ADMISSION TO Ph.D/ M.S. (BY RESEARCH) / M.Phil. PROGRAMME 2011-2012

VIT University, Vellore

Applications have been invited by VIT University, Vellore, for admission to the following research programmes of academic year 2011-12:

I. Ph.D AND MS COURSES:

A) School of Mechanical & Building Sciences:
Industrial Engineering; Geotechnical Engineering; Environmental Engineering (Ecosustainable waste Management); Cryogenics; Remote Sensing & GIS application, Ground Water Resources; Structural Engineering; Computational Fluid Dynamics; Robotics; Tribology (Wear Research); Special alloys and Steels Technology; Environmental Fluid Mechanics; Computational Mechanics; Biomaterials; Surface Engineering; Synthesis and Characterization of Nanomaterials.

B) School of Bio-Sciences & Technology:
Bio-medical Engineering; Bio-informatics; Bio-sciences; Applied Microbiology; Medical Biotechnology; Plant Biotechnology; Protein Engineering; Medical Image Processing; Bio-Remediation; Computational Biology; Biomaterials; Surface Engineering; Synthesis and
Characterization of Nanomaterials.

C) School of Electrical Engineering (VIT-Chennai):
Power Systems; Energy Systems; Biomedical Engineering; Optical Communication; Fiber Optics, Lasers, Microwave Antennas; Imaging; Semiconductor Device modeling; MEMS; Nano Fabrication; Nanomaterials; Modelling of Nanoscale Devices; Experimental Surface Science; Nano catalysis Nano Sensors and Materials.

D) School of Electronics Engineering (VIT-Chennai):
Power Systems; Energy Systems; Biomedical Engineering; Optical Communication; Fiber Optics, Lasers, Microwave Antennas; Imaging; Semiconductor Device modeling; MEMS; Nano Fabrication; Nanomaterials; Modelling of Nanoscale Devices; Experimental Surface Science; Nano catalysis Nano Sensors and Materials.

E) VIT-Business School:
Organizational Dynamics; Marketing; Finance; Operations/ Quality/ Energy Managements; International Business.

F) Centre for Bioseparation Technology (CBST):
Recovery and Structure/ Function studies of therapeutic proteins using Bio Chromatography; Setting up Chemical Molecule Screening for Proteins and drugs; Involvement of autologus antibodies in the antibodies in the erythrocyte degradation in the case of Leukemia.

G) Centre for Nano-Technology and Research (CNR):
Nanomaterials, Synthesis and applications for fuel cells, Sensors and Bio-Medical Applications, Carbon based nanomaterials for energy and environmental applications, Materials for Photovoltaic application, Nanoparticles and thin films for fuel cells, Nanoparticles for/ films for Photoelectrochemical cells, Nanoparticles/ films for ceramic nano-composites Centre for Disaster

H) Mitigation & Management (CDMM):
Disaster Mitigation and Management/ Repairs and Rehabilitation of Structures/ Structural Materials/ Earthquake Geotechnical Landslide Risk Assessment and Monitoring/ Geotechnical Engineering/ Built-Environment/ Applied Geology.

II. Ph.D AND M.Phil. IN SCIENCES AND LANGUAGES:

A) Mathematics:
Complex Analysis; Fluid Dynamics; Algebra; Graph Theory; Operational Research.

B) Physics:
Thin Films/Sensors/Energy Conservation; Crystal Growth; Gel Dosimetry/ Laser Spectroscopy; Nonlinear Fiber Optics/ Photonics; Condensed Matter Physics; Material Science; Medical Physics/Nuclear Physics; X-Ray Crystallography; Ultrasonics; Bio-Materials; Surface Engineering; Synthesis and Characterization of Nanomaterials.

C) Chemistry:
Analytical Chemistry; Synthetic Organic Chemistry; Batteries; Nano Materials: Luminescent Materials; Bioanalytical Chemistry; Bioremediation; Electroanalytical; Inorganic solid state chemistry & materials science-Bioceramics; Catalytic materials; Electrochemical & Biochemical Sensors; Electron-Transfer reactions; Electrocatalysis; Thin Films; Chemically modified electrodes; Phyto Chemistry; Environmental Analytical chemistry; Sensor Systems; Mechanisms of inorganic reactions in solutions; In Vitro drug metal ion interactions through kinetic studies; Kinetic and catalytic studies using metal ions and their complexes; Biochemistry; Drug development; Biotechnology; Pharma chemistry; Synthetic Organic Chemistry.

D) Pharmaceutical Chemistry:
Natural Products; Pharmacology; Medicinal Chemistry; Pharmaceutics; Pharmaceutical Jurisprudence; Pharmaceutical Analysis; Biochemistry; Microbiology; Clinical Pharmacy:

E) Languages & Social Sciences:
English; Economics; Commerce & Accountancy; Psychology; Sociology;

ELIGIBILTIY FOR ADMISSION:
a). For Ph.D in Engineering:
i ) Master’s degree in Engineering/Technology in the relevant discipline with a first class or a minimum of 60% marks/CGPA 6.5 on a 10 point scale in cases where the University/Institute does not award any class or ii ) Equivalent qualifications like M.Sc. (Engineering) / M.S. [By Research.]

b). For M.S. (by research) degree:
i). A Bachelor’s degree in Engineering/Technology or Master’s degree in Science or Master’s degree in Computer Applications (with Physics & Mathematics at Bachelor’s level) with a first class or a minimum 60% marks/CGPA 6.5 on a 10 point scale in cases where the University/Institute does not award any class ii) Associate membership of the following professional bodies with a pass in both Parts A & B with 60% marks. (Such candidates are eligible for admission to M.S. (by research) Programme in their parent discipline. Their eligibility for other disciplines will be decided on a case-to-case basis).

The Institution of Engineers (India)
The Aeronautical Society of India
The Indian Institute of Metals
The Indian Institute of Chemical Engineers
The Institution of Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering

c). For Ph.D / M.Phil. in Sciences / Languages:
Master’s degree in the relevant discipline of Science with a first class (or a minimum of 60% marks/CGPA 6.5 on a 10 point scale in cases where the University/ Institute does not award any class). For Languages, Master’s degree with a minimum of 55% marks.

d) For Ph.D in Management:
Master in Business Administration with a first class or a minimum of 60% marks/CGPA 6.5 on a 10 point scale in cases where the University/Institute does not award any class.

APPLICATION PROCEDURE:
The application shall be in the prescribed form which can be obtained from the Admission Officer by sending a crossed Demand Draft for Rs.900/- drawn in favour of “VIT University”, payable at Vellore.

Application forms can also be downloaded from the link: http://admission.vit.ac.in/phd2011
The downloaded application form to be sent along with the DD (computerized DD only accepted) for Rs.900 in favour of "VIT University" payable at Vellore.

The completed application form with “ADMISSION TO Ph.D/ M.S. (BY RESEARCH) / M.Phil. PROGRAMME” superscribed on the cover has to reach the office of The Admissions Officer, VIT University, Vellore 632 014, Tamil Nadu, on or before 15.06.2011.

For further details, visit the website page:


admission.vit.ac.in/phd2011/Research_Brochure_July_2011_Website.pdf