NIT Jamshedpur Admission 2025 Ph.D. Programme ACADEMIC SESSION 2025-26. National Institute of Technology Jamshedpur
Jamshedpur- 831014, Jharkhand, India
NIT Jamshedpur Admission 2025 Ph.D. Programme INFORMATION BROCHURE
FOR SPOT ROUND ADMISSION TO
Ph.D PROGRAMME
ACADEMIC SESSION 2025-26
(AUTUMN SEMESTER)
Ref. No. NITJSR/ACD/2025/208 Dated: 28/08/2025
NOTICE – S – 37/2025
Spot Round Admission to Ph.D. Programme for Autumn Semester AY 2025-26
Link for online application: https://online.nitjsr.ac.in/phd2025spot
INFORMATION BROCHURE
About the Institute
National Institute of Technology (NIT) Jamshedpur is an Institution of National Importance set up by an Act of Parliament (Act 29 of 2007) namely, the National Institutes of Technology Act, 2007. As per the provisions of the said Act, NIT Jamshedpur offers academic programmes: B. Tech., M. Tech., MCA, M. Sc., M.Des and Ph.D. in various disciplines. NIT Jamshedpur has well qualified and experienced faculty and dedicated supporting staff.
Admission to Spot Round Ph.D. Programme for Autumn Semester AY 2025-26.
Name of the Departments offering the Ph.D. Programme and Research Areas
| Sl. No. | Name of the Department | Broad Research Areas offered for all PhD Programmes in the Department |
| 1 | Civil Engineering (CE) | Structural Engineering, Concrete Technology, Earthquake Engineering, Offshore Structure, Soil Structure Interaction, Geotechnical Engineering, Vibration and Stability, Stability Analysis, Foundation Engineering, Ground Improvement, Reinforced Earth, Geo-Environmental Engineering., Geo-synthetics Engineering, Transportation Engineering, Pavement Design, Traffic Engineering, Water Resources Engineering, Open Channel Hydraulics, Hydrology, Water Structure Interaction, Water Resource Managements, Computational Fluid Dynamics. Development of alternative road materials and charging of electric vehicles during running on roads. |
| 2 | Computer Science and Engineering (CS) | Supply Chain Management, Data Mining, Computational Complexity, Software Engineering, Soft Computing, system reliability modeling and analysis, software reliability, machine learning, pattern recognition, data analytics, IOT, Network Security, Image Processing, Comp Networks, Database Analysis, Machine learning, Pattern Recognition |
| 3 | Electrical Engineering (EE) | Control Systems, Power Systems, Power Electronics, Power System Protection, Renewable Energy Systems, Electrical Machines and Drives, Control of Robotic manipulators and drones, Electric Vehicles, FACTS, artificial intelligence and machine learning and HVDC, smart grid and micro grid. |
| 4 | Electronics and Communication Engineering (EC) | Communication Systems, Computer Networking, MEMS Microelectronics & VLSI Design, Circuit & Devices, Signals & System, Image Processing, Microwave, Antenna and R/F Engineering, Embedded System & IoT, Soft Computing, Industrial Electronics & Drives, Artificial Intelligence, Nanotechnology, Micro/Nano Sensor, Underwater Communication, Wireless Sensor Network. |
| 5 | Mechanical Engineering (ME) | Machine Design: Composite Materials, Vibrations and Dynamics, Failure and Fracture Mechanics, Biomechanics, Design and Dynamic analysis of Mechanical Systems, Structural Mechanics, Robotics and automation, Noise control, CAD /CAM, FEM, Value Engineering, TPM, TQM and SCM Thermal Engineering: Heat & Mass Transfer, Solar Energy and other Renewable Energy, Energy Systems, I.C. Engines, Gas turbines, Refrigeration and Air-Conditioning, Thermo-Fluids, Nano-fluids, Rheology, Turbo-machines, CFD, Tribology, Design- Composites Structures, Bio- implants, |
| 6 | Metallurgical and Materials Engineering (MM) | Physical Metallurgy, Phase Transformation, Extractive Metallurgy, Surface Engineering, Biomaterials, Rapid solidification, Nanotechnology, Powder Metallurgy, Mineral Beneficiation, Functional Materials and High temperature materials Ceramics, Polymers and Composites. |
| 7 | Production and Industrial Engineering (PI) | Manufacturing Processes, Product Design and Development, CAD/CAM and Robotics, Industrial Engineering and Management, Advanced Materials, Manufacturing Systems Engineering, Energy Management, Non-traditional Manufacturing, Supply Chain Management, Operation Research/Operations Management, Decision Making, Advanced Fusion Welding, Process Monitoring and Control, Friction Stir Processing, Artificial Intelligence. |
| 8 | Chemistry (CH) | Organic Chemistry, Analytical Chemistry, Computational Chemistry, Physical Chemistry: Surface Chemistry & Molecular Spectroscopy, Inorganic Chemistry: Organometallics, Homogeneous & Heterogeneous Catalysis, Environmental Chemistry: Waste Disposal Management, Aerosols, Decontamination of Water & Atmospheric Chemistry, Materials Science: Nanomaterials and Alternative Energy Materials. |
| 9 | Humanities, Social Sciences and Management (HS) | Literature, Financial Inclusion, Micro-Finance, Financial Wellbeing, Ethics, Policy Studies, Livelihood, Sustainable Finance, Entrepreneurship, Marketing Management, Strategic Management, General Management, Stress Management, Organizational Behaviour, Change Management, Organizational Development, Leadership Development, Emotional Intelligence, Human Resource Management, Strategic Human Resource Management, Mindfulness & Resilience, Conflict Management, Industrial Relations, Employee Welfare & Administration, Compensation Management, Labour Laws, Yoga and Science of Living Systems, Workplace Spirituality, Workplace Deviance & Bullying, Mental Health, Human Psychology, HR Analytics, AI in HR, Blockchain Technology in HR, Innovation, Competition Policy, Public Policy, Economics of Strategy, CSR & Corporate Governance, ICT in ELT, Bilingualism and Multilingualism, Assessment and Evaluation, Critical Pedagogy, English Language Creativity, Second Language Acquisition, Task-based Language Teaching, Folk Studies, Contemporary Dalit Literature, and Gender Studies. |
| 10 | Mathematics (MA) | Operation Research, Statistics, Complex analysis, Special functions, Linear algebra, Matrix theory, Control theory, Integral Equations. Fluid dynamics, Sediment transport, Magneto hydrodynamics, Numerical analysis, Cryptography, Network security, Commutative and Computational algebra. Differential Equations. wavelet methods |
| 11 | Physics (PH) | Laser Applications, Nuclear Physics, Experimental condensed matter physics (magnetism, strongly correlated system), Nano- materials and molecular spectroscopy, Computational Physics, Functional Materials, Cosmology and Astrophysics |
Specific Area of Research (see Annexure-II)
_Note: Further details about department specific specializations and notifications can be found on_
_departmental webpage from the institute website. Research area is indicative only and subject_
_to willingness and availability of the supervisor._
Eligibility
All candidates seeking admissions in the doctoral programme shall have to possess requisite Marks/grades in qualifying examinations as enlisted below.
