IIT Indore PhD Mechanical Engineering Admission 2026 (Jan)

The Department of Mechanical Engineering at IIT Indore invites applications from motivated and research-oriented students for admission to its Ph.D. Program for AY 2025-2026 (Quarter 4) starting from January 2026.

Admission Categories

• Indian Students:
  • TA (Teaching Assistantship)
  • FA, FAP (Fellowship Awardee, Fellowship Awardee – Project)
  • SW (Sponsored without Institute scholarship)
  • IS (Institute Staff)
  • DF (Defence Forces)
  • CT (College Teacher).
• International Students:
  • ISF: International Self financing
  • ISW: International Sponsored by Industry or NGO
  • GSW: International sponsored by Govt. organization (ICCR/Foreign Govt. Scholarship)

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

Eligibility Criteria

Minimum Educational Qualifications (MEQs) and Qualifying Examination (QE)

• 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.

For INTERNATIONAL applicants

• Minimum Educational Qualifications (MEQs): Masters degree in Mechanical Engineering (with first division)
• Qualifying Examination (QE): Valid TOEFL/IELTS OR equivalent qualification OR 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: 13 October, 2025
• Application closes: 7 November, 2025
• Written Test & Interview at IITI: 14 November, 2025 at 9:00 hrs
• Program starts: January 2026

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• Institute PhD Advertisement
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• IIT Indore Website