PHD ADMISSION

Ph.D. Admission

Requirement of GATE/NET/Appropriate National Level Examination for Ph.D. Admission

An applicant is ELIGIBLE to apply for Ph.D. admission in Engineering, Science, Management Studies, Humanities & Social Sciences under the Institute Assistantship (IA) after fulfilling the followings:

All the candidates will have to qualify NET/GATE to apply for Ph.D. admission in Engineering/ Science as per the Essential Qualification except those mentioned below.

Qualifying NET/GATE is not mandatory for applicants in Ph. D. in Engineering / Science, if the candidate -

Has done M. Tech/M.E. with First Class or First Division or with minimum 60% marks or equivalent CGPA OR

ii.

Has done B. Tech/ B.E. with a minimum CGPA of 8 (on a 10 point scale) or with equivalent percentage from any CFTI or

iii.

Has done B. Tech/ B.E. with a minimum CGPA of 8 (on a 10 point scale) or with equivalent percentage from any Institute/University having 1 to 100th rank in the Overall category in NIRF India rankings (either in the year of application or in the last year).

Qualifying CAT/GMAT will be mandatory for applying for Ph. D. in Management.

It may be noted that based on number and quality of applications received in an admission cycle, the respective department may also impose additional shortlisting criteria (and shall also publish it while sending calls for interview) to restrict number of eligible applicants to be called for Interview.

Prime Minister’s Research Fellowship (PMRF) Candidates

A candidate, selected under Prime Minister’s Research Fellowship (PMRF) scheme, shall be directly admitted to the Ph.D. program without any interview.

Candidates appearing for their final semester exams are ELIGIBLE to apply under Result Awaiting (RA) category. However, they have to submit proof of the completion of their previous degree by September 30, 2026, failing which their candidature or even admission will be cancelled.

Project candidates

This admission procedure also applies to candidates holding positions in projects being executed in various departments at the Institute for availing IA beyond the project tenure. In such cases, the candidate must give the details in the online application portal, such as, the current position, admission number availed, project title, name of the project investigator (PI), department, date of joining, date of completion of the project. Such projects should be of minimum two years duration.

Essential Qualification

Essential qualification for admission to Ph.D. programs in various streams are mentioned below. The Candidates must ensure their qualifications to the Ph.D. program in various disciplines of the respective department from the Table 1 before filling the online application form.

Ph.D. in the Engineering Stream

(a) 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),

(b) An applicant must have a Bachelor’s degree in engineering with a minimum of 60% marks/CGPA of 6.0 (on a 10 point scale),

(c) 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).

Ph.D. in the Science Stream

(a) 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),

(b) An applicant must have a Bachelor’s degree in engineering with a minimum of 60 % marks/CGPA of 6.0 (on a 10 point scale),

(c) 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).

Ph.D. in the Humanities and Social Sciences Stream

(a) 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),

(b) 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),

(c) An applicant must have a Bachelor’s degree in engineering with a minimum of 60% marks/CGPA of 6.0 (on a 10 point scale).

Ph.D. in the Management Stream

(a) 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),

(b) An applicant with a Bachelor’s degree in engineering with a minimum of 60 % marks/CGPA of 6.0 (on a 10 point scale),

(c) 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),

(d) 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 full-time Bachelor’s degree. A candidate with AMIE or similar degree is not eligible for admission.

The exact qualification and eligibility requirements, and the list of programs to be offered in a year will be available in the Information Brochure published by the Institute before the start of admission process for every Academic Year.

For consideration of qualifications obtained from universities/institutes outside India, an equivalence certificate issued by Association of Indian Universities will be required to be submitted along with application.

