Ph.D. Information Brochure

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Ph.D. Admission for Spring Semester 2013-14

INFORMATION BROCHURECONTENTS

1. The Institute

2. Roorkee Town

3. Central Facilities and Centres of Excellence

4. Specializations / Major Research Areas

5. Ph.D. Programmes

6. Admission Categories

7. Admission Eligibility

8. Fee Structure

9. Financial Assistance

10. General Instructions

11. Eligibility for Admission in different Disciplines

HOW TO APPLY

The candidate is required to register and fill the application online from September 27, 2013 toOctober 21, 2013 by accessing http://pgadm.iitr.ernet.in and after finalizing, download the online filled applicationand Bank Challan simultaneously, then the requisite fee of Rs. 200/- for GEN/OBC and Rs. 100/- for SC/ST/PDcategory candidates must be deposited in any branch of State Bank of India throughout the country through Bankchallan on next working day of finalization of online application and or before the last date i.e. October 22, 2013.The Bank Challan will be printed in triplicate. Bank will retain a copy and will return two copies to you. In those twocopies, retain the Candidates copy with you and attach the IITRs copy with the print out of downloaded applicationform.

Note:-

1. The fee shall not be accepted through any other mode.

2. Separate application be sent for separate departments/centres and for each department/centre separatefees shall be required. An original copy of challan be used with the application form for one department

and Xerox copy of the challan form can be used for other departments (if applicable).

Apply onl ine (Website Open) September 27, 2013 (Friday)

Last Date for Applying Online (Website Closure) October 21, 2013 (Monday) at 5:30 P.M.

Last date for depos it of application fee October 22, 2013 (Tuesday)

Receiving of downloaded Application Form at PG AdmissionOffice, IIT Roorkee

October 25, 2013 (Friday)

Admission will be offered subject to availability of seats, faculty in the Specialization and the

Institute Assistantship.


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1. THE INSTITUTE

Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee is the latestmember of the IIT family and has its roots in theRoorkee College established in 1847 as the firstengineering college in India, which was soonrechristened as Thomason College of CivilEngineering in 1854 after its greatest mentor JamesThomason. After about 100 years of distinguishedservices, the college was elevated to University of

Roorkee as the first Engineering University ofindependent India on November 25, 1949. It has now23 academic departments/centres offering 11undergraduate courses in engineering andarchitecture, 5 dual degree programmes and 6Integrated Dual Degree courses in M.Sc./Engineeringand over 52 postgraduate courses in engineering,architecture, sciences, computer applications andbusiness administration besides researchprogrammes at doctoral level. It has three campuses,main campus at Roorkee and other two atSaharanpur and Greater Noida

IIT Roorkee has a highly qualified and motivatedfaculty of about 390 members who are engaged inresearch and consultancy in addition to teaching. Thefaculty members offer their expertise throughconsultancy services to private/public sectorindustries as well as to Government agencies. Theinstitute has about 4300 undergraduate students,2130 postgraduates and Over 1425 researchscholars.

There are a number of academic and researchcentres engaged in interdisciplinary research, andmany collaborative programmes exist with institutionsin India and abroad. Several central facilities exist

such as Mahatma Gandhi Central Library havingmore than 3.65 lac volumes of books and periodicals,Information Superhighway Centre with Internetconnectivity, an Educational Multi-Media ResearchCentre with full-fledged television studio, a modernComputer Centre and Institute Instrumentation Centrewith highly sophisticated analytical instruments.

The Institute prepares students to meet ever-increasing technological and social challenges with itstraditions of self-discipline, hard work, all-roundpersonality development and innovative approach toproblems.

IIT Roorkee is fully residential, with well-designedhostels (Bhawans) both for boys and girls, sprawlingsports ground, hobbies club, Hospital, a modernswimming pool, boat club and a host of facilities fordifferent games including Tennis, Squash andBilliards. Societies and Associations along withactivities like NCC, Rangering and Rovering,Mountaineering and Trekking provide excellentopportunities for self-development.

2. ROORKEE TOWN

Roorkee, a quiet town of moderate size in the districtof Hardwar (Uttarakhand), is located on the banks ofthe Upper Ganga Canal, which takes off at Hardwar.It is about 30 km south of the Shivalik range of themighty Himalayas, about 170 km to the north of Delhiand is situated on the Amritsar-Howrah main railwayline. Roorkee is linked by rail to many important megacities such as Delhi, Kolkata, Chennai and Mumbai.

Roorkee is also well connected by road, beinglocated on the Delhi-Hardwar National Highway (NH58), and on the Roorkee Panch Kula Highway (NH

73). Roorkee (Latitude 29o 52 N and Longitude 77o5352" E) is 268 m above mean sea level and has acold winter. The summer months, though hot, aremoderated by the proximity of the Shivaliks. The rainyseason is mainly between July and September withan average rainfall of 1050 mm.

Roorkee town is an important centre of engineeringactivity. Apart from the IIT Roorkee, which is situatedin a 150-hectare campus, Roorkee also has theCentral Building Research Institute, the National

Institute of Hydrology, the Irrigation ResearchInstitute, the Irrigation Design Organization, theheadquarters of Bengal Engineering Group & Centrealong with an important Army base.

The Institute campus is 2.5 km from the RoorkeeRailway Station and is only 200 m from theRoadways Bus Stand.

3. CENTRAL FACILITIES AND CENTRE OFEXCELLENCE

EM2RC

The EM2

RC provides valuable resource material forhigher education and mass communication. Theprogramme produced at the centre are televisedunder the UGCs Country Wide Classroomprogrammes. The Doordarshan National TV Networktelecasts these programmes.

The centre undertakes research aspects of

educational technology in relation to learning in

diverse age groups for both urban and rural

population, in various disciplines. It invites faculty

from within the Institute, other Colleges, Universities

and Institutions for the production of programmes and

software transfer.

Institute Instrumentation Centre

The Institute Instrumentation Centre has awide range of analytical facilities for processing andcharacterizing materials. These facilities are availablefor use by researchers (students/faculty) in bothacademia and industry not only for the academiccommunity of IIT Roorkee, but also to variousresearch organizations and industries across thenation.


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This centre provides modern facilities for advancedmaterials processing and characterization. Thefacilities include well established Nanoscience whichconsists of state of the art nanomaterials synthesisfacilities laboratory (Sputtering and Pulse LaserDeposition Technique for Nano-materials synthesis).More details are available on the website. IIC isequipped with more than twenty specialized andsophisticated equipments for analysis and solution ofintricate scientific and industrial problems. Theseinclude, among others, Nuclear Magnetic Resonance(NMR), Thermal Ionization Mass Spectrometer(TIMS), Electron Probe Micro Analyzer (EPMA),Macromolecular Crystallographic Unit (MCU) forprotein crystallography (All the required facilities forcloning to crystallization are available), X-RayFluorescence Spectrometer (WDS-XRF), Powder X-Ray Diffractometer (Powder-XRD), Glancing angleXRD, Single crystal XRD, Scanning ProbeMicroscope (SPM), Field Emission ScanningElectron Microscope (FE-SEM), 200 KV TransmissionElectron Microscope (TEM), Scanning ElectronMicroscope (SEM), Superconducting Quantum

Interference Device (SQUID) Magnetometer,Vibrating Sample Magnetometer (VSM), Atomic

Absorption Spectrophotometer (AAS), FluorescenceLife Time System, Inductively Coupled Plasma MassSpectrometer (ICP-MS) attached with Laser Ablation,Differential Thermal and Thermo Gravimetric

Analyzer (DTA/TGA). Each laboratory generally hasan operator working under the supervision of a facultymember or a scientific officer. Besides these, theCentre includes a training laboratory for summertraining of the engineering students.

Area of Research:

There are two faculty members each having severalsponsored projects and research programmes in theareas of Magnetic Multilayes/Heterostructures,MEMS Devices, Thin Film Solar Cells, FunctionalNanomaterials, Molecular Crystallography/Bioinformatics, and Geo Physics.

Institute Computer Centre

The Centre works towards the common goal ofimplementing the academic agenda of the Institute byconstantly interacting, evaluating and updating theresources to meet the international standards. ICC isplaying the major role of a central facilitator tostudents and faculty members who are intenselyengaged in research activities. It is making availableon appropriately high-end hardware platform, thelatest scientific and engineering computing softwareto the research community.

