Guidelines for Admission to PhD Programme (August – 2016)
Streams: Computer Science / Electronics & Communication / Metallurgical / Management/ Mathematics
/ Physics
Fees :
Application Fees : Rs. 1,000/- through DD in favour of ‘Indus University’
Payable at Ahmedabad or Online.
Course Fees : Rs. 32,000/- per Year (Second Year Onwards)
Important Dates
Last date of submission of Application form : August 08, 2016
Admission Procedure
Applicants fulfilling minimum eligibility criteria, shall be required to take Indus University
Research Aptitude Test (IURAT) and appear for a personal interview (PI).
The research aptitude test shall comprise of two sections .One section on general reasoning, and
the other on respective streams. The test paper will have multiple-choice type questions.
Duration of the test will be ONE hour.
During the personal interview, the candidate shall have to make a presentation for about 10
minutes on the main theme of the proposed research, which will be followed by an interview by
the panel. The DRC shall test the potential of the applicant for conducting research work .
Based on the academic / research / industrial record and the performance of the applicant in
IURAT & PI , the ARC/ DRC shall recommend to the Dean ( Research)/ Executive President (Vice
Chancellor) the names of the suitable candidates.
Successful candidates will be informed of their selection through their email ID within two
weeks from the date of IURAT & PI.
Programme Duration
Minimum period of study and research shall not be less than 3 years from the date of
provisional registration of the candidate. However, in case of exceptional performance , the
period can be reduced with the recommendations of the Apex Research Committee ( ARC) and
approval of the Executive President.
Research Assistantship
Research assistance, limited in number, shall be available to full time research scholars, based
on recommendation of ARC / DRC.
Course Work
Selected candidates have to earn the credits as per the following table.
Sr. No. Qualifications Credits to be earned
1 M.Tech /M.S. / M.E. 12 Credits
2 B.Tech / B.E. 24 Credits
3 MBA/ MCA / M.Sc / M.A. 16 Credits