INFORMATION BROCHURE

(Semester II, 2023-2024)

for admission to

Ph. D. and M. S. (R) Programmes

(For Indian Applicants)

INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY DELHI

HAUZ KHAS, NEW DELHI 110016

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 CONTENTS

Message to the Applicants from the Dean, Academics 3

Important Dates 5
Introduction 6
Credit System 7
Admission Procedures and Requirements 7
(I) Ph. D. Programmes 7
(II) M. S. (Research) Programmes 11
Reservation of Seats 14
Registration for Courses 14
Hostel Accommodation 14
Fees and Payments 15
(a) Institute dues payable by new students of Ph. D./M.S.(R) 15
(b) Mess dues payable by new students 15
Financial assistance and other support 15
General guidelines 17
Application procedure 18
Refund of fees 18
Important instructions for filling application form 19
Contact telephone/FAX numbers 20
Annexure-I Research Programmes: Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) 21
Annexure -II Research Programmes: Master of Science by Research (M.S. (R)) 36
Additional Important Information for Candidates 37

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 Message to the Applicants from the Dean, Academics
I am very happy to note that you are planning to pursue your postgraduate education, and in particular you are
considering IIT Delhi as one of your choices. India is fast emerging as a knowledge economy and in the next decade
or so, we would emerge as a major centre for research and technology development. In this context, your decision to
pursue post-graduate education would definitely have a significant impact on your long-term career prospects. IIT
Delhi with its 31 Ph.D., 43 M.Tech., 18 M.S.(R), 5 M.Sc., 3 M.B.A., one M.P.P. and one M.Des. Programmes, offers
you extensive choices of specializations. The strength of the Institute is its 600+ highly qualified faculty, due to
which it is continuously ranked among the top technical institutions globally.
As you may be aware, IIT Delhi is recognized as an Institution of Eminence (IoE) by the Government of India.
While this is a great recognition, it is also a great responsibility on all of us and indeed our prospective PG students,
to take this Institution to even greater heights. We would like you to consider joining us in this journey.
At the time of writing this letter, we have opened up the campus after two years of restricted activity and online
classes due to the pandemic. We hope that the future semesters will be in person, and the campus is gearing up to
welcome all students: new students and currently registered students, to learn and enjoy the experience of the IIT
Delhi campus. That said, as we open up, it is extremely important to adhere to Covid-appropriate behavior and
whatever restrictions that will need to be in place for the coming few semesters.
In the last few years, we have constantly been working towards making our rules, regulations, and policies governing
post-graduate education flexible and attractive to potential candidates. I am writing this letter to make you aware of
some major policy changes in the last couple of years.
1. At IIT Delhi, most of the academic Departments/ Centres/ Schools offer M. Tech. and Ph.D. programmes, while
some of them also offer an M.S.(R) programme. It is possible for a student to switch from one programme to
another any time after one semester of joining. For example, a candidate joining an M. Tech. programme can
apply for the switch to a Ph. D. programme in the same Department (or even in another eligible Department),
after completing 12 credits of courses with a minimum CGPA of 8.0. All his/her earned credits, if relevant to
the new programme, can be considered in the new programme as well. Similar flexibility exists for switching
between other programmes.
2. In the last year, IIT Delhi has initiated sponsored research activities worth around Rs. 350 crores which are
expected to grow further this year. Candidates wanting to gain project experience along with post-graduate
education can apply and join one of the sponsored projects simultaneously with admission to the post-graduate
degree. Apart from gaining experience, various schemes may provide for higher assistantship amounts with
your participation in the sponsored research projects. One significant policy change that has been adopted is
that the recruitment for the project can also be carried out by the same Department/ Center/ School Research
Committee (DRC/CRC/SRC) that admits students to the postgraduate programmes.
3. IIT Delhi is striving towards ensuring that each of its Ph.D. students has an opportunity to present a paper and
attend at least one international conference before they graduate. We offer a certain quantum of financial support
to all full-time research scholars to present their research at up to two international conferences.
4. We have also introduced a new scheme under which highly meritorious research scholars are awarded a further
opportunity for presenting their work at another conference, provided they have demonstrated sustained
excellence in their research.
5. Our post-graduate programmes are highly flexible, which offer students a variety of courses and research topics
to choose from.
6. Meritorious students with a bachelor’s degree (such as B. Tech.) are advised to directly apply for the Ph. D.
programmes if they wish to pursue doctoral research. Details about direct admission to Ph. D. for B. Tech-
qualified students are available in this brochure and also on our website. Of course, students who already hold
a Master’s degree are welcome to apply for Ph.D.
7. IIT Delhi is actively promoting post-graduate research in inter-disciplinary areas, and you are invited to avail
of this exciting opportunity. In addition to such research being pursued in our regular Academic Units, we also
have a School of Interdisciplinary Research (SIRe) wherein candidates with a diversity of backgrounds seek
admission to pursue a Ph.D. degree involving faculty supervisors in different Academic Units and expertise,
jointly supervising the student. Please look for more details on inter-disciplinary research on our website.
8. IIT Delhi, as a part of its Institution of Eminence (IoE) initiatives, is moving rapidly to welcome meritorious
candidates for pursuing Ph.D. from other countries. As part of this, International students wanting to pursue

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 PhD degree at IIT Delhi (who are not availing a scholarship from any other source) are entitled to a merit-
based fellowship under the International PhD Fellowship Programme (IPFP). More information on this
scheme and other details for international students are available at: http://intladm.iitd.ac.in
9. IIT Delhi has also started a new scholarship scheme for international students wishing to pursue M. Tech. / M.
Des. / MS(R), under the newly launched “International Masters Scholarship Programme (IMSP)”. Under this
scheme, international students wishing to pursue either of M. Tech., M. Des., or MS(R) degrees in IIT Delhi,
and secure an admission offer from the respective Department or Centre or School within IIT Delhi, are
entitled to be considered for a limited number of merit-based scholarships. Those international students who
have successfully cleared the Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE examination:
http://gate.iitd.ac.in/) are also entitled to a scholarship for pursuing their masters degree in IIT Delhi. More
details of on the IMSP scheme are available at: http://intladm.iitd.ac.in

10. IIT Delhi is an active participant in two flagship MHRD schemes: the Prime Minister’s Research Fellowship
(https://pmrf.in/) and the Scheme for students in ASEAN countries to pursue PhD in IITs
(http://asean.iitd.ac.in/). The latter scheme entitles students from ASEAN countries
(https://asean.org/asean/asean-member-states/) to pursue PhD with a full scholarship at any of the IITs,
including IIT Delhi. Potential PhD candidates from the ASEAN member countries interested in pursuing their
PhD degree in IIT Delhi are strongly encouraged to avail this facility.
11. Under the PMRF scheme (https://pmrf.in/), Indian students of high merit from who have completed their
bachelors degree, or pursuing their masters or PhD degrees in top Indian institutions may be considered for a
merit-based premier scholarship. Potential candidates are encouraged to apply under this scheme and seek
details at the website. There is also a “lateral entry” option into PMRF for students who join the PhD program
and demonstrate academic excellence within the first few semesters of their residence in the PhD program.
12. IIT Delhi is also an active participant in the Prime Minister's Fellowship for Doctoral Research, which is a
joint venture between SERB and CII / FICCI for supporting industry-sponsored PhD projects. Research
scholars who get engaged in industry-sponsored projects are advised to apply for this scheme.
13. At IIT Delhi, we are engaged in two Joint Ph.D. programmes, one with University of Queensland, Australia
(www.uqidar.org), and other with National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Taiwan www.ncyu.edu.tw).
While for the UQ-IITD programme, the admission is through a separate channel (details on the website
www.uqidar.org), for NYCU the entrance is after the selection of students into the regular IITD Ph.D.
programme.
You may wish to note that IIT Delhi has a larger number of students in post-graduate programmes than in
undergraduate programmes. We urge you to consider us as your institution of choice to further your goals of getting
a higher professional degree.
One point needs some mention. Owing to our rapid growth in recent years and also delayed construction activity
owing to the CoViD-19 pandemic, we are facing acute shortage of campus accommodation (hostels). Due to this,
some of our PG students may need to stay outside campus, at least in the initial period of their study. IIT Delhi will
do everything possible to facilitate the stay outside campus (if necessary). We expect the crunch of hostel
accommodation to ease out in the coming years, but for now we as a community need to live with the constraints.
There are many more things I would like to share with you once you are selected to our PG programmes and wish to
join IIT Delhi. I am looking forward to seeing you in the Orientation Programme with you being accepted for
admission in one of your preferred postgraduate programmes.
With best wishes,

Prof. Narayanan D Kurur

Dean, Academics

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 Important Dates
Submission of online application commences on October 09, 2023 (12:00 noon)
Last date for submission of online application and application fee October 31, 2023 (04:00 p.m)*
Range of dates for Test / Interview December 01 - December 12, 2023
Date of Orientation and Registration for new students December 30, 2023
Commencement of classes January 01, 2024

* Extended date.

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INTRODUCTION

Indian Institute of Technology Delhi is one of the seven older established Institutes of Technology in India, the
others being Kharagpur, Bombay, Madras, Kanpur, Guwahati, and Roorkee. Recently, Government has set up
sixteen more Institutes of Technology. These Institutes have been created as centres of excellence for higher
training, research and development in science, engineering, and technology. Established as a College of
Engineering in 1961, the Institute in Delhi was declared an Institute of National Importance under the “Institutes
of Technology (Amendment) Act, 1963” and renamed “Indian Institute of Technology Delhi”. It was then
accorded the status of a University with powers to decide its own academic policy, to conduct its own
examinations, and to award its own degrees.
Recently, IIT Delhi has been accorded the status of “Institute of Eminence” by Government of India, one out of
only three public institutions to have been granted this honour.

The Institute offers undergraduate and postgraduate programmes through its Departments, Centres, and Schools.
The Institute admits about 1200 students for the undergraduate (B. Tech. and Dual Degree) programmes and
about 2200 students for the postgraduate (M.Sc. / M.P.P. / M.Tech. / M.S.(Research) / M.Des. /M.B.A. / Ph.D.)
programmes every year.

Intellectual alertness, creativity and talent for innovation go into the making of an engineering leader today and
continue to be essential for professional competence tomorrow. The candidates selected for admission live in
pleasant surroundings of intellectually stimulating campus, use the most modern equipment and laboratory
facilities available, and go through the specialized courses designed to meet the challenges of the future. The
teaching methods rely on direct personal contact between the teachers and the students. Living in such an
environment with people having similar goals and aspirations is an exciting experience during one’s academic life
and is of considerable value in one’s professional career.

Location: IIT Delhi is situated at Hauz Khas in South Delhi, bounded by the Sri Aurobindo Marg on the East, the
Jawaharlal Nehru University complex on the West, the National Council of Educational Research & Training on
the South, and the outer Ring Road to the North. The Institute campus is about 19 km away from the Delhi Main
Railway Station, 14 km from the New Delhi Railway Station, 21 km from the Maharana Pratap Inter-State Bus
Terminus (Kashmere Gate), 22 km from Indira Gandhi International Airport Terminal 3, and about 10 km from the
domestic terminal (Terminal 1) of the Delhi Airport. The campus is well connected through Delhi Metro with two
stations opening at its gates – Main Gate and Hostel Gate.

Campus: IIT Delhi is a residential Institution and provides residential facilities to as many students and staff as
possible, subject to availability. The Institute campus area extends to 320 acres with many interesting
topographical features, imaginatively laid out with picturesque landscape, numerous buildings, and wide roads.
The campus presents a spectacle of harmony in architecture and natural beauty.

The main academic building houses various teaching, research, and library facilities. Though each Department/
Centre/ School is a separate entity, all the Departments/Centres/Schools together constitute an integrated
complex. Most of classes at IIT Delhi take place in the new Lecture Hall Complex (LHC). At the LHC and also in
the blocks, lecture theaters with modern amenities and equipment for projection have been located adjacent to
two or more Departments for common use. The campus also includes such amenities as staff clubs, hospital,
shopping centres, banks, ATMs, post office, community centre, stadium and playing fields.

The Students Activities Centre provides facilities for students’ extracurricular and physical development. The
central two-storeyed block with a swimming pool and a gymnasium hall has amenities such as squash courts,
hobbies workshop, seminar rooms, music rooms and other multipurpose rooms for reading and indoor games. The
amphitheater constructed in modern style is an added amenity at the centre.

