Delhi Technological University PhD Admission 2025 (Aug)

Delhi Technological University, Delhi invites applications for PhD Program a different areas in Engineering, Sciences and Humanities for session 2025 (Aug).

PhD Admission Categories

• Full time Research Student/Candidate
• Part time Research Student/Candidate
• Candidate/Staff under R&D Project at DTU
• Research Student/Candidate working as a regular Employee
• Industry Working Professionals

Eligibility Criteria

An applicant possessing a Master’s degree in Engineering/Technology/ Humanities/Management/ Sciences/Design and Social Science in a relevant discipline or equivalent with a minimum aggregate of 55% marks or equivalent CGPA is determined.

For some departments in exceptional cases candidate with a Bachelor’s degree in Technology/ Engineering having at least 75% marks or equivalent CGPA and having proven research capability may be considered.

Relaxation of 5% in marks in qualifying degree will be given to SC/ST for determining the eligibility conditions to apply for PhD. admission.

For discipline wise eligibility criteria read Information Brochure.

Selection Procedure

• For the entrance test & interview short listing of candidates possessing minimum educational qualifications will be done by the respective departments.
• The cut off for the entrance test for shortlisting the candidates for the interview will be decided by the University. There will be weightage of 70% of entrance test in result preparation.
• All the shortlisted candidates on the basis of entrance test are required to come along with small power point presentation on the topic of their interest during the interview. There will be 30% weightage of interview in result preparation.
• Screening Test shall be waived only for UGC/CSIR/ DST/DBT/ ICMR/ IARI-JRF fellowship holders, all foreign national students including those sponsored by ICCR/MHRD/ MEA, and covered under MoU with Delhi Technological University, and faculty of the Delhi Technological University.
• Entrance Test shall be waived for the UGC-NET candidates (having valid NET Score released by NTA). NET score shall be used for admission of Ph.D. programme. For students who qualify in categories 2 and 3, 70% weightage will be given for test scores and 30% weightage for the interview. The Ph.D. admission will be based on the combined merit of NET marks and the marks obtained in the interview/viva voce.
• Students with JRF will also be exempted from the screening test for admission in Part Time – Ph.D. programme without fellowship.

Entrance Pattern

• The Entrance test will be of 90 minutes duration comprising of 60 multiple choice questions.
• The mode of examination shall be Computer Based Test at DTU Campus. The entrance test syllabus shall consist of 50% of research methodology, and, 50% shall be the subject specific.
• Students who have secured 50% marks in the entrance test are eligible to be called for the interview. A relaxation of 5% marks will be allowed in the entrance examination for the candidates belonging to SC/ ST/OBC/differently-abled category and Economically Weaker Section (EWS). However, DTU may decide the number of eligible students to be called for the interview based on the number of Ph.D. seats available.
• Eligible students and exempted category students from the entrance test shall be considered for admission to the Ph.D. programme with 50% marks as the qualifying cut-off in the interview/presentations. A relaxation of 5% marks will be allowed in the interview/presentations for the candidates belonging to SC/ST/ OBC/differently-abled category and Economically Weaker Section (EWS).

Entrance Syllabus

Entrance Syllabus is given in brochure.

Application Process

• The candidate has to fill online application form available at DTU website.
• Take a printout after filling application form for future purposes.
• Firstly register using a valid email id and password, and then fill the application form. An Application number will be generated while filling up the Online Registration form which will be used for all future correspondence.
• If a candidate wishes to apply for admission in different departments then register separately for each departments and pay separate registration fee.

• Advertisement in newspapers: 30 May, 2025
• Opening of website for Online Registration: 30 May, 2025
• Last date for Online Registration and Registration Fee Deposit: 23 June, 2025
• Display of list of shortlisted candidates for written test on DTU website: 30 June, 2025
• Date of Entrance Test: 8 July, 2025 & 9 July, 2025
• Declaration of Entrance Test Result on DTU website: 10 July, 2025
• Dates for Interview: 16 July, 2025 & 17 July, 2025 & 18 July, 2025
• Declaration of final result on DTU website: 29 July, 2025
• Dates for Document verification and Admission: 1 August, 2025
• Last Date of Admission & Submission of Joining Report to the concerned Department: 1 August, 2025

• Flyer
• Brochure
• Application Form
• DTU Delhi Website