IIT Goa Ph.D: Fees 2025, Course Duration, Dates, Eligibility

Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Goa is currently accepting applications for admission to its PhD Program (Regular and Full Time) under Visvesvaraya PhD Scheme and for the academic session 2023-24 (Spring Semester) commencing from January 2024. The course duration is of 3 years or 36 months, divided into 6 semesters. For admission into PhD courses, the applicant should have a master’s degree in respective subjects with a minimum of 60% aggregate marks. The last date for submitting online application and completing the payment for the Visvesvaraya PhD scheme and for the Spring Semester is 16^th October and 31^st Ocrober, 2023 respectively. The classes for selected candidates for Spring Semester will start on January 09, 2024. Mentioned below are the  IIT Goa PhD admission dates and other details like eligibility criteria, admission criteria, course details and fees structure of the institute. 

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IIT Goa PhD Admission Dates 2023-24

IIT Goa Ph.D. Eligibility criteria

For admission into any domain of Ph.D. from IIT Goa, the applicant:

• Must possess a master’s degree in a relevant subject with a minimum of 60% aggregate marks (5% relaxation for reserved category applicants).
• Must have a valid GATE score/Junior Research Fellowship (JRF) of CSIR/ UGC/ NBHM/ DBT/ ICAR/ ICMR/ ICPR or DST INSPIRE Fellowship in the relevant streams.

IIT Goa Ph.D. Admission guidelines

Candidates can apply to its Ph.D. course through the institute’s online official application portal. The candidates however must have a valid GATE score/Junior Research Fellowship (JRF) of CSIR/ UGC/ NBHM/ DBT/ ICAR/ ICMR/ ICPR or DST INSPIRE Fellowship in the relevant streams.

How to apply?

• For New Registration Click on New User Registration.
• Fill with your valid email ID.
• Fill the branch applying for (Fill separate applications for different programme).
• Please click on submit, you will be redirected to login page.
• Please login to the portal.
• Candidates are required to fill details as given in the form and save the form.
• Candidates are required to upload the recent Passport Photograph (Maximum 200KB), scanned copy of Signature (Maximum 12KB), detailed CV, and Mark sheets as per eligibility (Maximum 400KB). The CV should mention the projects completed (bachelors and masters) and awards/recognition you received.
• The system will not allow you to Submit the application without filling payment details.
• Please fill the payment details carefully (see the corresponding section); once filled cannot be edited.
• After filling all the details, please Preview and Submit your application form.After Final Submission, the system will not allow any further editing.

Required Documents:

• A copy of colored photograph & signature
• A copy of Birth Certificate
• Passing certificates and qualifying Marksheets
• Entrance examination Marks card
• Caste certificate
•  Category certificate (if applicable)

IIT Goa PhD application Fee 2023

The application fee to be paid at the time of registration is as follows:

• Female candidates: INR 50
• SC/ ST/ PwD/ EWS Category candidates: INR 50 
• All other candidates: INR 100

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IIT Goa Ph.D Course details

Applicants can pursue a Ph.D. in multiple domains within the School of Mechanical Sciences, School of Mathematics and Computer Science, School of Humanities and Social Sciences, School of Electrical Sciences. The course syllabus of all the available domain is tabulated below:

School of Chemical & Materials Sciences

School of Chemical & Materials Sciences provides a Ph.D. degree in Chemistry.

School of Electrical Sciences

School of Electrical Sciences provides Ph.D. degrees in Communication and Signal Processing, and Power Engineering.

School of Humanities & Social Sciences

The Ph.D. degree is provided with humanities subjects.

School of Mathematics & Computer Sciences

Ph.D. degree is provided in Computer Science and Engineering, and Mathematics.

School of Mechanical Sciences

School of Mechanical Sciences provides Ph.D. degrees in Solid Mechanics and Design, Industrial Engg and Operations Research, and Manufacturing Technology.

IIT Goa Ph.D. Fees

Application fees are INR 200 for general candidates. Reserved and women candidates can apply for free. Ph.D. degrees in any domain from IIT Goa costs around INR 1.5 lacs. Detailed fees are given below.

Note: All the SC/ ST/ PwD students are exempted from payment of the Tuition Fee.

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