राष्ट्रीय प्रौद्योगिकी संस्थान गिल्ली

NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY DELHI

(शिक्षा मंत्रालय, भारत सरकार के अधीन एक स्वायत्त संस्थान)
(An autonomous Institute under the aegis of Ministry of Education, Govt. of India)
Plot No. FA7, Zone P1, GT Karnal Road, Delhi-110036, INDIA
दरू भाष/Tele: +9111-33861000, 1001, 1005 फैक्स/ Fax: +9111-27787503
वेबसाइट/Website: www.nitdelhi.ac.in

Advertisement for Admission to PhD (Full-Time and Part-Time) Programme in

Engineering and Sciences for the Autumn Semester, Academic Year: 2025-26
Advt. No.: NITD/R&C/01/PhD/2025-26
Online Applications are invited for admission to PhD programme (Full-Time with Institute
Assistantship/ Part-Time/ Full-Time with Own Fellowship/ Full-Time under Visvesvaraya
Scheme/ Full-Time self-financed/ Full-Time or Part-Time Sponsored) for the Academic Year
2025-26. Applicants must apply online (via Google Form), as mentioned in the “Procedure
for Online Application/ How to Apply” Section. The Broad areas of Research, Eligibility
Criteria, Selection Procedure, Reservation, Teaching Assistantship-cum-Scholarship,
Visvesvaraya Scheme, etc. are given in the advertisement.
S. No. Department Discipline/Area of Research
1. Civil Engineering (CE)
2. Computer Science and Engineering (CSE)
3. Electrical Engineering (EE)
4. Electronics Communication & Engineering
(ECE)
5. Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering (ME)
6. Applied Sciences (AS) Refer Table I
i. Physics (PH)
ii. Mathematics (MA)
iii. Chemistry (CY)
iv. Environmental Science (EVS)
v. English (EN)
vi. Management (MG)
How to apply: The link of fill the online application form can be accessed through Institute
website https://nitdelhi.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 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.
A candidate interested in applying in more than one department/category shall be required to
submit separate application forms along with appropriate fees and documents. At the time of
interview no conversion from one category to another will be allowed.

Last date for submission of online application form is May 15th, 2025.
For more details, the candidates are advised to visit the Institute website https://nitdelhi.ac.in
for updates.

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A. Department wise Broad Areas of Research in which applications are invited:
Table I
Department Broad Areas of Research
1. Civil Engineering (CE) Environmental Engineering, Transportation Engineering,
Hydraulics and Water Resource Engineering, Structural
Engineering, Geotechnical Engineering, Remote Sensing & GIS
Environmental Science and Engineering, Environmental
Biotechnology, Wastewater Treatment, Waste to Energy
Conversion
2. Computer Science and Internet of Things, Databases, Data Warehousing and Data
Engineering
Mining, Data Analytics, Data Science, Big Data, Spatial Data
(CSE)
Mining, Geographic Information Systems (GIS), Machine learning,
Machine Learning for Healthcare, Computer Vision, Digital Image
Processing, Graph Data Mining and Analysis, Big Data
Infrastructure and Optimization, Health Informatics, Software
Analytics, Mining Software Repositories, Anomaly Detection in Big
Data Streams, Generative Artificial Intelligence, Explainable AI
(XAI), Deep Learning for Natural Language Processing (NLP),
Ubiquitous Computing, Complex Networks, Dynamics on/of
networks, Graph Spectra, Time Varying Networks, Community
structure, Link Analysis, Recommender Systems, Opinion
Dynamics, Mathematical Modeling of Epidemic Spreading,
Intelligent Transportation System, Federated Learning, Machine
Learning with Graphs, Video Analytics, Wireless Sensor Networks,
Meta-heuristic Optimization, Internet of Things, Cloud and Fog
Computing, Robotics, Information security, Wireless networks,
Mobile edge networks, Vehicular Networks, Wireless Edge
Computing, Information Security, Biometric Security, Adversarial
ML, Cyber Warfare, Application Security, Smart Agriculture,
Bibliometrics, Smart Disaster management, Smart Healthcare
3. Electrical Engineering Power & Energy Systems: Power System Dynamics & Control,
(EE)
Stand Alone power System, Power system operation &
Optimization, Renewable energy systems (solar, wind and Hybrid),