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CREDIT SYSTEM
Education at the Institute is organized around the credit system of study. The prominent features of the credit system
are a process of continuous evaluation of a student’s performance, and flexibility to allow a student to progress at an
optimum pace suited to his/her ability or convenience, subject to fulfilling the minimum requirement for
continuation.
Each course has a certain number of credits which describe its weight. A student’s performance in a course is assessed
by a grade awarded to him/her at the end of the semester for that specific course, based on comprehensive
evaluations during the entire duration of the course. The student’s overall progress through the programme is
measured by the number of credits that he/she has completed satisfactorily. A minimum Grade Point Average
(average score based on grades obtained, weighted by the corresponding credits of each course), is required to be
maintained for satisfactory progress.
The minimum academic requirements for the various degrees, including minimum and maximum credits to be
registered in a particular semester, are indicated in the Courses of Study for the year 2023-2024, which will be made
available on the Institute Website.

Every course is coordinated by a member of the teaching staff of the Department/ Centre/ School which offers the
course in a given semester. This Faculty member is called the Course Coordinator. He/she has full responsibility for
conducting the course, coordinating the work of the other members of the faculty involved in that course, and for
holding tests and assignments and awarding grades. For any difficulty, a student is expected to approach the Course
Co-coordinator for advice and clarification.

ADMISSION PROCEDURES AND REQUIREMENTS

I. Ph.D. Programmes
The award of the Ph.D. degree is in recognition of high achievements, independent research, and application of
scientific knowledge to the solution of technical and scientific problems. The creative and productive inquiry is the
basic concept underlying the research work. The details of research programmes in various Departments/ Centres/
Schools are given in Annexure I.

Course work and other academic requirements: In order to overcome any deficiency both in the breadth and depth
of fundamental training or proper foundation for advanced research work, special make-up or pre- doctoral courses
are offered by each Department/ Centre/ School. These courses are given either by a faculty member, or by guest
speakers and specialists in the profession. Normally, candidates having a B. Tech./ M.Sc./ M.A., or equivalent degree
are required to complete a minimum of 12 or 20* credits (depending on the programme) with a minimum required
DGPA of 7.50 and CGPA of 7.00. M. Tech. or equivalent degree holders are required to complete a minimum of 6*
credits with a minimum required DGPA of 7.50 and CGPA of 7.00.

Admission to the Ph.D. Programmes: Admission to the Ph.D. programmes is normally made on the basis of an
interview of eligible candidates conducted by the Department/Centre/School concerned, through its Department
Research Committee (DRC) / Centre Research Committee (CRC)/ School Research Committee (SRC).
DRC/CRC/SRC may decide to conduct a written test as well, or multiple interviews, or other ways or testing, in
order to screen the candidates. Applications are invited from candidates by advertising the programmes in
Employment News/web portals in March for the first semester and in October for the second semester every year.

*A Department/ Centre/ School may specify a higher credit requirement for all their Ph.D. programmes. It may
also require an individual scholar to complete a larger number of credits based on his/her background and
preparation level.

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Admission schedule: Normally, Ph.D. programmes are advertised in the month of March and October each
year, and test/interviews are carried out in the months of May and December. Further, admission to the Ph.D.
.programme is possible at any time of the year with the application being processed and candidates
interviewed by the respective DRC/CRC/SRC. Ph.D. scholars can join the Institute at any time of the year,
though the course registration will be possible only at the beginning of the subsequent semester. Such
candidates must also fulfill the required academic qualification / experience at the time of the interview. They
must join the Institute within 4 weeks after the issue of admission offer unless specifically permitted
otherwise. Admission is subject to the vacancy being available in the relevant specializations.

Duration of the programmes: Minimum period of registration required for students with M.Tech. or
equivalent qualifications is 2 years whereas those with B. Tech. or equivalent qualifications is 3 years. All
candidates are allowed a maximum of 7 years for submission of their thesis.

I(a) Minimum Qualifications for admission to Full-time Ph. D. Programmes:

Table 1 defines the minimum qualifications required for admission to full-time Ph. D. programmes at IIT
Delhi. Please note:
▪ These are Institute minimum requirements and any Department/Centre/School operating
through their DRC/CRC/ScRC can specify higher short-listing criteria than what is specified
here.
▪ This table includes most of the degrees, but each DRC/CRC/ScRC is free to specify the
qualifications and disciplines acceptable for admission to their programmes.
▪ Candidates in the final year of their programmes and who expect to complete all their qualifying
degree requirements before the date of registration are also eligible to apply for admissions. For
short-listing purposes, their performance until the preceding semester (preceding year if their
programmes are year based) would be considered, but their admission would be provisional,
subject to their meeting the minimum eligibility criteria after their final qualifying examination
results are announced. In any case, all admissions are provisional at first and it is confirmed only
after all certificates and previous records are duly checked and verified, a process which may take a
few weeks into the starting semester.

Table 1: Minimum Qualification for Admission to full-time Ph.D. Programmes

Sr. No. Qualifying Degree Minimum performance in the Qualification through

Qualifying degree for General national level examination
/OBC (Non-Creamy Layer)/ requirements
EWS category students
1. M.Tech ./ M.E. /M.D. / 60% marks or 6.00 CGPAon a 10- Nil
M.Des.or equivalent point scale
2. M.Sc./MBA/M.A./ 60% marks or 6.00 CGPAon a 10- Qualified GATE/ CSIR/
M.B.B.S.or equivalent point scale UGC/ NET/ ICAR/ ICMR/
DST-INSPIRE Fellowship
3. B.E. /B. Tech. or 70% marks or 7.00 CGPAon a 10- Qualified GATE/CSIR/ UGC
equivalent point scale NET/ CEED/ ICAR/ DST-
INSPIRE Fellowship

Exemptions, relaxations and clarifications:

1. For SC/ST/PwD category candidates, the minimum performance in the qualifying degree (S. No. 1
& 2 in Table 1) is relaxed from 60% to 55% (CGPA relaxed from 6.00 to 5.50).

2. For SC/ST/PwD category candidates, the minimum performance in the qualifying degree (Sr. No. 3
in Table 1) is relaxed from 70% to 65% (CGPA relaxed from 7.00 to 6.50).
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3. Qualifying degree performance is computed by aggregating performance over all the
semesters/years of the qualifying degree, as per the credit or weightage system approved in the
institution / board where the degree has been completed.

4. Requirement of qualification in GATE / National Exam is waived for the following categories of
applicants:

(i) Currently registered students in Centrally Funded Technical Institutes (CFTIs) pursuing
B.Tech./B.E./ Integrated M. Tech/ Integrated M. Sc. programmes(or any other programme of
minimum four year duration, admission to which is on the basis of JEE), who have completed 6
semesters or more, and have CGPA of 8.000 or above (on a 10 point scale). Such students must
obtain a CGPA of 8.000 or above at the time of graduation, and before they formally register for
the Ph.D. programme (80% aggregate marks, if marks is the primary mode of evaluation);

(ii) Graduates of CFTIs (in the programmes marked under (i)) with a final graduation CGPA of more
than 8.000 (80% aggregate marks, if marks is the primary mode of evaluation);

(iii) M.A or M.Sc. graduates from IITs with CGPA 8.000 or above.

5. For purposes of shortlisting, the primary method of evaluation (i.e., CGPA/CPI, or aggregate
percentage, as appropriate) followed by the institution where candidate has obtained his/her
qualifying degree will be used by IIT Delhi for determining whether the candidate meets the final
shortlisting requirements.

6. For assistantship purposes only (and not for qualification), candidates with M.B.B.S. qualification
will be considered equivalent to M. Tech., for admission to Ph.D. programme in Centre for
Biomedical Engineering;

7. For candidates with M.A. degree in English, a 5% relaxation in marks or 0.5 relaxation in CGPA may
be permitted for admission to the Ph.D. programme in Humanities and Social Sciences;

8. Candidates holding an MBA degree are eligible for applying to the Ph.D. programme in the
Department of Management Studies.

I (b) Minimum Qualifications for admission to Part-time and Sponsored (full-time) Ph.D.
Programmes:

The following eligibility conditions apply for the Part-time and Sponsored full-time programmes:
1. Only employees of Public Sector Undertakings or Government Departments or Research and
Development Organizations or Private Industries (approved by Faculty Boards) are eligible for
admission to these programmes.
2. The minimum full-time experience required after obtaining the qualifying degree and as on date of
registration, is given below in Table 2:

Table 2: Experience required for admission to part-time Ph.D./ M.Tech./ M.S.(R) Programmes

For admission to part- Qualifications Work Experience

time programme (Post Qualification)
Ph.D. M.E./M.Tech./M.S.(R)/M.D./ M.Des or Nil
Equivalent
Ph.D. B.E./B.Tech. M.Sc./M.A./M.B.A. /MBBS/ or 1 Year
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Ph.D. B.E./B.Tech./ M.Sc./M.A./M.B.A. /MBBS or 1 Year
equivalent, and working in IIT Delhi* (Project or
Regular) *Through proper channel
Ph.D. B.E./B.Tech./ M.Sc./M.A./ MBA/MBBS 2 Years
M. Tech./ MS(R) B.E./B.Tech./M.Sc or equivalent, from 6 Months
CFTIs/Central Universities
M. Tech./ MS(R) B.E./B.Tech./M.Sc or equivalent, and working in 6 Months
IIT Delhi* (Project or Regular)
M. Tech./ MS (R) * Through proper channel 1 Year

3. Minimum qualification for these candidates is the same as for full-time candidates (Table 1), except
that the requirement of qualifying in a national examination (column 3 in Table 1) is waived.

4. For part-time candidates from outside NCR (or at a radial distance of more than 50 km from IIT
Delhi), there is a minimum residency requirement of 6 months. DRC/CRC/ScRC may specify a
higher residency requirement based on the courses recommended as well as the background.

5. Sponsored (full-time) candidates seeking admission to a Ph.D. programme on the basis of study
leave, must submit a “Sponsorship Certificate” on a proper letterhead from the appropriate authority
in the organization clearly stating the following:
▪ for the period of his/her studies in the programme, the candidate would be treated as on duty with
usual salary and allowances; and
▪ that he/she will be fully relieved and granted study leave for a minimum period of 3
years (2 years for M. Tech. and equivalent degree holders).
6. Part-time candidates are required to submit a “No Objection Certificate” (NOC) on a proper letterhead
from the appropriate authority in the organization clearly stating the following:
▪ the candidate is permitted to pursue studies on a part-time basis;
▪ he/she will be fully relieved from duty and permitted to reside at the Institute for the period of
required residency that is essential for completing the course work (this is not a requirement for
candidates who are working in NCR or organizations located within a distance of 50 km from the
Institute);
▪ that his/her official duties permit him/her to attend required classes as per the Time Table of IIT
Delhi;
▪ that his/her official duties permit him/her to devote sufficient time for research;
▪ facilities for research in the candidate’s field of research are available at the candidate’s place of
work, in case the proposed Ph. D. research plan requires him/her to use these facilities when the
candidate is physically present at this place of work.

Template of this NOC is available on the IIT Delhi PG admissions portal. Kindly note that lack of
confirmation and clarity on one or more of the above points in the NOC may make prevent the
applicant’s application being processed, even if he/she qualify in the interview/screening.

Please note that the requirement of IIT Delhi's Joint Ph.D. programme may be different and available
in the respective website (www.uqidar.org and www.ncyu.edu.tw). Also requirements for admission to
Ph.D. for international students are mentioned in the website: http://intladm.iitd.ac.in

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 II. M. S. (Research) Programme

The Institute M.S. (Research) programme are offered by following Departments/Centres/Schools:

S. No. Department/Centre/School Programme Code

1 Applied Mechanics AMY
2 Chemical Engineering CHY
3 Civil Engineering CEY
4 Computer Science & Engineering CSY*
5 Electrical Engineering EEY@
6 Energy Science and Engineering ESY
7 Materials Science and Engineering MSY
8 Mechanical Engineering MEY
9 Automotive Research and Tribology CTY
10 Atmospheric Sciences ASY
11 Sensors, Instrumentation and Cyber-physical Systems Engineering IDY
12 Amar Nath and Shashi Khosla School of Information Technology SIY
13 Machine Intelligence & Data Science AIY
14 Bharti School of Telecommunication Technology and Management BSY
15 School of Biological Sciences BLY
16 VLSI Design Tools & Technology JVY
17 Transportation Safety and Injury Prevention TRY

*Admission to M.S. (Research) Programme in Computer Science and Engineering is limited to candidates having a
Qualifying degree in Computer Science and Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Information Technology, M.Sc.
Operations Research/Statics, Electronic and Communication, M.Sc. M.A/M.Sc. Math, M.Sc. Math (with exposure
to appropriate level course in Computer Science) and MCA (with Math and Science at B.Sc. level).
In addition to the above, the programmes CSY is limited to candidates who have appeared in GATE with Computer
Science and Engineering or Information Technology.

@
Applicants to EEY(MS (Research)) program must have a minimum of four-year education after 12th standard
with degree in science, engineering or medicine (B. Tech/M. Sc./BE/BS/MBBS) or equivalent
The minimum duration of M.S. (Research) Programme is 4 semesters (24 months) for full-time students and 6
semesters (36 months) for part-time students.

