NIT Puducherry PhD Admission 2025 (Jan)

16 November, 2025

Karaikal, Puducherry

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NIT Puducherry

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Full details for NIT Puducherry PhD Admission 2025 (Jan).

National Institute of Technology Puducherry (NITPY) invites application for PhD Admission 2025 (Jan).

Vacancy

Research Areas

For Full-Time Institute fellowship

  • Chemistry
    • Synthetic Organic Chemistry, Organometallic Chemistry, Homogeneous and Heterogeneous Catalysis for the preparation of drugs and natural products, Green Chemistry, Coordination Chemistry, Computational Chemistry
  • Civil Engineering
    • Structural Engineering, Geotechnical Engineering, Hydraulics and Water Resources Engineering, Water Resources Management, Remote Sensing and GIS, Environmental Engineering, Construction Engineering and Management, Waste to energy, Transportation Engineering, Coastal Engineering
  • Computer Science and Engineering
    • Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Deep Learning, Quantum Computing, Computer Vision, Remote Sensing, Large Language Models, Cyber security, Network Security, AR&VR, Cloud Computing, Natural Language Processing, Bioinformatics, Drug discovery
  • Electronics and Communication Engineering
    • Wireless Communication Networks. 6G Communications, Massive MIMO, Microwave Components, Antennas, Remote Sensing, Digital Image Processing, VLSI Signal processing, Audio and speech processing, BioMedical Signal Processing, Optical Fiber Communication, VLSI Design, RF circuit design, memory design, Semiconductors Sensors, Semiconductor Device Modeling and Circuits, Wearable Electronics
  • Electrical and Electronics Engineering
    • Power System, Electric Vehicle Technology, Smart Electric Grid Technology, Renewable Energy Systems, Power Electronics and Drives, Control System, High Voltage Engineering, Process Control, Instrumentation.
  • Humanities and Social Sciences
    • English Language Teaching, Literary and cultural Studies, Translation studies
  • Mathematics
    • Bio-mathematics, Combinatorial Commutative Algebra, Commutative Algebra, Combinatorics, Differential Equations, Fluid Dynamics, Group Theory, Hydrodynamic Stability, Mathematical Theory of Control, Numerical Analysis, Operations Research
  • Mechanical Engineering
    • Gears, Tribology, Polymer-Polymer Composite Materials, Thermal Engineering & Solar Energy, Sustainable Manufacturing Ergonomics, Metamaterials, Industry 4.0, Digital twin, Smart Manufacturing, 4D printing, Industrial IOT and AR/VR for manufacturing systems, Fluid Mechanics, Computational Fluid Dynamics, Liquid spray atomization and Sports Dynamics, Al and ML for Welding and Metal based Additive manufacturing, Composite materials for Automotive, Aerospace and Defense Applications, Alternate Lubricants for rolling element bearings, Material Characterization, Acoustic Emission Monitoring, NDT, Surface coatings on Metal Matrix Composite and Polymer Gears, Natural Fiber Composites, Tribological study of Dynamic Seals and Bearings, Polymers Recycling and Upcycling, Materials, Industry 4.0, Smart Manufacturing & 4D Printing, Combustion, Thermoacoustics, Compressible flow, Numerical Simulations, Heat Transfer, Refrigeration and Incompressible flow, Vehicle Dynamics & Autonomous Vehicles, Scientific Machine Learning, AI – Enhanced Mechanical Engineering, Artificial Intelligence for Predictive Maintenance, Optimization Techniques and Signal Analysis.
  • Physics
    • Materials for Energy Devices, 2D materials for electronic devices

For Full-Time (UGC- NET fellowship)

  • Mathematics (UGC-NET fellowship)
    • Combinatorial Commutative Algebra, Algebra, Combinatorics, Differential Equations, Fluid Dynamics, Group Theory, Hydrodynamic stability, Mathematical Theory of Control, Numerical Analysis, Operations Research
  • Humanities and Social Sciences (UGC-NET fellowship)
    • English Language Teaching. English for Specific Purposes, Literary & Cultural Studies, Film Studies, Indian literary traditions
  • Physics (UGC-NET fellowship)
    • Electrolyte and electrode Materials for Energy storage, 2D Materials
  • Chemistry (UGC-NET fellowship)
    • Ligands/drugs design and modifications, Synthetic methodology developments of natural products, Organic chemistry, Electrochemistry, Green Chemistry, Organometallic chemistry, Coordination Chemistry, Environmental Chemistry

For Part-Time

NIT Puducherry also invites the application for Part-Time category in all the relevant research areas in following departments:

  • Department of Chemistry
  • Department of Computer Science and Engineering
  • Department of Civil Engineering
  • Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering
  • Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering
  • Department of Humanities and Social Sciences
  • Department of Mathematics
  • Department of Mechanical Engineering