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 Probabilistic Power System, Uncertainty quantifications,
Deregulation, Distributed Generation, Applications of Energy
Storage Devices to Power System. Flexible AC Transmission
System, Energy System Planning & Auditing, Loss Allocation,
Power Systems Stability & Control. Electricity Market, Security
Analysis, Fault Detection, Smart Energy Network, Reliability
Engineering, Power Systems Analysis and Smart Grid, Failure
Analysis, RAMS.
Power Electronics & Electrical Drives: Power Electronics, Power
Quality, Improved Power Quality Convertors, Custom Power
Devices (DSTATCOM, DVR & UPQC), Active Power Filters, Multi-
level converters/inverters, Matrix converters, Application of Power
Electronics to Renewable Energy Systems (Solar, Wind, Fuel Cells
etc.), Grid Integration of Renewable Energy Sources, Smart DC
Grids (Micro/Nano), Smart AC-DC Grids, Modeling, Design and
Digital Control of DC-DC Conversion System, Battery
Management System (BMS), Electric Drives, Flexible AC
Transmission System, Special Machines & Control, Modulation
Techniques, Electric Vehicles, Design of DC fast chargers for
EV/LEV, Control of Renewable Energy Systems, Variable
frequency transformer.
Control & Automation: Control Theory, Model Order Reduction
of Linear, Non-Linear and Parametric systems, Finite Element
modeling of Distributed Parameter systems, efficient Algorithms
for fast simulation of power electronics circuits & power systems,
vector control of electric drives, Disease Modelling, Artificial
Intelligence and Deep Learning. Cyber-Physical Systems, Learning
Control, Networked Control Systems, Decentralized control,
Constrained control systems, Mechatronics.
4. Electronics and Artificial Intelligence, Analog and Mixed Signal IC Design, RF and
Communication
Microwave Circuits and Devices, Antenna Design Nanoscale
Engineering (ECE)
semiconductor devices, Electronic Circuits & Devices, Photonics
devices, Semiconductor Opto-electronic Devices Communication
Systems & Networks, Optical & Wireless Communication
Systems, Image Processing, Signal Processing, Machine Learning,

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 Block-chain, Peer-to-Peer Networks, Neural Networks, Game
theory, Computer Vision, Robotics, Pattern Recognition, Data
Science and Analysis, 3G, 4G, 5G and 6G Technology,
Telecommunication Networks, IoT, VLSI Design, VLSI Circuit
Design, Embedded Systems, VLSI Architecture for Signal and
Image Processing, DSP in VLSI Circuits, Low Power VLSI Design,
High-Frequency Circuit Design, RF Energy Harvesting,
Biosensors, MEMS.
5. Mechanical Additive Manufacturing, Advanced Machining Processes, Nano-
Engineering (ME)
Finishing, Ultra Precision Finishing, Machining Sciences,
Measurement and Metrology, Metal Matrix Composites, Materials,
Boiling and Condensation Heat Transfer, Refrigeration, Two Phase
Flow, Fluid Flow, CFD, Solar Energy, Biofuels, Thermal Energy
Storage (TES), Renewable Energy, Thermal Aspects of Additive
Manufacturing, Thermal Engineering, Numerical Modeling and
Simulation, Strength of Materials, Rupture of Ductile Materials.
VLSI Circuit Design, Analog IC design, MEMS and sensors
6. Applied Sciences (AS) Optical sensors, Photodetectors, Plasmonics, Solar cells, Photonic
device modeling, Classical and Quantum Mechanical approach of
Discipline: Physics (PH)
the EM theory for different media, MHD modeling of the Space
Plasma, Nano-fluid and Devices, Holography (Optical, acoustic,
and Microwave), Optical and, or acoustic Metrology, optical
display, Spectral imaging, Metamaterial and Metasurface,
Structured light illumination imaging, Biomedical optics,
Microwave imaging and metrology, AI for biomedical and
agricultural imaging applications and Sustainable energy
Perovskite Solar Cells, TCAD Simulation, Device Modeling,
Semiconductor Devices, Process Simulation, Photovoltaics,
Energy Materials, Machine Learning with Semiconductor Devices
7. Applied Sciences (AS) Hydrodynamic Stability, Numerical Methods,
Ferrohydrodynamics, Nanofluids, Non-Newtonian Fluids, Fluid
Discipline: Mathematics
(MA) Instabilities & Flow through Porous Media, Computational Applied
Mathematics, Ocean Wave Climate, Climate Variability, Sea-level
Rise, Extreme wave Modeling, Mathematical Modeling of Coastal
Regions, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning for Ocean

