The applications invited by NIT Andhra Pradesh include applications for PhD (both full-time and part-time) as well as MS (by research) in engineering and technology.

NIT Andhra Pradesh invites applications for great PhD & MS

Candidates can visit the website the website of NIT Andhra Pradesh ‘www.nitandhra.ac.in’ and fill and submit the online application form.

Information regarding the eligibility criteriaand other information can be obtained from the website ‘https://www.nitandhra.ac.in/main/aphd’

Applicants having queries with regards to the PhD admissions offered by NIT Andhra Pradesh, can send them to email ‘phdadmissions@nitandhra.ac.in’

The PhD programmes
NIT Andhra Pradesh offers PhD programmes in engineering disciplines – Bio Bio-Technology, Chemical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Computer Science and Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Electronics and Communication Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, and Metallurgical and Materials Engineering.

It also offers PhD programmes in sciences, humanities and management subjects namely Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, English and Management.

Point to remember
Applicants can do PhD in the above mentioned disciplines either on full-time basis or part-time basis.

Individuals can purse PhD in the above mentioned disciplines at NIT Andhra Pradesh either or full-time or part-time basis.

PhD (full-time)
Half-Time Research Assistantship (HTRA) is available to the full-time scholars who are admitted to Ph.D. programmes in different departments at NIT Andhra Pradesh, subject to the availability as stipulated by the Ministry of Education (MoE).

The award and renewal of the assistantship/scholarship are as per the guidelines issued by MoE, from time to time.

The recipients of HTRA are required to assist the department in academic works.

PhD (part-time)
These positions are open for the candidates who are working on a regular basis in reputed research organizations/Academic Institutions/Industries with a minimum experience of two years.

The applicants are not entitled to receive institute stipend.

Ph.D.(Part-Time) positions are also open for the faculty members currently working at NIT Andhra Pradesh on an ad-hoc basis.

Unique points
The unique point in doing a PhD in NIT Andhra Pradesh are exploring new dimensions in emerging research areas for future technologies.

The other unique point is utilisation of external institute/industrial collaborations for research work.

Promoting research excellence through innovative and sustainable technologies also is a unique point in doing a PhD in NIT Andhra Pradesh.

Eligibility
PhD (engineering-fulltime)
Candidates willing to apply for PhD in NIT Andhra Pradesh under this scheme must have
a master’s degree in Engineering/Technology or a master’s degree by Research in
Engineering/Technology in appropriate branches.

Applicants who belong to UR/EWS/OBC-NCL category must have secured 60% (or above) aggregate marks (CGPA of 6.5) either at UG or PG level examination.

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For SC/ST/PwD candidates, 55% aggregate (or above) marks or equivalent CGPA of 6.0 is essential either at UG or PG level.

Candidates should have qualified GATE or NET in the relevant disciplines.

PhD (engineering part-time)
Individuals desiring to apply for PhD in part-time at NIT Andhra Pradesh must be working on a regular basis in reputed research organizations/Academic Institutions/Industries with a minimum experience of two years.

Candidates must have a master’s degree in Engineering/Technology or a Master’s degree by Research in Engineering/Technology in appropriate branches.

•Candidates belong to UR/EWS/OBC-NCL category must have secured 60% (or above) aggregate marks (CGPA of 6.5) either at UG or PG level examination.

For SC/ST/PwD candidates, 55% aggregate (or above) marks or equivalent CGPA of 6.0 is essential either at UG or PG level.

PhD (English and Science full time)
Candidates willing to apply for PhD under this category for NIT Andhra Pradesh with a master’s degree in Sciences or English in relevant branch of Science/English.

Candidates should have qualified GATE or UGC/CSIR-NET in relevant discipline.

Candidates belong to UR/EWS/OBC-NCL category must have secured 60% (or above) aggregate marks (CGPA of 6.5) either at UG or PG level examination. For SC/ST/PwD candidates, 55% aggregate (or above) marks or equivalent CGPA of 6.0 is essential either at UG or PG level.

PhD (English and Science part time)
Candidates willing to apply for under this category at NIT Andhra Pradesh must be having masters degree in Sciences and English.

Candidates belong to UR/EWS/OBC-NCL category must have secured 60% (or above) aggregate marks (CGPA of 6.5) either at UG or PG level examination.

