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Course Details

MODE

Full time

DURATION

72 Months

Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) is an offered Full-time three/six-year Doctoral program and it is offered by the Indian Institute of Information Technology Tiruchirappalli. Ph.D. programme shall be for a minimum duration of three years, including course work and a maximum of six years. Extension beyond the above limits will be governed by the relevant clauses as stipulated in the Statute/Ordinance of the individual Institution concerned.

Candidates will be admitted to the Ph.D. programme of the Institute under one of the

following modes:

a) Full Time: Regular full-time scholars without fellowship / JRF fellowship /Sponsored scholars being employees of Defense organization, Research & Development organization, a private industry /institution having MoU with IIIT Tiruchirappalli.

b) Part Time: Regular / Full-time teachers/employees working in Govt./ Govt. aided /Private Engineering/ Technology colleges or Science and Arts Colleges/Universities / Industry / Public sector organizations are considered under this category. At the time of application, the candidate must submit a ‘No Objection Certificate’ from the Parent College / Organization.


Eligibility Criteria

Candidates with First class Bachelor or First class Master degree in Sciences/Humanities in the relevant discipline with minimum 60% aggregate marks (CGPA 6.5/10) in UG or in PG for OC/OBC category and 55% aggregate marks or equivalent CGPA of 6.0 in UG / PG for SC/ST candidates. A valid UGC/CSIR/NET score is mandatory for full-time candidates to avail fellowship.

Admission Details

a) Eligible candidates possessing the minimum educational qualifications and satisfying additional criteria set by the Institute from time to time will be called for an interview and/or test by the selection committees of the respective departments. 

b) The candidates short listed based on the written test performance need to appear for a personal interview by the Departmental Research Committee comprising HOD and all eligible guides. The merit list for all the candidates is prepared based on the cumulative score in the written test, interview, marks in UG / PG, experience, research publications/patents, work experience etc. 

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