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 Wave Climate
8. Applied Sciences (AS) Mesoporous materials, Metal-Organic Frame works(MOFs),
Nanomaterials their application in catalysis and sensing,
Discipline: Chemistry
(CY) Coordination chemistry, Organic and theoretical chemistry,
Development of nanoparticle-based probes for subcellular targeted
drug delivery and carbon-based nanomaterials for environmental
remedies and organic transformation reactions..
9. EApplied Sciences (AS) Wastewater Treatment, Environmental Engineering, Solid waste
Management, Industrial waste Management and Climate Change.
Discipline:
Environmental Science
(EVS)
10. Applied Sciences (AS) Literatures of Marginalized, Indian Writing in English and
Comparative Literature
Discipline: English
(Eng)
11. Applied Sciences (AS) Organizational Behavior and HR.

Discipline:
Management (Mg)

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B. Eligibility Criteria
An applicant possessing the prescribed qualifications as mentioned in the par as below shall be
eligible for admission to a PhD programme of the institute. The course as well as
University/Institute/Organization of qualifying degree must be recognized by AICTE/ UGC or
equivalent and will be verified by the Institute before registration. The candidate can apply in the
following categories:

• PhD Programme (Full-Time under Institute Assistantship)

• PhD programme (Part-Time)

• PhD programme (Full-Time with Own Fellowship)

• PhD programme (Full-Time with Self-Finance)

• PhD programme (Full-Time/Part-Time with Sponsorship)

• PhD programme (Full-Time under Visvesvaraya scheme)

1. PhD Programme (Full-Time under Institute Assistantship)

Engineering Departments (Sr. No. 1 to 5 in Table A): (For all Departments):

The applicant must have Master’s degree in engineering / technology in the relevant area of
research with a first class or minimum 60% marks (or CGPA of 6.5 on 10-point scale) in the
qualifying examination. The applicant must have GATE qualifications/clear the institute written
examination for Institute Fellowship only.
OR

Bachelor’s degree in engineering/ technology/BS (4 years)/M.Sc. (in relevant discipline)/ MCA

with a CGPA of 8.5 and above on a 10-point scale or 80% aggregate from a Centrally Funded
Technical Institute (CFTI)/ State funded institutes/ university. All such candidates must have a
valid GATE score. The number of credit courses to be cleared will be minimum 24 credits before
comprehensive examination.

Science Departments (S. No. 6 to 10 in table A):

Master's Degree in appropriate branch of Applied science, Humanities and Management with a
first class or minimum 60% Marks (or CGPA of 6.5 on 10-point scale) in the qualifying
examination.

Candidates with master’s degree in science must have qualified in GATE/NET for scholarship.
However, the candidates with master’s degree in science without GATE/NET can join in PhD
Full-Time (Self-Financed)/Part-Time program.
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 Candidates with GATE/NET (JRF/LS)/ UGC (JRF/LS) /GPAT/ Inspire Fellow etc. or Sponsored
by any equivalent outside agency to get their scholarship as a full-time candidate need not to
qualify Institute written examination. For all other candidate(s), Institute written examination
is to be cleared if they are applying for getting institute assistantship. However, GATE/NET
(JRF/LS)/ UGC (JRF/LS) /GPAT/ Inspire Fellow etc. or Sponsorship from outside agencies or
The Institute’s written Examinations is only for short listing of the applicants. The mere short-
listing of an applicant does not confirm admission to a PhD programme. The admission shall be
based upon the performance of individuals in the written test followed by “interview /
presentation” and availability of the Supervisor in the proposed area of research.

