NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY WARANGAL
Admission into Ph.D. Programs for December 2016 session
The Ph.D. Programs, in Full-time (FT) and Part-time (PT) modes, are offered in the following Departments:
- Biotechnology
- Chemistry
Full-time Ph.D. research scholars are eligible to receive fellowships as per MHRD norms/institute rules.
A) ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA FOR ADMISSION INTO Ph.D. PROGRAM ON FULL-TIME BASIS for Engineering and Science Departments:
Indian Nationals having the following :
Qualifying Degree : can apply for admission into Ph.D. Programs. Qualifying Degree: Post-Graduate Degree in Basic Science with NET/GATE Qualification; (or) Graduate Degree in Professional Course with NET/GATE qualification; (or) Post-Graduate Degree in Professional Courses.
However, Graduates from CFTIs are exempted from NET/GATE qualification provided they have secured at least 8.0/10CGPA or 75% marks aggregate (with minimum of 7.5/10CGPA or 70% marks aggregate for SC/ST category candidates) .
Note: Category-wise (OBC, SC, ST, PWD) reservations on overall available seats will be followed as per Government of India norms.
The branches/specializations of degrees eligible to get admission into Ph.D. programs in various departments are given below.
Qualifications :
Department of Biotechnology :
- B.Tech. or B.E. or Equivalent degree in Biotechnology/Industrial Biotechnology/ Chemical Engineering/ Biochemical Engineering /
Biomedical Engineering - M.Tech/MS in Biotechnology/ Industrial Biotechnology/ Bioinformatics / Biomedical Engineering
- Integrated M.Tech in Biotechnology / Industrial Biotechnology / Bioinformatics / Biomedical Engineering M. Sc. in Biotechnology / Biochemistry / Microbiology / Botany /
Zoology / Bioinformatics with M.Tech in Biotechnology.
Research areas
- Downstream processing
- Metabolic Engineering
Environmental Biotechnology - Systems Biology
- Stem Cell Technology
- Bioinformatics
- Modeling and Simulation of Bioprocesses
- Molecular & Biochemical parasitology
- Signaling Network and Cancer Biology
- Biosensors & Bio nanotechnology
- Biofuels and Bioprocess Engineering Gene Regulation
IMPORTANT NOTE
“GATE qualification” means (i) score above the prescribed cut-off mark specified in the GATE score card for respective categories viz; OC, OBC, SC and ST.
THE NAMES OF THE SHORTLISTED CANDIDATES CALLED FOR THE DATES OF INTERVIEW AND / OR WRITTEN TEST WILL BE AVAILABLE ON INSTITUTE WEB SITE: www.nitw.ac.in AFTER 10th November 2016.
- The candidates selected for admission into Ph.D under Full-time program are eligible to receive institute fellowship as per MHRD rules. (vide reference no. http://mhrd.gov.in/sites/upload_files/mhrd/files/RevPhd02032015.pdf, dt.02.3.2015). The above institute fellowships are subject to change from time to time, under instructions of the Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India.
- The candidates will be selected through an institute entrance test and/or an interview.
Ph.D. PROGRAM ON FULL-TIME BASIS:
Instructions:
(i) Application form is given at Annexure-I.
(ii)The application fee is Rs. 1000/- for General / OBC candidates and Rs. 500/- for SC / ST / PwD candidates. For details of payment please see page 20 onwards.
(iii) Superscribe the envelope Application for Ph.D. Program – December 2016 Session
(iv) It is advised to send the application by Registered Post with acknowledgement due.
(v) The candidates who are employed and wish to do Ph.D under full-time must enclose NO OBJECTION certificate from the employer.
(vi) Check whether the following documents are attached to the application form
- Attested copy of SSC in support of Date of Birth
- Attested copy of Intermediate/(10+2) Certificate
- Attested copies of Provisional certificate / Degree Certificates and Marks Memos of the qualifying Examinations
- List of publications (if any)
- Attested copy of the category certificate (in case of SC/ST/PwD candidates)
- For OBC candidates, OBC certificate issued after 31.3.2016 as per the format given in the Annexure-II only is accepted.
- No Objection Certificate from the employer, if employed.
