Applications Invited for Ph.D. Programme in Humanities & Social Sciences 2021

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About the Organization:

National Institute of Technology Meghalaya (NIT Meghalaya or NITM) is one of the National Institutes of Technology. It is in Shillong, Meghalaya, India. Classes were started in 2010 at the Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology, Surat. The institute is one among the 32 NITs in India established as Institutions of National Importance with funding support from the Ministry of Human Resource Development, government of India. NIT Meghalaya was ranked 61 in the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) engineering ranking of 2020.

Ph.D. Admissions 2021

Applications are invited for admission to the Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) Program starting in July 2021 (Autumn Semester 2021) under Full time, and Sponsored (Part-Time) categories at the National Institute of Technology (NIT), Meghalaya.

Departments:

• Civil Engineering
• Computer Science Engineering
• Electronics & Communication Engineering
• Electrical & Electronics Engineering
• Mechanical Engineering
• Physics
• Mathematics
• Chemistry
• Humanities & Social Sciences

Categories:

The Institute shall admit Ph. D students under the following categories:

Full Time:

• Scholars under this category shall work full time for the Ph.D. courses/ research. They may receive fellowship offered by the Institute as per MHRD norms / other funding agencies.

Sponsored (Part-Time):

• This Ph.D. program for Industry people, Corporate, and faculty of senior colleges (Poly-technique & Junior college are not to be included) where Ph.D. is a requirement.
• Employees from Industries, Corporate Houses, Research and Development (R&D) Organizations and Faculties of Senior Colleges with minimum working experience of 5 years, out of which 2 years should be from the current organization, will be eligible for applying to the Sponsored Ph.D. Program.
• Candidates are not entitled to receive any fellowship from Institute.
• Shortlisted candidates for Sponsored (Part-Time) Programme should mandatorily propose a Co-Supervisor, along with his/ her brief bio-data and consent, from the parent organization or from any reputed Institutes closer to the workplace of the candidate before taking admission into NIT Meghalaya. At the time of applying they must mention the proposed Co-supervisor and his/her organization in the form.

Eligibility Criteria:

For Full Time Scholars:

• Master’s degree in Engineering/ Science/ Technology/ Humanities and Social Sciences/ Management Sciences/ or Master’s degree in the allied subjects with consistently good academic record and a minimum of 60% (55% in case of Humanities and Social Sciences) marks or an equivalent CGPA in the Master’s degree.
• Candidates with B.E./ B. Tech. with an aggregate of 75% marks or equivalent GPA with a valid GATE score will also be eligible

For Sponsored (Part-Time) Scholars:

• Master’s degree in Engineering/ Science/ Technology/ Humanities and Social Sciences/ Management Sciences/ or Master’s degree in the allied subjects with consistently good academic record and a minimum of 60% (55% in case of Humanities and Social Sciences) marks or an equivalent CGPA in the Master’s degree. OR
• Candidates with B.E./ B.Tech. with an aggregate of 60% marks or equivalent CGPA are eligible. Relaxation for SC/ST & PH as per GOI norms.
• Employees from Industries, Corporate Houses, Research and Development (R&D) Organizations and Faculties of Senior Colleges with minimum working experience of 5 years, out of which 2 years should be from the current organization, will be eligible for applying to the Sponsored Ph.D. Program. The candidate’s age should not be more than 58.

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