IIIT Delhi PhD Admission 2026-27 (Winter Session)

Indraprastha Institute of Information Technology (IIIT) Delhi invites application for PhD admission for 2026-27 (Winter Session).

Research Areas

• Computational Biology (CB)
  • Computational Gastronomy, Natural Language Processing, Machine Learning
  • AI in Anti-aging and Drug Discovery
  • Drug designing in context of allostery
• Computer Science and Engineering (CSE)
  • Machine Learning / Computer Vision
  • Malware Analysis
  • Graph Theory, Algorithms
  • AI for Data
  • AI for 3D/4D reconstruction, geometric computing, and medical visualization
  • Human-Centered AI
  • Network Traffic Analysis, threat detection, malware detection
  • Mathematics of Deep Learning, Generative Speech LLMs
  • Systems for AI/ML
  • Deep Learning
  • Theory of computation
  • Multi-robot coordination, Robot planning
• Electronics and Communications Engineering (ECE)
  • Quantum Information
  • FPGA and SoC
  • RF and Microwave
  • AI Accelerators
  • NavIC reflectometry
  • System on Chip Design
  • RF Sensing, AI for wireless
  • Optimization, learning and Control
  • Deep Learning
  • RF+Visual sensing for robotics
  • Machine Learning / Computer Vision
  • Quantum Electronics and Spintronics
  • Sustainable Circuits & Systems, in-Memory Compute, Intelligent Product Development, Semiconductor Packaging
  • Quantum AI
  • Optical Communication and Networks
• Mathematics
  • Algebra
  • Discrete Mathematics
  • Structure Preserving Discretizations
  • Bayesian Persuasion
  • Quantum Information
  • Functional Analysis
  • Operator Theory
  • Quantum Information Theory
  • Numerical PDEs
• Social Sciences and Humanities (SSH)
  • Spatial Sociology, Urban Sociology
  • Sociology of Gender, Violence, Friendship, Collective Memory, Ethnicity, Northeast India
  • Political Theory of AI, Nocturnal Urbanism, Southern Urbanism
  • Ethics in AI, Political Theory of AI, Moral Philosophy and Literature, Political Philosophy
  • Health and Technologies / Health Psychology, Indian Health systems
  • Applied Game Theory

Admission Categories

• Regular Ph.D. – Candidates who are not holding regular work/employment and are primarily engaged in their academic program only. Those who are already employed will have to resign and submit the relieving before joining the Programme.
• Sponsored Ph.D. – IIIT-Delhi allows highly motivated working professionals to pursue a Ph.D. degree while still employed at the sponsoring organization. Click here for more details.

Eligibility Criteria

For PhD in Computational Biology (CB)

• Candidates must have a BTech / BE / B.Pharma / M.Pharma / MTech / MS / ME /MCA / MSc / M.B.B.S. or equivalent, to be eligible to apply. AND
• Candidates must have a CGPA of at least 6.5 on a scale of 10 (or equivalent) or 60% (applicable for all degrees).
• Only applicants with a valid external JRF PhD fellowship are eligible to apply for PhD admission in CB for this cycle.

For PhD in Computer Science and Engineering (CSE)

• BTech/ BE/ MTech/ MS/ ME in CSE/ IT/ ECE/ EE and allied areas, with a CGPA of at least 7.5 on a scale of 10 (or equivalent) or 70%. OR
• MCA/MSc (CSE/IT/ECE/EE and allied areas) degree is considered equivalent to the BTech/BE degree. Such students are eligible to apply with a condition that they have BSc in Computer Science or BSc in any other subject with Mathematics as one of the courses. The marks requirement is same as given above. OR
• MSc in Mathematics with at least 70% marks in both B.Sc and M.Sc or 7.5 CGPA and strong inclination towards CSE/ECE.