2. PhD programme (Part-Time)

2.1 Candidates from organizations which have Memorandum of understanding (MoU) with NIT
Delhi.
2.2 Current employees/scientists of research and development organizations/CFIs/State Govt.
Universities/Institutes ranked within the top 100 by NIRF provided that the applicant
possesses the minimum qualifications as given in Sr. No. B.1;
2.3 The following additional eligibility criteria is also applicable to apply for Part-Time PhD:

Bachelor’s degree in engineering/ technology with a minimum of 70% marks in aggregate or

equivalent CGPA and a minimum of 10 years of work experience (at the level of Assistant
Professor or equivalent) in an Reputed engineering degree level technical Institute or R&D
organization/ industry, and Evidence of master’s level R&D work completed. Like (Patents,
Journals, Publications or equivalent.

The applicant is in position to complete mandatory course requirements along with regular
counterparts; the applicant proves to the satisfaction of NIT Delhi that his/her official duties
permit him/her to devote sufficient time to research (No Objection Certificate required).
2.4 The working candidates under this category must complete the residential requirements
up to the completion of course work at NIT Delhi. The Part-Time student category cannot
be converted into Full-Time category at any time.
2.5 The Part-Time candidate(s) shall be required to submit a No Objection Certificate (NOC)
from their Employers stating that the concerned candidate(s) is an employee of that
organization and is allowed to pursue course work and his/her research work at NIT Delhi
with the residential requirements as per the NIT Delhi norms, and his/her routine work
permit him/her to devote sufficient time for research work.

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2.6 For a foreign national candidate who applies through the Ministry of Education, Govt. of
India, or Indian Council of Cultural Relations, Govt. of India, are eligible to apply if they
possess the same minimum qualifications as required for PhD programme admission in case
of Regular candidates.

All such candidates should have a minimum experience as given in below Table 2 at the level of
Scientists/ Assistant Professor or Equivalent as a regular employee in the sponsoring
institution/university/college/organization or R&D organization/national laboratory/ industry at
the time of applying for admission.
Table 2: Experience Required for Admission to Part-Time PhD Programme
S. No. Qualifications Work Experience
(Post Qualification)
1 M.E./M.Tech. or equivalent Nil
2 B.E./B.Tech. /M.Sc. or equivalent, from 1 Year
CFTIs/Central Universities
4 B.E./B.Tech. /M.Sc. or equivalent, from other than 2 Years
CFTIs/Central Universities
3 B.E./B.Tech. /M.Sc. or equivalent, and working in NIT 1 Year
Delhi (Project or Regular)

3. PhD programme (Full-Time with Own Fellowship)

Like GATE/NET (JRF/LS)/ UGC (JRF/LS) /GPAT/ Inspire Fellow / received fellowship by some
outside agency etc. with all the eligibility criteria mentioned in B.1.

4. PhD programme (Full-Time with Self-Finance)

Candidates applied for Full-Time with self-finance category. If selected, will not be provided
any fellowship/contingency grant by the Institute. The eligibility criteria for this programme
will be the same as those for a PhD (Full-Time) as mentioned in Sr. No. B 1. (However, qualifying
or appearing the institute written examination is not mandatory for such candidates.

5. PhD programme (Full-Time/Part-Time with Sponsorship)

These candidates are sponsored by recognized Government/Semi-Government R&D
organizations for doing research work in the Institute. Candidates are expected to be released
for full-time research but did not receive any financial support from the Institute. Sponsorship
letters should be brought at the time of written test and/or interview.

An organization having signed research collaboration (MoU) with NIT Delhi may also sponsor
a candidate, in such cases minimum residential requirements may be met at NIT Delhi or
collaborative institute.

