Odisha University of Technology and Research PhD Admission 2025-26

Odisha University of Technology and Research Bhubaneswar invites application for PhD Admission 2025-26.

Eligibility Criteria

Full Time Ph. D. (Regular)

• Candidates without any employment and having desirable educational qualification, are eligible under this category. Such candidates are required to furnish an Undertaking (Form No. OUTR-PhD-03/5.3.a), during the admission into Ph. D. program.

Full Time Ph. D. (Sponsored)

• Candidates engaged as a Project Fellow in OUTR and having desirable educational qualification, are eligible for admission under this category. Such candidates are required to furnish an Undertaking / NOC (Form No. OUTR-PhD-04/5.3b), during the admission into Ph. D. program. OR
• Candidates (Regular employee of academic / research organizations, external to OUTR), having desirable educational qualification, and with a minimum of two years’ job experience in the current organization after passing the qualifying degree are eligible under this category. Such candidates are required to furnish an Undertaking / NOC (Form No. OUTR-PhD-04/5.3b), during the admission into Ph. D. program.

Part Time Ph. D. (Sponsored)

• Candidates (Regular employee / Project Fellow of academic / research organizations, external to OUTR), having desirable educational qualification, and with a minimum of two years’ job experience in the current organization after passing the qualifying degree are eligible under this category. Such candidates are required to furnish an NOC (Form No. OUTR-PhD-05/5.3.c), during the admission into Ph. D. program.

Part Time Ph. D. (Self-Sponsored)

• Candidates (Regular employee of OUTR or those who do not have any regular employment), having desirable educational qualification, are eligible under this category. Such candidates are required to furnish an Undertaking (Form No. OUTR-PhD-06/5.3.d), during the admission into Ph. D. program.

Executive Ph. D. (Sponsored)

• Candidates (Regular employee of any organization other than academic / research organizations), having Master’s degree, with a minimum of five years’ job experience out of which at least two years’ job experience in the current organization after passing the Master’s degree, are eligible under this category. Such candidates are required to furnish an NOC (Form No. OUTR-PhD-07/5.3.c), during the admission into Ph. D. program. OR
• Candidates (Regular employee of any organization), having Bachelor’s degree in Engineering / Technology, with a minimum of ten years’ job experience out of which at least two years’ job experience in the current organization after passing the Bachelor’s degree in Engineering / Technology, are eligible under this category. Such candidates are required to furnish an NOC (Form No. OUTR-PhD-07/5.3.c), during the admission into Ph. D. program.

Desirable Educational Qualification

The minimum educational qualifications (Qualifying Degree) required for seeking admission to the Ph. D. Program under all Category in respect of different disciplines are given below. Preference will be given to candidates having qualified in UGC-NET (including JRF) / UGC-CSIR NET (including JRF)/SLET/GPAT/GATE/Inspire Fellow (DST, Gol) / CAT/NDF examinations.

• Qualifying Degree: The requirement of the qualifying degree for admission into Ph. D. program under various Schools / Department is as follows.
  • The qualifying degree for admission into Ph. D. program in various Schools /Departments in Engineering / Technology is Masters’ degree in Engineering /Technology.
  • The qualifying degree for admission into Ph. D. program under Computer Science and Applications is MCA / M. Sc. (Computer Science) / Masters’ degree in Computer Science Engineering / Information Technology.
  • The qualifying degree for admission into Ph. D. program under School of Basic Sciences and Humanities is Master’s degree in Physics / Chemistry / Mathematics /English.
• Candidates belonging to SC / ST / Differently-Abled category as notified by Government of Odisha from time to time shall possess a qualifying degree from an Institute / University recognized by UGC/AICTE / Central Government, with a minimum CGPA of 6.0 out of 10 or 55% of aggregate marks in respective discipline, for admission into Ph. D. program.
• All other Candidates shall possess a qualifying degree from an Institute / University recognized by UGC / AICTE / Central Government, with a minimum CGPA of 6.5 out of 10 or 60% of aggregate marks in respective discipline, for admission into Ph. D. program.
• Candidates applying for Executive Ph. D., with Bachelor’s degree in Engineering / Technology (B. E. / B. Tech.) from an Institute / University recognized by UGC / AICTE / Central Government, shall possess a minimum CGPA of 6.5 out of 10 or 60% of aggregate marks in respective discipline, for admission into Ph. D. program under Executive Ph. D. category.

Selection Process

• The applications of the candidates (those who successfully pay the Application Fee) shall be scrutinized by the DRC of concerned Schools / Departments for preparing the following list, which will be published in the website.
  • List-1: Candidates eligible to appear in the OUTR-Ph.D. Entrance Test (OUTR-PET).
  • List-2: Candidates eligible for exemption of OUTR-PET.
• The following category of candidates are exempted from appearing the OUTR-PET.
  • Candidates having qualified in the UGC-NET (including JRF) / UGC-CSIR NET (including JRF / Inspire Fellow (Department of Science and Technology, Gol) /SLET/GPAT/GATE/CAT/ NDF tests, and having qualifying percentile scores in their respective validity periods.
  • Regular employees of OUTR.
• The candidates of List-1, are required to appear in the OUTR-PET, which will be conducted at OUTR Campus, in physical mode, on a computerized based system. The duration of OUTR-PET shall be of 90 minutes, consisting of 70 numbers of subject specific multiple-choice questions, each carrying 01 (one) mark. The correct answer will fetch 01 (one) mark and incorrect / unanswered question will fetch 0 (zero) mark. The schedule, venue, and the result sheet (List-3) of OUTR-PET shall be published in the website (www.outr.ac.in). The eligibility criteria, academic qualifications, selection criteria etc. will be governed as per the Ph. D. Regulations of OUTR.
• The candidates of List-2 and List-3, shall be called for appearing the Pre-Ph. D. admission interview, to be conducted in respective Schools / Departments of OUTR, in physical mode, for consideration of admission into the Ph. D. program, subject to fulfilment of other norms. These candidates are required to submit a set of self-attested certificates in the respective School / Department, during the Pre-Ph. D. admission interview, and details of admission process will be notified in the website (www.outr.ac.in).

Application Process

Interested candidates may apply online, in the prescribed format.

The applications received from the candidates shall be processed by the Ph. D. Cell, OUTR, and the list shall be notified in the website (www.outr.ac.in), latest by 26.06.2025, indicating the candidates found suitable for online payment of Application Fee.

• Closing Date of Application: 21 June, 2025
• Notification of List of candidates eligible to appear OUTR-PET: 30 June, 2025
• Tentative Date of OUTR-PET: 7 July, 2025
• Notification of List of candidates to appear Pre-Ph. D. admission interview: 9 July, 2025
• Tentative Date of Pre-Ph. D. admission interview: 11 July, 2025
• Notification of List of candidates selected for Ph. D. admission: 14 July, 2025
• Date of Ph. D. Admission: 18 July, 2025

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