Computing Resources: ICC, a central computing facility, is equipped forHigh Performance Computing, which includesinfrastructure for Cluster Computing, besides high-

end Servers and Workstations on heterogeneousplatforms. Centre has a wide range of servers from Intelprocessor based ones to high-end RISC servers fromHP, SUN, IBM, SGI and NAS (Network AttachedStorage) servers of 2x1.6 TB (terabytes) capacity.Blade servers for computational requirement andsoftware services at the central facility in hp c7000blade system. SAN System with FC connectivity toblade system hp c7000. ICC has state-of-the-art facilities for applicationssuch as: CAD/MCAD, Computational Fluid Dynamics(CFD), FEM & FEA, Image Processing / ScientificVisualization, 3DAnimation/Visual Simulation/Geospatial imaging and analysis. It has mid-range to high-end configured graphicsworkstations with MIPS R16000 64 bit RISC based(SGI)/ 64 bit Quad-core Intel Xeon (Dual CPU) / 64 bitQuad Core Xeon (Dual CPU) / Core 2 Duo (Dualcore) /PIV EM64T CPUs/AMD Opteron; GPUOptimized High Performance & Graphics Workstation(Supermicro 7046A-HR+) with NVIDIA Tesla forscientific/engineering computation and research in

the area of GP GPU and HPC based applications. Linux based HPC Cluster and all the other serverscan be accessed within the campus including DPTSaharanpur Campus through campus LAN.Major Engineering and Scientific softwareresources:ICC not only delivers the computing environment on24x7 basis with remote access facility but has alsoestablished in a short span of time one of the bestrepositories of latest scientific and engineeringcomputing software in any of the technical institutesin India. ICCs software licensing facilities provide thefollowing major engineering and scientific softwares

available throughout the campus over the LAN withnetwork floating licenses:

ANSYS Academic Research v 14.0

Autodesk Revi t Arch itecture Sui te 2009 &Educational Solution Set 2009

Abaqus6.8.1

ArcGIS 10

Bentley Suite of Products under Academicsubscription with a set of 53 software along withMicrostation software

ChemOffice Ultra 10.0

ERDAS Imagine 2011 with LPS and ImagineDevelopers Toolkit and ER Mapper

Felix for NMR

Hytran 3.7.3-7

Intel Visual Fortran 9.0

LabVIEW 2010


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MATLAB R2010b with various tool boxes &Distributed Computing Engine

Mathematica 5.0

Mechanical Autodesk InventorSeries 11

MagNet 64 bit v 6.22.1

NAG Libraries and Compilers

Oracle 9i & 10g

Pro/ENGINEER Wildfire 4.0

SARscape 4.2 with ENVI 4.7

SAP2000 v 15.0; ETABS Non-linear v 9.7.2 andSAFE v 12.3.1

SPSS 16.0

Solid Edge 18.0

Adobe Acrobat 9.0 Prof. (Academic Version)

MS Visual Stud io.Net 2010

Microsoft software products under School andCampus Agreement.

Computing Environment and Access Timings: The Centre maintains a comfortable environment,conducive for research & training for both studentsand faculty. Dedicated systems with specialized softwarerequired by students of M.Tech, and Ph.D scholarsduring their dissertation/thesis period in the ResearchScholars lab at ICC. These are high- endworkstations with multi-core with high processingspeed and high capacity memory and graphicsadaptors in network with remote access facility on365x24x7 basis. Scientific and engineering softwarelicenses being served through servers at ICC. Short term training programmes /workshop/seminarfor students, faculty members and office staff are alsobeing organized by the centre. It has eight job-specific labs with about 250desktops/thin clients of latest configuration in100/1000 mbps CAT 6 based structured networkhaving gigabit managed switches with internetconnectivity at every system. Computer Centre runs in two shifts from Monday toFriday from 8:00 AM to 11:00 PM and on Saturdayand Sunday 8:45 AM to 11:00 PM.

It is rendering services all 7 days/week. Computingand software license serving facilities are available on24x7 basis within the campus including DPTSaharanpur.

Information Superhighway Centre

The Information Superhighway Centre(ISC) wasestablished in March 1996. It is the nodal centre foroutside/inside connectivity to the campus and servesas an Information Technology Center for promotingthe effective use of IT, IT Systems, resource

management and facilities for modernization/automation of the IP Infrastructure of the Campus

The Institute has a star topology Gigabit EthernetSwitch based, state-of-the-art Enterprise classnetwork with data, voice and video communicationcapabilities. All department and Centres areconnected to the Information Superhighway throughOptical Fiber. The network covers 365 acres of areathrough 35 Km of OFC and 70 km of CAT6/E CAT 5

UTP, connecting all Departments/Centres, Hostelsand Saharanpur Campus. The Intranet has 6000+wired-line I/Os and 3200+ points through Wirelessaccess, providing internet/intranet, and e-mail facilityto all faculty, students, staff, library, and laboratories.

All research scholar Hostels have wired line internetconnectivity in each room. Under Graduate/Graduatehostels have Cyber caf equipped with 20 desktop forinternet connectivity in addition to 802.11g Wi-Finetwork Internet/Intranet connectivity in each room.New Hostels at IIT Roorkee main campus andSaharanpur campus have Wire-Line connectivity ineach room.

Institute has 1 Gbps internet lease line link ofNational Knowledge Network (NKN) from NICunder MHRD Govt of India initiative. 100 Mbpsinternet leased line link from TATA Communication,New Delhi, 100 Mbps internet leased line link fromBSNL Haridwar 2 Mbps Lease Line link from ERNETIndia, New Delhi. 34 Mbps dedicated leased line(RailTel) in a close group to Saharanpur Campus.

Above Facilities through the Centre is being usedextensively by the faculty and the students for theireducational and research needs and provides anavenue for the exchange of Information with otherlibraries and the centres of research and education.

The ISC also has an Information ManagementGroup(IMG) which is managed and run solely byB.Tech. students for developing website and intranetapplications.

Quality Improvement Programme Centre

The Government of India has launched the Quality

Improvement Programme in the 1970-71. One of the

main objectives of the programme is to upgrade the

expertise and capabilities of the faculty members of

the degree level engineering colleges/ institutions of

the country. Since 1994-95, the programme is being

implemented and monitored by All India Council forTechnical Education. In Quality Improvement

Programme only sponsored teachers are eligible for

admission to both Masters and Doctoral Degree

Programmes, with the aim to enable them to acquire

Masters/Doctoral degrees and imbibe in them a

culture of research and better teaching capabilities by

exposing them to the environment of a higher level

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The Programme was launched to improve the overall

quality of technical education in the degree level

engineering colleges/institutes. It was anticipated that

placing the teachers on the campus of these institutes

of excellence including 7 IITs, and Indian Institute of

Science, Bangalore, will expose them to an altogether

different environment of sophisticated infrastructure

and to improve the standard of technical education in

their own institute.

Mahatma Gandhi Central Library

The library serves as a central organ of the academic

activities of the Institute. To this end, it continues to

fulfill its obligations in providing necessary

infrastructure facilities in the form of books, advanced

treatises, works of reference and bibliographical

nature, current and back volumes of journals, theses,

CD-ROMS, e-journals, e-databases, e-books and

other kinds of monographs to its members. It has well

bound collection of more than 3.65 lakh volumes to

meet the growing and varied requirements of its

clientele consisting of undergraduate and

postgraduate students, research scholars, faculty

members. The library strives to provide physical

facilities with calm and cozy atmosphere conductive

to study for long hours. It subscribes to over 800

current journals in all branches of Engineering,

Physical Sciences, Bio-Sciences and Humanities &

Social Sciences. Besides this the library provides

access to e-resources including more than 13,000 e-

journals and 30,000 e-books published by major

science and technology publishers of the world. All

the e-resources of the library are available throughout

the campus on Institute network. Library also

maintains 5 LCDs, 7 servers and more than 100Desktop PCs on its Local Area Network. Forty seven

CCTV cameras have been recently installed at

various places of the library. The Mahatma Gandhi

Central Library has been provided with latest RFID

technology with self issue/return facility for the users.

Mahatma Gandhi Central Library building is one of

the most beautiful buildings in the country. It is a

state-of-the-art facility fully air-conditioned which

provides the best possible environment to the

students and faculty. It occupies an area of over

90,000 sq.ft. Ample sunlight through dome and

skylight provision, state-of-the-art cabling for internet

and light, fire services, cyber rooms, open terminal,wi-fi environment are some of the main features. A

separate reading room with 80 seating capacity for

using personal books is a unique feature. The Central

Library is on its way to provide library services in such

a way that Saakaar becomes Niraakaar and believe

in becoming pro-active rather than providing services

on demand.

