NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY ROURKELA
NITR/AC/RES/2022/M/0696 6th May, 2022
Notice for Admission to PhD Program
Commencing in Autumn (July) Semester of AY 2022-23
Applications are invited online from eligible candidates for admission to PhD Program of the
Institute in Autumn (July) Semester of the Academic Year 2022-23. Admission will be given
preferably to the applicants who are eligible for Institute fellowship or have qualified for External
fellowship. However, admission may also be considered without fellowship. Students with external
fellowship like JRF-NET are especially encouraged to apply.
Biotechnology and Medical
Engineering Medical Electronics & Instrumentation, Biomaterials
& Tissue Engineering, Cell & Molecular
Engineering, Bioprocess Engineering, Agriculture &
Environmental Engineering, Biomechanics & Biotransport.
Life Science - All areas of Life Science
B. Eligibility Criteria for PhD Program
The minimum qualification required for admission to PhD programs in Engineering, Science, Planning
& Architecture, Management, and Humanities & Social Sciences is one of the following:
a) ME/MTech/MScEngg/MPharm/MArch/MPlan/MDes in relevant discipline with at least 6.5
CGPA or 60% marks or 1st class in both BE/BTech/BScEngg/MSc/BPharm/MCA/BArch/
BDes or equivalent, and ME/MTech/MScEngg/MPharm/ MArch/MPlan/MDes from a
recognized Technical Institute or University.
b) BE/BTech/BScEngg/MSc/BPharm/MCA/BArch/BDes or equivalent in relevant discipline with
CGPA of 7.0 or 65% marks.
c) MSc in Basic Sciences with CGPA 7.0 or 65% marks in relevant disciplines. For applicants
with valid GATE/NET/GPAT or equivalent score, requirement may be relaxed by maximum
0.5 CGPA or 5% marks.
d) MBBS/BVSc with CGPA 6.5 or 60% marks or 1st class.
Further, candidates having the following qualification can also apply for PhD in Management and
Humanities & Social Sciences:
e) MA/MCom/MBA/MSc in Humanities and Social Sciences or Management or BTech with 6.5
CGPA or 60% marks or 1st class for PhD in Management, and Humanities and Social
Sciences only.
In addition to the above eligibility criteria (based on BTech, BArch, MSc, MBA, MA, MCom, MTech,
MArch, MPlan, MDes and MPharm, etc. examinations), the following additional criteria will also be
applicable:
a) A candidate should score minimum 6.5 CGPA or 60% marks or 1st class throughout career
to be eligible for admission to PhD programme. The Departmental Research Committee
(DRC), however, may make exception (marks < 60% or CGPA < 6.5) at its discretion in only
one among the results of 10th, +2, BA, BSc, BCom, Diploma etc. (except qualifying degree)
if the candidate has qualified in GATE/NET/GPAT or other national level fellowship tests like
DST-INSPIRE, etc. or joined as JRF/SRF in any research project.
b) For admission to Engineering and Science disciplines (except Life Science), a candidate
should have passed Mathematics in +2 Science or Diploma.
c) Science students admitted to PhD programme in Engineering/Physics/ Mathematics must
have passed Mathematics at +3 level. Students without Mathematics at +3 level may be
admitted under the condition that they will have to register for 14 credits of 1000 and 2000
level Mathematics and 1000 level Computer Science courses (Theory and Practical) in
addition to their normal course requirement, and secure at least C grade in each course.
d) A student should have passed Life Science or Biological Science either at +2 or +3 level for
admission to PhD in Life Science department.
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e) Students without having qualifying degree in the primary discipline will be required to take up
additional course work of 6 credits to gain adequate knowledge on the subject so as to be
considered to qualify along with students with specialization in a primary discipline, unless
explicitly exempted by the Senate. List of primary disciplines for specializations under
various departments is given in Clause “D” below.
However, a higher shortlisting criteria (possibly different for different departments and for different
categories of students) may be set by the Department during scrutiny of applications depending on
departmental requirement, number and quality of applicants. Therefore, merely satisfying the
minimum eligibility criteria does not guarantee a candidate to be called for interview and also mere
attending an interview does not guarantee admission.
C. Applicants Awaiting Results
a) For thesis based Postgraduate degrees [(M. Tech. (Research), MS or equivalent], a student is
permitted to submit the final result within one year from the date of thesis submission. However,
one documentary evidence (proof of thesis submission) from the candidate’s Institute/University
is required to be submitted at the time of admission.
b) For all course based degrees [B. Tech., M. Sc.., MBA, M. Tech. (Regular), etc.] results need to
have been published before admission is granted. In exceptional cases when a university will
not be in a position to publish result by the time of admission, submission of qualifying degree
result may be permitted till 30th September, 2022 but not beyond.
