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IIT ISM Dhanbad PhD Admission 2024-25 (Phase I): Dates, Application Form

IIT ISM Dhanbad PhD Admission
IIT ISM Dhanbad PhD Admission

IIT Dhanbad PhD Admission 2024-25 (Phase I)- IIT (ISM), Dhanbad invites application for PhD admission for session 2024-25 (Phase I).

Check complete information of IIT Dhanbad PhD Admission 2024-25 (Phase I) application process, eligibility criteria and other important information below.

IIT Dhanbad PhD Programs

Engineering Stream:

  • PhD Chemical Engineering
  • PhD Civil Engineering
  • PhD Computer Science and Engineering
  • PhD Electrical Engineering
  • PhD Electronics and Communication Engineering
  • PhD Environment Science and Engineering
  • PhD Fuel, Minerals and Metallurgical Engineering
  • PhD Management Studies & Industrial Engineering
  • PhD Mechanical Engineering
  • PhD Mining Engineering
  • PhD Petroleum Engineering

Science Stream:

  • PhD Applied Geology
  • PhD Applied Geophysics
  • PhD Chemistry and Chemical Biology
  • PhD Mathematics and Computing
  • PhD Physics

Humanities and Social Sciences:

  • PhD English
  • PhD Psychology
  • PhD Philosophy
  • PhD Sociology

Management Stream:

  • PhD Industrial Engineering and Management
  • PhD Management

Available PhD Programme 2024

Sl. No.DepartmentDiscipline NameCode
1Applied GeologyApplied GeologyAGL
2Applied GeophysicsApplied GeophysicsAGP
3Chemical EngineeringChemical EngineeringCHE
4Chemistry & Chemical BiologyChemistry & Chemical BiologyCHY
5Computer Science & Engg.Computer Science & Engg.CSE
6Civil EngineeringCivil EngineeringCVL
7Electronics and Communication EngineeringElectronics EngineeringECE
8Electrical EngineeringElectrical EngineeringELE
9Humanities & Social SciencesEnglish Language/LiteratureENG
10Humanities & Social SciencesPhilosophyPLY
11Humanities & Social SciencesPsychologyPSY
12Humanities & Social SciencesSociologySOC
13Environmental Science & Engg.Environmental Science & Engg.ESE
14Fuel, Mineral & Metallurgical Engg.Fuel, Mineral & Metallurgical Engg.FMM
15Management Studies & Industrial EngineeringIndustrial Engg. & ManagementIEM
16Management Studies & Industrial EngineeringManagementMAN
17Mathematics & ComputingMathematicsMAT
18Mechanical EngineeringMechanical EngineeringMEC
19Mining EngineeringMining EngineeringMNE
20Petroleum EngineeringPetroleum EngineeringPET
21PhysicsPhysicsPHY

GATE/NET(Assistant Professorship)/CAT/GMAT candidates

  • A candidate, who has qualified GATE/NET/Appropriate National Level Examination, is ELIGIBLE for Ph.D. admission ONLY in Engineering, Science, Management Studies and Humanities & Social Sciences under the IA.
  • A candidate who has qualified CAT/GMAT is eligible for Ph.D. in Management under the IA.

CFTI & Top 20 NIRF ranking graduates (CGPA of 8.0 or above)

  • CFTI graduates (Masters and/or Bachelor’s degree holders) having a CGPA/OGPA of 8.0 or above are also eligible for Ph.D. admission at IIT(ISM) Dhanbad. For Masters and/or Bachelor’s degree holders from IITs only having a CGPA of 8.0 or above, the requirement of GATE/NET/CAT/GMAT is waived off.
  • Candidates from TOP 20 Institute/ Universities in Engineering/Overall category in any of the last two years NIRF ranking and having a CGPA of 8.0 or more in Master/Bachelor’s degree will also be consider without the requirement of GATE/NET/CAT/GMAT.

Project Candidates

  • This admission procedure also applies to candidates holding positions in projects being executed in various departments at the Institute for availing IA beyond the project tenure. In such cases, the candidate must give the details in the online application portal, such as, the current position, admission number availed, project title, name of the project investigator (PI), department, date of joining, date of completion of the project. Such projects should be of minimum one year duration.

