NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY ROURKELA
NITR/AC/RES/2021/L/0641
Notice for Admission to PhD Program
Commencing in Autumn (July) Semester of AY 2021-22
Applications are invited online from eligible candidates for admission to PhD Program of the Institute in Autumn (July) Semester of the Academic Year 2021-22. Admission will be given preferably to the applicants who are eligible for Institute fellowship or have qualified for External fellowship. However, admission may also be considered without fellowship. Students with an external fellowship like JRF-NET are especially encouraged to apply.
| Sl | Name of the Department | Code | Indicative Broad Area of Research Available |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Biotechnology and Medical Engineering | BM | Medical Electronics & Instrumentation, Biomaterials & Tissue Engineering, Cell & Molecular Engineering, Bioprocess Engineering, Agriculture & Environmental Engineering, Biomechanics & Biotransport. |
| 2 | Food Process Engineering | FP | Food Quality & Safety, Food Process Design, Horticultural Process Technology, Food Grains and Oilseeds Process Engineering, Food Packaging and Storage Engineering, Dairy and Livestock Process Engineering |
| 3 | Life Science | LS | All areas of Life Science |
B. Eligibility Criteria for PhD Program
The minimum qualification required for admission to PhD programs in Engineering, Science, Planning & Architecture, Management, and Humanities & Social Sciences is one of the following:
a) ME/MTech/MScEngg/MPharm/MArch/MPlan/MDes in relevant discipline with at least 6.5 CGPA or 60% marks or 1st class in both BE/BTech/BScEngg/MSc/BPharm/MCA/BArch/ BDes or equivalent, and ME/MTech/MScEngg/MPharm/ MArch/MPlan/MDes from a recognized Technical Institute or University.
b) BE/BTech/BScEngg/MSc/BPharm/MCA/BArch/BDes or equivalent in relevant discipline with CGPA of 7.0 or 65% marks.
c) MSc in Basic Sciences with CGPA 7.0 or 65% marks in relevant disciplines. For applicants with a valid GATE/NET/GPAT or equivalent score, the requirement may be relaxed by a maximum of 0.5 CGPA or 5% marks.
d) MBBS/BVSc with CGPA 6.5 or 60% marks or 1st class. Further, candidates having the following qualification can also apply for PhD in Management and Humanities & Social Sciences:
e) MA/MCom/MBA/MSc in Humanities and Social Sciences or Management or BTech with 6.5 CGPA or 60% marks or 1st class for PhD in Management, and Humanities and Social Sciences only.
In addition to the above eligibility criteria (based on BTech, BArch, MSc, MBA, MA, MCom, MTech, MArch, MPlan, MDes and MPharm, etc. examinations), the following additional criteria will also be applicable:
a) A candidate should score a minimum of 6.5 CGPA or 60% marks or 1st class throughout their career to be eligible for admission to the PhD programme. The Departmental Research Committee (DRC), however, may make an exception (marks < 60% or CGPA < 6.5) at its discretion in only one among the results of 10th, +2, BA, BSc, BCom, Diploma etc. (except qualifying degree) if the candidate has qualified in GATE/NET/GPAT or other national-level fellowship tests like DST-INSPIRE, etc. or joined as JRF/SRF in any research project.
b) For admission to Engineering and Science disciplines (except Life Science), a candidate should have passed Mathematics in +2 Science or Diploma.
c) Science students admitted to the PhD programme in Engineering/Physics/ Mathematics must have passed Mathematics at +3 level. Students without Mathematics at +3 level may be admitted under the condition that they will have to register for 14 credits of 1000 and 2000 level Mathematics and 1000 level Computer Science courses (Theory and Practical) in
addition to their normal course requirement, and secure at least C grade in each course.
d) A student should have passed Life Science or Biological Science either at +2 or +3 level for admission to PhD in Life Science department.
e) Students without having qualifying degree in the primary discipline will be required to take up additional coursework of 6 credits to gain adequate knowledge on the subject so as to be considered to qualify along with students with specialization in a primary discipline, unless explicitly exempted by the Senate. A list of primary disciplines for specializations under various departments is given in Clause “D” below.