CENTRES OF EXCELLENCE:

1. Centre for Transpor tation Systems (CTRANS)

CTRANS is a Centre of Excellence of IIT Roorkee in

the area of Transportation Systems with an aim to

promote multidisciplinary and high quality research

and education in Transportation Systems with

collective participation of Engineers, Scientists and

Researchers from Science & Technology, Humanities

and Social Sciences of the Centre, Architecture &

Planning and Management background. Theresearch areas are Public Transport System Highway

& Airfield Pavement Management System, Intelligent

Transport System, Design of Comfort (Rail

Transport), Environmental Management, Biofuels for

Automobiles, Traffic Emission Modelling, Air Quality

Modeling, Mathematical Modelling, Supply Chain

Management, Electric Trolley System, Traction

Technology, Remote Sensing, GPS & GIS

Applications, Health Hazard in Transportation

System, Inland Navigation & Water Transport,

Polymer Applications in Transportation Systems,

Accident Modelling and Road Traffic Safety, Urban

Transportation Policy, Management of TransportSystems, Environmental Impact Assessment, Visual

Communication Design System, Aesthetics, etc. The

Centre is equipped with a number of modern

equipments i.e., Road Measuring Data Acquisition

System (ROMDAS), Portable Automatic Traffic

Counter-cum-Classifier, Trimble IR 5600 Robotic

Total Station, Electrodymic Vibration System, Falcon

Handheld Stationary Radar with Data Logger and

measurement of vehicular speeds, Integrating-

averaging noise level meter, 50" Plasma TV for

Traffic Analysis study, Portable Falling Weight

Deflectometer, Diamond Core Drilling System,

Portable Reference Measurement System etc. The

Centre has Sound Plan, HEADS, TRANSCAD,

VISSUM & VISIM softwares for a variety of

transportation system problem analysis. The Centre

has a good computing facility for modelling and

simulation of transportation systems. A multi-

Institutional Nationally Co-ordinated Project entitled

Integrated Development of Public Transport System

Sponsored by AICTE is executed at this Centre. A

R&D Project on Design and Analysis of Urban

Multimodal Mass Transportation System sanctioned

by DST, Gol is under progress. CTRANS is also

offering advice and Consultancy Services. TheCTRANS is providing consultancy services for the

RSVY Project of CPWD on Development of State

Highways in Bihar State. The Ministry of Road

Transport and Highways, Govt. of India has

established Professorial Chair at CTRANS.

2. Centre for Disaster Mitigation and

Management

The Centre of Excellence in Disaster Mitigation &

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March 2006 to initiate multidisciplinary studies &

national capacity building in Disaster Mitigation and

Management. Initially, focus is on natural/man-made

disasters. The Core faculty group and facilities are

drawn from the participating departments.

The CENTRE is devoted to human resource

development; R&D activities leading to Ph.D. degree;

disseminates technical know how; provides extension

services; evolves strategies for mitigation and

management of disasters and establish a nationaldatabase for rapid dissemination of information and

knowledge. The centre is also engaged in running

M.Tech. programmes in Disaster Mitigation and

Management.

3. Centre for Nanotechnology

Centre for Nanotechnology was established in

December 2005 as one of the Centres of Excellence.

The faculty of the centre, drawn from different

departments is involved in developing state-of-the-art

facilities at the Institute and is vigorously pursuing

interdisciplinary research on various current aspects

of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology. For thispurpose the Institute has granted ten MHRD

assistantships to the centre. A wide range of

sophisticated equipment related to Nanotechnology

has been made operational at IIC involving the

multidisciplinary faculty of the centre.

In view of the major impact of Nanoscience in vast

disciplines of Science and Technology, M.Tech.

program on Nanotechnology had started in 2008.

This course aims at providing the basic knowledge to

B.Tech./M.Sc. students about various concepts of

nanoscale materials, their synthesis, characterization,

novel properties, applications and future

perspectives. This being a multidisciplinary area, a

number of electives have been designed to impart-

knowledge on Nanoscale modeling and simulation,

Nanophysics, Nanochemistry, Nanobiotechnology,

Nanomedicine and technological aspects of

nanomaterials. Besides, it is providing students a

practical training on advanced methods being

employed for the synthesis, characterization and

elucidation of different nanostructures. This expertise

could be utilized to fabricate new Nanomaterials and

Nanodevices for various applications.

4. SPECIALIZATIONS/MAJOR RESEARCH AREAS

ARCHITECTURE AND PLANNING

Architecture

Architectural Design; Building Construction &Materials; Building Science; Landscape Design; Hill

Architecture; Visual & Graphic Art; Urban Design;Architectural Conservation; History of Architecture;Interior Design; Architectural Education; HighriseBuildings; Energy Conservation & Passive Design;Sustainable/Green Architecture.

Planning (Urban & Rural)

Urban Planning; Hill Area Planning; Ecology;Sustainable Development / Planning; Integrated RuralDevelopment; Energy Planning; Regional Planning;Housing; Urban Development Management;Environmental Planning.

ALTERNATE HYDRO ENERGY CENTRE

Alternate Hydro Energy Centre established in the

year 1982 offers two M Tech Programmes inAlternate Hydro Energy Systems andEnvironmental Management of Rivers and Lakes.

AHEC offers research in the area of small hydropower : Optimization of civil structures, hydroulicturbines, induction generators, power systemsplanning, distributed energy; solar energy, biomassenergy, waste-to-energy, integrated renewable andhybrid energy systems.The research areas in the field of environment are :water quality modelling, environmental managementof rivers and lakes and GHG emissions fromreservoirs.

BIOTECHNOLOGY

Biomolecular structure- conformation by nuclearmagnetic resonance techniques; drug - DNA andprotein - DNA interactions; Molecular Modeling;Protein crystallography; Microbial Transformationsand Fermentation Processes; Microbial Production ofOrganic acids and Enzymes; Molecular Biology &Proteomics; Molecular cloning, characterization andexpression of therapeutics proteins; MolecularMechanism of Abiotic Stress Tolerance; MolecularGenetics of Nitrogen Fixation, Plant Biochemistry;Enzymology; Animal Physiology; MolecularEndocrinology; Reproductive Endocrinology,Bioassays for screening new drugs, Drug Designing;Molecular Pathogenesis; EnvironmentalBiotechnology; Biochemical Engineering; BioprocessEngineering; Downstream Processing; EnzymeEngineering; Chemical Biology; Drug discovery;Synthetic Biology; Aptamer technology; Small RNA;Chemical genetics; Microbial pathogenesis-molecularbiology; cloning, expression and purification ofmolecular targets and studies of mechanism ofaction; Bioprocess modeling and simulation;bioreactor design; Bio-prospecting; Wheat and ricegenomics and proteomics; germplasm enhancement.

CHEMICAL ENGINEERING

Advanced Transfer Processes; Computer AidedProcess Plant Design; Environmental Pollution

Abatement Engineering; Industrial Safety andHazards Management; Process Integration; AppliedNumerical Methods; Biochemical Engineering; TwoPhase Heat Transfer; Process Intensification;Chemical Kinetics; Catalysis and Reactor Design;Computer Aided Design; Energy Engineering andManagement; Fire Engineering; Industrial Pollution


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Abatement; Modelling and Simulation; ProcessEngineering; Process Control; Separation Process;Hydrocarbon Engineering;CFD; Polymer Science &Engineering; Supercritical Fluid Extraction;Membrane Separation.

CHEMISTRYAnalytical ; Inorganic; Organic; Physical .Asymmetric synthesis; Bioanalytical chemistry;Bioinorganic chemistry; Chemical kinetics; Computersimulation and molecular orbital calculations;Coordination chemistry; Development of low costcarbon alternatives for waste water management;Electroanalytical chemistry; Electrochemical sensorsand chemical sensors; Electrochemistry;Enantiomeric resolution of pharmaceutically importantcompounds; Enantioselective catalysis; Epoxidationof olefinic compounds; Evolution and origin of life;Extraction chromatography; Heme proteins;Heterogeneous catalysis; Inorganic biochemistry; lonbeam analysis; Kinetics and nanomaterials; Liquidchromatography; Macrocycles; Main group chemistry;Metal speciation in environment; Metal-based drugs;

Mossbauer spectroscopy; Neutron activationanalysis; Organic electrochemistry; Organicelectronics; Organic reaction mechanism;Organometallics (Ru, Si and Sn); Photochemistry;Protein sequencing; Size and shape effects ofnanomaterials on their physico-chemical properties;Solvent extraction; Synthesis of heterocycliccompounds; Synthetic polymers/memberanes/membrane electrodes; Syntheses of porphyrinoids formaterial applications; Solid state and materialschemistry; Statistical mechanics of polymers; Rationaldrug design; Multi component synthesis; Microwaveassisted organic synthesis; Theoretical chemistry.

CIVIL ENGINEERINGBuilding Science and Technology; EnvironmentalEngineering; Geotechnical Engineering; HydraulicEngineering; Geomatics Engineering; StructuralEngineering; Transportation Engineering; Diversifiedareas of specializations - Bridge Engineering - RockMechanics - Traffic Engineering.

Building Technology

High rise buildings, Aerodynamic and seismic studieson buildings, Post peak response of P.C., R.C. andmasonry structures to study overloading capacity,

Concrete and composites, Health monitoring, residuallife assessment and retrofitting of buildings, Riskanalysis and optimization, Non flexural behavior ofstructural concrete, Impact and hygro-thermalbehavior of structures, Application of soft computingtechniques in building engineering, LaminatedComposites, Analysis and design.

