Ph.D. in Electronics and Communication Engineering 

at IIIT Nagpur, Nagpur

PhD applications at IIIT Nagpur can be filled in online mode with all the relevant documents attached and a separate hard copy of the same application filled online must be sent by post as a backup. To avail the online form, a gmail account is essential. Mentioned below is the list of documents requied during application:

• Mark sheets and certificate of Class 10, Class 12 and graduation
• NOC from the current employer
• Experience/ service certificate for all the previous employments (in period of five years)
• EWS and OBC-NCL certificate (wherever applicable)
• Cast Validity certificate for SC/ ST/ OBC-NCL candidates belonging to the state of Maharashtra
• SC/ ST/ PwD certificates (wherever applicable)
• Scanned copy of NEFT payment receipt or scanned copy of DD for online form and actual DD or original NEFT receipt for hard copy form

Candidates, to be eligible, must write GATE exam. However, for final selection, the institute conductes a college-level entrance and also conducts a Personal Interview round to shortlist students. In addition to this, candidates must have also completed their master's degree in Engineering/ Technology along with a bachelor’s degree in Engineering/ Technology with 60% aggregate. 

The institute offers PhD in Computer Science & Engineering  (area of research includes Deep learning, Machine learning, Data Science, Parallel computing, Information security, IoT, Artificial intelligence, Computer networks, Wireless sensor networks, etc.) and Electronics & Communication Engineering  (area of research includes Image processing, Signal Processing, Wireless sensor networks, Biomedical applications, IoT, Microwave and Antennas, Communication, Embedded systems, Object tracking, Optimal control and optimization, Analytical Modeling, etc.). Read on to know more about IIIT Nagpur PhD course.

Aspirants, to be eligible, must write GATE exam. However, for final selection, the institute conducts a college-level entrance and also conducts a Personal Interview round to shortlist students. In addition to this, candidates must have also completed their master's degree in Engineering/ Technology along with a bachelor's degree in Engineering/ Technology with 60% aggregate.

All the important details related to IIIT Nagpur placements 2025 are mentioned below:

The institute has a good placement record with 97.10% of the BTech students placed during the 2025 drive. The placement percentage recorded during IIIT Nagpur placements between 2024 and 2025 is presented below:

As per the latest report, there were 209 CSE students in BTech batch 2021-25. Out of these, 142 were eligible for the 2025 placement drive and 115 were offered placements. The table below showcases the IIIT Nagpur CSE placement statistics for 2024 and 2025 batch:

Some of the eminent companies that participated in IIIT Nagpur placements 2025 are listed in the table below:

There are no direct admisisions to the BTech programme of IIIT Nagpur. The only entrance exam that is accepted for admission is JEE Mains. The admission take place through JoSAA/CSAB counselling process.