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6. PhD programme (Full-Time under Visvesvaraya scheme)
Applications are invited for one seat (full-time) under Visvesvaraya Scheme supported by the
Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), Govt. of India in the following area:
• Electronics and Communication Engineering
The minimum educational qualifications for admission to the PhD programme of the Institute
are as follows:

Candidates with a master’s degree in engineering/technology (CSE/IT/ECE/EE) or a master’s

degree by Research in Engineering/Technology (CSE/IT/ECE/EE) with a good academic record.
or
Candidates who have qualified for the award of four-year bachelor’s degree in
engineering/technology (CSE/IT/ECE/EE) with a good academic record and valid GATE score in
an eligible discipline.
or
Candidates who have qualified for the award of four-year Bachelor's or integrated master’s degree
in engineering/technology/sciences from a Centrally Funded Technical Institute (CFTI) with a
good academic record in the relevant discipline provided he/she has a minimum CGPA of 8 (7.5
for OBC- NCL and 7.0 for SC/ST/PwD) on a 10.0-point scale.

Financial Support for Full-Time PhD candidates under Visvesvaraya PhD Scheme:
Fellowship: Rs. 38,750/- per month in 1st & 2nd Year and Rs. 43,750/- per month in 3rd, 4th
and 5th years of PhD. (support till PhD completion or 5 years whichever is earlier).

Research Contingency Grant Support: An amount of Rs. 1.20 Lakh per year/Full-Time PhD
candidate as support for PhD candidate.

C. Important Points
• To qualify/ appear the PhD Entrance Examination is not mandatory for the candidates
applying for PhD Part-Time/PhD Full-Time (Self-financed)/PhD Full-Time (Sponsored)
category.

• PhD course work for Executives (having work experience of 15 years or more in
Government/ State Government/ Autonomous Bodies/ Reputed Companies) may
be conducted through Project Work/Seminar.

• Candidates admitted to PhD Full-Time (Self-Financed) may be converted to PhD (Institute

Fellowship) if they Qualify NET/GATE examination of concerned discipline before the
Comprehensive Examination of the PhD program subjected to the availability of the
Institute Fellowship/Scholarship.

• Merely fulfilling the above minimum eligibility criteria does not ensure the selection or
even eligibility for the entrance test/interview or both.

• Regarding selection, the decision of the Competent Authority will be treated as final and
binding.

• Any request will not be entertained to conduct online presentations and interviews.

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D. Seat Matrix:

The number of seats depends upon the number of available PhD supervisors in the Institute.
The following table shows the tentative number of seats available in various departments for
admission during Autumn Semester 2025-26, the number of seats may change at the time of
admission without any further information or notification. The number of seats may
increase/decrease as per the vacancies available at the time of admission.

Full Time with Institute Own Full-Time under Part-Time

Assistantship Fellowship Visvesvaraya Scheme
Total GEN EWS SC ST OBC /
Sponsored
90 38 09 13 06 24 24 03 18

Reservation of the PhD (Full-Time) with Institute Assistantship seats shall be as per
Government of India norms and number of seats available in the respective department.
Horizontal Reservation of 5% to PwD candidates in each category (UR, EWS, SC, ST, and OBC)
shall be applicable.
Candidates are advised to apply accordingly. No request for admission to a reserved category
seats which is ‘NIL’ as per this advertisement shall be considered.

E. Admission Procedure

i. Candidates with GATE/NET (JRF/LS)/ UGC (JRF/LS) /GPAT/ Inspire Fellow / received
fellowship by some outside agency as a full-time candidate need not clear Institute written
examination.

ii. For all other candidates, the Institute written examination needs to be cleared for getting
institute assistantship.

iii. However, GATE/NET (JRF/LS)/ UGC (JRF/LS) /GPAT/ Inspire Fellow/ Sponsorship from
outside agency or Institute Examinations are only for short-listing of the applicants.