- Photograph on application form
- Attested copy of the Grade/Rank Card of GATE or NET or CAT or GMAT (if applicable)
- Application fee payment receipt
Ph.D. PROGRAM ON PART-TIME BASISIN ALL DEPARTMENTS
1. Part-time PhD program is open to:
(a) Persons working in National Research Laboratories / Govt. R&D organizations.
(b) Persons working in PSUs / Industries having an MOU with NIT, Warangal.
(c) Permanent faculty members of NIT,Warangal.
(d) JRFs/SRFs in CSIR/DST/Defence laboratories/Government R&D Organizations.
2. In the case of SC/ST candidates, the eligibility criteria for all Departments is Cumulative
Grade Point Average (CGPA) of at least 6.0 on a 10 point scale grading system, or not
less than 55% marks in aggregate
Eligibility: Same as Full-time except the requirement of having valid GATE score /NET
qualification. AND Work/research experience:
(i) ME/M.Tech with at least 3 years experience having measurable research output.
(or)
(ii) BE/B.Tech. with at least 6 years experience having measurable research output.
(or)
(iii) Research Fellows with BE/B.Tech/ME/M.Tech/M.Sc or equivalent qualification,
working in Research Projects of National Research Laboratories having MOU with
NIT Warangal
The candidates selected for admission into Ph.D. program under Part time basis are not
eligible to receive institute fellowship.
The candidates will be selected through an institute entrance test and / or an interview.
Residential and Other Requirements for Part time Candidates:
(a) For the candidates from National Research Laboratories / Government R&D
organizations / Public Sector Units, the minimum residential requirement is one
semester, which is to be completed at a stretch preferably immediately after joining.
During this time the candidate completes the course work requirement.
(b) However, in case of candidates with very good research experience (not
less than 10 years or more) in National Research Laboratories / Government
R&D organizations / Public Sector Units, With the special permission of the
Doctoral Scrutiny Committee and Approval of the Senate, the residential
requirement may be waived completely. Nevertheless, it is mandatory for such
candidates also to complete the course work for the prescribed number of credits
on self-study mode, following all steps like assignments, examinations
etc., as prescribed for a regular course at NIT, Warangal.
(c) For the candidates of Ph.D. under part time, one guide from National Institute of
Technology, Warangal and one guide from the parent organization are mandatory.
Hence, the candidates applying for Ph.D. under part time must identify a suitable
guide in his/her organization, take his/her written consent (in the proforma given) and
must indicate the same in the application.
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(d) The guide at the parent organization must possess Ph.D. qualification or sufficient
research experiencein the concerned area. In any case, the bio-data of the
Research guide at the parent organization must accompany the written
consent given by him.
(e) The candidates applying for Ph.D. under part-time must ensure that adequate
facilities for doing research are available at his organization.
Ph.D. PROGRAM ON PART-TIME BASIS: Instructions:
(i) Application form is given at Annexure-I.
(ii)The application fee is Rs. 1000/- for General / OBC candidates and Rs. 500/-
for SC / ST / PwD candidates. For details of payment please see page 20 onwards.
(iii) Superscribe the envelope Application for Ph.D. Program – December 2016 Session.
(v) It is advised to send the application by Registered Post with acknowledgement due.
(vi) The candidates who are employed and wish to do Ph.D, under part-time must enclose NO OBJECTION CERTIFICATE from the employer as per Annexure-III.
(vii) Check whether the following documents are attached to the application form
(a) Application fee payment receipt.
(b) Attested copy of SSC in support of Date of Birth
(c) Attested copy of Intermediate/(10+2) Certificate
(d) Attested copies of Degree Certificates and Marks Memos of the
qualifying examinations
(e) List of publications (if any)
(f) Attested copy of the caste certificate (in case of SC/ST candidates)
(g) No Objection Certificate from the employer
(h) Photograph on the application form
(i) Bio-data and written consent of guide in the organization where the candidate
is working as per Annexure-IV.
Download Application Form and complete details on How to Apply here
The filled-in application form along with enclosures should reach The Associate Dean (Admissions) Academic Section National Institute of Technology Warangal – 506004 on or before 28th October 2016
