BITS Pilani PhD Admission
BITS Pilani PhD Admission

BITS Pilani PhD Admission 2024 – Birla Institute of Technology and Science (BITS) invites applications for admissions to the Ph.D. Programme (Full-time and Part-time) at the Pilani, Goa, and Hyderabad Campuses of BITS Pilani for the First Semester of the Academic Year 2024-25.

BITS Pilani PhD Admission 2024

PhD Program Offered

  • Engineering: Chemical, Civil, Computer Science, Electrical & Electronics, Mechanical
  • Science: Biological Sciences, Chemistry, Mathematics, Physics
  • Pharmacy
  • Economics & Finance, Humanities & Social Sciences, Management

Important Dates

  • Admissions Portal Open : 1st March 2024
  • Last date of filling application Form : 29th April 2024
  • Declaration of shortlisted candidates for written test and interview : 6th May 2024
  • Written test and/or interview date (at a BITS Pilani Campus) : To be Announced
  • Announcement of admission offers : To be Announced
  • Last date for fee payment : To be Announced
  • Reporting at the BITS Pilani Campus : 25th July 2024
  • Orientation : 26th and 27th July 2024
  • Course Registration : 1st August 2024
  • Beginning of classwork : 2nd August 2024

Eligibility Criteria

  • M.E./M.Tech./M.Pharm./MBA/M.Phil. or an equivalent Degree with a minimum of 60% aggregate in the qualifying examination.
  • M.Sc./B.E./B.Pharm. or an equivalent degree with a minimum of 60% aggregate in the qualifying examination.
  • For admissions to Humanities and Social Sciences, candidates with an M.A. degree and a minimum of 55% aggregate may apply.
  • Part-time applicants must have a minimum of one year experience in the related field of study.

Application Process

  • Interested and eligible candidates should apply through the prescribed application form available online at https://www.bitsadmission.com/phdmain.aspx. Hard copies of the application form are not required to be sent. Candidates are advised to take a printout of the filled form for further reference.
  • Candidates will need to register online before filling the application form. A registered mobile number and email ID will be required to generate a username and password necessary for filling the application form.
  • While filling the application form online, candidates must indicate their preferences for the campus or campuses to which they wish to apply. Please refer to Department openings regarding Full and Part-time student admission before filling out the application form.

Application Fee

  • Application Fee : Rs. 2600/-
  • Mode of Payment : Through online Credit Card/Debit Card/Net Banking

Selection Process

  • Selection will be based on Written Test and Interview.

Written Test Details

A. Candidates shortlisted for test in any of the following Departments.

  • Biological Sciences/Chemistry/Mathematics/Physics will have to write two tests. Test-I will be common to all disciplines and Test-II will be discipline specific.

The details of the tests are as follows:

  • Test-I question paper consists of 30 multiple-choice type questions pertaining to General Science, Quantitative Reasoning & Analysis and Research Aptitude. The duration of Test – I will be 1 hr. Each correct answer will be awarded 2 marks while 0.5 marks will be deducted for every wrong answer.
  • Test-II will be subject-based and will consist of 70 multiple-choice type questions covering the prescribed syllabus of relevance to the candidate as given on Page 9. The duration of Test – II will be 1 or 2 hrs. Each correct answer will be awarded 2 marks while 0.5 marks will be deducted for every wrong answer.
  • Candidates with M.Phil. / M.E. / M.Tech. or with National level fellowships like CSIR NETJRF, DBT-JRF, UGC NET-JRF etc. are exempt from writing the above test. 

B. Candidates shortlisted for Test in any of the following Departments:

  • Humanities & Social Sciences/Economics will have to write two tests. Test-I will be common to both disciplines and Test-II will be discipline specific. The details of the tests are as follows:
  • Test-II for candidates shortlisted in Humanities & Social Sciences will be discipline specific and subjective in nature.
  • Candidates with an M.Phil. degree or with fellowships like CSIR NET-JRF, DBT-JRF, UGC NET-JRF etc. are exempted from writing the above test.

C. All Candidates shortlisted for the Department of Management, Pilani campus, need to appear in the following tests:

  • Test I will be for the shortlisted candidates with a qualifying degree, M.Com./M.A. (Psychology)/MSc. (Economics)/M.A. (Economics)/MCA/MSc. (I.T.)/MSc. (Operations Research)/MSc. (Business Analytics).
  • Test II will be common for all shortlisted candidates.
  • The details of the tests are as follows.
  • Test I: Two Hours objective test. This test will have 75 MCQ-type questions. The test will be based on
    • Verbal ability,
    • Data Interpretation & Logical Reasoning
    • Quantitative aptitude.
  • Test II: One-hour subjective test. The nature of the written test will be application-based in the areas of Business & Management to test basic management knowledge and research aptitude.
  •  Based on the test results, there may be shortlisting of candidates  for Interview.

D. Candidates with a B.E./B.Pharm. or an equivalent degree, if shortlisted, will be required to appear for the written test.

  • Based on the test results, there may be shortlisting of candidates for Interview. 

Syllabus for Test available on Information Brochure.

Financial Assistance

  • Full-time PhD students admitted into the PhD program are eligible to be considered for an Institute fellowship of Rs. 34,000 or Rs. 37,000 per month in the first year based on their qualifications at the time of admission.
  • Students admitted with M.E./M.Tech./M.Pharm./MBA/M.Phil. or an equivalent Degree are eligible to receive an Institute fellowship of Rs. 37,000/-.
  • Students admitted with M.Sc./B.E./B.Pharm. or an equivalent degree are eligible to receive an Institute fellowship of Rs. 34,000/-. These students on successful completion of coursework will receive Rs. 37,000/- from the Semester following the one in which the course work was Higher fellowship may be made available in subsequent years. Consideration for Institute fellowship will be as per Institute norms. It will be obligatory on the part of every admitted full time student to undertake 8 hours (per week) of work as assigned to him/her by the institute. 

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