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iv. Mere short-listing of an applicant does not confirm admission to PhD programme. The
admission shall be solely based upon the performance of individuals during “presentation and
interview” and availability of the Supervisor in the proposed area of research.

v. The admission to PhD programme (Full-Time/Part-Time) in all disciplines mentioned in this

advertisement shall be made purely on the basis of a “presentation” to be made by the
shortlisted applicants in their proposed area of research followed by “interview” to be
conducted by the respective Department Admission Committee.

vi. Short-listing of candidates (other than GATE/NET (JRF/LS)/ UGC (JRF/LS)/GPAT/ Inspire
Fellow / received fellowship by some outside agency as a full-time candidate) shall be done
by Departmental Admission Committee for the process of “presentation and interview” for the
applicants. For this purpose, a screening test shall be conducted by the institute. Only those
applicants who score marks above the cutoff of 40%, i.e., 24 marks out of 60 (35% i.e., 21
marks out of 60 for SC/ST/PWD candidates) in the Institute written examination shall be
eligible for presentation and interview process. Marks obtained in the screening test shall not
be counted for preparation of final merit list of the successful candidates.

vii. The Pattern of Examination shall be as of GATE and NET examination. The Written Test will
be of MCQ Mode with no-negative marking.

viii. The Department Admission Committee for each Department shall recommend suitable
candidates for admission based on its assessment of presentation and interview. Marks
obtained in the screening test shall not be counted for preparation of final merit list of the
successful candidates.

ix. Merely short-listing of an application does not confirm admission to PhD programme. The
admission shall be solely based upon performance of individuals during “presentation and
interview” and availability of the Supervisor in the proposed area of research. The Department
Admission Committee/Institute reserves the right not to recommend any candidate for
admission to PhD in the respective Department if the performance of the shortlisted
candidates is not found satisfactory during “presentation and interview”. The decision of the
Competent Authority shall be final.

x. All the applied/ selected candidates will be governed by the rules and regulations of
the PhD Ordinance available at the Institute website. Candidates are advised to read
the ordinance clearly before proceeding with the application.

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F. Procedure for Online Application/ How to Apply:

1. Students must fill up the online Google Form within the stipulated time mentioned. Late
submissions will not be entertained, under any circumstances. One application format is
attached here, which needs to fill with the desired documents in JPG/ PDF and upload on
google form.

2. The candidate must fill up the online Form within the stipulated time mentioned. Late
submissions will not be entertained, under any circumstances.

3. If candidate is applying, e.g., Full-Time with Institute Fellowship, Full-Time self-sponsored,

Part-Time etc. then he/she must apply separately, conversion from one category to another
at the time of admission process will not be allowed if candidate has not applied in those
separate categories.

4. Link for the Online Form: https://forms.gle/F2QMV1ixUGdPkRP77

5. While filling out the online Google Form, candidates are advised to read up all the
requisite details very carefully, correctly and upload all the relevant documents along
with application form (available at the end of this advertisement) in PDF format. The
same application form is available in doc format with the advertisement on the
institute website also.

6. Candidates are advised to visit the institute website: www.nitdelhi.ac.in for frequent
updates.

7. A candidate interested in applying in more than one department/ category shall be required
to submit separate application forms along with appropriate fees and documents.

8. Application Fee (non-refundable):

(a)UR/ OBC-NCL/ EWS Candidates: Rs. 1000/-

(b)SC/ ST/ PwD Candidates: Rs. 500/-

(c) *Foreign Nationals: USD 50

*Note: Foreign Nationals candidates (only) can be paid online through the following bank
details:

Institute Bank Details: ICICI Bank

Account Holder Name: Director NIT Delhi Fee Collection A/c

Account Number: 092901001801

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 IFSC Code: ICIC0000929

MICR Code: 1100229103

Swift Code: ICICINBBNRI

9. The application fee can be paid online through the following link:

https://pages.razorpay.com/pl_JctiRs9fDjAVVX/view

10. Candidates should mention Transaction ID after paying the fee in appropriate section of
the application form. The application fee is non-refundable.

11. Part-Time candidates should produce No Objection Certificate (NOC) from their Employers at
the time of Interview/ Document Verification.

12. Sponsored candidates should produce NOC/Sponsorship Letter from his/her Institute at
the time of Interview/Document Verification.

13. OBC-NCL/EWS certificate must have been issued on or after 1st April, 2025 so that the
candidates from creamy layer are identified. No certificate issued before this date shall be
acceptable.