D. Qualifying Degrees and Primary Disciplines for Admission
Different academic eligibility across the departments has been made considering the departmental
requirement, availability of candidates in the respective departments and uniform growth of all
departments in the Institute.
Onus of proving a Degree / Specialization / Discipline as equivalent with any of the above
mentioned Degree / Specialization / Discipline shall lie with the applicant claiming equivalency.
However, decision of the Institute shall be final and binding in this matter.
Biotechnology
and Medical
Engineering (BM)
A Master’s degree in Engineering (any branch) / Medicine / Dental / Pharmacy
/ Veterinary OR a bachelor’s degree in Engineering (any branch) / Medicine /
Dental / Pharmacy / Veterinary with valid GATE / NET / BET / GPAT score OR
a MSc degree in Biotechnology / Life Sciences / Physics / Chemistry / Allied
Sciences with 1st class in UG and PG degree with a valid GATE / NET / BET /
GPAT score or any National level eligibility test.
Civil Engineering
(CE)
Life Sciences
(LS)
MSc in Life Sciences / Botany / Zoology / Microbiology / Biotechnology /
Biochemistry / Bioinformatics / MBBS / BVSc./ Bio-Physics / Food Science and
Technology, BTech / Integrated MTech / MTech in Biotechnology or any
branch of biological sciences, BPharm/MPharm, MS in any branch of biological
sciences.
E. Notes
1. Where regular mode of education is available for any Degree/Qualification then
Degree/Qualification obtained through any modes other than regular mode, i.e. Distance
Learning, Correspondence Course, etc. will NOT be considered for the purpose of admission to
PhD program of the Institute.
2. For selection of research scholars in any engineering discipline, students with BTech degree will
be given preference over students with MSc degree, even if the latter may have an MTech
Degree.
3. Students with any other relevant background may be eligible, but only with approval of the
Senate or Chairman, Senate on the recommendation of the Departmental Research Committee
(DRC).
4. There is no relaxation in academic requirement for SC/ST/OBC/EWS/PWD students, because
the minimum academic requirements have been set to meet the basic challenges of the
academic program. Also, the academic eligibility shall be same across all studentship categories
(Institute fellowship, External fellowship, Project fellowship, Sponsored, etc.).
5. If the evaluation system is in grades, CGPA value will be considered and if the evaluation
system is in marks, percentage value will be considered.
6. Students of one discipline may seek admission in a related department which will be considered
on the basis of merit of the individual case(s).
7. Selection will be made on the basis of academic record, relevance of qualification, candidate’s
research interest, existing research programs and facilities of the departments, and performance
of the candidate in tests and/or interviews. Therefore, merely attending a tests and/or an
interview does not guarantee admission.
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F. Financial Support
Institute Fellowships are available to the PhD students of all the departments. Prevailing rate of
fellowship is given in the following table:
Program Eligibility Duration Rate of Fellowship
PhD
M. Tech. / M. Pharm / M. Arch. / M.
Des. / MD / MS / MDS / M. V. Sc.
(or)
B. Tech. / B. Arch. / B. Des. / B.
Pharm. / MBBS / B. V. Sc. / BDS /
M.Sc. / MA / M.Com / MBA / MCA
with a valid GATE/NET/GPAT score
1
st & 2nd year Rs. 31,000/- p.m.
3
rd, 4th & 5th
year*
Rs. 35,000/-* p.m.
* Subject to clearing the Progress Seminar to be conducted by the department.
Payment of Institute fellowship is effective from date of enrollment or starting date of biometric
attendance whichever is later, but will be paid only after submission of all required documents by the
scholars. Financial support is initially for a period of one year and will be renewed on year to year
basis on satisfactory performance/progress.
However, fellowship will NOT be awarded to candidates above 32 years of age for PhD (35 years
for SC/ST, and women candidates with at least one child) on the closing date of receipt of
application. This restriction shall not apply to fellowships awarded by external agencies or
sponsored projects.
Individual External Fellowships
Candidates with individual external fellowships (CSIR-NET/UGC-NET/DSTINSPIRE/RGNF/ICSSR/Women Scientist, etc.) are especially encouraged to apply. The selection
process will be same as that for other candidates. The rate and mode of payment of fellowship to
such students will be governed as per the rules of the Sponsor / Funding Agency.
Important Note
1. If a student with Institute fellowship or project fellowship leaves the Institute in the midsession on his own accord without completing the program, the entire amount paid to
him/her towards fellowship need to be returned by the student before leaving the Institute.
S/he will not receive any certificate from the Institute unless s/he refunds the fellowship
received in full. Students with project fellowship may not be required to refund only if
sponsor’s rule permit him leaving the project without refunding fellowship. Students receiving
external fellowships will be governed as per the rules of the Sponsor / Funding Agency.
Application form will be available in the Institute website
for online submission
06.05.2022 (Friday) to
27.05.2022 (Friday)
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