NIT Meghalaya PhD Admission 2026 (Jan)

NIT Meghalaya invites applications for admission to the Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D) Programme starting in January, 2026 (Spring Semester 2026) under Full Time and Sponsored (Part-Time) categories.

Research Areas

• Civil Engineering (CE):
  • Structural Engineering
    • Structural Engineering Materials
  • Geotechnical Engineering
    • Geo-environmental Engineering
    • Ground improvement techniques
    • Experimental investigation on slope stability/landslides. Etc
  • Environmental Engineering
    • Geo-environmental Engineering
• Computer Science & Engineering (CS):
  • Blockchain Technology and Green Energy
  • Mobile Robot Navigation, Artificial Intelligence, Healthcare Applications, Hybrid Intelligent System
  • Security in Cloud computing, IoT, Smart grid, Cryptography, NLP and Machine Learning
  • Next Generation Mobile Communication, Next Generation Computing, AI in Healthcare and Data Analytics in Smart Grid Domain
  • GenAI, NLP, Data Analytics, Social Media Analytics
  • Computer vision and Image Processing
  • Human Computer Interaction, Deep Learning, AI in Healthcare and Wearable Sensors
• Electronics & Communication Engineering (EC):
  • MEMS, Semiconductor Devices &Technology, Semiconductor Devices, Device-Algorithm co-design for In-Memory Computing, Sensors
  • Memory Design, Wireless communication for 6G applications, Neural Networks, FPGA Design, VLSI Design, Digital Design, Algorithm Optimization With ML, Digital image processing, Hyperspectral image processing, Semiconductor Devices, 2D Materials, Sensors
  • Microwave Components for 6G Applications, Digital Image Processing, Medical Image Analysis
• Electrical Engineering (EE):
  • Modern Power System, Smart Grid, Cyber-Security of Power Systems, Peer-to-Peer Distributed Energy Trading, ML/AI Application to Power Systems, Active Distribution Network, PMU Technology, Big Data Analytics, Modern Power Systems Monitoring and Analysis, Power System Protection and Smart Metering.
  • Power Electronics & Machine Drives, Electric Vehicle Power Drive Train Improvement with Different Machines, Renewable Energy Applications, High-Density Power Converters, EV Chargers, Modeling & Control of Grid Connected Systems.
  • Control Systems and Applications, Nonlinear Dynamics, Chaos Control and Applications.
  • Signal Processing, Digital PLL Design, EV Design, Wireless power transistor for EV system, and Vibration & Harmonic Measurement.
• Mechanical Engineering (ME):
  • Heat pipes, vortex generators, dehumidification, compressible flow
  • Hydrokinetic Turbine, Wind Turbine
  • Hydro power, Wind power control
  • Manufacturing, machining
  • Structural Health Monitoring, NDT, Wave Propagation, Composite Structures, Smart Structures
  • Advanced Manufacturing, Composite materials, Optimization
  • Computational Fluid Dynamics, Computational Thermoacoustics
  • Solar Thermal Devices, Alternative Fuels
  • Nonlinear Dynamics, Soft Robotics, Coupled Thermo-Vibrational Analysis
  • Additive Manufacturing, Advanced Manufacturing, Composite Materials, Micromachining, etc.
  • Solar Thermal Collectors, Liquid desiccant dehumidification
  • Computational Fluid Dynamics, Hydrogen energy, Battery modelling for EV
  • Computational Fluid Dynamics, Wind turbine, Marine propeller, AI/ML in Turbulence modelling
• Physics (PH):
  • Liquid crystals modelling and simulation
  • Protein LC interaction
  • Quantum Computing
  • Condensed Matter Physics
  • Astroparticle Physics
• Chemical and Biological Sciences (CY):
  • Organic Synthesis
  • Nanomaterials for Biological Applications, Protein Chemistry
  • Electrochemistry/Polymer
  • Theoretical & Computational Chemistry
• Mathematics (MA):
  • Ring Theory ( Both Full time and Sponsored Part time Category )
  • Functional Analysis (Full time only)
  • Computational Fluid Dynamics (Both Full Time and Sponsored Part Time)
  • Statistical Inference (Full time only)
• Humanities & Social Sciences (HSS):
  • English: All areas of English Literature
  • Psychology: Social Psychology, Community Psychology, Political Psychology, Human Sexuality
  • Sociology: Issues of Social Stratification; Intersectional Marginalities, Class and Culture
  • Management: General management & Sustainable Business Practices; Entrepreneurship and Innovation; Human Resource Management; Agribusiness and Rural Management; Marketing Management and Consumer Behavior; Tourism Management

