PHD ADMISSION

Ph.D. Admission 2023-2024 - Phase II

ELIGIBILITY OF CANDIDATES

1.1.1 Essential criteria for Ph.D. in Engineering

An applicant must have a Master’s degree in Engineering in the relevant subject with first class/division or a minimum of 60% marks/CGPA of 6.0 (on a 10 point scale),

An applicant must have a Bachelor’s degree in Engineering with a minimum of 70% marks/CGPA of 7.0 (on a 10 point scale), as per Table 6.

An applicant must have a Master’s degree in Science or an allied area with first-class/division or a minimum of 60% marks/CGPA of 6.0 (on a 10 point scale).

1.1.2 Essential criteria for Ph.D. in Science

An applicant must have a Master’s degree in the relevant subject with first class/division or a minimum of 60 % marks/CGPA of 6.0 (on a 10-point scale),

An applicant must have a Bachelor’s degree in Engineering with a minimum of 70% marks/CGPA of 7.0 (on a 10 point scale), as per Table 6.

An applicant must have a Master’s degree in Science or an allied area with first-class/division or a minimum of 60% marks/CGPA of 6.0 (on a 10 point scale).

1.1.3 Essential criteria for Ph.D. in Humanities and Social Sciences

An applicant must have a Master’s degree in the relevant subject, Arts, Commerce, Humanities and Social Sciences with first class/division or a minimum of 60% marks/CGPA of 6.0 (on a 10 point scale),

An applicant must have a Bachelor’s degree in Engineering with a minimum of 70% marks/CGPA of 7.0 (on a 10 point scale), as per Table 6.

An applicant must have a Master’s degree in Engineering / Technology / Science / Commerce / Management with first class/division or a minimum of 60 % marks/CGPA of 6.0 (on a 10 point scale).

1.1.4 Essential criteria for Ph.D. in Management

An applicant must have a Master’s degree or equivalent in Management or allied areas or Engineering / Technology with first class/division or a minimum of 60% marks/CGPA of 6.0 (on a 10 point scale),

An applicant with a Bachelor’s degree in Engineering with a minimum of 70% marks/7.0 CGPA,

An applicant must have a Master’s degree in Science / Arts / Commerce with first-class/division or a minimum of 60% marks/CGPA of 6.0 (on a 10 point scale),

An applicant who has qualified for CA/ICAI/ICMA/CS, with first-class/division or a minimum of 60% marks/CGPA of 6.0 (on a 10 point scale) in Bachelor’s degree.

Note: Bachelor’s degree in Engineering means regular fulltime Bachelor’s degree. A candidate with AMIE or similar degree is not eligible for admission.

