NIT Patna PhD Admission 2026 - About, Fee Structure and How to Apply?

National Institute of Technology Patna is the eighteenth National Institute of Technology made by the Ministry of H.R.D. Legislature of India in the wake of rechristening the past Bihar College of Engineering Patna on 28. 01. 2004. NIT Patna denoted its modest start in 1886 with the foundation of pleaders review preparing school which was in this way advanced of Bihar College of Engineering Patna in 1924. This made this foundation the sixth Oldest Engineering Institute of India. The alumni level educational program was later raised to the postgraduate level in 1978. The foundation is arranged on the south bank of sacred stream Ganges behind Gandhi Ghat, one of the most significant and respectful spots of Patna. The Gandhi Ghat is related to the drenching of remains of the father of the Nation Mahatma Gandhi in the waterway Ganges. The grounds have a beautiful stream see with memorable structure introducing an exhibition of engineering enjoyment and characteristic magnificence. 

National Institute of Technology Patna has been proclaimed as an Institute of National Importance and has been allowed a completely Autonomous Status by MHRD, Government of India. The Institute has additionally been pronounced as a Center of Excellence of bestowing significant level instruction preparing, innovative work in science, building innovation and humanities. It is granting top-notch training and qualities at UG (B.Tech), PG (M.Tech) and Ph .D programs through its accomplished personnel knowledgeable in their separate field of building innovation with well-prepared research facilities. At present, the Institute has seven orders viz. Design, Civil Engineering, Computer Science and Engg., Electrical Engg., Electronics, and Communication Engg., Information Technology and Mechanical Engg., and settled divisions of material science, Mathematics and Humanities, and Social Science. 

National Institute of Technology Patna targets setting out high training norms and holds a long record of scholastic greatness. The instructive viewpoints have been planned to suit not just the necessities of the contemporary modern prerequisites yet, in addition, to create the human potential to its fullest degree in the scope of callings. Extracurricular exercises are planed through games and sports, social projects, and NSS exercises. Social exercises give a stage to think about the way of life of different states and locales of the nation and open door for national combination. 

Contact Details

• National Institute of Technology Patna
• Patna, Bihar (800005), India
• Website: www.nitp.ac.in

Application Process

• Candidates can apply online on the website of the NIT Patna website http://www.nitp.ac.in on or before 28th July 2020.
• Application Fee is Rs. 1500 for General/ OBC/ Ews/Sponsored category
• Application Fee is Rs. 750 for SC/ ST/ PWD.
• Application fees need to be paid online through the Institute website only.

Departments and Area of Specialization

Architecture 

• Area of Specialization: Architecture, Planning, Architectural Conservation, Vernacular Architecture, Heritage Architecture, Structural forms in Architecture, Urban Planning, Rural Planning, Housing Climate change, Regional Management, Sustainable Environmental Planning,

Civil Engineering 

• Area of Specialization: Water Resource Engineering, Environmental Engineering.q, Structural Engineering, Transportation Engineering, Geotechnical Engineering, Remote Sensing & GIS 

Computer Science & Engineering

• Area of Specialization: Data Network, Sensor Networks, Pattern Recognition, Recommender System, Big Data, Data Mining, Network, and Information Security, Multimedia Security, Threat Modelling, Biometric, Social Networks, Computational Geometry, Semantic Web, Natural Language Processing, Internet of Things Bioinformatics, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Deep Learning, Cloud Computing, Distribute systems, Blockchain

Electrical Engineering

• Area of Specialization: Power Electronics, Electric Drives Control, Power System, Control System, Application of renewal energy in power system

Electronics and Communication Engineering

• Area of Specialization: Microwave Imaging and Remote Sensing, Millimeter Wave, THz devices, Network Security, Optical Communication, Signal Processing, Image Processing, VLSI, Wireless Communication and Networks, Biomedical Signal Processing, Speech Processing, High Power RF / Microwave Devices, Circuits and Systems, RF MEMs, Metamaterial devices, circuits and Systems, Antenna Engineering, Meta-materials, and Meta-surfaces.

Mechanical Engineering

• Area of Specialization: Production, Manufacturing, Gas Mechanics, Surface Engineering, Dynamics Industrial, Design, Solid Energy, Dynamics and Control, Fluid Thermal,  Renewable Power System & Operation Management.

