NIT Rourkela PhD Admission Open till November 30; Apply Now!

NIT Rourkela invites online applications from interested and eligible candidates for admission to the PhD program for the Spring (January) Semester of the 2024-25 academic year. The last date for application is November 30, 2024. Applicants with external fellowships, such as JRF-NET, are strongly encouraged to apply.

NIT Rourkela PhD Admission Schedule

NIT Rourkela PhD Admission: Application Process

• Visit the official site i.e. nitrkl.ac.in and fill out the application with the necessary details.
• Pay a non-refundable application fee of ₹500/- by using SBI Collect only. There are no other payment modes.
• The steps to be followed to enter payment:
• SB COLLECT → EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS → ODISHA → DIRECTOR NIT ROURKELA → APPLICATION FEE PHD AND EPTP → SELECT PHD → SELECT 500.
• Write down the SB Collect Reference Number. The application fee is non-refundable.
• Fill out the online application form including the SB Collect Reference Number in the "Application Fee" application part of the portal before submitting the form.
• A scanned copy of the sponsorship must be uploaded by the applicants in the sponsored category while filling in the online application form.
• At this stage, the applicants do not need to send in a hard copy of the application form or documents to NIT Rourkela.
• The shortlisted candidates called for the interview have to bring the following:

1. A signed copy of the submitted application
2. One set of photocopies of all certificates
3. Original Sponsorship Certificate (for Sponsored/Local Sponsored candidates)
4. Original certificates from HSC onwards for verification.

NIT Rourkela PhD Admission: Eligibility Criteria

The minimum qualification for admission to PhD programs in Engineering, Science, Planning & Architecture, Management, and Humanities & Social Sciences are as follows

• ME/M.Tech/M.Sc Engg./M.Pharm/M.Arch/M.Plan/M.Des in the appropriate discipline with at least a 6.5 CGPA or 60% marks or 1st class, both in BE/B.Tech/BSc Engg./MSc/BPharm/MCA/BArch/BDes or equivalent, and ME/MTech/MScEngg/MPharm/MArch/MPlan/MDes from recognized Technical Institute or University.
• BE/BTech/BSc Engg./MSc/BPharm/MCA/BArch/BDes or such other equivalent qualification in the relevant discipline with CGPA 7.0 or 65% marks
• Basic Sciences M.Sc CGPA 7.0 or 65% marks in a relevant discipline. 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.

Further, candidates having the following qualifications can also apply for PhD in Management and Humanities & Social Sciences.

• M.Com/MBA/M.Sc/MA in Humanities and Social Sciences / Management / B.Tech with 6.5 CGPA or 60% marks or 1st class for PhD in Management and Humanities and Social Sciences only.

Additional criteria

• Minimum CGPA 6.5 or 60% marks or 1st class in his/her career, otherwise. Admission to the PhD program is, however, at the discretion of the Departmental Research Committee (DRC) for just one former achievement out of 10th, +2, BA, BSc, BCom, Diploma, etc. (except qualifying degree) marks < 60% or CGPA < 6.5 when the candidate has qualified in GATE/NET/GPAT or other national-level fellowship tests like DST-INSPIRE, or has joined as JRF/SRF in any research project.
• For reserved category students (PWD/SC/ST), 0.5 CGPA or 5% relaxations will be granted at +2.
• Minimum qualification for candidates into an institution for engineering and science disciplines (besides life sciences)-specific conditions.

NIT Rourkela PhD Admission: Fee Structure

Hostel seat rent & Hall Establishment fees will be applicable as per hostel type in addition to the mentioned fee which shall be adjusted in the 2nd semester fees (if any).

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