14. Document verification: the certificates (in original) of all the candidates recommended for
admission shall be checked by the individual department also deposition of fee by the
candidates.

15. Incomplete, improper, and wrong applications will not be considered for short-listing.

16. Any legal dispute pertaining to the admissions shall fall within the jurisdiction of High
Court of Delhi only.

17. All admissions will be provisional till these are confirmed subject to medical fitness,
payment of all the fees, fulfillment of eligibility conditions, and verification of certificates by
the Office of Dean R&C of the Institute.

18. After payment of admission fee, no fee refund shall be entertained in any case of surrender
of seat.

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G. Reservation

The reservation rules will be followed as per Government of India guidelines prevailing
at the time of admission. Category (General/OBC-NCL/SC/ST/PH/EWS) once chosen by
the applicant in his/her application form shall not be changed at a later stage. OBC-
NCL/EWS certificate must have been issued on or after 1st April, 2025 so that the
candidates from creamy layer are identified. No certificate issued before this date shall be
acceptable.

Relaxation in minimum Percentage/Equivalent Grade Point requirements will be given as per

the National Reservation Policy of Government of India.

H. Teaching Assistantship-cum-Scholarships/ Fellowships:

a. The candidates who have qualified GATE/ NET of respective discipline/ Institute
Entrance Exam for admission to PhD are eligible for teaching Assistantship-cum-
Scholarships/ Fellowships subjected to the availability.

b. Ph.D. (Full-Time) students will be awarded scholarship cum teaching assistantship

as per the guidelines of Ministry of Education, Govt. of India. The scholarship cum
teaching assistantship is limited subject to availability of scholarship cum teaching
assistantship; otherwise, candidate may be considered for Full-Time without
scholarship cum teaching assistantship.

c. The selected candidates without scholarship cum teaching assistantship are

required to submit undertaking on judicial stamp paper that they will not claim
scholarship cum teaching assistantship from the Institute in future. However, they
can submit research proposals to different funding agencies, or they can apply to
different outside funding agencies for scholarships.

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I. Important Dates
Sr. No. Activity Date
1. Last date for submission of Applications
May 15th, 2025
(Strictly through Online Mode)
2. Display of list of eligible candidates by the
May 21st, 2025
concerned HoD in the Institute website
Written Test Through offline (Physical) mode
3. only
i. Applied Sciences and Humanities &
Management. May 28th, 2025
ii. Civil Engineering (CE)
iii. Electronics and communication
Engineering (ECE) May 29th, 2025
iv. Computer Science and Engineering (CSE)
v. Electrical Engineering (EE)
May 30th, 2025
vi. Mechanical Engineering (ME)
4. Display of list of candidates eligible for
On the day of Written test.
presentation & interview
5. Presentation/ interview by all eligible candidates
On the day of Written test.
Through offline (Physical) mode only.
6. Display of list of selected candidates (All
May 31st, 2025
Departments)
7. Deposition of fee (Online) June 1st to June 8th, 2025
8. Physical reporting in the Institute/ Document
August 1st, 2025
Verification
9. Commencement of Classes As per academic calendar of NIT
Delhi

Note: The institute reserves the right to fix suitable criteria for short listing of eligible
candidates satisfying qualification and experience. The Institute reserves the right to modify
or cancel this advertisement/any part of this advertisement at any stage. Only shortlisted
candidates may be called for an interview. Only Caution Money/Security shall be refunded
in case a candidate withdraws after taking the admission to the PhD programme. No request
for a refund of any other fee paid shall be entertained under any circumstances.

