Admission to Ph.D Programme for the Session July-2023 under Institutional Scholarship / National Fellowship Category (offline)
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Admission to Ph.D Programme for the Session July-2023 under MoD Sponsored [DRDO, Services] & Industry Sponsored Category
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Defence Institute of Advanced Technology
(Deemed to be University under section 3 of UGC Act 1956),
Girinagar, Pune-411025
Ph.D. Programmes- July- 2023 Batch Category – MoD Sponsored /Self Sponsored (DRDO, Tri-Services), Industry Sponsored / Other R&D Govt. Organizations. Applications are invited for admission to Ph.D. Programmes for Session July-2023, as per description below.
Details of Department / School-wise vacancies for admission to PhD Programme July-2023.
Sr. No. | Department / Schools | Subject/Research Area | Vacancies |
1 | Aerospace Engineering | Flight dynamics, Aerodynamics | 02 |
2 | Metallurgical & Materials Engg. | Biotechnology / Microbiology / Biochemistry, Supercapacitor and battery type electrode materials, Armor materials, Coating materials, Composite materials, High Temperature coating and Ceremics, Computational Materials Engineering, Energy Materials, Machine Learning, Microstructural modelling, Organic Photovoltaics, Phase-field modelling, Modelling, Simulation and Experimentation of Batteries and Supercapacitors. | 04 |
3 | School of Computer Engineering and Mathematical Science. [Computer Science & Engg.] | Quantum Machine Learning, Secure IoT&CPS, Metaverse and AR/VR/AI, Post Quantum Cryptography, Black Chain Technology, Deep Learning, HAR, GANS, Drone Forensics, Computer vision, AI, Cyber Security, NLP, Programme optimization, IoT. | 10 |
School of Computer Engineering and Mathematical Science. [Applied Mathematics] | Applied Maths, Machine Learning, Deep Learning, Data Science, AI/ML, Computer Vision, Prob & Statistics. | 06 | |
4 | Applied Physics | Optical Communication, Bio-Photonics, Ultrafast Photonics, High power ultrafast lasers, EMI Shielding / Radar Absorbing Systems. | 05 |
5 | Applied Chemistry | Nanomaterials and Pyro Techniques / Propellants, Propellants, Energetic Materials. | 02 |
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Electronics Engineering | Human computer interaction, Brain computer interfacing, Signal Processing, Automotive radar, Medical robotics, Biomedical Signal Processing, Microwave passive and active antennas, Passive circuits, RFID, Wearable sensors. VLSI design, Embedded system and SOC design, AI and ML for circuits design, RF IC design, Nano-electronics materials, low power circuits, Thin film transistors, GaN HEMTs and High Power devices and circuits. | 05 |
7 | Mechanical Engineering | Hyper Velocity Impact, Ballistic Penetration, Dynamic Indentation, FEM, Composite Structures, Material Repairing technologies, FEA, 3D Printing/ Additive Mfging, Composite Materials, Surface Engineering, Impact analysis, CFD, Fluid Mechanics, Heat Transfer, Composite structures, Fracture Mechanics, Blast, Shock Tube Research, Fluid-structure Interaction, Terramechanics. | 12 |
8 | School of Robotics | Control and Motion planning of Autonomous Systems, Underwater Robotics, Robot Dynamics Control, Path planning AI, ML. | 03 |
9 | Technology Management | Strategy Management; HR Management | 01 |
10 | School of Quantum Technology | Quantum Communication, Quantum Metrology & Sensing, Quantum Materials, Quantum Simulation & Quantum Machine learning. | 05 |
* The number of vacancies is only indicative and DIAT reserves the right in this matter.
Eligibility for External Part Time Research Scholar:
A candidate, seeking admission to the D. program, shall be required to have passed the qualifying examination securing at least 55% marks or equivalent CGPA/DGPA. A relaxation of 5 % of marks may be allowed for those belonging to SC/ST/OBC (non creamy-layer) / PWD – (Divyang) categories. The qualifying degrees are:-
a Master of Engineering/Master of Technology (or equivalent) for Ph.D. in Engineering/Science.
iii) M.Phil (Defence and Strategy Studies)
Last Date of Application:
Duly filled-in application in the prescribed proforma may be forwarded to the Joint Registrar (Academics), DIAT (DU), Girinagar, Pune-411025 so as to reach on or before 20th May 2023.
Selection:
Admission to Ph.D. will be based on the performance in the entrance exam (written test) conducted by the department concerned followed by a personal interview.