Environmental Engineering

Emissions and air quality modeling, Air quality inmegacities, Air Pollution and health impacts, Air

Pollution control technologies, Energy andenvironmental policy, Climate change andsustainable development, carbon sequestration andstorage technologies, Environmental impact and riskassessment, Planning, design, operation andoptimization of water and wastewater treatmentsystems, Advanced water, wastewater and storm-water treatment, Environmental systems modelingand simulation, Bank filtration, Environmentalremediation, Separation and speciation ofcontaminants, Environmental nanotechnology,Emerging pollutants, Environmental catalysis,Membrane processes, Hazardous and industrialwaste management, solid waste management, Highrate invessel compositing, Vermicompositing, Sludgetreatment and disposal, Low cost rural technologiesfor waste management.

Geotechnical Engineering

Analysis and performance of shallow and deepfoundations; Ground improvement techniques; Staticand dynamic soil-structure interaction; RockMechanics and underground space technology(Tunnels/shafts/caverns) applied to hydropower/strategic projects; Tunnelling in soft ground etc,Numerical Methods in Geomechanics, GeotechnicalEarthquake Engineering.

Hydraulic Engineering

Clear water and sediment laden water flows inchannels; Mathematical and Physical modelling ofriver processes; Water resources planning andmanagement of Hydraulic structures Fluid dynamicdrag and redeveloping boundary layer flows,Computational fluid dynamics Ground water flow and

contaminant transport Modelling, Unsaturated FlowModelling; Stochastic Hydrology; HydraulicTransients; Dispersion phenomenon in river andatmospheric flows; Flood, Wind Engg, Hydro power,Irrigation and Drainage, Climate change.

Geomatics Engineering

Computer cartography; Surveying; GPS; Digitalterrain modeling; Photogrammetry-close range,analytical and digital; Geodesy-geometrical, physical,mathematical and satellite; Remote Sensing- opticaland microwave, SAR interferometry, GeographicInformation System (GIS), Digital Image Processing.

Structural Engineering

Aero - dynamic studies of Building, Bridges andTowers; Behaviour and design of bridges; Computeraided design of multistoried buildings and bridges;Earthquake resistant design of buildings; Powerhouse towers, chimneys and bridges; Fluid - structureinteraction; Fibre reinforced concrete elements;Prestressed concrete elements and structures; Soil-structure interaction; Structural optimization; Postcracking behaviour of mason/ RC structures; Life


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assessment of structures; Structural composites.Response of Structure subject to accidental loading(Fire/Blast/Impact), Laminated Composites.

Transportation Engineering

Material characterization, reinforced flexiblepavements, modified binders and mix design,composite pavements, pavement performancestudies, pavement management systems, low costpavements, rural roads, traffic flow modeling and

simulation, highway capacity, environmental impactassessment, mass transportation analysis, transportplanning, road traffic safety, ITS & GIS, non-motorized transportation, travel demand modelling,travel behaviour analysis, revealed & statedpreference surveys.

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING

Data mining, Web mining, Multi agent systems,Automated planning, Web services composition,theoretical computer science (automata, logic), Cloudcomputing and security, semantic web, softwareengineering, Mobile computing. Social Networks,Distributed computing.

EARTHQUAKE ENGINEERING

Earthquake Engineering Education in India started atthe Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee (erstwhileUniversity of Roorkee) in 1960, through theestablishment of School of Research and Training inEarthquake Engineering. The School was renamedas Department of Earthquake Engineering andbecame an integral part of the University of Roorkeein 1979. Four major areas of earthquake engineering

namely, Structural Dynamics, Soil Dynamics,Engineering Seismology and Seismotectonics, andInstrumentation have been nurtured for the pastabout fifty years. The major functions of theDepartment include teaching and research, andrendering expert advice to various organizations inthe area of earthquake resistant design of structuresand systems, such as dams, bridges, power plants,etc. The Department has played a key role at thenational level in formulating Indian Standard Codes ofPractice for earthquake resistant design of structures.Several major facilities exist in the Department forconducting experiments related to earthquake

engineering. Some of the major facilities include: Alow cost railway wagon Shock Table for dynamictesting of structural models up to 20 tonnes weight, a3.5 m x 3.5 m computer controlled Shake Table witha maximum pay-load capacity of 20 tonnes tosimulate Strong Ground Motion, a Quasi StaticTesting Laboratory having servo-controlled dynamicactuator systems and servo-controlled compressiontesting machine of 300 tonnes capacity, a SoilDynamics Laboratory equipped with liquefactiontable, geotechnical centrifuge and cyclic triaxialtesting system, and a Seismological Observatory

having state of the art 3-component broadbandseismograph to record local, regional and tele-seismic earthquakes. Department has deployed aStrong Motion Network of 300 digital accelerographsin the Himalayan region covering seismic zones V, IVand parts of zone III for the purpose of measuringstrong ground motion in the event of majorearthquakes and a state-of-the-art 12-stationtelemetered network deployed in the GarhwalHimalaya to continuously monitor the localearthquakes around Tehri Dam.

EARTH SCIENCES

Geology

Engineering Geology; Environmental Geology;Geochemistry, Petrology; Ore Geology; PetroleumGeology; Remote Sensing and GIS; Sedimentology;Statigraphy and Paleontology; Structural Geology;Geochronology; Economic Geology; Groundwater.

Geophysics

Engineering Geophysics; Exploration Geophysics;Geodynamics; Seismology; Solid Earth Geophysics,Mathematical Modeling and Inversion; Geoelectro-magnetism.

ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING

Improved Quality Multi-quadrant Solid StateConverters; Multi level converters & Inverters; SwitchMode Power Supply (SMPS), High performancecomputer controlled DC & AC drives; Active PowerFilters; Unified Power Quality Conditioner (UPQC);Intelligent condition monitoring of electric drives;Variable Speed Constant Frequency (VSCF) powergeneration; Multi-phase order drives; FPGAapplication to power, instrumentation and control.

Biomedical Instrumentation; Digital Signal and ImageProcessing; Industrial Instrumentation; Power SystemInstrumentation, Control and Protection; ProcessInstrumentation & Control; Medical Imaging & SignalProcessing, Telemetry and Remote Control.

Power System optimization; Flexible AC transmissionsystem; Wide area system monitoring, operation andcontrol; Surge phenomena in power systemengineering; Deregulation and Restructuring of powersystems; Distribution system automation; HVDCtransmission; Smart grid & Micro grid.

Computer controlled system; Modeling and modelorder reduction; Optimal System Operation; Robotics;Robust control, Intelligent control; FPGA BasedDigital Design; Computer Vision.

ELECTRONICS AND COMMUNICATIONENGINEERING

Image Processing, Robotic control, Soft Computingusing Fuzzy and NN, Control System, Meta-materialinspired printed antennas & filters, High power


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millimeter sources and transmission components,Image Fusion/ processing, GPR, TWI, radar & opticalremote sensing, CMOS RFICs, Antenna signalprocessing, Micro strip antennas, Radar signalprocessing, Target detection and estimation, Signalprocessing and communication systems, NanoscaleFINFET modeling, Device/circuit co-design, Lowpower issues, MOFET (NW) reliability, FINFETdevice physics and circuit design, circuit performancemodels, Graphene based interconnects, Organic thinfilm, Transistor modeling, Semiconductor devicecharacterization and modeling.

HUMANITIES AND SOCIAL SCIENCES

EconomicsEconomics of Human Capital,

Demography, Development Studies,

Rural Development, Agricultural

Economics, Economics of Irrigation and

Water Resources, Labour Economics.

English - Modern English Literature, Feminist and

Gender Studies, Cultural Theories,

Diaspora Novel, Post Colonial Studies,Critical Theories, Canadian Literature,

American Literature, Indian Writing in

English, Translation Studies, Linguistics,

ELT, Technical and Professional

Communication, African and Carribean

Literature.

Psychology-Human Resources Management,

Organizational Behaviour, Woman

Studies, Neuropsychology, Cognitive

Psychology..

Sociology - Social Gerontology, Industrial Sociology,

Community Health.

Fine Arts- History of Art, Art and Architecture,Virual Art, Modern Art, Applied Art.

HYDROLOGY

Surface Water Hydrology: Water availability anddesign flood studies; Hydro-meteorological networkdesign, Hydrological data analysis, Extreame valueestimation, Stochastic modelling; Water resourcesplanning and system studies; Reservoir operationstudies; Hydrological investigations and planning.

Ground Water Hydrology: Ground water modellingand recharge estimation; Hydrogeological and

geophysical studies.

Watershed Hydrology: Watershed modelling andmanagement; Agricultural and urban drainagestudies; Soil erosion assessment and management;Spatial decision support systems for watershedmanagement, Drought studies.

