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Research Plan for July-2018 PhD Admission
Sl. No.DepartmentDepartment codeResearch AreaEligibility
1Aerospace EngineeringPAE01Combustion, Jet/swirl flame dynamics, Micro combustionME/M.Tech/MS or equivalent in Aerospace /Aeronautical / Mechanical / Applied Mechanics / Chemical / any other relevant areas Syllabus for Written Test Basic fluid mechanics, thermodynamics and heat transfer/compressible flows as in the GATE 2018 syllabus
PAE02Structural health monitoring

ME/MTech/MS or equivalent degree in Aerospace Engg, Mechanical Engg., Production Engg, Civil Engg., Applied Mechanics or equivalent specialization.
Syllabus for Written Test
Engineering Mechanics: System of forces, free-body diagrams, equilibrium equations; Internal forces in structures; Friction and its applications; Kinematics of point mass and rigid body; Centre of mass; Euler’s equations of motion; Impulse-momentum; Energy methods; Principles of virtual work.

Solid Mechanics: Bending moment and shear force in statically determinate beams; stress and strain relationships; Theories of failures; Simple bending theory, flexural and shear stresses, shear centre; Uniform torsion, buckling of column, combined and direct bending stresses.
PAE03

Structural Engineering/ Computational Solid Mechanics/ Probabilistic Structural

Analysis

Masters in Structural Engineering, Applied Mechanics, Engineering
Structures, Offshore Structures, or related areas with B. Tech or equivalent in Civil, Mechanical, Applied mechanics,
Aerospace Engineering or Aeronautical Engineering
Syllabus for Written Test

Same as in Department code PAE02.
2AvionicsPAV01Power Electronics and Drives

ME / M.Tech / MSc (Engg.) or equivalent in Electrical Engineering / Power Electronics / Power Electronics and Drives / Industrial Electronics / Power Systems or equivalent
Syllabus for Written Test

Power Electronics, Electrical Circuits, Electrical machines sections in the GATE 2018 (EE) syllabus. Additional topics include DC-DC converters, inverters, control of electric drives, and basics of grid-connected converters.
PAV02Power Systems

MTech in Power Systems or MTech in Control Systems.
Syllabus for Written Test

Power systems and control systems as in GATE 2018 (EE) syllabus
PAV03Design and performance analysis of computing and communication networks

M.Tech/M.E/M.S or equivalent in Electronics / Electronics &  Communication/Electrical/Electrical & Electronics/ Communication/Communication
Networks /Telecommunication/ Signal Processing / Machine learning/ Computer Science/ Control Systems / System Science / Data analytics or equivalent.
Desirable: Good/demonstrable programming skills in C/C++/Python/Matlab, good/demonstrable mathematical and analytical skills, and/or prior research/industry experience.
Syllabus for Written Test

Communication Systems, as in the GATE 2018 (EC) syllabus, and Computer Networks, as in the GATE 2018 (CS) syllabus
PAV04Computer NetworksM.Tech/Master of Science (by Research)/MS from foreign universities/ME or equivalent in Computer Science/Computer Science and Engineering/ Computer Science and Automation/Information

Technology with B.Tech or equivalent degree in Computer Science/Computer Science and Engineering/Electronics and Communication Engineering/ Information Technology/ equivalent.
Syllabus for Written Test
Selected Computer Networks topics from the GATE (CS) 2018  syllabus:

Concept of layering. LAN technologies (Ethernet). Flow and error control techniques, switching. IPv4/IPv6, routers and routing algorithms (distance vector, link state). TCP/UDP and sockets, congestion control. Application layer protocols (DNS, SMTP, POP, FTP, HTTP). Basics of Wi-Fi. 
3ChemistryPCH01Nano materials for sensor/energy applicationsMSc/BS-MS in Chemistry (all branches)
4Earth and Space SciencesPES01Astronomy & AstrophysicsMaster of Science in Physics / Astronomy & Astrophysics /Space Physics /BS-MS (Physics)/ equivalent
PES02Atmospheric Modeling

M.Sc in Physics / MSc in  Meteorology / M.Sc in Oceanography / equivalent or
MTech in Earth System Sciences /MTech in Atmospheric Sciences / M.Tech in Climate Science / M.Tech in Physical Oceanography or equivalent
Syllabus for written test

Candidates with M.Tech degree as their qualifying degree shall be screened for the interview through a written test based on GATE 2018 (Atmospheric and oceanic Sciences) syllabus.
5HumanitiesPHS01Operations and Supply Chain Management

M.E / M.Tech/ Master of Science (By Research) in Industrial Engineering/Production Engineering/
Manufacturing Engineering / Production and Industrial Engineering / Technology Management / Industrial Management/ related areas or MBA.
Syllabus for written test
Candidates without UGC-NET-JRF will be screened for the interview through a written test based on sections of operations research and operations management in Production and Industrial engineering as in GATE 2018 syllabus

6PhysicsPPH01Applied Optics

MSc in Physics/, BS-MS in physics or equivalent Degree, M.Tech in Applied Optics/Optical Engineering / Solid State Technology or equivalent.
Syllabus for written test

Candidates with M.Tech degree as their qualifying degree shall be screened for the interview through a written test based on GATE 2018 (PH) syllabus.
PPH02Classical and Quantum Optics, Quantum Information Theory.
7MathematicsPMA01Differential Equations and Applications

MSc in Mathematics/ Applied Mathematics/ BS-MS in Mathematics or equivalent

PMA02Application of Functional analysis to control theory.
Table 2 : External Fellowship Holders

Candidates having a valid fellowship from Government agencies such as DST, CSIR, MeiTY, KSCSTE, NBHM, UGC etc. may also apply for Ph.D. admission in various departments in IIST in the areas given below. Such candidates will be selected based on an Interview.

