissionsareprovisionaluntiltheConfirmationofRegistrationiscompleted.Thisconfirmation takes place after six months to a year after admission, and only if academic performance criterion set by the department is met. Some academic units (departments /interdisciplinary groups / centres / schools) prescribe a qualifier examination for the Ph.D.Programme.Thesemustbecompletedsuccessfullypriortotoconfirmationofregistration.Failuretomeetsatisfactoryperformancecriterionmayleadtoterminationofstudentship[Ref.:Rules&RegulationsforPh.D.Programmeathttp://www.iitb.ac.in/academichome/rules.jsp]

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A.11)SUBMISSIONOFTHESISANDAWARDOFDEGREE

Subjecttofulfillingthecoursecreditrequirementsandotherconditionsasmaybelaiddownfromtimetotime,thecandidatemaysubmitthePh.D.thesisaftertwoyearsfromthedateof registration(3yearsforexternalcandidates).

Thethesisisexaminedbytwo/threerefereesfromoutsidetheInstitute.TheSenateexaminesthereportsoftherefereesandonacceptanceofthethesis,appointsaBoardofExaminerstoconductavivavoceexaminationatwhichacandidateisrequiredtodefendthethesis.

OnthebasisofthereportoftheBoardofExaminers,theSenatedecidesthestudent'seligibility forawardofthedegreeofDoctorofPhilosophy.

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B)INFORMATIONONDEPARTMENTS,CENTRES,SCHOOLSANDINTERDISCIPLINARYGROUPSInadditiontotheeligibilityrequirementsgiveninA.5,followingaretheeligibilityrequirementsforadmissioninPh.D.ProgrammesindifferentacademicdisciplinesandspecialisationsasofferedbyeachDepartment/School/Centre/InterdisciplinaryGroup.

Merely satisfying the general eligibility criterion as well as criterion set for each admissioncategory is no guarantee for being called for test/interview. Depending on the number ofapplicationreceivedandconsideringtheconstraintsoftimeandotherresourcesforconductingWrittenTestandInterview,theAcademicUnitsmayputadditionalacademicperformancebasedshortlistingcriterioninthisregards.

B.1)AEROSPACEENGINEERING(AE)[DepartmentofAerospaceEngineering]

ELIGIBILITYFORADMISSION

FirstClassor60%marks(55%marksforSC/ST)asspecifiedintheGeneralEligibilityCriterionforadmissioninthisbrochurein:

i. M.Tech.(orM.E.)/B.Tech.(orB.E.)inAerospaceEngineeringORMechanicalEngineeringOR

ii. M.Tech. (or M.E.)/ B.Tech. (or B.E.) in other branches of engineering may beconsideredifacademicbackgroundofthecandidateisconsistentwiththeresearchareasinthedepartment.

ThedepartmentprefersMaster'sstudentsforitsPh.D.programme.However,candidateswithaB.E./B.Tech.,avalidGATEscoreintherelevantdisciplinesandverygoodacademicrecordmaybeconsideredforshortlisting.

Candidatesareadvisedtovisitthedepartmentwebpagehttp://www.aero.iitb.ac.inforavailableresearch topics and the corresponding background expected of the candidates. Shortlistedcandidateswillbecalledforwrittentestandintervieworinterview.

RESEARCHAREAS

I.Aerodynamics

Experimental Aerodynamics,ExperimentalHypersonicAerothermodynamics, ShockWavesandtheir applications, Computational Hypersonic Aerothermodynamics, Computational FluidDynamics, Computational Electromagnetics, Vortex and Particle methods, Vortex flows, Aeroacoustics, Aircraft Design, Air Transportation, Turbulence modeling and applications,Computational studies of scramjet intakes, Supersonic mixing, Computationof highenthalpyflows,Turbulenceandtransportinmagnetizedplasmas,Plasmaassistedflowcontrol.

II.DynamicsandControlofAerospaceVehicles

Flight mechanics, guidance, navigation, tracking and control of launch vehicles, spacecraft,missiles,aircraft,miniaerialvehicles(MAV),Formationcontrolofsatellites,integratednavigationsystems,airborneandspacebornesensorsandprecisiontrackingsystems,spacebasedaircraftnavigation; attitude dynamics and control, reentry dynamics and GN&C, HardwareInLoopSimulation,CooperativemissionsforMAVs.

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III.Propulsion

Aircraft and Spacecraft Propulsion, Experimental and numerical studies on detonations,Combustioninstabilities,Developmentofnewtechniquesforemissionreductionfromcombustionsystems,HeatTransfer,InfraredSignaturesofAerospaceVehicles,MicrochannelCoolingofGasTurbineBlades,CFDofpropulsivesystems,Aerodynamicdesignandperformanceanalysisofaxialflow turbomachines, Flow control of turbomachines and internal duct flows, Computationalhypersonicaerothermodynamics,Turbulencemodelingandapplications,Computationalstudiesofscramjet engines, Supersonic mixing and combustion, Computation of high enthalpy flows,Turbulenceandtransportinmagnetizedplasmas,Plasmaassistedcombustionandflowcontrol.

IV.AerospaceStructures

Structural HealthMonitoring, WavePropagation, Aeroelasticity, Aeroservoelasticity, StructuralDynamics&Stability,MultidisciplinaryOptimization,MechanicsofMaterials(Metals,MetallicAlloysandComposites),FractureandFatigueinmaterials.

B.2)BIOSCIENCESANDBIOENGINEERING(BB)[DepartmentofBiosciencesandBioengineering]

The Department of Biosciences and Bioengineering comprises of Biosciences (BS) andBiomedicalEngineering(BME)ascoreacademicgroups.Eligibilitycriterionandresearchareasarementionedbelow.StudentsshouldmentioninitemNo.10(b)ofApplicationFormintheorderofprioritythegroups(BT,BME)theywishtojoin.Basedontherespectiveeligibilitycriterion andacademicperformance,applicationswillbescreenedindependentlybythesetwogroupsforconductinginterview,accordingtotheprioritymentionedbythecandidateintheapplicationform.

B.2.1.Biosciences(BS)


FirstClassor60%marks(55%marksforSC/ST)asspecifiedintheGeneralEligibilityCriterionforadmissioninthisbrochurein:i. M.Sc.orequivalentdegreeinsubjectsrelatedtoLifeSciences/Physics/ChemistryOR

B.TechinBiotechnologywitha)avalidGATEscore(eligibleforInstituteTAship/RAship)

ORb)avalidCSIR/UGC/DBTJRF(eligibleforFAcategory)

ORc)avalidICMRJRF(notlinkedtoICMRproject)(eligibleforFAcategory)

ORd)TwoyearsofrelevantpostM.Sc.Researchexperience(OutsideIITBombay)orsixmonths(withinIITBombaycanbeconsideredequivalenttoGATE/AllIndiaPGqualifying entrance exams mentioned above) (eligible only for projectpositions)

ORe)UGC/CSIR(Lectureship)eligibleonlyforprojectposition

ii. M.Tech.orequivalentdegreeinBiotechnology.

