rgipt.ac.in Admission 2014 : PhD Programme

Name of the organisation : Rajiv Gandhi Institute Of Petroleum Technology (rgipt.ac.in)
Description : Admission 2014 PhD Programme
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Home Page : http://www.rgipt.ac.in/

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Ph.D. Program at RGIPT, Rae Bareli
(Academic Session 2014-15)
RGIPT, Rae Bareli offers Ph.D. programmes in a wide range of areas in Engineering, Science & Social Sciences. The broad objective of the Ph.D. programme is to contribute to the development of respective fields by conducting front-end research and to train students to be lifelong learners.

The Institute invites applications for admission to Ph.D. programmes for the academic session 2014-15 as per the following details;

1. DISCIPLINES FOR Ph.D. PROGRAMME:
Chemical Engineering, Mathematics, Material Science, Physics, Renewable Energy#, Chemistry, Geoinformatics, Geophysics, Geology and English
#Candidates having Bachelor or Master degree in Mechanical, Electrical & Chemical engineering and Master degree in Physics are eligible to appl

2. GENERAL ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA FOR Ph.D. ADMISSION :
One of the following in appropriate subject areas;
1. First class or 60% marks (55% marks for SC/ST)/CGPA or CPI of 6.0 in Master’s Degree in Engineering/ Technology (M.E./M.Tech.) or equivalent and valid GATE score (GATE exam taken after M.Tech is also acceptable)
2. First class or 60% marks (55% marks for SC/ST)/CGPA or CPI of 6.0 in Master’s degree in relevant discipline and valid CSIR/UGC/NBHM/DBT/DST Inspire Award or Fellowship
Candidates meeting one of the above requirements will have to qualify in a subject-wise written test and interview. The written test will be on the lines of GATE/NET to test aptitude of a student in his/her respective subject area.
The eligibility for externally/company sponsored candidates will be minimum of 2 years of professional work experience after BE /BTech or M. Sc. in appropriate subject area (see more details in A4)

3. ADMISSION PROCEDURE :
Candidates fulfilling eligibility criteria will be called to Rae Bareli for a written test and subject wise interview. Candidates called for the written Test/Interview will be paid to and fro AC 2 tier railway fare by the shortest route from their place of residence to the Institute. They have to produce evidence (railway ticket) in support of their claim.

4. CATEGORIES OF Ph.D. CANDIDATES :
Regular category: Full time Teaching assistantship (TA)/project assistantship (PA) Students under this category are entitled for Institute Teaching Assistantship as per institute norms. Students joining under TA category will have to assist in teaching or research, as assigned by the Institute, to the extent of 6 to 8 hours of work per week. The candidates joining under PA category are required to work for about 20 hours a week on the Sponsored Research Project. The continuation of the assistantship (TA/PA) will be subject to satisfactory performance of the duties assigned by the Department / Institute as well as satisfactory academic performance.
Sponsored Category: These candidates are sponsored by recognized corporations or R&D organizations for doing research work in the Institute on a full time/part time basis. An undertaking from the employer stating the same should be furnished along with the application form. Candidates are expected to be released for full time research work at the Institute with full pay for a minimum period of three years. They will not receive any financial support from the Institute. A candidate working in an R & D establishment and desiring to do research at his/her parent institution must also provide detailed information about the research facilities present at his/her organization and a certificate that these would be available to him/her for carrying out research. The candidate will be required to furnish his/her employer’s consent (Annexure 1) at the time of interview. The candidate under sponsorship category is not required to have GATE/NET qualification

APPLICATION FEE : There is no application fee for PhD program at RGIPT

How to Apply :
Admission forms can be filled up in the specified format. The print out of the application duly filled and signed along with necessary enclosures should reach at the following address latest by May 23, 2014 (Friday). Please mark the envelope “Application form for PhD Programme.” You need to bring all the documentary evidences in original (testimonials, certificates, publications, work experience and research/professional experience) along with a self attested photocopy of each at the time of interview.
Contact Postal Address:
The Assistant Registrar (Academic Affairs)
Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Petroleum Technology,
Ratapur Chowk, Rae Bareli,
U.P.-229316, India

IMPORTANT DATES :
1 Last date for receipt of application by post : May 23, 2014
2 Declaration of list of candidates called for test/ interview: May 28, 2014
3 Date of written test and interview : June 21, 2014
4 Declaration of result : June 25, 2014
5 Acceptance of admission and submission of fee by demand draft. : July 16, 2014
6 Date of registration : July 26, 2014
7 Classes commence : July 28, 2014