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Visvesvaraya PhD Scheme for Electronics & IT

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  3. PhD

IIT Gandhinagar is looking for bright and dedicated young scholars interested in research to join us as Ph.D. scholars.

The scheme is available for Ph.D candidates in the research topics which come under the broad research categories of Electronics Design and Manufacturing (ESDM) and Information Technology Enabled Service (ITES).

Prospective students satisfying the eligibility criteria are encouraged to acquaint themselves with the research areas of our faculty members for suitable match of interest.

Important Dates

  • October 30, 2022

    Application Deadline

    November 2, 2022

    Announcement of the Shortlisted Candidates (Tentative)

    November 4-15, 2022*

    Written Examinations/Interviews

    November 24, 2022

    Announcement of Results (Tentative)

* The exact date/time for the written examinations and/or interview will be communicated to the shortlisted candidates by the coordinators of the respective themes.


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  • Eligibility Criteria

    Eligibility Criteria


    First Class or 65% marks (60% for SC/ST/PD) or 6.5(6.0 for SC/ST/PD) CPI/CGPA on the scale of 10 in: BE/BTech/ME/MTech or Equivalent degree in the broad area of Electrical and/or Electronics engineering, OR BE/BTech/ME/MTech or Equivalent degree in other branches of Engineering may be considered in areas consistent with the research areas of the discipline, OR MSc in disciplines consistent with the research areas of the discipline.

  • Salary and Benefits

    Salary and Benefits


    Some of the highlights of this scheme are the following:

    • 1. Fellowship: Rs 31,500/- per month (I & II year); Rs. 35,000/- (III & IV year); revised to 38,750/- per month (I & II year); Rs. 43,750/- (III & IV year).
    • 2. Research Contigency Grant support of Rs. 1,20,000 / year for support duration of PhD candidate.
    • 3. Support for attending international conference (Support for 1000 conferences with an amoount up to Rs. 50,000/- per conference). Any individual Full Time PhD candidate would be eigible to avail the support for attending a maximum of 2 conference under this scheme. The list of conference supported under this scheme as of now is available at this link.
  • Duration of Fellowship

    Duration of Fellowship


    Support will be provided upto 5 years or the PhD duration whichever is less.

  • Admission Procedure

    Admission Procedure


    Admission is generally offered on the basis of an interview, which is supplemented by a written test if necessary. The Institute will invite a limited number of candidates for a written test and/or interview based on the academic records, statement of purpose, etc. The final selection will be mainly based on academic credentials, written test and/or interview.

  • Application Procedure

    Application Procedure


    All applications must be submitted online. If you are applying for more than one themes, please submit a separate application for each theme. After successful submission of the application form, you will receive an application number and a link to download the application form. Please save the application form. You may need to furnish hardcopy of the application form and self attested copies of all the relevant documents at the time of interview. Incomplete applications will be rejected

    You NEED NOT send the hard-copy of the application form.

    For any further query you may write to : admission@iitgn.ac.in

    Important Dates
    Application Deadline - October 30, 2022
    Announcement of the Shortlisted Candidates (Tentative) - November 2, 2022
    Written Examinations/Interviews - November 4-15, 2022*
    Announcement of Results (Tentative) - November 24, 2022

    * The exact date/time for the written examinations and/or interview will be communicated to the shortlisted candidates by the coordinators of the respective themes.