Admissions Ph.D. & M.S. 2020 at NIT Andhra-Pradesh

Ph.D. & M.S. (by Research) Admissions 2020 at NIT Andhra-Pradesh

ADMISSION TO PH.D. (FULL-TIME)/ PH.D. (PART-TIME) AND M.S. (BY RESEARCH) PROGRAMME  JULY 2020

1. THE INSTITUTE

National Institute of Technology Andhra Pradesh, Tadepalligudem, is an Institute of National Importance, established in 2015. It is a fully-funded Institute under the Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of
India. Currently, the Institute is offering B.Tech. programs in eight engineering branches, Bio-Technology, Chemical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Computer Science and Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Electronics &
Communication Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, and Metallurgical & Materials Engineering. The Institute also offers Ph.D. (both Full-time and Part-time) and M.S.(by Research) programs in the above-mentioned engineering
branches, Sciences, Humanities and Management, viz., Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, English and Management.

2. ABOUT THE RESEARCH PROGRAMMES

The Institute offers both full-time and part-time Ph.D. and M.S. (by Research) programs in all the existing departments mentioned above. Details of Research areas for admission are given in Annexure„A‟. The following is the list of admission modes for Ph.D. and M.S. programmes.

a) Ph.D. Full-Time – Stipendiary Category

Half Time Research Assistantship (HTRA) is available to full-time scholars who are admitted to Ph.D. programmes in different departments, subject to the availability as stipulated by the Ministry of Human Resources Development. The award and renewal of the assistantship/ scholarship are as per the guidelines reissued by MHRD, from time to time. The recipients of HTRA are required to assist the department in academic works. The assistantship/scholarship will not be available for sponsored candidates or to the scholars getting financial support from any private agency or other agencies under state or central governments. Candidates having their fellowships from funding agencies such as DST, CSIR, UGC, NBHM, etc. can apply for Ph.D. (Full-time) in any department relevant to the research grant.

b) Ph.D. (Full Time) – Project category

The applicants working under the sponsored project at NIT Andhra Pradesh can submit their application. However, the selection procedure shall remain the same.

c) Part-Time (Externally sponsored)

The applicants are not entitled to receive institute stipend.

d) Ph.D. (Part-Time) positions are also open for the faculty members currently working at NIT Andhra Pradesh on an ad-hoc basis.

d) M.S. (by Research) – offered only in externally sponsored mode.

3. ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA

a. Eligibility Criteria for Ph.D. Programme in Engineering (Full-Time)

Candidates with a Master‟s degree in Engineering/Technology or a Master‟s degree by Research in Engineering/Technology in appropriate branches* with 60% (or above) aggregate marks (CGPA of 6.5) either at UG or PG level examination under UR/EWS/OBC-NCL category. For SC/ST/PwD candidates, 55% aggregate (or above) marks or equivalent CGPA of 6.0 is essential either at UG or PG level. They should have qualified GATE or NET in the relevant disciplines.

b. Eligibility Criteria for Ph.D. Programme in Sciences and Humanities (Full-Time) Master‟s degree in Sciences/Humanities in relevant branch of Science/Humanities with 60% (or above) aggregate marks (CGPA≥6.5/10) either at UG or PG level examination for admission under UR/EWS/OBC-NCL category. For SC/ST/PwD candidates, 55% aggregate (or above) marks or equivalent CGPA of ≥6.0 is essential either at UG or PG level. Candidates should have qualified GATE or UGC/CSIR-NET in relevant discipline.

c. Eligibility Criteria for Ph.D. Programme in Engineering (Part-Time)

Candidates applying for Ph.D. programme in Engineering (Part-Time) should satisfy all the criteria listed below.

•Candidates should be working on a Regular basis in reputed research organizations/Academic Institutions/Industries with a minimum experience of two years.

•Candidates with a Master‟s degree in Engineering/Technology* or a Master‟s degree by Research in Engineering/Technology with 60% (or above) aggregate marks (CGPA ≥6.5) either at UG or PG level examination for admission under UR/EWS/OBC-NCL category. For SC/ST/PwD candidates, 55% aggregate (or above) marks or equivalent CGPA of≥6.0 is essential either at UG or PG level.

d. Eligibility Criteria for Ph.D. Programme in Sciences and Humanities(Part-Time)

Candidates applying for Ph.D. programme in Sciences and Humanities (Part-Time) should satisfy all the criteria listed below.

•Candidates should be working on a Regular basis in reputed research organizations/Academic Institutions/Industries with a minimum experience of two years.

• Master‟s degree in Sciences/Humanities in relevant branch of Science/Humanities with 60% (or above) aggregate marks (CGPA ≥6.5/10) either at UG or PG level examination for admission under UR/EWS/OBC-NCL category. For SC/ST/PwD candidates, 55% aggregate (or above) marks or equivalent CGPA of≥6.0 is essential either at UG or PG level. Candidates should have qualified GATE or UGC/CSIR-NET in the relevant discipline.

e. Eligibility Criteria for Ph.D. Programme in Management (Part-Time)

Candidates applying for Ph.D. programme in Management (Part-Time) should satisfy both the criteria listed below.

