NIT Calicut PhD Admission 2025 (July)

National Institute of Technology, Calicut invites applications for PhD Admission in various Departments for the academic session Monsoon Semester (July) Admissions 2025-26.

NIT Calicut PhD Programs

• PhD Architecture and Planning,
• PhD Bioscience Engineering,
• PhD Chemistry,
• PhD Chemical Engineering,
• PhD Civil Engineering,
• PhD Electrical Engineering,
• PhD Computer Science & Engineering,
• PhD Electronics & Communication Engineering,
• PhD Education,
• PhD Mathematics,
• PhD Mechanical Engineering,
• PhD Physics,
• PhD Biotechnology,
• PhD Management Studies,
• PhD Material Science and Engineering,
• PhD in Humanities, Arts and Social Science,
• PhD in Centre for Indian Knowledge System,
• PhD in Centre of Yoga and holistic wellness,
• PhD in Centre of Information Technology Research and Automation

PhD Admission Schemes

• Scheme I: Full-time registration with Institute Fellowship or other Govt. Fellowships like CSIR-UGC JRF/KSCSTE/INSPIRE etc.
• Scheme II: Full-time registration under the Self-Sponsored category
• Scheme III: Full-time registration for candidates sponsored from Industry or other organizations including Educational Institutions
• Scheme IV: Internal Registration for regular staff employed at NITC/ Research staff employed in funded projects at NITC
• Scheme V: External (Part-time) Registration for candidates, from Industry or other organizations including Educational Institutions, who possess a post graduate degree
• Scheme VI: External (Part-time) Registration to Direct PhD programme for candidates working in Industry/R&D Labs/Medical Institutions who do not have a post graduate degree but have relevant experience in reputed Industry/R&D Labs/Medical Institutions.

Eligibility Criteria

Scheme I (Full time with Institute Fellowship or other Govt. Fellowships like CSIR-UGC JRF/KSCSTE/INSPIRE etc.

Qualifying Degree	Minimum CGPA requirement for General/OBC/EWS Candidates	Minimum CGPA requirement for SC/ST/PWD Candidates	Additional Mandatory Requirements
M. Tech./ M. E./ M. Arch/M. Plan/ M. S./M. S.(by research) or equivalent post graduate degrees in Engineering/ Technology/ Architecture/Planning	6.0 CGPA or 60% marks	5.5 CGPA or 55% marks	(a) Qualified UGC-NET OR   (b) Secured Govt. Fellowships such as DST-INSPIRE/CSIR-UGC JRF/ KSCSTE/NBHM/ DBT etc.(tenable from the current year) OR   (c) Selected through a National level PhD entrance examination conducted by NIT Calicut.
M. Sc./ M. Com./ MBA**/MA/MCA or equivalent post-graduate degree in Science, Commerce, Arts, Management etc. with VALID GATE Score (as applicable), VALID JEST only for Physics.	6.0 CGPA or 60% marks	5.5 CGPA or 55% marks	(a) Qualified UGC-NET OR   (b) Secured Govt. Fellowships such as DST-INSPIRE/CSIR-UGC JRF/ KSCSTE/NBHM/ DBT etc.(tenable from the current year) OR   (c) Selected through a National level PhD entrance examination conducted by NIT Calicut.
Master’s degree in Medicine/ Surgery/ Veterinary Medicine/ Agriculture/ Pharmacy	6.0 CGPA or 60% marks	5.5 CGPA or 55% marks	(a) Secured Govt. Fellowships such as DST-INSPIRE/CSIR-UGC JRF/KSCSTE/NBHM/DBT etc.(tenable from the current year) OR   (b) Selected through a National level PhD entrance examination conducted by NIT Calicut. Exam will be conducted at NIT Calicut
B. Tech/ B.E./ B. Arch/B.Des./ B. S. or equivalent degree (For, Integrated PhD: Conversion of M. Tech/M.Plan to PhD after the first year of study (Applicable to current students of M.Tech/M.Plan at NIT Calicut)	7.5 CGPA or 75% marks	7.0 CGPA or 70% marks	Selected through a National level PhD entrance examination conducted by NIT Calicut. Exam will be conducted at NIT Calicut.
B. Tech/ B.E./ B. Arch/B.Des./ B. S. or equivalent degree with VALID NET/GATE Score	7.5 CGPA or 75% marks	7.0 CGPA or 70% marks	(a) Secured Govt. Fellowships such as DST-INSPIRE /CSIR-UGC JRF/KSCSTE/ NBHM/DBT etc. (tenable from the current year) OR   (b) Selected through a National level PhD entrance examination conducted by NIT Calicut. Exam will be conducted at NIT Calicut.

For course wise eligibility criteria refer to information brochure.

Selection Process

• For selection to PhD Scheme-I with Institute Fellowship and Scheme-II (Self-sponsored), the candidates must qualify the National level PhD entrance examination & Interview conducted by NIT Calicut for admissions to the Ph.D. programme. Exam will be conducted at NIT Calicut
• The number of PhD seats under Scheme-I with Institute Fellowship in each Department are limited. Hence allocation of PhD seats under Scheme-I with Institute Fellowship will be based on the rank list prepared by Department. Once the Institute fellowships are exhausted, the remaining candidates in the rank list will be considered for PhD admission under Scheme-II (Self-sponsored), provided they have indicated their preference for Scheme-II (Self-sponsored) during the application process / Interview.
• Those candidates, who have secured Govt. fellowships such as CSIR-UGC JRF/KSCSTE etc., will be selected for PhD admission based on their performance in written test and/or interview conducted by respective Departments/Centre of NIT Calicut. Fellowship for such candidates shall be as per the norms of the funding agency.
• The selection of candidates for the PhD programme under Schemes III-VI will be based on written test and/or interview conducted by the respective Departments/Centre.

Application Process

• Candidate has to apply online on the link available at official website.
• Register with your e-mail id and mobile number for creating a login in the online portal.
• Candidates who wish to apply to multiple departments or schools (subject to fulfilling the eligibility criteria) should select each such department/school and pay the application fee separately.
• However, candidates applying for multiple schemes under one department need to pay the application fee for that department only (Payment details and copy of the same fee payment receipt may be uploaded again).
• Read information brochure carefully before filling application form.

• Activation of the website for submission of Online application: 14 March, 2025
• Last date for submission of completed application form through on-line: 17 April, 2025
• Publishing the list of short-listed candidates for the selection process, in the website: 10 May, 2025 (Tentative)
• Selection process for shortlisted candidates (Offline Mode): 2 June, 2025 to 10 June, 2025 (Tentative)
• Date of Admission and Reporting for the Programme: 1st Week of July, 2025 (Tentative)

• Brochure
• Application
• NIT Calicut Website