Eligibility Criteria for IIPE PhD Admissions

• In the long run, M.Tech/ MS / ME /M.Sc.(Engg.,) or equivalent degree of course, with a consistent first-class record

OR

• Thus, B.Tech./ BE / B.Sc (Engg.) / M.Sc. (Master of Science) or equivalent degree for sure, with a consistent first-class record
• Overall, candidates should have a minimum of 60% or first class (55% for SC/ST) in a suitable exam in Engineering / Science / and/or equivalent.

Additional Requirements for Different Admission Category –

Regular with Institute Assistantship

• At the very onset, a valid GATE score or NET qualification with Assistant Professorship for the award of Institute Research Assistantship.
• Also, candidates with a master’s degree in Engineering or Technology after qualifying for GATE are also eligible immediately, for Institute Research positions.

Individual Fellowship (CSIR/UGC/DBT/ICAR/INSPIRE etc.)

• In the first place, all applicants the respective fellowship category must have a letter of recognition initially, with stipend issued by the respective funding agency (i.e. CSIR/UGC/ DST/DBT/ICMR etc.).

PhD through Project

• Firstly, candidates working on a sponsored project specifically, for admission to the PhD program under the project category.
• In addition, the minimum time required for a project, and the working life of a project employee, must be at least 2 years from the date of joining the PhD system.

Sponsored candidates (IAR) in Engineering and Sciences

• All things considered, persons who work at any of the following institutions immediately. On the other hand, a minimum of two years of work experience will be eligible for a PhD. The program was nominated for funding (IAR).

Public Sector Undertaking (PSU) under the circumstance,

Petroleum & Natural Gas, Coal, Earth Sciences, Chemical & Fertilizer, Defence or other departments of the Government of India or other government agencies for instance,

• All in all established industrial R&D organizations.
• Following, autonomous bodies and National Laboratories.
• Eventually, famous industries as can be seen by the Centre.
• While, these applicants must have a Supervisor (internal) from the Institute (IIPE) and an external supervisor from their parent organization hence, they will be doing the research work.

QIP (Quality Improvement Program) category

•   In particular, candidates fulfilling under the Quality Improvement Program (QIP) as per State/Central Govt., Human Resources Ministries/ Technical Education Boards are meanwhile eligible in this category.
• Understandably, Persons who are employees at any of the following institutions with two years of work experience will be eligible for a PhD. The program as nominated for funding indeed :

Degrees from IITs/IISc/IIPE/RGIPT

Furthermore, two degrees (B. Tech & M. Tech), five-year combined MSc degrees,2 year MSc degree (admitted through JAM) holders having final CGPA >= 8.00 from either of the institutes are considered to direct enlisting the PhD Programme with Institute Research Assistantship. The following Indian institutes are –

• (IITs), Indian Institutes of Technology
• (IISc), Indian Institute of Science and
• (IIPE), Indian Institute of Petroleum and Energy.