NIT Durgapur PhD Entrance Exam
The National Institute of Technology (NIT), Durgapur will be conducting an entrance exam for its PhD courses on May 10, 2013. These courses include full-time and part-time (without scholarship) Ph.D programs offered in the following departments for the commencing session 2013:
- Chemical Engineering
- Mechanical Engineering
- Chemistry
- Management Studies
- Civil Engineering
- Electrical Engineering
- Physics
- Humanities & Social Sciences
- Mathematics
- Information Technology
- Computer Science & Engineering
Eligibility:
- M. Tech. / M.E. / M. Arch/ M. Pharm in relevant discipline with at least 6.5 CGPA or 60 percent marks in aggregate in the M.E./ M. Tech./ M. Arch/ M. Pharm level from a recognized technical institute or university.
- B. Tech/ B.E. / MCA/ B. Arch/ B. Pharm in relevant discipline with at least 7.0 CGPA or 65 percent marks in aggregate from a recognized technical institute or university.
- M. Sc. / M. Com. / MBA/ PGDBM/ PGDM/ MA in relevant discipline with at least 6.0 CGPA or 55 percent marks or equivalent in aggregate from a recognized institute or university.
- ICWAI/ CA/ PGDM from IIMs without any restriction with respect to marks
- MBBS/BDS without any restriction with respect to marks
- The minimum CGPA/marks shall be relaxed by 0.5 CGPA or 5 percent in case of candidates belonging to the SC/ST categories
- The faculty and staff members of the Institute who satisfy the eligibility criteria may be considered for admission to the PhD programme as Part-time Research Scholar subject to a no-objection certificate from the Institute. They shall work for their PhD programme while discharging their normal duties.
- Part-time External Research Scholars may carry out their research work in their parent organization after fulfilling the pre-requisites in the Institute. They shall submit a no-objection certificate from the employer during admission
Note: Above eligibility is minimum requirement only. Good academic career and higher qualification will be preferred and mere eligibility shall not ensure a call for admission test and/or viva voce. A screening of applications will be made and only the short-listed candidates will be called for admission test and/or viva voce. There shall be a further screening after the admission test.
Important dates:
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Dates |
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| Last date of receipt of applications |
April 19, 2013 |
| Date of publication of shortlist on the website |
April 26, 2013 |
| Date of admission test and viva voce (in respective department) |
May 10, 2013 (9 am) |
| Publication of results on the website |
May 14, 2013 |
| Date of admission |
May 15, 2013 – July 19, 2013 |
