Residency requirement
Normally all candidates in our PhD program are required to be resident on campus. Candidates sponsored from reputed research organizations, who are conducting their PhD work co-advised by a reputed guide at their organization, may be eligible to complete their PhD off campus. Only for such sponsored candidates, the minimum residency requirement is one semester, during which they will need to complete the course requiements. However, frequent visits to IIT Kanpur are still normally required.
Currently there is no plan for an off-campus PhD program.
Candidates sponsored by organizations in Kanpur
may be eligible for a part-time PhD program.
Further details regarding admission procedures for QIP, Defence,
INRA and Foreign Nationals may be obtained from
SPGC.
If you need further details, contact
Incharge, PG Admissions
For more information:
Admissions Process and Timetable
PhD candidates can join at any point during the academic year. The
actual process is that once a few applications have been received,
a shortlist is prepared and the selected candidates are called for
a "walk-in" interview which may include a short test. A permanent
Selection Committee has been constituted for admission to the PhD
Program of the Department. This Selection Committee will conduct the
written test/interview, etc. and recommend candidates for admission.
Admission of INRA (Indian Nationals Residing Abroad)
Such candidates must have been residing abroad continuously
for at least one year at the time of applying admission.
Their applications may be processed as and when they are
received or according to any schedule convenient to the
Department. The applications are scrutinized to make sure
that, both in terms of qualification and attainment, they are
compatible with the students admitted in the general category.
Admission of Foreign Nationals
Click on the link above to view the webpage displaying information regarding admission of foreign nationals.