Flexibility of movement: At IIT Delhi, easy mobility of students from M. Tech. to Ph.D., M. Tech. to M.S.(R),
M.S.(R) to M. Tech. and M.S.(R) to Ph. D. is possible. It is possible for a student to join M. Tech./M.S. (R) at
IIT Delhi, and subsequently they can apply for a change to a research programme if they feel confident. In
this process, they save a considerable amount of time for completing Ph.D. degree. Further details are
available in the Courses of Study booklet available on the IIT Delhi website.
Further, just like Ph.D. admission, admission to M.S.(R) programmes is also possible at any time in the year
with the application being processed and candidates interviewed by the respective
DRC/CRC/ScRC/PEC(Programme Executive Committee). Students in this programme can be admitted to the
Institute at any time of the year, though the course registration in such cases will be possible only at the
beginning of the subsequent semester. Such candidates must also fulfill the required academic qualifications
/experience at the time of interview. They must join the Institute within 4 weeks after the issue of admission
offer unless specifically permitted otherwise. Admission is subject to vacancy being available in the relevant
specializations.

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Part-Time programmes: IIT Delhi also offers most of its M.S.(R) programmes in the part-time mode for
working professionals. They are expected to complete their credit requirements in six semesters (maximum of
ten semesters) by registering for a lower load than full-time students each semester. Departments
/Centres/Schools offer most of the core courses between 8:00 AM and 10:00 AM to enable these working
professionals to attend classes as well as continue with their full-time employment.
Please note it may not always be feasible to slot all courses of the programme in the above morning hours,
and those candidates applying for part-time programmes should be flexible to take courses at other times, if
required.

II(a) Minimum qualifications and procedure for admission to Full-time M.S.(R) Programme:

Table 3 lists the minimum qualifications required for admission to full-time M.S.(R) programme at IIT
Delhi. In this context, please note:

• These are Institute minimum requirements and any Department/Centre/School operating through
their DRC/CRC/ScRC/PEC can specify higher short-listing criteria than what is specified here.
• This table includes many degrees for eligibility, but each DRC/CRC/ScRC/PEC is free to specify the
qualifying degree disciplines as well as GATE disciplines acceptable for admission to their
programmes.
• Admissions to M.S.(R) programmes have been normally carried out in the
past by first short-listing the eligible candidates (meeting the minimum performance in their
qualifying degree in Table 2 and scoring above a GATE cut-off specified
for that programme) and then conducting written test / interview at IIT Delhi.
• Candidates in the final year of their programmes and who expect to complete all their qualifying degree
requirements before the date of registration, are eligible to apply for admission. For short- listing
purposes, their performance till the preceding semester (preceding year if their programme is year
based) would be considered, but their admission would be provisional, subject to their meeting the
minimum eligibility criteria after their final qualifying examination results are announced.

Table 3: Minimum Qualification for Admission to full-time M.S.(R). Programme

Programme & Qualifying Degree Minimum performance in the National level

Admission type qualifying degree for General/ examination
OBC (Non-Creamy Layer) Requirements
category students
M.S.(R) (Admission B.E./B. Tech./ M.Sc. or 60% marks or 6.00 CGPA on a Valid GATE score
with GATE Score and equivalent 10- point scale
interview)*
* The admission may also be done based on GATE score only, if any Academic Unit decides to do so. In such a case, the %age/CGPA will be
kept at Institute minimum.

Exemptions, relaxations, and clarifications:

1. For SC/ST/PwD category students, minimum performance in the qualifying degree is
relaxed from 60% to 55% (CGPA 6.00 to 5.50).
2. Qualifying degree performance is computed by aggregating performance over all the semesters/years
of the qualifying degree.
3. For all B.Tech. from IITs graduating with a CGPA of 8.0 or above, the requirement of qualification
through GATE is waived.

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 4. Candidates with AMIE or Grad. IETE qualifications may also be considered for admission. However, if
provisionally selected for admission based on their AMIE/Grad IETE performance, they would be
required to complete 24 valid undergraduate credits prescribed by the concerned DRC/CRC/ScRC/PEC
and clear the GATE examination before being actually admitted to the M.S.(R) Programme.
5. Requirement of qualification in GATE / National Exam is waived for the following categories of
applicants:
(i) Currently registered students in Centrally Funded Technical Institutes (CFTIs) having CGPA of
8.000 or above (on a 10 point scale) at the end of 6th semester or later, in B. Tech./B.E./
Integrated M. Tech/ Integrated M. Sc. Programmes (or any other programme of minimum four
year duration, admission to which is on the basis of JEE), the requirement of GATE / National
Exam is waived for consideration of admission to the M.S. (R) programme in IIT Delhi.
Moreover, such students must have obtained a CGPA of 8.000 or above at the time of
graduation (and before they formally register for the M.S.(R) programme).
(ii) Graduates of CFTIs (in the programmes marked under (i)) with a final graduation CGPA of
more than 8.000 (80% aggregate marks, if marks is the primary mode of evaluation);
(iii) M.A or M.Sc. graduates from IITs with CGPA 8.000 or above.

However, if a candidate admitted to M.S.(R) programme following the above criterion wanted to
convert to M.Tech. programme, he/she should also meet the shortlisting criteria of the M.Tech.
programme, in addition to the conversion criteria (including requirement, if any, of a valid examination
in GATE / National Examination).
6. For purposes of shortlisting, the primary method of evaluation (i.e., CGPA/CPI, or aggregate
percentage, as appropriate) followed by the institution where candidate has obtained his/her qualifying
degree will be used by IIT Delhi for determining whether the candidate meets the final shortlisting
requirements.
II(b) Minimum Qualifications for admission to Part-time and Sponsored (Full-time) M.S.(R)
Programme:
The following additional eligibility conditions and relaxations apply for the Part-time and Sponsored full-time
programmes.
1. Only employees of Public Sector Undertakings or Government Departments or Research and
Development Organizations or Private Industries (approved by Faculty Boards) are eligible for
admission to these programmes.
2. Employees of only those organizations which are located within 50 Kilometers radius of IIT Delhi are
eligible to be considered for admission to part-time M.S.(R) programme.
3. The minimum experience (Full Time) required after qualifying degree and as on date of registration is
as given in Table 2.
4. Minimum qualification for these candidates is the same as for full-time candidates except that the
requirement of qualifying in a national examination (column 4 in Table 3) is waived.
5. Sponsored (full-time) candidates seeking admission to a M.S.(R) programme on the basis of study
leave, must submit a “Sponsorship certificate” on a proper letterhead from the appropriate authority
in the organization clearly stating the following:
a. for the period of his/her studies in the programme, the candidate would be treated as on duty
with usual salary and allowances, and
b. that he/she will be fully relieved and granted study leave for a minimum period of 2 years
6. Part-time candidates are required to submit a “No Objection Certificate” on a proper letterhead from
the appropriate authority in the organization, clearly stating the following:
- the candidate is permitted to pursue studies on a part-time basis
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 - that his/her official duties permit him/her to devote sufficient time for studies
- that he/she will not be transferred to any other place during the period of study
- that his/her official duties permit him/her to attend required classes as per the Time Table of IIT Delhi.
7. Please note that all part-time and sponsored candidates will have to go through an interview or
selection process.
Template of this NOC is available on the IIT Delhi PG admissions website. Kindly note that lack of
confirmation and clarity on one or more of the above points in the NOC may make prevent the
applicant’s application being processed, even if he/she qualify in the interview/screening.

RESERVATION OF SEATS
(a) 15% seats are reserved for SC and 7.5% for ST candidates.
(b) 27% seats are reserved for Non-Creamy layer OBC candidates. All candidates applying for admission
under this category should produce the OBC (Non-Creamy Layer) Certificate applicable for OBCs in the
Central list at the time of interview.
(c) 05% seats in the respective categories are reserved for the physically handicapped persons in the
Postgraduate courses and Ph.D. Programmes.
(d) 10% seats are reserved for EWS (Economically Weaker Section) candidates.
Note: All shortlisted candidates applying for admission under the reserved categories are required to
produce the relevant certificate at the time of interview. The Scheduled Tribe (ST) category
candidates are required to produce ‘Validity Certificate’ along with the ST category certificate.

REGISTRATION FOR COURSES

All students are required to report for Orientation and Central Registration before the commencement of each
semester according to the schedule/procedure notified in advance. The students register themselves for the
courses in consultation with the Course Coordinator. The courses to be run by the Departments are made
known to the students before registration. On admission, the students should go through carefully the
Departmental advice of courses for their discipline. They should also go through the Prospectus as well as
the Courses of Study regarding the rules governing their academic duties and performance. In some
Departments, the required performance levels for the continuation of registration may be higher than those
given in the Prospectus and the Courses of Study. The admitted students must acquire a copy of the
departmental norms in such cases.

HOSTEL ACCOMMODATION
All post-graduate students admitted on a full-time basis may, subject to availability and hostel
accommodation policy, avail of residential facilities in the hostels. The Institute has eleven boys’ hostels and
two girls’ hostels.

It may be noted that at present, there is a severe shortage of hostel accommodation owing to renovation
activities and an increase in student strength, and the Institute may not be in a position to offer hostel
accommodation to all post-graduate students.

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FEES AND PAYMENTS
(a) INSTITUTE DUES PAYABLE BY 2023 ENTRY PH.D./M.S.(R) STUDENTS
Table 4: Schedule of fee applicable (per semester) for different programmes.

Category Tuition Fees Other Charges Institute Residence fee#(Rs.) (Per Total
(Rs.) (Per (Rs.) (Per Semester) Amount (Rs.)
Semester) Semester&
onetime charge)
M.S.(R) Students Receiving Institute/Project Assistantship or Teaching positions holders
General/OBC/EWS 17500 22400 13250 53150
SC/ST/PwD 0 22400 13250 35650
M.S.(R) Students (Sponsored Full Time, Part Time and Non-Teaching position holders)
General/OBC/EWS 75000 20150 0 95150
SC/ST/PwD 0 20150 0 20150
All Full Time Ph.D. Students
General/OBC/EWS 7500 20900 13250 41650
SC/ST/PwD 0 20900 13250 34150
All Part Time Ph.D. Students
General/OBC/EWS 17500 20150 0 37650
SC/ST/PwD 0 20150 0 20150

Note: - SC/ST/PwD students are given 100% exemption from payment of tuition fee.
- #Non- Resident/ Part Time Sponsored students need not pay the Hostel Seat Rent of Rs. 13250/- (for
M.S.(R)/Ph.D.). Please note that admission and hostel allocation are delinked and Hostel Seat Rent
is only to be paid if hostel is allotted.
- For detailed breakup of fee please visit:
https://home.iitd.ac.in/uploads/prospectus/IITD%20Prospectus%202023-24.pdf

(b) MESS DUES PAYABLE BY 2023 ENTRY STUDENTS

Membership of associated mess is compulsory only for those allotted Hostel accommodation. They will be
required to pay Mess Dues at the time of joining as detailed in Table 5.

Table 5: Mess Dues applicable at the time of joining the Mess

Category Amount (Rs.)
Security (Refundable) Rs.15,000
Seat Allotment Charge (Nonrefundable) Rs.7,000
*Facility Charges Rs.28,000
*Mess Charges Rs. 4,273/- per month
*These charges are flexible and subject to revision.

FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AND OTHER SUPPORT

I. Ph.D. Programme
A scheme for the award of Teaching/Research Assistantship for providing financial assistance to the
students exists. In terms of this scheme, those non-sponsored students who are admitted on full-time basis
are considered for the award of Half Time Teaching/Research Assistantship. These rates have been
significantly enhanced by the MoE recently, and are as indicated below:

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 Table 6: Assistantship amounts for Full-time Institute Ph.D. students
Period of Assistantship amount* Hours/week
assistantship assistance to be
With B.Tech/B.E./M.Sc. or M.Tech./M.E./MBBS provided
equivalent qualifications or equivalent qualifications
First 2 years of Rs. 31,000/- p.m. Rs.31,000/- p.m. 8
Registration

Next 3 years of Rs.35,000/- p.m. Rs. 35,000/- p.m. 8

Registration

* Being revised
Under the Prime Minister’s Research Fellowship (PMRF) Scheme, certain number of fellowships are
allocated to the Institute. While PMRF fellows are governed by the same academic rules as any other
research scholar, the selection of PMRF fellows is through a centralized process across all IITs/IISc.
For details, visit: https://pmrf.in
Other conditions and benefits: In addition, the full-time students enjoy a number of benefits but are also
required to satisfy academic performance requirements for continuation of assistantship from semester to
semester.
- The maximum duration for which assistantship can be awarded to a Ph.D. student is 5 years.
- In the first instance, the assistantship is awarded for one semester. Continuation of the assistantship
during the subsequent semesters is contingent upon satisfactory academic performance and satisfactory
performance in the discharge of responsibilities assigned under the assistantship scheme. For this
purpose, an SGPA of 7.00 at the end of a semester in respect of those semesters when the student has
been assigned coursework will be considered as satisfactory performance. For details of SGPA
calculation refer to the Institute Prospectus.
- All full-time students participating in a sponsored project/consultancy project (in addition to their
assistantship work) can be paid an honorarium of up to Rs. 40,000/- p.m. by the PI/CI of the project. All
such work can be undertaken only with the consent of their supervisor(s).

