BITS Pilani
Pilani | Goa | Hyderabad
ADMISSION to Ph.D. PROGRAM, BITS
Pilani
First Semester, 2023-24
BITS Pilani is a Deemed to be University, offering on-campus programs
to more than 17,500 students across its campuses in Pilani, Goa,
Hyderabad and Dubai. It has been recognized as an Institute of
Eminence by the Ministry of Education, Government of India in 2020.
In the NIRF 2022 rankings, BITS Pilani has been ranked 5th in Pharmacy,
18th in the University category and 29th in Engineering. In QS Asia
University Rankings 2023, BITS has been ranked 188th, the only private
institute from India in Asia Top 200, and at 18 in India. Further, BITS
Pilani has been ranked among the top 300 in QS World University
Graduate Employability Rankings 2022 and within top 8 in India.
In the QS World University Subject Rankings 2022, BITS Pilani has been
ranked globally at 101-150 in Pharmacy and Pharmacology, 301-350 in
Computer Science, EEE, Mechanical, and Chemical Engineering, 451-500
in Mathematics, Physics & Astronomy and Business; Management
Studies, and 501-550 in Chemistry.
Having pioneered several curricular and pedagogic attributes, BITS Pilani
has a vision to be amongst the top research-led Institutes in the country.
The qualities of innovation, enterprise, commitment to excellence,
adherence to merit and transparency, have characterized the Institute
during its inexorable march to eminence.
The Institute has secured over Rs 375 crores as external research
funding in the last 5 years. State of the art facilities have been developed
to support cutting edge research, led by students and about 925 faculty
members, leading to a Scopus h-index of 146, about 17815 publications
with over 2,18,200 citations as per Scopus Database and with 24 patents
filed in the year 2022, and 16 patents granted. Recently, BITS Pilani was
chosen by DST, GoI to establish a Technology Innovation Hub on BioCyber Physical Systems with a grant of Rs 125 Cr - the only nonGovernment institute amongst the 25 chosen nationally for this
prestigious grant. Recent studies have identified BITS at #3 in terms of
number of Indian start-ups founded by the graduates of an institute.
Currently there are 13 BITSian Unicorns and 1 Decacorn. There are over
7500 BITSian founders and co-founders of enterprises.
Applications are invited for PhD program of BITS Pilani for the
First Semester of the Academic Year 2023-24 in Pilani, Goa and
Hyderabad campuses in the following Departments:
Engineering: Chemical, Civil, Computer Science, Electrical &
Electronics, Mechanical
Science: Biological Sciences, Chemistry, Mathematics, Physics
Pharmacy
Economics & Finance, Humanities & Social Sciences, Management
Department preference with regard to the full-time and parttime Ph.D. student admission is given in the following table.
Minimum Eligibility Qualifications
M.E./ M.Tech. / M.Pharm. / MBA / M.Phil. or an equivalent
degree (minimum of 60% aggregate)*
M.Sc./B.E./B.Pharm. or an equivalent degree (minimumof
60% aggregate)*
For admission into Humanities and Social Sciences, M.A.
degree(minimum of 55% aggregate)*
[*In the Qualifying Degree examination]
In addition, Departments may set specific admission criteria for
shortlisting. Meeting the minimum eligibility qualifications does
not guarantee admission into the Ph.D. program. Shortlisted
candidates will have to appear for an admission test, which may
comprise a written exam and/or interview. Information on specific
Departments and related research activities is available on the
Department homepage of respective campuses.
Full-time Students:
Preferably individuals who would like to pursue Ph.D. inhouse, residing on campus.
Part-time Students:
Preferably individuals working in organizations providing
basic facilities and environment for research.
Financial Assistance:
Full-time Ph.D. students admitted into the Ph.D. program are
eligible to be considered for fellowship of ₹28,000 or ₹31,000 per
month as per intake qualifications. Consideration for fellowship will
be as per Institute norms, details of which are available in the PhD
brochure on the admission website. It will be obligatory on the part
of every admitted full time student to undertake 8 hours (perweek)
of work as assigned to her/him by the Institute.
For details on the admissions process, refer
(https://www.bitsadmission.com/ph/).
Deadline to receive filled
applications with the prescribed application fee is 17:00 hrs. on
June 26th 2023.
Application Procedure
Click on “online application” at
https://www.bitsadmission.com/phdmain.aspx.
Following documents will have to be uploaded:
1. Photograph
2. Signature
3. Date of Birth Certificate
4. Mark sheet of qualifying degree
5. Certificate of qualifying degree
Important Dates
Activity Date
Admission Portal Open May 2nd -2023
Last Date for filling application form online June 26th -2023
Declaration of shortlisted candidates (on BITS
admission website)
July 7th -2023
Date of Admission Test/Interview July 21st-22nd -2023
Result Notification July 27th -2023
Deadline for Fee Payment August 7th -2023
Student Reporting August 8th -2023
Student Registration August 11th -2023
The Institute reserves the right to change the above deadlines.
Candidates will be informed well in advance should there be such
a change.
Refer to PhD Admission Brochure for details on financial
assistance, written test, important dates etc.
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