IIIT Nagpur PhD Admission 2026, Application Form, Dates

Indian Institute of Information Technology Nagpur (IIITN), is one of the Indian Institutes of Information Technology (PPP) in India, set up with the target of making accessible offices for advanced education, examination, and preparing in different fields of Information Technology. Indian Institute of Information Technology Nagpur (IIITN) built up in the year 2016 is a recently settled Educational Institute by the Ministry of Human Resources Development, Government of India and the accomplices are Government of Maharashtra, and Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), Mumbai. The establishment is resolved to get itself perceived as a pioneer in Information Technology related science and building. It wishes to set up a firm establishment for instruction and examination with a top-notch personnel base and having a dream to be the origin of new thoughts and advancements in innovation and science. IIIT, Nagpur is to make a feel wherein new thoughts, exploration and grant prosper and from which the pioneers and trend-setters and IT-business people of tomorrow develop. 

Contact Us

• Indian Institute of Information Technology Nagpur (IIITN) Nagpur
• BSNL - Regional Telecom Training Center (RTTC)
• Near TV Tower or Beside Balaji Temple, Seminary Hills
• Nagpur, Maharashtra - 440006

Application Fees

• General/OBC-NCL Candidates/EWS: Rs. 1180/-
• SC/ST/PwD Candidates: Rs. 590/
• The Application Fees are non-refundable. 

Bank Details

• Account Name: IIITN GENERAL
• Account Number: 37236982961
• Name of the Bank: State Bank of India, VRCE Branch, South Ambazari Road, VNIT, Nagpur
• Bank Code: 06702
• IFSC Code: SBIN0006702
• MICR Code: 440002005

Department Research Areas

Computer Science & Engineering

• All areas in Computer Science & Engineering like Operating Systems, Compilers, Big Data, Data Mining, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Computer Graphics, Natural Language Processing, Computational Biology, Internet of Things, Software Engineering, Databases, Computer Networking, Image Processing and Computer Vision, Deep Learning, Information Security, RTOS and Embedded System.

Electronics and Communication Engineering

• All areas in Electronics and Communication Engineering like Communication, Computer Vision, Microprocessors and Embedded Systems, Image and Video Signal Processing, Instrumentation, VLSI Design, Automotive Electronics, Wireless or RF Communications, Microwave Engineering, Antennas, 5G, LTE, MIMO Technologies, Internet of Things, Opto-electronics, Mechatronics, Embedded System Design, Wireless Sensor Network, Cognitive Radio, LI-FI, and another Advanced topic of Electronics and Communication Engineering. 

Various Categories

Industry Candidates:

•  Extern Candidate from Industry (EX-I) 
•  Intern Sponsored Candidate from Industry (IN-IS)

Duration: 

• Candidates with Master’s Degree have a duration of 3 years and candidates with Bachelor’s Degree have 4 years' duration from the date of joining the program till the date of Submission of Thesis.

Eligibility: 

• Candidate should have a Master's Degree in Engineering / Technology with 60% marks or CGPA greater than 6.75 on a 10 point scale. 55% marks for SC / ST / PwD, 6 for SC / ST / PwD
• AND
• Minimum 5 years of relevant experience in CSE/ECE/IT and allied fields.
• Desirable: A valid GATE score is desired.

Academic Institution(s) Candidates

•  Extern Self-financed candidates from Academic Institutions (Ex-A)
•  Intern Sponsored Candidate from Academic Institutions (IN-AS)

Duration: 

• Duration of the program will be 3 years till the date of Submission of Thesis from the date of joining.

Eligibility

• Candidate should have Master's Degree in Engineering / Technology with 60% marks or CGPA greater that 6.75 on a 10 point scale. 55% marks for SC / ST / PwD, 6 for SC / ST / PwD
• Desirable: A valid GATE Score. 

Other Candidates

•  Intern Self Sponsored Candidates (IN-U)
•  Intern externally funded or sponsored or Project Staff Candidates (IN-ES) 

Duration: 

• The duration of the program will be 3 years till the date of Submission of Thesis from the date of joining.

Eligibility

• Candidate should have a Master's Degree in Engineering / Technology with 60% marks or CGPA greater than 6.75 on a 10 point scale. 55% marks for SC / ST / PwD, 6 for SC / ST / PwD
• Desirable: A valid GATE Score. 