Table 1: Eligibility and qualifying degree for various departments^#

Sl.	Department	Discipline	Code
1.	Applied Geology	Applied Geology	AGL
1.	M.Sc./M.Sc. Tech in Geology / Applied Geology or M.Sc./M.Sc. Tech. in Geology / Applied Geology with specialization in Marine Geology / Oceanography / Hydrogeology / Geochemistry / Applied Geochemistry / Geoinformatics / Natural Hazards & Disaster Risk Management / Remote Sensing and GIS / Geophysics / Petroleum Geosciences. OR Integrated M.Sc./M.Sc.Tech/M.Tech. in Geology / Applied Geology or M. Tech. in Geological Technology. OR M.Tech in Mineral Exploration / Engineering Geology / Petroleum Exploration / Geo-exploration / Exploration Geosciences / Remote Sensing / Remote Sensing and GIS applications / Geoinformatics / Petroleum Geosciences/ Marine Geosciences having M.Sc./M.Sc. Tech in Geology / Applied Geology or Integrated M.Sc./M.Sc. Tech./ M.Tech. in Geology / Applied Geology or M. Tech. in Geological Technology.
2.	Applied Geophysics	Applied Geophysics	AGP
2.	M.Sc/M.Sc. Tech/Integrated M. Tech. /M. Tech. in Applied Geophysics / Exploration Geophysics / Geophysics or M.Sc.Tech. in Marine Geophysics or M.Tech in Earthquake Science and Engineering or M. Tech. in Geo-exploration or M. Tech. in other relevant fields.
3.	Chemical Engg	Chemical Engg	CHE
3.	ME/M.Tech./MS (Research) or equivalent in Chemical Engineering or in related branches of Engineering with an academic background relevant with the ongoing research areas of the Department of Chemical Engineering of IIT (ISM) Dhanbad OR BE/B.Tech. or equivalent degree in Chemical Engineering or in related branches of Engineering with an academic background relevant with the ongoing research areas of the Department of Chemical Engineering of IIT (ISM) Dhanbad OR M.Sc. or equivalent degree (along with CSIR/UGC NET JRF) in disciplines consistent with the ongoing research areas of the Department of Chemical Engineering of IIT (ISM) Dhanbad. To know more about the ongoing research activities of the Department of Chemical Engineering of IIT (ISM) Dhanbad of Chemical Engineering of IIT (ISM) Dhanbad , please visit the website: https://chemical.iitism.ac.in
4.	Chemistry & Chemical Biology	Chemistry	CHY
4.	M.Sc in Chemistry / Applied Chemistry / Analytical Chemistry / Industrial Chemistry / Biochemistry / Biological Sciences / Microbiology / Pharmaceutical Science / Physics OR M.Tech in Chemical Engineering / Biotechnology / Material Sciences & Engineering / Environmental Sciences & Engineering / Pharmaceutical Science & Engineering.
5.	Computer Science & Engg.	Computer Science & Engg.	CSE
5.	M.Tech or equivalent in Computer Science & Engg. / Information Technology / Computer Application / Software Engineering / Electronics Engg. / Electronics and Communication Engg. / Electrical Engg. WITH B. Tech. or equivalent in Computer Science & Engg. / Information Technology / Electronics Engg. / Electronics and Communication Engg. / Electrical Engg.
6.	Civil Engg.	Civil Engg.	CVL
6.	M.Tech. or equivalent degree in Civil Engg. / Structural Engg. / Geotechnical Engg. / Water Resources Engg. / Environmental Engg. / Transportation Engg. / Remote Sensing & GIS / Construction / Aerospace Engg. / Naval Architecture / Agricultural Engg. and Technology / Applied Mechanics / Infrastructure / Tunnelling / Earthquake Engg / Applied Geology / Engineering Geology / Applied Geophysics / Seismology / Soil Dynamics / Rock Mechanics / Rock Engineering / Hydraulics Engineering / Structural Dynamics specialization with B.Tech/B.E. in Civil Engg. / Construction Management, Aerospace Engg, Naval Architecture, Agricultural Engg. And Technology.
7.	Electronics Engg.	Electronics Engg.	ECE
7.	B.Tech / B.E. in Electronics / Electronics & Communication / Electronics & Telecommunication / Electronics & Instrumentation / Electrical Engineering / Computer Science Engg / Information Technology or related field. OR M. Tech. / M.E. / MS in Electronics / Electronics & Communication / Electronics & Telecommunication / Electronics & Instrumentation / Electrical Engineering / Computer Science Engg / Information Technology or related field OR M.Sc. in Electronics or related field. GATE score in EE/ECE/IN/CSE/PH
8.	Electrical Engg.	Electrical Engg.	ELE
8.	M.Tech or equivalent in Electrical Engineering with specialization in the fields relevant to Electrical Engineering with B.Tech or equivalent in Electrical / Electrical & Electronics / Instrumentation Engg.
9.	Humanities & Social Sciences	English Language/Literature	ENG
	Masters or equivalent in English/ELT/Linguistics.
	Humanities & Social Sciences	Philosophy	PLY
	Masters or equivalent in Philosophy or related discipline.
	Humanities & Social Sciences	Psychology	PSY
	Masters or equivalent in Psychology or related discipline.
	Humanities & Social Sciences	Sociology	SOC
