Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Hyderabad

Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)

Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Hyderabad invites Applications for admission to the Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) programmes of the Institute commencing from July 2010.

Departments
(a) Engineering: Chemical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Computer Science & Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Materials Science and Engineering, and Mechanical Engineering;
(b) Sciences: Chemistry, Mathematics, and Physics;
(c) Liberal Arts (LA): Economics, Literature, Culture Studies, Gender Studies


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 & LA: 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.

General Information
Financial support (i.e., assistantship or scholarship) will be provided to all Indian students enrolled in the Ph.D. programme provided they do not receive any other form of financial assistance.

Applicants working in Government of India R&D Organizations/Laboratories are eligible to apply. Such applicants (a) need to be deputed on leave by the parent organization/ department, for completing the course requirement (b) do not require GATE qualification, and (c) will not be paid any assistantship or scholarship by IIT Hyderabad.

Reservation
15% seats are reserved for SC candidates, 7.5% for ST and 27% for OBC. Also, up to 3% of seats are reserved for persons with physical disability (PD) in each category as per Government of India rules.

How to Apply?
Application forms can be downloaded from www.iith.ac.in

Application Deadline
Download the application form from www.iith.ac.in and after duly filling it send as an email attachment to phd_2010_applications@iith.ac.in on or before 20 April 2010. Candidates desirous of applying for more than one PhD program must apply separately for each program.

There will be an application fee of Rs.200/- for General/OBC category and Rs.100/- for SC/ST category. A demand draft in the name of "Registrar IIT Hyderabad" Payable at SBI, KANDI branch, for the above should be sent to address given below.

Contact
For more information, please contact:
Dean (Academics)
Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad
Ordnance Factory Estate
Yeddumailaram 502205
Andhra Pradesh
eMail: dean_academics@iith.ac.in