RESEARCHAREAS

(A)BiophysicsandComputationalBiology:Bioinformatics, Glycobiology, Computational Biology, Protein crystallography, NMRbasedstructuralBiology,PhysicsofBiologicalsystemandComputationalModelingofbiomolecules, Dynamics of cytoskeletal filaments and Chromatin remodelling, physical

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properties of the extracellular matrix, protein folding/ misfolding, aggregation andneurodegeneration.

(B)Biochemistry:Enzyme kinetics and enzyme secretion, microbial metabolism and regulation, aromatic hydrocarbon metabolism andgenetic engineering, enzyme inhibitor design,molecularmechanismsofDNAreplication,repairandpackagingindoublestrandedDNAviruses,MolecularEnzymology,

(C)MicrobialBiology:Fungi, Viral assemblies, Bacterial Pathogenesis, HostPathogen Interactions, molecularparasitology

(D)CellBiology:CellularBiophysics,microtubuledynamics,bacterialcelldivision,Chromosomalandextrachromosomalsegregationinfungi,Neurobiology

(E)Immunology:Molecular immunology and cell signalling, Cellular Immunity, Tumor Immunology,Cancerbiomarker

(F)GeneticsandMolecularBiology:FunctionalGenomics,EpigeneticRegulation,FungalMolecularGenetics

(G)Proteomics,SystemBiologyandBiomarkersofinfectiousdiseases.

B.2.2BiomedicalEngineering(BME)


FirstClassor60%marks(55%marksforSC/ST)asspecifiedintheGeneralEligibilityCriterionforadmissioninthisbrochurein:i. M.Tech./M.E.or B.Tech. / B.E. inBiomedicalEngineering,ChemicalEngineering,Computer

Science&Engineering,ElectricalEngineering,Electronics/TelecommunicationsEngineering,InstrumentationandMechanicalEngineeringandEngineeringPhysics.

ii. M.Sc. or equivalent in Biochemistry, Biophysics, Biotechnology, Ceramics, Chemistry,Electronics. Ergonomics, Material Science, Mathematics, Molecular Biology, Physics andPhysiology.

iii. MBBS/BDS/BPTh./BOTh./B.VSc.(4yr.Degree)orequivalentinappropriatebranches,withAIIMS(PGEntranceTest)/MCIentranceexaminationforMD/MS(forMedicalgraduates).

iv. MBBSwithMD/MS, BVSC.withM.V.Sc., BDSwithMDS, BPTh. withMPTh.,BOTh. withMOTh.

v. Forprojectpositionsonly:MBBS/BDS/BPTh./BOTh./B.V.Sc.(4yr.Degree)orequivalentinappropriate branches, with two years of relevant work/research experience(outside IITBombay)orsixmonths(withinIITBombay)inlieuofAIIMSPGEntranceTest/MCIentranceexaminationforMD/MS.

vi. M.Pharm.vii. B.Pharm.withentranceexamination,MPAT

ApplicantsdesiringInstitutefinancialsupportshouldhaveclearedGATE(forEngineeringandSciencegraduates)orAIIMS/MCI/JIPMER/PGIChandigarch/AFMCPunepostgraduateentranceexaminations(formedicalgraduates).

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Alternatively (applicable to project positions only) for Engineering, Science and Medical /paramedicalgraduates,twoyearsofrelevantwork/researchexperience(outsideIITBombay)orsixmonths(withinIITBombaycanbeconsideredequivalenttoGATE/AllIndiaPGqualifyingentranceexamsmentionedabove.Eligibility/rank/experiencecertificatesarerequiredforallsuchentranceexaminationORworkorresearchexperienceacquired.

ForFAcategory,avalidCSIR/UGC/DBTJRForavalidICMRJRF(notlinkedtoICMRproject).

RESEARCHAREAS

A. SensorsandDevices:Bioinstrumentation for diagnostics and therapeutics, early detection of carcinomaandtropicaldiseases, bioMEMSdevices, Fluorescent Biosensors, Nanoengineered Sensors, LayerbyLayerSelfAssembly,Microfluidicsforbiomedicalapplications

B. Biomaterials,Drugdeliveryandtissueengineering:Nanobiotechnology,Designofscaffoldsfortissueengineering,ControlledReleasetechnologies,Neuroprostheticdevicesincludingaidsforthehandicapped,Signalprocessing,Telemedicineandknowledgebasedsystems.Microfibricationforimmunotherapy

C. Computationalphysiology:Cardiacelectrophysiologyandmusclemechanics,ComputationalNeurophysiology

B.3)CHEMICALENGINEERING(CH)[DepartmentofChemicalEngineering]



i. B.Tech./M.Tech.orequivalentdegreeinChemicalEngineeringORii. B.Tech./M.Tech.orequivalentdegreeinotherbranchesofEngineeringmaybeconsidered

inareasconsistentwiththeresearchareasofthedepartmentORiii. M.Sc.indisciplinesconsistentwiththeresearchareasofthedepartment.

CandidateswithBachelor'sdegreeinEngineeringorMaster'sdegreeinsciencemusthaveavalidGATEscoretobecomeeligiblefortheTeaching/ResearchAssistantshipprovidedbytheInstitute.

If you want to apply for Ph.D. In the Department of Chemical Engineering, in addition tosupplyinginformationthroughthegeneralform,youwillrequiretosupplyadditionalinformationonthesitehttp://www.che.iitb.ac.in/online/education/phd/phdadmissioninformation.

RESEARCHAREAS

ProcessSystemsEngineering:ProcessSimulation,Optimization,ProcessIntegrationandScheduling,EnergyConservationandOptimalResourceManagement,ArtificialIntelligenceandMathematicalModelling,MultiscaleModelling,SystemsIdentificationandProcessSafetyAnalysis,Nonlinearcontrol,faultdiagnosis.

Biotechnology&BioSystemsEngineeringMetabolic & Genetic Engineering, Bioseparations, Bioinformatics, Systems Biology, DrugDiscovery, Enzymology, Bioprocess Development, Vermiculture for Waste Management,DehydrationofFoodSystems,ControlledAtmosphereStorage,andProcessDevelopmentofFoodSystems.

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MaterialsEngineeringPolymer materials, Polymer Reaction Engineering, Polymer Processing, Polymer Physics,Polyurethane,Rubber,PolymerRheoloyg,Ceramics,Polymers,Biomaterials,DrugDelivery,FoodEngineering,Microscopy,Nanocomposites,StatisticalThermodynamics,andSupercriticalFluids.

Catalysis&ReactionEngineeringCatalysis, Multiphase Reactions, Bioreaction Engineering and Reactor Modelling, Processintensification&reactivedistillation.

