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Full time

DURATION

72 Months

The Department of Design offers robust full-time and part-time Ph.D. programmes which can be inter-disciplinary in nature. The Ph.D. program encourages researching design from multiple perspectives such as Technology, Humanities, Management, Sociology, Psychology, etc. to name a few  domains.

The Department of Design offers opportunities in the following Research domains pertaining to Design: Industrial Design, Product Design, Interaction Design, Graphic Design, Communication Design, Applied Ergonomics and Human Factors in Design, Universal and Inclusive Design, Human-Computer Interaction, Design Automation, Materials & Design, Design for Product Life-Cycle, Art & Design, Product Aesthetics, Digital.

Media & Design, Design & Culture, Animation, Film making, Digital Heritage, Neuro-cognitive aspects of Creativity, Creativity and Innovation, Design Theory & Methodology, Design Policy, Design Strategy, and Design Management.


Eligibility Criteria

Master degree in Engineering / Technology or master degree in Science / Humanities or equivalent in relevant discipline with CGPA 6.00 on 10 point scale or 60% marks in aggregate for General / OBC / EWS category. Full time students who do not possess M.Tech. or equivalent degree are required to have a valid GATE/CEED* Score or UGC / CSIR / DBT / ICMR / INSPIRE fellowship examination for Sciences / Humanities and Social Sciences disciplines. OR B.Tech. or equivalent with CGPA of 6.5 on a 10 point scale or 65% aggregate marks and qualified GATE or UGC / CSIR / DBT / ICMR / INSPIRE fellowship examination for Biomedical Engg., candidates having M.B.B.S. with 60% marks or more are eligible provided they have qualified ICMR. The Candidates having Postgraduate degree of Doctor of Medicine (MD) / Master in Surgery (MS) with 60% marks or more after MBBS will also be eligible for admission to Ph.D. Programme in CBME. 

For the currently registered students in Centrally Funded Technical Institutes (CFTIs) having CGPA of 8.0 or above (on a 10 point scale) at the end of 6th semester or later, in B.Tech. / B.E. / Integrated M.Tech. / Integrated M.Sc. programmes (or any other programme of minimum four years duration, admission to which is on the basis of JEE), the requirement of GATE / National Examination is waived for consideration of admission the Ph.D. programme in IIT Delhi. Moreover, such students must have obtained CGPA of 8.0 or above at the time of graduation (and before they formally register for the Ph.D. programme).

The requirement of GATE / National Examination is waived for consideration for admission to the Ph.D. programme for all graduates of CFTIs with a B.Tech. / B.E. / Integrated M.Sc. (or any other programme of minimum four years duration, admission to which is on the basis of JEE) with CGPA of 8.0 or above at the time of graduation.

The Requirement of GATE / National Examination is also waived for MA or M.Sc. graduated from IITs with CGPA 8.0 or above.

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