IIT Roorkee PhD Admission 2025-26 Spring Semester

IIT Roorkee invites application for admission to PhD Program in various disciplines for the 2025-26 Spring Semester.

Category of the PhD Admission

Full-time Research Scholar (FTRS):

• Institute Assistantship Research Scholars (IARS)
• Externally Funded Research Scholar (EFRS)
  • Fellowship
  • Foreign Nationals
  • Project Funded
• In service External Research Scholar (ISERS)

Part-time Research Scholar (PTRS):

• In-Service Internal Research Scholar (P-ISIRS)
• In-Service External Research Scholar (P-ISERS)

Other Ph.D. Admission categories

• SAKUNTALA (Scheme for Aspirants of Knowledge UNder TALent Advancement) Fellowship, a special scheme for female candidates
• Golden Girl Scheme for Females
• Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with IIT Roorkee

Eligibility Criteria

Common Minimum Eligibility Criteria

An applicant should possess one of the following minimum qualifications in appropriate area(s) and she/he is required to fulfil the Department/Centre/School wise minimum educational qualification to be eligible to apply for admission for the Ph.D. programmes of the Institute.

• Applicants with Master’s degree should satisfy the following:
  • General, GEN-EWS and OBC category: Minimum Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) of 6.0 on a 10-point scale, or 60% marks. SC / ST / PWD category: Minimum Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) of 5.50 on a 10-point scale or 55% marks.
  • Qualified in a national level test, such as- GATE / CEED / JEST / UGC-NET /CSIR-NET including lectureship (Assistant Professorship) / Ph.D. only or equivalent or holding a national level fellowship.
• Applicants of all categories (GEN /GEN-EWS /OBC/ SC/ST/ PWD) having B.Tech. degree or M.Sc. with a CGPA of 8.0 and above obtained from the Ministry of Education funded Technical Institutions (erstwhile CFTIs of MoE), the requirement of the national level tests such as GATE/NET is exempted.
• Applicants of all categories (GEN/ GEN-EWS/OBC/ SC/ST/PWD) with 4-Year Bachelor’s degree from institutions other than the Ministry of Education funded Technical Institutions (erstwhile CFTIs of MoE) having a minimum CGPA of 7.50 on a 10-point scale or 75% marks and Qualified a national level test, such as GATE / CEED / JEST / UGC-NET / CSIR-NET including lectureship (Assistant Professorship)/ Ph.D. Only or equivalent or holding a national level fellowship.
• Applicants of all categories (GEN/ GEN-EWS/OBC/ SC/ST/PWD) with Bachelor’s or Master’s degree from IITs with a CGPA of 8.0 and above on a 10-point scale. Such candidates are exempted from the requirement of qualifying in a national level test, such as- GATE / CEED / JEST / UGC-NET / CSIR-NET including lectureship (Assistant Professorship)/ Ph.D. Only or equivalent or holding a national level fellowship.
• Applicants of all categories (GEN/ GEN-EWS/OBC/ SC/ST/PWD) with MBBS / BAMS / BHMS / BDS degree from Indian Universities / Institution shall have minimum CGPA of 6.0 on a 10-point scale, or 60% in the qualifying degree. Such candidates are exempted from the requirement of qualifying in a national level test, such as- GATE / CEED / JEST / UGC-NET / CSIR-NET including lectureship (Assistant Professorship)/ Ph.D. Only or equivalent or holding a national level fellowship.
• Applicants with Master of Surgery (MS) / Doctor of Medicine (MD) degree from Indian Universities / Institutions are exempted from the minimum CGPA as well as the requirement of qualifying in a national level test, such as- GATE / CEED /JEST/UGC-NET /CSIR-NET including lectureship (Assistant Professorship)/ Ph.D. Only or equivalent or holding a national level fellowship.

Note

• CGPA or percentage of marks in aggregate (in case marks are awarded) of all years / semesters will be considered. If the CGPA is awarded on a scale other than a 10-point scale, proportionate conversion to a 10-point scale will be considered.
• The requirement of qualifying in a national level test, such as- GATE / CEED / JEST / UGC-NET / CSIR-NET including lectureship (Assistant Professorship)/ Ph.D. Only or equivalent or holding a national level fellowship is not applicable to candidates in ISERS or P-ISIRS or P-ISERS category.
• Candidates with a medicine degree from an overseas university / institute should have qualified the Foreign Medical Graduate Examination, or equivalent conducted by the National Board of Examination.
• Final year students who will be completing all the requirements of their qualifying examination including backpaper(s) /supplementary(ies) /viva-voce before the date of registration may also apply. Such candidates may be admitted provisionally but they will be required to produce the proof of having passed the qualifying degree with the required percentage of marks or CGPA within the stipulated period to be decided by the institute, failing which their admission shall be cancelled.
• A candidate appearing in any part of the qualifying examination including supplementary examination etc. after the date of registration shall not be considered to have qualified for admission in the year 2025-26 and if such a candidate is registered provisionally his/her admission shall be terminated.
• Candidates with Overseas Citizen of India (OCI) / Person of Indian Origin (PIO) status will be treated at par with Indian Nationals in the General Category.
• Candidates selected under DST-INSPIRE scheme may be considered for provisional admission through departmental/centre/school Ph.D. selection procedure. Such candidates shall be required to submit their INSPIRE Fellowship “Final Offer” from the funding agency to the Institute within 18 months from the date of initial joining, failing which their provisional admission shall stand cancelled automatically, without any further consideration.
• Candidates under OBC-NCL and Economically Weaker Sections (EWS) category are required to submit a copy of valid certificate, issued after 31st March, 2025, while submitting the application, as per GOI issued by a competent authority.

Minimum Eligibility Criteria for Different Departments

For department wise minimum eligibility criteria read information brochure.

Selection Process

• Selection process is purely based on merit. Stipulated dates for a written test and/or interview shall be communicated by the concerned Departments/Centres/ School to the shortlisted candidates. Simultaneously, the dates shall be uploaded in the portal of each Departments/Centres/School.
• Departments / Centres / School of the Institute reserve the right to restrict the number of candidates to be called for interview to a reasonable number, on the basis of qualifications and/or experience.

Application Process

• Candidates have to apply online only.
• Read Information Brochure very carefully before applying Online.
• Candidates are required to keep ready the required documents for uploading before applying online.
• Candidates may download their online submitted application form, completed in all respect, for their own record, if required. Application sequence number generated on downloaded application form will be used in all correspondence in future.

• Start of online Application Process: 24 September, 2025 (5:00 pm)
• Last date for filling up of application form: 31 October, 2025 (5:00 pm)
• Date of Academic Registration by the candidate in-person: 8 January, 2026
• Commencement of Classes: 12 January, 2026

• Information Brochure
• Application
• IIT Roorkee Website