Indian Institute of Information Technology Kottayam, an Institution under the Ministry of Education, Govt. of India; Valavoor (PO), Pala, Kottayam, Kerala – 686635; has notified the admission to Ph.D. Programme January 2025.

Areas: The areas in which Research can be done are (i) Computer Science and Engineering (ii) Electronics and Communication Engineering (iii) Computational Mathematics.

Categories of Ph.D. Students: Students will be admitted in the following categories (i) Scholarship Holders (Full-Time) who will receive assistantship/fellowship from INSPIRE/ CSIR/UGC/NBHM or any other recognized funding agency (ii) Sponsored (Full-Time):  Those Sponsored by a recognized R&D organization, academic institution, government organization, or industry or QIP candidates for doing research in the Institute on a full-time basis. The Institute does not provide any financial assistantship/fellowship to such students (iii) Self-Financed (Full-Time): The Institute will not provide any financial assistantship/fellowship to such a student except teaching assistantship to a limited number, on a case-to-case/need basis (iv) External Registrants: Those working in Industries/ Institutes/ Research Organisations can register as an External registrant and can pursue a Ph.D. Programme at IIIT Kottayam while continuing the duties of his/her service at the parent organization. 

More details related to each category can be had from https://phd.iiitkottayam.ac.in/

Eligibility: Computer Science and Engineering: (i) Master’s degree in Computer Science and Engineering/Information Technology/ Mathematics/ Statistics/ Computer Science/Computer Applications/ Electronics and Communication Engineering / Electrical and Electronics Engineering or equivalent area with a minimum Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) of either 6.5 in a 10-point scale or 60% of marks or (ii) Four-year Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science and Engineering/ Information Technology/ Electronics and Communication Engineering/Electronics and Electrical Engineering/Mathematics or equivalent in a relevant area from an institute of national importance with a minimum CGPA of either 8.0 in a 10-point scale or 75% of marks. Such students will be awarded both MS and Ph.D. degrees on completion of Ph.D. programme without any exit option during the programme.

Electronics and Communication Engineering: (i) Master’s degree in ECE/EEE or equivalent area with a minimum CGPA of either 6.5 on a 10-point scale or 60% of marks in appropriate branches or (ii) Four-year Bachelor’s degree in ECE/Electrical Engineering from any IITs, NITs, and IIITs /Other Institutions of National Importance with a minimum CGPA of either 8.0 in a 10 point scale or 75% of marks. Such students will be awarded both MS and Ph.D. degrees on completion of Ph.D. Programme without any exit option during the programme.

Computational Mathematics: 2 years M.Sc./Integrated M.Sc. in Mathematics/Mathematics and Computing/ Applied Mathematics/Statistics or an equivalent degree with a minimum of 60% aggregate in the qualifying examination.

Application: Applications can be submitted online at https://phd.iiitkottayam.ac.in/ latest by 5 pm on 30th November 2024.

Application Fee: Application fee is Rs.1000/- (Rs.500/- for SC/ST/PWD/Female candidates) to be paid through State Bank Collect.

Selection Criteria: Selection will be based on the performance in the written test and /or interview to be held during 11-18 December 2024.

For more information, visit https://phd.iiitkottayam.ac.in/