Transport,Colloids&InterfaceScienceFluidization, Granular flows, Powder Mixing, Membrane Separations, Rheology of ComplexFluids,Colloids,Solgels,Emulsions&Foams,PaintsandCoatings,MicrostructuralEngineering,Aerosols, Electrohydrodynamics, FluidMechanics &Stability, Computational FluidDynamics,Heat&Masstransfer,Porousmedia,andSurfactants.

EnergyandEnvironmentClimatechange,CoalGasification,EnergyIntegration,GreenEngineering,RenewableResources,WasteManagement,PollutionControl,AirPollutionPrediction&ControlandVermicultur.

B.4)CHEMISTRY(CH)[DepartmentofChemistry]


FirstClassor60%marks(55%marksforSC/ST)asspecifiedintheGeneralEligibilityCriterionforadmissioninthisbrochurein:i. M.Sc.orequivalentdegreeinChemistry/Physics/BiochemistryandBiotechnologyincluding

Bioinformatics.

CandidateswithMaster'sdegreeinsciencemusthaveavalidGATEscoretobecomeeligiblefortheTeaching/ResearchAssistantshipprovidedbytheInstitute.

Candidatesareadvisedtovisitthedepartmentwebpage:http://chem.iitb.ac.in formoredetailsonPh.D.Admissionsandresearchtopics.

RESEARCHAREAS

i. BiophysicalChemistryii. CoordinationChemistryiii. BioinorganicChemistryiv. OrganometallicChemistryv. BioorganicChemistryvi. ChemistryofNaturalProductsvii. SyntheticOrganicChemistryviii. PhotochemistryandSpectroscopyix. PolymerChemistryx. Thermodynamicsxi. Electrochemistryxii. SolidstateChemistryandPhysicsxiii. Catalysisxiv. TheoreticalChemistry

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B.5)CIVILENGINEERING(CE)[DepartmentofCivilEngineering]


FirstClassor60%marks(55%marksforSC/ST)asspecifiedintheGeneralEligibilityCriterionforadmissioninthisbrochurein:i. B.Tech./M.Tech.orequivalentdegreeinCivilEngineeringORii. B.Tech./M.Tech.degreeinanybranchofEngineeringORiii. M.Sc.degreeinanybranchofSciencemaybeconsideredforresearchareasconsistentwith

theacademicbackgroundandspecialinterests.CandidateswithBachelor'sdegreeinEngineeringorMaster'sdegreeinSciencemusthaveavalidGATEscoretobecomeeligiblefortheTeaching/ResearchAssistantshipprovidedbytheInstitute.

RESEARCHAREAS

i.TransportationSystemsEngineeringTransport planning theory; Traffic flow theory and capacity analysis; Traffic control andmanagement: DSS for urban transport operations; Land use and transport Planning models;Economicsevaluation;analysisandEnvironmentalImpactassessmentoftransportationprojects;Urbanandregionaltransportnetworkmodelling;GIS/ES/FUZZY/GA/ANNtheoryandapplications to transport planning; Mass transport planning and design; Behavioral travelmodeling.

ii.GeotechnicalEngineeringConstitutivemodellingofsoil,Soilstructureinteraction;Foundationforoffshorestructures,Earthdamproblems;RockMechanicsandtunneling;Soildynamics;Soilstabilization;Expansivesoils;Ground improvement; Reinforced soil structures and geosynthetics; Geotechnical centrifugestudy;Optimizationtechniquesandenvironmentalgeotechniques;Landslides.

iii.WaterResourcesEngineeringReal fluid flow problems; Turbulent flows; Flow stability, Computational hydrodynamics;DiffusionofJets;MarinOutfalls;Stratifiedflows;Steadystateandtransientflowcharacteristicsin openchannels; Fluid transients in closedconduits; Groundwater movement and recharge;Inversemodelingoflargeaquifersystems,SeawaterintrusionincoastalAquifer,Diffusedandsharpinterfacemodels;Transportofpollutantinaquifersandaquiferremediation;Contaminanttransportinsurfacewaters;Problemsofaridandhumidzones;Optimizationtechniquesinwaterresources engineering; Hydraulic structures; Interbasin transfer; Urban water management;Urbanwatersupply; Stromwaterandwastewater treatmentanddisposal; Sedimentation inculverts/bridges;Flowaroundbridgepiers;Waterqualitymodeling;Fluidflowinlargediameterpipelines; Analysis of random hydrological data. Computational fluid dynamics; Hydroinformatics; GIS and remote sensing applications in water resources; Finite elements andboundaryelementmethodsinenvironmentalengineeringandwaterresources.

iv.StructuralEngineeringFiniteelementtechniques;Concretetechnology;Compositematerialsandmechanics,Reinforcedandprestressedconcrete,Steelstructures,Strength,stabilityanddynamicsofthinmembranes,plates and shells, Structural optimization; Structural response to impact and shock loading;Pressurevessels;Reliabilityanalysis,Probabilisticdesignmethods;Curvedgrid,Cablenetworks;Plastic analysis techniques, Structural dynamics; Earthquakeengineering; Earthquakedisastermanagement; Computational mechanics; Wind effects on structures; Inverse problems andartificial intelligence applications; Offshore structures; Shell foundation; Structural healthmonitoring.

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v.GeodesyandRemoteSensingDevelopmentofmethodsandalgorithmsfordigital analysis ofRemotelySensedData(RSD);Digital Analysis of Thermal (IR) and Microwave RSD; Fuzzy and ANNapproaches for RSDanalysis; Digital Terrain Modelling (DTM); Remote Sensing, GIS and DTM in HydrologicalModelling; Decision Support Systems in Watershed Development; Cropland Suitability, Cropidentification, acreage and yield estimation. Geodesy and space geodetic techniques; Globalpositioning system; Application of geodesy and GPS to earthquake studies; Geodesy forgeodynamics;Spaceverylongbaselineinterferometry.

B.6)CLIMATESTUDIES(CM)[InterdisciplinaryGroupinClimateStudies]

TheClimateStudiesIDPisaimedatundertakinginterdisciplinary,problemdrivenresearchandteachingforendtoendanalysisofClimateChangeproblems.ResearchactivitiesintheIDPfocusonkeyareaswithinclimatechange,suchasregionalclimateperturbationandimpact,assessmentoftechnologiesformitigation,andevaluationofvulnerabilityandadaptationtoclimatechange. About40facultymembersareparticipatingintheIDP.StudentsinthePhDprogrammewillbeexposedtoabroadrangeoftheoreticalandpracticalissuesrelatedtoClimateChange.Coursesareorganizedaroundtwobroadtracksclimatescienceandclimatepolicy.


