Courses
Doctorate (PhD) admissions are being offered in topics related to Chemical & Biochemical Engineering
Chemistry, Civil & Environmental Engineering, Computer Science and Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Humanities and Social Sciences, Metallurgical & Materials Engineering, Mathematics, Mechanical Engineering and Physics. The admissions can broadly be categorized into three main areas, namely, engineering, sciences and humanities and social sciences.

The eligibility
Candidates willing to pursue a PhD in engineering stream related subjects must have a master’s degree in an engineering discipline with a minimum pass percentage of 60 or CPI of 6.5.

They can even have a bachelor’s degree even in engineering from any recognised educational institution other than IITs with a pass percentage of 70 or CPI of 6.5.

Sciences
The candidates who want to pursue a doctorate degree in sciences must have a post graduate or MPhil degree in science with a pass percentage of 60 of CPI of 6.5.

Candidates with a masters degree in engineering with the same pass percentage or CPI can also opt for PhD in sciences.

IIT Patna invites applications for PhD courses – Candidates have a masters degree in engineering, technology, design in a relevant area with a minimum pass percentage of 60 or CPI of 6.5 can also apply. Candidates have to remember that they are fulfilling all the eligibility conditions before applying.

Financial support
Happy news is that candidates who are found eligible will get financial support. The support will be made available as per the norms of Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India. Currently, emoluments stand totally at Rs 31,000 per month.

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IIT Patna invites applications for PhD courses – Even support from external organisations is also available. However, this will be made available as per the terms and conditions of that respective funding organisation.

Candidates must ensure that they fulfill all the conditions before applying for the financial support.

Process for applying
Applicants must remember that the method of applying for the course is online. They can apply by clicking the offical link of IITPatna ‘http://academic.iitp.ac.in/‘

Once the website downloads after clicking the link, candidates can click ‘PhD’ option under the menu ‘Admissions’ Once PhD is clicked candidates will be getting an option asking to ‘select the department/specialization you wish to apply for’ which is a scroll down menu.

IIT Patna invites applications for PhD courses – Candidates can choose their subject they want to apply, once they make their choice, option ‘PhD’ appears below the scroll down menu, candidates must click that and they will be led to another page where they have to register their email id and password and then go ahead with applying.

Candidates who are applying for more than one course have to submit separate application for each.

Application fee
Post application, candidates have to pay the fee, this can be done through online SBI Collect. The fee is Rs 300 for General,OBC, EWS male candidates and Rs 150 for SC,ST,PWD,Female (all category) candidates.

Important dates
The application start date was 17 March, the last date to fill the application is 7 April.

Contact Information
Candidates can send an email for issues regarding academic matters to ‘tarique@iitp.ac.in‘ or
‘aracademic@iitp.ac.in’ For fee payment issues and matters related to SBI Collect emails can be sent to ‘ arfa@iitp.ac.in’ and for technical matters regarding online application except fee emails can be sent to ‘skverma@iitp.ac.in‘

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Velsathon is a 24 hour hackathon content being conducted by Vels Innovation Council of Vels Institute of Science, Technology And Advanced Studies (VISTAS).

They can work out the solutions in a most innovative or creative manner and then win prizes. Prizes worth Rs 25000 would be given away to those who prove their mettle in the competition, say sources from Vels Innovation Council.

They can visit the social media accounts on Facebook or Instagram and then scan the QR code present on the image related to Velsathon and that will open a form. The form can be filled and submitted, say sources from Vels Innovation Council.

Facebook handle of the institution is ‘https://www.facebook.com/VelsUniversity.Official/’ The image of Velsathon can be found under Photos menu on that page.

Instagram can be reached at ‘https://www.instagram.com/p/DHF_seNTK8J/’

Official website

Those willing to take part in the contest can also visit the official website of VISTAS at ‘https://vistas.ac.in/‘

The website address mentioned above can be typed in the browser and submitted to allow it to download. Once the webpage is ready, candidates can scroll down the webpage to find Velsathon image with the scanner under vistaspallavaram_official menu.

Once the image is found, candidates can scan the QR code there to obtain the form and fill it to take part in the contest.

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