However, higher shortlisting criteria (possibly different for different departments and for different categories of students) may be set by the Department during scrutiny of applications depending on the departmental requirement, number and quality of applicants. Therefore, merely satisfying the minimum eligibility criteria does not guarantee a candidate to be called for an interview and also mere attending an interview does not guarantee admission.
C. Applicants Awaiting Results
a) For thesis-based Postgraduate degrees [(M. Tech. (Research), MS or equivalent], a student is permitted to submit the final result within one year from the date of thesis submission. However, one documentary piece of evidence (proof of thesis submission) from the candidate’s Institute/University is required to be submitted at the time of admission.
b) For all course-based degrees [B. Tech., M. Sc.., MBA, M. Tech. (Regular), etc.] results need to have been published before admission is granted. In exceptional cases when a university will not be in a position to publish result by the time of admission, submission of qualifying degree result may be permitted till 30th September 2021 but not beyond.
D. Qualifying Degrees and Primary Disciplines for Admission
Different academic eligibility across the departments has been made considering the departmental requirement, availability of candidates in the respective departments and uniform growth of all departments in the Institute.
The onus of proving a Degree / Specialization / Discipline as equivalent with any of the above-mentioned Degree / Specialization / Discipline shall lie with the applicant claiming equivalency. However, the decision of the Institute shall be final and binding in this matter.
| Department | Academic Eligibility / Primary Disciplines |
|---|---|
| Biotechnology and Medical Engineering (BM | A Master’s degree in Engineering (any branch) / Medicine / Dental / Pharmacy / Veterinary OR a bachelor’s degree in Engineering (any branch) / Medicine / Dental / Pharmacy / Veterinary with valid GATE / NET / BET / GPAT score OR a MSc degree in Biotechnology / Life Sciences / Physics / Chemistry / Allied Sciences with 1st class in UG and PG degree with a valid GATE / NET / BET / GPAT score or any National level eligibility test. |
| Food Process Engineering (FP) | B. Tech with MTech in Food Processing Engineering / Food Technology / Agricultural Process Engineering / Post Harvest Engineering / Agricultural Engineering or any other relevant branch of Engineering/Technology |
| Life Sciences (LS) | MSc in Life Sciences / Botany / Zoology / Microbiology / Biotechnology / Biochemistry / Bioinformatics / MBBS / BVSc./ Bio-Physics / Food Science and Technology, BTech / Integrated MTech / MTech in Biotechnology or any branch of biological sciences, BPharm/MPharm, MS in any branch of biological sciences |
E. Notes
- Where the regular mode of education is available for any Degree/Qualification then
Degree/Qualification obtained through any modes other than regular mode, i.e. Distance
Learning, Correspondence Course, etc. will NOT be considered for the purpose of admission to the PhD program of the Institute. - For the selection of research scholars in any engineering discipline, students with BTech degree will be given preference over students with MSc degree, even if the latter may have an MTech Degree.
- Students with any other relevant background may be eligible, but only with the approval of the Senate or Chairman, Senate on the recommendation of the Departmental Research Committee (DRC).
- There is no relaxation in the academic requirement for SC/ST/OBC/EWS/PWD students because the minimum academic requirements have been set to meet the basic challenges of the academic program. Also, the academic eligibility shall be the same across all studentship categories (Institute fellowship, External fellowship, Project fellowship, Sponsored, etc.).
- If the evaluation system is in grades, CGPA value will be considered and if the evaluation system is in marks, percentage value will be considered.
- Students of one discipline may seek admission in a related department which will be considered on the basis of merit of the individual case(s).
- Selection will be made on the basis of academic record, the relevance of qualification, candidate’s research interest, existing research programs and facilities of the departments, and performance of the candidate in tests and/or interviews. Therefore, merely attending tests and/or an interview does not guarantee admission.