FirstClassor60%marks(55%marksforSC/ST)asspecifiedintheGeneralEligibilityCriterionforadmissioninthisbrochurein:i. M.E./ M.Tech. (in Aerospace Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Civil Engineering,

Computer Science Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Energy Science & Engineering,Environmental Science Engineering/ Mgmt., Mechanical, Resources Engineering andAtmosphericScience),M.Des./M.Arch./M.Planning(orequivalent).

ii. M.Phil. in Social Sciences (Economics, Geography, Sociology, Planning and similar)/M.Mgt./MBA.

iii. M.A.(Economics,Geography,Sociology,Planningandsimilar)/M.Sc.(AtmosphericScience,Earth Sciences, Environmental Science, Geophysics, Physics) with appropriate GATE /CSIR/UGC.

iv. In special cases, students with a B.E./B.Tech. or equivalent (in Aerospace Engineering,Chemical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Computer Science Engineering, ElectricalEngineering, Mechanical Engineering), with eligibility subject to specified admissionprocedure,wouldbeconsidered.AvalidGATEscorewillberequired.

RESEARCHAREAS

i.ClimatescienceandtechnologyTerrestrial carbon sources and sinks, Prediction of climate extremes, Aerosols and regionalclimate(GCM/CTMsimulations, StatisticalapproachesandScalingmodels), Cloudformation,Energyuseandemissionsmodeling,Climatemitigationtechnologies(enhancedcarboncapturesystems, photoactive materials and devices, noncarbon energy technologies, biorefineries,negativenetcarbontechnologies).

ii.TechnologyevaluationandassessmentCompetitivenessandsustainability,Strategiesforlowcarbondevelopment,EconomicsofClimateChange,Assessmentofclimatechangepoliciesandmechanisms.

iii.Impacts,VulnerabilityandAdaptationDecision support systems for emissions and impacts, Climate change impacts on hydrology(watershed,coastalandurbanscales),Climatesensitivesectorsandpoverty,Naturaldisasterandhumanimpacts.

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B.7)COMPUTERSCIENCEANDENGINEERING(CS)[DepartmentofComputerScienceandEngineering]


FirstClassor60%marks(55%marksforSC/ST)asspecifiedintheGeneralEligibilityCriterionforadmissioninthisbrochurein:i. MastersDegreeinEngineering/TechnologyORii. MastersdegreeinScienceorBachelorsdegreeinEngineering/Technologyandfulfillingone

ofthefollowingadditionalrequirements: ValidGATEscore CSIR/UGC/NBHM/DBTaward minimumof2yearsofprofessionalworkexperience

REQUIREMENTSFORTA/RAshipCandidates with Masters Degree in Engineering/Technology are eligible for TA/RAship.CandidateswithoutMastersDegreeinEngineering/TechnologyrequireeitheravalidGATEscoreor CSIR/UGC/NBHM/DBT award to be considered for TAship/RAship. MCA degree will beconsideredasequivalenttoMastersdegreeinScience.

WRITTENTESTEligiblecandidateswillbefurthershortlistedandtheshortlistedcandidateswillbecalledforwrittentestandinterview.Thesyllabusforwrittentestcanbefoundbyfollowingthewebsiteof thedepartmentatwww.cse.iitb.ac.in.

WAIVERFORWRITTENTESTEligiblecandidatesmeetingoneofthecriteriamentionedbelowmayapplyforawaiverofthewrittentest.Allselectedcandidatesshallundergoaninterviewregardlessofwaiver.

B.Tech. from the IITs who have graduated with a degree in Computer Science andEngineering/InformationTechnologywithinthelastfiveyearsandwithaCPI/CGPAof8/10andabove.

MastersfromtheIITs/IIScwhohavegraduatedwithadegreeinComputerScienceandEngineering/InformationTechnologywithinthelastfiveyearsandwithaCPI/CGPAof9/10(7.2/8)andabove.

Bachelors/MasterswhohavepassedtheGATEexaminthedisciplineofComputerSciencewithinthelastfiveyearsandwithaGATEscoreof875/1000andabove.

Candidatesseekingawaivershouldemailpgadm@cse.iitb.ac.inexpressingtheirinterestinthewaiver before the last date for submission of completed application forms. Further, theirapplicationmaterialmustcontaindocumentsprovidingproofofthecriteriamentionedabove.

Candidatesforwhomthewaiverhasbeenapprovedwillbenotifiedbyemail. Theinformationwillalsobeputuponhttp://www.cse.iitb.ac.in>Admissions>PhDbeforetheinterview.

INDUSTRYSPONSOREDFELLOWSHIPSIndustry sponsored fellowships covering tuition fees, generous contingencies, and providingmonthly stipends of approximately Rs.25,000/ per monthareavailable tomeritoriousPh.D.Students.

RESEARCHAREAS

Refer to the department web page for more information about various RESEARCHAREAS.Candidatesarealsoencouragedtovisitindividualfacultymembershomepagetolearnabouthis/herresearchinterest.

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i.AlgorithmsAlgorithms and complexity; Combinatorics and graph theory; Geometric Algorithms.

ii.ArtificialIntelligenceImage Processing, Pattern Recognition and Computer Vision; Intelligent systems and theirapplicationstutoringsystems, Naturallanguageunderstanding;Machinelearningandneuralnetworks; Machine translation, Semantics Extraction; Document understanding; Cross lingualinformationRetrieval;Intelligentinterfaces.

iii.ComputerGraphics,ComputerVisionandImageUnderstandingComputeraided graphics design; Multimedia; High Performance computing; Visualization;Rendering;Animation;Imageandvideoretrieval;motioncapture;pointbasedmethods.

iv.ComputerSecurityPerformanceandsecurityofcryptographicalgorithms,Design/verificationofsecurityprotocolsfor wired and wireless communication, malware and botnet obfuscation and detection, Webapplicationsecurity,TrustmanagementinP2Pnetworks.

v.ComputerNetworksPerformancemodeling,analysisanddesignofwiredandwirelessnetworks,Implementationandverificationofnetworksecurityprotocols.Deployment,datamanagement,communicationandenergyefficiency issues inSensor Networks, Designof content distributionnetworks for datadissemination, Architectures and protocols for metro optical networks, Network algorithms,UtilityandPricingmodels,Qualityofserviceprotocols,MobileComputing,VoiceRouting,VoiceoverIP,RFIDnetworks,Enterprisenetworks,AccessandBroadbandnetworks.

vi.DatabaseandInformationSystemsObject oriented, temporal and parallel databases; Query optimization and transactionmanagement; Real time databases systems, indexing multidimensional data; Wideareadistributeddatabasesystems;Datadisseminationsystems;datawarehousinganddatabaseandapplicationsecurity.

vii.DataMiningDataintegrationmodelsandalgorithms,Graphicalmodels,Informationextractionandretrieval,Forecastingandsmartebusiness,SensorandBioinformaticsdatamining,TextandWebdatamining. Integrated mining with relational DBMS, Temporal mining, Integrating mining withOLAP.

viii.DistributedSystemsPerformanceEvaluation,faulttoleranceandscalabilityissuesindistributedsystems;Distributedobjectbasedsystems,Programmingmodelsandruntimesforgenericagents,ParallelComputing, High performance cluster computing, Distributed operating systems, Selfconfigurationusingabstractperformanceandcapacitymodelsofdistributedcomponentbasedapplications, Topology based problem detection and root cause isolation in enterpriseenvironments.

ix.FormalMethodsFormal specification, design and verification of hardware and software systems includingdistributedsystems;Logic,automatatheoryandtheirapplicationsinreasoningaboutsystems;Automatedtheoremproving;Modelchecking;Reachabilityanalysis of largeandinfinitestatespaces:exactandapproximatetechniques.

x.FormalLanguagesandBioinspiredComputingDNA,MembraneandQuantumComputing,Combinatoricsonwords.