Chemistry 

• Area of Specialization: Analytical Chemistry, Bio-Technology, Chemistry, Applied Chemistry, Material Science & Technology, Bio-Chemistry, Environmental Science, Nano Technology, Chemical Science & Technology, Polymer Science & Technology, Pharmaceutical Science

Categories for Ph.D. Scholars

• Full-Time Ph.D Programme
• Part-Time
• JRF/SRF working at NIT Patna
• Non-PhD regular Faculty and Faculty appointed on a consolidated salary of NIT Patna

Eligibility Criteria for Selection

• Candidate should have M. Design/M. Sc./M. Com./ MBA/ M.Tech. / M. E. / M.Arch/ M. Planning/ MA or equivalent degree in relevant and related discipline from a recognized technical institute or university with at least 6.5 CGPA (in the scale of 10) or 60 percent marks in aggregate.
• Candidate should have GATE/JAM/JEST/CAT or equivalent national eligibility test.
• Candidates belonging to the SC/ ST/PwD categories shall be relaxed by 0.5 CGPA or 5 percent.

Selection Process

Online Admission Screening Test questions only for Full-Time lnstitute Fellowship

• Qualifying marks for online Screening test for General/OBC/EWS candidate is 40% and for SC/ST/PwD candidates is 35%. Syllabus for online screening test will be Syllabus of GATE Exam of respective discipline.

Interview

• Candidates are required to appear for online Interviews who are selected for the interview. Candidate's aptitude for research and his/ her depth of the knowledge in domain/Research subjects will be tested in an online Selection Interview.

Merit list

• On the base of online Selection Interview Marks and availability of seat, the merit list shall be prepared. Selected candidates shall be notified on the Institute website by the Academic Section. 

Fee Structure

Ph. D. Regular 

• 1st Semester During Admission: 42.950/- 
• All intermediate Semester: Rs. 11,850/- 
• Last Semester: Rs. 16,850/-

Ph.D. (Part-Time) 

• lst Semester During Admission: 42,950/- 
• All intermediate Semester: Rs.2,000/- (if course work completed), Rs. 11,850/- if course work continued
• Last Semester: Rs. 2,000/-

Scholarship and Financial Assistance for Ph. D. Program: 

Establishment Research Fellowship will be accessible to the qualified understudies according to MHRD, GOI standards. The period and measure of exploration partnership will be according to the warning of the skillful authority every once in a while. The chosen competitor is required to execute un undertaking/understanding security referencing that they will discount the stencil/grant/assistantship got from the Institute in the case of leaving the program without its fruition, regardless of the reasons at his/her end on the endorsed position. 

Note: The grants from some other office/association are administered by rules and guidelines of financing organizations just, and understudies will be represented by their standards as they were.

Documents Required

• Passport size Photographs (4 Nos.).
• Proof of Payment for an admission fee.
• Two sets of Self-attested copies of all the documents listed, herewith along with original certificates/documents :
• High School Certificate in the original.
• Mark sheets of qualifying examination in original.
• Character Certificate issued by the Head of the Institution last attended/ from the employer.
• Certificate of sponsorship in the prescribed format (if applicable).
• No. Objection certificate from parent employer (if applicable).

Important Information for Candidates 

• When registered under the Part-Time Ph.D. Program at the Institute, the transformation of candidature from Part-Time to Full Time isn't passable. 
• An applicant can apply online for more than one division, in the event that he/she is qualified for that discipline. Notwithstanding, he/she needs to apply independently. 
• A competitor is required to show up for an online Admission Test as well as Interview independently for all divisions for which he/she has applied. 
• Application number apportioned to up-and-comers will be their Roll No. for any future reference. 
• No different affirmation or call letter will be sent by the establishment for going to the Online Admission Test/Interview/Counseling. 
• As no different Admit Card is given for the online affirmation Test, consequently the applicants are coordinated to keep any standard Photo l-Card (in Original, for example, Aadhaar Card, PAII Card, EPIC, Driving License, I-card gave by their Employer, or any Govt./Public Sector Organization and so forth. 
• A supported competitor may present their NOC till the admission date. on the off chance that a competitor neglects to produce NOC at the hour of confirmation, at that point his/her affirmation will stand to cancel. 
• Competitors are encouraged to visit the Institute site www.nitp.ac.in for customary updates. 
• Point by point Ph.D. guideline is likewise accessible on Institute's site. Competitors are required to peruse the guideline cautiously. 
• The name of the short recorded competitors qualified for the web-based Screening test/Interview will likewise be shown on the Institute site. 
• An applicant will be considered for a web-based Screening assessment/Interview regardless of whether the consequence of the qualifying assessment is anticipated. Whenever chose, such competitors will be permitted to join the program temporarily. Helshe is required to present a certificate duplicate from their PrincipaURegistrar expressing that the up-and-comer has finished all course prerequisites for getting the qualifying degree for confirmation in Ph. D Program, at the hour of composed assessment/Interview. 
• Be that as it may, temporary degree testament and imprints sheet of qualifying assessment must be submitted to the workplace of Dean (Academic) prior to 30th September' 2020, in any case, a confirmation will be dropped.