DIAT conducts Ph.D Programmes in Pune

Ph.D. Programmes- July 2016 Batch  conduts Defence Institute of Advanced Technology – Deemed to be University (DIAT)

DIAT offers admission to PhD (full-time) in the frontier areas of: Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electronics Engineering, Computer Science & Engineering, Applied Physics, Applied Mathematics, Materials engineering and Applied Chemistry. Limited few Institute Fellowships are available.

Materials Engg /1 Fellowships

Mechanical Engg/ 1Fellowships

Applied Physics /1Fellowships

Applied Maths /2 Fellowships

Electronics Engg./ 1Fellowships

Aerospace Engg/ 2Fellowships

Eligibility: a) Qualification 1. A candidate seeking admission to the Ph.D. program shall be required to have passed the qualifying examination securing at least 55% marks or equivalent CGPA/DGPA. The qualifying degrees are:- a. Master of Engineering/Master of Technology (or equivalent) for Ph.D. in Engineering/Science. b. Master in Science (M.Sc. or equivalent) for Ph.D. in Science c. B.E. / B.Tech with 10 years of research/industrial experience for Ph.D. In Engineering / Science (this category is only for sponsored candidates) And Qualified in a national level test such as, CSIR/UGC NET (Fellowship), Graduate Aptitude Test for Engineering (GATE), Rajiv Gandhi National fellowship. Subject wise and category wise GATE/NET (Fellowship) cut off will be decided by DIAT .

Age limit : Not above 28 years as on July 1, 2016.

Selection Procedure: Admission to Ph.D. will be based on the performance in the entrance exam (written test) conducted by the department concerned followed by a personal interview.

Financial Assistance : (a) The selected Ph.D. candidates against this admission notice, admitted as full-time Ph.D. students will be provided financial assistance as per Institute rules, in force from time to time. The Ph.D. students (who are provided Institute fellowship) will be required to assist in research and teaching activities for a maximum of 10 hours per week in addition to their own duties. (b) In addition to the Ph.D. scholarship, such candidates would also be entitled for contingency grant (presently Rs. 15,000/- per year) in accordance with the decisions of the Institute. (c) Candidates with CSIR, DST, UGC and any other Scholarship available to them are also eligible to apply for Ph. D admission.

BOARDING / LODGING :Accommodation and mess facilities are available in the POINTS Hostel on payment basis. However, due to very limited rooms in POINTS Hostel, it may or may not be possible to provide POINTS Hostel accommodation to all the students. The present monthly charge towards boarding and lodging is ` 7000/- (subject to revision). A security deposit of ` 20,000/- would need to be paid to Hostel Office.

Application Fee : Fee of Rs.500/- (250/- for SC/ST candidates) per programme is required to be paid either online or by Demand Draft drawn in favour of Vice Chancellor, DIAT, Pune, payable at Pune.

Course Fee and Other Charges : Selected candidates for the Ph.D programmes shall be required to pay Semester Fee @Rs.25,000/- per semester (for Gen & OBC) and @Rs. 15,000/- (for SC & ST) payable immediately on joining and a caution deposit (refundable at the end of the Programme less dues if any) of Rs.10,000/-, commencing from July 2016.