Program Fee*

Sl. No.ParticularsFee(INR)
1.Fee payable at the time of admission (UR/OBC-NCL/EWS) (Including hostel mess fee)64,450.00
2.Fee payable at the time of admission (SC/ST/PwD/Transgender) (Including hostel mess fee)58,450.00

*May be subject to change

Institute Assistantship (IA)

  • The Institute may provide full-time Ph. D. students who have qualified GATE/NET (Assistant Professorship) or any other eligible national level examination, financial assistance in the form of teaching or research assistantships (referred to as IA).
  • IA will also be provided for IIT graduates having CGPA greater than or equal to 8.0 in their qualifying degree.
  • The Ph.D. students will be awarded the assistantships for a period of five years based on the performance every year.
  • The assistantship is paid at the approved rates as specified by the MHRD, GOI, time to time. Full-time Ph.D. students, financially supported by research projects, may avail IA after completion of the project, provided that she/he has qualified GATE or any other eligible national level examination and have been admitted through the Institute selection process (Section 3 of Ph.D. Manual*).
  • The maximum duration of assistantship is five years (inclusive of Project and Institute funding) from the date of admission to the Ph.D. program.
  • Extension of assistantship shall not be given in any case, beyond five years.
  • A student should devote eight hours per week towards teaching/laboratory assistantship assigned to him/her.
  • The renewal of assistantship is contingent on the recommendation of the Doctoral Scrutiny Committee (DSC) on the good performance of the candidate in the academic program and the discharge of assistantship duties.

Eligibility Criteria for IIT Dhanbad PhD Admission 2024-25

Essential Criteria For PhD in Engineering

  • An applicant must have a Masters degree in Engineering in the relevant subject with first class/division or a minimum of 60% marks/CGPA of 6.0 (on a 10 point scale), OR
  • An applicant must have a Bachelors degree in Engineering with a minimum of 70% marks/CGPA of 7.0 (on a 10 point scale), OR
  • An applicant must have a Master’s degree in Science or an allied area with first-class/division or a minimum of 60% marks/CGPA of 6.0 (on a 10 point scale).

Essential Criteria for PhD in Science

  • An applicant must have a Masters degree in the relevant subject with first class/division or a minimum of 60 % marks/CGPA of 6.0 (on a 10-point scale), OR
  • An applicant must have a Bachelors degree in Engineering with a minimum of 70% marks/CGPA of 7.0 (on a 10 point scale), OR
  • An applicant must have a Master’s degree in Science or an allied area with first-class/division or a minimum of 60% marks/CGPA of 6.0 (on a 10 point scale).

Essential criteria for PhD in Humanities and Social Sciences

  • An applicant must have a Masters degree in the relevant subject, Arts, Commerce, Humanities and Social Sciences with first class/division or a minimum of 60% marks/CGPA of 6.0 (on a 10 point scale), OR
  • An applicant must have a Bachelors degree in Engineering with a minimum of 70% marks/CGPA of 7.0 (on a 10 point scale). OR
  • An applicant must have a Masters degree in Engineering / Technology/Science/ Commerce / Management with first class/division or a minimum of 60 % marks/CGPA of 6.0 (on a 10 point scale),

Essential criteria for PhD in Management

  • An applicant must have a Masters degree or equivalent in Management or allied areas or Engineering / Technology with first class/division or a minimum of 60% marks/CGPA of 6.0 (on a 10 point scale), OR
  • An applicant with a Bachelors degree in Engineering with a minimum of 70% marks/7.0 CGPA, OR
  • An applicant must have a Masters degree in Science/Arts/Commerce with first-class/division or a minimum of 60% marks/CGPA of 6.0 (on a 10 point scale), OR
  • An applicant who has qualified for CA/ICAI/ICMA/CS, with first-class/division or a minimum of 60% marks/CGPA of 6.0 (on a 10 point scale) in Bachelors degree.

Qualifying Degree

Eligibility and qualifying degree for various departments or refer prospectus.

