Ph.D Biotechnology in IITs

Eligibility for PhD in IITs for engineering students:
For admission to the PhD Programme in Engineering departments, a candidate must satisfy one of the following criteria:
i) Master’s degree in Engineering/Technology/Medical Sciences/Veterinary Sciences/Pharmacy in a relevant area with minimum Cumulative Performance Index (CPI) of 6.5 or 60% of marks.
ii) Bachelor’s degree in Engineering/Technology/Medical Sciences in a relevant area with a minimum CPI of 7.5 or 70% of marks.
IIT Mumbai Ph. D program details:
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IIT Delhi Ph. D program details:
Click here; http://www.iitd.ac.in/pgadmission/
IIT Kanpur Ph. D Program details:
Click here; http://www.iitk.ac.in/bsbe/Admission.html
IIT madras Ph.D Program details:
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IIT Kharagpur Ph. D program details:
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IIT Roorkee Ph.D program details;
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Financial Support (For regular students, who are Indian nationals)
1. Institute assistantships will be available to eligible students as per prevailing (MHRD, GOI) norms, as applicable from time to time. The present rates of assistantships are as below:
Qualifying Degree Assistantship Rates

BE/BTech/MSc equivalent with valid GATE score, CEED score [for Dept. of Design] above the prescribed cut off level/NET qualification
[GATE/CEED score requirement is exempted for students with Bachelor’s degree from an Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) with minimum CPI of 8.0] 1st & 2nd Year : Rs.12,000/- p.m.
3rd t & 4th Year : Rs.14,000/- p.m.
5th Year : Rs.15,000/- p.m.

ME / MTech or equivalent
1st & 2nd Year: Rs.14,000/- p.m.
3rd t & 4th Year #: Rs.15,000/- p.m.

Note:# No assistantship will be available beyond 4th year for this category of students.
2. Assistantships from external funding organizations will be available as per terms and conditions of the concerned
funding organizations.
3. Students receiving assistantships from the Institute or fellowships from any other funding agencies, are required to perform academic duties as per prevailing norms.
4. The continuation of the assistantship/fellowship is subject to satisfactory performance of the assigned duties and
satisfactory progress of the student in the PhD Programme.