Central Institute of Technology Kokrajhar PhD Admission 2026 (Jan)

Central Institute of Technology Kokrajhar, Assam invites application for PhD Admission 2026 (Jan).

Areas of Research

• Civil Engineering
  • GeoTechnical Engineering, Geo-Environmental Engineering, Ground Improvement, Soil Stabilization, Seismic Microzonation, Liquefaction Analysis. Water Resources Engineering, Engineering Hydrology, Hydropower Engineering, Earthquake Resistant Masonry Building, Concrete Technology, Building Materials.
• Electronics and Communication Engineering
  • Digital Image processing, Computer vision, Medical Image analysis, Biomedical signal analysis. Quantum machine learning; Microstrip Patch Antenna, Microwave Filter, Frequency Selective Surface; Optoelectronic Oscillator (OEO), Microwave Photonics (Radio-Over-Fiber), Nonlinear dynamics; Analog Circuit Design, Computational Nanoelectronics; Quantum image processing, Quantum Deep learning; Organic Field-Effect Transistor-based devices (for flexible and green Electronics)-Device fabrication and characterization; Energy devicesLithium-ion batteries and Supercapacitors, Development of electrode nanomaterials.
• Instrumentation Engineering
  • Instrumentation, Signal conditioning and processing, AI and Machine Learning, Signal Processing, Image Processing, Biometrics, Biomedical Instrumentation, Robotics, Mechatronics, Semiconductor Devices, Power Electronics, Modeling and Control of Dynamical Systems, Process Control, PID Design, Solar Energy Optimization, Energy Harvesting, Renewable Energy, Power Quality Assessment and Improvement, NonDestructive Testing and its Applications.
• Computer Science & Engineering
  • Cyber Security, AI and Machine Learning, Human Computer Interaction, Architectural Design of Integrated Circuit, Internet of Things, Wireless Sensor Networks, and Soft Computing, Blockchain Technology, Satellite Image processing, Computer Vision, Data Mining, Machine Learning, Natural Language Processing, Corpus linguistic, Data Science, Machine / Deep learning.
• Food Engineering and Technology
  • Sustainable food preservation, and active and intelligent food packaging system Food Packaging and Preservation; Edible Films and Coatings, ⁠Functional Nanomaterials, Food and Agricultural waste Valorization; Fermentation biotechnology, Thermo-sonication of juices; Ultrasound assisted extraction of bioactive compounds; Thermal processing of foods, Rice science and technology; Starch modification; Traditional food products; Functional food product development, Phytochemicals and bioactive components, functional food, value addition and nutrient enhancement, Cold plasma application in food Processing; Renewable Energy, application in Food Processing; Machine Design.
• Mechanical Engineering
  • Biomass waste to Bio-Energy and Bio-char, Use of char in various engineering, applications, CO2 capture, Solar thermal energy conversion
• Physics
  • Ferroelectric and Multiferroic, Ceramic composite, Perovskite solar cell device, Multilayer Thin Films for Bit Patterned Media, Thin Films of exchange coupled Hard/Soft bilayers towards permanent magnets, Thin films of Binary and Ternary Alloys for high-density Magnetic Storage Devices, Thin films of Spin Valve Structure for Magnetic Sensors, Nanocomposite Materials, Photocatalysis, Heterogeneous catalyst, Dye Degradation, Graphene, Waste & Green Materials, Carbon Nanotube, Silk Based Material.
• Chemistry
  • Porous Materials, Heterogeneous Catalysts, Mesoporous Materials, Graphene, Carbon nitride, Hydrotalcite, Carbon dot, Nano-composite, Synthetic Methodologies Intermediate & Platform Chemicals, Renewable Energy, Waste to Value-added Chemicals, Biomass, Biofuel & Pyrolysis, Photocatalysis, Waste Water Treatment, Synthesis of coordination compounds and their application in different fields, Synthesis of MOF and their applications, Nanocomposite materials with organic/bio polymers and their applications in electronics, Computational studies on- Structural and configurational aspects of DNA/RNA base pairs, Conformational properties of small bio-molecules and their interactions with metals, Insilico docking and molecular mechanical studies, Molecular dynamics simulations and Weak interactions.
• Mathematics
  • Plasma physics, Fluid Dynamics, Number Theory, Neutrosophic Sets and Logics, Fuzzy Mathematics, Topology, Mathematics Education.
• Humanities and Social Sciences
  • Economics, Entrepreneurship Development

Eligibility Criteria

For admission to the Ph.D. Program in Engineering Departments, a candidate must satisfy the following criteria:

• Master’s degree in the relevant field of Engineering/ Technology/ Design/ Science/ Humanities and Social Science, with at least 55% marks in aggregate or its equivalent grade ‘B’ in the UGC 7-point scale (or an equivalent grade in a point scale wherever grading system is followed) or an equivalent degree from a foreign educational Institution accredited by an Assessment and Accreditation Agency which is approved, recognized or authorized by an authority, established or incorporated under a law in its home country or any other statutory authority in that country for the purpose of assessing, accrediting or assuring quality and standards of educational institutions.
• A relaxation of 5% of marks, from 55% to 50%, or an equivalent relaxation of grade, for those belonging to SC/ST/OBC (non-creamy layer)/Differently-Abled and other categories of candidates as per the decision of the UGC from time to time, or for those who had obtained their Master’s degree prior to 19th September, 1991.

Selection Process

Applications of the candidates which are complete in all respects are considered valid. Selections for PhD programmes shall be based on the valid NET/GATE Score and performance of candidates in the personal interview conducted by the respective Department of the Institute.

Application Process

• Candidates may fill out the application form through our online portal by visiting the website: http://admission.cit.ac.in or https://admission.cit.ac.in/.
• Before completing the submission of the Online Application Form, candidates are advised to go through the instructions carefully.
• Candidates need to print and retain a hard copy of the online application form for their reference.

• Submission of online application commences on: 3 December, 2025
• Last date for submission of online application form: 31 December, 2025
• Date of Personal Interview: 5 January, 2026
• Date of declaration of results: 7 January, 2026
• Date of admission and commencement of classes: 10 January, 2026

• Notification
• Application
• Brochure
• CIT Kokrajhar Website