IIT Delhi PhD Admission 2026 (Jan)

9 October, 2025

Delhi

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Full details for IIT Delhi PhD Admission 2026 (Jan).

Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi invites applications for admission in Semester-II for PhD Programmes for the year 2025-26 starting from Jan 2026.

Vacancy

Departments:

  1. Applied Mechanics
  2. Biochemical Engineering and Biotechnology
  3. Chemical Engineering
  4. Chemistry
  5. Civil and Environmental Engineering
  6. Computer Science and Engineering
  7. Design
  8. Electrical Engineering
  9. Energy Science and Engineering
  10. Management Studies
  11. Mathematics
  12. Materials Science and Engineering
  13. Mechanical Engineering
  14. Physics
  15. Textile and Fibre Engineering

Centres:

  1. Applied Research in Electronics
  2. Atmospheric Sciences
  3. Automotive Research and Tribology
  4. Biomedical Engineering
  5. Rural Development and Technology
  6. Sensors, Instrumentation and Cyber-physical Systems Engineering
  7. National Resource Centre for Value Education in Engineering
  8. Transportation Research and Injury Prevention
  9. Optics and Photonics

Schools:

  1. Amar Nath and Shashi Khosla School of Information Tech.
  2. Bharti School of Telecom. Tech. and Management
  3. Kusuma School of Biological Sciences
  4. School of Interdisciplinary Research
  5. School of Artificial Intelligence

Research areas is given in Brochure.

Eligibility Criteria

Candidates in the final semester/year of their programmes and who expect to complete all their qualifying degree requirements before the schedule date of registration are also eligible to apply for admissions. For short-listing purposes, their performance until the preceding semester (preceding year if their programmes are year based) would be considered but their admission would be provisional, subject to their meeting the minimum eligibility criteria after their final qualifying examination results are announced. In any case, all admissions are provisional at first and it is confirmed only after all certificates and previous records are duly checked and verified, a process which may take a few weeks into the starting semester.

These are Institute minimum requirements and any Department/Centre/School operating through their DRC/CRC/ScRC can specify higher short-listing criteria than what is specified here.

Minimum Qualification for Admission to full-time Ph.D. Programmes

Sr. No. Qualifying Degree Minimum performance in the Qualifying degree for General/OBC (Non-Creamy Layer)/EWS category students Qualification through national level examination requirements
1. M.Tech ./ M.E. /M.D. / M.Des. or equivalent 60% marks or 6.00 CGPA on a 10-point scale Nil
2. M.Sc./MBA/M.A./ M.B.B.S.
or equivalent		 60% marks or 6.00 CGPA on a 10-point scale Qualified GATE/ CSIR/ UGC/ NET/ ICAR/ ICMR/ DST-INSPIRE Fellowship
3. B.E. /B. Tech.
or equivalent		 70% marks or 7.00 CGPA on a 10-point scale Qualified GATE/CSIR/ UGC NET/ CEED/ ICAR/ DSTINSPIRE Fellowship

Exemptions, relaxations and clarifications:

  • For SC/ST/PwD category candidates, the minimum performance in the qualifying degree (S. No. 1 & 2 in Table 1) is relaxed from 60% to 55% (CGPA relaxed from 6.00 to 5.50).
  • For SC/ST/PwD category candidates, the minimum performance in the qualifying degree (Sr. No. 3 in Table 1) is relaxed from 70% to 65% (CGPA relaxed from 7.00 to 6.50).
  • Qualifying degree performance is computed by aggregating performance over all the semesters/years of the qualifying degree, as per the credit or weightage system approved in the institution / board where the degree has been completed.
  • Requirement of qualification in GATE / National Exam is waived for the following categories of applicants:
    • Currently registered students in Centrally Funded Technical Institutes (CFTIs) pursuing B.Tech./B.E./ Integrated M. Tech/ Integrated M. Sc. programmes(or any other programme of minimum four year duration, admission to which is on the basis of JEE), who have completed 6 semesters or more, and have CGPA of 8.00 or above (on a 10 point scale). Such students must obtain a CGPA of 8.00 or above at the time of graduation, and before they formally register for the Ph.D. programme (80% aggregate marks, if marks is the primary mode of evaluation)
    • Graduates of CFTIs (in the programmes marked under (i)) with a final graduation CGPA of more than 8.00 (80% aggregate marks, if marks is the primary mode of evaluation);
    • M.A or M.Sc. graduates from IITs with CGPA 8.000 or above.

For detailed Minimum Qualification read information brochure.

Application Process

  • Submission of Application for IIT Delhi PhD Admission is only online through official website www.iitd.ac.in
  • Candidates belonging to General/OBC/EWS category are required to pay for each application form a fees of Rs. 200/- and SC/ST/PwD categories are required to pay Rs. 50/-. The bank charges will be borne by the candidate.
  • The separate application form should be filled for Ph.D. programme for each Department/Centre/School.
  • Part-time/Sponsored (full-time) candidates must submit NOC/Sponsorship Certificate from their employer at the time of interview.

Selection Process

  • Admission to the PhD programmes is normally made on the basis of an interview of eligible candidates conducted by the Department/Centre/School concerned, through its Department Research Committee (DRC) / Centre Research Committee (CRC)/ School Research Committee (SRC).
  • DRC/CRC/SRC may decide to conduct a written test as well, or multiple interviews, or other ways or testing, in order to screen the candidates.

Important Dates

  • Submission of online application commences on: 11 October, 2025
  • Last date for submission of online application and application fee: 30 October, 2025
  • Range of dates for Test / Interview: 9 December, 2025 to 16 December, 2025
  • Date of Orientation and Registration for new students: 1 January, 2026
  • Commencement of classes: 2 January, 2026

Application Fee

  • General/OBC/EWS: Rs. 200/-
  • SC/ST/PwD: Rs. 50/-

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