Defence Institute of Advanced Technology 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 :

(1) A candidate, seeking admission to the Ph.D. program, shall be required to have passed the qualifying examination securing at least 55% marks or equivalent CGPA/DGPA. A relaxation of 5 % of marks may be allowed for those belonging to SC/ST/OBC (non-creamy layer) / PWD - (Divyang) categories. The qualifying degrees are:

(i) Master of Engineering/Master of Technology (or equivalent) for Ph.D. in Engineering/Science.

(ii) Master in Science (M.Sc. or equivalent) for Ph.D. in Science

(iii) A 1 year / 2 semester master’s degree programme after a 4-years / 8 semesters bachelor’s degree programme, provided that a candidate seeking admission after a 4-years/8-semester bachelor’s degree programme should have a minimum of 75% marks in aggregate or its equivalent grade on a point scale wherever the grading system is followed. A relaxation of 5% marks or equivalent grade may be allowed for those belonging to SC/ST/OBC (non-creamy layer)/ differently abled/EWS.

(iv) For Dept. of Technology Management:

(a) M.Sc/ME/M.Tech/MBA in relevant discipline

(b) A 1 year / 2 semester master’s degree programme after a 4-years / 8 semesters bachelor’s degree programme, provided that a candidate seeking admission after a 4-years/8- semesters bachelor’s degree programme should have a minimum of 75% marks inaggregate or its equivalent grade on a point scale wherever the grading system is followed. A relaxation of 5% marks or equivalent grade may be allowed for those belonging to SC/ST/OBC (non-creamy layer)/ differently abled/EWS.

(2) A candidate who has passed the qualifying examination with the requisite percentage of marks as prescribed above and who fulfill the following requirement may be considered for admission to the Ph.D. programme:-

(i) Qualified in a national level test such as, CSIR/UGC NET, JEST, Graduate Aptitude Test for Engineering (GATE), Rajiv Gandhi National fellowship, NBHM etc. subject wise and category wise GATE/NET cut off will be decided by DIAT.

(ii) A candidate who is a recipient of National Doctoral Fellowship or other fellowships from government / semi-government organization such as Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), University Grants Commission (UGC), INAE, All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE), Department of Science and Technology (DST), Dept. of Biotechnology (DBT), Defence Research and Development Organization (DRDO), Department of Atomic Energy (DAE) and similar organizations.

Address to send the application: The Candidate must fill in the application form and send it to Joint Registrar (Academics), Defence Institute of Advanced Technology, Girinagar, Pune 411025 along with relevant documents.

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