For PhD in Electronics and Communications Engineering (ECE)

• BTech/ BE/ MTech/ MS/ ME in CSE/ IT/ ECE/ EE and allied areas with a CGPA of at least 7.5 on a scale of 10 (or equivalent) or 70%. OR
• MCA/MSc (CSE/IT /ECE/EE and allied areas) degree is considered equivalent to the BTech/BE degree. Such students are eligible to apply with a condition that they have BSc in Computer Science or BSc in any other subject with Mathematics as one of the courses. The marks requirement is same as given above. OR
• MSc in Mathematics with at least 70% marks in both B.Sc and M.Sc or 7.5 CGPA and strong inclination towards CSE/ECE

For PhD in Mathematics

• Valid JRF from either UGC/CSIR/NBHM, or Eligibility for DST’s Inspire fellowship, or Eligibility for PhD admission based on a valid joint CSIR-UGC NET score, or a valid GATE score of at least 400. AND
• MSc (Maths)/ MSc (Physics)/ MSc (Statistics)/ MStat/ MPhil (Maths)/ BTech/ MTech/ BE / ME in CS/ ECE/ Maths & CS and similar interdisciplinary programs with a CGPA of at least 7.5 on a scale of 10 (or equivalent) or at least 70% marks at both UG and PG levels.

The concerned Department may use higher cut off levels for shortlisting besides giving due consideration to the way questions are answered in the application form. Candidates belonging to SC/ST/Differently abled categories would be eligible for relaxations, as per norms, in the selection criteria.

Application Process

• Candidates have to apply online on the official website https://www.iiitd.ac.in/
• Submit a separate application for each discipline if applying for more than one discipline.
• After successful submission of the application form, you will receive an application number and a link to download the application form. Please save the application form.
• Candidates need to furnish a hardcopy of the application form and self-attested copies of all the relevant documents at the time of the interview.

Selection Procedure

• Admission is generally offered on the basis of an interview and/or written test, if necessary. The Institute will invite a limited number of candidates for a written test and interview based on the academic records, statement of purpose, etc. The final selection will be mainly based on academic credentials, written test and/or interview. The candidates who do not qualify in the written test need not appear for interview. The reserved category candidates will be given due relaxation in cutoff marks as per the norms.
• The outstation candidates (non-NCR) who are shortlisted to appear for the written test/ interview, will be reimbursed their travel fare by second sleeper or public bus fare by the shortest route, whichever is cheapest. They will have to furnish the proof of travel. If a candidate decides to choose a different mode (e.g. 3AC, air, etc.), they will be only reimbursed the second sleeper or public transport bus fare by the shortest route.

Financial Support

• Students joining the Ph.D. program as regular students will be considered for Institute Fellowship. Presently institute provides attractive compensation w.e.f. 1st January 2025 of Rs. 60,000/- per month (including HRA) and Rs. 1.5 lakh to cover two weeks of international lab visit.

Additional Financial Support

• Support upto Rs 50k is provided towards purchase of laptop/ desktop.
• Contingency grant of 20000 per year.

Institute Travel Grant

• Full time Ph.D. students are encouraged to present their research work at International Conferences. Financial support of up to Rs. 2.5L for the entire duration of the program is available.

• Start date of online application: 8 October, 2026
• Last date of application submission: 15 November, 2026
• Announcement of shortlisted candidates: 30 November, 2026
• Announcement of shortlisted candidates for the interview at IIITD: 17 November, 2026 to 10 December, 2026
• Conduct of Ph.D. (ECE) interviews: 3 December, 2026 to 4 December, 2026
• Conduct of Ph.D. (CB) interviews: 7 December, 2026
• Conduct of Ph.D. (Mathematics) interviews: 10 December, 2026
• Conduct of Ph.D. (CSE) interviews: 7 December, 2026 to 17 December, 2026
• Conduct of Ph.D. (SSH) interviews: 7 December, 2026 to 17 December, 2026
• Conduct of Ph.D. (HCD) interviews: 7 December, 2026 to 17 December, 2026
• Announcement of results: 24 December, 2026

• Notification
• Application Form
• IIIT Delhi Website