Hydroinformatics : Decision support systemsincluding web and GIS based systems; Remotesensing and GIS applications in hydrology.

Environmental Hydrology: Eco-friendlytechnologies for wastewater treatment; Environmentalassessment of agro-urban watersheds; Vulnerabilityassessment of groundwater systems; Decisionsupport systems for environmental management.

MANAGEMENT STUDIES

General Management, Financial Systems,

e-Governance, Knowledge Economy MathematicsFinance, Physics of Complex System etc.

Corporate Finance, investment Finance, FinancialServices, Financial Regulations and Compliance,Financial and Management Accounting, ProjectManagement, General Management, CorporateSocial Responsibility, Information Ethics, BusinessEnvironment, Foreign Investment.

HRM, OB, Knowledge Management,Entrepreneurship, Human Capital

HRM, Learning organizations, Creativity andinnovation, Workplace spirituality, Talentmanagement, Management of change, QualityManagement, Women Entrepreneurship.

Human Resource Management, OrganisationalBehaviour Organisational Development, LeadershipStudies, Emotional Intelligence, Cultural Studies,Society and Organizations, EducationalManagement, Stress Management, Workplacespirituality, Worklife balance

Competency management, Training Effectivenessand Design of Training Systems, Gender differences

at work place, impact of developmental initiatives onemployee learning and Organisational Learning. HR

Analytics and Change management

Marketing, International Business, Supply ChainManagement, Strategy, Ethical and SocialResponsibilities of Business

Marketing, Rural Marketing, Business OpportunityDevelopment, Market Development, e-Governance,PPP, Blue Ocean Strategy, Bottom of the PyramidStrategy, Leadership, Marketing & Advertising,Capability Approach and Market Development,

Management education, Business Innovation at RuralLevel

Emerging issues in Marketing Management,Rural andAgricultural Marketing, New Product Development,Industrial Research,Research in Advertising andPromotion, Emerging Issues in Consumer Needs,Consumer Behaviour

Supply Chain, Operations Management, MarketingManagement,CSR,General Management withemphasis on Indian Value System


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Operation Management, Operation Research, SupplyChain Management, Project Management, MarketingResearch, Sixsigma

Supply Chain Management, OperationsManagement, Operations Research, Total QualityManagement, Industrial Engineering, Data Mining,Econometrics, General Management, Non-traditionalOptimization Techniques, Applied Economics

MATHEMATICSApproximation theory; Bio-mathematics; FractureMechanics; Heat transfer in fluids; Mathematicalmodelling; Mechanics of Smart materials; Non-Newtonian fluids; Operations research; Parallelcomputing; Robotics and control; Statistics;Tomography; Summability theory; Special functions;Vibrations of beams and plates; Image processing;Complex Analysis; Computational Fluid Dynamics,Symbolic Computation; Cryptography; Numericalanalysis; Bio Mechanics; Fuzzy Mathematics;

Differential Equations; Coding Theory; FourierAnalysis.

MECHANICAL AND INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING

Machine Design Engineering: Machine design;Computational mechanics; Computer aided design;Experimental stress analysis; Fracture mechanics;Noise control and vibrations; Robotics and control;Solid mechanics; Tribology; Rotor bearing dynamics;Vehicle dynamics; Machine diagnostics; Machinedynamics; Instrumentation & control; Mechanics ofComposites; Biomechanics; MEMS/NEMS.

Production and Industrial Engineering Systems:Computer aided process planning; Computer aidedmanufacturing; Flexible manufacturing systems;Metal casting; Machine tools and metal cutting;Product design development and ergonomicevaluation; Unconventional machining process;

Advanced manufacturing; Supply chain management;Quality and reliability engineering; Processing ofcomposites; Surface Engineering.

Thermal Engineering: Experimental fluid mechanics;Micro & Nano Fluidics; Bio Fluidics; Fuel Cell

Combustion and IC engines; Computational fluiddynamics; Energy systems; Heat transfer; ThermalContact conductance; Refrigeration and air-conditioning; Solar energy; Turbo-machines; Designof Thermal Systems; Two-phase flow and heattransfer; Fire Dynamics.

Welding engineering: Arc stability analysis; Designof weld joints; Welding metallurgy; Fracturemechanics of weld joints; Weld surfacing; Thermalspraying.

METALLURGICAL AND MATERIALSENGINEERING

Extractive Metallurgy; Industrial Metallurgy; PhysicalMetallurgy; Composites; Non-Metallic Materials;Tribology of Materials; Ceramics Development;Corrosion and Protection; Metal Casting Technology;Mineral Processing; Powder Metallurgy;Thermodynamics and Kinetics; Metallurgical WasteUtilization; Welding Metallurgy; Alloy Design and

Development; Coatings.

PHYSICS

Atmospheric Physics; Atomic and Molecular CollisionPhysics; Condensed Matter Physics (Solid StatePhysics); Nuclear Physics; Fiber Optics; High EnergyPhysics

Atmospheric Physics

Airborne studies; Lightning spectrum studies;Measurement of the charge centre in clouds;Modeling of airglow emissions, auronal emissions

and atmospheric chemistry; No production due tolightning; Application in geophysical exploration;Lightning sprites; Aerosols; Troposphereisosphereinteraction; cloud formation, pollution. Atmosphericairglow emissions, modeling of space weatherevents, atmospheric waves and tides, solar physics,mesospheric, and lower thermospheric dynamics andcoupling processes.

Atomic and Molecular Col lision Physics

Autoionization; Break up processes: (e,2e) and(e,3e); Electron-atom (ion) elastic and inelasticscattering; Electron correlation in atoms, molecules,solids; elastic and inelastic scattering of spin

polarized/unpolarized electron with atoms(molecules); Electron molecule collisions; Heavyparticle collisions; Laser induced processes;Momentum space properties, Compton profile,Electric dipole moments of atoms and molecules,plasma diagnostic, atomic and molecular clocks,atomic structure calculation, applications of atomicphysics in astrophysics.

Condensed Matter Physics

Electronic properties of surfaces; Electronic andmagnetic properties of heavy fermion systems; High-

Tc superconductivity MgB2 and Fe-based

superconductor Itinerant magnetism and mixedvalence systems; Equilibrium and non-equilibriumphenomena in molecular fluids and liquid crystals;quantum liquids, non-Abelian guage field and spinorbit coupling in quantum gases, Direc electrons ingrapheme, Diluted magnetic semiconductor carbonnanotubes, magnetoresistive materials. Anharmonicand disorder effects in solids (semiconductors,superconductors and low dimensional systems).Strongly correlated electronic ,systems, frustrated


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magnetic systems, density functional theorycalculations and phenomenological studies.Dynamical (Acoustical, Electrical and Optical andMicrowave) properties of insulators, semiconductors,High temperature, superconductors and Lowdimensional systems, Quantum Wells, Wires andDots.

Semiconductor nanostructures; Spin glasses;Thermal and mechanical properties of solids and

liquids; Electronic, Magnetic and Optical properties ofintermetallic compounds and low dimensionalsystems; Polymer- Ferroelectric composites;Electrical properties of Polymer Devices, Piezo andPyroelectric effects; Magnetic stability andcrystallization behaviour of amorphous systems; Thinfilms, Semiconductor devices; Wetting and Adhesionstudies in Metal Ceramic systems; Surfacemodification of polymers by flow discharge underdifferent ambient conditions and its impact on surfaceenergy and wetting characteristics of polymers.Functional Electroceramics, smart materials,multiferrous, Chemical and environmental sensors,energy scavenging materials, Nanoelectro ceremics.Optical Properties of wide band gap semiconductors.

Photonics and Fiber Optics

Large mode area optical fibers and rectangular waveguides, Specialty optical fibers; fiber and waveguides, gratings, surface plasmon resonance, organiclight emitting diodes, optical properties of wide bandgap semiconductors, multilayer thin films and nanoparticles by pulse laser deposition.

High Energy Physics

String theory: String/M-theory; compactificationgeometries, large volume compactifications and their

cosmological and phenomenological applications;Quark-Gluon Plasma.

Nuclear Physics

Symmetries and application of special groups ofnuclei; High spin states and behaviour of nuclei atfast rotation; Study of complex band spectra in nuclei;Semi-classical methods in Nuclear Physics; Study ofrare nuclear phenomena; Hot and rotating nuclei;Exotic nuclei; Large scale shell model; Relativisticmean field models; Proton emission; Giantresonances; GT-Transition strength; Double betadecay and neutrino less double beta decay;

calculation of nuclear transition matrix .elements;nuclear isomers; High isospin states.

Direct nuclear reactions; Electromagneticdissociation; Unified models of nuclear structure andreactions; Nuclear astrophysics; Compact stars;Indirect methods in nuclear astrophysics.