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xi.ProgramminglanguagesandCompilersTheory of code optimization; Optimizing and parallelizing compilers; Analysis andimplementation of functional and logic programming languages; Theory of programminglanguages.

xii.RealTimeandEmbeddedSystemsFunctional Programming Applications, Reconfigurable computing, Automobile Telematics,Embeddedcontrolunits,Designanddevelopmentofrobotsandsensorplatforms.

xiii.SoftwareEngineeringObjectorientedsoftwaredevelopment;Componentarchitectures.Reengineeringofsoftware;systemsanalysisanddesign;MISsystems;Projectmanagement;Qualityassurance.

B.8)DESIGN(ID)[CentreforIndustrialDesignCentre(IDC)]

Overthepast fewyears, theneedofresearchandknowledgegenerationindesignhasbeengrowingwhichresultedinstartingthePh.D.programinDesignatIDC.Apartfromthecoreareas ofdesign,designersareexpectedtoworkinmanyinterdisciplinaryareassuchasmanagement,informationtechnology,engineering,sociology,psychology,media,education,etc.throwingupnewchallenges.


I. For general category students and/or for students where no concession in academicperformance is called for, eligibility requires meeting ANYONEof the following criteria asregardsperformanceinthequalifyingdegree:

(1)aminimumof55percentmarks(50%marksforSC/ST)inthefinalacademicyearoftheprogramme(2)aminimumof55percentmarks(50%marksforSC/ST)inaggregateorasspecifiedbytheuniversity(anyoneofthem)(3)afirstclassasspecifiedbytheuniversity(4)aminimumCPIof5.5(5.0CPIforSC/ST) onthescaleof10;withcorrespondingproportionalrequirementswhenthescalesareotherthanon10.

II.Thequalifyingdegreesareasfollows:

i. M.Des./M.Arch./M.Tech./M.Phil./MFA/PostGraduateDiplomainDesignofNID,AhmedabadandequivalentOR

ii. B.Des./B.Arch./BFA/MA/M.Sc./UnderGraduateDiplomainDesignofNID,Ahmedabadorequivalentdegreewithexceptionallyoutstandingdesignrelatedworkwith a valid CEED score. Candidates with a minimumof three years of relevantprofessionalexperiencewithoutCEEDscorescanalsobeconsidered.However,suchcandidateswillnotbeeligibleforTeaching/ResearchAssistantship.

The admission for Ph.D. will be held only once a year i.e. in Autumn Semester each year. No applications will be invited during Spring Semester.

RESEARCHAREAS

ThefacultyatIDCbesidesworkingonapplicationandprojectorientedresearch,alsoworksindepthonvarioustopicsmentionedbelow:

ThemesDesigntheory,educationpedagogy

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DesigntoolsDesignmanagementTypography,script,calligraphy,lettering,typedesignInteractiondesignVisuallanguageStorytellingInformationdesignSustainabilityProductsemanticsMentalimageryindesignthinkingBiomimiticsManualMaterialHandlingErgonomicsatHome

DomainsofresearchDesignfordevelopmentEducationHealthcareDesignforchildrenDesignforelderly/specialpeopleWomenandoccupationalhealthControl,displayandmotionstereotypeErgoDesign

ResearchmethodsQualitativemethodsSemioticsActivepeoplewatching,visualethnographyVisualnarratives,staticvisualnarrativesClusteranalysisEyemovementstudiesHistoricalmethodsPhilosophicalanalysisProtocolanalysisPsychophysiologicalanalysisofproductUsercentredbehavioralanalysis

Itisdesirablethattheresearchareaofthecandidateoverlapsoneormoreoftheabovethemes, domainsandmethods.Candidatesareadvisedtorefertothedepartmentwebpageforupdatestotheseareas.Candidatesareencouragedtovisit/discusstheirresearchinterestswithindividualfacultymembersofIDCbeforeapplying.

B.9)EARTHSCIENCES(ES)[DepartmentofEarthSciences]


FirstClassor60%marks(55%marksforSC/ST)asspecifiedintheGeneralEligibilityCriterionforadmissioninthisbrochurein:i. M.Sc./M.Tech./M.Sc.(Tech.)/M.Phil.(2year)degreeinGeology,Geophysics,Geochemistry

orequivalentORii. M.Sc./M.Tech./M.Sc.(Tech.)/M.Phil.(2year)degreeinPhysics,Chemistry,Mathematics,

LifeSciences,MarineSciences,AtmosphericSciencesorequivalentandhavingGeology/Physics/GeochemistryattheB.Sc.stageasprincipalsubjects.

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CandidateswithBachelor'sdegreeinengineeringorMaster'sdegreeinsciencemusthaveavalidGATEscoretobecomeeligiblefortheTeaching/ResearchAssistantshipprovidedbytheInstitute.

CandidateswithFirstclassor60%marks(55%forSC/ST)inPostgraduatedegreeinScience/Engineeringandemployedinafield/researcharearelatedtoEarthSciencesmaybeconsideredforPh.D.programmeasexternalcandidates,onacasetocasebasisdependingontheresearchinterestoftheDepartment.

RESEARCHAREAS ActiveTectonicsandTectonics Electromagnetism EngineeringGeology Geochemistry Geothermics Geostatistics Geomagnetism GPSandGeodesy GravityandMagnetic Hydrogeology IsotopeGeology IgneousPetrology Mineralogy Micropalaeontology MetamorphicPetrology OrePetrologyandOredepositmodeling OrganicGeochemistry PetroleumGeology RemoteSensingandGIS Sedimentology StructuralGeology Stratigraphy Seismology Volcanology NumericalmodellinginGeophysics

B.10)EDUCATIONALTECHNOLOGY(ET)[InterdisciplinaryGroupinEducationalTechnology]

TheIDPinEducationalTechnologyconsistsoffacultymembersfromtheengineering,science,humanitiesandsocialsciencesdepartmentsandtheSJMSchoolofManagementoftheInstitute.Pleaseseethewebsitehttp://www.et.iitb.ac.in,fordetailsoffacultymembers,students,andtheotheractivitiesintheIDPinET.