For SC/ST/PwD candidates, 55% aggregate (or above) marks or equivalent CGPA of 6.0 is essential either at UG or PG level.

Candidates should have qualified GATE or UGC/CSIR-NET in the relevant discipline.

Candidates should be working on a regular basis in reputed research organizations/academic
institutions/industries with a minimum experience of two years.

PhD (MBA part time)
Candidates aspiring to apply in NIT Andhra Pradesh for this programme must have passed MBA or master’s degree in relevant branch of management.

Candidates belong to UR/EWS/OBC-NCL category must have secured 60% (or above) aggregate marks (CGPA of 6.5) either at UG or PG level examination.

For SC/ST/PwD candidates, 55% aggregate (or above) marks or equivalent CGPA of 6.0 is essential either at UG or PG level

Candidates should be working on a regular basis in reputed research organizations/academic institutions/industries with a minimum experience of two years.

MS (by research)
Candidates should have a Bachelor’s degree in Engineering/Technology with a good academic record.

Candidates should be working on a Regular basis in reputed research organizations/academic institutions/industries with a minimum experience of two years.

Selection method
Applicants for the PhD programmes and MS (by research) must attend a written test.

Candidates who pass the written test have to attend an interview.

Final selection for admission into these programmes at NIT Andhra Pradesh will be made based on the performace in written test and interview.

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Applicants have to visit the official website at ‘https://www.nitandhra.ac.in/main/aphd’

Soon after the website downloads, candidates can choose the button ‘Application Portal’ and click it and commence registration.

Post registration, applicants can login with help of username and password obtained during the registration and start applying for the admission into PhD or MS (by research) programmes.

Applicants have to provide the required information, upload needed documents, pay the registration fee and then submit the application form.

Registration fee
The registration fee for applying for admission into PhD or MS (by research) programmes at NIT Andhra Pradesh is Rs 1000 for candidates of Open Category.

The same for SC/ST/PwD category candidates is Rs 500.

Important date
The last date to apply for the admission is 10 June 2021.

Point to remember
Candidates should check the website (www.nitandhra.ac.in) frequently for all future communications such as date
of written test/interview, short-listed candidates etc.

No separate communication will be sent in this regard.

Candidates can apply for more than one programme. However, they must submit a separate application form for each programme/department/school/discipline.

Contact
Applicants having any queries regarding the admissions at NIT Andhra Pradesh can send an email to ‘phdadmissions@nitandhra.ac.in’

Those who are wishing to join management courses in XLRI (Xavier School of Management) can concentrate on this exam which is one of the most popular ones in the country.

Those who take up XAT 2025 Registration from 28 September 2024 onwards, can choose to write exam from the new test centers.

The Newly Added Test Centers Are: Ajmer, Aligarh, Anantapur, Arrah, Baddi, Balasore, Bareilly, Bhagalpur, Bikaner, Bilaspur, Chikkaballapur, Darbhanga, Davanagere, Dhenkanal, Haldwani, Hazaribagh, Hisar, Jodhpur, Kalaburagi (Gulbarga), Kalyani, Karimnagar, Kolhapur, Kurukshetra, Mehsana, Moradabad, Muzaffarnagar, Muzaffarpur, Nanded, Patiala, Salem, Shimla, Sikar, Ujjain, Vellore.

The Other Test Centers Are: Agra, Ahmedabad, Aurangabad City (Maharashtra), Allahabad, Ambala, Amravati, Amritsar, Bengaluru, Berhampur, Bhatinda, Bhilai Nagar, Bhopal, Bhubaneswar, Chandigarh/Mohali, Chennai, Coimbatore, Cuttack, Dehradun, Delhi-NCR, Dhanbad, Dibrugarh, Durgapur/Asansol, Ernakulam, Gandhinagar, Goa, Gorakhpur, Guwahati, Gwalior, Hooghly, Hubballi(Hubli), Hyderabad, Indore, Jabalpur,Jalandhar, Jaipur, Jammu, Jamshedpur, Kannur, Kanpur, Kolkata, Kota, Kottayam, Kurnool, Lucknow, Madurai, Mangalore, Mumbai, Mysuru(Mysore), Nagpur, Nashik, Patna, Pune, Raipur, Rajahmundry, Ranchi, Roorkee, Rourkela, Sambalpur, Siliguri, Surat, Thiruvananthapuram, Tiruchirappalli, Tirupathi, Tiruvallur, Udaipur, Udupi Vadodara, Varanasi, Vijayawada, Visakhapatnam, Warangal, Tejpur, Jorhat, Rajkot, Shillong, Naharlagun.

