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IIT Kanpur PhD Admission 2020: Applications are invited for PhD, MTech and MS Research Programmes for Sem II; Apply by Nov 2

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IIT Kanpur PhD Admission 2020: IIT Kanpur or IITK is a public technical and research university in Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh. The GoI declared it as an Institute of National Importance under the Institutes of Technology Act. Established in 1960, it is one of the first IITs. The institute was created with the assistance of a consortium of nine US research universities as part of the Kanpur Indo-American Programme (KIAP).

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IIT Kanpur invites applications from Indian as well as foreign nationals for admission to PhD, MTech and MS (By Research) programmes commencing from January 2021 (2020-21-II Semester).

The departments or interdisciplinary programmes are:

Aerospace Engineering, Biological Sciences and Bio-Engineering, Civil Engineering (no admission in ‘Transportation Engineering’ specialization), Computer Science & Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Industrial and Management Engineering, Materials Science & Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Chemistry, Earth Sciences, Economic Sciences, Mathematics, Physics, Statistics, Industrial and Management Engineering, Interdisciplinary Programme in Design, English (Literature, Linguistics & ELT), Fine Arts, Philosophy, Psychology, Sociology, Materials Science & Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Computer Science & Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering (only in ‘Manufacturing Science’ specialization)

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Eligibility Criteria for IIT Kanpur PhD Admission 2020

You can read the minimum eligibility criteria for every department separately on the official website. Students who are in the final year of their programme (likely to finish the program by Dec 31, 2020) may also apply and secure provisional admission for the session commencing in Jan 2021 (2020-21-II Semester).

Further, IIT Kanpur will also provide financial support (Institute Assistantship/Scholarship) non-sponsored PhD, MTech and MS (By Research) students. Moreover, those employed in industry or a college/university/institute may apply for admission as sponsored, external or part-time candidates.

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How to apply for IIT Kanpur PhD Admission 2020?

The online applications portal (for Indian Nationals only) will be available till November 2 (11:59 PM). Indian Nationals can apply only through online mode of application and Foreign Nationals can apply only through offline mode. Offline Application Form (for Foreign Nationals and for Indian Nationals with a qualifying degree from Universities abroad) (common form for PhD, MTech and MS (By Research)) can be downloaded at "application form-2020-21-II-FN".

PhD applicants must arrange for two letters of reference as well. For this purpose, the names of the referees along with their e-mail addresses are to be provided by the candidate at the online applications portal. The institute will contact every referee electronically through an auto-generated mail with a request to submit their recommendations online.

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The application fee is Rs.400 for General, EWS and OBC candidates and Rs.200 for SC/ST and all DAP candidates (including General, EWS and OBC). Further, there is no application fee for candidates in the 'Foreign National' category. Also, applicants need to file a separate application form for each programme.

To know more, read through the official website.

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