Nuclear instrumentation and design; Spectroscopywith multi detector arrays, Production of neutrondeficient radio nuclides; nuclear reaction mechanismsand generations of reaction data in low andintermediate energy; Trace analysis.

PULP & PAPER TECHNOLOGY

Paper / Pulp / Chemical Engg. / Chemistry /Electronics and CommunicationPulp Processing; Non- wood fiber pulping; Secondaryfiber pulping; Recycling; Paper Making; PaperPhysics; Printing; Energy Management; ChemicalRecovery; Environmental Science & Engineering;Microbial Corrosion; Modeling of Process systems;Wood chemistry, Pulp bleaching; waste water

treatment, Biotechnology, Nanotechnology,Microbiology

Electronics and CommunicationElectronics, Instrumentation and Communication,Computer Science and Engineering, IT

POLYMER AND PROCESS ENGINEERINGProcess/Chemical EngineeringControl systems, Modelling & Simulation, TissueEngineering, Nanofiber, Biorefinery, Optimization,Biosensor, Biotechnology, Nanotechnology, Drugdelivery, Environmental pollution control

Polymer Science and TechnologyPolymeric Nano Materials, Polymer Blends, MolecularComposites, Polymer composites based on Naturalfibers and high tech fibers, Aerospace Polymers,Polymeric packaging materials Polymeric materialsfor Electronics, Photonics Devices, Ferroelectric &

Antiferroelectric Agricultural, Paper and TextileApplications, Liquid Crystalline polymer, Biopolymers,PEEK based Fuel Cell Membranes, AmorphousPolymers, Membrane separation, Drug delivery,Process optimization, Modelling and simulation,Porous polymer membrane, Degradation, stabilityand recyclability of Polymer, Bipolymer membrane,

Polymeric molecular simulation, polylmer specialitycoatings.

APPLIED SCIENCE AND ENGINEERINGChemistry/ Material Science/ Mathematics/Physics/ Humanities/Management

ChemistryInorganic and Materials Chemistry, Nanostructureand Nanomaterials, High Pressure and HighTemperature (HPHT) behavior of Mesoporous andMesostructured Materials, Nanoporous Materials,

Carbon Dioxide Capture and SeparationMaterial ScienceNanomaterials, Material Degradation, MicrobialCorrosion, Nanocomposite Coating, Electrochemicalstudies, Energy materialsMathematics

Applied Mathematics; Different methods ofSolutions to non-linear Partial differential equations;Functional, Ffractional, Abstract differential equations;Similarity Solutions. Numerical optimization,Operations Research, Soft computing techniques


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particularly Genetic Algorithms, Swarm Intelligence(Artificial Bee Colony, Particle Swarm Optimization),Differential Evolution, Shock waves,Nonlinearity, GasdynamicsPhysicsNanoscience, Fuel cells, nanomaterials for batteryapplications, Energy materials, Superconductivity inIron and Cuprate systems, Theoretical Modelling ofElectronic properties of nanomaterials like Grapheneand nanoscopic Josephson Junction, Solid stateproperties of Nanostructured Materials, Mossbauerspectroscopy, Condense Matter physicsHumanitiesEnglish literature, and other allied subjects ofHumanitiesManagement:Management Banking, Capital Market, FinancialManagement, International Financial Managementand General Management , Advanced MarketingResearch and Consumer Behaviour Analysis,Operations and Supply Chain Management

WATER RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT AND

MANAGEMENT

Surface and ground water hydrology, water resourcesystem planning and management Hydraulic andStructural design of water resources structures; Riverengineering; Drainage engineering Geotechnicalengineering.

Application of remote sensing and geographicalinformation system (GIS) to water resources andhydro power planning and management.

Crop planning & water requirement, soil survey &land use planning, watershed development andmanagement, natural resources management, soil

conservation, Irrigation water management,environmental impact assessment of agriculturalsystem, principle & practices of irrigation, soil-water-plant relationship, water quality, evaluation ofirrigation projects, Remote Sensing application inagriculture, Decision Support System.

Construction Plant & Machinery, HydroelectricGenerating Equipment; Power System Planning &Economics.

5. Ph.D. PROGRAMMES

Keeping in view the long tradition of academicexcellence, the following institutional goals have been

laid for doctoral research:

* To develop deep and broad understanding offundamentals and state of the art of knowledgein the chosen field through courses and self-study,

* To develop synergy between creativity,innovation and the frontiers of knowledge in thechosen field of study,

* To develop ability and skills to carry outindependent research and development to facethe challenges posed to mankind on specificproblems, and

* To develop abilities to identify new possibilities inthe given Indian social context and to undertakeresearch and development through ones owninitiatives.

The Degree of Doctor of philosophy is granted forresearch work in areas recognised by the AcademicDepartments of the Institute. The research work shallbe an original work characterized either by thediscovery of facts, or by a fresh approach towards theinterpretation and application of facts, or developmentof equipment making a distinct advancement ininstrument technology. It shall evince the candidatescapacity for critical examination and sound judgementand shall represent original contribution to theexisting knowledge. The Institute is also recognisedas one of the centres in the country for Ph.D.programmes under QIP.

Facilities for enrolling for the Ph.D. programme as apart time candidate are also available.

6. ADMISSION CATEGORIES

1. The applicant for admission to the Ph.D.

programme shall be classified under any one of

the following categories which will be decided and

recommended by DRC/CRC.

(I) Full-time Research student/Candidate

a) Research student/Candidate getting Institute

MHRD assistantship.

b) Research student/Candidate including foreign

nationals getting financial support from Govt. /

Semi Govt. agencies (QIP, CSIR, UGC, DAE,DST, DBT, NBHM, JEST, ICCR, NDF, etc.)

c) Research student/Candidate including foreign

nationals supported by a sponsoring organization,

the applicant (Sponsored Research Student/

Candidate) having TWO years continuous

experience out of which at least ONE year

experience with the sponsoring agency after the

qualifying degree at the time of submitting the

application form.

d) Self Financed Research student/Candidate

Indian: This category refers to persons with

experience and with good track record to join the

doctoral programme. They will be admitted along withthe regular research students through the usual

admission procedure.

Foreign: Admission of Foreign nationals to Ph.D.

programme will be made as per policy and direction

of the Govt. of India from time to time

Study Leave: This category refers to persons who

are released from governmental or educational

institutions on study leave for a period of not less than

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be admitted along with the regular research students

through the usual admission procedure.

*e) Research student / Candidate regularly working

full time in an R & D project at IITR. His Ph.D.

topic is in confirmation to the project as certified by

the SRC/CRC.

II) Part-time Research Student/ Candidate:

a) Research student/Candidate working as a regular

employee in the Institute

*b) Research student / Candidate working regularlyfull-time in an R&D project in the institute. The

project must have tenure of at least next 2

years.

c) Research student / Candidate working in other

organizations / institutes, approved by IIT Roorkee

as Research Centre or having MoU for research

purposes.

* The research student / candidate working in a

project will be given full time status, provided his

research for Ph.D. is related to the project as certified

by the SRC.

However, part time research student/candidate

may be given full time status when the project tenure

is completed.

7. ADMISSION ELIGIBILITY

(1) An applicant belonging to the above admissioncategories in 6 should possess the followingqualifications in appropriate areas to be eligible toapply for admission for the Ph.D. programme of theInstitute.

(a) Masters degree in Engineering/ Technology/Architecture/ Urban & Rural Planning /Pharmacy / Computer Applications of 3 years

duration after graduation, in respective disciplineor equivalent with a minimum Cumulative GradePoint Average (CGPA) of 6.00 on a 10 pointscale or equivalent as determined by theInstitute wherever letter grades are awarded; or60% marks in aggregate (of all theyears/semesters) where marks are awarded.

Such candidates should have qualified GATEprior to admission to M.Tech/M.Arch orthereafter (GATE score may or may not be valid)or UGC/CSIR NET wherever applicable.Thiscondition shall not be applicable to SponsoredResearch Scholars/ Part-Time Research

ScholarsOR

(b) Masters degree in Sciences/Humanities & SocialSciences/ Management in respective disciplineor equivalent with a valid NET (CSIR/UGC)/NET(LS) or valid GATE or valid GPAT score andminimum Cumulative Grade Point Average(CGPA) of 6.00 on a 10 point scale or equivalentas determined by the Institute where lettergrades are awarded; or 60% marks wheremarks are awarded.

OR

(c) B.Tech. / B.Arch. degree or equivalent inrespective discipline with excellent academicrecord (with a minimum CGPA of 7.0 on a 10point scale or equivalent or 70% marks) and inpossession of a valid GATE score.

Note: Candidates belonging to OBC category must

submit Xeroxed copy of category certificate as

per GOI, the format of the same is also available

on the Institute website, OBC Non-creamy layer

certificate should have been issued after

31.03.2013 by a competent authority and duly

attested by Gazetted Officer.