StudentsadmittedtothePh.D.Programmewillberequiredtodocourseworkinthefirstfewsemesters.CoursesincludeintroductiontoEducationalTechnology,InstructionalDesign,ResearchMethodsandsoon.AspartofthePh.D.Programme,studentswillengageinresearchprojects andsubmitadissertation.Metallurgical


FirstClassor60%marks(55%marksforSC/ST)asspecifiedintheGeneralEligibilityCriterion

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foradmissioninthisbrochurein:i M.Tech./M.Des.(orequivalent)degreesinanybranchofEngineeringORii. M.Phil.inSocialSciencesORiii. M.A./M.Sc./M.Phil.(1year)ORiv. M.Ed.Degreewithtechnologyadoptionandassessmentstudies

REQUIREMENTSFORTASHIP/RASHIP/PROJECTPOSITIONS

i. Candidates with Masters Degree in Engineering/Technology/Design or M.Phil. in SocialSciencesareeligibleforTAship/RAship/projectpositions.

ii. CandidateswithM.A./M.Sc./M.Phil.(1year)orM.Ed.DegreeareeligibleforTA/TAP/RA/RAPifONEofthefollowingisfilledasadditionalcriterion.

avalidGATEscore avalidCSIR/UGCAwardletter. Twoyearsofresearchexperienceinfieldsrelatedtoeducationaltechnology(for

Sponsored(SW)/SelfFinanced(SF)/InstituteStaff(IS)category).iii. ApplicantswithUGC/CSIR(Lectureship)areeligibleonlyforprojectpositions.

Theadmissionfor Ph.D. willbeheldonlyonceayear i.e.in AutumnSemester eachyear.No applicationswillbeinvitedduringSpringSemester.

RESEARCHAREAS

TheresearchfocusoftheinterdisciplinaryprogrammeinEducationalTechnologyisintheareaoftechnologiestopromoteeducation.Thisincludesboththedevelopmentofthetechnologyitself,aswellasresearchintoeffectivepedagogythatintegratesthetechnology.ThefollowingaretheresearchareasofthefacultymembersintheIDP

Developmentoftechnologiesrelevanttotoeducation(designanddelivery). Interplaybetweentechnologyandpedagogy. Contentdevelopmentandinstructionaldesign. Assessmentandevaluationoftechnologies,econtentandpedagogicaltechniques.

B.11)ELECTRICALENGINEERING(EE)[DepartmentofElectricalEngineering]

AREASOFSPECIALIZATION1. CommunicationEngineering EE12. ControlandComputing EE23. PowerElectronicsandPowerSystems EE34. Microelectronics EE45. ElectronicSystemsEE5


FirstClassor60%marks(55%marksforSC/ST)asspecifiedintheGeneralEligibilityCriterionforadmissioninthisbrochurein:i.B.E./ B. Tech./ M.E./ M.Tech. Degree in Biomedical Engineering, Computer Science,

ComputerScienceandEngineering,ElectricalEngineering,Electronics/TelecommunicationsEngineering, Instrumentation Engineering, Engineering Physics, Materials Science andEngineering.

ii. MasterofScience(M.Sc.)inMathematics,Physics,Electronics/ElectronicSciences.AvalidGATEscoreisnecessaryforTeaching/ResearchAssistantship,ifacandidatehasonlya Bachelor'sdegreeinEngineeringoraMasterofSciencedegree.

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RESEARCHAREAS

CommunicationEngineering(EE1) CommunicationSystems CommunicationNetworksandInternet ComputationalElectromagnetics ImageProcessingandComputerVision Microwaves,RFandAntennas MultimediaSystems OpticalCommunicationandPhotonics SignalProcessing SpeechProcessing WirelessandMobileCommunication InformationTheoryandCoding MagneticResonanceImaging

ControlandComputing(EE2) LinearSystemsTheory OptimalControlandOptimization ModelingandIdentificationofDynamicalSystems ControlofDistributedParameterSystems NonlinearSystems ModernFilterandNetworkTheory BehavioralSystemsTheory ComputationalMethodsinElectricalEngineering SoftwareandSystemReliability CryptographyandSecurity GPUbasedComputing

PowerElectronicsandPowerSystems(EE3) FACTS,HVDCandPowerQuality DistributedGeneration PowerSystemRestructuring WideAreaMeasurementsandSystemProtection EMI/EMC CoupledFieldComputations ElectricalMachines:Modeling,Analysis,DesignandControl SpecialMachines PowerElectronicConverters,ElectricDrives PowerElectronicsforNonconventionalEnergySources ReliabilityinPowerSystemsandPowerElectronicSystems SmartGridsforEnergyHarvesting

Microelectronics(EE4) DevicesandICTechnology ReliabilityofElectronicDevicesandCircuits DeviceSimulationandModeling VLSIandSystemHardwareDesign CADTools MEMSDesignandTechnology(includingBioMEMS) FlashMemoryDevices OrganicSemiconductorDevices CMOSDevices SpintronicDevices

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PhotovoltaicDevices MaterialGrowthandCharacterization

ElectronicSystems(EE5) ElectronicInstrumentation SignalProcessingApplications SpeechandAudioProcessing BiomedicalElectronics EmbeddedSystemDesign

B.12)ENERGYSCIENCEANDENGINEERING(EN)[DepartmentofEnergyScience&Engineering]

Energyisacriticalinputrequiredfordevelopment.Fossilfuelreservesinthecountryarelimitedandthereisaneedtodevelopviablecosteffectivealternatives.RenewableandNuclearEnergycanprovidepossiblelongtermsolutionsfortheenergyproblems.Thereareproblemsinthelargescaledevelopmentanddeploymentofthesealternativesthatneedtobeaddressed.IntheshortrunIndiahastoaggressivelypursueenergyefficiencyandDemandSideManagementtoImprovetheefficiencyofsupplyandutilizationdevicesandsystems. Thedevelopmentof newenergytechnologiesprovidesatechnologicalchallengesaswellassignificantbusinessopportunity.Inordertohelpmeetthesechallenges,theDepartmentofEnergyScienceandEngineering(DESE)hasbeenestablishedwithamissiontodevelopsustainableenergysystemsandsolutionsforthefuture.Thereisarequirementforhighqualitytrainedmanpowerintheenergysector.Thisalsoprovides scope for engineering innovators/entrepreneurs. The DESE programme has twolaboratories (Solar Energy and Energy Systems Laboratory) and a computational facility. Inadditiontothis,DESEstudentsareactivelyinvolvedintheresearchanddevelopmentactivitiesofthe Thermal Hydraulics facility, Gasification Laboratory, Heat Pump Laboratory (MechanicalEngineering),PowerElectronicsandPowerSystemsLaboratory(ElectricalEngineering).DESEfacultyhavebeenorganizingseveralContinuingEducationProgrammeonacontinuousbasisonRenewableEnergy,EnergyManagement,ProcessIntegration,SolarPassiveArchitectureandhaveinitiated a series of programmes for the Nuclear Power Corporation. DESE has establishedlinkageswithindustrieslikeThermax,ForbesMarshall,BSES,Mahindra&Mahindra,BHELandorganization like Atomic Energy Regulatory Board, Ministry of Newand Renewable Energy,International Energy Initiative andTheEnergyandResource Institute whichhave sponsoredM.Tech/Ph.DProjects.ThishasensuredtherelevanceoftheDESEresearchoutput.



