Education
The heart of chemical engineering at IIT Bombay is excellence in undergraduate and graduate education. Our central goal is teaching students how to conduct innovative research and communicate the results. IIT-Bombay students enjoy personal experiences in scholarship and independent inquiry, in which they play an active role in formulating the research to be undertaken, implementing the work, and carrying it to completion. Graduate research projects combine careful fundamental study with recognition of the practical and technological importance of the research.
The department has a long-standing history of excellence in both undergraduate and graduate education. Currently, the department has about 250 undergraduate, 80 M.Tech students and 60 working towards their Ph.D. The graduate students are in high demand in both industry and academia.
Courses
Courses Currently Running, and the list of all courses.
Course Offering (Current)
View courses offered in the current academic year, and the allotted instructors, Moodle login link, and teaching assistants, by making appropriate choices (for the semester) below.No courses found. Check your options.
To view the list of courses running in a particular semester: In the box above, enter the appropriate academic year START and choose semester to view the course allotment schedule from the drop down menu.
Example:
- For academic year 2009-2010 and first semester enter 2009 and Jul-Dec
- For academic year 2009-2010 and second semester enter 2009 and Jan-Dec
- Entering "now" will take current year as the academic year.
Only certain authorised users can edit the allotment.
PG Elective Courses
Elective courses for post graduate students are offered in every semester. Here is a rough classification of the courses into various streams. The courses may not be offered in all the semesters. Please click on a course link to find out if it is running in the current semester or the near future. Some undergraduate students will also be able to credit the elective courses for their course credits.Biological Systems Engineering
(Biotechnology, Systems Biology, Bio-informatics)- Computational Biology
- Systems Biology
Energy & Environment
(Energy, Environment, Climate)- Climate Change
Materials Engineering
(Nano-Materials and Polymers)Process Systems Engineering
(Systems Engineering and Control)Reactor Engineering
(Reactor Engineering and Catalysis)- Catalysis
Transport Phenomena and Complex Fluids
(Fluid Mechanics and Rheology, Soft-Matter)Comprehensive List of Courses
Comprehensive list of courses offered.PG Programme
The field of chemical engineering offers advanced degree programs to prepare its students for research and technical careers in industry, academia, and government. The program strikes a balance between the science of chemical engineering and its implementation through synthesis -- a blend that provides a strong base in the discipline's fundamentals while developing in its students the skills to apply these fundamentals to significant engineering problems.
Graduate students in chemical engineering may study either for the Dual Degree, Masters or the Doctor of Philosophy.
Post-Graduate Admission
GRADUATE PROGRAMME
Admission details (http://www.iitb.ac.in/academic/toadmission.jsp)
Admission requirement
Candidates with a Bachelors degree in Chemical Engineering or equivalent and with a valid GATE score in Chemical Engineering are admitted to the M.Tech. programme in Chemical Engineering.
Direct admission
Chemical department offer direct admission to the limited number of candidates solely based on higher GATE percentile. However a candidate may not accept the direct admission offered and choose to appear for written test/ interview in discipline of one's choices.
Application categories and financial support
Candidate with a Bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering or equivalent and with a valid GATE score in Chemical Engineering is required for admission to the M.Tech. programme in chemical engineering.
TEACHING ASSISTANTSHIP (TA)
The students joining M.Tech programme will be considered for Teaching Assistant ships based on the following norms:
* Students who have valid GATE score will be considered for TA. The amount of the assistantship is Rs. 5,000/- per month.
* Students getting the assistantship will be required to assist in teaching or research, as assigned by the department, to the extent of 8 hours per week.
* The continuation of the assistantship will be subject to satisfactory performance of the duties assigned by the Department/ Centre as well as satisfactory academic performance (maintain SPI/CPI of 6.00 at the end of each semester).
* The assistantship will be available for a maximum period of 24 months and studentswith TA have to complete M.Tech. porgramme in two years.
RESEARCH ASSISTANTSHIP (RA)
Depending upon the requirements, department may induct one Research Assistant every year.
Students who have valid GATE score will be considered for the Research Assistantship.
The amount of assistantship will be Rs. 6,000/- per month.
These Research Assistants have to look after the laboratories and also assist in teaching or research or other work assigned by the Head of the department.
They are required to work for about 20 hours a week. They have to complete the M.Tech. Programme in three years.
PROJECT STAFF (PS)
Project staff students will be required to assist as assigned by the principal investigator ofthe concerned project.