- The faculty of an Engineering/Science College sponsored by his/her institution for pursuing Ph.D. at IIT
Delhi and meeting all the academic requirements of full-time Institute assistantship can be considered by
the DRC/CRC/ScRC/PEC for the award of Institute Assistantship. This assistantship would be over, and
above the emoluments, he/she may be getting from his/her parent institution.

- A part from Institute assistantship, IIT Delhi has a number of assistantships sponsored by national as well
as international institutions and/or industries. All students including faculty of engineering/science
colleges meeting the academic qualifications for admission as full-time students with Institute
assistantship are also entitled to apply for these. For more information on the availability of such
scholarships in your area, please contact your respective Department/Centre/School.
- In exceptional cases with the approval of the Chairperson, Senate, Sponsored (Fulltime) candidates
employed in CSIR/DRDO/PSUs may also be offered assistantship provided they have qualified either
GATE or any other national level examination like CSIR/UGC NET/ICAR etc. and fulfill the
requirement for award of assistantship and their employer has no objection to the same.

- Institute provides seed money of Rs. 20,000/- once during the program as partial financial assistance for
presenting papers abroad in good academic conferences. All full time (and part-time on IRD/ FITT
Projects) Research Scholars are also eligible for additional financial assistance of Rs. 1,80,000/- as
Research Scholar Travel Award (RSTA). Some highly meritorious Research Scholars are also eligible
for an additional travel grant of Rs. 2,00,000/- as Research Excellence Travel Award (RETA).
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 - Institute is in the process of formalizing a number of agreements with leading foreign institutions or
agencies for supporting up to 6 months long research visits by Ph.D. students. This would enable
interested students with the consent of their supervisor and DRC/CRC/ScRC to undertake a research visit
which would increase his/her exposure while adding value to his/her work.
- It is expected that all assistantship holders will have the good general physique. He/She will have to
produce on the date of Central Registration, a certificate to that effect in the prescribed format. A copy of
the format would be given along with the admission offer letter. The admission is subject to his/her being
found medically fit.

II M.S. (R) Programme

A scheme for the award of Teaching/Research Assistantship for providing financial assistance to the students
exists. The present scheme is described below:
- Students admitted to M.S. (Research) on a full-time basis are considered for the award of Teaching
Assistantship under which they will be paid Rs.12,400/- per month and would be required to provide
assistance of 8 hours/week to the Department/Centre/School.
- The maximum duration for which Assistantship can be awarded to M.S.(R) students is 4 semesters.
- Only full-time non-sponsored students who have qualified GATE are eligible for assistantship.
- In the first instance, the assistantship is awarded only for one semester. Thereafter continuation of the
assistantship during each semester is contingent upon satisfactory academic performance and satisfactory
performance in the discharge of responsibilities assigned under the assistantship scheme. For this
purpose, an SGPA of not less than 7.00 (6.00 in the case of SC/ST/PwD) at the end of the semester is
treated as satisfactory academic performance.
- All full-time M.S.(R) students participating in a sponsored project/ consultancy project (in addition to
their assistantship work) can be paid an honorarium of up to Rs. 3,000/- p.m. by the PI/CI of the project.
All such work can be undertaken only with the consent of their supervisor(s).
- Candidates qualified for CSIR JRF will not be allowed to avail fellowship for doing M.S.(R) programme.
However, they can avail the CSIR fellowship for doing the Ph.D. programme.
- Apart from the above-mentioned scheme for teaching/research assistantships, there are a number of
fellowships/scholarships instituted by Industries/Individuals. (For more information on these
scholarships/ assistantships/fellowships please contact the respective department).
- Institute is pursuing a number of other collaborative agreements with leading research laboratories an
universities to enable such research visits by post-graduate students
- It is expected that all assistantship holders will have good general physique. He/She will have to produce
on the date of Central Registration, a certificate to that effect in the prescribed format. A copy of the
format would be given along with the admission offer letter. The admission is subject to his/her being
found medically fit.

GENERAL GUIDELINES

(a) The minimum eligibility criteria indicated above for each programme is only an enabling clause. The
Deptt./Centre/School may fix higher criteria at the time of shortlisting keeping in view the number of
candidates, minimum background expected to cope with the programme etc.
(b) The minimum prescribed 60% marks in aggregate (of all the years/semesters of the qualifying
examination) is calculated by IIT Delhi as per the example is given below:

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 Years 1st Semester (%) IInd Semester (%)
1st year 250/400 62.50 290/400 72.50
IInd Year 205/400 51.25 280/400 70.00
IIIrd Year 210/400 52.50 350/400 87.50
IVth Year 240/400 60.00 150/200 75.00
Total 905/1600 1070/1400
Aggregate (% age) 1975/3000=65.83% (of all the years/semesters)

(c) Admission on a part-time basis is further subject to the availability of seats for part-time and decision of
the respective DRC/CRC/SRC/PEC.
(d) Candidates who are in the final year of their qualifying examination can be considered for admission
only if they complete the requirement of their final examination including Viva-Voce by the date of the
Registration given on page 4. Candidates must inform Academic (P.G.) Section, IIT Delhi in writing by
the date of Registration, if the requirements of their qualifying degree including Viva-Voce,if any, are
not met by this date. Failure to inform the Academic (P.G.) Section about non-completion shall result in
forfeiture of entire fees deposited by them in addition to the cancellation of their admissions.
(e) The applications will be scrutinized by the Department/Centre/School concerned.
(f) The exact date for the online interview, wherever applicable, will be communicated by the
Department/Centre/School. For any query regarding the date of interview, selection result and operation
of waiting list please contact the concerned Deptt./Centre/School at the Telephone Nos. given on page
20 of this brochure.

(g) Application incomplete, in any respect, is liable to be rejected.

(h) The Ph. D. candidates called for appearing in test and/or interview will be paid to and fro II Class
Railway Fare by the shortest route. However, this provision will not apply to the sponsored and part-time
candidates.
(i) No TA/DA will be paid to the candidates applying for the M.S.(R) Programme.
(i) A provisional list of applicants selected for admission and of applicants selected for the award of
Assistantship along with those placed on waiting will be displayed on the Department/Centre/School
notice board/ website within a day of the test/interview. The selected candidates would be required to pay
the first installment of fees soon after the admission offer letter is issued to the candidates failing which
seats will be offered to those on the waiting list.

APPLICATION PROCEDURE
Submission of Application is only through online procedure. Candidates are NOT required to send hard copy
of the application form and bank challan. Online submission of the application form may be made by
accessing the Institute website https://home.iitd.ac.in/pg-admissions.php .Candidates belonging to
General/OBC/EWS category are required to pay for each application form a fee of Rs. 200/- and the
candidates belonging to SC/ST/PwD categories are required to pay Rs. 50/-. The bank charges will be borne by
the candidate.

REFUND OF FEES
The whole amount of fees/other charges deposited by the students will be refundable after deduction of
Rs.1,000/- if the candidates do not join the programme after paying the dues and leave the Institute by
applying for a refund on or before the date of registration. On resignation after registration, the security
deposit only will be refunded.
For refund of fees and/or security deposit the student must apply on the prescribed form available from the
Academic (P.G.) Section, IIT Delhi or the Institute Website:
https://owncloud.iitd.ac.in/nextcloud/index.php/s/GGcGtRew625jRkW.
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IMPORTANT INSTRUCTIONS FOR FILLING APPLICATION FORM
a. Separate application form should be filled for Ph.D. programme for each Department/Centre/School.
b. Separate application form should be filled for each M.S.(R) programme for each
Department/Centre/School.
c. Part-time/Sponsored (full-time) candidates must submit NOC/Sponsorship Certificate from their
employer at the time of interview.
d. Filling of false information will lead to rejection of application/cancellation of admission.
e. The application fee is not refundable in any case.

Fill the programme code at the appropriate place in the Application Form. The Ph.D. programme codes are
given in Annexure-I and M.S. (R) programme codes are given in Annexure-II.

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CONTACT TELEPHONE NOS AND EMAIL-IDS
1. For any query/clarification, please contact Academic Section at the following telephone Nos.: Tel: 011-
26591743 or write to admissions@admin.iitd.ac.in (preferred).
2. For query regarding the date of interview, selection result and operation of waiting list, please contact the
concerned Deptt./Centre/School at the following Emails IDs (preferred) or Telephone Numbers (prefix area
code 011 if calling from within India, and country code/area code 0091/11 if calling from outside India):
3.
DEPARTMENTS TELEPHONE EMAIL-ID
Applied Mechanics 26591201 hodam@admin.iitd.ac.in
Biochemical Engineering and Biotechnology 26591001 hoddbeb@admin.iitd.ac.in
Chemical Engineering 26591021 hodchemical@admin.iitd.ac.in
Chemistry 26591501 hodchemistry@admin.iitd.ac.in
Civil Engineering 26596422 hodcivil@admin.iitd.ac.in
Computer Science and Engineering 26591291 hodcse@admin.iitd.ac.in
Design 26591431 hoddod@admin.iitd.ac.in
Electrical Engineering 26591071 hodee@admin.iitd.ac.in
Energy Science and Engineering 26591251 hodces@admin.iitd.ac.in
Humanities and Social Sciences 26591371 hodhss@admin.iitd.ac.in
Management Studies 26591171 hoddms@admin.iitd.ac.in
Mathematics 26591471 hodmaths@admin.iitd.ac.in
Materials Science and Engineering 26596659 hodmse@admin.iitd.ac.in
Mechanical Engineering 26591051 hodmech@admin.iitd.ac.in
Physics 26591331 hodphysics@admin.iitd.ac.in
Textile and Fibre Engineering 26591401 hodtextile@admin.iitd.ac.in

CENTRES
Applied Research in Electronics 26591101 hodcare@admin.iitd.ac.in
Atmospheric Sciences 26591301 hodcas@admin.iitd.ac.in
Automotive Research and Tribology 26591281 hodcart@admin.iitd.ac.in
Biomedical Engineering 26596132 hodcbme@admin.iitd.ac.in
Rural Development and Technology 26591121 hodrdat@admin.iitd.ac.in
Sensors, Instrumentation and Cyber-physical Systems 26591431 hodsense@admin.iitd.ac.in
Engineering
National Resource Centre for Value Education in Engineering 26596585 hodnrcvee@admin.iitd.ac.in
Transportation Research and Injury Prevention 26596361 coordetri@admin.iitd.ac.in
Optics and Photonics 26591336 hodopc@admin.iitd.ac.in

SCHOOLS
Amar Nath and Shashi Khosla School of Information 26596056 hodsit@admin.iitd.ac.in
Technology
Bharti School of Telecommunication Technology and 26596200 bharti.coord@admin.iitd.ac.in
Management
School of Artificial Intelligence 26596076 hodscai@admin.iitd.ac.in
Kusuma School of Biological Sciences 26596104 biocoordinator@admin.iitd.ac.in
School of Interdisciplinary Research 26548519 headsire@admin.iitd.ac.in
School of Public Policy 26596508 hodspp@admin.iitd.ac.in

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 ANNEXURE-I

RESEARCH PROGRAMMES: DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY (Ph.D.)

