IIIT Delhi PhD admissions are going on. IIIT Delhi PhD registration process has ended. IIIT Delhi PhD Interview and Written test will be held from April 28 to May 13. Check IIIT Delhi Admission 2023

IIIT Delhi offers full-time PhD program to both regular and sponsored candidates. IIIT Delhi PhD program is specialized in 6 courses namely Computational Biology (CB), Computer Science and Engineering (CSE), Electronics and Communications Engineering (ECE), Mathematics, Social Sciences & Humanities (SSH), Human-Centred Design (HCD). Minimum eligibility required to get admission is a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in the relevant subject. Admission to the doctoral program is granted on the basis of a Written Test followed by a Personal Interview.

IIIT Delhi PhD Admission 2023 Dates

Event Dates
Last date to apply online for PhD  16th April 2023
Announcement of Shortlisted Candidates 24th April 2023 – 27th April 2023
Conduct of PhD Interview/Test Between 28th April 2023 to 13th May 2023 
Announcement of Results 25th May 2023

IIIT Delhi PhD Eligibility Criteria

Candidates will be eligible to apply for the Ph. D course if they fulfill the following criteria:

Specializations Eligibility
Computational Biology (CB) Candidates must have a valid score for GATE/ GPAT/ NET/ JRF, and must have a B. Tech/ BE/ B. Pharm/ M. Pharm/ M. Tech/ MS/Other engineering degrees with CGPA 6.5 or 6.0.
Computer Science and Engineering (CSE) Candidates must have a B.Tech/ BE/ M.Tech/ MS/ ME in CSE/ IT/ ECE/ EE degree with a CGPA of at least 7.5 on a scale of 10 or 70%.
Electronics and Communications Engineering (ECE)
Mathematics Students must have a valid score in JRF from either UGC/CSIR/NBHM/DST or GATE score at least 400 and MSc(Maths)/ MSc (Physics)/ MSc(Statistics)/ MStat/ MPhil(Maths)/ BTech/ MTech/ BE / ME in CS/ ECE/ Maths & CS and similar inter-disciplinary programs with a CGPA of at least 7.5 or 70% in UG and PG
Social Sciences & Humanities (SSH) Sociology / Anthropology: M.A./MSc/MPhil in, Sociology or Anthropology BTech/MTech. in any discipline and/or MBA with a strong interest in sociology/anthropology. With CGPA of at least 7.0 out of 10 for B.Tech degree holders, or at least 55% marks for MA/MSc degree holders
Economics: M.A./MSc/MPhil in Economics, Statistics, or Mathematics. BTech/MTech. in any discipline and/or MBA with a strong interest in economics. With CGPA of at least 7.0 out of 10 for B.Tech degree holders, or at least 55% marks for MA/MSc degree holders
Human-Centred Design (HCD), Candidates must have the marks requirement is CGPA of 7.5 on a scale of 10 (or equivalent) or 70%.UG or PG Engineering degrees in CSE/ECE/Design/Architecture/ Social Science or other related disciplines. OR B.Des/M.Des OR MBBS/MD/MPh. OR MCA OR M.Sc/M.A. degree in design or computing-related disciplines.

IIIT Delhi PhD Admission 2023

Admission to IIIT Delhi PhD program is based on the performance of the written test and interview. The admission takes place in two rounds, Monsoon (February to April) and Winter (September to November). The admission process is solely online. There are two modes of Application Procedure, for students are Rolling Admission and Regular Round Admission. 

  • The Rolling Admission is about the candidates who have clear ideas of the area they want to work in. Such students first need to consult the respective faculty members of IIIT Delhi and will have to go through the full selection process before getting admission in the Ph. D Program. 
  • The second category is the Regular Admissions where the admission takes place twice a year.

There are two categories of Admission, one is Regular Ph. D, for those who are not holding any kind of regular employment and are primarily in their academic program. And the other one is Sponsored Ph. D, for those who are working in the sponsored organization but are highly motivated to take up Ph. D degree while they are working. 

How to Apply?

