IIT Jodhpur PhD Admission 2025-26 (Semester I)

IIT Jodhpur invites applications for admission to Ph.D. programs in specific disciplines and inter- disciplinary areas.

PhD Admission Categories

The Institute admits students to the doctoral degree programs in the following categories, namely

• Full-Time Regular
  • In campus student who can register for up to full credit permissible per semester. A student supported by a project of the institute will be considered a full-time regular student.
• Full-time Sponsored
  • In campus student can register for up to full credit permissible per semester. The candidate is sponsored by his/her employer. A sponsored candidate must have two years of relevant industrial/R&D/academic experience.
• Part-time
  • A part-time student is a working professional who, while employed, attend regular classes as per the schedule of the Institute. The student must be employed in the neighborhood of IIT Jodhpur. The student must produce a NOC from the employer for pursuing the program at IIT Jodhpur. The student can register only for a limited number of credits as compared to a full-time regular student.
• External
  • A student working in an industry/R&D establishment/academic institution which is equipped with the necessary research and library facilities. The employer must relieve the student to stay in the campus to complete the minimum residency requirements.
• Part-time (online)
  • A part-time (online) student is a working professional who, while employed, attend classes in a synchronous audio-visual mode as per the schedule of the Institute including limited contact sessions. The student is expected to register for limited number of credits per semester. The student will need to spend at least 12 months in the campus before submission of the Ph.D thesis distributed over the entire period of the programme as per the academic requirement. The student must produce a NOC from the employer for pursuing the programme at IIT Jodhpur certifying that the employer will also provide access to resources for proper execution of the research work.
• Indian Nationals Residing Abroad (INRA) and Foreign Nationals
  • An Indian National who must have been residing abroad continuously for at least one year at the time of applying for admission are eligible for admissions under INRA category. Candidates who holds foreign passports (including persons with OCI or PIO cards) are eligible to apply for admission as foreign candidates.

Eligibility Criteria

The eligibility criteria prescribed below are the absolute minimum. The Selection Committee may prescribe requirements over and above these.

• Ph.D. Program (Regular)
  • Candidates admitted in this category shall not be a registered student in any other academic program in India or abroad, and shall not be a full-time or part-time employee of any organization in India or abroad.
  • The applicant must have a master’s degree in engineering, pharmacy, agricultural science, science, humanities, social sciences, management, design, architecture or equivalent with at least 60% marks or at least 6.0/10 CPI or CGPA for GEN/GEN-EWS/OBC (55% for SC/ST/PD), OR The applicant must have MBBS with MD/MS, BVSc with MVSc, BDS with MDS, BPTh with MPTh, BOTh with MOTh or equivalent with at least 60% marks or at least 6.0/10 CPI or CGPA for GEN/GENEWS/OBC (55% for SC/ST/PD) in bachelor’s degree, OR The applicant must have a bachelor’s degree of minimum four-year duration in engineering or science or medicine or pharmacy or agricultural science or veterinary science or design or architecture or equivalent with at least 70% marks or at least 7.0/10 CPI or CGPA for GEN/GEN-EWS/OBC (65% for SC/ST/PD).
• Ph.D. Program (Sponsored/External/Part-time)
  • Candidates admitted in this category shall not be a registered student in any other academic program in India or abroad.
  • The applicant must have a master’s degree in engineering, pharmacy, agricultural science, science, humanities, social sciences, management, design, architecture or equivalent with at least 60% marks or atleast 6.0/10 CPI or CGPA for GEN/GEN-EWS/OBC (55% or 5.5/10 CPI or CGPA for SC/ST/PD), OR The applicant must have MBBS with MD/MS, BVSc with MVSc, BDS with MDS, BPTh with MPTh, BOTh with MOTh or equivalent with at least 60% marks or at least 6.0/10 CPI or CGPA for GEN/GENEWS/OBC (55% or 5.5/10 CPI or CGPA for SC/ST/PD) in bachelor’s degree, OR The applicant must have a bachelor’s degree of minimum four-year duration in engineering or science or medicine or pharmacy or agricultural science or veterinary science or design or architecture or equivalent with at least 70% marks or at least 7.0/10 CPI or CGPA for GEN/ GEN-EWS /OBC (65% for SC/ST/PD).
  • The applicant must have a minimum of two years of work experience (after qualifying degree) in industry/R&D laboratories/Academic Institutions at the time of registration in program.
  • The applicant must qualify the written test and/or interview conducted by IIT Jodhpur.
• Ph.D. Program (Indian Nationals Residing Abroad (INRA) and Foreign Nationals)
  • The applications of INRA and foreign nationals may be processed by the departments as and when they are received or according to any schedule convenient to the department. The applications should be scrutinized to make sure that, both in terms of qualifications and attainment they are comparable with the candidates admitted in the general category. Department will conduct VC based interview for ascertaining suitability of the candidate. The candidates under these category will be admitted as Self-Financing Student (Full program), if selected for admissions.
  • The applications of foreign nationals, who are sponsored by the Indian Council of Cultural Relations (ICCR), Study in India program or any other GOI programs are required to apply through proper channel as specified on their official websites.

Application Procedure

Applicants are requested to use the following link to fill and submit the application form online. This is a rolling advertisement and this online link will remain active throughout the year, however, applications will be processed at least twice a year.

For Semester I (Semester II), applications submitted by 20 April (20 October) will be considered.

In case of any query, candidates may contact the Office of Academics (admissions@iitj.ac.in) for issues related to online application, ERP Team (erp@iitj.ac.in) for payment related issues and other general queries may be directed to the offices of the respective Departments/School/Centers/IDRPs (See Section G of this Advertisement).

Applicants shortlisted for the written test and/or interview will be required to bring the final submitted application form duly signed along with a copy of all educational documents and GATE/NET(JRF)/CEED/NBHM (or equivalent) score card at the time of written test and/or interview.

Financial Assistance

Candidates admitted to Ph.D. Program (Regular) will be eligible for financial assistance as per the norms of IIT Jodhpur.

• A candidate having B.Tech./B.S. (four-year program)/Master’s degree with GATE/NET(JRF)/NBHM/CEED (or equivalent) can have financial assistance as per MHRD norms/or equivalent applicable for non- science Departments.
• The requirement of GATE is exempted for an applicant with M.Tech or equivalent post-bachelor’s degree.
• A student may be exempted from GATE/CEED as per MHRD guidelines.
• In addition to the regular assistantship through funding agencies, PhD students will also be eligible for a topup amount of up to Rs. 40000 per month depending on the availability of projects with Supervisors and the performance of student in course and research work.
• The regular Ph.D. students will be allowed a partial financial support for attending and presenting a research paper in National and International conference of repute once during the program.

• Online application form: Throughout the year
• Cut-off date for an application to be considered for the admission process: 20 April 2025
• Announcement of short listed applicants for the admission process: 25 April 2025
• Written test and/or Interview date: To be announced by departments

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