Admission Categories

  • Full Time Category
    • Institute Fellowship (including Direct Ph.D. category) or other Fellowships (CSIR UGCJRF/NET/QIP etc.) or sponsored (from industries/organization under bilateral agreement with NIT Puducherry).
    • Project Staff: Research staff of sponsored research projects of National Institute of Technology Puducherry are eligible to apply through proper channel.
    • Self-supported (Indian / Foreign)
    • Indian: This category refers to the persons with exceptionally good academic record to join the doctoral programme in their personal capacity. Limited number (decided from time to time) of candidates can be admitted under this category.
    • Foreign: These candidates are admitted through embassy of the foreign government after the approval from the Ministry of External Affairs and No Objection Certificate (NOC) from the Ministry of Education (or) Study in India(SII) (or) admitted under MoU with NIT Puducherry.
  • Part Time (Internal) Category
    • Regular employees of National Institute of Technology Puducherry are eligible to apply under this category through proper channel.
  • Part Time (External) Category
    • Regular / Full-time teachers/ faculties / employees working in Govt. / Govt. aided / Private Engineering / Technology colleges or Science and Arts Colleges / Universities / Industry / Public sector organization are considered under this category. The candidates shall be officially permitted by their employing organization. A candidate working in an establishment which is equipped with the necessary research and library facilities shall be considered for admission under this category. The candidate should have at least two years of experience in a regular / permanent position at the organization at the time of application. The sponsoring organization / institute must have at least 5 years of its existence (at-least 1 year of existence for start-ups) for patronizing candidates to part-time Ph.D. programme. A candidate applying for admission to the part-time external registration programme shall provide detailed information about the research facilities available to him / her for carrying out research. The candidate should be allowed to undergo course-work mandated for the programme. A no objection cum experience certificate issued by the competent authority of parent organization shall be attached with the application.

Eligibility Criteria

  • Ph.D. in Engineering
    • Candidates with Master’s degree in Engineering/Technology or a Master’s degree by Research (M.S. By Research) in Engineering/Technology disciplines with a minimum of 60% aggregate marks or CGPA of 6.5/10 in UG or PG for admission under OC/OBC category and 55% aggregate marks or CGPA of 6.0 for SC/ST/PwD candidates.
    • Direct Ph.D. admission category- Candidates with Bachelor’s degree in Engineering/ Technology from CFTI/having valid GATE Score with a minimum of 80% aggregate marks or CGPA of 8.5/10 in UG for admission under OC/OBC category and 75% aggregate marks or CGPA of 8.0 for SC/ST/PwD candidates.
    • Note: For candidates applying under Part Time (External) category, if the candidate is having more than 20 years of relevant industrial experience and having only Bachelor’s in Engineering/Technology with a minimum of 60% aggregate marks or CGPA of 6.5/10 for admission under OC/OBC category and 55% aggregate marks or CGPA of 6.0/10 for SC/ST/PwD, he/she is also eligible.
  • Ph.D. degree in Mathematics/ Physics/ Chemistry/ English/ Social Science
    • Candidates having Masters degree with First class in Bachelors or Masters degree in Mathematics/ Physics/ Chemistry/ English/ Social Science in the relevant discipline with minimum 60% aggregate marks (CGPA 6.5/10) in UG or in PG for OC/OBC category and 55% aggregate marks or CGPA of 6.0 for SC/ST/PwD candidates. A valid CSIR-UGC NET including lectureship (Assistant Professorship)/GATE score is mandatory for Institute fellowship.

Selection Process

  • Eligible candidates recommended by the Departmental Selection Committee from the received applications will be screened through a written test and interview by the Departmental Selection Committee with the Dean (Academic) or Dean (Academic) nominee as observer.
  • Both Full Time and Part Time candidates will have a common written test.
  • The merit list of the candidates after written test and interview will be submitted to the Chairperson Senate through Dean (Academic) by the Departmental Selection Committee for the approval.

Fellowship

  • Limited number of research fellowships is available to full time research scholars admitted under Institute Fellowship scheme, who are not receiving any financial support/scholarship from State/Central Governments (or) other agencies. They are required to assist the Department in the academic work for at least 8hours per week as per guidelines issued by the Ministry of Education, Govt. of India, in addition to satisfying other conditions for the award of the fellowship. The present fellowship emoluments/HTTRA for candidates admitted under Full time Institute fellowship category is Rs.37,000/- per month.
  • However, those who are awarded UGC/CSIR/ NBHM/ NET/JEST may utilize the Doctoral Fellowships once admitted to the Ph.D. programme.

Application Process

  • Candidates applying for Ph.D. programme can apply ONLY through the online application portal https://nitpyadm.samarth.edu.in/.
  • Separate application form is required to be submitted for each category with relevant application fee.
  • In case of the candidate is applying for Part-Time External, Full Time sponsored admission category, the candidate must upload the relevant Form1, and Form2 (NOC and experience certificate in the upload section).

Important Dates

  • Publication of Advertisement: 6 November, 2025
  • Last date of submission of duly filled application form (online only): 26 November, 2025 at 5:00 PM
  • Display of Eligible/not eligible candidates on institute website – tentative: 28 November, 2025
  • Written test and Interview (In-Person) – tentative: 8 December, 2025 to 9 December, 2025
  • Display of Results – tentative: 12 December, 2025
  • Date of reporting for selected candidates – tentative (for document verification followed by admission): 29 December, 2025

Application Fee

  • Rs. 1000/- (Rs.500/- for SC/ST/PWD)

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