• Candidates should be working on a Regular basis in reputed research organizations/Academic Institutions/ Industries with a minimum experience of two years.

• MBA or Master‟s degree in relevant branch of Management with 60% (or above) aggregate marks (CGPA ≥6.5/10) either at UG or PG level examination for admission under UR/EWS/OBC-NCL category. For SC/ST/PwD candidates,
55% aggregate (or above) marks or equivalent CGPA of≥6.0 is essential either at UG or PG level.

f. Eligibility Criteria for M.S. (by Research) Programme

Candidates applying for M.S. (by Research) in Engineering/Technology should satisfy all the criteria listed below.

• Candidates should be working on a Regular basis in reputed research organizations/Academic Institutions/Industries with a minimum experience of two years.

• Candidates should have a Bachelor‟s degree in Engineering/Technology with a good academic record.

*Note: The candidates with M.Tech. Degree in the following specializations are eligible to apply for PhD (FullTime/ Part-Time) programmes in the Department of Bio-Technology : Biotechnology, Industrial Biotechnology,Chemical Engineering, Chemical Technology, Bioprocess Engineering, Biochemical Engineering, Food and Biochemical Engineering, Bioengineering, Biological Engineering, Bioinformatics, Agricultural Biotechnology (Engg.), Environmental Engineering, Environmental Biotechnology, Genetic Engineering, Food Science and Engineering, Nanotechnology, Biopharmaceutical Technology, Computational Biology, Bioinformatics.

4. SELECTION PROCEDURE

1 Ph.D. (Full-Time/ Part-Time) ans M.S. (by Research) Written Test and/or Interview

5. FEE STRUCTURE#

Programme Minimum
Duration
Tuition Fee
Other Fee
I year II Year III Year IV Year
Ph.D
(Regular)
6 Semesters
(3 academic years)
Rs.15,000/-
per semester
Rs.30,000/- Rs.7,800/- Rs.7,800/-
–
Ph.D
(Part-Time)
8 Semesters
(4 academic years)
Rs.30,000/-
per semester Rs.30,000/- Rs.7,800/- Rs.7,800/- Rs.7,800/-
M.S
(by Research)
4 Semesters
(2 academic years)
Rs.50,000/-
per semester
Rs25,000/- Rs.5,000/- – –
# The fee structure may change from time-to-time as per the institute‟s policy.

GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS

a. The candidates are advised to visit the Institute website www.nitandhra.ac.in to fill and submit the online application form.

b. The applicant should forward the soft copy of the application form, fee payment receipt and all the testimonials (merged into one file) through email to phdadmissions@nitandhra.ac.in, clearly mentioning course, branch and
application number of the applicant in the subject of the email. The applicant should also keep the soft copy of the submitted application for future references. The hard copy of the application is not required to submit at this
moment.

c. The candidates must pay the required application fee of Rs. 500/- (Rs. 250/- for SC/ST/PwD) for each programme/ department/ school/ discipline only through online mode and procedure is given in Annexure „B‟. Application fee once paid is non-refundable.

d. The last date for submitting the online applications is 30th May, 2020.

e. Candidates should check the website (www.nitandhra.ac.in) regularly for all future communications such as date of written test/interview, short-listed candidates etc.

f. A separate application form must be submitted for each programme/ department/ school/ discipline.

g. Reservation of seats: Reservations are applicable to SC / ST / OBC / Economically Weaker Section (EWS)/Candidate with Physical Disability (PwD) as per the rules and regulation of the Govt. of India.

h. No TA/DA will be provided for attending Written Exam and Interview for Ph.D./M.S. programmes.

i. Candidates joining Ph.D. programme in July 2020 semester must submit their original mark/ grade sheets, Transfer-cum-Migration certificate, NOC and all relevant certificates at the time of admission.

j. The admission may be cancelled at any time if found the certificates are inappropriate.

k. In case of cancellation of seat within a semester of their joining, students are required to refund the stipend amount to the Institute.

l. All the programmes are governed by institute‟s rules and regulations prescribed from time to time.

