IIT Indore Ph.D: Fees 2025, Course Duration, Dates, Eligibility

IIT Indore PhD Admission 2024 are ongoing. The last date to apply for PhD CSE is November 15 and for Electrical Engineering registration can be done till November 13. The admission to the IIT Indore PhD courses that are ongoing are Mechanical Engineering and Civil Engineering. Mentioned below are the last dates of online application to IIT Indore PhD programs and other details like fees, eligibility criteria, admission criteria, course details, and reserach areas. 

IIT Indore PhD Admission Dates

Given below is the table of IIT Indore's last date of online applications for the PhD programs based on different departments for Indian applicants and International applicants:

IIT Indore PhD Fees

The fee structure for Phd admission at IIT Indore for 2022-23 academic year onwards is as follows category wise:

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IIT Indore Ph.D Eligibility Criteria

The following table summarises the eligibility criteria for both domestic and international applicants: 

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IIT Indore Ph.D Admission Criteria

Applicants would be admitted based on their scores in master’s / bachelor’s and entrance exams. Upon selection, Indian applicants would be called for an interview round and/or a screening test. 

International applicants would be called for an online written test/interview round based on their scores in TOEFL / IELTS / GATE.

Candidates must keep the following documents ready during the interview process for the document verification process. Admission Categories: 

• Fellowship Awardee (FA) – An awardee from funding agencies like CSIR, UGC, NBHM, DST. Or a JRF/SRF project staff working in a funded project in IIT Indore.
• Teaching Assistantship (TA) – Scholarship under MHRD guidelines.
• Sponsored without Institute Scholarship (SW) – Sponsored candidate from R&D organisation or Industry. 
• Institute Staff (IS) – Staff member of IIT Indore.
• Defence (DF) – Personnel serving Armed forces without institute scholarship.
• College Teacher (CT) – Permanent Teacher of Sponsoring College/University without scholarship

A candidate has to submit the signed soft-copy of the application along with State Bank Collect receipt, recent photograph and self- attested relevant Certificates.

For SW candidates

• No Objection Certificate
• Experience Certificate
• Last 3 months’ salary slip
• Employer’s PAN Card

*Note: GATE qualification is not compulsory for DF / IS / CT / SW / FA category applicants. 

How to Apply for IIT Indore PhD Admission?

Application form can be filled in online mode and detailed process is given below

• Visit the official website i.e. www.iiti.ac.in
• Click on the link “Apply online for PhD Admission”
• Select your discipline
• Application form will appear
• Fill all the details i.e. personal, educational, entrance exams score and work experience.
• Pay the application fee of INR 100 to State Bank Collect. 
• Submit the application form and take the print out of the application form.
• Hard copy of application form will be checked during the interview along with the other documents. 

Documents Required:

• Affidavit by student
• Photo 
• Signature
• Caste Certificate / EWS / PwD Certificate (if applicable)
• Parents’ Income Certificate
• Educational Certificates:
  • High school: marksheet, certificate
  • High secondary: marksheet, certificate
  • Graduation & Post Graduation: marksheet, degree certificate
  • Migration / Transfer Certificate
• Undertaking Forms: Fee receipts / Medical Fitness Certificate / Anti Ragging / Residence Rules + Dining Rules / Internet Usage Policy / Safety Security / Library Membership

*Note: In case a candidate wishes to apply in more than one discipline then separate applications must be filled for each discipline.

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IIT Indore Ph.D Course Details

The applicants who are highly motivated for research oriented study can apply for IIT Indore Phd admission.

• Admission is open for foreign applicants as well with equivalent Indian education system qualifications.
• Various research areas are offered by each Department of IIT Indore for Phd. These research areas are further subdivided.
• The Phd course is a blend of coursework and research with a thesis submission in the end.

IIT Indore Ph.D Research Areas:

The following table briefly summarize the specializations as offered by IIT Indore Departments for Phd:

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IIT Indore Ph.D Duration

This is a 4 year full-time degree, where the 1st year is all about coursework. The second year is for deciding on research topics and tools for conducting the research. The applicants in the third and fourth year take forth their research and are supposed to submit it by the end of 4th year. Along with thesis submission, there is also a viva conducted by a professor to approve the thesis of the student.

IIT Indore Phd Stipend

The Phd applicants in the first 2 years are offered INR 30,000 per month as part of the stipend for research. While the 3rd and 4th year students are offered INR 34,000 per month. This amount is set by UGC and applicants who qualify for JRF are only offered this amount.

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