Sl. NoDepartmentDepartment codeResearch AreaEligibility
1EAerospace EngineeringEAE01Molecular Dynamics SimulationMSc/BS-MS in. Physics/ Nanotechnology/Material Science or related areas MTech/MS Nanotechnology/ Mechanical/Civil/Aerospace/Applied Mechanics or related areas
2EAvionicsEAV1AVLSI Architectures for Signal/Image Processing

MTech in Signal
Processing/VLSI and

Embedded systems/Digital Electronics/VLSI and Microsystems/Communication systems with BTech in Electronics and Communication Engineering
  EAV1BRF and Microwaves/ Antenna engineeringMTech or equivalent in RF and Microwaves/Microwave and TV Engineering/ Antenna Engineering/ Radio Physics/ related areas with BTech or equivalent in Electronics and Communication Engineering
3EChemistryECH01Smart materials for additive manufacturing/ Inorganic functional materials/ Polymer nanocomposites/ Nanomaterial based sensors/   Nanomaterials for electrochemical energy storage/Ceramic materials/ Materials for OLED applications/ plasma surface modificationMSc/BS-MS in Chemistry (all branches), MSc/MTech or equivalent in Nanoscience/Materials Science/Polymer Technology and allied fields
4EEarth and Space SciencesEES1AGeology/Planetary GeologyMasters Degree (M.Sc./M.Sc.Tech/M.Tech.) in Geology / Applied Geology / Geochemistry /equivalent
  EES1BMachine learning and BDA for  remote sensing

M.Tech/M.E in Computer Science & Engineering / Digital Signal Processing / Digital Image Processing / Geoinformatics / Machine Learning /equivalent  

With B.E/B.Tech in Computer Science & Engineering / Electrical & Electronics Engineering / Electronics & Communication Engineering / Information Technology  / M.Sc in Mathematics  / equivalent
5EHumanitiesEHS1ACultural StudiesM.A. in English Language and Literature
  EHS1BScience, Technology, and SocietyM.A in Sociology/Social Work
  EHS1CEconomic analysis of Indian space programsM.A in  Economics
 MathematicsEMA01Differential geometry and its applicationsMSc in Mathematics, BS-MS in Mathematics or equivalent
 PhysicsEPH01Adaptive optics/ Quantum optics and quantum information/ Non-equilibrium statistical mechanics/ Molecular mass spectroscopy/ Semiconductor heterostructuresMSc in Physics, BS-MS in physics or equivalent Degree
Table 3: Project Fellowship (for 3 years)

Candidates can register for Ph.D programmes through project fellowship by qualifying the basic eligibility criteria of Ph.D admission July 2018.

Sl.NoCategory No.DepartmentQualification / SkillProject Title
1JRF-04/2018Earth and Space SciencesM.Sc / M.E./ M.Tech. or equivalent Post Graduate degree in Geoinformatics/ Remote Sensing/ RS & GIS or equivalent field of study with valid GATE score/UGC/CSIR-NET-JRF/ JEST score. Master’s Degree Engineering / Technology should have been pursued on the basis of qualified GATE scoreMonitoring the health of mangroves of Maharashtra State using near real time satellite remote sensing data. (Externally Funded Project)
2JRF-05/2018Earth and Space SciencesM.Sc in Physics/ Astrophysics/ Astronomy/Space Sciences or BS/MS in Physics or equivalent / M.S. in Astronomy and Astrophysics with GATE / JEST score in Physics or UGC-CSIR NET in Physical Sciences

Max Planck Partner Group for Galatic Star Formation

(Externally Funded Project)
3JRF-06/2018Avionics

M.E. / M. Tech. / M.S. in Nanotechnology or Electronics or Equivalent.

Master’s Degree Engineering/ Technology should have been pursued on the basis of qualified GATE score

Investigating the Nanomaterial Based Exosome Sensor for Cancer Prognostic: An approach towards Liquid Biopsy for Cancer

(Externally Funded Project)

Note: The eligible candidates will be allowed for registering PhD programme in IIST subject to undergoing the Written Screening Test and/or Interview and fulfilment of eligibility conditions for PhD programme in IIST. For further information in this regard please refer to https://www.iist.ac.in/admissions/phd/regular. Candidates can register for Project Fellowship at IIST Opportunities. https://iist.ac.in/career/3

    * Please refer to faculty research areas and apply accordingly

 

Nationality

Applicant should be an Indian citizen

Age Limit

Applicants should be below 35 years as on May 08, 2018. Age relaxation applicable as per Government Rules.

