Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology, Bhopal Ph.D. Admission Notification 2023-2024.
(An Institute of National Importance under Ministry of Education, Govt. of India)
- Candidates are advised to visit the institute website regularly for updates (if any). No individual communication via postal or e-mail shall be made regarding selection procedure by the institute.
- Applicants are advised to go through the institute’s Ph.D. Ordinance and amendments as available on the institute website http://www.manit.ac.in for norms, rules and regulations.
- Institute reserves the right to refuse admission to any candidate, or cancel the whole admission process, without assigning any reason.
- In case of any ambiguity, typographical error or mistake, the decision of Chairman, Senate shall be final.
- All disputes related to admission shall be subject to Bhopal Jurisdiction only.
ADMISSION CATEGORIES:
Following are the four categories under which a candidate can apply depending upon his/her eligibility:
- Full Time Research Students (150 number of seats).
- Sponsored Full Time (36 number of seats). Admission under sponsored Full Time category in only for the candidates from Government organization, Public Sector & Research Institute, as per Ph.D. 2016 Ordinance Clause No. 10.1 (Employer certificate required as Annexure A)
- JRF/Project Associates (In all Department/Centres of MANIT, Bhopal) (as per ordinance 10.1.1(3)) (for JRF please submit the sanction letter and in case of Project Associates certificate required as Annexure B)
- Internal faculty members working in MANIT Bhopal in regular capacity. ( Certificate required as per Annexure C)
The admission of internal candidates of MANIT Bhopal in the program may be given with following norms:
- No change or relaxation of norms in admission process. The Candidate has to undergo normal selection process as external candidates.
- They have to complete the course work as required for external candidates. However they will undergo course work as 8 credits per semester to balance as a student and educator.
- There will not be any relaxation with respect to their academic and administrative duties.
- Institute shall not bear any financial liability towards pursuing the Ph D Program.
- These candidates will be admitted as “Part Time (Internal)’’.
DEPARTMENTS OFFERING Ph.D. PROGRAMMES:
| S.No | Department/ Centre |
|---|---|
| 1. | Architecture & Planning |
| 2. | Biological Science & Engineering |
| 3. | Centre for Artificial Intelligence |
| 4. | Centre for Excellence in Product Design & Smart Manufacturing |
| 5. | Centre for Excellence in Water Management |
| 6. | Chemical Engineering |
| 7. | Chemistry |
| 8. | Civil Engineering |
| 9. | Computer Science & Engineering |
| 10. | Energy Centre |
| 11. | Electrical Engineering |
| 12. | Electronics & Communications Engineering |
| 13. | Humanities and Social Sciences |
| 14. | Management Studies |
| 15. | Materials & Metallurgical Engineering |
| 16. | Mathematics, Bioinformatics & Computer Applications (MBC) |
| 17. | Mechanical Engineering |
| 18. | Physics |
ELIGIBILITY:
For admission categories 1, 3 and 4
| S. No. | Stream | Essential Qualification In Relevant Area |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engineering | Bachelors & Master degree in Relevant Engineering with minimum of 60% marks / CGPA 6.5, with GATE qualified. |
| Bachelors degree in Relevant Engineering with minimum of 70% marks / CGPA 7.5 or above, with GATE qualified. | ||
| Bachelors degree in Relevant Engineering with minimum of 80% marks/CGPA 8.5 or above from Institute of National Importance (IIT/IIIT/NIT), without GATE qualified. | ||
| 2 | Sciences | Bachelors & Master degree in Relevant Sciences/ Engineering with minimum of 60% marks/CGPA 6.5 with NET/ GATE qualified. |
| 3 | Architecture and Planning | Bachelors & Master degree in Architecture / Planning with minimum of 60% marks / CGPA 6.5 with GATE qualified. |
| Bachelors degree in Relevant Architecture / Planning with minimum of 70% marks / CGPA 7.5 or above, with GATE qualified. | ||
| Bachelors degree in Relevant Architecture / Planning with minimum of 80% marks/CGPA 8.5 or above from Institute of National Importance (IIT/IIIT/NIT), without GATE qualified. | ||
| 4 | Humanities and Social Sciences | Bachelors & Master degree in Humanities / Social Sciences with minimum of 60% marks / CGPA 6.5 with NET qualified. |
| 5 | Management | Bachelors in any stream & Master degree in Management with minimum of 60% marks/CGPA 6.5 with NET/GATE qualified. |
- For admission category 2
| S. No. | Stream | Essential Qualification |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engineering | Bachelors & Master degree in relevant Engineering with minimum of 60% marks or CGPA 6.5. |
| 2 | Sciences | Bachelors & Master degree in relevant Sciences/ Engineering with minimum of 60% marks or CGPA 6.5. |
| 3 | Architecture and Planning | Bachelors & Master degree in Architecture / Planning with minimum of 60% marks or CGPA 6.5. |
| 4 | Humanities and Social Sciences | Bachelors & Master degree in Humanities / Social Sciences with minimum of 60% marks or CGPA 6.5. |
| 5 | Management | Bachelors in any stream & Master degree in Management with minimum of 60% marks/CGPA 6.5 with NET/GATE qualified. |
Reservations are as per prevailing GOI Norms. For reserved category students i.e. SC/ST/PwD a relaxation of 5% (0.5 in CGPA) is applicable.
