Ph.D in Design From IIT Guwahati, Guwahati

For admission to the PhD Programme, a candidate must have either a Master’s degree or a Four-year Bachelor’s degree in the relevant discipline as sepcified in the following table. The following Cumulative Performance Index (CPI)/Marks criteria in respective qualifying degrees will be applicable:

• Master’s Degree: 6.0 on 10-point scale (or 60% of marks)
• Four-year Bachelor’s Degree: 7.0 on 10-point scale (or 70% of marks)

Qualifying Degrees and Disciplines:-

One of the following:

• MArch/ MDes/MTech/ ME degree in a relevant area, or Master’s degree in Applied Arts/ Ergonomics/ Fine Arts/ Visual Arts/ Psychology/ Physiology/ Occupational Safety and Health/ Journalism/ Mass Media Communication, or two-year Master’s degree in Management (MBA or equivalent) with relevant studies in the Design field.
• Four-year Bachelor’s degree in Design or Engineering/Technology or Five-year BArch degree in a relevant area with at least 7.0 CPI (or 70% marks)
• Four-year Undergraduate Diploma in Design (NID or equivalent), with a postgraduate qualification in a relevant area with at least 6.0 CPI (or 60% marks).
• A two-year Post-Graduate Diploma in Design and relevant areas (NID/CEPT or equivalent) with first class at Bachelor’s level.
• BFA (4-year professional program, after 10+2)/ GD Art (5-year program after 10th standard) with one-year professional experience, with at least 7.0 CPI (or 70% marks).
• Master of Computer Application(MCA), with one year of professional experience, with at least 6.0 CPI (or 60% marks).

For Ph.D. in the Discipline of Electronic Product Design (Project Mode)
A two-year Master’s program with 6.0 on a 10-point scale (or 60% of marks) or a Four-year BTech or B.E. in Electrical / Electronics / ECE / EEE / Mechatronics / Computer Science / Computer Science and Engineering / Medical Electronics / Instrumentation / Electronic & Telecommunication, Electronics & Instrumentation, Mechanical Engineering, or any combination of these disciplines with a minimum CPI of 7.0 out of 10 or minimum 70% of marks. The candidate must have cleared CEED or GATE.

The CPI/Marks criteria will be relaxed by 0.5 CPI (or 5% marks) for SC/ST/PwD candidates.