IIIT Bhagalpur PhD Admission 2025

Indian Institute of information technology Bhagalpur, Bihar invites application for PhD admission Autumn Semester 2025-26.

Research Areas

Computer Science and Information Security (CSE)

• Machine Learning and its applications
• Data Mining
• Blockchain
• Fault Tolerance
• Quantum Computing
• IoT (Internet of Things)
• Computer Network
• AI (Artificial Intelligence)
• Data Science
• Network Security and Cryptography
• Wireless Communications

Electronics and Communication Engineering (ECE)

• Communication Systems
• RF & Microwave Engineering
• Signal and Image Processing
• Biomedical Engineering
• IoT & Embedded Systems
• VLSI & Microelectronics
• Artificial Intelligence
• Soft Computing
• Control Systems
• Instrumentations

Mechatronics and Automation Engineering (MAE)

• Machine Design
• Electric Vehicle Technology
• Manufacturing Engineering
• AI Applications in Electrical Machines and Machine Design

Basic Science and Humanities (BSH)

• Mathematics:
  • Word Combinatorics
  • String Algorithms
  • Graph Algorithms
  • Mathematical Modelling of ecological/epidemiological/biological systems

PhD Admissions Categories

• Full Time Research Scholars
  • Institute Fellowship
  • Visvesvaraya PhD scheme for Electronics and IT: Phase-Il
  • External Funding
  • Sponsored
  • Self-Financed
  • Project Staff
• Part-Time
  • Part time under Visvesvaraya PhD scheme for Electronics and IT
  • Employed
  • Project Staff

Eligibility Criteria

For PhD in Engineering

Master’s degree in Engineering/Technology in a relevant area with a minimum Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) of 6.5 or 60% of marks or first class.

OR

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering/ Technology/ Medical Sciences in a relevant area with a minimum CGPA of 8.0 and/or 75% of marks with qualified GATE score.

OR

Bachelor’s degree from an IITs/NITs/IIITs or any Institute of repute in a relevant area with a minimum CGPA of 7.0 and/or 70% of marks.

For PhD in Mathematics

• Master’s degree in Mathematics or equivalent with a minimum CGPA of 6.5 and/or 60% of marks or first class or equivalent.

Selection Procedure

• The selection procedure for admission to PhD Programme is based on a consistently good academic record, written test and interview conducted by the Institute.

Application Process

Application for admission is to be done through online portal which will remain available on the IIIT Bhagalpur website www.iiitbh.ac.in

• Advertisement on the Institute website: 19 June, 2025
• Last date for submission of online application forms: 11 July, 2025
• Intimation regarding written test/interview call will be uploaded on Institute website: 14 July, 2025
• Tentative Date of written test/interview in offline mode: 19 July, 2025 to 20 July, 2025
• Tentative Date of announcement of results: 31 July, 2025
• Last date of fee submission and Registration: 18 August, 2025
• Class Start: 11 August, 2025

• Notification
• Information Brochure
• Application
• IIIT Bhagalpur Website