i. B.Tech./M.Tech.DegreeinanyofthefollowingbranchesofEngineering: Aeronautical/ Aerospace Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Electrical

Engineering, Energy Science & Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, MetallurgicalEngineeringorequivalentdisciplinesrelevanttoenergyandinterestinenergyresearch.

ii. M.Sc.inChemistry/Physics/Mathematicsoranyequivalentsubjectrelevanttoenergywithagoodacademicrecordandinterestinenergyresearch.

CandidateswithBachelor'sdegreeinengineeringorMaster'sdegreeinsciencemusthaveavalidGATEscoretobecomeeligiblefortheTeaching/ResearchAssistantshipprovidedbytheInstituteortheyshouldhaveawardofCSIR/UGC/ResearchFellowship.

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RESEARCHAREAS

EnergyEfficiency/ImprovementsinconventionalEnergySystems.Heatpumps,Energy integration, Process integrationforresourceoptimization, PinchAnalysisDevelopmentoftechniquesforoptimizationofUtilitysystems,DemandSideManagement/LoadManagement in the Power Sector, Variable Speed Drives, Power Generation and SystemsPlanning,EnergyManagementandAuditing,EfficientMotorDriveSystems,ElectronicsBallasts,StaticVARcompensators, Illuminationcontrol, PowerElectronics inEnergyEfficientSystems,ElectricVehicles,BoilersandFludisedBedCombustion,ExhaustHeatRecovery,Cogeneration,Building Energy Management, Efficient Air Conditioning Systems, Hydrogen Generation andStorage,FuelCells.

RenewablesCoalGasification,BiomassGasifierDesign,DevelopmentandTesting,LiquidfuelsfromBiomassthrough the thermochemical and algal route, Microbial, Hydrogen,CNG Kit development,IndustrialSolarThermalconcentrators,StirlingEngineSystems,TestingofSolarCollectorsandsystems,PassiveSolarArchitecture,DevelopmentofCarbonPVcell,DecentralizedPowerSystemsGridIntegrationIssues,HybridSystemsforRuralElectrification,WindEnergy,LowCostSolarDrier,FuelCells,Thinfilmsolarcells,Carbonnanotubesforhydrogenstorage,Solarphotovoltaicconcentrator, Development of Engines for SVO, Biodiesel, Dual fuelling etc., Biodieselmanufacturingprocess,ComplexFluidDynamics,FlowofGranularMaterials,Multiphaseflows,ComputationalFluidDynamics,MolecularDynamicSimulationofParticulateFlows.

NuclearNuclearSafety,NuclearWastemanagement,ThermalHydraulicsResearch,ComputerSimulationModels for Analysis of Transients in Pressurized Heavy Water Reactor, Advanced NumericalMethods for neutron diffusion and fluid flow, Twophase flow modeling, Nuclear thermalhydraulicsandsafety,Analyticalsolutionofmultilayerheatconductionproblems.

FellowshipsSeveralfellowshipsarenormallyavailabletoDESEstudents 15,000permonth.InadditiontoInstituteassistantship.

B.13)ENVIRONMENTALSCIENCEANDENGINEERING(CESE)[CentreforEnvironmentalScience&EngineeringCESE]

InviewoftheinterdisciplinarynatureoftheEnvironmentalScienceandEngineeringsubject,studentsfromdiverseareasofsciences,engineeringandmedicalsciencesarepermittedtoapplyforPh.D.However,studentswhodonothaveadequatebackgroundknowledgewillhavetotakeadditionalcoursestoenablethemtosuccessfullypursueresearchinEnvironmentalScienceandEngineering.Forfurtherdetails,visitwww.cese.iitb.ac.in


FirstClassor60%marks(55%marksforSC/ST)asspecifiedintheGeneralEligibilityCriterionforadmissioninthisbrochurein:i. Bachelor or Master of Engineering degree in Aeronautical / Aerospace Engineering,

Agricultural,AtmosphericScience,ChemicalEngineering,CivilEngineering,EnergyScience&Engineering,Biotechnology,EnvironmentalScience&Engineering,MechanicalEngineering,MetallurgicalEngineering&MaterialsScience,MiningOR

ii. MasterofSciencedegreeinAtmosphericSciences,Biochemistry,Biotechnology,Chemistry,Earth Sciences, Environmental Toxicology, Environmental Science, Meteorology,Microbiology,Physics,PublicHealth&Statistics. Mathematicsat10+2levelisamandatoryrequirement.

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CandidateswithBachelor'sdegreeinEngineeringorMaster'sdegreeinsciencemusthaveavalidGATEscoretobecomeeligiblefortheTeaching/ResearchAssistantship.

RESEARCHAREAS

ThemajorfocusareasofresearchatCESEare:WaterSupply;Water&WastewaterTreatment,Tertiary treatment options, Urban and Industrial Solid Waste Management, EnvironmentalManagement; and Environmental Systems Modelling & Optimization, GIS for Environment,IndustrialEffluentandSludgeManagementNanotechnology,Airpollutionmonitoringofindoorand outdoor environments, Aerosol and air quality, Health impact of air pollutants, Carbondioxidesequestrationmethods,Detectionofpathogenicmicrobesindrinkingwater,Evaluationofdisinfectionprocessesandbyproducts,Detectionoftraceandemergingcontaminantsintreatedwaterandwastewater,Chemicalandbiologicalprocessesfortheremovaloftraceandemergingcontaminantsfromwater

Listofcurrentresearchtopics:

