Ph.D Computer Science and Engineering at IIT Patna Offline Course

• A Ph.D. scholar, in the categories JRF/SRF  Fellows  [1.1  b],  SPONSORED  (FULL-TIME)  [1.2] and project STAFF [1.4],can be admitted to the  Institute throughout the year. Registration to the PhD Programme of the Institute normally takes place in January and July every year.  Advertisements are issued in September/October for the even semester (January-April)  and  February/March for the odd semester (July/August –November).
• Admission to all categories of students is granted on the basis of interview/admission test held tentatively in the month of December and May -July every year.
• Foreign nationals can only register as regular full-time scholars. Foreign nationals with a degree from Indian Universities will be treated on par with Indian nationals for admission purposes. Foreign nationals with foreign degrees must meet the minimum educational requirements as given in Appendix-I equivalent to an Indian Master’s degree in the relevant disciplines. In addition, they should have a valid GRE/GMAT/   GATE   /JMET/CAT/XAT/MAT/ATMA/UGC or CSIR/NET /JRF or an equivalent examination and should have cleared TOEFL score in the relevant discipline. The applications of foreign nationals may be considered based on a web-interface personal interview/presentation.

The following documents are to be furnished along with the application by candidates falling underSponsored, Project Staff, and Part-time categories:
Form  I: Sponsorship letter for the Sponsored category. 

Form II: No objection certificate from Coordinator, Sponsored Research and Industrial Relation Unit(SRIRU), IIT Patna, for Project Staff category. 

Form III: No objection certificate from the employer for Part-time category