Candidate selected under this category should have either valid GATE score or 2 years of relevant work experience.
They are required to work for up to 10 hours a week.
The maximum duration of this M.Tech academic programme is 3 years.
INSTITUTE STAFF (IS)
Permanent staff members having worked for more than 2 years at the Institute can join the M.Tech. Programme. The admission criteria is same as to the sponsored candidates
SELF FINANCED STUDENTS (SF)
The Institute also admits a limited number of students under self financed category on the basis of their GATE percentile and performance in written test/interview. These students have to support themselves fully.
CANDIDATES APPLYING UNDER TA, SF, PS AND RA CATEGORIES MUST
HAVE VALID GATE SCORE.
SPONSORED CANDIDATES (SW)
With a view to encourage its own employees (Project and Institute staff) as well as persons working in Industries the Institute admits a limited number of sponsored candidates to the M.Tech. Programme. It is expected that such candidates, after successfully completing the programme are better equipped to work in organizations sponsoring them. The admission procedure for sponsored candidates will be as follows:
Sponsored candidates from recognized Academic Institutions, with valid GATE score and some professional experience, will be treated on par with other candidates having valid GATE score during selection.
Sponsored candidates with more than two years professional experience and without valid GATE score can also apply for admission. Their selection will be subject to satisfactory performance in a written test and an interview to be conducted by the Institute. The written test will be conducted to examine their knowledge in the discipline of their basic degree which forms the prerequisite for admission to the corresponding specialization of the M.Tech. Programme. To be eligible for admission, the performance in the written test/ interview should be comparable to that of the last general candidate admitted to that specialization. Such candidates should have obtained at least 60% marks or equivalent grade in the qualifying examination
Areas of Research
The research activities of the department encompass Process Modelling, Simulation, Computer Aided Design, Optimization and Control, Transfer Operations, Separation processes, Petrochemicals, Electrochemical Processes, Thermodynamics, Colloid and Interfacial Science, Microstructure Engineering, Supercritical Fluid Extraction, Membrane Processes, Polymers and Advanced Materials, Reaction Process Engineering, Carbon Molecular Sieves, Pressure Swing adsorption, Pollution Control, Bio-and Food Processes, Fluidization.
Contact info
Deputy Registrar (Academic),
IIT Bombay,
Powai, Mumbai - 400 076.
Curriculum
An overview of the curriculum for undergraduate and dual degree programmes is available from the following link.
- Dual Degree Curriculum (2007 Batch onwards)
- Dual Degree Curriculum (2006 Batch and older)
- M.Tech Curriculum
M.Tech Seminar Topic
Consult the following links for M.Tech Seminar Topic by Research Area and by Faculty.M.Tech Seminar Topic by Research Areas
The department is involved in a variety of frontier and traditional areas in chemical engineering research, under the broad areas of:- Biological Systems Engineering
- Energy & Environment
- Materials Engineering
- Process Systems Engineering
- Reactor Engineering
- Transport Phenomena and Complex Fluids
Biological Systems Engineering
(Biotechnology, Systems Biology, Bio-informatics)- Biochemical Engineering
- Biomolecular Engineering
- Computational Biology
- Systems Biology
Energy & Environment
(Energy, Environment, Climate)- Climate Change
- Coal Gasification
Materials Engineering
(Nano-Materials and Polymers)- Experiments and models of interaction and uptake of nanoparticles by cells
- Electron energy loss spectroscopy (EELS) of nanomaterials
- Droplet formation in collision atomization
- Thermophoresis for aerosol nanoparticle measurement and collection
- Thermal fluctuations of vesicles
- Spontaneous emulsification
Process Systems Engineering
(Systems Engineering and Control)Reactor Engineering
(Reactor Engineering and Catalysis)Transport Phenomena and Complex Fluids
(Fluid Mechanics and Rheology, Soft-Matter)M.Tech Seminar Topic by Faculty
M.Tech Seminar topics offered are listed here under various faculty. A list of project categorised by research areas is also available.Jhumpa Adhikari
Rajdip Bandyopadhyaya
Jayesh Bellare
Sharad Bhartiya
Mani Bhushan
Ravindra D Gudi
Santosh Kumar Gupta
Sameer Jadhav
Vinay A. Juvekar
Sanjay M Mahajani
Sarika Mehra
Arun Sadashio Moharir
Kannan M Moudgalya
Santosh Noronha
V Govardhana Rao
Sandip Roy
Hariharan S. Shankar
A. K. Suresh
Rochish Thaokar
Mahesh S Tirumkudulu
Chandra Venkataraman
K. V. Venkatesh
Madhu Vinjamur
Pramod P Wangikar
Dual Degree Project Topics
Dual Degree Projects are assigned in the Spring Semester (Jan to April) of the fourth year. Please find a link to the allotment rules at the end of this page. Please contact the respective faculty for more information. For allotment rules, see link near the end of this page.