Table 1: 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 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/ Climate Science & Technology. OR BS-MS Dual Degree (5 year) in Geology/ Applied Geology/ Geosciences/Earth Sciences/Earth & Climate Sciences/ Climate Science & Technology. ● Colour blind candidates are not eligible for admission in Applied Geology.
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 / Petroleum Exploration or M. Tech. in Geotechnical Engineering / Remote Sensing and GIS applications / Geoinformatics or M. Tech. in Geological Technology or M. Tech. in Petroleum Geosciences or M. Tech. in other relevant fields.
3.	Chemical Engg	Chemical Engg	CHE
3.	ME/M. Tech./MS (Research) in Chemical Engineering / Petrochemical Engineering / Petroleum Engineering / Biochemical Engineering / Biotechnology / Civil Engineering/ Energy Engineering / Environmental Engineering / Nanotechnology and Nano-science / Metallurgical Engineering / Materials Science / Mechanical Engineering / Polymer Science and Engineering and allied areas or any combination of the disciplines given as mentioned. OR B. E. / B. Tech. in Chemical Engineering / Petrochemical Engineering / Petroleum Engineering /Biochemical Engineering / Biotechnology / Civil Engineering/ Energy Engineering / Environmental Engineering / Nanotechnology and Nano-science / Metallurgical Engineering / Materials Science / Mechanical Engineering / Polymer Science and Engineering and allied areas or any combination of the disciplines given as mentioned. 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.
4.	Chemistry & Chemical Biology	Chemistry	CHY
4.	(i). M.Sc./ M Tech or equivalent in Chemistry/Applied Chemistry/Bio-chemistry/Industrial Chemistry, any branch of Biological Sciences or Pharmaceutical Science, Forensic Science. OR (ii). B. Pharma and/or M. Pharma. OR (iii) B. Tech or M.Sc in Biotechnology. OR (iv.) M. Tech in Material Science or nanotechnology. OR (v.) M. Sc in Physics/Bio-physics. OR (vi.) M. Tech in Pharmaceutical Sciences and Engineering. OR (vii.) BS-MS in Chemical Science.
5.	Computer Science & Engg.	Computer Science & Engg.	CSE
5.	M. Tech/M.E degree in Computer Science or its related disciplines/ Information Technology/ Electronics Engineering/ Electronics and Communication Engineering / Electronics and Tele-communication Engineering / Telecommunication Engineering /Electronics and Instrumentation Engineering / Electrical & Electronics Engineering / Electrical Engineering or any combinations of these disciplines given as mentioned. OR B.E./B.Tech./M.S./MCA/M.Sc. with a GATE qualification (in CS, DA, EC, or EE) or NET (in Computer Science and Applications, Electronic Science, and Mathematical Sciences).
6.	Civil Engg.	Civil Engg.	CVL
6.	Bachelor degree in Civil Engg. / Mining Engineering/Construction Technology & Management /Aerospace Engineering / Naval Architecture / Agricultural Engg. & Technology / Planning / Earth Sciences / Environmental Engineering OR in allied areas having specialization in their M. Tech. / M. E. / M. Plan as Civil Engg. / Structural Engg. / Geotechnical Engg. / Water Resources Engg. / Hydraulic Engg / Environmental Engg. / Transportation Engg. / Remote Sensing & GIS / Construction Management / Aerospace Engg. / Applied Mechanics / Applied Geology / Applied Geophysics / Tunnel Engineering / Underground Space Technology / Earthquake Engineering / Structural Dynamics / Soil Dynamics / Disaster Mitigation and Management / Naval Architecture /Agricultural Engineering & Technology / Atmospheric Sciences / Transportation Planning / Urban Planning OR B. Arch with M. Plan in Transportation Planning / Urban Planning
7.	Electronics Engg.	Electronics Engg.	ECE
7.	M. Tech. / M.E./M.S. in Electronics Engineering / Electronics & Communication Engineering / Electronics & Telecommunication Engineering / Electrical Engineering / Electrical and Electronics Engineering / Electronics and Instrumentation Engineering/Applied Electronics & Instrumentation Engg. / Electronics and Computer Engineering/ Electrical and Computer Engineering / Computer Science and Engineering/ Information Technology/ Maths & Computing OR M. Tech. in specializations, relevant to the Electronics Engineering with B.Tech./B.E. in any of the following branches i. Electronics Engineering ii. Electronics & Communication Engineering iii. Electronics & Telecommunication Engineering iv. Electrical Engineering v. Electrical and Electronics Engineering vi. Electronics and Instrumentation Engineering vii. Instrumentation Engg. OR B. Tech. / B.E. with GATE in Electronics Engineering / Electronics & Communication Engineering / Electronics & Telecommunication Engineering / Electrical Engineering / Electrical and Electronics Engineering / Electronics and Instrumentation Engineering / Instrumentation Engg. / Electronics and Computer Engineering /Electrical and Computer Engineering / Computer Science and Engineering / Information Technology/ Maths & Computing. OR M.Sc. Degree in Electronics/Physics with GATE or NET OR 4-Years B.Sc. (Engineering) in Electronics with GATE or NET
8.	Electrical Engg.	Electrical Engg.	ELE
8.	B. Tech. or equivalent in Electrical / Electrical & Electronics / Electrical & Instrumentation/ Instrumentation & Control / Instrumentation Engg. OR 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 / Electrical & Instrumentation/ Instrumentation & Control/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 any other discipline.
