IIT Ropar PhD Metallurgical & Materials Engineering Admission 2026 (July)

22 March, 2026

Rupnagar, Punjab

Full details for IIT Ropar PhD Metallurgical & Materials Engineering Admission 2026 (July).

IIT Ropar invites applications for admission to PhD Programs in the Department of Metallurgical & Materials Engineering for 2026 (July).

Vacancy

Computational Modelling and Informatics
- Computational Thermodynamics, Crystal Plasticity, Density Functional Theory (DFT), First-principles Calculations, Molecular Dynamics (MD), Monte Carlo Methods, Cellular Automata, Phase Field Methods, Finite Element (FEM) and Finite Volume Methods, Configurational force, Computational Fluid Dynamics, and Materials Informatics (Machine Learning applied to Materials).
Extraction, Recycling & Sustainability and Degradation
- Iron and Steel Making, Recovery of Mechanical and Physical Properties, Battery Materials Recycling, Recycling of Metallic Alloys and Polymers. Sustainability, Process Optimization for Carbon Footprint Reduction, Renewable Energy Materials, Green Materials Processing, Environmental Degradation of Materials, Oxidation and Corrosion in Extreme Environment, Thermal Degradation, Tribology, Erosion.
Materials Chemistry, Corrosion and Tribology
- Surface Chemistry, Catalysis, Crystallography, Inorganic Materials, Electrochemistry, Polymer Chemistry, Solid-State Chemistry, Materials Design, Thin Films, Chemical Vapor Deposition, Nano-chemistry, Corrosion and Protection, High-Temperature Corrosion, Erosion-Corrosion, Biocorrosion, Tribo-Mechanics and Modelling, Friction, Wear Coatings.
Mechanical Behaviour of Materials
- Stress and Strain Behaviour, Elasticity and Plasticity, Dislocation Theory, Twinning, Hardening, Materials Deformation, Fracture Mechanics, Damage Mechanics, Nano-mechanics, Charpy Impact Test, Fatigue, Thermal Fatigue, Crack Propagation, Creep, Super plasticity, Anisotropy and Properties Co-relation, Nanoindentation, Dynamic Mechanical Analysis (DMA).
Nano, Functional & Energy Materials and Devices
- Nanomaterials, Nanofabrication, Nano-mechanics, Nano-sensors, Nanomaterials Synthesis, Bio-functional Materials, Shape Memory Alloys, Battery Materials, Fuel Cells, Electroactive Polymers, Conducting Polymers, Hydrogen Storage, Electrochemical Energy Storage, Catalysts for Energy Applications, Thin-Film Devices, Optoelectronic Devices, Energy Storage Devices.
Processing and Manufacturing of Materials
- Additive Manufacturing, Forging, Rolling, Extrusion, Powder Metallurgy, Sintering, Welding, Heat-treatment, Machining, Metal Forming, Surface Treatment, Severe Plastic Deformation (SPD), Ceramics Manufacturing, High-Temperature Processing, Crystal Growth, Electroplating, Solidification Processing, Thin Film Deposition, Microfabrication, Cold Spray Coating, Magnetic Materials Design and Fabrication

Category for PhD Program

Candidates will be admitted to the PhD programme of the Institute under one of the following categories:

Regular Full-Time PhD

Institute Fellowship
- Candidates under this category are entitled for Institute Research Assistantship/Fellowship as per Ministry of Education, Govt. of India norms.
Visvesvarya Ph.D Scheme
- - Candidates under this category are entitled for Visvesvaraya fellowship. Details are at link: https://negd.gov.in/visvesvaraya-phd-scheme/
Govt./ Semi Govt. Fellowship Awardees, such as PMRF, CSIR-JRF, UGC-JRF, DST-INSPIRE, DBT, NBHM, PMRF, QIP, DST- WISE PhD, etc. or any other full time fellowship
- These candidates are financially supported under various Govt./Semi Govt. schemes. The admission procedure and other requirements are the same as applicable to research scholars/institute fellowship.
Fellowship through Project (FTP)
- The admission procedure and other requirements for research Fellows (JRFs/SRFs) in various projects/schemes in the institute who wish to enroll for the PhD programme are the same as applicable to Institute Research Scholars. They will be paid assistantship/fellowships as per the norms of the project and sanctioned amount. The candidate has to fulfill all the eligibility requirements of the funding agency and the institute criteria.
Self financed Indian Nationals, including those on Study Leave (SF)
- The candidates admitted under this category are not eligible for any financial support from the Institute (IIT Ropar). Candidates with the provisional DST -INSPIRE fellowship award letter may apply under Self-Finance (SF) category. After successful admission, if the candidate subsequently clears the final round of selection of DSTINSPIRE, s/he would be allowed to convert from the Self-Finance (SF) to Fellowship Award (FA) category. Candidates who are released from the Government or educational Institutions on study leave for a period not less than three years for doing research work at IIT Ropar, can seek admission under this category. Employer’s Letter for Study Leave should be produced at the time of joining, if selected.
Sponsored Candidate (SW)
- The candidates admitted under this category are not eligible for any financial support from the Institute (IIT Ropar) and are sponsored by their employers. They are expected to be relieved for full time course work and research at the Institute for a minimum period of three years. An appropriate sponsorship letter should be submitted at the time of written test and/or interview.

