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Ph.D. Admissions Dec 2021 (Winter Session)

Selected Candidates

Shortlisted Candidates

The goal of the Ph.D. program at IIIT-Delhi is to empower students to become part of the global research ecosystem, and contribute to research organizations and top class universities across the world. The program is based on the best practices models at top universities across the world. IIIT-Delhi offers Ph.D. programs in Computational Biology (CB), Computer Science and Engineering (CSE), Electronics and Communications Engineering (ECE), Human-Centered Design (HCD), Mathematics (Maths), and Social Sciences and Humanities (SSH).

"Candidates qualified for UGC/CSIR JRF, DST INSPIRE, DBT Fellowship and fresh B.Tech. graduates with research aptitude are strongly encouraged to apply. GATE score is not mandatory."

Eligibility Criteria

For discipline wise minimum eligibility criteria, please click here. The concerned Department may use higher cut off levels for shortlisting besides giving due consideration to the way questions are answered in the application form. Candidates belonging to SC/ST/Differently abled categories would be eligible for relaxations, as per norms, in the selection criteria.


Admission Categories

Regular Ph.D. - Students who are not holding regular work/employment and are primarily engaged in their academic program only.

Sponsored Ph.D. - IIIT-Delhi allows highly motivated working professionals to pursue a Ph.D. degree while still employed at the sponsoring organization. Click here for more details.

Financial Support

Students joining the Ph.D. program as regular student will be considered for Institute Fellowship. Presently institute is offering fellowship at the rate of Rs.31,000/- per month in the 1st & 2nd year and Rs.35,000/- per month in 3rd & 4th year. For 5th year, fellowship is at the reduced rate that is, Rs. 30,000/- per month.


Additional Financial Support

  • Support upto Rs 50k is provided towards purchase of laptop/ desktop.
  • Contingency grant of Rs.10k per annum.

Institute Travel Grant

Full time Ph.D. students are encouraged to present their research work at International Conferences. Financial support of up to Rs. 2L for the entire duration of the program is available.

Overseas Research Fellowship (ORF)

Support upto US $6000 may be considered in deserving cases to conduct research collaborations with reputed Universities/Labs abroad for a period of 3 to 6 months.

Admission Procedure

Rolling Admissions - It is meant for candidates who have a clear idea of the area they want to work. The interested candidates are expected to interact with the concerned faculty member(s) in IIIT-Delhi and get their consent for working with him/her. However, such candidates will undergo a full selection process before being admitted to the Ph.D. program. Click here for more details.


Regular Admissions - The regular admission happens in two cylces; once during February - April every year (for Monsoon Session) & other during September-November every year (for Winter Session).


Applications are invited from eligible candidates through an open advertisement. Admission is generally offered on the basis of an interview and/or written test, if necessary. The Institute will invite a limited number of candidates for a written test and interview based on the academic records, statement of purpose, etc. The final selection will be mainly based on academic credentials, written test and/or interview. The candidates who do not qualify in the written test need not appear for interview. The reserved category candidates will be given due relaxation in cutoff marks as per the norms.


The outstation candidates (non-NCR) who are shortlisted to appear for the written test/ interview, will be reimbursed their travel fare by second sleeper or public bus fare by the shortest route, whichever is cheapest. They will have to furnish the proof of travel. If a candidate decides to choose a different mode (e.g. 3AC, air, etc.), they will be only reimbursed the second sleeper or public transport bus fare by the shortest route.

Application Procedure

  • Candidates can apply only through the online application portal. There is no provision for offline submission of application forms.
  • If you are applying for more than one discipline, please submit a separate application for each discipline.
  • After successful submission of the application form, you will receive an application number and a link to download the application form. Please save the application form. You need to furnish hardcopy of the application form and self-attested copies of all the relevant documents at the time of interview.
  • Incomplete applications will be rejected.
  • The application fee for Ph.D. program is as follow:
    Rs.150/- : For SC/ST/ PD candidates
    Rs.300/- : For other candidates
  • Apply Online. (Applications are closed now)

Note: The Institute reserves the right to call or not to call eligible candidates for the admission process.

