IIT Indore PhD Mechanical Engineering Admission 2025-26 Autumn Semester

The Department of Mechanical Engineering at IIT Indore invites applications from motivated and research-oriented students for admission to its Ph.D. Program for Autumn semester 2025-2026.

Admission Categories

Applications are invited in TA, FA, SW, IS, DF, CT and Special CT for teachers of M.P. State Government Engineering Colleges.

FA (Fellowship Awardee)

Fellowship Awardees from UGC, CSIR, NBHM, DST etc., OR JRF/ SRF project staff working in a sponsored research project under a faculty member, PI of the project, of IIT Indore.

TA (Teaching Assistantship)

Institute Teaching Assistantship with scholarship according to guidelines of MHRD.

SW (Sponsored WITHOUT Institute scholarship)

Sponsored Applicants from a highly reputed R & D organization or Industry.

IS (Institute Staff)

On a Part Time basis only for regular staff members of IIT Indore.

DF (Defense Forces)

for Serving personnel of defense forces (WITHOUT any scholarship from the Institute).

CT (College Teacher)

Permanent Employee of the sponsoring University/College/Institute WITHOUT any scholarship from the Institute

Check advertisement of respective departments for available vacancies under different categories.

Eligibility Criteria

• Masters’ degree in the relevant Department of Technology/ Engineering (with first division as defined by the awarding University/ Institute) AND GATE qualification. OR
• Four-year Bachelors’ degree OR five-year integrated degree in the relevant Department of engineering with first division AND valid GATE qualification. OR
• Masters’ degree in the relevant Department of Science with first division AND valid GATE qualification OR UGC/CSIR-JRF qualification OR Equivalent Fellowship. OR
• Masters’ degree in the relevant Department of Science (with first division as defined by the awarding Institute/ University) with UGC-NET (Lecturership) AND valid GATE qualification
• GATE is not compulsory for DF / IS / CT / SW category.

Department Eligibility Criteria

• Masters’ degree in the Mechanical Engineering/ Technology/ Metallurgy Engineering/ Energy Systems Engineering; Energy and Environment; Energy Engineering; Automobile Engineering; Thermal Engineering; Heat Power; Energy Materials, Fluids & Thermal Engineering, Cryogenics & Vacuum Technology, Hydraulic Engineering, Material Science and Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Production Engineering, Reliability Engineering, Machine Design, CAD/CAM or any other field of Engineering/Technology with first division) and GATE qualification. OR
• Four-year Bachelors degree (B.E/B.Tech) in Mechanical Engineering, Metallurgy, Automobile Engg; Marine Engineering; Ceramic Engineering; Materials Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Reliability Engineering Production Engineering, Materials Science and Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Biotechnology, Biomedical Engineering or any other field of Engineering/Technology (with first division) AND valid GATE qualification OR Five-year Integrated Degree in the Mechanical Engineering or any other field of Engineering/Technology (with first division) AND valid GATE qualification

Application Procedure

• Applicants have to apply ONLINE through official website of IIT Indore.
• After submitting the application online the eligible candidates have to bring the signed hard-copy of the application along with payment receipt, recent photograph, self- attested copy of the relevant certificates, additional forms at the time of Written Test / Interview.

Candidates must arrange recommendation letters (in the given format only) of at least two referees well before appearing for a written test/interview. Also, they must submit a statement of purpose explaining why they would like to pursue the Ph.D. in the specific area (200 to 300 words) well before appearing for a written test/interview. Format of the “Recommendation letter” and “Statement of Purpose” can be downloaded from https://academic.iiti.ac.in/phdadvt.php. Referees of shortlisted candidates must send reference letters to admission-me@iiti.ac.in.

• Application Open: 16 April, 2025
• Application closes: 25 May, 2025 at 23:59 hrs
• Written Test & Interview at IITI: 10 June, 2025 at 9:00 hrs
• Program starts: End of July 2025

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