The process of submitting the application started on 15 July 2024. Admit card for the exam will be available for download from 20 December 2024.

Exam will be conducted on 5 January 2025 from 2:00pm to 5:30pm. The process of application (XAT 2025 Registration) has begun.

The scores in the exam will be used by other well-known management institutions for admission into courses offered by them.

There are other prestigious B Schools that offer admission into management courses based on scores in XAT and these institutions are known as XAMI (Xavier Association of Management Institutes).

Point to remember

The official website for the exam is ready and it can be visited with the help of URL ‘https://xatonline.in/’ The candidates can read the information about the exam.

The link to take up XAT 2025 registration is active, candidates can take up XAT 2025 registration and apply for the test.

About the exam

The full name of the exam is Xavier Aptitude Test which is popularly known to all as XAT. It is conducted every year by XLRI of Jamshedpur.

It is a national level exam that has to be passed to gain admission into management courses offered by XLRI and other participating institutions.

XAT 2025 is meant to be conducted for the year 2025. The test will be conducted across 75 cities in India.

Even apart from participating institutions, many other b schools across India offer admissions based on scores in this exam.

Who can take up XAT 2025 registration?

Candidates willing to take up XAT 2025 registration must have passed Bachelor’s Degree or its equivalent from a recognized educational institution located anywhere in India.

Candidates appearing for the final year of their qualifying degree examination and those who have completed degree requirements and are awaiting results can also take up XAT 2025 registration.

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However, they have to pass the exam and provide a proof for it by the time of admission process commencement in XLRI or its associate institutions.

1. The URL mentioned above must be typed into the browser and submitted to allow the website to download.

2. Once the website is ready, candidates can click the information brochure and know about the exam.

3. After reading the information, candidates can click the button Register.

4. Clicking the above button will open another webpage with URL ‘https://applications.xatonline.in/?_gl=1*17pi4n7*_ga*MTM4OTUzOTQ1NC4xNzIwODU1NjQw*_ga_44L83023B1*MTcyMDg1NTY0MC4xLjEuMTcyMDg1NTgyMC42MC4wLjA.’

5. When the webpage with above URL opens, candidates can provide the required information and create an account with username and password.

6. Post account creation, candidates can login and start applying for the exam.

Link to take up XAT 2025 Registration is Here

Registration fee

Candidates have to pay XAT 2025 registration fee of Rs 2200 while applying for the exam. Those applying for XLRI programmes, have to pay Rs 200 per programme.

How to download admit card?

Candidates who have successfully completed their XAT 2025 registration will alone be able to download admit card and its process is explained below:

1. Candidates have to visit the official website for the exam at ‘https://xatonline.in/’

2. Once the website is ready, candidates have to click the link for downloading hall ticket which may open another webpage.

3. When another webpage opens, candidates have to type their application number and other required information and submit them to obtain the admit card.

Exam pattern

XAT 2025 will be conducted online as a computer based test where the questions have to be answered on a computer screen at the test centre.

Duration to complete answering is 3 hours 30 minutes. The test will have questions related to Decision Making, Verbal & Logical Ability, Quantitative Ability & Data Interpretation, General Knowledge, and Essay Writing.

Candidates who have taken up XAT 2025 registration must remember that XLRI has decided to make changes in exam timings. XAT 2025 exam timing stands changed from morning to afternoon.

The exam has to be passed with required qualifying marks which is also known as cutoff scores.

Cutoff score is the minimum marks candidates have to get in the exam to be eligible for next phase of admission.

The score of the candidates in the exam must be either greater than cutoff or equal to it.

Those who pass can appear for the next stage which comprises group discussion, interview, document verification. Those who get the seat can pay the money and join the institution for classes.

Point to remember

It is to note that many institutions accept XAT scores for admission into management programmes offered by them, their admission process and schedule may vary from that of XLRI.

Candidates have to visit the websites of those institutions and obtain information about their admission process before submitting applications there.