IIST Ph.D Admissions 2014

IIST Ph.D Admissions 2014

Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology (IIST), Thiruvananthapuram, invites applications for Ph.D. Programme starting in January 2014, in the areas of Aerospace Engineering, Avionics Engineering, Earth and Space Sciences, Mathematics and Physics.

Eligibility:

* Applicants with Master’s Degree in Engineering/Technology :

Applicants with Master’s Degree in Engineering / Technology must have secured first class or equivalent in the Master’s and Bachelor’s degrees. They must have pursued their Master’s degree on the basis of qualified GATE score. Candidates with MS in Engineering or equivalent from leading foreign Universities with outstanding academic record (or) MS by Research with outstanding academic record can be considered without GATE. Candidates with Integrated Masters degree (or Dual Degree) in Engg/Tech from IITs and IISc with minimum CGPA 9.0/10 can be considered without GATE.


* Applicants with Master’s Degree in Science :

Applicants must have Master’s Degree in the relevant area with first class or equivalent in their Master’s and Bachelor’s degrees. They must have qualified UGC/CSIR NET -JRF (or) NET-Lectureship (or) GATE qualified in the relevant disciplines.


* Applicants with Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering/Technology :

Outstanding candidates with Bachelor’s degree in Engineering with an excellent academic record and aptitude for research may be considered for direct admission to the Ph.D. Programme. Such candidates must have secured CGPA of 9.0/10 or better and a valid GATE score of 675 or better. B. Tech students from IITs with CGPA better than 9.0/10 do not require GATE.


The selected candidates will be offered IIST Fellowship as per admissible rates.

Application form can be downloaded from IIST website www.iist.ac.in

Duly filled application form along with attested copies of documents mentioned in the application form should be sent to The Administrative Officer, IIST, Valiamala Post, Thiruvananthapuram‐695547 with the superscription “Application for IIST Ph.D. Programme‐January 2014”.

Application form should be accompanied by a fee of Rs. 250/‐(Rs.125/‐ for SC/ST candidates) in the form of Demand Draft drawn in
favour of The Registrar, IIST payable at Thiruvananthapuram.

Last date for receipt of applications: 16th December 2013.

For more information visit : http://www.iist.ac.in/