PhD Admissions Open @ MIT School of Bioengineering Sciences & Research
Eligibility Criteria for Admission into PhD Program of MIT School of Bioengineering Sciences and Research
Candidates from science and technology background seeking admission to the Ph.D. Program, whether full time or part time, shall have to possess requisite percentage of marks / grade point average in qualifying examination as indicated below:
For candidates with MSc qualification:
The required minimum qualification for admission to a Ph.D Program shall normally be a two years Master’s OR M.Phil Degree from any accredited Indian or Foreign University in the relevant field. She/he must have obtained either a minimum of 50% marks or Equivalent Grade in the M.Phil degree or a minimum of 55% marks or Equivalent Grade in the Master’s Degree (for all disciplines except Engineering and Technology), however, overall 60% at all academic levels will be desirable.
e;">For candidates with MTech/BTech qualification :
Applicants with M. Tech / BTech / M.E./M.S. qualification in relevant disciplines with excellent academic record with minimum CGPA of 6.0 on a 10 point scale or equivalent or 60% marks and with 60% aggregate in Xth , XIIth and B.Tech /B.E. will be considered eligible for admission in Ph.D. Programs in Engineering and Technology.
Applicants with M.B.B.S./BDS degree or equivalent in relevant discipline with excellent academic record with minimum CGPA of 5.5 on a 10 point scale or equivalent or 55% marks may be considered eligible for admission to Ph.D. Programs in the relevant field.
Foreign/ NRI applicants / Applicants with a Masters’ degree from a foreign university must apply with an equivalence certificate of AIU along with the Online Application Form.
Exemption from Written Examination
Candidates who have cleared an All India Examination or NET of UGC / CSIR / ICAR (ASRB) / GPAT / ICMR / GATE/ BINC in the last 2 years shall be exempted from the written part of the selection process. However, they will be required to appear for the Personal Interview.
Duration of the Programme
Ph.D. programme shall be for a minimum duration of three years, including course work and a maximum of six years.
Modes of Ph.D. Programme :
Candidate shall take admission to Ph. D. programme in Bioengineering School either in Full Time OR in Part Time mode.
Full Time Students: Full time students will have to work from the MIT School of Bioengineering Sciences and Research at ADT University. Any fellowship holder will be treated as sponsored registrants or else candidate might take their admission as selfsponsored registrants under this category. Self-sponsored full time students who are employed in some Institute/ Organization should have been granted leave for a minimum period of 3 years.
Part Time Students: This can include “Internal” Registrant (Faculty/ Staff of University) and Registrants from other Institute/Industry/ Organization. They should visit the School of Bioengineering Sciences and Research as per the requirement of the Ph.D. Programme. They should be physically stationed with the research guide for atleast six months during the PhD program. Part-time candidate should submit a No Objection Certificate (NOC) in a prescribed format (Appendix 1) at the time of Ph.D. application/ admission. It is to be noted that these candidates will also have to complete the Pre PhD courses assigned by the MIT University to be eligible for full PhD registration
Areas offered for Ph.D. in Bioengineering
The MIT school of Bioengineering, a constituent unit of MIT ADT University will offer PhD in any of the following three general specializations or related fields therein:
I. Biotechnology
Microbiology
Molecular Biology
Genomics
Proteomics
Enzymology
II. Bioinformatics
Drug Design
Protein Modelling
Database design and development
Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning
Data mining and Text mining
Reaction Modeling
Voice and Image Processing
Software design and development
III. Biomedical sciences
Sensor: Biosensors, Chemical Sensors.
Lab on Chip
Biomedical devices
Nanomaterials
Artificial organs, robotics, implants, prosthesis
Selection Procedure
Selection to the PhD programs would be based on performance in a written test, previous academic record and an interview. Only such applicants, who obtain the minimum required marks in aptitude test, subject specific test and the indicated total percentage of marks, will be considered for final preparation of result as given below:
General/SC/ST/OBC: [Research Aptitude and Bioengineering Aptitude Test (FM: 30 + 70 = 100) = Weightage: 40%; Academic record & Interview (FM: 30 + 70 = 100) = Weightage: 60%; and Total Weightage: = 100%].