Allotment Rules For Dual Degree Projects
This note is for 4th Yr Chemical Engineering DD Students (2009 Batch) and chemical engineering faculty.
The DD program in Chemical Engineering is without specialization. So All Chemical Engineering Topics (over and above Process Systems Engineering) are permitted.
At this time, the number of DD students > Number of available faculty.
Therefore all faculty are requested to submit at least two topics. A brief statement on scope of work is recommended. This will help students to select. Students are also encouraged to discuss with individual faculty members and know more about the topics. Topics submitted as co-guide will not be counted. In case a faculty does not submit any topic, two topics will be floated on his/her behalf and indicated by respective initials and number e.g., GV-1, GV-2, ASM-1, ASM-2. In case a faculty member submits only 1 topic, second topic will be deemed to have been floated similarly as GV-2, ASM-2 etc.
All faculty members will be allotted at least 1 DD student and at most 2 DD students. It is possible that some faculty members will be marked as those who must be allotted exactly 2 DD students each. This information will be shared after allotment of MTP topics which is scheduled before the DDP allotment.
Allotment is by CPI-based Rank of the eligible DD Students. The students are allowed to discuss among themselves and arrive at a consensus. However, this will have to be demonstrated during the formal allotment process scheduled on the first day of instruction. A mere signed declaration by the batch will not do.
M.Tech Project Topics
M.Tech Projects are assigned in the Spring Semester (Jan to April) of the first year. Please contact the respective faculty for more information. Faculty can add new projects here.Placements for PG Students
Under construction
UG Programme
The Department of Chemical Engineering has an extremely dynamic faculty and a well experienced support staff having strong research interests in traditional and emerging areas of Chemical Engineering. The laboratories are equipped with several state-of-the-art facilities which have facilitated the research and consultancy activities of the department. In addition, the department provides excellent computational facilities to the faculty and the students at all levels. Over the years, the department has fostered a close link with the chemical and allied industries leading to significant resource generation.
The B.Tech program in chemical engineering begins with a foundation in mathematics, chemistry, and physics. These fundamentals are used to develop the analytical tools of chemical engineering - fluid mechanics, chemical thermodynamics, and chemical kinetics - in the sophomore and junior years. The units of chemical processes - such as chemical reactors, bio-reactors, distillation columns, and heat exchangers - are analyzed with these tools, beginning in the junior year. In the senior year you design chemical processes by integrating process units with regard to economics, safety, and environmental impact. This program will prepare you for professional practice in traditional areas of chemical engineering - chemicals, polymers, petroleum, utilities, pharmaceuticals, computers and information technology - as well as emerging areas of biotechnology and electronic materials.
UG Admission
UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAMME
Admission details (http://www.jee.iitb.ac.in/)
Admission
Admission to the first year of the Undergraduate Programmes leading to the degrees of B.Tech., Five-year Dual Degree Programmes and 5-year Integrated M.Tech. and M.Sc. Programmes is made through the Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) which is common for all the six Indian Institutes of Technology (Bombay, Delhi, Guwahati, Kanpur, Kharagpur and Madras), Indian School of Mines, Dhanbad and the Institute of Technology, BHU, Varanasi.
Admission requirement
The minimum academic qualification for admission through JEE is a pass in the final examination of 10+2 system or its equivalent, referred to as the Qualifying Examination. In case the relevant qualifying examination is not a public examination, the candidate must have passed at least one public (Board / University) examination at an earlier level. Those appearing in 10+2 final or equivalent examination may also appear in JEE (Screening Test and Main Examination) for consideration of provisional admission.
The list of qualifying examinations is given below:
* The +2 level examination in the 10+2 pattern of examination of any recognised Central / State Board of Secondary Examination, including Central Board of Secondary Education, New Delhi, and Council for Indian School Certificate Examination, New Delhi.
* Intermediate Science or Two-year Pre-University Examination conducted by a recognised Board / University.