The Institute offers research programmes leading to the degree of Ph.D. in the following areas in the
various Departments/Centres/Schools.
Department of Applied Mechanics [Code AMZ]
Research Areas in Solid Mechanics: Large Deformations, Impact Mechanics, Elasticity,
Piezothermoelasticity, Composite Materials and structures Plates and Shells, Non-linear
Dynamics and Chaos, Off-Shore Structures, Smart Structures, Structural Stability, Snow
Mechanics, Dynamic Plasticity, Nano Composites, Damage Mechanics, Soft Materials, Structural
Health Monitoring, Functionally Graded Structures, Multi-Scale Modelling of Nano-Structures,
Biomechanics/Cell Mechanics, Cardiovascular Biomechanics,Brain Biomechanics,
Computational Surgery, Fracture Mechanics, Machine Learning, Stochastic Mechanics.
Research Areas in Fluid Mechanics: Internal and External Flows, Solid-Liquid Flows,
Computational Fluid Dynamics, Hydrodynamic Stability; Turbulence, Aerodynamics; Turbulent
Heat Transfer Compressible Flows, Fluid-structure Interaction, Stratified Flows, Low
Dimensional Modeling.
Research Areas in Design Engineering: Computer Aided Design, Design Engineering.,
Reliability Engineering, Engineering Alternative, Ergonomics, Reverse Engineering, Design and
Analysis of Biomedical Devices, Compliant Mechanisms and Smart Instrumentation, Bio-
inspired Engineering, Design under Uncertainty.
Department of Biochemical Engg. and Biotechnology [Code BEZ]
Microbial and Enzyme Engineering: Analysis and design of microbial and enzyme reactors for
production of industrially important products such as biofuels, industrial enzymes, biopolymers,
organic solvents, biofertilizers and biopesticides etc.; development of bio-sensors for detection of
various analytes; Whole cell catalyzed biotransformations.
Bioseparation and Downstream Processing: Membrane based separation processes,
chromatographic separation processes, Membrane processes for water recycle.
Metabolic engineering: Application of metabolic engineering principles for the development of
cell factories for the production of important metabolites including renewable chemicals and
therapeutic compounds.
Animal and plant cell culture: Development of cell culture techniques for cultivation of plant
and animal cellsin specialized reactors for production of therapeutic compounds.
Environmental Biotechnology: The development of reactors and processes for stabilization of
organic and industrial wastes; Laccase engineering for treatment of textile effluents; Effect of
environmental factors on microbial community dynamics.
Biochemistry and molecular biology: Industrial enzymes, development of recombinant clones
for over- production of enzymes and metabolites, development of expression systems in bacteria
and yeasts, Human therapeutics production in yeast, bioenergetics and biological molecular
machines, Nanoparticle-based drug delivery and protein-based nanodevices, cancer biology,
microRNA biology.
Bioinformatics and Genomics: Genome editing with programmable nucleases; analysis and
interpretation ofnext-generation sequencing data; traditional home-medicine and cancer big data
analysis.
Biophotonics: Development of fluorescence and optical imaging methods for detection of single
molecules tothe whole cell. Application of these methods for biosensing of pathogenic microbes
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and cancer cells.
Agricultural Microbiology: Plant microbe interactions; biocontrol.
Electromicrobiology: Extracellular electron transfer; microbial electrochemistry.
Biomicrofluidics: Development of lab-on-a-chip based techniques to study the physiology of
vascular cell, Fluid mechanics at low Reynolds number limit, In-vitro model development for
human microvasculature and its applications in the characterization of vascular diseases,
Microfluidic approaches to study cellular dysfunction.
Theoretical and Computational Biophysics: Biological fluid dynamics, biophysics of
membrane deformation, theoretical modeling of bacterial physiology,mechanics of cell adhesion
receptors and cytoskeleton, cell migration in diseases

Department of Civil Engineering [Code CEZ]

Environmental Engineering: Urban air quality management; indoor air pollution; water and
waste water treatment; Emerging water contaminants (Nano particles, Antibiotics); urban water
and waste water Management; Non-point source Pollution; Membrane Biological Treatment
Process; Modeling, simulation and optimization of Environmental systems; Environmental
Impact Assessment; Human Health Risk Assessment; solid waste management; incineration
waste-to-energy; circulating fluidized bed operations; Landfill Management; Carbon
sequestration; sustainable development (Urban cities/growth centres); Environmental Risk
Analysis, GIS and Remote Sensing Applications for Environmental Management. Aerosol
characterization, local and regional air quality, climate change and health impact.
Geotechnical Engineering : Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering; Rock Mechanics,
Rock Engineeringand Underground Structures; Rock Dynamics; Geo-environmental Engineering;
Landfills; Ash Ponds and Ash Utilization; Geotechnical Re-utilization of waste; Energy
Geotechnology; Slope Stability and Dams; Ground Improvement; Geosynthetics; Reinforced
Soils; Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Geotechnics; Foundations for Industrial Machines; Site
specific response studies; Engineering Geology; Seismic Hazard Analysis and Microzonation;
Expansive Soils; Geophysical Methods; Geotechnology for tracks and pavements; Blast and
Impact Analysis; Dynamic Behaviour of Tunnels and Slopes; Landslides in Static and Dynamic
Conditions; Offshore Geotechnology; Constitutive Modelling; Numerical Methods; Mechanics of
granular materials; Post- Geodisaster Reconnaissance Studies; Bioinspired Geotechnics.
Structural Engineering : Analysis and design of structures; tall buildings; bridges; Earthquake
engineering; wind engineering; offshore structures; masonry, RCC and steel structures;
Construction Management; Construction Technology; Concrete Technology; structural
dynamics; structural control; wave propagation; constitutive modeling; computational methods;
modeling of damage, plasticity and creep of concrete; durability of concrete; rebar corrosion;
modeling of cements; supplementary cementitious materials; use of marble, granite or other waste
powder in concrete; composites; high performance concrete; self-compacting concrete; financial
analysis; contract administration, quantitative methods in construction management;
Infrastructure Project Management Risk and Financial Management; sustainable construction,
green building, resilient infrastructure, design management, automation in construction; BIM
(Building Information Modeling) in construction projects; structural health monitoring; smart
materials and structures; meta material; tensegrity structures; biomechanics; engineered bamboo
structures; artificial intelligence; damage assessment and strengthening; microstructural
modeling; mechanics of composite materials; non-destructive testing and evaluation using
ultrasound; subsurface imaging using ultrasonic wave propagation; piezoelectric energy
harvesting; radiation damage; nanomechanics; multiscale modeling; fracture and failure
modeling; mechanics of glasses & disordered materials; atomistic modeling, machine learning.
Transportation Engineering : Transport planning; Transport policy; Transportation safety;

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Construction work zone safety; Heterogeneous traffic flow modeling; Traffic safety and capacity
of hill roads; Mass transportation planning; Urban transport infrastructure planning and design;
Non-motorized transport planning; Modeling of pedestrian behavior; Activity-travel behavior
analysis; Network modeling; Transportation logistics and optimization; Traffic operations;
Geometric design of transportation infrastructure; Characterization of pavement materials;
Pavement design (flexible and rigid); Damage modeling of bitumen and bituminous mixtures;
Constitutive modeling of pavement materials; Recycling of civil infrastructure materials;
Rheology of asphaltic materials; Condition assessment of highway infrastructure; Pavement
management systems; Highwayengineering; Airport infrastructure.

Water Resources Engineering : Hydrology in natural and urban environment; Hydrological

modeling and simulation; Stochastic processes; Data mining in hydrology; Flood forecasting and
modeling; Snow and glacier hydrology; Snow dynamics; Hydroclimatology; Climate change
effects in water resources; Watershed modeling; Large river basin modeling; water resources
systems, planning and management; Water allocation; Water resources conflicts; Irrigation
management; Flow through porous media; Groundwater modeling; Ground water contamination
& remediation; Contaminant transport modeling; Leachate pollution; Bioremediation; River
water quality modeling; Environmental impact assessment of water resources projects; Surface
and subsurface drainage; Hydraulic structures; Sediment transport; Application of numerical
methods, CAD, FEM, GIS, and Remote sensing in Water Resources Engineering. Slurry Pipeline,
CFD modeling of Multiphase flows, Economic Analysis of water resources projects; Anomalous
Hydro Dynamics; Transport Phenomena.

Department of Chemical Engineering [Code CHZ]

Catalysis and reactor engineering, Multiphase flow & rectors, Control of reactors, Petroleum
refining engineering, Computer Aided Design, Computational fluid dynamics, Microfluidics,
Hydrodynamic, instability, Particle technology, Mixing, Fluidization, Distillation and other
separation processes, Complex fluids, Interfacial engineering, food, Polymers, Polymer rheology,
Membrane synthesis & processes, Biomass, Bioseparations and Bioprocessing, Process operations
planning and scheduling, Biosimilars, Quality by design, Protein characterization, Colloids, and
interfacial science, Nanotechnology, Biosensors, Renewable energy, Biorenewable Chemicals and
Solid Oxide Fuel Cells, Electrochemical process, Hydrogen fuel cells, Lithium-ion batteries,
Electrochemical modeling Supercapacitor, Electrochemical energy storage Devices, Flow
batteries, Therapeutics, Drug delivery, Waste management, Environmental engineering, Aerosols,
Air Pollution, Process systems engineering, Model Predictive control, Process monitoring,
Application of machine learning in chemical process modeling and control Structural
Bioinformatics, Polymer Informatics, Computational material design, Density Functional Theory
and Molecular Dynamics Simulations.
Department of Computer Science & Engineering [Code CSZ]

Algorithms and Complexity Theory: Algorithmic graph theory, Computational geometry,

Randomized algorithms, Approximation algorithms, Complexity theory, Online algorithms and
Cryptography.
Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML): Reinforcement learning and AI
planning, Neuro- symbolic ML, Probabilistic graphical models, Statistical relational learning,
Extreme classification, Embodied artificial intelligence, Ethical AI, Fairness and reliability in
ML, Privacy issues in ML, ML for graphs, ML applications to healthcare, AI for crowdsourcing,
Knowledge-based AI, Computational advertising, AI for robotics.

Natural Language Processing (NLP): Intelligent information systems, Information extraction,

Question answering, Dialog systems, Knowledge-base completion, Neural architectures for NLP.

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Databases and Data Analytics: Intention mining, Policy driven databases, Information retrieval,
Information dissemination in social networks, Semantic web data management, Opinion mining,
Indexing and querying in graph databases, Spatio-temporal data analytics, Data wrangling.
Architecture and Embedded Systems: Hardware-software co-design, Embedded systems
design, Reconfigurable computing, Fault-tolerant computing, Hardware implementations,
Temperature-aware architectures, Energy-efficient architectures, Design-for-debug, Cache
memory, 3D and non-volatile memory, Architectural extensions for mobile security,
Architectures for machine learning, Architectures for computer vision, Secure architectures.
Graphics and Vision: Computer graphics, Virtual reality, Computer vision, Digital image and
video processing, Mobile multimedia, Embedded computer vision, Robotic vision, Medical image
analysis.

Computer Networks and Distributed Systems: Mesh networks, 4G LTE/ WiMAX, Cognitive
radio, Cellular network measurements, Wireless networks, Network security, Operating systems
security.
Programming Languages, Semantics and Verification: Programming language semantics,
Theory and practice of concurrent systems, Process algebras, Distributed computing, Program
analysis and verification, Logic in computer science, Applications of verification in network
models, multiprocessors, and relaxed memory models and Language-based security.
Operating Systems, High Performance Computing and Systems Software: Compiler design,
mobile operating systems and device drivers, Virtualization and Operating systems for IoT system
Information and Communication Technologies for Development: Poverty mapping,
Urbanization, Bias in mass media, Computer systems for less-literate populations, Content
distribution in rural areas, Community radio, Community media, Mobile health, Governance and
accountability.

Neuroinformatics and Medical informatics: Brain Imaging, Functional MRI (fMRI),

Electroencephalography (EEG), Near- infrared spectroscopy (NIRS), Human Functional
Connectome.

Cyber Security and Secure Information Systems: Formal notions of security, Formal
verification for security, Language-based security, Secure architectures and Embedded systems,
Network security, Blockchain-based systems, Privacy and data protection, Electronic voting,
Digital identity.

Department of Chemistry [Code CYZ]

Asymmetric synthesis & catalysis, Carbohydrate chemistry, Peptide synthesis, Synthetic &
Mechanistic organic chemistry, Total synthesis of bioactive natural products, Supramolecular
chemistry, Biochemistry (Enzyme technology, Microbial Biochemistry, Fermentation & Bio-
remediation, Cloning & Proteomics, Nucleic acid biochemistry), Bio-inorganic chemistry, Bio-
organic chemistry, Bio-physical chemistry, Physical-organic chemistry, Bio-inspired catalysis,
polyoxometalate chemistry, Organometallic and Main group chemistry, Coordination chemistry,
Solid state chemistry, (Molecular Organisation & Recognition), Fluorescence spectroscopy
(Ensemble & Single molecule), vibrational spectroscopy & Imaging, NMR spectroscopy, Nano-
materials (Optical Properties, Photovoltaics, biological), Nano-catalysis in ionic liquids,
Electrochemistry, Photoredox and electrocatalysis, CO2 reduction, Energy storage, Water splitting,
Artificial photosynthesis, Surface chemistry & Heterogeneous catalysis, Quantum & Classical

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computer simulation on chemical & biological systems, Theoretical chemistry.

