Ph.D. Admissions
Announcements for PhD Admission (Spring 2024-25)
Department Eligibility Criteria
Opportunity for foreign PhD students
Ph.D. students are admitted twice a year, in July and January. Please visit www.iitb.ac.in/newacadhome/phd.jsp, where among other useful information, an Information Brochure is available for complete details on eligibility criteria and requirements.
Please visit www.gate.iitb.ac.in for complete information about the GATE examination.
A listing of the various categories under which students can take admission for the Ph. D. Program in Mechanical Engineering, their brief relevant description and admission procedure are outlined in the table below.
| Category | Relevant Description |
|---|---|
| Teaching Assistantship (TA) | Financial assistance provided by the Institute. Requires eight hours of Teaching Assitant work, assigned by the Department, to be done per week. For candidates with B. E./B.Tech. as the qualifying degree (that is, for the candidates without master’s degree), valid GATE score of at least 660 is required. For IIT B.Tech. Graduates with CPI >8.0, the requirement of GATE score is waived. |
| Research Assistantship (RA) | Financial assistance provided by the Institute. Requires twenty hours of work per week to be spent on in undergraduate laboratory and other administrative work assigned by the Department. Only one RA category position per academic year is available.For candidates with B. E./B.Tech. as the qualifying degree (that is, for the candidates without master’s degree), valid GATE score of at least 660 is required.For IIT B.Tech. Graduates with CPI >8.0, the requirement of GATE score is waived. |
| Teaching Assistantship thrugh Project (TAP) | Financial assistance provided from a sponsored research project being done by a faculty member of the Department.The Ph. D. thesis is required to be completed under the supervision of the faculty members whose sponsored project provides the financial assistance.Depending on the requirements, the number of TAP positions may vary from year to year, and will be announced a few days prior to the day of the Written Test and Interview. |
| Sponsored Candidates (SW) | Working professionals from reputed Industrial or Research Organisations/Academic Institutions can apply under this category. There is no financial assistance and the candidates are expected to work for at least three years on a full-time basis at IIT Bombay. |
| Project Staff (PS) | This category is only for those who are employed on Sponsored Research Projects at IIT Bombay. The candidates must have (i) valid GATE score and six months of service in the sponsored research project OR (ii) total two year of experience if the qualifying degree is B. E./B.Tech., out of which at least six months of service should be in the sponsored research project of IIT Bombay where the person has been employed.Financial assistance provided from a sponsored research project being done by a faculty member of the Department.The Ph.D. thesis is required to be completed under the supervision of the faculty members whose sponsored project provides the financial assistance. |
| External (EX) | Working professionals from reputed Industrial or Research Organisations can apply under this category.This is a part-time Ph.D. category. There is no financial assitance and the candidates are expected to be at IIT Bombay to complete their course credit requirements, following which they can work on the Ph.D. thesis from their parent organisation. In addition to a supervisor from IIT Bombay, an external supervisor from the parent organisation is required. |
| College Teacher (CT) | Teachers from various colleges/universities/institutes can apply under this category.This is a part-time Ph.D. category. There is no financial assitance and the candidates are expected to be at IIT Bombay to complete their course credit requirements, following which they can work on the Ph.D. thesis from their parent institution. |
| Institute Staff (IS) | This category is only for those who are employed as Institute Staff at IIT Bombay. |