Minimum Qualifications
  • Applicants with Master’s Degree in Engineering/Technology as their highest qualifying degree

    Applicants with Master’s Degree in Engineering/Technology must have secured 65% marks or 7.00 CGPA or equivalent in the Qualifying Master’s degree (60% marks or 6.50 CGPA for OBC, 55% marks or 6.00 CGPA for SC/ST/PD). They must have pursued their Master’s degree on the basis of qualified GATE score.  However there is no GATE cut off score for applicants with M.Tech/M.E as the highest qualifying degree, who are applying for Ph.D. in Engineering Discipline. Applicants with Master of Science in Engineering or equivalent from leading foreign Universities with outstanding academic record may be considered without GATE score.
    Selection Procedure: For candidates with M.E/M.Tech as their highest qualifying degree, selection to the PhD programme will be based on a written screening test followed by an interview. However, candidates with a valid fellowship such as CSIR/NET-JRF/KSCSTE fellowships and CSIR-NET Lectureship post their ME/M Tech, will be directly called for the interview.

    Applicants with Master’s Degree in Science as their highest qualifying degree

    Applicants must have Master’s Degree in the relevant area with a minimum of 65% marks or 7.00 CGPA or equivalent in the Qualifying Master’s degree (60% marks or 6.50 CGPA for OBC, 55% marks or 6.00 CGPA for SC/ST/PD). They must have cleared a National level eligibility test, such as a valid UGC-CSIR-NET-JRF/Lectureship/KSCSTE fellowship or NBHM/JEST/GATE, in the relevant disciplines.

    Selection Procedure: For candidates applying with their Master’s degree in Sciences as their qualifying degree and having a valid score card/certificate in any of the National level eligibility tests listed above, selection to the programme will be based on an interview to be conducted at IIST.
    Applicants applying with their JEST score should have secured a rank within the first 300.

    Candidates applying with a valid GATE score in a Science discipline, having a minimum score of 500 for General Category (450 for OBC and 350 for SC/ST/PD categories), are exempted from the Ph.D. written screening test conducted by IIST. Applicants having GATE score in Science disciplines less than indicated cut-off above will not be considered for Ph.D. Admission.

    Applicants with Master’s Degree in Humanities/Management/Social Sciences as their highest qualifying degree

    Applicants must have Master’s Degree in the relevant area of Humanities / Management / Social Sciences with a minimum of 65% marks or 7.00 CGPA or equivalent in the Qualifying Master’s degree (60% marks or 6.50 CGPA for OBC, 55% marks or 6.00 CGPA for SC/ST/PD). They must have cleared a national level eligibility test, such as a valid UGC-NET-JRF or KSCSTE fellowship and similar fellowship schemes of Central/State Governments.

    Selection Procedure: For candidates applying with their Master’s degree in Humanities/Management as their qualifying degree and having a valid score card/certificate in any of the National level eligibility tests listed above, selection to the programme will be based on an interview to be conducted at IIST.

Candidates awaiting results

Candidates awaiting their results in the final year/semester are also eligible to apply, provided they satisfy all the other requirements. Such applicants may be screened in for written test/interview based on the marks obtained by them until the current year/semester.  Based on their written test/interview performance, these applicants may be provisionally selected, subject to the condition that they have to produce the provisional certificate of obtaining the qualifying degree with required percentage of marks by the date stipulated in their provisional admission letter.  If they fail to produce the provisional/ degree certificate, transfer certificate and conduct certificate by this date, their admission offer will be withdrawn and the offer may be given to next eligible applicant in the waiting list.
A provisionally selected applicant who is awaiting his/her final certificates may be allowed to join IIST without submitting the provisional/degree certificate on the stipulated date of joining, subject to the conditions that (a) At the time of joining the applicant should have completed all the requirements for the award of the qualifying degree including all examinations, project works and viva voce,  (b) The applicant should produce at the time of joining, a Course Completion Certificate issued by the competent authority in the University/Institute specifically confirming that all examinations, project works and viva voce for the qualifying degree are completed, (c) If the above condition is satisfied, the applicant can be given  provisional admission with the undertaking that all pending certificates, mark sheets, degree certificates (Original or Provisional) will be submitted to IIST , latest by 31st October  2018, failing which the admission shall stand cancelled. For such applicants who are funded by IIST and provisionally admitted to the IIST Ph.D. Programme as per (c) above, no fellowship will be paid during the period before the required certificates are submitted. However, on regularization of admission following the submission of all required documents before the stipulated date, the applicant will be paid fellowship with retrospective effect from the date of joining.
Applicants who are employed in Government/Semi Government/PSUs/Autonomous Bodies should produce a “No Objection Certificate (NOC)” from the current employer at the time of Interview.

 

 

  • First Announcement: April
  • Written Test / Interview: June
  • Admission: End of July
  • Session starts: Last week of July

Students will be given scholarship as per UGC/MHRD norms.