Department of Design [Code: DDZ]

Age-friendly Built Environments; Analogical design (including Biologically-inspired Design);
Animation; Artificial Intelligence in Design; Augmented, Virtual and Mixed Reality; Behavioural
Design (Methodology and Methods); Comics Studies; Computer Aided Design and
Manufacturing; Computer Graphics; Craft Practices; Creativity in Art & Design; Data-driven
Design for Environmental Health; Data Science and Design; Design & Culture; Design Cognition
and Behaviours of Designers; Design for Children’s Education; Design for Development/Base of
the Pyramid; Design for Environment; Design for Health and Wellness in Built Environment;
Design for Industry 4.0; Design for IoT for Environmental Health; Design for Product Life-Cycle;
Design for Sustainability; Design for Sustainable Behaviours (Health, Environment and Socially
Responsible Design); Design for Wellness; Design of Assistive Technologies; Design of
Healthcare Environments; Design of Sustainable Habitats; Design Theory & Methodology; Digital
Heritage; Environmental Ergonomics; Film Making; Graphic Design; Healthcare Design; Human
Factors & Ergonomics; Immersive Media Design in Education; Inclusive Mobility; Industrial
Design; Packaging Design; Product Design; Qualitative Research Methodologies; Sedentary
Behaviour and Health; Study of Creative & Aesthetic experiences from Perspectives of
Philosophy, Psychology, Phenomenology & Cognitive Neuroscience; Universal Design; Usability;
User Experience; Visual Communication; Visual Narratives; Playful and experiential learning,
Serious games (for health, citizen science or behaviour change), design for marginalized
populations

Department of Electrical Engineering [Code EEZ*]

Circuits, Systems and Devices Engineering: CMOS technology and VLSI design, device
modeling, simulation and characterization, CAD for VLSI device fabrication and reliability,
compact modeling and PDKs, nanoelectronics, quantum computing, nanomaterials,
nanophotonics, plasmonics, biosensors, fiber-optic and chip based optical sensors, photonic and
optoelectronic materials and devices, LEDs and solid state lighting, CMOS image sensors and vision
systems, photovoltaics and photodetectors, memory devices and architecture, logic device design,
neuromorphic computing and NVRAM technology, machine learning, bio-inspired devices and
circuit design, spintronics and micromagnetics, MEMS evices, energy harvesters and piezoelectric
devices, low-power analog design, low-cost sensors and flexible electronics, quantum electronics,
energy harvesting, measurement and instrumentation, power semiconductor devices, analog and
mixed signal circuit design, high speed circuit design, electromagnetics, microfluidics and
microplasmas.
Power Engineering : Electric machines and drives - Electric machine design, control and converter
design, Power electronics - converter topology, multilevel converters, magnetic component design,
Wide Band Gap device converter design, Power systems - Protection, stability, optimization, power
quality, HVDC & FACTS, Computer applications - development and design of control platforms,
CAD software for system development, Renewable energy systems-Solar, wind, micro hydro
Electric vehicle, Smart grid, Wireless power transfer, Electricity markets.
Communication Engineering: Signal Processing, Speech and Image Processing, Coding &
Information Theory, Communication Systems, Optoelectronics, Optical Communications,
Communication Networks, Wireless and Mobile Communications.
Computer Engineering: Computer Vision, Multimedia Systems, Image Processing, Computer
Networks, Computer Architecture, Embedded Systems, Mobile computing, soft computing,
Pattern Recognition, Artificial Intelligence, Machine learning, Information Technology, Music
information retrieval, Bioinformatics, Brain-computer interface, Natural language processing,
Biomedical signal/image processing, Computational neuroscience, Swarm intelligence, Internet
of things.
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 Control Engineering : Robust Control, Intelligent Control, Robotics, Optimal Control, System
Identification, Neuro-Fuzzy Control, Reinforcement Learning Control, Nonlinear Systems and
Control, Dynamical Systems, Applications to Biomolecular Circuits, Flight Control and
Navigation, Adaptive Control, Cooperative Control and Path Planning, Sensor Fusion, Guidance,
Navigation and Flight Control, Sliding Mode Control, Interval Analysis in Control Design,
Computational Methods, for Simulation and Control, Modeling and Model Order Reduction,
Attitude Control and Structural Control, Numerical Modeling and Simulation Embedded Control
System.
* Full-time applicants with UGC (JRF), CSIR (JRF) and other government funded fellowships
(OGF) will also be considered. Applicants must have a minimum of four-year education after 12th
standard with degree in science, engineering or medicine (B.Tech/M.Sc./BE/BS/MBBS) or
equivalent.

Department of Energy Science and Engineering [Code ESZ]

Internal Combustion Engines, Thermal Engineering, Solar Thermal, Power Systems, Power
Electronics, Machine Drives, Control System and Devices, Instrumentation and Control, Solar
Photovoltaics, Wind Energy, Hydro Power, Plasma Science and Technology, Nuclear
Engineering, Energy Conservation and Management, Bio Energy, Water Resources Engineering,
Turbo Machinery, Functional Materials, Building Design and Energy Management,
Computational Fluid Dynamics (Thermal Fluids), Fuel cell Systems, Energy Storage and
supercapacitors, Fuels and Combustion Science.

Department of Mathematics [Code MAZ]

Algebra, Cryptography, Numerical Linear Algebra, Number Theory and Combinatorics, Dynamical
Systems and Fractals, Topology, Algebraic Topology, Harmonic Analysis, functional Analysis,
Operator Theory, Micro Local Analysis, Numerical Analysis, Partial and Stochastic Differential
Equations, Algorithms and Graph Theory, MachineTranslation, Applied Probability, Stochastic
Modeling, Queueing Theory, Optimization, Game Theory, Financial Mathematics.

Department of Mechanical Engineering [Code MEZ]

Design Engineering: Mechanical Vibrations, Rotor Dynamics, Smart structures, Experimental
Modal Analysis & Identification, Structural Dynamic Modification, Finite Element Model
Updating, Acoustics and noise control, Active control of sound and vibration.
Condition Monitoring and Fault Diagnosis, Bearing Dynamics, Lubrication, Polymer Tribology,
Bio-tribology; Precision Machine Design, Computer Aided Mechanical Design, Computer
Controlled Mechanisms, Vehicle Dynamics, Modelling the Impact of Vehicles, Mechanisms,
Robotics (including Medical Robotics), Medical Devices/instruments, Multibody Dynamics,
Design and analysis of Rural Engineering Systems, Mechatronics, Sensors and Actuator Design,
MEMS,
Design of Microsystems, Artificial Intelligence Applications Computational Mechanics, Fracture
Mechanics, Fatigue & Failure analysis, Composite Mechanics, Impact Mechanics,
Nanomechanics, Experimental solid Mechanics, Impact Biomechanics, Tissue biomechanics,
Orthopaedic Biomechanics, Implant Design, Musculoskeletal modelling, Gait and Motion
Analysis.
Thermal Engineering: Design and analysis of thermal systems/processes based on fundamentals
of thermodynamics, fluid mechanics, heat and mass transfer, and combustion through
experimental/analytical/computational studies.
The specific research areas include the following: Phenomenological and multi-dimensional
modelling of IC Engines, Combustion systems, Clean coal technologies, Biomass gasification and
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char-making, Air pollution characterization and remediation, Microfluidics, Fluidstructure
interaction, Fluid dynamics and heat transfer in biosystems Inverse heat transfer, Multiphase
flows, Boiling, Condensation, Melting, Solidification, Heat and mass transfer in drying of porous
media, Turbomachinery including compressors, steam/gas/hydel turbines, micro and pico-scale
turbomachines, Rural energy systems, Thermal comfort, Refrigeration and air conditioning,
Thermal energy storage, Energy efficient buildings, Solar cooling, Water purification and
desalination, Electrochemical Energy Systems.
Production Engineering: Metal Cutting, Metal Forming, Welding, Metal Casting, Material
Characterization, Nontraditional Manufacturing Processes, Measurements & Metrology, Grinding
of Ceramics and Metal Matrix Composites, Processing of Polymers & Composites, Injection
Moulding, Microcellular Injection Moulding, Finite Element Applications in Manufacturing,
CAD/CAM, Rapid Prototyping, Intelligent Manufacturing, Micro & Nano-Manufacturing,
Biomaterials and Medical Implants, Nanocomposites, Modelling of Material Behaviour, Lean
concepts in Machine Tool Design. Manufacturing Automation, Magnetorheological Finishing,
Additive manufacturing, Laser material processing, Auxetic metamaterials, Ballistic Materials and
Manufacturing of High-Performance Composites, Diamond brazing, joining of ceramics to metals,
Microstructural Evolution, Developmentof cutting tools, Coating Technology.
Industrial Engineering: Public Systems, Quality, Reliability and Maintenance, Lean
Manufacturing, Agile Manufacturing, Productivity Management, Operations Management, Project
Management, Supply Chain Management, Flexible Systems, Healthcare Systems, Intelligent
Manufacturing Systems, e-Business, Reverse Logistics, Financial Engineering, Wireless Systems;
Operations Research, Applied Probability Models, Decision Support Systems, Linear and
Nonlinear Optimization, Combinatorial Optimization, Simulation, Machine Learning and Data
Analytics, Simulation Modelling, HeuristicOptimization, Multi-agent Planning

Department of Materials Science and Engineering [Code MSZ]

Metals, glass, and ceramics: Structure-property correlation in advanced materials, Fracture and
Fatigue, Indentation, nano-scale friction and wear, Material characterization using advanced
microscopy, phase transformations, solid-state diffusion-controlled reactions, Synthesis and
characterization of metal matrix composites, Light metals and alloys, 3D printed metals and
alloys, Auxetic materials, Bulk metallic glasses and composites, functionally graded materials,
nanomaterials, high entropy alloys, materials for extreme environments, thermal barrier coatings,
alloy processing and properties, refractory metals and compounds, aluminide bond coats.
Advanced ceramics, optical glass, toughened and tempered glass, structural and functional
ceramics, and glass-ceramics.
Polymers: Synthesis of polymers, structure-property correlation in polymers, rheology and
processing of polymers, functional and smart elastomeric materials, polymer matrix composites,
tribology and mechanical behaviour of polymers, 3D printing of functional elastomeric/polymeric
materials, membranes for various applications, antifouling, and antibiofouling materials and
membranes, redox polymers, materials for energy storage, separation and purification, organic-
inorganic hybrid materials, catalytic materials and nanomaterials for catalysis and environmental
applications, 2D materials, graphene, Covalent organic frameworks, biodegradable materials and
biomaterials, organically modified mesoporous silica nanoparticles, surface engineering using
controlled radical polymerization techniques, recycling of materials, 3D printing.
Computational Materials Science: First principle-based materials design, micromagnetic
simulations, computational materials chemistry, molecular modelling, and simulations of soft
materials (self-assemblies, (bio)polymers, nanomaterials), machine learning for materials
informatics. Computational materials science, Optoelectronic Materials, Ion Dynamics, Machine
Learning, Spintronics, Low-Dimensional Materials

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Functional Materials: Semiconductor nanostructures and device applications, magnetic
nanowires, and magnetic tunnel junctions for spintronics device applications, MEMS/NEMS
devices, solar cell, organic

Department of Physics [Code PHZ]

Condensed Matter Experiments: The research activity of condensed matter experimental (CME)
group at the Physics Department covers a wide range of topics such as (i) nanostructured materials,
thin films and devices, (ii) novel magnetic multifunctional and topological materials, (iii)
spintronics and magnetism, and (iv) wide band gap semiconductors such as GaN and Ga 2O3,
AlGaN/GaN heterostructures, 2D quantum materials like grapheme, transition metal
dichalchogenides and thin-films of half Heusler alloys Growth and nanoscale devices based on
semiconductor nanowires, and (v) optical properties of condensed matter e.g., ultrafast dynamics of
condensed matter with femtosecond laser. CME group houses several specialized laboratories as
well as several departmental facilities. The CME group has close links with Central Research
facilities (CRF) and Nanoscale Research Facility (NRF) of the Institute. NRF houses Class 100 and
1000 clean rooms as well as several characterization facilities. At present, the department has an X-
Ray diffractometer (XRD), an X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy(XPS), a SQUID magnetometer, a
Physical Property Measurement System (PPMS), ultrafast-optics laboratory (also housing a Raman
spectrometer and a photoluminescence set-up), a Pulsed Laser Deposition (PLD) system and an
Atomic Force Microscope(AFM) as departmental facilities. Individual research labs also have
several state-of-the-art facilities, the details of which can be found by visiting the corresponding
laboratory web pages.

Condensed Matter Theory: The CMT group has an interdisciplinary focus with broad research
interest spanning from first principles based simulation of designing new materials and
understanding their properties using “state-of-the-art density functional theory (DFT) and beyond
methods” to the theoretical modelling of transport and other properties of various condensed matter
systems. We also theoretically model transport in quantum Hall systems, graphene, and topological
insulators. Quantum simulation of exotic condensed matter phases with ultra-cold atoms is another
area of expertise. Our research also aims to theoretically discover and characterize different
topological phases consisting of fractional fermions and Majorana fermions with features uniquely
advantageous for topological quantum computing. Using DFT we probe the fundamental physics
and related technological applications for atomic and many-atomic complex systems. Some
properties of our interest include electronic and band structure, electric and magnetic properties,
phonons, magnons and electromagnons in complex (anti)ferroic oxides bulk and nanostructures. We
also use ab initio calculation to explore the viability and rational design of real-world functionalized
CNT metastable photoswitches and single-photon emitters (SPEs). We also theoretically model
transport in quantum Hall systems, graphene, and topological insulators. Quantum simulation of
exotic condensed matter phases with ultra-cold atoms is another area of expertise. Our research also
aims to theoretically discover and characterize different topological phases consisting of fractional
fermions and Majorana fermions with features uniquely advantageous for topological quantum
computing.

