Dr B R AMBEDKAR NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
JALANDHAR - 144008
Admission to PhD (Full-Time and Part-Time) Programme in Engineering, Sciences,
Humanities and Management for the Academic Year 2026-2027
(Session July, 2026)
Applications are invited for admission to various PhD (Full-Time and Part-Time) Programme in Engineering,
Sciences, Humanities and Management for the Academic Year 2026-2027 (Session July, 2026).
S. No. PhD Program Remarks
1
Ph.D. Full-Time (REGULAR)
(i) Candidates who have qualified GATE/UGCNET/Inspire Fellows are eligible to apply for
these programs without appearing in the National
Level test for admission to PhD programs
conducted by NIT Jalandhar. These candidates
after verification of their eligibility by the
concerned departments/centre will be called for
Interview/presentation. (Further details are
available in this advertisement).
(ii) Candidates who are not GATE/NET qualified
can also apply for the admissions. NIT Jalandhar
will conduct a National Level test for admission
to PhD programs as per the schedule in this
advertisement. Candidates who qualify the test
will be eligible/shortlisted to appear in
Interview/presentation to be conducted by
departments. (Further details are available in
this advertisement- Institute fellowship will be
awarded as per clause B1(ii) of this
advertisement).
2
Ph.D. Full-Time (SPONSORED)
3
Ph.D. Full-Time (SELF-SPONSORED)
4
Ph.D. (Part-Time EMPLOYED/EXTERNAL)
5
Ph.D. (Part-Time) PROJECT STAFF)
6 Ph.D. (Full-Time) with external fellowships
like JRF/DST INSPIRE etc.
The candidate who has already secured
funding/fellowship from reputed external agencies
like JRF/DST INSPIRE etc. can apply for
admission to Ph.D. (Full-Time) programme under
this category.
7 PhD (Split Site- Full Time) Research scholars (JRF/SRFs) who are working
with selected Research laboratories/Institutes
having MOU with Institute (NITJ) will be offered
admission to PhD Program under Split Site-Full
Time category subject to fulfilment of all the
eligibility conditions for admission to full time
PhD program (REGULAR) of Institute.
(The admission to all Ph.D. programmes in all disciplines mentioned in this advertisement shall be made
purely on the basis of “interview/presentation” to be made by the shortlisted applicants in their proposed
area of research followed by “interaction” to be conducted by the respective Department Admission
Committee. Mere shortlisting/eligibility based upon any Tests above, of an applicant does not confirm
admission to Ph.D.
Programme)
The Broad areas of Research, Eligibility Criteria, Selection Procedure, Reservation, Teaching Assistantship-cumScholarship, etc. are also given in this advertisement.
How to apply: The link to fill the online application form can be accessed through Institute website www.nitj.ac.in.
Please submit separate application forms, if applying for more than one programme. An application fee of
Rs.1000/- (Rs.500/- for SC/ST/PWD candidates) is required to be paid online. The candidates are required to apply
online latest by 04.05.2026 and there is no requirement to send the Hard Copy of the application form to the
Institute. Application fee shall not be refunded in any case.
Submission of online application form is from 09.04.2026 to 04.05.2026 for all admission aspiring
candidates (GATE/JRF/UGC NET/INSPIRE Fellows/any other national level fellowship holder and
Non-GATE candidates).
A) (i) BROAD AREAS OF RESEARCH - Ph.D. (Full-Time, Part-Time)
01 Biotechnology
obt@nitj.ac.in
AI/ML in Bio-manufacturing, Applied Microbiology, Algal Bio-refinery /
Biotechnology, Anaerobic digestion, Bio-manufacturing, Biofilms,
Biofuels/Bioenergy, Bioinformatics, Biomaterials, Biomass valorization,
Bioplastic, Biopolymers/functionalized polymers, Bioprocess and
Bioreactor Design, Bioremediation, Metabolites and Bio-refinery,
Biological Hydrogen Production, Carbon sequestration Clinical
Biotechnology, Computational Biology, Critical metal recovery,
Development of Novel Membrane, Drug Delivery System, Enzyme and
Protein Engineering, Emerging pollutant removal, Microbial fermentation,
Food Biotechnology, Industrial Biotechnology, Medicinal Chemistry,
Microbial Fuel Cell, Membrane Technology, Microbial and Environmental
Biotechnology, Nano biotechnology, Nano materials, Packaging,
Proteomics, PFAS/PFOS removal, Resource recovery, Tissue Engineering,
Water filtration, Waste management, Waste valorization, Wastewater
treatment
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