A. Ph.D. in Engineering/Sciences
Master’s Degree in Engineering/Technology/Science/Management/Computer Application with minimum 60% marks or equivalent Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) / Cumulative Performance Index (CPI) 6.5.
OR
Four year Bachelor’s degree in Engineering/Technology/Science/Management/Computer Application with minimum 80% marks or equivalent Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) / Cumulative Performance Index (CPI) 8.5.
OR
Applicants under External Registration Programme (ERP) having more than 5 years’ of experience should have minimum 60% of marks or Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA)/Cumulative Performance Index (CPI) 6.5 at Four year Bachelor’s degree in Engineering/Technology/Science/ Computer application.
B. PhD in Humanities, Social Sciences and Management
Master’s Degree in Humanities/Social Sciences/Management/ Literature/ Engineering/Technology/ Science/ Computer application with a minimum 60% marks or equivalent Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) / Cumulative Performance Index (CPI) 6.5.
OR
Four year Bachelor’s degree in Humanities/Social Sciences/Management/ Literature/ Engineering/Technology/Science/ Computer application 80 % marks or equivalent Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) / Cumulative Performance Index (CPI) 8.5.
OR
Applicants under External Registration Programme (ERP) having more than 5 years’ of experience should have minimum 60% of marks or Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA)/Cumulative Performance Index (CPI) 6.5 at Four year Bachelor’s degree in Humanities/Social Sciences/ Management/ Literature/ Engineering/Technology/Science/Computer application.
Vacancy
Vacancy in various department under Institute Sponsored Full-Time Registration Programme (IS-FRP) and Direct Full-Time Registration Programme (DR-FRP) are given below.
| Department | CH | CE | CS | HS | EC | EE | MA | ME | MM | PI | PH | Interdisciplinary* | Total |
| Vacancy | 6 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 23 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 11 | 107 |
Interdisciplinary is optional for candidates. They may give their choice
(Yes/No) in the application form.
Interdisciplinary is for IS-FRP and DR-FRP category only.
Interdisciplinary research area requires maximum two faculty members to join together to supervise the PhD work of a student (one main supervisor and co-supervisor) from other departments (not from the same department) or equivalent academic/research Institutes/organizations (national/international), not from the Private Institutions/Organizations.
Important Dates
| Advertisement on the Institute website | 28/08/2025 (Thursday) |
| Last date for receipt of application forms | 08/09/2025 (Monday) |
| Date of written test and interview at NIT Jamshedpur | 09/09/2025 (Tuesday) |
| Date of announcement of results | 10/09/2025 (Wednesday) |
| Date of admission | 10/09/2025 (Wednesday) |
| Commencement of Classes for Autumn Semester | 11/09/2025 (Thursday) |
Note: Students may require staying one more day if interview is not completed on scheduled date.
GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS
- Link for online application: https://online.nitjsr.ac.in/phd2025spot
- Candidates should specify broad areas of research in the application form.
- All candidates seeking admission to Ph. D. Programme are required to fill and upload their application from (online) along with all required documents by 08/09/2025 (Monday). To attend Written Test and Interview on 09-09-2025 need produced hard copy of application form (online) along with all the relevant documents.
- Non-working personal need not to produce NOC under ERP category.
- If a candidate is applying in more than one department, then he/she should fill separate application forms with the prescribed application fee for each department separately.
- List of short-listed candidates for the written test and interview will be uploaded on the Institute website only.
- The candidates are required to visit our website for fee structure/faculty expertise etc. and also advised to visit our website regularly for updated information about the admission to Ph.D. Programme for AY 2025-26.
- No separate interview letter / communication will be sent to any individual.
- All candidates selected for admission shall be required to deposit the fee as per the fee structure applicable at the time of admission.
- Candidates need not to send the hard copy of applications.
- For any technical query, contact at phdadmission@nitjsr.ac.in
- For any administrative query, contact at dean.ac@nitjsr.ac.in
- It is the responsibility of the candidate, to ensure that he/she satisfies all eligibility criteria for a particular programme, as mentioned in this information brochure.