Part Time PhD Programme

External Registration Programme (ERP)
- This category refers to a candidate employed in an R&D organization/academic institution/industry having adequate research facilities. The research work leading to the Ph.D. degree may be carried out largely in the parent organization of the candidate under a Local Supervisor from the organization but with the overall guidance provided by a faculty member (Institute Supervisor) of the department in which the candidate is registered. A candidate in this category is a professionally employed person having regular employment in Government Organizations, like MEITY, DRDO, MHA, CSIR, Central Universities (including IIT Ropar regular staff), the employees of National and International reputed private organizations/industries, viz. Reliance, TATA, Birla, Samsung, Nokia, Infosys, GE, similar MNC companies, etc., who would like to pursue the Ph.D. program while continuing the employment at their parent organization. The institute does not provide any financial assistance/fellowship to such a candidate. Temporary employees, outsourced employees, employees from private universities, start-ups, small enterprises etc are not eligible.
Part-time
- A research scholar under the Part time PhD Programme will carry out major part or all of his/her research work at IIT Ropar under the supervision of supervisor(s) at IIT Ropar. The feasibility of doing this with sufficient intensity will be an important consideration in admitting the scholar in this category. A candidate in this category is a professionally employed person having regular employment in Government Organizations, like MEITY, DRDO, MHA, CSIR, Central Universities (including IIT Ropar regular staff), the employees of National and International reputed private organizations/industries viz. Reliance, TATA, Birla, Samsung, Nokia, Infosys, GE, similar MNC companies, etc., who would like to pursue the Ph.D. program while continuing the employment at their parent organization. The institute does not provide any financial assistance/fellowship to such a candidate. Temporary employees, outsourced employees, employees from private universities, start-ups, small enterprises etc are not eligible.

Eligibility Criteria

Regular Full-time PhD

Qualifying Degree	Minimum Performance in Qualifying Degree for General/OBC (Non-Creamy Layer)/EWS Category Candidates	Minimum Performance in Qualifying Degree for SC/ST/PwD category Candidates	Qualification Through National Level Examination Requirements
M.Tech./M.E/M.D. or equivalent	60% marks or 6.00 CGPA on a 10-point scale	55% marks or 5.5 CGPA on a 10-point scale	Nil
M.Sc/MBA/M.A/M.B. B.S. or equivalent	60% marks or 6.00 CGPA on a 10-point scale	55% marks or 5.5 CGPA on a 10-point scale	Qualified GATE/CSIR/UGC-NET/ DSTINSPIRE/ JEST / NBHM or other national fellowship
B.E./B.Tech. or equivalent four years program	60% marks or 6.00 CGPA on a 10-point scale	55% marks or 5.5 CGPA on a 10-point scale	Qualified GATE/CSIR/UGC-NET/ DSTINSPIRE/ JEST / NBHM or other national fellowship

Exemptions

Requirement of qualification in GATE / National level Exam is waived off for the following categories of applicants.

Candidates from Centrally Funded Technical Institutes (CFTIs) completed 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), must obtain a CGPA of 7.5 or above (on a 10 point scale) at the time of graduation, and before they formally register for Ph.D. programme (75% aggregate marks, if marks is the primary mode of evaluation).

Selection Process

Eligible candidates possessing the minimum educational qualifications & eligible degree and satisfying additional and stiffer criteria set by the departments from time to time, will be called for an “test and interview” or “interview” by the Selection Committees of the respective departments.
The interviews will be conducted in hybrid mode. The online link for the interview will be shared two days prior to the scheduled date.

Application Process

Candidates have to fill application form online.
Register on online application portal available on IIT Ropar official website.
Read instructions carefully before filling application form.
Submit the application ONLINE. After filling the form, take a print of your application and keep the same for your record. Print copy of the application is not required to be submitted.