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    MODE

    Full time

    DURATION

    72 Months

    Doctor of Philosophy in Electrical Engineering is a full-time research degree course offered by the Indian Institute of Technology Palakkad. Duration varies from 3 to 6 years, the student has to finish course between the timeline to obtain a Ph.D. degree.

    Semiconductor devices and modeling, nanoelectronics, plasmonics/optoelectronics, Microwave Engineering, wireless communication, communication theory, statistical signal processing, information and coding theory, Microwave Remote Sensing, Power Electronics, VLSI and Control System, Biomedical signal processing, Embedded signal processing and low power reconfigurable circuits, Brain-Computer Interface Systems.

    Facilities: High performance computing cluster of the Institute. High-frequency microwave and communication, device characterization facility, power electronics, machines labs, and research facilities are being set up.


    Eligibility Criteria

    (a) Candidates with a Master's degree in Engineering/Technology or a Master's degree by Research in Engineering/Technology with a good academic record. 

    (b) Candidates with Master's degree in Sciences with a good academic record and of exceptional merit are eligible for the relevant Engineering discipline. They should have a valid GATE score or UGC/CSIR-NET/NBHM or equivalent qualification in the relevant area tenable for the year of registration. 

    (c) Candidates who have qualified for the award of Bachelor's degree in Engineering/Technology from a Centrally Funded Technical Institute (CFTI) with an exceptionally good academic record in an eligible discipline will be considered for direct admission to Ph.D. provided he/she has a minimum CGPA of 8/10 (7.5 for OBC- NCL and 7.0 for SC/ST/PwD on a 10.0 point scale).

    Admission Details

    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. 

    For candidates who have obtained PG degree 10 years earlier as on the last date prescribed for receipt of the completed application, a departmental test may be conducted. 

    Based on the academic record and the performance of the candidates in the interview and/or test, the Departmental Selection Committee will recommend to the Chairman, Senate the names of candidates found suitable for admission to the Ph.D. Programme. 

    Applications for Admissions are open.

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