(2) The admission eligibility requirements may be

relaxed to 5.5 on a 10 point scale or equivalent, or

55% marks to the following categories:

a. SC/ST candidates with Masters degree.

b. Academic staff of the Institute who has an

experience of more than 5 years.

c. Preference given to the candidates who

possess M.Tech/M.Sc. degrees from IITs/IISc

will be as to follows:

Candidates with M.Tech. degree in

Engineering or M.Arch. having a CGPA of

7.50 or more from IITs/IISc be called for

interview and recommendations for their

admission will be sent separately by the

departments without taking into account their

merit with candidates from other institutions.

Candidates with M.Sc./M.Tech. degree in

Sciences having a CGPA of 8.00 or more

from IITs/IISc be called for interview and

recommendations for their admission will besent separately by the departments without

taking into account their merit with other

candidates.

(3) Eligibility for Part-time Ph.D.

a) The applicant possesses the minimum entry

qualifications for the degree as given in 7(1);

b) The applicant proves that his official duties

permit him to devote sufficient time to research;

c) He / She will be required to reside at the Institute

for a period of not less than 6 months during

his/her registration for the degree. (Thiscondition of minimum residence period will be

automatically waived for candidates who are

working in Roorkee or in Organizations /

institutions located within a distance of 100 km

from the Institute).

d) The facility of part time registration will also be

available to all employees of the IIT Roorkee or

candidates working in organizations having MoU

with IITR or organizations approved by IIT

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are exempted from the requirement of having

valid GATE/NET/GPAT.

e) The applicants must have experience of two

years after qualifying degree and also have

continuous service with the sponsoring

organization for at least two years at the time

of submitting the application form for

admission.

f) The candidates working in Institute/University

awarding Ph.D. degree itself are not eligible foradmission as part-time candidate.

g) Employee seeking admission to the Ph.D.

programme with minimum of two years service in

an organization or confirmed regular employee

may obtain and submit No Objection Certificate

from the employer to the effect that the duties

allotted by the employer will allow the required

time for this pursuit.

(4) Eligibility fo r Foreign Nationals

a) The applicant possesses the minimum entryqualifications for the degree as given in 7(1);

b) Foreign nationals seeking admission to Ph.Dprogrammes should apply through the Govt. ofIndia, if they wish to come through any Govt.supported programmes or under CulturalExchange Programmes, or through EducationalConsultants (India) Ltd., New Delhi. They mayseek necessary help from the Indian Embassy intheir country or their Embassy in India. In additionto these avenues, a provision of direct admissionfor Non-Resident Indians (NRIs) and self-financing Foreign National candidates exists for

Ph.D. degree programmes.c) Foreign nationals are required to undergo

medical examination as per medical rules of theMinistry of Human Resource Development, andhave to undergo test for HIV at NICD, Delhi withinone month of their admission. The admission offoreign nationals would be confirmed only aftermedical examination and the receipt of the testreport regarding HIV.

d) Foreign nationals will be admitted only afterobtaining the clearance from the Govt. of India.Foreign candidates having students/provisionalstudents visa only are eligible for admission.

For NRI and Self Financing Foreign NationalsNon-Resident Indian (NRI) nationals residing andstudying abroad and self-financing, non-sponsoredforeign nationals who are interested in obtainingadmission are eligible for admission subject tomedical and Government clearances as per Section7.4.

Foreign candidates including NRI and Self FinancingForeign nationals must have fulfilled the following :

(i) Qualifications equivalent to educationalqualifications required for admission to Ph.Dprogrammes as per section 11.

(ii) The candidates must have a minimum of twoyears of full-time work experience in a relevantfield after the qualifying degree

(iii) Certificate of good conduct and character fromthe Head of Institution last attended,

(iv) TOEFL with average of 70 out of 120 or IELTS

with 6 on 9 point scale as proof of proficiency inEnglish.

(v) Three reference letters.

(5) Application Process

For admission to Ph.D programmes for Spring

Semester of the session 2013-14 candidates

need to register and fill the application from

27.09.2013 ONLINE only by accessing the

website http://pgadm.iitr.ernet.in on or before

October 21, 2013. The application process is

complete only when a print out of the filled

ONLINE application with the candidatessignature, downloaded IITR copy of bank challan

and a good quality photo affixed in the

appropriate places is sent to the Chairman, PG

Admissions Office, IIT Roorkee, Roorkee -

247 667, Uttarakhand along with necessary

documents on or before October 25, 2013.

(6) HOW TO APPLY

Before applying, candidates are advised to

read the Ph.D. Information Brochure (Spring

Semester) 2013-14 carefully.

Candidates must follow the following Stepswhile applying online Application Form.

Step 1: App ly for Ph.D programmes

a) Register

b) Login

c) Apply online.

d) Finalize Application Form

e) Download Application Form and Bank

Challan simultaneously (Take a print out

of the entire file on A4 size white sheets)

Step 2: Deposit of Feea) Deposit the requisite fee of Rs. 200/- for

Gen/OBC and Rs. 100/- for SC/ST/PD category

candidates in any branch of State Bank of India

throughout the country through downloaded

bank challan form on the next working day of

finalization of online application or before

October 22, 2013. (Bank Service Charges of

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Separate fee will be deposit for each

department/centre.

b) Bank will retain a copy and will return two copiesto you. Out of these two copies, retain theCandidates copy with you and attach the IITRscopy with the application form.

Note: The fee will not be accepted through anyother mode.

Step 3: Paste your recent photograph (3.5 cm X 3.5cm) at the designated place.

Sign at the designated place.

Step 4: Post/Submiss ion Before sending your

application form, make sure that, in addition to the

above other relevant documents as indicated below

are attached:

IITR copy of challan

GATE/NET Certificate

Copies of all the marksheets, degree certificates,

or provisional certificate if they have passed their

qualifying degree.

Copy of OBC/SC/ST/PD category certificate if

any)

Copy of experience of two years as on

October 25, 2013 and NOC from the employer,

in case the candidate is sponsored.

Duly filled-in Application form with appropriate

enclosures must be sent by Speed Post (preferably)

or by Registered Post to The CHAIRMAN, PG

ADMISSION, PG ADMISSION OFFICE, INDIAN

INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY ROORKEE,

ROORKEE-247667, UTTARAKHAND so as to reachon or before October 25, 2013.

OR

It can be handed over personally to the PGADMISSION Office, IIT Roorkee, Roorkee on or

before October 25, 2013 .

8. FEE STRUCTURE

The fee will be charged each semester as perInstitute rules/ norms applicable from time to time.Details can be obtained from Assistant Registrar

(Academic Research).

9. FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE

A good number of MHRD Assistantships/ Fellowshipsmay be available as per regulation.

10. GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS

(i) Students shall be governed by ordinance/regulations in vogue.

(ii) The Institute has the right to cancel, at anystage, the admission for the candidate who isfound admitted to a course to which he/sheis not entitled, being unqualified or ineligiblein accordance with the statues andregulations in force.

(iii) Disputes if any, arising out of or relating to anymatter whatsoever, concerning the aforesaidshall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of

Roorkee Court.11. Minimum Qualification for admission to Ph.D.

Programme in Different Disciplines

1. Alternate Hydro Energy Centrei. B.Tech./ M.Tech. or equivalent in Civil/

Electrical / Mechanical/ Industrial/ Chemical/Environmental/ Agricultural/ Computer/Electronics Engineering

ii. M.Sc. in disciplines consistent with researchareas of the centre.

2. Architecture & PlanningMasters degree in Architecture in any of the

specializations offered by recognized Institutionsof Architecture/Masters degree in BuildingScience/Technology with a Bachelors degree in

Architecture/Masters degree in Planning in anyof the specializations offered by the recognizedInstitutions of Planning with a Bachelors degreein either Architecture or Planning (B.Planning) orCivil Engineering.

3. Department of Biotechnologyi. Masters degree in any disciplines of Scienceii. Bachelors/ Masters degree in medical

sciences, engineering, pharmacy, veterinary

and related disciplines.

4. Department of Civil Engineeringi. B.Tech/M.Tech. or equivalent degree in Civil

Engineering. Candidate having an M.Tech.Degree but not having a Bachelors degree inEngineering must have studied Mathematicsat the Bachelors level.

ii. B.Tech./M.Tech. degree in any branch ofEngineering may be considered for researchareas consistent with the academicbackground and experience.

iii. M.Sc. Degree in any branch of Science or

MCA (with mathematics at the Bachelors levelfor both M.Sc. and MCA) may also beconsidered for research areas in GeomaticsEngineering.

5. Department of Chemical Engineeringi. B.Tech./M.Tech. or equivalent degree in

Chemical Engineering.ii. B.Tech./M.Tech. or equivalent degree in any

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iii. M.Sc. in disciplines consistent with theresearch areas of the department.

