IIT Goa PhD Admission 2025-26 Autumn Semester

IIT Goa invites online applications for admission to PhD Program for academic year 2025-26 Autumn Semester.

Application Categories for PhD admission

Full-Time or Regular PhD programme

• Teaching Assistantship (TA): Students get fellowship from the institute as per the guidelines by the Ministry of Education.
• TA through Project (TAP): Students get fellowship from the research project and partial support from the institute
• Govt./ Semi Govt. Fellowship Awards such as QIP, CSIR-JRF, UGC-JRF, DAE, CSIR-UGC-NET/JEST, DBT, NBHM, etc.
• Sponsored: A student in this category is sponsored by a R&D organisation, academic institution, government organisation, or industry for doing research in the institute on a full-time basis. The institute does not provide any assistantship/fellowship to such a student.
• Self-financed: A student in this category works full-time or part-time towards the PhD program. The institute does not provide any assistantship/fellowship to such a student.

Part-Time PhD programme

A student in this category is a professionally employed person (including IIT Goa staff), who pursues the PhD program while continuing the duties of the employment. The institute does not provide any assistance/fellowship to such a student.

• Permanent employees from state or central government universities, colleges, or research institutes and labs
• External – This category refers to a student employed in an R&D organisation/academic institution/industry having adequate research facilities. The research work leading to the PhD degree may be carried out largely in the parent organisation of the candidate under a Local Supervisor from the organisation but with the overall guidance provided by a faculty member (Institute Supervisor) of the AU in which the student is registered.
• Self-sponsored
• Permanent staff of IIT Goa

Areas of Specialisation

Computer Science and Engineering (CSE)

• Institute TA category:
  1. Computational Complexity & Algebra
  2. Formal Methods
  3. Formal Methods in Machine Learning
  4. Machine Learning
  5. Game Theory & Mechanism Design
  6. Automata Theory
  7. Logic
  8. Graph Algorithms
  9. Computer Architecture and Hardware Accelerators for Artificial Intelligence.
• JRF category:
  1. Logics for Artificial Intelligence
  2. Descriptive Complexity of Neural Networks
  3. Transducers for Generative AI
• Part-Time:
  1. Logics for Artificial Intelligence
  2. Descriptive Complexity of Neural Networks
  3. Transducers for Generative AI
  4. Machine Learning
  5. Formal Methods in Machine Learning

Chemical and Materials Engineering (CME)

• Institute TA category:
  1. Cancer Therapy Using Nanomaterials
  2. Modelling deformations in 2D materials using dipolar colloids
  3. Investigation of various electrode materials and redox couples for flow battery
• JRF category:
  1. Carbon Dots for Antibacterial Activity and Photodynamic Therapy Applications

Chemistry

• Institute TA/JRF category: (Candidates must have a valid GATE score)
  1. Synthetic Organic Chemistry, Catalysis
  2. Organometallics and Catalysis
  3. Soft Matter, Biophysical Chemistry, Statistical Mechanics, Theoretical Physical Chemistry
• JRF category:
  1. Time-Resolved Spectroscopy, Experimental Physical Chemistry

Economics

• Institute TA category: (Open only for SC/ST/OBC-NCL)
  1. Macroeconomics
  2. Environmental Economics
  3. Development Economics

Electrical Engineering

• Institute TA category:
  1. Communication and Signal Processing: Signal/Image Processing, Audio Signal Processing
  2. Power Engineering: Electrical Machines and Drives, Power Electronics, High Voltage and Insulation Engineering, High Voltage and Plasma Technology
  3. VLSI and Microengineering: Analog/Mixed-Signal VLSI Design, MEMS Sensors, IoT Enabled Systems

Mathematics

• Institute TA category and JRF category:
  1. Differential Equations and Numerical Analysis

Mechanical Engineering

• Institute TA category:
  • Domain: Solid Mechanics and Design
    1. Mechanics of Marine Composites, Mechanical properties of Architected Composites
    2. Granular materials in space exploration
    3. Impact behavior of composites (UR/OBC)
    4. Developing micro-robotic platforms for life science applications (EWS/SC/ST)
  • Domain: Fluid and Thermal Sciences
    1. Emission Mitigation, Aerosol Science
    2. High-performance computational fluid dynamics
    3. Mechanics of granular fluids
    4. Experimental combustion for sustainable energy/carbon-free fuels (metals, hydrogen, biofuels)/emission mitigation technologies/ aerospace propellants and energetic materials (UR/OBC)
    5. Aeroacoustic noise predictions from turbulent flows, Data-driven and CFD modelling of turbulent reacting flows, Multiphase combustion: CFD modelling (EWS/SC/ST)
    6. Interfacial and Surface engineering: heat and mass transfer, Water harvesting, desalination; Experimental Hydrodynamics: Underwater cavity hydrodynamics
  • Domain: Manufacturing
    1. Precision nano finishing and machining, Metal Additive Manufacturing
• TAP category:
  • Robotics
• Part-Time:
  • Domain: Fluid and Thermal Sciences
    1. Application of Data Science/Machine Learning in Aerosol Science
    2. Rheology, Non Newtonian Fluids, Biological Fluid Dynamics

Physics

• Institute TA and JRF category:
  1. Theoretical Quantum Condensed Matter and Quantum Materials Modelling
  2. Theoretical High Energy Physics
  3. Statistical Physics at Micrometer Scale

Eligibility Criteria

Full-time PhD program

Applicants must have one of the following in appropriate subject areas:

• Master’s Degree in Engineering/Technology or equivalent degree with 60% marks or CPI 6/10 or equivalent. (55% marks or CPI 5.5/10 or equivalent for SC/ST).
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent degree in Engineering/Technology with 70% marks or CPI 7/10 or equivalent. (65% marks or CPI 6.5/10 or equivalent for SC/ST).
• Master’s degree in science, arts, social sciences, or equivalent degree with 60% marks or CPI 6/10 or equivalent. (55% marks or CPI 5.5/10 or equivalent for SC/ST).
• Bachelor’s degree in science with 4-year/8-semester or equivalent degree with 70% marks or CPI 7/10 or equivalent (65% marks or CPI 6.5/10 or equivalent for SC/ST).

Applicants must also fulfill one of the following additional requirements:

• For engineering stream:
  • Qualified GATE in the relevant streams. (Candidates with B.E./B.Tech/B.S./MCA/M.Sc. degree or equivalent relevant degree must have a valid GATE score).
  • Junior Research Fellowship (JRF) of CSIR/ UGC/ NBHM/ DBT/ ICAR/ ICMR/ ICPR Fellowship in the relevant streams.
  • B.Tech/Dual degree from IIT with a CPI/CGPA of 8.0 or more.
  • Minimum of 2 years of professional experience. (Acquired after obtaining the qualifying degree and completed before the start of the semester in which admission is sought) in the relevant areas. (Applicable to B.Tech/B.E./B.S./MCA/M.Sc. qualifying degree candidates).
• For science stream:
  • Qualified GATE/CSIR/UGC-NET/JEST in the relevant streams.
  • Junior Research Fellowship (JRF) of CSIR/ UGC/ NBHM/ DBT/ ICAR/ ICMR/ ICPR Fellowship, etc, in the relevant streams.
  • B.Tech degree in Mathematics and Computing from IIT with a CPI/CGPA of 8.0 or more.
• For humanities and social science stream:
  • UGC-NET/GATE Qualified in Economics
  • UGC-NET/JRF Qualified Candidates are encouraged to apply

Part-time PhD program

Applicants must have ONE of the following in appropriate subject areas:

• Master’s Degree in Science/ Engineering/ Technology or equivalent degree with 60% marks or CPI 6/10 or equivalent. (55% marks or CPI 5.5/10 or equivalent for SC/ST) marks or equivalent and a minimum of two (02) years of work experience at the time of application.
• Bachelor’s degree in Science/Engineering/Technology with 60% marks or CPI 6/10 or equivalent. (55% marks or CPI 5.5/10 or equivalent for SC/ST) or equivalent and a minimum of four (04) years of work experience at the time of application.
• Master’s degree in Science/Engineering/Technology or equivalent degree with 60% marks or CPI 6/10 or equivalent. (55% marks or CPI 5.5/10 or equivalent for SC/ST) or equivalent from IIT/ IISER/ IIIT/ IISc/ NIT and a minimum of one (01) year of work experience at the time of application.
• Bachelor’s degree in Science/Engineering/Technology or equivalent degree with 80% marks or CPI 8/10 or equivalent (75% marks or CPI 7.5/10 or equivalent for SC/ST) or equivalent from IIT/ IISER/ IIIT/ IISc/ NIT and a minimum of one (01) year of work experience at the time of application.

Application Process

Candidates are required to submit the online application at www.iitgoa.ac.in

Please read the instructions carefully before applying.

How to Apply

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• Start date of application (online only): 29 March, 2025
• Last date for submitting an online application form and completing the payment: 28 April, 2025
• Commencement of classes for the Autumn Semester: 24 July, 2025

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