NIT Raipur PhD Admission 2024 (Open): Dates, Eligibility, Entrance Exam

NIT Raipur is now accepting PhD admission registration for spring 2024 session. The last date to apply for admission to NIT Trichy PhD program is January 29, 2024.  NIT Raipur offers full time and part-time PhD courses across 18 specializations. The degree is offered under the 4 departments of the institute namely, Science, Technology, Architecture and Humanities & Social Sciences. 

• Specializations include Humanities And Social Science, Chemistry, Computer Science And Engineering, Computer Applications, Biotechnology, Architecture, Mathematics, Physics, Applied Geology, Chemical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Electronics And Telecommunication, Metallurgical & Materials Engineering, Information Technology, Mining Engineering, Civil Engineering 
• The minimum duration of full-time NIT Raipur PhD course is 2 years and 3 years for part-time. The maximum duration of a full-time PhD course is 4 years and for part-time it is 6 years.
• The basic eligibility criteria for NIT Raipur admission to PhD courses is that the candidates must have a valid master’s degree with at least 60% aggregate marks in relevant discipline.
• The admission is based on written test followed by an interview.
• A relaxation of 5% is provided to candidates belonging to SC, ST, OBC (Non-Creamy Layer), differently abled categories.
• There is no age limit set for NIT Raipur PhD admission. Seats are also reserved as per the government of India norms. PhD from NIT Raipur is a credit program that means candidates have to earn credits based on their qualification.

NIT Raipur PhD Eligibility Criteria

The basic eligibility criteria for NIT Raipur admission to PhD is as follows:

• Master's degree in Engineering/ Technology/ Science/ Management/ Architecture/ Planning/ Humanities and Social Sciences or any other equivalent qualification recognized by the institute.
• Candidates must have obtained a minimum of 60% marks or 6.5/ 10 CGPA/ CPI at the master's degree.
• For candidates belonging to SC/ ST/ OBC (Non-Creamy Layer), Differently-abled categories, the minimum marks required at postgraduate level are 55% in aggregate or 6.0 CGPA. A relaxation of 5% is given to them.
• Also, candidates who had obtained their master’s degree before 1991 are given a relaxation of 5%.

Cutoff for PhD admission

Candidates belonging to the OC/ OBC/ EWS Category should have scored 50% of the maximum marks in the written examination of the department.

For candidates belonging to SC/ ST and PH categories marks required are 45% of the maximum marks.

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NIT Raipur PhD Admission Criteria

The application procedure for NIT Raipur admission to PhD courses in both online and offline. Below mentioned are the guidelines to be followed for a successful registration:

Steps to apply offline:

Step 1: Visit the official website of NIT Raipur.

Step 2: Download the application form from the website.

Step 3: Fill in all the required and mandatory details asked correctly.

Step 4: Filled applications along with a DD drawn in favour of “Director, NIT Raipur” payable at Raipur should be submitted to “The Registrar, NIT Raipur, CG 492010”. The form should be in an A4 size envelope with superscribing PhD. 

Steps to apply online:

Step 1: Visit the official website of NIT Raipur.

Step 2: Fill the application form from the given portal with all the necessary details.

Step 3: Proceed to pay the application fee which is INR 500 for OC, OBC and EWS category applicants and INR 250 for SC/ST/PH candidates.

Step 4: Submit the application form.

The final selection for NIT Raipur admission will be based on the candidate's performance in online entrance (MCQs) examination and interview. Candidates who qualify the basic eligibility criteria will be called for an interview and presentation before the Doctoral Research Committee of NIT. The final selection will be based on the candidate’s performance in interview and test and on the availability of seats. At the time of the interview, the candidates will have to bring a signed hardcopy of their online application along with their originals and one self-attested photocopy of the submitted certificates/documents. 

Note: PhD first-year admissions for the new academic session 2020-21 is deferred to January 2021 due to prevailing COVID-19 situations.

Candidates, whose selection will be approved by the institute after test and interview evaluation, will be admitted to NIT Raipur PhD program after payment of prescribed fees only. Finally, after the document verification process, candidates will be admitted to the program.

NIT Raipur PhD Course Details

• Candidates will be required to renew his/her registration every semester which shall be subjected to the completion of the specified number of credits/courses and/or satisfactory progress of his/her research work certified by the supervisor and as recommended by the DGC/DRC.
• Candidates who fail to register or renew his/her registration will cease to be a student/candidate with immediate effect.

Credit Requirement:

PhD program is offered in the form of Lecture Courses, Laboratory Courses, Design

Courses, Self-Study Courses, Minor Project(s) and Seminar(s). As mentioned above, PhD from NIT Raipur is a credit course. Below mentioned are the details for the same.

• M.Tech or equivalent; M.Arch/ M.Plan or Masters in any relevant discipline of Architecture or MBA with B.Tech(for management only): 12 credits
• M.Sc/ MCA/ MA or equivalent: 16 credits
• M.Sc/ MCA/ MA with M.Phil: 12 credits

Thesis Submission:

There are two terms followed for the research work:

Term 1: July to December

Term 2: January to June

• The synopsis of the thesis should be submitted normally within one month after the presentation of the pre-synopsis seminar, which is a major requirement. In case the synopsis is not submitted in the specified period, the student may be asked to present another pre- synopsis seminar. 
• On completion of the research work, the candidates will be required to submit 8 copies of the synopsis. 
• The students have to submit the thesis within six months after submitting the synopsis. The name of the supervisor(s) and list of publications arising out of the work done must be included. 
• Candidates are also required to maintain a minimum of 5.5 CGPA on a 10-point scale each semester examinations, the result for which is declared within 15 days of the examination. If the CGPA of any student is below 5.00 at the end of course work completion, his/her registration will be terminated with immediate effect. However, if his/her CGPA is 5.00 or above but less than 5.50, he/she may be asked to take more courses to maintain the minimum required grade score.

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NIT Raipur PhD Scholarship

Many scholarships are provided by the institute to the candidates opting PhD degree courses at NIT Raipur admission. Below mentioned are the details for the same:

• Institutional Scholarship
• Government/Semi-Government Fellowship by QIP/ CSIR/ DST/ UGC/ DRDO/ AICTE/ DAE etc.
• Sponsored Candidates: being an employee of a public sector undertaking, Government department, Defense organization, Research and development organization, a private industry/institution (approved by the concerned faculty) or an educational institution.
• Sponsored from industries under a bilateral agreement with the institute.
• The Institute faculty/staff pursuing PhD at the Institute will be exempted from all the fees except tuition fee and thesis examination fee, which shall be reimbursed only on successful completion of PhD programme within 3 years and not otherwise.

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