6. Department of Chemistryi. M.Sc. or equivalent degree in Chemistry/

Physics.ii. M.Sc. in Bio-technology or M.Sc. in

Biochemistry

7. Department of Computer Science and Engg

(i) M.E./M.Tech. in Information Technology/Computer Science & Engg./ Software Engg. or

equivalent.

(ii) B.E./ B.Tech. in Computer Sc. & Engg./

Information Technology or equivalent.

(iii) Candidate should mention the broad research

areas (Communication Systems, Computer

Science and Engineering, System Modelling and

Control, RF & Microwave Engineering,

Microelectronics and VLSI Design) for which he

/she wants to apply on his/her application form.

8. Department of Electronics andCommunication Engineering

(i) ME. / M.Tech. in Microelectronics/ VLSI /Microwaves / Communication Systems/ ControlSystems/Instrumentation/Circuits & Systems orequivalent

(ii) B.E./ B.Tech. in Electronics & Communication/

Electrical Engg. Or equivalent.

(iii) M.Sc. in Physics/Instrumentation/Electronics.

9. Earthquake Engineeringi B.Tech. / M.Tech. or equivalent degree in

Civil Engineering/ Earthquake Engineering /any branch of Engineering .

ii M.Sc./ M.Tech. in Geophysics/ Physics/Mathematics/ Geology for research areas inEngineering Seismology andSeismotectonics.

10. Department of Earth Sciences

M.Sc / M.Sc.Tech / M.Tech. degree in Geology /

Geophysics / Applied Geology / Applied

Geophysics / Geological Technology /

Geophysical Technology / Geosciences / Applied

Geosciences / Petroleum Geology / Petroleum

Geophysics.

11. Department of Electrical Engineeringi. B.Tech./M.Tech. or equivalent degree in

Electrical Engineering.ii. B.Tech./M.Tech. or equivalent degree in a

branch of Engineering consistent with theresearch areas as mentioned by theDepartment from time to time.

iii. M.Sc. in a discipline consistent with theresearch areas as mentioned by theDepartment from time to time.

12. Department of Humanities and SocialSciencesi. M.A. or equivalent degree.ii. Masters degree in Science/Graduate Degree

in Engineering/ Technology with 60% marks(or equivalent grade) may be considered for

research areas consistent with the academicbackground and special interests.

13. Hydrologyi. Masters degree in Civil Engg./ Water

Resources Development/Hydrology.ii. Masters degree in Agricultural Engg./

Environmental Engg./Instrumentation/wateruse management

iii. M.Sc./M.Tech. in Geology/Geophysics/SoilScience/Forestry or natural Resources/Chemistry/ Meteorology/ AtmosphericPhysics/ Mathematics/Nuclear Physics &Environmental Sciences

iv. M.Sc. Hydrology with Mathematics atBachelors level

14. Department of Management Studiesi. B.E./B.Tech. or equivalent, M.E./ M.Tech or

equivalent qualifications.ii. M.Sc./M.A./M.Com.iii. Master of Management/M.B.A. or equivalent.

15. Department of Mathematicsi. M.A./M.Sc. in Applied Mathematics/ Statistics/

Computer Science / Mathematics / Ind.Mathematics

ii. M.Stat.

iii. M.C.A.

16. Department of Mechanical & Indust rial Engg.i. B.Tech./ M.Tech. degree or equivalent degree

in Mechanical/ Industrial/ Production Engg.ii. B.Tech./ M.Tech. degree in Aerospace/

Chemical/ Civil/ Electrical/ Metallurgical Engg.may be considered for research areasconsistent with the academic background andspecial interests.

17. Department of Metallurgical and MaterialsEngineeringB.Tech/M.Tech or equivalent relate to the

following disciplines:Metallurgical Engg, Materials Engg,Nanotechnology, Engg Physics, EnggChemistry, Ceramics, Polymers, Corrosion,Mechanical, Production & Industrial Engg.,Chemical Engineering and ElectrochemicalEngg.

Or

1. M.Sc. degree in Physics, Chemistry,Materials Science.


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2. Candidates with a M.Sc. degree,Mathematics as a subject at B.Sc. degreelevel is an essential requirement.

Note: Candidates having a degree I IndustrialEngineering only, shall not be eligible foradmission to the Doctor of Philosophyprogramme in the Department of Metallurgicaland Material Engg.

18. Department of Physicsi. M.Sc. in Physics/ Applied Physicsii. M.Sc. in Chemistry/ Mathematics/ Biophysics/

Geophysics/ Computer Science, providedPhysics was a subject at B.Sc. level.

iii. B.Tech. or equivalent in Electrical/ Electronics/Chemical/ Metallurgical/ Engineering Physics.Candidates at Category (ii) and (iii) may beconsidered for research area consistent withthe academic background and specialinterests.

19. Saharanpur Campus

a) Applied Science & Engineeringi. M.Sc. in Physics, Mathematics, Applied

Mathematics, Statistics, Chemistry, MaterialScience, Nanomaterials, Nanoscience andNanotechnology or its Equivalent Degree (withMathematics as one subject at Bachelorslevel).

ii. MA, M.Com., MBA, or its equivalent degreeiii. B.E./B.Tech/M.E./M.Tech. in Mechanical

Engg., Material Science or its equivalentdegree, Metallurgical Engg., Biotechnology,

Nanotechnology, Solid State Technology,Chemical Engineering, Computer Science orits equivalent degree

b) Paper Technologyi. B.E./B.Tech/M.E./M.Tech. in Pulp & Paper

Engg., Chemical Engg., Mechanical Engg.,Environmental Engg., Electrical Engg.,Electronics, Communication Engg., ComputerScience & Engg., Instrumentation Engg., andVLSI Engg., IT, Biotechnology, MaterialScience or its equivalent degree.

ii. M.Sc. in Chemistry, Environmental Science,

Biotechnology, Botany or its equivalentDegree (with Mathematics as one subject atBachelors level)

c) Polymer and Process Enggi. B.E./B.Tech/M.E./M.Tech. in Polymer,

Chemical, Process Engg., EnvironmentalEngg., Biotechnology, Nanotechnology,Computer Science or its equivalent degree

ii. M.Sc. in Chemistry, Medical Science orequivalent, Biotechnology, Physics,Mathematics, Microbiology or its equivalent

Degree (with Mathematics as one subject atBachelors level)

20. Water Resources Development &Management

i Water Resources Development B.E./ B.Tech. /M.E./ M.Tech. or equivalentdegree in Civil, Electrical, Mechanical &

Agricultural Engineering.

ii Irrigation Water ManagementMasters Degree in Agricultural Sciences/Social Sciences/ Chemical Engineering/Biological Sciences/ Environmental Sciences/Engineering/ Natural Sciences with at leastone paper of Mathematics at the graduatelevel.


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ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICERS & HEADS OF DEPARTMENTS/ CENTRES

Administrati ve Off icers Name Telephone No.

Director Pradipta Banerji 285500, 272742

Dy. Director S.P. Gupta 285221

Dean, Academics Ashwani Kumar 285255

Associate Dean, Academic Research Ramakrishna Peddinti 285438

Associate Dean, Academic Studies Apurbba Kumar Sharma 285421

Head of the Departments/ Centres

Alternate Hydro Energy Centre R. P. Saini 285213

Architecture and Planning Pushplata 285214

Biotechnology Ramasre Prasad 285216

Chemical Engineering V. K. Agarwal 285217

Chemistry Anil Kumar 285218

Civil Engineering Deepak Kashyap 285219

Computer Science & Engineering Padam Kumar 285235

Earthquake Engineering M. L. Sharma 285228Earth Sciences A. K. Saraf 285232

Electrical Engineering Pramod Agarwal 285231

Electronics and Communication Engg. M.V. Kartikeyan 285235

Humanities and Social Sciences Rashmi Gaur 285234

Hydrology M. Perumal 285236

Institute Instrumentation Centre Ramesh Chandra 285307

Management Studies S. N. Rangnekar 285014

Mathematics R. C. Mittal 285249

Mechanical and Industrial Engg. P. K. Jain 285242

Metallurgical and Materials Engg. S. K. Nath 285606Physics A K Jain 285248

Saharanpur Campus Y. S. Negi 2714003

Water Resources Development and Deepak Khare 285251

Management

Centres of Excellence

Centre for Transportation Systems M. Parida 285100

Centre for Nanotechnology Vijaya Agrawala 285490

Centre for Disaster Mitigation & Management Ajay Gairola 285401

Registrar Lt. Col. A.K. Srivastava (Retd.) 285311, 272430

For further details please contact:

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Chairman, PG Admission

Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee

ROORKEE - 247 667 (Uttarakhand) INDIA

e-mail : [email protected]

Phone : +91 1332 284010/285875

Fax : +91 1332 285874/273560

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