	Masters or equivalent in Sociology or related discipline.
10.	Environmental Science & Engg.	Environmental Science	ESE
10.	M.Tech. / M.E. or equivalent in Environmental Science & Engineering / Biotechnology / Civil / Chemical / Water Resource Engg / Mining / Atmospheric Science / Remote sensing and GIS / Any other equivalent branch. OR M.Phil. / M.Sc. / M.Sc. Tech. or equivalent in Atmospheric science / Botany / Microbiology / Biotechnology / Chemistry / Physics / Environmental Science / Environmental Science & Management / Geology / Hydrology / Soil Science / Remote sensing and GIS / Forestry / Any other equivalent branch.
11.	Fuel, Mineral & Metallurgical Engg.	Fuel, Mineral & Metallurgical Engg.	FMM
11.	B.Tech / M.Tech. or equivalent in Mineral / Fuel / Chemical / Energy / Metallurgical / Mining / Mechanical / Production / Manufacturing / Environment / Waste processing / Biochemical / Power plant Engineering / Thermal Engineering / Agricultural Engineering / Process control / Combustion Engineering or its related discipline
12.	Management Studies & Industrial Engineering	Industrial Engg. & Management	IEM
12.	Regular full-time Bachelor’s degree/Master’s degree in any branch of Engineering. Candidate with AMIE or similar degree is not eligible for admission.
13.	Management Studies	Management	MAN
13.	MBA degree / Postgraduate degree or diploma recognized as equivalent to postgraduate in Management by AICTE / UGC / AIU. OR Postgraduate degree in Economics / Commerce / Psychology. OR Professional qualifications like CA / CS / ICWA. OR Regular full-time Bachelor’s degree/ Master’s degree in any branch of Engineering. Candidate with AMIE or similar degree is not eligible for admission.
14.	Mathematics & Computing	Mathematics	MAT
	M. Tech. / MS / M.Sc. or equivalent in Mathematics / Applied Mathematics / Mathematics & Computing / M.Tech. in Computer Science
	Mathematics & Computing	Statistics	STA
	M.Sc. or equivalent in Statistics / Applied Statistics / Bio-Statistics / Statistics and Computing / Statistics and Data Science / M.Tech. (Data Analytics).
15.	Mechanical Engg.	Mechanical Engineering	MEC
15.	M. Tech. or equivalent degree with specialization in Mechanical / Production / Manufacturing / Industrial Production / CAD / CAM / Machine Design / Mechatronics / Thermal / Heat Power / Energy / Power Plant Engg. / Automobile / Maintenance Engg. / Tribology/ Welding Technology / Material Science / Mechanical Science / Hydro and Renewable Energy / Renewable Energy / Energy Environment and Management / Applied Mechanics / Engineering Mechanics / Stress and Vibration Analysis / Aerospace Engineering / Robotics / Nano Technology / Fluid power and Control / Mechanical Engg with Thermal / Fluid Mechanics as major or in Aerospace Engineering with aerodynamics / Structures and Propulsion / Flight Mechanics as Major or in Civil Engineering with Fluid Mechanics / Structures as Major or Chemical Engineering with Transport Phenomenon / Industrial Energy System / Bio Energy / Solid Waste Technology as Major / Mining Machinery Engineering or any combinations of these specializations. WITH/OR B.E./B.Tech./B.Sc. (Engineering) or equivalent degree in Mechanical / Production / Manufacturing / Aerospace / Energy Engineering / Power Plant Engineering / Automobile Engineering / Mechanical Science / Aeronautical Engineering / Industrial Engineering / Automation Engineering / Mechatronics Engineering / Robotics / Marine Engineering / Mining Machinery Engineering / Engineering and Computational Mechanics / or Any combination of the disciplines given as mentioned.
16.	Mining Engg.	Mining Engineering	MNE
16.	M.Tech. or equivalent in Mining Engg. / Opencast Mining / Mine Planning & Design / Rock Excavation Engg. / Geomatics / Tunnelling and Underground Space Technology / Rock Mechanics / Geotechnical Engg. / Petroleum Engg. / Civil Engg. / Mechanical Engg. / Industrial Engg. / Engineering Geology / Electronics Engg. / Electronics & Communication Engg. / Computer Science Engg; with B.Tech or equivalent / M.Sc. Tech. / M.Sc. in any discipline. OR B.Tech or equivalent in Mining Engineering from Centrally Funded Technical Institutes (CFTI) with CGPA/OGPA of 8.00
17.	Petroleum Engg.	Petroleum Engineering	PET
17.	M.Tech in Petroleum / Chemical / Petroleum & Petrochemical / Mechanical / Civil / Computer Science & Engineering OR M.Sc. in Chemistry, Mathematics, Geology and Geophysics OR B. Tech. in Petroleum Engineering.
18.	Physics	Physics	PHY
18.	M.Sc./Integrated M.Sc./M.Phil or equivalent in Physics/Applied Physics or B.Tech./M.Tech./Integrated M.Tech. or equivalent in Engineering Physics / Material Science / Nanoscience and Technology / Optoelectronics or equivalent.

# Equivalence degrees for B.Tech will be BE/BSc Engg. (4 years) and for M.Tech will be ME/M.Sc. Engg.