Schedule for IIT Dhanbad PhD Admission 2024-25 (Phase I)

EventsDates
Commencement of online applicationMarch 22,2024
Last date for applying through online portalApril 20,2024
Intimation to shortlisted candidates for interview*May 01,2024
Interview for shortlisted candidates**May 13-15,2024
Declaration of the merit listMay 31,2024
Fee payment & Seat Acceptance of Merit list candidatesMay 31 – June 04,2024
Declaration of extended merit listJune 06,2024
Fee payment & Seat Acceptance of Extended Merit list candidatesJune 06-10,2024
Physical Admission (in Campus) & joining of admitted studentsJuly 15,2024

Application Process

All candidates seeking admission to the Ph.D. program (full-time, external, sponsored, or part-time Ph.D.) to the institute must apply online through the admission portal of IIT (ISM) Dhanbad at https://www.iitism.ac.in/index.php/Admission

It is the responsibility of the candidate to verify that she/he fulfills all the eligibility requirements for admission to the PhD program of IIT (ISM) Dhanbad. Please consult the information brochure.

  • Before applying please complete the registration step.
  • After your registration is complete, you will receive an email on your registered email-id for verification. Please verify your email.
  • Use your Registration Number to login to the application portal.
  • Read the instructions carefully.
  • Start your application using the “Apply” tab.
  • Fill in all the details. Fields marked with an asterisk (*) are mandatory. You may write “NA” if you are not able to provide the corresponding data. Please keep pdf files for all documents for your credentials like marksheets, degree certificates, category certificates, etc. ready. They are required to be uploaded before completion of the submission.
  • Please complete the submission by clicking submit.
  • Please save a PDF copy of your completed application. It will be required during the admission process.

Application Fee

CategoryFees
For General/OBC/EWS candidateRs. 1,000.00
For SC/ST/PwD/Female/Transgender candidateRs. 500.00

Selection Process for IIT Dhanbad PhD Admission

  • The admission procedure consists of (i) shortlisting and (ii) interview.
  • Appropriate shortlisting criteria will be adopted by the department for the shortlisting of applications received against the Ph.D. ADMISSION 2024-25. This includes fixing appropriate cut-off (a) GATE/CAT/GMAT score and/or (b) NET (LS) marks/rank and/or CGPA/OGPA/percentage in the qualifying degree and will be decided by the respective department.
  • The final selection of the candidates for admission to the Ph.D. program will be based on their performance in the interview conducted by the respective departments.

Important Links

Application FormClick Here
ProspectusClick Here
IIT Dhanbad WebsiteClick Here
Previous Admissions

IIT Dhanbad PhD Admission 2023-24 (Phase II)

Schedule for IIT Dhanbad PhD Admission 2023-24 (Phase II)

Commencement of online applicationOctober 04, 2023
Last date for applying through online portalOctober 30, 2023
Intimation to shortlisted candidates for interview*November 10, 2023
Interview for shortlisted candidates**November 29 – 30, 2023
Declaration of the merit listDecember 06, 2023
Fee payment & Seat Acceptance of Merit list candidatesDecember 06 – 11, 2023
Declaration of extended merit listDecember 13, 2023
Fee payment & Seat Acceptance of Extended Merit list candidatesDecember 13 – 18, 2023
Physical Admission (in Campus) & joining of admitted students December 26, 2023

IIT Dhanbad PhD Admission 2022-23 Phase(I)

Important Dates

Commencement of online applicationMarch 28, 2023
Last date for applying through online portalApril 27, 2023
Intimation to shortlisted candidates for interview*May 09, 2023
Interview for shortlisted candidates**May 25 – May 29, 2023
Declaration of the merit listJune 15, 2023
Fee payment & Seat Acceptance of Merit list candidatesJune 16, 2023 – June 20, 2023
Declaration of extended merit listJune 23, 2023
Fee payment & Seat Acceptance of Extended Merit list candidatesJune 23, 2023 – June 27, 2023
Physical Admission (in Campus) & joining of admitted students July 18, 2023

IIT Dhanbad PhD Admission 2022-23 Phase(II)

Schedule for IIT Dhanbad PhD Admission 2022-23 Phase(II)

EventDates
Commencement of online applicationSeptember 26, 2022
Last date for applying through online portalOctober 17, 2022
Intimation to shortlisted candidates for interview*November 01, 2022
Interview for shortlisted candidates**November 11-13, 2022
Declaration of the merit listNovember 23, 2022
Fee payment & Seat Acceptance of Merit list candidatesNovember 23-28, 2022
Declaration of extended merit listDecember 05, 2022
Fee payment & Seat Acceptance of Extended Merit list candidatesDecember 05-12, 2022
Physical Admission (in Campus) & joining of admitted students December 16, 2022 