For any queries, please contact:

Office of Dean (Research & Consultancy),
National Institute of Technology Delhi
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 011-33861112
Dean Research & Consultancy
NIT Delhi
011-33861112
[email protected]

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 राष्ट्रीय प्रौद्योगिकी संस्थान गिल्ली
NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY DELHI
(गिक्षा मंत्रालय, भारत सरकार के अधीन एक स्वायत्त संस्थान)
(An autonomous Institute under the aegis of Ministry of Education, Govt. of India)
Plot No. FA7, Zone P1, GT Karnal Road, Delhi-110036, INDIA
िू रभाष/Tele: +9111-33861000, 1001, 1005 फैक्स/ Fax: +9111-27787503
वेबसाइट/Website: www.nitdelhi.ac.in
Application Form for Admission to PhD Program
for Academic Year 2025-26 (Autumn Semester)
1. Select program (Anyone)
Ensure your eligibility before selecting the program. If you wish to apply for more than 1 program, please apply separately.

Sl. No. Department/Discipline Tick (✓) in the Department/

Discipline you wish to apply
1 Civil Engineering (CE)
2 Computer Science and Engineering (CSE)
3 Electrical Engineering (EE)
4 Electronics and Communication Engineering
(ECE)
5 Mechanical Engineering (ME)
6.1 Applied Sciences (Chemistry) (CH)

6.2 Applied Sciences (Mathematics) (MT)

6.3 Applied Sciences (Physics) (PH)

2. Select Category of Registration of PhD applied and Details of NET/ NET-JRF/ GATE

Sl. Category of PhD Tick (✓) in the Whether NET/NET-

No. Registration Applied PhD JRF/GATE Qualified. If
Registration yes, mention
Applied you Year, Score and Rank
wish to apply
1 Full Time under Institute Paste a recent
Assistantship passport size
2 Full Time with photograph
Own Fellowship
3 Full Time with Self-Financed

4 Full Time/Part Time

(Sponsored)
5 Full Time under Visvesvaraya
scheme
6 Part Time under Visvesvaraya
scheme
7 Part Time

3. Name in Full (in BLOCK Letters): .……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

4. Father’s Name (in BLOCK Letters): .…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

5. Mother’s Name (in BLOCK Letters): .……………………………………………………………………………………………………………..…

6. Date of Birth (DD/MM/YYYY format): ……………………………………………………………………....................................................

7. Gender: Male/Female/Others: ………………………………………………………….………………….......................................................

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 8. Address (in BLOCK Letters):……………………………………………………………………..…………………………….………………........
………………………………………………………….…………………..................................................................................................................…
District:..................................................................................................... State:...................................................................
Mobile No.:…………………………………E-mail: …………….………………………@................................
9. Aadhar No.:.………………………………………….
10. Nationality:…………………………………………………. Religion:…………………………………………
11. Category (UR/EWS/OBC-NCL/SC/ST/PwD/Foreign Nationals):…………………………………………………………….
12. Application Fee paid: Rs./USD …………………………………………… (attach transaction slip)
13. Details of Examination Passed (from Class X onwards):
Sl. Examination Subject/ Year of CGPA/ Division Name of the Whether
No. Passed Discipline/ Passing Percentage (I/II/III) Institute Documentary
(Fill the Specialization of Marks &University Evidence
applicable only) Obtained attached
(Yes/No)
1 Secondary School
Certificate
(Class X)
2 Higher Secondary
School Certificate
(Class XII)
3 Diploma in
Engineering/BSc
(Tick anyone only)
4 BE/B.Tech./ M.Sc.
(Tick anyone only)
5 ME/MTech/MPhil
(Tick anyone only)
6

14. Have you ever been disqualified or debarred from appearing in any examination conducted by a University/Board?

Yes/No

If yes, give details:…………………………………………………………………………………….

DECLARATION BY THE CANDIDATE

I clearly understand that my application to the PhD program to the National Institute of Technology Delhi is subjected
to the applicable regulations from time to time. I also understand that admission is allowed to me based on the certificates
and documents produced by me. I also undertake that the certificates and documents produced by me in original are correct,
genuine, and true to the best of my knowledge. If any information/ documents/ particulars are found to be forged or false at
any stage in future, then the NIT Delhi can cancel my admission and all the fees deposited by me shall be forfeited. If any
degree is awarded based on my admission on the basis on my forged documents, then that certificate/degree awarded by NIT
Delhi shall be automatically cancelled. In such case, I shall have no claim, whatsoever, in respect of my admission.

Date………………… Signature of the Applicant

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