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Course Details

MODE

Full time

DURATION

72 Months

Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Aerospace Engineering is an offered Full-time three/six-year Doctoral program and it is offered by the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore. 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.

Areas of Research: Theoretical and Experimental Fluid Mechanics; Applied Aerodynamics; Shock Waves; Flow Lasers; Chemical Kinetics; Hypersonic and High Enthalpy Flows;Areas of Research: T Computational Fluid Dynamics; Flight Mechanics of Aircraft and Helicopters;  Dynamics and Control of Aerospace Vehicles; Orbital Mechanics; Space Robotics; Guidance; Avionics; Radar and Electro-Magnetic Systems; Parallel/ Distributed Processing and Neural Networks Applications; Optimization and Estimation techniques in Aerospace Systems; Aerospace Propulsion; Spray structure and droplet dynamics, Basic and Applied Combustion; Experimental and Computational Studies on Reactive Flows; Combustion of Propellants; Composite Structures; Smart Structures; Non-Destructive Evaluation; Finite Element Methods; Fracture Mechanics; Structural Integrity and Reliability; Structural Dynamics and Aeroelasticity; Rotor Craft Dynamics.


Eligibility Criteria

BE / B Tech or equivalent degree in Aerospace/ Mechanical/ Electrical/ Electronics/ Chemical/ Civil/ Computer Science or M Sc or equivalent degree in Physical/ Mathematical Sciences or Graduates of 4-year Bachelor of Science programmes.

Admission Details

Ph D programme candidates with ME /M Tech / M Sc(Engg) / MS / MBA (post BE / B Tech / Master’s degrees) will be short-listed for an interview for Ph D programmes based on their academic performance (including their past performance in national tests, in which they have qualified prior to their Master’s degree, and/or the number of Publications they have).

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