North Eastern Regional Institute of Science and Technology (NERIST) PhD Admission 2026 (Jan)

North Eastern Regional Institute of Science & Technology, Itanagar, Arunachal Pradesh invites online application for PhD admission for the academic session 2025-2026 (Jan-May Semester).

Areas of Research

• Agricultural Engineering:
  • Agricultural Ergonomics/ Anthropometry, Accident and injury prevention, Occupational health, Electronics and AI in machinery design, Digital Human Modelling, Design Optimization, Farm Tools and Equipment Design, Renewable Sources of Energy, Farm Machinery and Power; Impact of Climate Change on Water Resources, Springshed Management, Hydrological modelling, Cryosphere mapping/modelling, Hydro-informatics, Climate Change vulnerability and impact studies, Ground water- surface water interaction, Remote sensing application in water resources Engineering
• Civil Engineering:
  • Geotechnical Engineering, Environmental Science and Engineering, Transportation Engineering, Structural Engineering
• Computer Science & Engineering:
  • CVPR, Federated Learning, Machine learning, Deep Learning , Security in Networks, Reliability ,Wireless Networking/ Opportunistic Network, MANET, WSN,GNN, Security, Image Processing, Cryptography, Video processing, Cognitive Radio Networks, Computer Network Security.
• Electronics & Communication Engineering:
  • Communication System, Sensor and Circuits, Signal processing, Biomedical Signal and Image Processing, and Machine Learning. Semiconductor Devices, Biosensors and VLSI Circuits, Digital Design, Wireless Communication, Massive MIMO, Bio-Electronics, IoT, GaN and SiC based device, VLSI Technology, Electronic Sensor Design and Development. WSN, MEMS, Antenna, FELs , High Power Microwave Devices.
• Electrical Engineering:
  • Electrical Machines and drives, Energy, Distributed Power Generation, Power Quality, Power Systems, Control Systems, Wind Energy, Energy Management, Renewable Energy, Smart Grids, Power Electronics, Micro grids, Digital electronics and Microprocessors, DSP, embedded Systems, Microcontroller, Electric Vehicles, Measurement and instrumentation, High Voltage Engineering, Artificial Intelligence-Fuzzy logic Controller, ANN, GA, Control and Instrumentation, Illumination Engineering, DSM Technology.
• Food Engineering and Technology:
  • IoT in Food Processing, Thermal and Non-Thermal Food Processing, Novel Drying Technologies, Solar Greenhouse Drying, Smart and Edible Food Packaging, Modelling and Simulation, Product Development, 3D Food Printing, Waste Utilization, Process Optimization, Cereal and Legume Processing, Fruits and Vegetable Processing, Functional food.
• Mechanical Engineering:
  • Mechanical Vibration, Robotics, CAD/CAM, Nonconventional machining, Composite materials, Additive manufacturing, Application of soft computing, Computational Modelling and optimization of machining processes, Rotor Dynamics, Machine design and Tribology, IC Engines and Biomass energy studies, Industry 4.0, Boiling heat transfer, Electric vehicle battery cooling.
• Forestry:
  • Forest Genetics, Tree Improvement, Carbon sequestration, Forest Resource Management, Silviculture, Agroforestry.
• Chemistry:
  • Natural Products, Organic Synthesis, Metalloporphyrins, Metalloenzymes, Medicinal Chemistry, Docking Studies, Nanomaterial, Solar Energy, Photodynamic therapy, Enzyme kinetics.
• Mathematics:
  • Differential equations, Partial differential equations, Algebra, Number Theory, Statistics.
• Physics:
  • Microstrip Antennas/Microwave Electronics; Plasma Engineered Material, Green H2 production, Energy Harvesting and Environmental Remediation; Magnetic and Optoelectronic Properties of Nanomaterials; Density functional theory, Machine learning, Quantum Technology, Thermoelectricity, Optoelectronics, Energy storage; Oily wastewater treatment, condensed matter physics
• Humanities & Social Sciences:
  • Psychology: Social Psychology, Positive Psychology, Cross-Cultural Psychology, Health Psychology, Positive Psychology, Gender and Sexuality
  • Economics: Rural Development, Health Economics, Development Economics

Eligibility Criteria

• Candidates having Master’s Degree in Engineering and Technology in relevant discipline or specialisation with 60% marks in aggregate or CGPA of 6.5 on 10-point scale and 55% marks in aggregate in Sciences/ Humanities and Social Sciences/Management.
• A relaxation of 5% marks will be given to candidates belonging to SC/ST/PwD categories.
• Applicants, who wish to pursue Ph.D. while in employment/service, need to submit an NoC (vide Annexure-II) from their respective employers stating that s/he will be relieved for the study during the period of the programme, at the time of Counselling-cum Admission.
• Sponsoring Certificate from the employer (vide Annexure – I), stating that period of study will be treated as on-duty with usual salary/allowances and s/he will be relieved during the period of study. Other rules and regulations will be governed by the UGC/AICTE from time to time.
• Seats for PG programmes will be reserved for the candidates belonging to SC, ST, OBC (NCL), PwD, and EWS categories as per the extant rules of the Government of India.

Application Process

• Candidates have to apply online on the link available at university website.
• Read instruction given there carefully before filling application form.
• Candidates appearing in the qualifying examination in 2025 are also eligible to apply. However, they must produce mark sheets/grade cards/pass certificates on the day of counselling-cum admission.

Selection Procedure

Institute shall admit Ph.D. students through an Entrance Test. The selection procedure is as follows:

• A GATE/NET qualified candidate in the relevant discipline/specialisation will be exempted from the Written Test for admission in Ph.D. However, s/he has to mandatorily appear in the interview conducted by the respective Department/Centre.
• The written test shall be conducted for all those candidates who are not exempted from the same.
• There will be a single question paper for each Department/Centre with 100 multiple-choice questions of one mark each. The question paper will be divided into two sections (Section-A and Section-B) of 50 marks each.
  • Section-A will comprise of questions from Research Methodology.
  • Section-B will comprise of questions from the subjects of the respective Department/Centre.
  • For the syllabi of the written test, please refer to Annexure – VI of brochure.
• The cut-off to qualify the written test will be 50% of the total marks. A relaxation of 5% marks will be allowed in the entrance examination for the candidates belonging to SC/ST/OBC (NCL)/PwD/EWS categories.
• Selection will be based on the total marks with a weightage of 70% for the written test and 30% for the performance in the interview.
• Interview will be conducted by the respective Department/Centre considering the following aspects:
  • a) The candidate possesses the competence for the proposed research work.
  • b) The proposed research area can be undertaken in the institute.
  • c) The proposed research can contribute to new/additional knowledge.

Candidates are required to download the Admit Card from the website and no separate letter will be sent for the written test and interview.

• Opening of online application: 7 November, 2025 (Friday)
• Last date for submission of online applications with the requisite application fee: 30 November, 2025 (Sunday)
• Issue of Admit Cards: 3 December, 2025 (Wednesday) onwards
• Date of Written Test: 11 December, 2025 (Thursday)
• Publication of the list of eligible candidates for Interview for admission to the Ph.D. Programmes: 11 December, 2025 (Thursday)
• Date of Interview of eligible candidates for admission to the Ph.D. Programmes: 12 December, 2025 (Friday)
• Date of the declaration of the results: 18 December, 2025 (Thursday)

• Information Brochure
• Admission Notice
• Application
• NERIST Website