SEAT MATRIX: Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology, Bhopal
- Full Time Research Students
| S. No | Department | UR | EWS | SC | ST | OBC | Total | ||
| 1 | Architecture & Planning | 6 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 15 | ||
| 2 | Biological Engineering | Science & | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 3 | Centre for Artificial Intelligence | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 4 | Centre for Excellence in Product Design & Smart Manufacturing | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 5 | Centre for Excellence in Water Management | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 6 | Chemical Engineering | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | ||
| 7 | Chemistry | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 8 | Civil Engineering | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 16 | ||
| 9 | Computer Engineering | Science & | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | |
| 10 | Energy Centre | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | ||
| 11 | Electrical Engineering | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 15 | ||
| 12 | Electronics & Communications Engineering | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 14 | ||
| 13 | Humanities and Social Sciences | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||
| 14 | Management Studies | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||
| 15 | Materials Engineering | & | Metallurgical | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 16 | Mathematics, Bioinformatics & Computer Applications (MBC) | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 12 | ||
| 17 | Mechanical Engineering | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 16 | ||
| 18 | Physics | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | ||
| Total | 60 | 15 | 23 | 11 | 41 | 150 | |||
Note: The reservation of Persons with Disability (PwD) is 5% overall as per Government of India norms. Reservation of SC/ST/OBC/EWS is as per prevailing GOI norms.
- b) Sponsored Full Time: There shall be two seats of Sponsored candidates in each department as mentioned at point no. 2 totaling to 36 seats.
FEE STRUCTURE:
The fee structure for the session 2023-24 is in the process of approval and will be notified later on the Institute website. There will be no exemption of tuition fee to any category of Ph.D. students. Hostel facility is not available to Ph.D. Students.
APPLICATION PROCEDURE:
Applications are invited for Ph.D. Programme in the Departments as listed in point no. 2:
- The application form can be filled from http://erp.manit.ac.in/ext/adm/login
- Completed form downloaded along with self attested copies of essential documents and non-refundable processing fee of Rs. 1500/- (for UR, OBC & EWS) and Rs. 1000/- (for SC/ST/PwD candidates) should be submitted to Assistant Registrar (Academic), MANIT Bhopal – 462003 upto 22nd May 2023 The payment of processing fee is to be done only through Gate way available in the online application form. The envelope must contain the following header “Application form for Ph.D. Admission in
…………………………… Department”. Applicant must submit separate processing fees, if he/she wishes to apply in different departments. Applications received after due date will not be entertained.
- No individual communication via postal or e-mail shall be made regarding the written test and/or interview of the institute. The schedule of the selection process will be displayed on the institute website only, after initial scrutiny of the application forms. Candidates are advised to visit the institute website regularly for further updates.
- List of Essential Documents:
- If applicants have applied for multiple departments, the priority list of the choice of department duly signed must be submitted on a plane paper.
- 10th Class Marksheet
- 12th Class Marksheet
- Graduation Marksheets (All semesters)
- Graduation Degree Certificate
- Post Graduation Marksheets (All semesters)
- Post Graduation Degree Certificate / Completion Certificate
- GATE score card / NET qualified certificate & score card.
- EWS/OBC/SC/ST/PWD Certificate , If applicable
- Experience Certificate and NOC (for sponsored candidates only)
- Publication details, if applicable
- OBC-NCL certificate (issued by competent authority on or after 1st April 2023)
- EWS Certificate (issued by competent authority on or after 1st April, 2023)
- Experience/ Gap Certificate, if applicable
- SBI Collect receipt copy.
- Any other relevant documents
SELECTION PROCEDURE:
The selection will be based on the candidate’s academic research profile and following criteria:
| Weightage of written test | 50% |
| Weighage of Interview (if found eligible for research) | 20% |
| Weightage of UG | 5% |
| Weightage of PG | 5% |
| Weightage of GATE/NET/CAT marks | 20% |
Written Test: For each department, admission test of total two hours shall be conducted as per following structure:
- Section I: Research Aptitude Test (Max. Marks:100, Duration: 01 hr, Questions: 50). There shall be a common paper across all the streams and cut off shall be minimum 35% of the total marks for qualified students with relaxation of 5% for SC/ST/PWD candidates. Research Aptitude Test shall comprise of quantitative reasoning (40%) mental ability
(30%) and communication skill (30%).
- Section II: Concerned Discipline (Max. Marks:100, Duration: 01 hr, Questions: 50). In this section, the syllabus of GATE/NET/CAT for the respective discipline shall be followed.
The answer sheets of Section II will only be evaluated when a candidate attains minimum cut off marks in Section I. Branch wise merit list shall be prepared as per table given above considering the marks of section II only.
There is negative marking for wrong answers. Two marks shall be awarded for every correct answer and Half marks will be deducted for every wrong answer.
No TA/DA will be paid for attending the written test &/or Interview.
TEACHING ASSISTANTSHIP:
Candidates selected as full time research students shall be eligible for Teaching Assistantship as per Government of India / Institute norms.
This shall be awarded to the full time research students on a semester-to-semester basis depending upon regular registration in each semester and satisfactory academic performance of the scholar as per Ph.D. Ordinance (Clause 10.2.2) and subsequent amendments.
Selected candidates will be required to assist in teaching in the respective departments, equivalent to 8 hrs per week.
However, no teaching assistantship shall be provided to Internal and Sponsored candidates.
SCHEDULE: Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology, Bhopal Ph.D. Admission
| S.No. | Schedule | Date |
| 1. | Last Date of form submission | 22nd May 2023 |
| 2. | Date of written test | Please visit regularly the Institute website www.manit.ac.in for further instructions & schedule. |
| 3. | Date of Interview | |
| 4. | Result Declaration on institute website | 28th June 2023 |
| 5. | Admission Date | 3-4th July 2023 |
| 6. | Start of Course work | As per the Institute academic calendar |
Institute reserves the right to change the schedule as per the prevailing conditions.
ADDRESS FOR COMMUNICATION: Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology, Bhopal
The hardcopy of the application along with the self attested documents and fee details should be sent by speed post to:
