Wednesday, 8 March 2017

**PhD Admissions 2017-18 (CSE) Old IITs**


As there is no central authority or exam for PhD admissions in India, students suffer a lot. During my PhD admission, I used to maintain a journal, but still I failed to apply at some good institutes. This is my attempt for providing all the information about PhD admissions at one place.
Here is all you need to know!

IISc Bangalore


Application Dates: 01 Feb 2017 to 29th March 2017

Dates of Interviews: 5th-9th June  
                                   Interdisciplinary Programme- 3 & 4 June 2017

Application fee: Rs 800 for GN/OBC & Rs.400 for SC/ST/PH candidates, bank charges extra.

Eligibility: 
For BTech degree holders- Valid GATE score / NET JRF is mandatory
For MTech degree holders- Desirable to have valid GATE score / NET JRF.

Shortlisting Criteria: Candidates with ME /M Tech / M Sc (Engg) / MS / MBA (post BE / B Tech / Master’s degree) degree holders will be short-listed for interview for Ph D programmes based on their academic performance (including their past performance in the national tests, qualified prior to their Master’s studies, and/or the number of Publications if any will be given weightage).



IIT Delhi



Application Dates: 09th March- 31st March 2017

Application Fees: 200 for Gen/OBC, 50 for SC/ST

Eligibility Criteria:
For MTech degree holders- 60% or 6.75 CGPA
For BTech degree holders- 70% or 7.75 CGPA + GATE Qualified


IIT Bombay


Application Dates: To be announced shortly!

Application Fees:
Women candidates                             :  Rs. 150/­ 
SC/ST/PwD category candidates       :   Rs. 150/­
All other candidates                           :  Rs.  300/­ 

Eligibility:
1.    Students with no CSE undergraduate background -referred to as "NoCSE". (These include students with all levels of degrees: BE/ME/Ph.D. in other fields).
2.    Students with UG CSE background (B.E/Btech/MSc/MCA in Computer Science or IT, or with B.E/Btech/MSc in any field, but having a valid GATE Computer Science score)- referred to as "UGCSE".
3.    Students with PG CSE background (i.e. CS/IT M. Techs) - referred to as "PGCSE".

UG Background Requirement
1.    NoCSE
§  Students should take any 6 courses in the first year from a prescribed list which includes but is not limited to: Computer Organization, Operating Systems, Principles of Programming Languages, Algorithms, Data Structures, Theory of Computation, Discrete Structures, Linear Optimization, Formal Methods, Computer Networks, Computer Graphics.
§  A 7.5 and above CPI in these 6 courses is required. Getting this minimum CPI will constitute as the "UG preparation".
§  If some student has taken any of these courses already (e.g. EE student may have taken Computer Organization), a "transfer of credit" may be considered on production of transcript and grade. The student should then directly be given an exam and a grade by the course instructor. Such cases will be considered individually.
§  If CPI is below 7.5 and above 6.0, student can request to transfer to PGDIIT.
§  Once UG background is achieved and CPI requirements met, student can actively start looking for a guide, who will then recommend PG courses.
2.    UGCSE
§  No additional UG background pre-requisite.
3.    PGCSE
§  No additional UG background pre-requisite.

PG Background Pre-requisites
After attaining UG background if required, a student may actively start searching for a guide. PG courses may then be selected by consultation with the guide. The requirements are:
§  Category 1 and 2:
§  Minimum 5 PG courses + 1 seminar
§  A minimum 7.5 CPI must be maintained.
§  Seminar grade minimum must be BB
§  If CPI is below 7.5 but above 6.0, student may apply for transfer to M.S.
§  Category 3 (CSE M. Techs.)
§  2-4 PG courses as prescribed by Ph.D. facad + 1 seminar.
§  Minimum CPI of 7.5 must be maintained
§  Seminar grade minimum must be BB.

IIT Madras

Application Dates: 01st March to 02nd April 2017

Interview Dates: 01st May to 12th May 2017

Application Fees: 
GN/OBC-NCL Male candidates : Rs.100/-
GN/OBC-NCL Female candidates : Rs.50/-
SC/ST and PwD candidates : Rs.50/-

Eligibility: 
For MTech degree holders- Valid GATE score
For BTech degree holders- Degree from CFTI with 8.0 CGPA (Gen), 7.5 (OBC-NCL), 7.0 (Sc/ST/PwD)


IIT Roorkee


Application Dates: 10th Feb to 24th Feb 2017
Dates have passed!

IIT (BHU) Varanasi


Application Dates: To be announced shortly

Eligibility: 
For MTech degree holders- 60% with GATE Qualification
For BTech degree holders- 75% with GATE

IIT Kharagpur


Application Dates: 13th March 2017 to 16th April 2017

Application Fee: Rs. 1000/- for General/OBC (Male and Transgender) and Rs. 500/- for SC/ST/PwD category and women candidates. 

Eligibility: 
MTech: 60% (Gen) 55% (SC)
IIT B.Tech.’s with CGPA >= 8.00


IIT Guwahati

Application Dates: To be announced shortly!

Eligibility:
A regular student of IIT Guwahati who is continuing his/her M.Tech. studies and having a minimum CPI of 8.0 at the end of second semester may be enrolled in the Ph.D. programme of the Department in the beginning of his/her third semester of study. Such students can receive only Ph.D. Degree.

A student of IIT Guwahati who is continuing his/her B.Tech. studies and having a minimum CPI of 6.5 at the end of sixth semester may be enrolled in the Ph.D. programme of the Department in the beginning of his/her seventh semester of study. Such students can receive dual B.Tech. and Ph.D. Degree. Both the degrees will be awarded after completion of Ph.D. degree.

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