Ph.D

The institute offers PhD courses in the streams of Engineering, Science, Humanities & Social Sciences. These courses are offered in multiple specialisations, including Mechanical Design, Fluid Thermal, Manufacturing, Materials Engineering, Atmospheric Science, Electrical Engineering, etc. Admission to all these programmes is entrance-based.

No,  GATE is not compulsory and is only one of the criteria for admission. Aspirants with a valid UGC NET/CSIR NET can also apply. Candidates without any valid national-level exam score can also appear for the written test conducted by the institute.

Candidates must check the eligibility requirements before filling out the IIT Mandi PhD application form. Admission to the courses is based on performance in GATE/ UGC-NET/ CSIR-NET/written test followed by a personal interview round. Eligible students can further apply by visiting IIT Mandi official website (iitmandi.ac.in), uploading documents, and paying the application fees.

Yes,  NMIMS School of Business Management offers a PhD course in the field of Management for a minimum duration of four years and a maximum of six years. For NMIMS SBM Mumbai PhD admission, candidates need to pass the admission test conducted by the University. The selection process for SBM NMIMS Mumbai for the PhD course is two level process including a written Research Ability Test and a Critique of a Research Manuscript (subject-specific written test).

The Management school offers part-time PhD courses for executives/working professionals. However, to do coursework, they need to take one year's leave from their respective organisations.

After the conclusion of the application procedure, candidates are shortlisted based on scores in GATE/ UGC-NET (Lectureship)/ UGC-JRF/ CSIR-NET/ CAT/ GMAT/ GRE. Based on the cutoff marks, candidates with a score equal to or higher than the cutoff are selected. The eligible candidates without a valid score have to appear for an entrance test (which is an Aptitude Test covering four sections – English Comprehension, Quantitative Ability, Analytical Reasoning and Data Interpretation). Shortlisted students further have to appear for an interview. 

Candidates enrolled in a PhD programme have to complete a one-year coursework. Following this, candidates in the full-time course have to complete it in 3-4 years. Other candidates can take a little longer to complete the course.

The technology institute offers PhD in four specialisations. The courses are available in Computer Science & Engineering, Physics (Space and Atmospheric Sciences), Mathematics, Electronics and Communication Engineering. Admission to all the PhD courses is entrance-based. Aspirants must check the eligibility criteria before form filling.