IIT Bombay PhD Admission 2025: Registration portal is now open for Autumn Semester
The online registration process for IIIT Bombay PhD Admission 2025 has begun on 25th March. Interested candidates can visit the official website and apply now.
Porismita Dutta
IIT Bombay PhD Admission 2025: Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (IIT Bombay) has announced the schedule for admission to its various Ph.D. programmes for 2025-26. The application portal for submission of the online forms for Autumn Cycle of admissions is live from 25th March, and interested candidates have time until 11th April, 2025 to apply for the same.
Along with the Admission Brochure, IIT Bombay has released the list of sanctioned strength for Ph.D. Programme (Teaching Assistantship Category) for the Autumn and Spring Semester of academic year 2025-26. As per the list, IIT Bombay is looking to select 491 eligible candidates for their PhD programme that is spread over various Departments, Centres and Schools on the institute.
Ph.D. offering Departments
Aerospace Engg.
16
Biosciences and Bioengg.
22
Chemical Engg.
24
Chemistry
31
Civil Engg.
35
Computer Sci. & Engg.
26
Earth Sciences
17
Economics
10
Electrical Engg.
38
Energy Sci. & Engg.
12
Environmental Science and Engineering
12
Humanities & Social Sciences
12
Industrial Engg. & Operations Research
10
Mathematics
26
Mechanical Engg.
41
Metallurgical Engg. & Mat. Sci.
27
Physics
29
Ph.D. offering Centres
Ashank Desai Centre for Policy Studies
5
Centre for Climate Studies
10
Centre for Educational Technology
5
Centre for Machine Intelligence and Data Science
10
Centre for Research in Nanotechnology and Science
10
Centre for Systems and Control
6
Centre for Technology Alternatives for Rural Areas
7
Centre of Studies in Resources Engineering
7
Koita Centre for Digital Health
10
Ph.D. offering Schools
Desai Sethi School of Entrepreneurship
3
IDC School of Design
14
Shailesh J. Mehta School of Management
16
Benefits
The teaching assistantship (TA) is payable for a maximum duration of 5 years or up to the thesis submission, whichever is earlier.
The monthly rate of assistantship is Rs. 37,000/- for the first 2 years and the enhanced rate of Rs. 42,000/- for the remaining period.
The continuation of assistantship under the TA category will be subject to serving as a teaching assistant in a course/ laboratory for 8 hours per week as assigned by the concerned academic unit as well as satisfactory academic performance.
Also, IIT Bombay can offer PMRF Fellowship to meritorious Ph.D. candidates at the time of IIT Bombay PhD Admission 2025.
PMRF fellows get a monthly stipend of Rs 70,000 along with an annual contingency grant of Rs 2 Lakh.
Eligibility Criteria for IIT Bombay PhD Admission 2025
The eligibility conditions for IIT Bombay PhD Admission 2025-26 (Autumn semester) is given below-
Candidates should have anyone of the following qualifying degree:
Master’s or equivalent degree in engineering or technology
MBA (with BTech or BE or equivalent degree)
Bachelor’s degree in engineering or technology or medicine (4-year degree)
Bachelor degree in science, (4-year degree)
Master’s or equivalent degree in Science
Master’s or equivalent degree in Arts or Commerce
For 3rd to 6th qualifying degrees from the above list, candidates must fulfill one of the following criteria-
Valid scores of GATE/ JEST (for Physics dept. and Department of Biosciences and Bioengineering only)
Candidates selected through a national-level exam conducted by the Ministry of Education (MoE) or its agencies/ institutions like UGC, IIT, IISc, or IIT
Candidates selected provisionally ,for the DST-INSPIRE Fellowship (a provisional award letter must be shown)
Candidates must have at least two years of work experience after earning the qualifying degree, completed before the semester starts
Also, candidates will need minimum of 60% marks in aggregate, OR a First Class as specified by the University, OR a minimum CGPA/ CPI of 6.0 on the scale of 0-10, OR an equivalent to 6.0 on other corresponding proportional requirements when the scales are other than 0-10 in the qualifying examination.
However, the above marking criteria is relaxed for candidates belonging to various categories and education backgrounds. For more details, candidates can check the Information Brochure of IIT Bombay PhD Admission 2025 (linked below).
How to apply?
To apply for the IIT Bombay PhD Admission 2025, candidates need the follow these steps-
Visit the application portal using the link given below
Click on ‘New User’ button to register
After that, log in to the admission portal and fill in all the details as asked on the website
Next, upload the necessary documents and images
Candidates applying for programs utilizing scores of any competitive exams must select the relevant examination from the provided options
They are required to accurately enter their corresponding score and application number to complete the application process
Next, the candidates need to pay the application fee using any one of the available options
Lastly, they need to submit the application form for the IIT Bombay PhD Admission 2025 and download it along with the payment receipt for future reference
Application Fee
Category
Regular Period
Extended Period
Women candidates
Rs. 150/-
Rs. 650/-
SC/ ST/ PwD
Rs. 150/-
Rs. 650/-
Other candidates
Rs. 300/-
Rs 800/-
Key Dates
Advertisement (on website)
March 20, 2025
Opening of online application portal
March 27, 2025
End date (without fine)
April 11, 2025
End date (with fine)
April 14, 2025 5PM
Display the list of candidates for Entrance/ Interview
April 21, 2025
Entrance Test/ Interview of IIT Bombay PhD Admission 2025