Advanced oxidation processes for the removal of persistent organic and inorganiccompoundsfrom industrialwastewaters Reductiveremediationoforganicpollutantssuchaschlorinatedpesticides,textiledyesusingzerovalentmetalsandbimetallicsystems ( N & P) removal from wasterwater using a combination of physicochemical andbiological process, Developmentoftechnologiesforarsenicremovalfromwater Treatment of leachate (generated frommunicipal solid waste landfill) using physicochemical processes Applicationofnaturalcoagulantsforwaterandwastewatertreatment Treatmentoftextilewastewaterbybiologicalandphysicochemicalprocesses Ecocentricandlowcostwastewatertreatmentsystems Fateandtransportofpollutantsinaquaticandsubsurfacesystems Biotransformationandbiodegradationofoilysludgeandtoxicityevaluation Biodegradationofendocrinedisruptingchemicalssuchaslowerandhigherphthalate

estersandchlorinatedpesticides, Bacterialcellulose:Analternativegreenerapproachfortheproductionofcellulose Applicationofbiochemicalprocesses(enzymecatalyzedprocesses)forcleanerproduction

technologies Hazardouswasteminimizationandpollutionprevention Biomonitoringandmicrobialbioassaysfortoxicitytesting Detectionandmonitoringofbacteriaandvirusesinpotablewater Mechanicalbiologicaltreatmentofmunicipalsolidwaste(MSW) Energyrecoveryfromsolidrecoveredfuel(derivedfromMSW)andsludgegeneratedfrom

sewagetreatmentplantsandindustries Hazardous,municipal&biomedicalwastemanagement Airpollutiondispersionmodelling Airqualitymonitoringandmanagement, Indoorandintegratedairpollutionexposureassessment Aerosolandairquality Environmentalhealthassessment Environmentalnoiseassessment Healthimpactsofairpollutants Hotgascleanup(thermalgasification) Satelliteremotesensingforairquality

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Nanopowdersynthesis,Nanotechnologyforthetreatmentofwastewateranddisinfectionprocesses

Environmentalstatisticsanddesignofexperiments EnvironmentalImpactassessmentofconstructionactivitiesandindustrialactivities Ecoindustrialnetworking Environmentalpolicyandpreventiveenvironmentalmanagement EnvironmentalandWaterResourcesSystems:developmentofoptimizationmodelsfor

surfacewaterqualitymanagement,irrigationwatermanagement,floodplainplanningandmanagement,landfillleachatecontaminationriskassessment,optimaldesignofwater&wastewaterconveyancesystems,design&evaluationofwaterqualitymonitoringnetwork

UncertaintyModelingandDecisionScienceforEnvironmentalSystems:probabilistic,fuzzyandintervalapproaches;multiattributedecisionmakingHydroclimaticExtremesandFloodManagement:multivariatefloodanddroughtfrequencyanalyses

Nonstationarymodelingofhydroclimaticextremes,mappingvulnerabilitytonaturalandhumaninducedhazardsusingGIS,floodriskmapping,nearrealtimefloodforecasting,

Environmetrics:multivariatestatisticalsurfacewaterqualityassessment,evaluationoftrophicstates,rationalizationofwaterqualitymonitoringstations.

B.14)GEOINFORMATICS&NATURALRESOURCESENGINEERING(GNR)[CentreofStudiesinResourcesEngineering(CSRE)]

Geoinformatics & Natural Resources Engineering is an interdisciplinary area encompassingdiverseissuesinexplorationandmanagementofnaturalresourcessuchasland,water,mineral, forest,soilandoceanresources;socioeconomicaspectsofsustainabledevelopmentwithrespectto environmental impact of natural resources exploitation; renewable energy resourcesmanagement; global warming and climate change. Contemporary techniques of scientificassessmentusingsatelliteremotesensing,GISandGPSareevolvedandusedinthestudyofnatural resources. Researchers in this area come from diverse backgrounds of science andengineeringandworkmaybeofappliedortheoreticalnatureasinthefieldslistedbelow.



i. Bachelor or Master of Engineering/ Technology degree in Agricultural Engineering/ CivilEngineering / Environmental Science & Engineering/Mining/Electrical Engineering/Electronics/ Electronics and Telecommunication/ Computer Science & Engineering/Information Technology/ Remote Sensing/ GeoInformatics/ Geomatics/ Architecture andTownPlanning.

ii. M.Sc. in Earth Science/Environmental Science/Geology / Geophysics /Marine Sciences /Agriculture/Physics/Mathematics/ComputerScience/Informationtechnology(Mathematicsat10+2levelisamandatoryrequirement).

CandidateswithBachelor'sdegreeinEngineeringorMastersdegreeinSciencemustfulfillONEofthefollowingadditionalrequirements:

avalidGATEscore CSIR/UGCfellowship Minimum of 2 years of professional work experience (for SW/SF/IS

category) Minimum 6 months project work experience in IIT Bombay (for PS

category)

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CandidateswithBachelor'sdegreeinEngineeringorMaster'sdegreeinSciencemusthaveavalidGATEscore/CSIR/UGCfellowshiptobeeligibleforTeachingAssistantship.

TheinterestedapplicantsareadvisedtovisitCSRE,webpagewww.csre.iitb.ac.in/PHDtopics.htmlforadetailedandupdatedlistoftopics/RESEARCHAREAS.Theeligiblecandidatesinterestedinpursuingdoctoralworkinthesetopics/researchareasonlywillbeconsideredforadmissionthisyear.

RESEARCHAREAS

a.ApplicationAreasi. WaterResourcesii. TerrainEvaluation,LandusePlanningandMonitoringiii. AgroinformaticsandRuralDevelopmentiv. Precisionagricultureandwirelesssensornetworkv. MineralSystemsstudiesandMineralExplorationvi. NaturalHazardsofDroughts,Desertification,Landslide,Avalanche,Earthquake,

Tsunamivii. MarineResourcesandEcology.viii.Snow,GlaciersandAtmosphereix.ApplicationsofMicrowaveRemoteSensingx.InternetofThingsforAgriculture

b.TheoreticalAreasi. DigitalImageProcessingandAlaysisii. DigitalPhotogrammetryandCartographyiii. Geographic Information Science, Geospatial Data Mining, Big Data, High Performance

Computing,InternetofThingsiv. SyntheticApertureRadarInformationAnalysisandPolarimetryv. GlobalPositioningSystems

B.15)HUMANITIESANDSOCIALSCIENCES(HSS)[DepartmentofHumanitiesandSocialSciences]


I. For general category students and/or for students where no concession in academicperformance is called for, eligibility requires meeting ANYONE of the following criteria asregardsperformanceinthequalifyingdegree:

(1)aminimumof55percentmarks(50%marksforSC/ST)inthefinalacademicyearoftheprogramme(2)aminimumof55percentmarks(50%marksforSC/ST)inaggregateorasspecifiedbytheuniversity(anyoneofthem)(3)afirstclassasspecifiedbytheuniversity(4)aminimumCPIof5.5 (5.0CPIforSC/ST) onthescaleof10;withcorrespondingproportionalrequirementswhenthescalesareotherthanon10.

II.Thequalifyingdegreesareasfollows:i.M.Phil.degreeinHumanitiesandSocialScienceswithspecializationinPlanningandDevelopment awarded by IIT Bombay or equivalent M.Phil. Degree in any of thedisciplinespertainingtotheresearchareaslistedbeloworinanyalliedsubjects.ii.M.A.orequivalentdegreeinHumanities/SocialSciencessubjects.MastersdegreeinScience/Commerce,Gra

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