INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY BOMBAY
Powai, Mumbai – 400 076
Admission to Ph.D. Programme (Spring Semester)
Spring Semester, Academic Year: 201920
Online Applications are invited for admission to the Ph.D. Programmes for the Spring Semester of the Academic
Year 201920, starting from January, 2019.
Programme Minimum Eligibility criterion
General Eligibility criterion for Admission in all Departments/ Centres/ Schools/ Interdisciplinary
Groups.
ONE of the following in appropriate subject areas:
1) Master’s Degree in Engineering/Technology or equivalent degree, with First class or 60% marks (55%
marks for SC/ST/PwD) as described in the PhD Information Brochure.
2) One of the following:
Ph.D.
(i) Bachelor’s degree in Engineering/Technology with First class or 60% marks (55% marks for
SC/ST/PwD) as described later in A.5.4.
(ii) Master’s degree in Science or equivalent degree, with First class or 60% marks (55% marks for
SC/ST/PwD) as described later in A.5.4.
(iii) Master's degree in Arts/Commerce or equivalent degree in allied subjects with a minimum of 55%
marks (50% for SC/ST/PwD), only for admission to the Ph.D. programmes offered by the Industrial
Design Centre and Department of Humanities & Social Sciences.
Candidates must also fulfill ONE of the following additional requirements:
i. Valid GATE/CEED/JEST (for Physics) Score.
ii. Junior Research Fellowship (JRF) of CSIR/ UGC/ NBHM/ DBT/ICAR/ICMR/ICPR or DST INSPIRE
Fellowship.
iii. Candidates having UGCNET Lectureship (LS) are also eligible for Teaching Assistantship in addition to
other academic qualifications in Humanities & Social Sciences Department.
iv. Minimum of 2 years of professional experience (acquired after obtaining the qualifying degree and
completed before the starting of the semester in which admission is sought).
In addition to general eligibility criterion, applicants must satisfy the eligibility criteria specified for the
respective Departments/ Centres/Schools/ Interdisciplinary Groups. Further, for financial support the
eligibility criteria for specific category has to be satisfied.
Candidates are informed that an ongoing degree may also be considered as a qualifying degree provided
by the applicant graduates before the Ph.D. programme starts. It is the responsibility of the applicants to
satisfy their eligibility on this account.
Admission for IIT B.Tech. degree holders
Candidate having an B.Tech. degree from IITs and having a CGPA/CPI score of 8.00 (on 010 scale) and
above are exempted from requirement of GATE qualification. They may be admitted to Ph.D.
Programme under TA/RA positions through written test and/or interview.
Please read the guidelines for respective programmes in the Brochure.
Online Application Form & Information Brochure (including the admission schedule along with the important dates) is
available on the Institute website at the following link http://www.iitb.ac.in/newacadhome/phd.jsp
Schedule for Ph.D. Admissions for year 201920 (Spring Semester)
Programme Mode of Application Availability of Last date for receipt of completed
application forms application forms
Ph.D. Online 03.09.2019 15.10.2019