IIITDM Jabalpur PhD Admission 2025-26 (Special Round)

IIITDM Jabalpur invites applications for PhD Admission 2025-26 Special Round.

Admission Categories

Full Time

• With Institute Assistantship (IA):
  • Institute Teaching Assistantship with scholarship as per MoE guidelines.
• Fellowship Award (FA):
  • Fellowship Awardees from the funding agencies such as CSIR, UGC, NBHM, DST etc. The scholarship will be as per the rules of the concerned funding agency.
• Sponsored Candidate (SW); Without Institute scholarship:
  • For applicants sponsored from Govt. recognized R&D organizations/ industries, listed with NSE or SEBI. Upon admission, applicants are expected to be relieved for full-time research work at the Institute for a minimum period of three years.

Part Time

• Institute Staff (IS):
  • Only for regular staff members of the institute who have worked for at least 2 years (as regular staff).
• Project Staff (PS):
  • JRF/ SRF project staff working in a sponsored research project under a faculty member, PI of the project, of the institute.
• External (EX); Without Institute scholarship:
  • Applicant employed in a Govt. recognized R&D organization/industry listed with SEBI or NSE/BSE and having adequate research facilities. OR
  • The person employed in defense or railway establishment or a company/industry having a turnover of Rs. 100 crores with a relevant research facility or more, serving at an executive position, and having 5 years or more of experience in a company.

Eligibility Criteria

Minimum Qualifying Marks

• A minimum of 60 percent marks OR a CPI/CGPA of 6.0 (on the scale of 10.00) at the Master’s level qualifying examination (M.Tech./M.E./M.Des./MCA).

Minimum Qualifications

Ph.D. in CSE:

• M.E./M.Tech. with B.E./ B.Tech./MCA/ M.Sc. in any discipline/branch

Ph.D. in ME:

• M.E./M.Tech. with B.E./ B.Tech./MCA/ M.Sc. in any discipline/branch

Ph.D. in Design:

• M.Des./ M.Tech./ M.Arch./ M.Sc. in Physiology (Specialization in Ergonomics) /Applied Psychology/ Cognitive Science with B.E./ B.Tech./B. Arch. in any discipline/branch

Ph.D. in NS:

• M.Sc./M.Phil./M.Tech./M.E. in any discipline/ branch

Important Notes

For CSE:

• GATE/CEED/NET is not compulsory.
• Applicants having qualified GATE/ UGC(NET/JRF) / CSIR/ CEED/ other equivalent will have to appear for the interview only.
• Applicants who have not qualified in GATE/CEED/NET will have to appear for a written exam to be conducted at the Institute level, and only shortlisted applicants through the written test will be interviewed and considered for admission.

For ME, Design & Natural Science

• GATE/CEED/NET is not compulsory.

Financial Support (applicable for IA category students)

• Institute Assistantship will be provided to all selected candidates under the IA category.
• Support up to Rs. 50,000/- is provided for the purchase of components/ equipment towards project-related work.
• Support of up to Rs. 50,000/- and Rs. 10,000/- is provided towards support to attend an International Level Conference for presenting the research work outside India and within India, respectively.

Application Process

• Students can apply only through the online application portal. There is no provision for offline submission of application forms.
• In case a candidate wishes to apply for more than one discipline, a separate application must be submitted for each discipline.
• After successful submission of the application form, please save the application form. You need to furnish a hard copy of the application form and self-attested copies of all the relevant documents at the time of the interview.
• Incomplete applications will be rejected.

Selection Procedure

For CSE:

• For applicants having qualified GATE/ National Level Exams (CEED/ UGC (JRF/NET)/ CSIR/other equivalent) – Selection would be through the interview process by the discipline level committee (in physical mode).
• For candidates not qualified in GATE/CEED/NET and wish to apply for IA category –
  • A written exam of three-hour duration (on GATE exam pattern) with two parts:
    • Part A will be common for all applicants consists of questions based on the quantitative and logical aptitude.
    • Part B will consist of technical questions related to the respective discipline.
  • Shortlisted applicants will have to appear for through the interview process by the discipline level committee.

For ME, Design & Natural Science:

• Shortlisted applicants will have to appear for the interview process by the discipline level committee at the institute (in physical mode).

• Submission of Online Application Commences: 20 March, 2026
• Last Date for Submission of Online Application: 5 April, 2026
• Announcement of list of shortlisted candidates for written test / Interview: 9 April, 2026
• Conduct of written test (for CSE candidates only): 15 April, 2026
• Conduct of interviews (only for selected candidates): 16 April, 2026
• Announcement of list of selected candidates: 21 April, 2026
• Date of confirming admission by paying non-refundable registration fees and physical reporting at the institute: 27 April, 2026

• Notification
• Application
• IIITDM Jabalpur Website