DTU PhD admission 2024 are open. The last date for online registration of DTU PhD is November 20, 2023. DTU offers PhD program in the wide areas of Engineering, Sciences, and Humanities. DTU PhD is open to full-time, part-time, R & D project at DTU, or working as a regular employee. Admission to the program is based on an entrance exam followed by an interview round. The institute will display the list of shortlisted candidates on 24th november and also the entrance test is scheduled to take place on 29th November and 30th November, 2023.

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DTU PhD Admission Dates 2024

PhD Events Dates
Ph.D Admission applications starts from October 27, 2023
Last date to apply November 20, 2023
List of Shortlisted candidates November 24, 2023
Date of Entrance Test November 29 and November 30, 2023

DTU PhD Eligibility Criteria

Delhi Technological University offers admission to its Ph.D. courses to applicants under 4 categories, namely, Full-time Research Student, Part-time Research Student, Staff under R&D Project, and Student working as a regular employee at DTU. The basic eligibility criteria for applicants under any of the categories aforesaid are 

  • Candidates must have a postgraduate degree in the relevant discipline with a minimum of 55% marks or an equivalent CGPA. 
  • Exceptional candidates with proven research work and an undergraduate degree in engineering or technology with a minimum of 75% marks or an equivalent CGPA are also eligible to apply for Ph.D. admission. 
  • In addition to the minimum eligibility, part-time applicants must ensure and prove that they have sufficient time to devote to their research project and that they have the required research facilities at the place of their stay. Part-time research candidates will also mandatorily have to reside for a minimum period of 6 months in the university premises. 

DTU PhD Admission 2024

DTU PhD admissions are made on the basis of entrance test conducted by the university itself. Selection criteria for DTU PhD program includes screening test, entrance exam, and an Interview round. Initially at the screening stage, DTU shortlists applications as per the eligibility criteria of the program. Candidates shortlisted are called for the entrance exam round. Qualifying candidates then appear for the interview round. Candidates with UGC/ CSIR/ DST/ DBT/ ICMR/ IARI-JRF are exempted from the written test round.

How to apply?

Applications for DTU PhD program are to be submitted online on www.dtu.ac.in. The application fee charged is INR 1,500. If a candidate wishes to apply for admission in a program offered by different departments then he/ she will have to register separately in that department by paying separate online registration fee.

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DTU PhD Entrance Exam 2024

DTU PhD entrance exam is conducted to select candidate for admission. The test conducted is of 90 minutes duration comprising 60 MCQs. Due to COVID pandemic, the mode of the entrance exam will be decided as per the situation. 

Mode As per the situation
Duration 90 minutes
Type of Questions Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs)
No. of Questions 60
DTU PhD entrance exam syllabus Click here (refer Page 35)

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DTU PhD Fees 2024

DTU PhD fees from the academic year 2024 is INR 55,600 for the entire program. The university charges INR 29,200 for the first year and INR 13,200 for 2nd and 3rd year of the PhD program. Other charges included in the DTU PhD fee structure are given below:

DTU PhD Fees 2024
Particulars At the time of admission  2nd year onwards
Tuition Fee INR 12,000 INR 6,000
Non Govt. Component
Student Welfare Fee (Co-curricular activities, Training & placement, Extra Curricular Activities, Annual Gathering, Students welfare, Institutional Development, outsourcing, conference, seminar, workshop, innovative projects, skill development activities and, Misc. Expenditure on Unspecified Items) INR 6,000 INR 4,500
Facilities & Services Charges (Research initiatives, training programmes, Awards, automation, facilities, entrepreneurship activities and any misc. expenditure on unspecified items) INR 2,500 INR 1,000
Economically weaker section fund INR 1,000 INR 1,000
Examination fee (Examination Infrastructure strengthening, expenditure on examination activities, confidential printing etc. INR 7,000 -
Premium amount for mediclaim of student (per-annum) INR 700 INR 700
GRAND TOTAL IRN 29,200 INR 13,200

DTU PhD Stipend

DTU gives a stipend of INR 32,500 to scholars are who are engaged in teaching work. DTU PhD stipend is given upto 4 years from the date of admission. This may extend upto 5 years in special cases if the PhD scholar has published research papers as per laid criteria. As per norms Delhi Technological University gives INR 25,000 as stipend and 30% HRA which makes the total INR 32,500.

DTU PhD FAQs

Ques. How much is the application fee for Ph.D. at DTU? 

Ans. The fee for Ph.D. application form is INR 1000 for General/OBC/EWS category applicants and INR 500 for SC/ST/PWD category applicants.

Ques. Is there any relaxation for reserved category applicants at DTU?

Ans. Yes, the university offers a 5% relaxation in qualifying degree marks to SC/ST category students.

Ques. Are candidates in the final semester of degree eligible for Ph.D. admission at DTU?

Ans. Yes, candidates in the final semester of their degree are eligible to apply.

Ques. How to deposit admission fees for Ph.D. at DTU?

Ans. The admission fee when admission is confirmed is to be paid in form of a demand draft at the university counter.

Ques. Does DTU offer any stipend to Ph.D. students? 

Ans. Yes, DTU offers stipend to PhD students on a monthly basis for 4-5 years. The amount given as stipend is INR 32,500 including 30% of HRA.