Selection Process

• Stage 1: Written / Online Test: Candidates who are eligible for admission are required to appear for the Written / Online Test. Qualifying Score in Written / Online Test will be 40%. 
• Stage 2: Interview: Candidates shall be eligible to appear for Personal Interview who will qualify the Written / Online Test.
• Stage 3: Calculation of Combined Score: 
• Total Marks: 100
• Written / Online Test: 40
• Offline / Online Interview: 50
• GATE Qualification: 10 

Examination Pattern

There will be two sections in question paper for the written / online test.

Section-1 would comprise of questions on General Ability and Communication Skills and shall be common for all categories.

The Section-2 shall have questions based on 

For Candidates from Industry (EX-I & IN-IS)

• Basic Programming and Engineering Knowledge and Skills; Basic Engineering Maths; Arithmetic, Engineering Logical Analysis, Industry Standards. 

For all remaining category Candidate (EX-A, IN-AS, IN-U, IN-ES) 

• Electronics and Communication Engineering: Control Systems, Communications, Engineering Mathematics, Electronic Devices, Analog Circuits, Digital Circuits, Networks, Signals and Systems, Electromagnetic
• Computer Science and Engineering and Information Technology: Algorithms, Theory of Computation, Compiler Design, Computer Organization, and Architecture, Engineering Mathematics, Digital Logic, Programming and Data Structures, Operating System, Databases, Computer Networks 

Fees Structure

• Tuition Fee: 70000
• Development Fee: 12000
• Registration Fee: 3000
• Library Fee: 4000
• Medical Insurance: 700
• Internet Charges: 2000
• Infrastructure Usage Fee:  4000
• Welfare Fee: 2000
• Gymkhana Activity &
• Magazine Fee: 2300
• Total Fees: 1,00,000/- 

Application Procedure 

• The applications are to be filled in online mode with every single significant archive appended and a different printed version of a similar application filled according to Annexure – 1 must be sent by post as back up. To profit the online structure Gmail account is basic. 
• The Application Form for back up a printed copy will not be provided on postal solicitation. The competitors are encouraged to download the equivalent from Institute Website viz. www.iiitn.ac.in. 
• All applications which are not in recommended structure/without significant supporting walled in areas/got after the last date/without application charges will be out properly dismissed. No correspondence will be engaged in such a manner. Break Correspondence will likewise not be engaged or answered to. 
• Foundation won't be mindful under any conditions for such a postal deferral/loss of the application structure The envelope containing the Application Form will make reference to on the top in intense "Application for Ph.D. in the Department of or " with applicant name, address and telephone number composed on it. 
• Utilized competitors are required to present the No Objection Certificate (NOC) from the particular association in the organization gave in Annexure – 2. 
• No TA/DA and additionally Lodging/Boarding will be paid for going to the Written Test/Interview. As the Institute is working from its Makeshift Campus, no convenience will be given. 
• Any corrigendum/changes/refreshes will be made accessible just on the Institute's Website viz. www.iiitn.ac.in. The applicants are encouraged to continue watching the Institute's Website for any data/refreshes on the Ph.D. Admission Process. 
• In the current winning circumstance of Pandemic COVID-19, the establishment will pick the online method of test and meeting relying upon the conditions around then and gave orders by the Competent Authorities.

Submission of Documents / Certificates

• 10th Standard Certificate.
• 12th Standard Certificate / Diploma Certificate.
• Graduation Mark-Sheets for all years.
• Graduation Degree Certificate.
• Master’s Degree & Mark-Sheets for all semesters.
• NOC from the Current Employer.
• Experience / Service Certificate 
• EWS and OBC-NCL Certificate 
• SC/ST/PwD Certificates 
• Scanned Copy of NEFT payment receipt

General Terms and Conditions

• M.Tech Final Year showed applicants are additionally qualified to apply under appropriate class given that the applicant must present the M.Tech temporary degree on revelation of results. 
• In case of any dispute with respect to the Ph.D. Admission Process, the spot of purview will be Nagpur, Maharashtra (India) as it were. 
• The choice of Director, IIITN will be last in all the issues identified with the Admission Process. 
• The Institute claims its authority to drop/delay/hold the Admission Process at any phase without referring to any explanation thereof. 
• Unimportant qualification doesn't guarantee choice. The Institute maintains all authority to choose a predetermined number of PhD Candidates in every one of the Departments at the sole watchfulness of Director, IIITN. 
• The list of short recorded applicants will be shown on the Institute Website. Competitors are encouraged to visit the IIITN site www.iiitn.ac.in routinely. No correspondence with respect to purposes behind not short posting the competitor will be engaged.