Course Fee & Other Charges:
MoD Sponsored (DRDO & Service Officers) & MoD Self-Sponsored (DRDO & Service Officers) Candidate: Selected candidates for the Ph.D programmes are required to pay Semester Fee @ Rs.50,000/- per semester payable immediately on joining, and caution deposit of Rs. 10,000/-
For Industry Sponsored, Other R&D Govt. Organisations, DPSU’s, Govt. Industry etc are required to pay Semester Fee @ Rs. 65,000/- per semester payable immediately on joining and caution deposit of Rs. 10,000/- & Rs. 4000/- as a one time fee.
Important Dates:
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Applications are invited for admission to Ph.D. Programme, as per description below.
Introduction:
Defence Institute of Advanced Technology (DIAT) is Technological Institute of National repute for higher learning. The Institute imparts education and training in Advanced Technologies used for Tri-services, DRDO, DPSUs etc. DIAT found its roots in 1952, as a training institute has grown over the years into a premier teaching and research institute for DRDO and the Armed Forces.
The main focus of the institute is to evolve as an Innovative Unique Research University to develop indigenous contemporary Defence related technologies and also to provide technological solutions to the Services. DIAT is committed to generate high quality and talented human resource in broad areas of Defence Technologies to cater the needs of DRDO, Armed Forces and other Defence establishments.
DIAT offers admission to Ph.D (full-time) in the frontier areas of Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electronics Engineering, School of CSE&DS, Applied Physics, Applied Chemistry & Metallurgical & Materials Engg, Limited few Institute Fellowships are available.
Department /School -wise area of Research are as under: [Institutional Scholarship Category].
In addition, Project Staff from DRDO Laboratories & DIAT (JRF/SRF/PA) & Candidates with CSIR-NET, DST, UGC-NET or any other National fellowship / scholarship available to them are also eligible to apply for Ph. D admission in any subject area of the concerned deptt / school.
Sr. No | Department / School | Subject / Research Area | |
1 | Metallurgical and Materials Engg. | 3D, 4D Printing Biopolymers, Scaffolds, nanocomposites, Phase Changing Fabrics, Composite Hydrogen Storage, Materials Science, Polymer Nanocomposites, Supercapacitor and battery type electrode materials, Piezoelectric materials, Armor materials, Coating materials, Composite materials, High Entropy Alloys, Additive manufacturing, Texture, Thermomechanical Processing of Metallic Materials, Electrical Steel, Additive Frictions Stir Processing, Welding, bulk Metallic Glass and Nano Materials, Computational Materials Engineering, Energy Materials, Machine Learning, Microstructural modelling, Modeling and Simulation of Batteries and Supercapacitors. | |
2 | Electronics Engg. | Signal & Image Processing, Machine Learning, Human Machine Interaction, BCI, UAV Robotics, Automotive Radar, Wearable Antenna, RFID, Smart Glove, Active antennas, Textile Antennas, Reconfigurable antennas, Semiconductor devices, Low Power Circuits, VLSI Circuits, MOSFEIS, 2D Materials, FPGA, AI & ML for Devices, RF Circuit design, RF/Microwave components design. | |
3 | School of Computer Engg & Mathematical Science | Quantum Machine Learning, Cyber Physical Systems, Big Data, AI, AR / VR, Cyber Security, Cryptography, Secure Software Engineering, AI & ML, DL, Digital Forensics, Deep Learning, Computer Vision, Offensive Security, OS Security, Natural Language Process, Malware Analysis, Programme Optimisation.
Numerical Solution to Partial Differential Equation using Finite Element Methods / Boundary Element Methods / Fictious Domain Embedding Methods, Image Processing, Fluid Mechanics / Bio Mechanics, Machine Learning in Physiological Dynamics, Machine Learning Deep Learning, Computer Vision, Medical image Analysis, Self Driven Cars, Data Science, Applied Mathematics.
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4 | Aerospace Engg | Flight dynamics, Aerodynamics. | |
5 | Applied Chemistry | Nanomaterial chemical synthesis or QDs noble metal & metal hybrid chalcogenides for opto-electronics & energy application, Solar Photocatalysis for Hydrogen Generation Ionic liquids & application, catalytic hydrogen combustion, liquid membranes, phase change and energetic materials, Nanomaterials, Hybrid Nanocomposites, Catalysis, Organic Nanomaterials, Biomimecity, Thermal Analysis, Organic Synthesis, Energetic materials, nanomaterials. | |
6 | Mechanical Engg. | CAD/CAM/Robotics, Manufacturing Consideration in Design, Fabrication, Characterization and Processing of Composite Materials, High Speed machining / green machining of aerospace materials, Precision Robotic Welding of Aerospace Materials, Micro manufacturing / Micromachining of “ Difficult to cut materials”, Surface Engineering, Additive Manufacturing (3D Printing), Design & Analysis of Composite structures, Fracture Mechanics, Functionally Graded Structures, Bonded Patch repair for damaged FRP Composite Structures.
