Indian Institute of Technology Patna (IIT Patna), Patna, Bihar, has invited applications from eligible candidates for admission into PhD programme in the following departments / areas of research, to be offered in the ensuing session commencing from July 2012. IIT Patna admits PhD students under the category of Regular & Full Time, Sponsored (Full-Time), Project Staff and Employed & Part-Time.
Courses Offered:
- Computer Science and Engineering: Formal verification, Embedded systems, Assistive Technologies, Artificial Intelligence & NLP, Information Retrieval/Extraction, Bioinformatics, Pattern Recognition, Data Mining, Machine Learning, Multiobjective Optimization, Database Systems, Privacy and Security, Networking, Distributed Systems, Peer-to-Peer Computing, Grid Computing, Parallel Programming & STM, Lightweight Cryptography, Network Security, Mobile Computing, Wireless Sensor Networks
- Electrical Engineering: VLSI Design, Embedded System; Aerospace target tracking, Statistical signal processing, Estimation and control; Optical fiber transmission systems, All optical signal processing, Coherent Optical Communication; Digital Signal Processing, Digital Image and Video Processing, Video Surveillance, Medical Image Processing; Wireless and Digital Communication
- Mechanical Engineering: Manufacturing process, micro/nano manufacturing, Laser micro machining, sensor based weld quality monitoring, smart materials, biomedical robotics, heat transfer, boiling and condensation, two-phase flows, refrigeration and air-conditioning, solar-thermal conversion systems, nanofluidics, futuristic energy devices, computational fluid dynamics, turbulence flows, computational fracture mechanics, extended finite element method (XEFM), mesh free method and composites, soft tissue mechanics, mechanics and materials issues in beam-based solid freeform fabrication, machinability of Titanium alloys, condition monitoring, electrical motor current signature analysis, fault detection and isolation, vibration and vibration control, rotor dynamics
- Chemistry: Physical Chemistry, Gas Phase Molecular Spectroscopy, Computational Chemistry, Fluorescence Spectroscopy, Organic Chemistry, Nanocatalysis, Nanotechnology, Supramolecular Chemistry, Polymer Chemistry, Biochemistry, Molecular Biology
- Mathematics: Number Theory (Additive and Combinatorial), Statistical Decision Theory, Statistical Inference, Combinatorial Topology and Geometry, Topological Graph Theory, Fuzzy logic and its application, Mathematical Control Theory, Nonlinear Functional Analysis, Optimal Control, Rings & Modules (Skew Polynomial Rings, Associated Prime Ideals), Near-Rings and Operator Algebra, Mathematical Programming; Nonlinear Optimization, Mathematical Modeling, Biomathematics
- Physics: Renewable energy materials (Polymer-ceramic/polymer-metal/ceramic-metal composite etc) and devices (Lithium Batteries, photovoltaics, percapacitor, fuel cells sensors), EMI shielding, Magnetic nanomaterials, Nanostructured semiconductors, Multiferroics and strongly correlated electron systems, Optical Cryptography, Digital Holography, Optical Pattern Recognition, Fractional Fourier Transform: Theory and Experiment, Theoretical Study in Bose-Einstein condensate, Nonlinear Optics, and Quantum Optics, Thin films, Advanced electronic materials, Mesoscopic Physics
- Humanities and Social Sciences: Economics: Macroeconomic Reforms, Globalization, Liberalization, and Privatization, WTO and India; English: Indian writings in English, Subaltern Writings, Diasporic Literature; Linguistics: Natural Language, Syntax, Sociolinguistics; Sociology: Migration and Diaspora Studies, Education and Health, Gender in Development
- Inter-Disciplinary research: IIT Patna also encourages and promotes inter-disciplinary research. In such cases, research areas must coincide with research areas of faculty members of IIT Patna
Date of Exam
N / A (For more detailed information about admission procedure, candidates are advised to visit the Institute’s official website: http://www.iitp.ac.in/)
Fee
See the prospectus
How to Apply
Interested candidates may obtain the application form from the Assistant Registrar (Academic), Indian Institute of Technology, Patna, Patliputra Colony, Patna – 800013, Bihar, in person or through post by sending a requisition to the mentioned address along with a self-addressed, stamped envelope (24 cm x 15 cm size) (Request for form must be sent in an envelope super-scribed with ‘Request for M Tech Application Form’). Application form can also be downloaded from the Institute's official website: http://www.iitp.ac.in/. The direct link to download the same is: http://www.iitp.ac.in/images/pdf/phd_form_july2012.pdf. The application fee is Rs 300 (for General / OBC candidates) and Rs 150 (for SC / ST / PD candidates).
Application fee should be paid in the form of DD drawn on any nationalized bank, in favour of IIT Patna, payable at Patna. The duly filled in and completed application form along with copies of mark sheets / certificates and other testimonials (both sides) and DD should be sent to the Assistant Registrar (Academic), Indian Institute of Technology Patna, Patliputra Colony, Patna – 800 013, Bihar, latest by April 30, 2012. Candidates must mark on the top of the envelope - Application for PhD Admission in the department of _____. In addition, those applying for more than one specialization should make separate applications. For more detailed information about the admission, eligibility criteria and application procedure, candidates are advised to visit the Institute’s aforementioned official website.
Date of Issue of Application Form
March 22, 2012
Last date of issue of application form (in person / through post) - April 23, 2012
Last Date of Submitting Application Form
Last Date for receipt of completed Application Forms by IIT Patna - April 30, 2012
