Ph.D Admission

About Ph.D

NITTTR Chandigarh offers Ph.D. Programmes under following categories:

  • PhD under QIP Scheme of AICTE
  • PhD under Direct Admission Category (Full-time/Part-time)
  • PhD under Industry Sponsored fellowship (Full-time only for Electrical Engineering)

The research scholars at NITTTR Chandigarh have the choice to enrol for PhD programmes under any of the following universities subject to approval of admission by the respective university.

  1. Panjab University, Chandigarh.
  2. IK Gujral Punjab Technical University, Jalandhar (Punjab)
  3. JC Bose University of Science and Technology, YMCA, Faridabad (Haryana)

PhD scholars have to follow all PhD rules and regulation of the respective university in addition to the Ph.D. rules and regulation of NITTTR Chandigarh.

QIP Ph.D Scheme

PhD Admission under QIP scheme of AICTE for session 2023-24

  • QIP Admission Notification of AICTE Click here
  • Application Link
  • AICTE QIP Scheme Guidelines Click Here
Ph.D Direct (Self-Sponsored) Admission 2023-24
  1. Advertisement [Advt.]The last Date for Ph.D admission under Direct (Self Sponsored) has been extended upto 05-12-2023
  2. Detailed Admission Notice[Notice]
  3. Application Procedure [Appl. Procedure]
  4. Brochure [Brochure]
  5. Application Form [Doc] [pdf]
  6. Research Areas and Vacant Slots[Click here to view]

NITTTR Chandigarh offers admission in PhD under Direct Admission Category in the following disciplines in respective universities:

  • Panjab University, Chandigarh for Civil Engineering, Computer Science & Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Electronics & Communication Engineering, and Mechanical Engineering
  • IK Gujral Punjab Technical University, Jalandhar (Punjab) for Civil Engineering, Computer Science & Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Electronics & Communication Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, and Management
  • JC Bose University of Science and Technology, YMCA, Faridabad (Haryana) for Civil Engineering, Computer Science & Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Electronics & Communication Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Management, and Applied Sciences (Physics, Mathematics)
Fellowships Available

Full Time PhD scholars can apply for various schemes like INSPIRE fellowship, CSIR fellowship, AICTE fellowship, Minority community fellowship and other schemes (where scholarship is available) as per rules and eligibility of these schemes.

Minimum Eligibility Criteria:

The applicant must have Master’s degree in Engineering/ Technology/ Management/ Physics/ Mathematics or equivalent in a relevant discipline with minimum marks/CGPA as per the degree awarding university.

Also, applicant should have qualified the Ph.D. Entrance Examination conducted by the respective university (i.e. by Panjab University, Chandigarh or IKG Punjab Technical University, Jalandhar or JC Bose University of Science and Technology, YMCA, Faridabad). Candidates who have cleared GATE/NET/ other such national fellowship tests are exempted from appearing in the entrance examination as per the Ph.D. ordinance/rules of the degree awarding university. The candidate need to apply for the Ph.D. Entrance Examination as per the schedule available on respective university website.

Teachers from Engineering Colleges & Polytechnics, working engineers from Corporate Sector and scientists from R&D organization as well as fresh Master’s Degree holders are eligible to apply for PhD admission.

Kindly refer to respective university website for detailed eligibility criteria and PhD rules.

No. of Seats:

The number of PhD seats in any branch/ discipline is decided by the availability of the supervisor(s) in that particular branch/ discipline.

Refer to the detailed information brochure for more information related to PhD programmes under Direct Admission Category.

Industry Sponsored Ph.D Fellowship Scheme

Admission notice for session 2023-24 shall be updated in due time.

PhD Admission under Typhoon HIL Fellowship for winter session 2022-23

  1. Admission Advertisement
  2. Application Form
  3. Rules and Regulations of Ph.D Programme under HIL Fellowship
  4. Ph.D Prospectus of NITTTR , Chandigarh
  5. Ph.D guidelines of Panjab University, Chandigarh

Last Date of receiving the complete application form is 20.01.2023 06.02.2023

Admission Helpline:

For any information related to the PhD Admission at NITTTR Chandigarh, contact:

  1. Dr. Suniti Dutt, Phone: 0172-2759695, email: qip_engg@nitttrchd.ac.in, academiccell@nitttrchd.ac.in

  2. Er. (Mrs.) Rama Chhabra, Phone: 0172-2759627, email: academiccell@nitttrchd.ac.in