Hyper Velocity Impact, Ballistic Penetration, Dynamic Indentation, FEM, Composite structures, Material repairing technologies, FEA, CFD, Fluid Mechanics, Heat transfer, Composite structure, Fracture Mechanics, Fluid Mechanics, Heat Transfer, Flow separation and control, Blast, Shock Tube research, Fluid-structure Interaction, Terramechanics, CFD, Three-phase flow, Fluid Mechanics. |
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7 | Applied Physics | Electronics Nanotechnology, Sensor Technology, Physics, Electronic Nose Development, Machine learning, Composite for EMI shielding & stealth, Sensor Development, Renewable Energy, Fiber Optics Sensors, Laser Technology, Optical System Design, Quantum Random Number Generator, High Speed Optical Communication Systems, Nanodiamond, Femtosecond Solid-state and Fiber Laser Technology, High-energy laser sources, Ultrafast Nonlinear Frequency mixing processes, Terahertz Photonics, Terahertz Spectroscopy and Imaging, AI/ML in Terahertz Imaging and Advanced Optical Communication, Free-Space Optical Communication, Under-water Optical Communication, Optical Instrumentation and Bio-Photonics. | |
8 | School of Robotics | Robotics, Control Navigation, SLAM, Control and Motion Planning of Automation Systems, AI & ML based Approaches for Robotics. | |
9 | School of Quantum Technology | Quantum Communication, Quantum Metrology & Sensing, Quantum Simulation & Quantum Machine learning. | |
10 | Technology Management | Strategy Management, HR Management. |
Eligibility:
a) Qualification
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iii) A 1 year / 2 semester master’s degree programme after a 4-years / 8 semesters bachelor’s degree programme ,provided that a candidate seeking admission after a 4-years/8-semesters bachelor’s degree programme should have a minimum of 75% marks in aggregate or its equivalent grade on a point scale wherever the grading system is followed. A relaxation of 5% marks or equivalent grade may be allowed for those belonging to SC/ST/OBC (non-creamy layer)/ differently abled/EWS.
a) Qualified in a national level test such as, CSIR/UGC NET, JEST, Graduate Aptitude Test for Engineering (GATE), Rajiv Gandhi National fellowship, NBHM etc. subject wise and category wise GATE/NET cut off will be decided by
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Not above 35 years as on July, 01, 2023.
Relaxations as per Govt. of India rules apply to SC / ST / OBC / PH applicants.
Note:-
Selection:
Admission to Ph.D. will be based on the performance in the entrance exam (written test) conducted by the department concerned followed by a personal interview.
Financial Assistance:
Boarding / Lodging:
Selected candidates will be provided hostel accommodation (Exclusive Girls Hostel available). Mess facilities are available on payment basis. The present monthly charges towards boarding and lodging are Rs. 7000/- (subject to revision). However, Rs. 40,000/- is to be deposited at the beginning of each Semester towards lodging and boarding charges, in advance. A security deposit of Rs. 10,000/- would need to be paid to Hostel Office.
How to Apply:
Application form is available at Institutes website http://www.diat.ac.in . Application fee of Rs. 500/- for General / OBC category (Rs. 250/- for SC/ST & Women candidates) per programme is required to be paid either online (through State Bank collect) or by Demand Draft drawn in favor of Vice Chancellor, DIAT, Pune, payable at Pune-411025. The filled in application form in the prescribed proforma has to be forwarded in a sealed envelope, super scribed “Application for Admission to PhD Programme in the Department / school of ______” to the Joint Registrar (Academics), Defence Institute of Advanced Technology, Girinagar, Pune 411025 along with the DD / online generated receipt and self certified copies of mark lists, certificates and other testimonials. These documents should reach DIAT latest by on or before 09th June 2023. Postal delay will not be entertained. Candidates seeking admission to more than one Department need to apply separately.
General Information:
Course Fee and Other Charges:
Selected candidates for the Ph.D programmes are required to pay Semester Fee @ Rs. 31,000/- per semester (for Gen & OBC) and @ Rs. 18,000/- (for SC & ST) payable immediately on joining and a caution deposit of Rs. 10,000/-, & Rs.4000/- as one time fee, commencing from July 2023. Fees payable up to submission of thesis by candidate admitted to Ph.D programme shall be as prescribed by the Institute from time to time.
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