IIT Indore PhD Computer Science & Engineering Admission 2025-26 Autumn Semester

2 February, 2025

Indore, Madhya Pradesh

Full details for IIT Indore PhD Computer Science & Engineering Admission 2025-26 Autumn Semester.

The Department of CSE, IIT Indore, invites applications from highly motivated and research-oriented students for admission to its PhD Program for the Academic Year 2025-2026 under FA and FAP Category.

Candidates are strongly advised to visit the profiles of the faculty members at before applying for the PhD Program.

Research Areas (but not limited to)

  • Computer Networks: Networking, Network Security, Network Management, Wireless Sensor Networks.
  • Software Engineering: Software Testing, Service-Oriented Systems.
  • Machine Learning and Applications: ML Algorithms, Deep Learning, Computer Vision, Image Processing, Pattern Recognition.
  • Artificial Intelligence: Soft-computing, Computational Intelligence, Data Mining, Big Data.
  • Hardware Security: Design of Cryptographic Accelerators, Side-Channel Analysis, Logic Synthesis for Security.
  • Algorithms and Theoretical Computer Science: Numerical Methods, Game Theory, Optimization, Algorithmic Graph Theory,
  • Computational Complexity.
  • Cyber-physical Systems: Embedded Systems, Formal Verification, RTOS/RTK, Certification framework for Safety Assurance in
  • Autonomous Vehicles.
  • Information Retrieval: Natural Language Processing and Social Network Analysis, Network Science.

Minimum Educational Qualifications for FA and FAP category:

Masters’ degree (M.Tech./M.E.) in CSE (or related sub-discipline), IT, Electronics, Electrical Engineering/ Technology, or related areas (with first division as defined by the awarding Institute/ University)

OR

M.Sc. degree in Mathematics (with first division as defined by the awarding Institute/ University)

OR

Four-year Bachelor’s degree OR five-year integrated degree in CSE, IT, Electronics, Electrical Engineering/ Technology, or related areas (with first division as defined by the awarding Institute/ University)

With the following additional qualifications:

  • For the FA category: MUST have a valid UGC/CSIR-JRF qualification.
  • For the FAP category (Only for applicants who are selected for project staff/JRF positions or working as project staff/JRF at CSE, IIT Indore): A GATE qualification in Computer Science and Information Technology (or related sub-areas) OR UGC/CSIR-JRF OR UGC-NET-LS qualification is mandatory. Note: For candidates who do not have a Master’s degree in Engineering (M.Tech./M.E.), a valid GATE Score Card is required.

Important Dates

  • Last date of Online Application: 5 February, 2025
  • Last date of receiving recommendations of two referees: 15 February, 2025
  • Date of Written Test and Interview: 20 February, 2025

Application Fee

  • Indian Applicants: 100/- Indian Rupees (non-refundable) to be paid through online mode.
  • International Applicants: US $30 (non-refundable) through SWIFT payment transfer mode.

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