	Humanities & Social Sciences	Psychology	PSY
	Masters or equivalent in Psychology or any other discipline
	Humanities & Social Sciences	Sociology	SOC
	Masters or equivalent in Sociology or any other discipline.
10.	Environmental Science & Engg.	Environmental Science	ESE
10.	B. Tech / 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 and Management / Geology / Hydrology/ Soil Science / Remote sensing and GIS / Forestry / Any other equivalent branch. OR B. Tech/ M. Tech/ M.Sc. in any branch with the GATE in ES only.
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 / Ceramic / Material Science & Engg. or its related discipline. M.Tech in Environment with B.Tech in above disciplines or M.Sc. or equivalent degree (along with CSIR/UGC NET JRF/GATE) in disciplines such as M.Sc. Physics, M.Sc. Chemistry, MSc. Mathematics, MSc. Tech Applied Geology, M.Sc. Tech. Applied Geophysics etc., consistent with the ongoing research areas of the Department of FMME of IIT (ISM) Dhanbad.
12.	Management Studies & Industrial Engineering	Industrial Engg. & Management	IEM
12.	(a) 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), OR (b) An applicant must have a Bachelor's degree in engineering with a minimum of 60 % marks/CGPA of 6.0 (on a 10 point scale), OR (c) 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)
13.	Management Studies	Management	MAN
13.	(a) 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), OR (b) An applicant with a Bachelor's degree in engineering with a minimum of 60 % marks/CGPA of 6.0 (on a 10 point scale), OR (c) 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), OR (d) An applicant who has qualified CA/ICAI/ICMA/CS.
14.	Mathematics & Computing	Mathematics	MAT
	B. Tech. or equivalent in Mathematics and Computing / Computer Science & Engg. / Information Technology / Data Science / Artificial Intelligence and / or allied areas. OR M. Tech. / M.Sc. / M.S. or equivalent in Mathematics / Applied Mathematics / Mathematics & Computing / Computer Science & Engg. / Information Technology / Data Science / Artificial Intelligence / Data Analytics and /or allied areas.
	Mathematics & Computing	Statistics	STA
	M.Sc. or equivalent in Statistics/Applied Statistics/Bio-Statistics and/or allied areas.
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/ Ceramic Engineering/ Polymer Engineering/ Plastics Engineering/ Product Life Cycle Management/ New Materials and Processing Technology/ Refrigeration and Air conditioning/ Data analytics / Machine Learning or any combinations of these specializations. MSc / MSc Tech in: Physics with specialization in nanostructured or nanocomposite materials, Chemistry with specialization in surface technology, composite materials, etc., Mathematics with specialization in solid mechanics or fluid mechanics or Nonlinear Dynamics, Exploration Geophysics with specialization in signal or image processing, data analytics, machine learning 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/ Electrical Engineering/ Electronics Engineering/ Civil Engineering/Chemical Engineering/ Mining Engineering/ Metallurgical Engineering or Any combination of the disciplines given as mentioned.
16.	Mining Engg.	Mining Engineering	MNE
16.	B. Tech/ BE/ BSc (Engg)/MBBS with M. Tech. / MBA/MS/MD in any discipline OR B. Tech or equivalent in Mining Engineering. OR M.Sc. (Tech.) in Applied Geology/Applied Geophysics/Remote Sensing/Earth Science ● Physically challenged candidates with any form of the physical challenge will NOT be considered for Mining Engineering disciplines.
17.	Petroleum Engg.	Petroleum Engineering	PET
17.	M. Tech in Petroleum Engineering/Chemical Engineering/ Process Systems Engineering/ Chemical Process Design/ Polymer Engineering / Petroleum Refining Engineering/ Petrochemical Technology / Thermal Engineering/ Design Engineering/Production Engineering,/ Manufacturing Engineering/ CAD/ CAM/ Material Technology/ Robotics/ Energy Engineering /Structural Engineering/Geotechnical Engineering/ Construction Management and water resources engineering/Computer Science and Engineering/AI & ML/ Data Science & Big Data Analytics/Cloud Computing /Geology /Geophysics / Environmental Engineering/ Instrumentation Engineering OR M.Sc/M.Sc Tech. in Chemistry/ Mathematics/ Physics/ Geology/ Geophysics/ Petroleum Geophysics/ Earth Science/ Geoscience/ Applied Chemistry/Applied Geology/ Applied Mathematics/ Applied Physics /Applied Geophysics/ Material Physics/ Statistics/ Microbiology/ Industrial Chemistry/ Remote sensing and Atmospheric science/ Geoinformatics OR B.Tech. in Petroleum Engineering/Applied Petroleum Engineering/ Chemical Engineering / Energy Engineering/Mechanical Engineering / Civil Engineering / Biotechnology / Energy Engineering / Gas Engineering / Mining Engineering / Material Science and Engineering/ Environmental Engineering / Instrumentation Engineering/Chemical Science and Technology/ Engineering Physics/Electrical Engineering/ Electronics and Communication Note: Mathematics should be a compulsory subject in the graduation OR post-graduation level for the admission.
18.	Physics	Physics	PHY
18.	M.Sc./ Integrated M.Sc./BS-MS degree in Physics / relevant areas in Physics OR B.Tech. or M.Tech. in Engineering Physics / any relevant area in Physics

Requirement of GATE/NET/Appropriate National Level Examination for Ph.D. Admission

Prime Minister’s Research Fellowship (PMRF) Candidates

Project candidates

Essential Qualification

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