For Any queries, the applicants can drop a mail to: phdadmissions@nitandhra.ac.in

Annexure „A‟

Department-wise Research areas

Department of Bio-Technology Department of Chemical Engineering

• Biotechnology/ Industrial Biotechnology

• Food and Biochemical Engineering/
Bioprocess Engineering/ Bioprocess Technology

• Biopharmaceutical Technology/ Bioinformatics

• Nano-science and Engineering

• Industrial Biotechnology

• Enzyme & Fermentation Technology

• Downstreamprocessing

• Phase Change materials

• Synthesis and Applications of

Nanoparticles

• Interfacial Science
• Environmental Engineering
• Inorganic Membranes
• Fruit Juice Clarification
• Wastewater Treatment
• Bio-Separations
Dept. of Civil Engineering Dept. of Computer Science & Engineering
• Ground Improvement Techniques
• Soil Dynamics and Geotechnical Earthquake
Engineering
• Foundation Systems for High-Rise Structures
• Remote Sensing & GIS
• GIS based hydrological modelling
• Soft computing techniques
• Water shed modelling
• Water & Wastewater Treatment–Toxicity Studies
• Emerging Contaminants- Fate & Transport
• Life Cycle Assessment & Risk Assessment
• Bio-Char based Contaminant Removal and
Environmental Geo-technics
• Constitutive Modelling of Materials
• Smart Materials and smart composites
• Concrete Materials Charecterization
• Structural Health Monitoring
• Impact of climate change on hydrological extremes
• Surface Hydrology
• Integrated watershed management
• Fracture mechanics- Crack propagation analysis
• Unsaturated Geomaterials
• Thermal properties of soils
Sensors for soil crack monitoring
• Machine Learning for language, vision and
control
• Text/ Web Mining
• Parallel and Distributed Algorithms
• Randomized and Approximation Algorithms
• Educational Data Mining
• Deep Learning for Vision and NLP
• Query Optimization for Big Data Computing
• Privacy Preserving Data Mining
• Big Data Analytics
• Soft Computing
Cryptography& Information Security
Dept. of Electronics & Communication Engg.
• VLSI Signal Processing
• Microwave/Millimeter wave Filters
• High Power Microwave Devices
• Vacuum Electron Devices.
• UAVs for wireless networks
• Distributed sensor networks
• Data fusion in IoT
• Resource Allocation in Wireless Networks,
• Information Theory, and
• Theory of Error Control Codes.

Department of Electrical Engineering Department of Mechanical Engineering

 Power Electronics (DC – DC converters / High Power
Factor converters / Multilevel Inverters)
 Electric Drives (IM, PMSM, SRM, SynRM)
 Design of Electric Machines
 Renewable Energy and Microgrids (Off-grid / grid
connected)
 Hybrid and Electric Vehicles
 Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure
 Smart Grids Technologies and Integration
 Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning
applications in Energy Systems / Power Systems
 Modern Power Systems (Operation / Stability /
Control / Optimization / Security)
 DSP / FPGA based Real -Time Embedded Systems
 Assistive Technologies
• IC Engines
• Emissions Control
• Refrigeration and Air-Conditioning
• Energy Efficient Buildings
• Renewable Energy
• Alternative fuels
• Energy Systems
• Alternative Energy Systems
• Manufacturing (Forming and Casting)
• Advanced and Smart Materials for Applications
• Development and Properties evaluation of Metal and
Polymer Matrix composites, Carbon – Carbon Composites
• Advanced Materials
• Additive Manufacturing
• Advanced Machining Technologies
• Manufacturing processes
Dept. of Metallurgical & Materials Engineering Department of Mathematics
• Welding Metallurgy
• Corrosion of Welds
• High Temperature Materials
• Composite Materials
• Powder Metallurgy
• High Temperature Materials
• ODS Steels
• Materials Characterization
• Wave Mechanics,
• Elasto-dynamics
• Differential Equation
• Linear Algebra
• Functional Analysis
• Mathematical Physics
Department of Physics Department of English
• Experimental CondensedMatter
• Strongly Correlated Electron Systems
• Multifunctional Properties of MagneticOxides
• Magnetism and Superconducting properties of
bulk and thinfilms.
• Multifunctional Properties of Bulk and Thin
films of Heusler Compounds
• Optical and Photonic Materials
• Growth of Single crystals
• Luminescent glasses
• Nano Phosphor materials for white LED
applications
• Materials for Energy harvesting applications
• African American Theatre
• First Nations Theatre
• Diaspora Studies
Gender Studies
Department of Management
• Human Resources
• Finance
• Operations
• Public Relationship
• Marketing
• All other fields of Management
Department of Chemistry
Biomaterials
Annexure „B‟

PROCEDURE FOR ONLINE PAYMENT OF APPLICATION FEES
– GO TO: https://www.onlinesbi.com
– Select “SB Collect”
– Accept Terms & Conditions
– Proceed
– Select State – Andhra Pradesh
– Select type of institute – Educational Institutions
– Go
– Drop down – Select “NIT AP FEE A/c”
– Submit
– Select Payment category – Ph.D. APPLICATION FEE
– Fill the details
– Select Payment Category-(Rs. 500 for GEN/OBC/EWS and Rs.250 for SC/ST/PwD Candidates)
– Proceed
Save the online fee payment receipt and keep it for future references.