National Institute of Technology Kurukshetra invites online applications from eligible candidates for admission in PhD programme. The important details of the admission process are listed below -

Course name: Doctor of Philosophy

Educational Qualification:

• The candidate possessing the prescribed qualifications shall be eligible for admission to the PhD programme of the Institute. The Degrees obtained through distance education programmes shall not be considered. The academic programme as well as the University of qualifying degree must be recognized by AICTE /UGC. The academic programme of the autonomous Institutes established by the Parliament will not be required to have recognition of the UGC/AICTE. The degrees and academic programme of the Institute/University will be verified by the Academic Section before registration of the candidate in PhD Programme

• A Masters Degree in Engineering/Technology/Sciences/Humanities and Social Sciences/ Management or equivalent recognized by the Institute with a minimum Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) of 6.5 on a 10-point scale or equivalent as determined by the Institute wherever letter grades are awarded in the qualifying degree, or 60% marks in aggregate where marks are awarded

• The candidate having Masters Degree must possess full time Bachelors Degree or equivalent in accordance with Clause R-3.1 of PhD Regulations 2023-24. (a) also with a minimum CGPA of 6.5 on a 10-point scale or equivalent as determined by the Institute wherever letter grades are awarded in the qualifying degree, or 60% marks in aggregate where marks are awarded. OR Full-time Bachelors Degree in Engineering /Technology or equivalent with a minimum of 80% marks in aggregate or 8.5 CGPA on 10-point scale or equivalent. Note: (a) Only primary mode of evaluation (CGPA or percentage) as mentioned in the qualifying degree certificate/mark sheet will be considered for verification of eligibility. Conversion from CGPA to percentage or vice versa given by individual Institute/University will not be considered.

For more details related to eligibility criteria, syllabus, fee, pattern, annexures, etc refer to the attachments below.