PhD Admissions

Admission to the PhD program is available throughout the year. Interested candidates with excellent academic record can send their applications to Convenor, DPGC Aerospace Engineering.

2014 Admissions

Interviews for admission to PhD program for 2014-15 session will be held again in December (details to be announced shortly) in the Department of Aerospace Engineering. The details will be put on the department webpage. Application form can be accessed at:

http://www.iitk.ac.in/doaa/DOAA/admission2014_2.htm

You should come prepared in your field of specialization.

Bring all your original certificates and mark-sheets along with a copy of your masters thesis/ project. Kindly note that you may be asked to appear for a short written test in mathematics before the interview.

For Sponsored Ph.D candidates, we need the following documents :-

1. Resume of your external supervisor, the written consent that he/she is agreed to be your supervisor. The resume should be duly signed by him/her.
2. Your organization has to give it in writing that R&D facilities will be provided to you and also mention the R&D facilities available in your organization. Your organization also have to give it in writing that you will be relieved till the completion of your course work. For more information please go to the link http://www.iitk.ac.in/doaa/PG_Manual.pdf in para 2.7.  

About the Program

The PhD program is aimed at helping the student acquire proficiency in the chosen area through course work, followed by doctoral research. A PhD student is required to complete a minimum of 4 courses and 32 units (two semester load) of research subject to a minimum total academic load of 4 semesters. He is also required to pass the PhD comprehensive examination held on completion of his course work.

A student in the PhD program will register for four elective courses, as advised by DPGC member belonging to his area of specialization, if thesis supervisor has not been decided at the time of registration. In other cases, he may register for thesis on the advice of supervisor. In the subsequent semester he registers for research and courses as advised by his supervisor. At the end of the course work the student will appear for the PhD comprehensive examination, and continue his research towards completion of his Doctoral Thesis.

For admission related information, please visit http://www.iitk.ac.in/doaa/DOAA/admission2014.htm

Guidelines for Admission of Foreign Students in PG Program

1. The applicants should send the applications (on plain paper) together with all supporting documents directly to the Dean of Academic Affairs (DOAA).
2. The DOAA will send the applications to the concerned Departments and try to identify the mentors (adviser) for the candidates. Together with this, the Department committee (DPGC) will find out the suitability of the candidate. The committee has to be convinced that the candidate has a reasonably good background to earn 7.5 CPI every semester.
3. On the basis of the recommendations of the Department, DOAA and the Chairman-SPGC will prepare the documents and get the approval of the Chairman-Senate for admission.
4. At this stage, the offer letters (admission only) will be sent to the candidates and they will be advised to contact the HRD ministry of their own countries for formal permission etc.
5. The selected candidates will also be suggested to find out the sponsorship. For the students from the European/North American countries, the problem may be trivial. However, we shall help the students, who will not be able to find out a sponsorship from elsewhere. We shall try for their support through ICCR .
6. Once all these are settled, the student will be asked to fill out a form (basically, name, passport number etc.) and submit it to the local Indian Embassy. This is in addition to his/her application for obtaining visa. In India, we shall also send requests to our home ministry through MHRD for the approval of a long-term stay.

For further details on admission policy and tuition waver, visit: http://www.iitk.ac.in/doaa/DOAA/foreignstudents.htm

 For specific queries on the postgraduate program in Aerospace Engineering, please contact:

Prof. Kamal Poddar
Convener, DPGC
Email: dpgcae[AT]iitk.ac.in

Download Relevant Forms

Application form

Letter of Reference form