Important Dates

Advertisement Will be Announced on 1st October 2021
Start Date of Online Application 4th October 2021
Last Date of Application Submission 31st October 2021
Announcement of Shortlisted Candidates 12th November 2021
Conduct of Ph.D. (ECE) Interview 3rd December (Tentative)
Conduct of Ph.D. (CSE) Interview 22nd November to 26th November 2021 (Tentative)
Conduct of Ph.D. (CB) Interview 27th November 2021 (Tentative)
Conduct of Ph.D. (HCD) Interview November last week 2021 (Tentative)
Conduct of Ph.D. (SSH) Interview 1st December 2021 (Tentative)
Conduct of Ph.D. (Mathematics) Interview Round 1: Nov 25 (Thurs) to Nov 30 (Tue)
Round 2: Dec 8 (Wed) to Dec 11 (Sat) (Tentative)
Announcement of Results 12th December 2021

Research Areas

Computational Biology
Department
Research Areas
CB Machine Learning, Deep Learning, Artificial Intelligence, Data Science, Computational Gastronomy
CB Computational Structural biology
CB Bioinformatics
Computer Science and Engineering
Department
Research Areas
CSE Software-defined Networking (SDN)
CSE Network Security
CSE ML for speech and audio processing
CSE Computer Vision & Deep Learning
CSE Distributed/Federated Machine Learning, Concurrent/Learned Data Structures
CSE Computer Graphics, 3D visualization and AI
CSE Machine Learning and Computer Vision
CSE Geometric Computer Vision and Deep Learning
CSE NLP
CSE High Performance Computing
CSE Knowledge Graphs, Multimodal data analysis, Semantic Web
CSE Middleware Systems for Edge AI with applications in healthcare
CSE Networked Systems, Mobile systems, Wireless Networks
CSE Blockchain Data Management in CSE
Electronics and Communications Engineering
Department
Research Areas
ECE Machine Learning
ECE AI/ML for Wireless
ECE ML/AI in Healthcare
ECE Quantum transport in Spintronics Devices
ECE Nanoelectronics
ECE Wireless
ECE In-Memory Compute
ECE Circuits and Systems for Safety Applications
ECE In-Memory Compute with emerging Memory Technologies like PCM, RRAM, MRAM etc
ECE System on Chip Design
ECE Geometric Computer Vision and Deep Learning
ECE GNSS/NavIC based remote sensing
ECE Space Situational Awareness
Mathematics
Department
Research Areas
Mathematics Fluid Mechanics
Mathematics Numerical Analysis, Scientific Computing
Mathematics Number Theory
Mathematics Statistics
Mathematics Non - Classical Logics
Mathematics Algebra and quantum coding, Algebraic Combinatorics
Social Sciences and Humanities (Philosophy, Communication, Governance and Politics)
Department
Research Areas
SSH (Philosophy, Communication, Governance and Politics) Kant and transcendental Idealism, phenomenology, Social and Political Philosophy in the continental tradition, Marx and the Critical Theory tradition, Ethics, Philosophy of Technology
SSH (Philosophy, Communication, Governance and Politics) Urban Politics and Governance, Urban Theory, Digital and Smart Cities, Institutional Change, Everyday Democracy, Democratic governance, Public participation
SSH (Philosophy, Communication, Governance and Politics) Politics and governance, Public participation, Social and environmental movements, Civic media and journalism
SSH (Philosophy, Communication, Governance and Politics) Social and Political Philosophy, Moral Philosophy, Applied Ethics, Ethics, Ethics of AI
SSH (Philosophy, Communication, Governance and Politics) Health and ICTs, Digital Inequalities, ICT for social transformation, Psychological Health and Wellbeing in minority communities
Social Sciences and Humanities (Economics / Cognitive Science)
Department
Research Areas
SSH (Economics) Microeconomics, Game Theory and allied areas
SSH (Cognitive Science) Attention, Visual perception
Human-Centered Design
Department
Research Areas
HCD Human-Computer Interaction

Last updated: 20-03-2023