Statistical and Computational Physics: Statistical Physics is devoted to understanding

macroscopic assemblies of identical particles. Such systems appear over a wide range of length
scales in many different fields. We study diverse systems of contemporary interest, ranging from
classical solids, exotic liquids, soft materials, mesoscopic systems and active matter to name a few.
Broadly, our research encompasses the following themes: (i) emergent phenomena in complex spin
systems with disorder and long-ranged interactions; (ii) non-equilibrium properties of complex
fluids such as liquid crystals, ferronematics and patchy colloids; (iii) miniature heat engines, and
particle and heat transport in mesoscopic systems; (iv) motility of micro-organisms on surfaces and
micro-swimmers in Newtonian and non-Newtonian fluids; (v) pattern formation in granular
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materials; and (vi) mechanics of extremely flexible structures such as thin films. We use a variety of
analytical techniques from equilibrium and non-equilibrium statistical physics, computational
techniques such as Monte Carlo, parallel tempering, molecular dynamics and graph cuts along with
experiments involving state-of-art imaging techniques and sensitive mechanical characterization.

High Energy Physics: High energy physics encompasses both the very small and the very large
distance scales — of elementary particles (femtometer scale) and of the observed universe
(cosmology)! It is well described by the standard model, which brings together three fundamental
interactions — electromagnetic, weak and strong.
Collider physics is a tool which combines both perturbative and non perturbative aspects of these
interactions. We study particle production in collider interactions in an attempt to understand both.
In particular, strong interaction, described by quantum chromodynamics, is per se notoriously
difficult. We employ effective field theoretical techniques to understand its non perturbative aspects
— to study low energy properties of hadrons and quark gluon plasma. We also use them to study
particle production in gravitational fields, and also some aspects of quantum gravity.
Standard model, though stupendously successful, is still incomplete which makes HEP even more
exciting. There are several theoretical problems; even more, there are experimental hints for rich
physics beyond the standard model. We study this in the context of topics such as neutrino physics
and dark matter.

Optics and Photonics: Historically the Physics Department at IIT Delhi has a strong background
in broad areas of Optics and Photonics. IIT Delhi started the first Optics Master's program in the
country in 1960's. Current research activities span a wide ranging topics that include areas of
fundamental importance (e.g. Physical Optics, Statistical Optics, Singular optics and
inhomogeneous polarization states, quantum photonics, non-linear optics, nano-
photonics/metamaterials, light propagation in random media) as well as cutting edge applied
research areas (e.g. integrated optics and optical communication, holography,
microscopy/nanoscopy, optical metrology, computational imaging, green photonics, illumination
engineering, bio-photonics including applications to medical diagnostics, THz optics, ultrafast
optics, spectroscopy, optical tweezers, beam engineering, atmospheric optics and development of
optical sensors). Optics and Photonics faculty have number of collaborations across different
disciplines within IIT Delhi (electrical engineering biosciences/biomedical engineering, material
science, chemistry), as well as outside IIT Delhi with DRDO, ISRO and other national research
facilities like CSIR labs, as well as medical schools/hospitals (e.g. AIIMS), and industry. The
department hosts a DST-FIST facility on ultrafast optics that has state-of-the-art instrumentation
enabling collaborative work with various disciplines.

Physics of Quantum Materials & Information Systems: The three focussed attempts in quantum
computation (QC) are- (i) Majorana-based topological quantum computation (TQC) (ii)
superconducting qubits based QC and (iii) trapped ion based QC. Importance of the field is evident
from the fact that Google and IBM have invested heavily in superconducting qubits while Microsoft
has invested in Majorana qubits.

The focus of our Department are towards (i) cold atom-based quantum technologies, (ii) quantum
photonics and (iii) general Quantum Materials like Topological Insulators, quantum well based
semiconductor technologies, spintronics related research etc.
In cold atom based technologies, the atoms are cooled to million times colder than room
temperature using precisely frequency tuned lasers. The inherent quantum nature of atoms and
photons allows one to design versatile quantum systems and fully control their properties by simple
and clever approaches. These technological and conceptual developments will lead us to build large
scale quantum information processing network, quantum computation protocols for solving industry
and society relevant problems.
A group of researchers, in the department are putting their efforts in the direction of studying
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Topological semi-metals, a quantum phase of matter that host Dirac and Weyl fermions. They study
the transport properties of these exotic materials under very low temperature, high magnetic field
and high pressures and realise the exotic quantum features in the laboratory scale.

Plasma Physics: Plasmas are known to be the fourth state of matter. These contain large number of
positive ions and electrons in almost equal number along with some neutral particles. Negative ions
can also occur in plasmas and also there can be dust particles, referring to them as multi-component
/ dusty plasmas where the charge neutrality holds good. However, the dynamics of plasma greatly
alters due to the presence of such additional charges. Each plasma species can contribute to different
application of plasma. For example, electrons are responsible for high frequency phenomena
including EM radiation generation, whereas the ions contribute to the synthesis of materials, surface
hardening, sputtering, deice fabrication etc.

We are primarily working in the broad research areas of intense laser-plasma interaction, plasma-
material interaction, plasma propulsion, plasma based radiation sources, and dusty plasmas. We
employ theoretical approach including nonlinear physics as well as numerical methods, namely,
hydrodynamics, molecular dynamics and particle-in-cell (PIC) techniques to investigate some of the
above areas and also perform experiments.

Atomic and Molecular Physics: Our area of interest is ion-atom/molecule/cluster/ices collisions.

Heavy ion impact Ionization and fragmentation of the molecules of biological and astrophysical
interest are studied. Our area of expertise include secondary electron spectroscopy, recoil-ion-
momentum spectroscopy and Infrared spectroscopy. We are also interested in development of
equipments which are useful in atomic physics experiments and our aim is to collaborate with the
industry to make them commercially available.

Astrophysics:
Research in the Astrophysics group at the Physics Department, IIT Delhi revolves around open
questions such as

(i) What is the small scale structure of space time?

(ii) How do the matter and gravity interact in the quantum picture?
(iii) What leads to the emergence of "classical" reality?
(iv) What are the quantum effects in gravity and how to test them?

In tandem with this, we also make contact with observations in Astronomy and Astrophysics,
especially employing Optical and Radio data. In an ongoing effort in this direction, we are involved
in mapping the magnetic field of our galaxy, the Milky way, through pulsar observations.

Department of Management Studies [Code SMZ]

Economics: Managerial Economics, International Economics, Productivity and Efficiency

Analysis, Business Forecasting, Economic Feasibility & Techno economic Analysis, Sustainable
Development, Socio-economic Analysis, Energy Economics, Econometric Methods and
Applications, Macroeconomic Theory and Policy. Security and Information Risk, Merger and
Acquisitions, Big Data Analytics, Digital Economy, Development Economics, Public Policy,
Entrepreneurship, Environmental Economies and Climate Change.

Finance: Financial Analysis and Valuation, Financial Management, International Financial

Management, Capital Markets, Derivative Securities, Portfolio Management, Mutual Funds,
Banking, Financial Markets and Services, Mergers and Acquisitions, Risk Management, Behavioral
Finance, Corporate Governance, Corporate Social Responsibility, Supply chain Finance,
Entrepreneurial Finance.
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Human Resource Management: Organizational Behaviour, Ethical Decision Making,
Whistleblowing, Ethical leadership, Organization Management and Change, Organization
Development, Human Resource Management, Career Management, Flexible Work Arrangements,
Workplace Deviance, Workplace Incivility, Gig work and workers, Identity work.

Information Systems: Adoption, Impacts and Management of Emerging ICTs; Data Science;
Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning; Social Media and Web 4.0; Digital Transformation;
Smart Cities; ICTs, Development and Business; E-Commerce & M-Commerce; Sharing / Platform
Economy; e-Governance; Digital services management; Cyber Security, Privacy and Information
Risk Management; Public Policy for Emerging Technologies; Blockchain; Internet of Things;
Financial technologies; Healthcare technologies.

Marketing: Marketing Management, Industrial and Hi-Tech Marketing, Advertising, Sales

promotion, Product Management, Market Research.

Operations: Production, Management and Operations research, Sustainable and Big Data
Operations, International Manufacturing Network, Enterprise Resources Planning, Project
Management, Modeling and Simulation of Operations, Healthcare Operations System Analysis,
Total Quality Management, Logistics Management, Modelling and Simulation Closed Loop
Systems, Industrial Waste Management, Supply Chain, Big Data Analytics, Deep /Machine
Learning, AI Implications, Sustainable Humanitarian Supply Chain Solution and Green Packaging.

Strategy: Management of Technology, Corporate Strategy, Global Competitiveness, Strategic

Innovation, Flexible Systems Management, Business Process Re- engineering, Strategic Business
Management, Knowledge Management, International Business, Intellectual Property Rights,
Strategic Thinking.

Department of Textile and Fibre Engineering [Code TTZ]

Textile Engineering : Design and analysis of yarn and fabric formation systems: rotor spinning,
ringspinning, air jet spinning, friction spinning, weaving, knitting, nonwovens, braiding etc. ;
Structural mechanics of textiles; High stress elastic materials; Apparels and garments; comfort;
handle and other functional aspects of fibrous assemblies; Design and development of technical
textiles: geo-textile, filter fabrics, medical textiles, protective textiles, textile composites etc.;
Systems analysis; Textile production and marketing: operation management and supply chain
managements; Textile production and marketing: operation management and supply chain
managements; Textile Instrumentation and machine development; Modeling and simulation of
textile processes and products; Quality management.
Textile Chemical Technology: Textile chemical processing; preparatory processes; dyeing,
printing and finishing, Surface functionalization by plasma and UV excimer lamp; Micro and nano-
encapsulation; Conducting textiles; Natural dyes; Bio-active textiles; Textile ecology and
environment.
Fibre Science & Technology: Synthesis and characterization of advance of advanced polymeric
materials; Fibre formation processes; Modeling and simulation; Structure-property correlation;
Functional andresponsive polymers; Smart & intelligent textiles; Modification of natural and
synthetic fibres; Nanotechnology in textiles: nonfibers by electrospinning, nanomaterials; Synthesis
and application in textiles; Coated textiles; Polymer nanocomposites; Green Composites; Medical
textiles, Tissue engineering; Sustainability and polymer & fibre recycling; 3D Bioprinting;
Wearable electronics: Conducting fibres, piezoelectric materials, Supercapacitors, batteries etc

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Centre for Applied Research in Electronics [Code CRZ]

Signal Processing: DSP Algorithms and Systems, Underwater and Air Acoustics, Speech and
Audio Processing, Machine Learning, Optimization for Signal Processing, Digital
Communications, Multi-Sensor Data Fusion;
Microwaves and RF: Active and Reconfigurable Circuits and Antennas, Millimeter Wave and T
Hz circuits and sub-systems, Microwave imaging; RF MEMS, Wideband Microwave Circuits,
Modeling of Active Devices;
Microelectronics: Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems (MEMS) Technology, Nanoelectronic
Devices, Optoelectronic & Quantum Sensors, CMOS Device & Circuit Design, GaN HEMT
Design & Modeling, Magnetic/spintronic and neuromorphic devices
Centre for Atmospheric Sciences [Code ASZ]

Mesoscale Modeling: Numerical Modelling of the Atmosphere, Tropical Meteorology and Indian
Monsoon, Land-Surface Process Modelling, Land-Atmosphere Interaction, Renewable Energy
Meteorology, Renewable Energy Resource Assessment and Forecasting
Numerical Modelling of Weather and Climate: Numerical Methods for Weather and Climate
Models, Numerical Modeling of the General Circulation of Atmosphere and Advection of
Atmospheric Tracers
Ocean Modelling: Ocean Circulation Modelling, Ocean State Simulations and Forecasting, Storm
Surges and Inundation, Coastal Ocean Processes, Simulation of Ocean Surface and Internal Waves
Climate and Climate Change: Global and Regional Climate Modeling, Climate Dynamics,
Climate Variability and Changes, Climate Change Detection and Attribution, Climate Projections,
Climate Change Impacts, Science of Extreme Weather and Climate Events, Health, Agriculture,
Water Resources and Energy, Aerosol-Cloud- Climate Interactions, Greenhouse Gas-Vegetation
Interactions, Paleoclimate, Proxy Reconstructions, Abrupt Climate Change.
Air Pollution: Urban Meteorology, Chemical Transport Modelling, Health Impact Assessment of
Air Pollution, Greenhouse and Trace Gases Modelling,
measurements of aerosols and greenhouse/trace gases.