Eligibility Criteria

1. For Full Time Scholars:
   • Master’s degree in Engineering/ Science/ Technology/ Humanities and Social Sciences/ Management Sciences/ or Master’s degree in the allied subjects with consistently good academic record and a minimum of first class (if class is not mentioned in the transcript/certificate then minimum 60% marks or 6.5 CGPA) in the Master’s degree. OR
   • Candidates with B.E./ B. Tech. with an aggregate of 75% marks or equivalent GPA with valid GATE score will also be eligible. Candidates applying for the Programme must clear the Institute entrance exam and interview for admission. Recognized R&D organizations, national institutions, other universities, government organizations or industries/any other agency may sponsor research scholars. The candidates with self-sponsorship or TEQIP sponsorship or any other scheme like ICCR, Study in India, etc. may also take Ph.D admission under sponsored category. They shall be admitted through the normal process, and they shall not be entitled to any fellowship/assistantship from the Institute. They shall work full time for the Ph.D. courses/research.
2. For Sponsored (Part Time) Scholars:
   • Master’s degree in Engineering/ Science/ Technology/ Humanities and Social Sciences/ Management Sciences/ or Master’s degree in the allied subjects with consistently good academic record and a minimum of 60% and First Class (55% in case of Humanities and Social Sciences) marks or an equivalent CGPA and First Class in the Master’s degree. OR
   • Candidates with B.E. / B. Tech. with an aggregate of 60% marks and First Class or equivalent CGPA and First Class are eligible. Relaxation for SC/ST & PH as per applicable norms.
   • Employees from Industries and Research & Development (R&D) Organizations, Employees from Academic Institutes and Faculties of Senior Colleges (Junior college are not to be included), with minimum working experience of 5 years, after completion of UG (B.E/B.Tech), out of which 2 years should be from the current organization  or  Candidates with M.E/M.Tech/Master’s degree in the relevant field must have minimum of 3 years working experience, out of which 2 years should be from the current organization, to apply for the Sponsored Ph.D. Programme. Candidates from Polytechnic Institutes or those with AMIE (or equivalent) must be an M. Tech graduate in order to apply for the said Programme.
   • Candidate’s age should not be more than 58 years.

Relaxation for SC/ST/PWD Candidates

Relaxation for SC/ST/PWD Candidates for both Full Time and Sponsored (Part Time) as per applicable norms.

Application Process

• Candidates have to fill the online application on NIT Meghalaya website.
• If a candidate is applying for more than one department or more than one category (full time or part time), the candidate must pay application fees separately and choose the desired departments/category in the online application form.
• The generated online form along with soft copy of the documents mentioned should be emailed to phdadmission@nitm.ac.in, subject of the mail should be “PhD application form of (Your Name), (Dept. applied) for (Full Time/Part Time )”.

Steps for Application Process

• STEP-I: Pay the application fee as per category.
• STEP-II: Fill the online application form. After submission, print out of the online application form has to be sent by email along with all supporting documents.

Selection Procedure

• Depending upon the number of applications received, the Institute reserves the right to fix higher eligibility criteria for shortlisting of the candidates for selection process.
• Eligible candidates are required to appear for a written test and/or interview in respect of his/ her discipline to be conducted by the concerned Department. No TA/DA will be paid for attending test / interview.

• Last date of filling online application: 11 December, 2025 (up to 5:00 PM)
• Notification of Shortlisted Candidates for Ph.D Programme: 16 December, 2025
• Written Test and Interview: 20 January, 2026 to 21 January, 2026
• Display of Selected Candidates: 22 January, 2026
• Admission: 23 January, 2026

• Notification & Application
• NIT Meghalaya Website