PhD @ IIIT Kottayam
IIIT Kottayam launched its doctoral programme to impart the knowledge, skills, and attitude to do world-class research in the area of computer science and its allied fields. Few PhD Scholars have been awarded scholarships under various schemes from different funding agencies, like DST. Institute may provide teaching assistantships to eligible students as per prevailing norms. Our scholars are now collaborating with international universities to enhance their research works. The faculties of the Engineering departments and Computational Science and Humanities department along with their research scholars, perform cutting-edge research in their respective domains and have resulted in highly acclaimed publications in reputed Journals and Conferences, as well as Patents in their respective domains. Our faculties also take industrial consultancy projects, apart from sponsored research projects and collaborative projects with Industry/Academia within India and abroad.
Major Areas of Research
Computer Science & Engineering
Artificial Intelligence (AI), Responsible AI, Explainable AI, Cyber Security, AI/ML in smart agriculture, health care, social good, Bioinformatics, NLP, Health Informatics, Computer Networks, Software Define Networking, etc.
DetailsElectronics & Communication Engineering
Wireless Communications, Reconfigurable Intelligent Surfaces, 5G and 6G Wireless Systems(Physical Layer), Physical layer challenges in Wireless communication, Anomaly detection in computer networks traffic, Optimizations in the L3/L4 of Wireless sensor networks, MIMO, Antenna Design, RF and Microwave, Machine Learning, etc.
DetailsComputational Mathematics
Scientific Machine Learning, Physics Driven Deep Learning Technique for Differential Equations, Evolutionary algorithms, Surrogate optimization, etc.
DetailsAdmission Categories
SCHOLARSHIP HOLDERS (FULL TIME)
A candidate with an assistantship/fellowship from INSPIRE/CSIR/UGC/NBHM/KSCSTE or any other recognized funding agency to do PhD can apply under this category. Such a candidate receives the assistantship or fellowship from the concerned funding agencies. The Institute does not provide any financial assistantship/fellowship to such candidates.
SPONSORED (FULL-TIME)
A candidate in this category is sponsored by a recognized R&D organization, academic institution, government organization, or industry or QIP candidates for doing research in the Institute on a full-time basis. The candidate must be a regular employee of the sponsoring organization with at least one year of professional experience in the respective field. The Institute does not provide any financial assistantship/fellowship to such a student. A sponsorship letter must be attached with the application.
SELF-FINANCING (FULL-TIME)
A candidate in this category works full-time towards the PhD Programme. The Institute does not provide any financial assistantship/fellowship to such a student except teaching assistantship to a limited number, on a case-to-case/need basis.
EXTERNAL REGISTRANTS
A candidate of this category working in Industries/Institutes/research Organisations can register as an External registrant and can pursue a PhD Programme at IIIT Kottayam while continuing the duties of his/her service at the parent organization. The Institute does not provide any financial assistantship/fellowship to such a candidate. No Objection Certificate in the prescribed format must be attached with the application. An external registrant scholar is required to spend a one-semester residential program preferably in the first year, during the course work. Other academic regulations are the same as those applicable to regular students.
SELECTION CRITERIA
Selection of the candidate will be based on the performance in the written test and /or interview. Appearing for the test and/or interview does not entitle any candidate to admission to the PhD programme.
CONTACT US
Indian Institute of Information Technology Kottayam
Valavoor P.O., Pala, Kottayam, Kerala, India - 686635
Phone (Faculty): +91 - 0482-220 2162 / 2212 / 2254
Phone (Academic Office): +91 - 0482-220 2140 / 2149
Email: phdprogramme@iiitkottayam.ac.in | dhanya@iiitkottayam.ac.in
For technical queries, please contact itsupport@iiitkottayam.ac.in or call 0482-220 2114