A relaxation of 5% in qualifying marks of the entrance test will be applicable for SC/ST/ OBC students
Syllabus for entrance examination
Candidates will be asked to answer questions related to research and bioengineering aptitude. Syllabus of research aptitude includes: Basics of Research Methodology, Statistics, Logical Approaches to Research: Top down and Bottom up, Research Proposal. Bioengineering Syllabus will include three sections: Section A will include questions on basic biotechnology principles, methods and techniques, section B on bioinformatics and IT skills and section C on basics of physiology, biochemistry and robotics. Question papers would be composed of both the MCQ and Descriptive types of Questions.
Fellowships/ Assistantship
Details To avail the fellowship the student must have a valid Score in NET / GATE/ SET/ BINC/ SLET/ Equivalent in their respective discipline. Also a meritorious candidate with one or more published/ accepted research article (s) and prior research experience may be considered by the university on a case per case basis.
Institute fellowships are available for full-time scholars.
Only those with superior performance in the PhD Entrance Test shall be eligible for Institute Fellowship with initial amount of Rs.20, 000/- per month for the first two years.
After satisfactory performance (i.e. clearing all the registered subjects and getting the synopsis approved) in the first year, the Institute fellowship will be enhanced to Rs.24, 000/- per month from third year onwards upto a maximum of six years.
Only if a student publishes at least one research paper in SCI journals of repute, then his/her Institute fellowship amount will be enhanced to Rs.24, 000/- per month in the third year.
Applicants who have qualified in UGC-JRF/CSIR- NET/ any other national level test for pursuing PhD would avail the fellowships directly from the respective organizations
Fulltime students have to work as ‘Teaching Assistant’ under faculty guide. Candidate will be expected to provide assistance in conducting classes/ workshops/ tutorial development/ other research activates under guidance of Ph.D. supervisor.
Seats and Reservations
Total Intake for Ph.D in Bioengineering 06 – 08 (Jan’17 Semester)
All the reservation of seats will be maintained as per the current government norms.
How to Apply?
Candidate should submit dully filled the Hard/ Soft copy of Application form in prescribed format along with a tentative research proposal (within 1000 words) stating his/her research of interest.
Application fee : INR 1,500
Payment mode: DD/ Net-banking
Candidates might visit faculty profiles from ‘http:// mituniversity.edu.in/bio’ before doing the Ph.D. application and Ph.D. area selection or also call 9146051841 / 9146051842 to talk to the faculty members.
Eligibility for the Award of Ph.D. Degree
Candidates should be qualified / completed the following steps:
Qualified in Ph.D. Entrance Examination
Completion of Ph.D. Course Work
Qualified in Comprehensive Examination
Qualified in Assessment of Research Proposal submitted by the candidate
Qualified in Annual/ biannual Research Progress Seminar (including Published Research Papers)
Qualified in Pre‐Synopsis Seminar
Synopsis Submission
Ph.D. Thesis Submission
Qualified in Ph.D. Thesis Evaluation
Important Dates for MIT-ADT University PhD Admission 2017
Availability of Application Form (Online): November 7th , 2016
Last date for Receipt of hard copy of Completed Application Forms, a Research Proposal and other necessary documents at MIT-ADT-University: December 5th, 2016
Date for Entrance Test: December 16th , 2016
Declaration of 1st Provisional Selection List on the Institute Website/NB: January 10th , 2017
Date of Admission by 15th January, 2017
Course Registration and Course Start Date: 16th January, 2017
Appendix 1.
No Objection Certificate from University/ Organization/ Institution for Ph.D. Applicant Under Part Time Category (To be typed on letterhead of the Institution/University)
To
The Vice Chancellor
MIT Art, Design and Technology University, Pune
Maharashtra – 412201.
Dear Sir,
This is to certify that Shri./Smt./Kum. ____________________ is an employee of our Institute since______and is currently serving as __________ (designation).
Our Institution has no objection to his/her application in the ________________ (department) to join the Ph.D. Programme at MIT Art, Design and Technology University, Pune-412201, under Part Time category.
Signature & Seal of the Head of the University/ Institution.
[An additional No Objection Certificate + Biodata of Co-supervisor (to be enclosed giving details of designation, qualification, research experience, etc) should be provided by the candidate from proposed Cosupervisor (external), which is Optional]