Sponsored / Local Sponsored Candidates
The Institute welcomes candidates from reputed academic Institutes, Industry, R & D Institutions, and from Government organizations.
a) A sponsored candidate is expected to work full time in the Institute till completion of his/her program, or at least 3 years (2 years for M. Tech (Res)) from beginning in the Institute. However, in deserving cases, if facilities exist at his/her place of employment and his/her job assignment matches with the research problem, s/he may be permitted to work at the place of employment after satisfying minimum residential requirement (normally 6 months to a year).
b) Local sponsored candidates (working in and around Rourkela having permanently nontransferable jobs) must have enough time and flexibility in their job assignment in order to continue the program applied for. Their working hours to be suitably adjusted in the sponsoring organization so that s/he can work on his/her studies at NIT Rourkela for at least 120 days and 500 hours per semester [25 days and 75 hours in case the scholar has a Co-Supervisor in his/her workplace, his research work is related to his work in the job place and availability of adequate research facility in the work place].
c) Sponsored candidates must have completed at least two years of continuous service in the sponsoring organization, which must be an Institution of Repute employing a good number of engineering/science professionals. The completion of two years of continuous service shall be counted as on June 30, 2021.
d) Sponsored students are expected to serve their sponsoring organization on completion of their degree in NIT, for at least 3 years after completion of the academic program.
Sponsored candidates may apply for the PhD program of any discipline
Application Fee and Procedure
Interested candidates satisfying the eligibility criteria may submit their online application at http://eapplication.nitrkl.ac.in. The applicants are advised to:
a) Read this advertisement and the instructions to fill up the online application form given in the online portal carefully,
b) Pay non-refundable Application Fee of Rs. 500/- through SBI Collect only. No other mode of payment is acceptable. The applicants have to search SBI COLLECT -> ODISHA -> EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION -> DIRECTOR NIT ROURKELA -> PhD APPLICATION FEE. Note down the SB Collect Reference Number. Application fee once paid shall not be refunded under any circumstances.
c) Fill up the online application form and enter the SB Collect Reference Number in the appropriate column of the Application Fee section and submit the same. In case one fails to submit SB Collect Reference Number in the appropriate column of the Application Fee section in the online application portal, his/her application will not be submitted and will not be considered as a valid application.
d) Sponsored candidates are required to submit a scanned copy of the sponsorship certificate while submitting an online application.
Applicants are NOT required to send a hard copy of the application form or any other document(s) to NIT Rourkela. However, candidates who will be called for an interview will be required to submit a signed copy of the application form, a set of photocopies of all certificates and an original Sponsorship Certificate (for Sponsored/Local Sponsored candidates only) at the time of interview. They also need to produce original certificates from HSC onwards for verification.
Tentative Schedule
| Sl. No. | Event | Tentative Date |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | The application form will be available on the Institute website for online submission | 17.06.2021 (Thursday) to 07.07.2021 (Wednesday) |
| 2. | Publication of result of scrutiny in the website (announcement section) | 14.07.2021 (Wednesday) |
| 3. | Test and/ Interview (Venue – NIT, Rourkela)/online | 22.07.2021 (Thursday) |
| 4. | Publication of result of Interview on the website | 27.07.2021 (Tuesday) |
| 5. | Admission (online mode) | 03 – 05.08.2021 |
| 6. | Semester Registration | 09.08.2021 (Monday) |
| 7. | Starting of Class / Research work | 10.08.2021 (Tuesday) |
The list of selected candidates will be displayed on our Institute website www.nitrkl.ac.in and no postal intimation will be sent to the selected candidates. The applicants are required to visit the “Announcement” section in the “Home Page” of the Institute website regularly for further updates.
How to reach the Institute
Rourkela is located in the Howrah-Mumbai main Train route. Train connections are also available from Bhubaneswar and Ranchi. Night AC/Non-AC bus services are available from all major cities of Odisha (Bhubaneswar/Berhampur/Balasore, etc.). The Institute has located around 8 km. away from the Railway Station and 2 km away from Sector-3 Bus Stop. The usual rate of auto fare at present is Rs.140/- and Rs. 80/-, respectively. App-based taxi services are also available from the Railway Station to the campus.
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