Application process at IIIT Delhi for PhD program is online. Candidates are required to apply online through the official website within the given period of time. Application fee charged for registration is INR 300 for unreserved category and INR 150 for reserved category.

IIIT Delhi PhD Course Details 

IIIT-D offers full-time Ph.D. course for a duration of 4 years across 6 specializations. The details of the course are given in the below table.

Specialization Research Area
Computational Biology (CB)
  • Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare
  • Mathematical biology
  • Bioinformatics
Computer Science and Engineering (CSE)
  • Computer Vision
  • Knowledge Graphs and Semantic Web
  • Information Security - Networking and Systems Security / Privacy / Anonymity / Online Social Media Security / Multimedia Security
  • Machine Learning and Data Analytics
  • Natural Language Processing / Speech Processing
  • Multimedia Computing & Affective Computing
  • Parallel and Distributed Computing
  • Social Network Analysis
  • Program Analysis & Software Engineering
  • Theoretical Computer Science - Algorithm Design / Optimization
  • Systems and Networks - Wireless Networks / Mobile Computing
Electronics and Communication Engineering (ECE)
  • AI/ML application in signal processing
  • Nanoelectronics
  • Mobile and wireless communication
  • Navigation, Guidance and Control
  • Probability and Stochastic Geometry applications
  • Photovoltaics
Mathematics (Maths)
  • 2D/3D Geometry processing and creation
  • Number Theory
  • Applied and Computational Mathematics
  • Statistics
Social Science and Humanities (SSH)
  • Gender
  • Information Communication Technologies
  • Migration
  • Kinship and Reproduction
Human-Centered Design
  • Wearable Computing
  • Design Research
  • Education Technology
  • Mobile Systems and Applications
  • Middleware
  • ICT for Development
  • NLP
  • Image Processing
  • Audio Processing
  • Machine/Deep Learning
  • Human aspects of Software Engineering
  • Intertemporal Preferences in Technical Debt
  • Software Project Management
  • Requirements Engineering and Design
  • Health Communication
  • New Media and health
  • Cyberbullying
  • Social and Emotional Well-being
  • Implementation Research
  • Foundation Design Education
  • Animation Film Making
  • Gaming
  • Concept Arts

IIIT Delhi PhD Fees 

Year Year 1 Year 2 Year 3
Tuition Fee INR 100000 INR 100000 INR 100000

Read more: IIIT Delhi Courses & Fees

IIIT Delhi PhD Stipend

Indraprastha Institute of Information Technology Delhi provides fellowship for the students enrolling themselves for the Ph. D course. They get a monthly stipend of Rupees 31,000 in the first 2 years. They will get Rupees 35,000/- stipend for 3 and 4th years. The 5th year stipend is rupees 30,000.

Read more: IIIT Delhi Scholarships

IIIT Delhi Ph.D. FAQs

Ques. What is the annual fee for Ph.D. for international students at IIIT Delhi?

Ans. In IIIT-D, there is a provision for admission of international students. The Ph. D one-time fee for the international students is $2100, and the monsoon and winter season fee is $3300.

Ques. What is the minimum qualification required for enrolling oneself in the Ph.D. program at IIIT Delhi?

Ans. The minimum general qualification for Ph. D course in IIIT- D is that Candidates must qualify UGC, CSIR JRF, DST, INSPIRE, DBT Fellowship can apply for this course. Fresh B. Tech candidates who have strong research aptitude can also apply for this.

Ques. Is there any Overseas Research Fellowship provided to the Ph.D. students by IIIT Delhi?

Ans. IIIT-D provides up to 6000$ to the deserving candidates for a period of 3 to 6 months. This is provided to assist their research collaborations with reputed Universities/ Labs.

Ques. What is the application process for Rolling Admission at IIIT Delhi?

Ans. The candidates taking admission under Rolling Category need to send the application form directly to the faculty member, depending on the research interests. The candidates will be called for interviews based on the applicants' credentials.

Ques. What is the maximum capacity of Ph. D course in IIIT Delhi?

Ans. There is no maximum capacity for Ph. D course in IIIT-D. The number of total students in the Ph. D course depends on the department.