IIT Dhanbad PhD Admission 2022-23 Phase(I)

Schedule for IIT Dhanbad PhD Admission 2022-23 Phase(I)

Commencement of online applicationApril 07, 2022
Last date for applying through online portalMay 06, 2022
Intimation to shortlisted candidates for interview*May 18, 2022
Interview for shortlisted candidatesJune 06 to June 11, 2022
Declaration of the merit listJune 24, 2022
Online Registration of Merit list candidatesJune 27, 2022 to July 01, 2022
Declaration of extended merit listJuly 08, 2022
Online Registration of Extended Merit list candidatesJuly 11, 2022 to July 14, 2022
Declaration of Additional Extended Merit List(s) (if necessary)Will be declared later
Online Registration of Additional Extended Merit list(s) candidates (if necessary)Will be declared later
Physical Admission (in Campus) & joining of admitted studentsAugust 03, 2022

IIT Dhanbad PhD Admission 2022-23 Phase(I) Results

Selected Candidates

Result of the Interview for admission to the Ph.D. programs of IIT (ISM) Dhanbad for the academic session 2022-2023 will be published on 24.06.2022.

Selected candidates can download the offer letter by logging in to the admission portal from the same date.

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Shortlisted Candidates

DepartmentDate of InterviewList of shortlisted candidates
Applied Geology06.06.2022 and 07.06.2022 (2 days)List
Applied Geophysics06.06.2022 (1 day)List
Chemistry06.06.2022, 07.06.2022 and 08.06.2022 (3 days)List
Chemical Engineering06.06.2022 (1 day)List
Computer Science Engineering06.06.2022 and 07.06.2022 (2 days)List
Civil Engineering06.06.2022, 07.06.2022 and 08.06.2022 (3 days)List
Electronics Engineering08.06.2022 and 09.06.2022 (2 days)List
Electrical Engineering06.06.2022 and 07.06.2022 (2 days)List
Humanities and Social Sciences06.06.2022, 07.06.2022 and 08.06.2022 (3 days)List
Environment Science Engineering06.06.2022, 07.06.2022 and 08.06.2022 (3 days)List
Fuel, Mineral and Mettal. Engineering06.06.2022 (1 day)List
Management Studies06.06.2022, 07.06.2022 and 08.06.2022 (3 days)List
Mathematics & Computing06.06.2022, 07.06.2022, 08.06.2022 and 09.06.2022 (4 days)List
Mechanical Engineering06.06.2022, 07.06.2022, 08.06.2022 and 09.06.2022 (4 days)List
Mining Engineering06.06.2022 (1 day)List
Petroleum Engineering06.06.2022 (1 day)List
Physics06.06.2022, 07.06.2022, 08.06.2022 and 09.06.2022 (4 days)List

IIT Dhanbad PhD Admission 2021-22

Schedule for IIT Dhanbad PhD Admission 2021-22

Commencement of online application April 5, 2021
Last date for applying through online portalMay 5, 2021
Intimation to shortlisted candidates for interviewMay 17, 2021
Interview for shortlisted candidatesJune 28 to July 2, 2021
Declaration of the merit listJuly 15, 2021
Online Registration of Merit list candidatesJuly 19, 2021 to July 23, 2021
Declaration of extended merit listJuly 27, 2021
Online Registration of Extended Merit list candidatesJuly 28, 2021 to July 31, 2021
Physical Admission (in Campus) & joining of admitted
students
August 12, 2021

IIT Dhanbad PhD Admission Results 2021

Selected Candidates

The Merit List of the candidates who have been provisionally selected for the Ph.D. admission for the session 2021-22 at IIT(ISM), Dhanbad is given below.

Merit List for the PhD Admission 2021-2022

IIT Dhanbad PhD Admission 2020

Schedule for IIT Dhanbad PhD Admission 2020

Commencement of online application March 16th, 2020
Extended Last date for applying online May 31th, 2020

IIT Dhanbad PhD Admission 2020 Result

Merit List of PhD Admission 2020-2021