Centre for Automotive Research and Tribology [Code CTZ]

AC/DC Charger, Solar-powered charger, Charging Protocols, Effect of Charging on Grid, Motor
and Drives for EVs, Hybrid Electric Vehicles, Aircraft power system, Battery for EVs, Battery
materials, Vehicle Telematics, Applied dynamics and vibrations, Rotordynamics, Hysteresis, Tire
mechanics, Vehicle stability, Vehicle nonlinear dynamics and control, Autonomous and
Connected Vehicle, Tribodynamics, Tribological and acoustical materials, Automotive Fault
Diagnosis and Prognosis, Noise Control Materials, Automotive NVH, Sound Quality and
Application of Machine Learning in Condition Monitoring.

Centre for Biomedical Engineering [Code BMZ]

Electrical / Electronic/ Instrumentation Engineering; Mechanical/Manufacturing/Production
Engineering; Chemistry/ Biochemistry/Polymer Chemistry/ Material Sciences/ Pharmaceutical
Sciences; Chemical Engineering; Mathematics/Physics/Bio-Physics; Computer Science
Engineering; Biomedical Engineering; Biotechnology, MBBS/BDS/Homeopathy
(B.H.M.S)/Physiotherapy (BPT)) /Veterinary Sciences.

Centre for Rural Development and Technology [Code RDZ]

Artisan technologies and rural industries; Water & sanitation; Rural housing & habitat;
Traditional knowledge systems; Frugal innovation; Rural entrepreneurship; Design for
sustainability; Rural energy system; Renewable energy technologies; Embodied energy & Carbon
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footprint; Biogas production & enrichment; Biofuels; Biofertilizers & biopesticides; Biomass
production, Conversion & utilization; Environmental microbiology & bioremediation; Microbial
Biochemistry and enzymology; Design and development of small farm tools and agricultural
machines; Algal technologies; Natural products processing (food, medicinal, aromatic, &
cosmeceutical plants); Applied secondary metabolites; Eco-friendly grain storage systems; Agro-
food processing, storage & value addition; Food safety & quality measurement, 3D Printing of
biological materials; Food biochemistry; Bio-formulation for food preservation & storage;
Isolation, encapsulation & value addition of bioactives; Biomass thermochemical processing;
Clean cookstoves; Solid & liquid waste management; Wastewater treatment; Wetland
reclamation; Clean & sustainable technologies; Natural fibre products; Environmental impact
assessment; Tissue culture; Medicinal mushroom production technologies; Panchagavya–
processes, validation & standards; Application of block chain technology; Nanotechnology &
Nano toxicology in agriculture; Indigenous people (especially remote & peripheral communities)
& development; Environment & sustainable development; PVTGs; Governance &
governmentality studies; Andaman and Nicobar islands, Leh-Ladakh, Jammu & Kashmir, and
northeast India.

Centre for Sensors, Instrumentation and Cyber-physical Systems Engineering [Code: IDZ]
Sensors and Transducers; Electronic and optical sensors; Electronic Components and Circuits;
Electronic circuit design (analog and digital); Electronic Techniques for Signal Conditioning and
Interfacing; Signal and Image processing; CMOS analog and mixed signal circuits & systems for
sensors; Optical Metrology; Micro-optics; Aspheric and freeform optics; Optical instrumentation;
Holographic microscopy; Digital speckle pattern
interferometry; Optical coherence tomography; Display Devices and Technology; Quantum
optical devices; Integrated quantum technologies; Optical image processing; Machine Vision and
Automation; Signal, Image and Video Processing Techniques for Non-destructive Testing; Tera
Hz, InfraRed, X-ray, and Ultrasound
Imaging Modalities; Precision Measurement Systems; Precision mechanics; Instrumentation and
Control; Instrument Design and Simulations; Mechatronics; Embedded systems; Sensors
Systems; Smart Systems.

National Resource Centre for Value Education in Engineering [NRZ]

Holistic Health and Wellness. All issues pertaining to holistic view of individual’s health and
wellness. These include modern scientific research on proven mind-body techniques for physical
and mental health, such as Mindfulness, Yoga, Tai-Chi, Qi-Gong, Ayurveda, Holistic nutrition
and others. Yogic Neuroscience, Indian Psychology, Cognitive Sciences, Clinical trials on Yoga
and Ayurveda, fMRI-based Neuroimaging (fMRI), EEG, MEG, PET, fNIRS.

Leadership for Sustainable Development. Various aspects of holistic and sustainable

development. Notions of development which go beyond purely material well-being, and consider
other aspects of human/societal well-being such as intellectual, emotional and overall happiness.
Notions of development which encompass sustained co-existence among human-beings as well as
with nature. How to create leadership (in various walks of life – especially in
engineering/technology) for taking forward these alternate views on development.
Inner Development. Understanding first person mental phenomena, especially those pertaining
to Meditation, Mindfulness and Contemplation in a rigorous academic framework. Theoretical
frameworks for alternative worldview based on deep contemplative insights. Teaching and
research on first person mental phenomena through accurate and reproducible observations.
Inner and Outer Harmony through Music and Arts. Classical music, dance and art forms that
promote introspection, concentration, various aspects of self-awareness and devotion. Evolution
of parallel streams of classical music in India. Development of classical art forms through folk art

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forms. Societal awareness through classical music. Streams of thought in classical music.
Connections between 32ufism32c music and 32ufism. Technology-based analysis and
dissemination of music.
Value Education and Technology. Teaching the teachers, tools and techniques for inculcating
value education to students, especially at tertiary level of science and engineering. Research on
effectiveness of various techniques for value education. Newer models of education. Use of
technology for large scale dissemination of knowledge.
Transportation Research & Injury Prevention [Code TRZ]
Transportation planning; traffic flow modeling, simulation, and optimization, public transport
systems; sustainable urban transport; travel behaviour modeling; pedestrian dynamics and
evacuations;
construction safety and work zone safety; highway safety; vehicle crash modeling; road traffic
injury prevention; human body modeling and injury estimation; pedestrian and non-motorized
vehicle safety; freight modelling, road accident costing; network modelling; climate change;
human migration; driving simulators; vehicle dynamics; intelligent transport systems.

Optics and Photonics Centre (OPZ)

The newly established Optics and Photonics Centre aims to foster an interdisciplinary
environment where students and researchers with diverse backgrounds will explore new frontiers
in Optics and Photonics with equal emphasis on fundamentals as well as device development.
Research topics of the Centre are in areas of Optical Engineering, Optical Instrumentation and
Metrology, Optical Imaging, Fiber Optics, Integrated Optics, Optical Sensors, Laser Science and
Technology, Ultrafast Optics, Silicon Photonics, Nanophotonics, Plasmonics, Biophotonics,
Green Photonics, Statistical and Quantum Optics, Quantum Photonics, Terahertz Photonics,
Optical Metamaterials, Nonlinear Optics, Optical and Magneto-optical Storage Devices,
Photonic Devices, and other relevant areas.

Yardi School of Artificial Intelligence [Code AIZ]

Artificial Intelligence and related applications include but not limited to Machine Learning
(deep learning, reinforcement learning, probabilistic modelling, generative models, neuro-
symbolic machine learning), Data Mining (graph mining, information retrieval, intelligent query
processing, knowledge graphs), Computer Vision and its applications (medical Imaging,
perception
of mobility, etc), Natural Language Processing and related applications (machine translation,
dialog systems, summarization, etc.), AI & Robotics (planning, learning, human-interaction,
embodied systems, multi-agent systems), Mathematical foundations of AI, Ethics of AI, AI on the
edge, and Applications of AI to domain areas such as healthcare, agriculture, education, industry
4.0, material science, earth observation, etc

Amar Nath and Shashi Khosla School of Information Technology [Code ANZ]
Scalable & Dependable Computing, Information Security, Biometrics, Information Storage and
Retrieval, Data Analytics, Social Network Analysis, High Speed Networks, Sensor Networks,
Mobile and Web Based Computing, Multimedia Systems, Embedded Systems, VLSI Design
Automation, Internet of Things, Image Processing, Computer Vision, Robotics and Intelligent
Systems, Medical Applications of IT, Computational and Systems Biology, Computational
Neuroscience and Neuroimaging, Assistive Technologies, Human Computer Interfaces,
Information and Communication Technologies for Development, Data Science for Development,
Computational Sustainability, Geographical Information Systems, Blockchain Technologies,
Location Based Services, Other areas aligned with school activities.
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Bharti School of Telecommunication Technology and Management [Code BSZ]
Telecom Networks, Telecom Software, Wireless Technologies, Optical Networks, Signal
Processing, Telecom Systems Design, Planning and Management, Regulatory and Policy Aspects
of Telecom Services and Systems, Embedded Telecom Systems, Telecom Network Management,
Performance Analysis of Communication System and Resource Management, Wireless Security,
Machine learning for wireless communication, Internet of Things.

School of Interdisciplinary Research [Code SRZ]

The prime focus of the School of Interdisciplinary Research (SIRe) is to nurture talents who are
interested in interdisciplinary/multidisciplinary/cross-disciplinary research problems. SIRe
provides an absolute interdisciplinary research environment to the students. To facilitate this, IITD
faculty from two or more different Departments/Centres/Schools define Interdisciplinary Research
problems as projects. The Scientist/Researchers/Professor from the National or International
Universities can also serve as one of the mentors, if required. The student selection is done for
specific research projects advertised periodically on the School website (https://sire.iitd.ac.in/); the
student is supervised by all the concerned faculty.

Kusuma School of Biological Sciences [Code BLZ]

Computational Biology, Systems Biology, Chemical Biology, Cellular Biophysics, protein

folding & misfolding with focus on infectious diseases and non-communicable disorders,
Chaperone assisted protein folding, Molecular biophysics of protein folding, unfolding
and conformational properties, Therapeutics against protein aggregation-associated diseases ,
Cognitive and computational neuroscience, Molecular and cellular Neuroscience, Viral diseases,
Nanoparticle-based targeting, drug delivery,

Structural Biology, Diagnostic Virology, Cancer Biology and therapeutics, Tumour metabolism,
Leukemia and myeloproliferation, Plant-based therapeutics, Marine Bioprospecting,
insulin signaling and insulin resistant diabetes, Leishmaniasis, ion channel and receptor biology,
Host pathogen interaction, single molecule biophysics, DNA-Protein interactions, force
spectroscopy, Vascular Biology, Aging biology, cytoskeletal dynamics, Development,
regeneration, photopharmacology.

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 ANNEXURE -II

RESEARCH PROGRAMMES: MASTER OF SCIENCE BY RESEARCH (M.S. (R))

The Institute M.S. (Research) programme offered by following Departments/Centres/Schools:

S. No. Department/Centre/School Programme Code

1 Applied Mechanics AMY
2 Chemical Engineering CHY
3 Civil Engineering CEY
4 Computer Science & Engineering CSY*
5 Electrical Engineering EEY@
6 Energy Science and Engineering ESY
7 Materials Science and Engineering MSY
8 Mechanical Engineering MEY
9 Automotive Research and Tribology CTY
10 Atmospheric Sciences ASY
11 Sensors, Instrumentation and Cyber-physical Systems Engineering IDY
12 Amar Nath and Shashi Khosla School of Information Technology SIY
13 Machine Intelligence & Data Science AIY
14 Bharti School of Telecommunication Technology and Management BSY
15 School of Biological Sciences BLY
16 VLSI Design Tools & Technology JVY
17 Transportation Safety and Injury Prevention TRY

*Admission to M.S. (Research) Programme in Computer Science and Engineering is limited to candidates having a
Qualifying degree in Computer Science and Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Information Technology, M.Sc.
Operations Research/Statics, Electronic and Communication, M.Sc. M.A/M.Sc. Math, M.Sc. Math (with exposure to
appropriate level course in Computer Science) and MCA (with Math and Science at B.Sc. level).
In addition to the above, the programmes CSY is limited to candidates who have appeared in GATE with Computer
Science and Engineering or Information Technology.

@
Applicants to EEY(MS (Research)) program must have a minimum of four-year education after 12th standard with
degree in science, engineering or medicine (B. Tech/M. Sc./BE/BS/MBBS) or equivalent

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Additional Important Information for Candidates

• Ragging in any form is banned in IIT Delhi.

• The Institute treats ragging as a cognizable offence and stern action will be
taken against the offenders.
• IIT Delhi will not be responsible for any postal delays.
• All matters of disputes will be subject to legal jurisdictions of the courts in
Delhi only.
• The Institute reserves the right to amend, without any notice, any
provisions stated in this brochure.

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