IIT Hyderabad – Ph.D Admissions

Applications are invited for admission to the Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) programs of the Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad during 2009 in the following areas:

Departments
(a) Engineering:
Electrical Engineering: Signal Processing, Speech Analysis, Pattern Recognition, Optical Communications, RFIC and Analog circuit design.
Computer Science & Engineering: Cryptography, Quantum computing, Speech processing, Mobile computing.


(b) Sciences:
Mathematics: Fuzzy Logic Connectives and Approximate Reasoning.
Physics: Flavour Physics and CP Violation.
Chemistry: Organic Chemistry - Total Synthesis, Methodology and Asymmetric Catalysis.

(c) Liberal Arts:

Economics: Macro and monetary economics, International finance.

Social Sciences: Political sciences, Women's studies, History, Cultural studies, Film studies, Anthropology.


Minimum Qualifications
(a) Engineering: M.Tech./M.E./M.Sc.(Engineering) degree with first class or equivalent in the respective or allied areas. Candidates with Bachelor's degree in Engineering/ Technology or Master's degree in Sciences in an allied area with exceptional academic record and possessing a valid GATE score may also apply.

(b) Sciences & & HSS: M.Sc./M.A. degree with first class or equivalent in respective or allied areas with a valid GATE/ UGC Net/ CSIR JRF/ NBHM score. However, for sciences, a student with M.Tech (any branch) but with a Master's degree in the corresponding branch of science can also apply.



General Information
Financial support (i.e., assistantship or scholarship) will be provided to all students, who are Indian citizens, enrolled in the PhD program and who do not receive any other form of financial assistance.

Applicants working in Government of India R&D Laboratories also are eligible to apply to PhD Programs. Such applicants
(a) need to be deputed on leave by the parent department,
(b) do not require GATE qualification, and
(c) will not be paid any assistantship or scholarship by the Institute.


Application Process
Applications are accepted throughout the year. Interested applicants should apply by filling the application form available at www.iith.ac.in. Candidates desirous of applying for more than one department must apply separately.


Application Form for Ph.D Program is down loadable from www.iith.ac.in

For more information, please contact:
Dean (Research and Development)
Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad
Ordnance Factory Estate
Yeddumailaram 502205
Andhra Pradesh, India
eMail: phd_admissions@iith.ac.in