* First year Examination of a degree course of any recognised Indian University / Institute following a Higher Secondary Examination in the 10+1 system.
* Final Examination of the two-year course of the Joint Services Wing of the National Defence Academy.
* General Certificate Education (GCE) Examination (London/Cambridge/Sri Lanka) at the Advanced (A) level.
* High School Certificate Examination of the Cambridge University
* Any Public School/Board/University Examination in India or in foreign countries recognised by the Association of Indian Universities as equivalent to 10+2 system
* H. S. C. Vocational examination
* A pass grade in the Senior Secondary School Examination conducted by National Open School with a minimum of five subjects.
* 3- or 4-year diploma recognised by AICTE or a state board of technical education.
Contact information
UG Curriculum
An overview of the curriculum for undergraduate and dual degree programmes is available from the following link.
- 2007 Batch onwards
- B.Tech and Dual Degree
- Minor Degree in Chemical Engineering (see link below)
- 2006 Batch and older
A detailed curriculum document is provided in an attachment below.
Minor Curriculum
From 2007 onwards, undergraduate students in IIT Bombay are able to optionally register for a minor degree in a discipline other than their main degree. For students of other departments opting to pursue a minor degree in Chemical Engineering, the following courses have to be credited. Minor courses are offered in Slot 5. Click on the courses below to find details and offerings.
- CL 152 Introduction to Chemical Engineering (3-rd Semester)
- CL 203 Introduction to Transport Phenomena (5-th Semester)
- CL 253 Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics (6-th Semester)
- CL 324 Chemical Reaction Engg (7-th Semester)
- CL 417 Process Control (8-th Semester)
Undergraduate Projects
Undergraduate Research and Design projects are offered as part of BTP and SLP credits (available only for fourth year B.Tech and DD students). Please find a link to the allotment rules at the end of this page. Please contact the respective faculty for more information. Faculty can add new projects to this list by accessing this link (after logging in with their LDAP credentials).Allotment Rules for UG Projects
Mechanism For Supervised Learning Project (SLP)
SLP topics include computational projects, experimental projects and learning projects.
Allotment
- SLP is open to B.Tech. (Hons.) and DD students in the fourth year. The prerequisites for registering for SLP are that the student should have successfully completed CL 260, CL 336 and CL 325. B.Tech. (Hons) students cannot register for both SLP and BTP in the same semester.
- Faculty may float SLP topics in the prior semester by a certain deadline. The details to be provided include a specified scope of work and method of evaluation.
- After DUGC approval, the SLP topics are circulated to the students.
- The students meet the faculty members and decide topics based on mutual agreement between student and faculty member. It is the faculty member's prerogative to decide whether or not to supervise a student; subject to a maximum of two students.
- The students should submit printouts of the form (with the signature of the faculty and the student) in the Head's office in the specified format by the specified deadline.
- Faculty decision on accepting or not accepting a student would be final.
Scheme For Evaluation
[As decided by DUGC in 18 Nov 2010 meeting]:
- Student is to be examined at the end of the semester by a panel consisting of the supervisor and at least one examiner (another faculty member of our institute) based on the report and presentation. Each of them gives marks to the students out of 50, and an overall grade is recommended in the SLP evaluation from .
- The department will not be creating common panels, and it will be up to individual supervisors to arrange for examiners for their students.
Mechanism For B. Tech. Project (BTP)
BTP topics include computational and experimental projects only.
Allotment
- BTP is open only to final year B.Tech. students on an optional basis as an additional learning component. B.Tech. (Honours) students cannot register for both SLP and BTP in the same semester.
- Faculty may float BTP topics in the prior semester by a certain deadline. The details to be provided include a specified scope of work and method of evaluation.
- The students will approach the faculty to discuss these topics. It is the faculty member's prerogative to decide whether or not to supervise a student; subject to a maximum of two students.
- Faculty will give the details of the BTP in the given format. The student submits the form in the Head's office after taking the supervisor's signature before the specified deadline.
- Faculty decision on accepting or not accepting a student would be final.
Scheme For Evaluation
- The student is to be examined at the end of the semester by a panel consisting of the supervisor and at least one examiner (another faculty member of our institute) based on the report and presentation. Both guide and examiner will specify marks to the students out of 50, and an overall grade is recommended in the BTP evaluation from .
- The department will not be creating common panels, and the individual supervisors will have to arrange for examiners for their students.
Placements for UG Students
Under construction
PhD
PhD
PhD Admission Information
Application Forms
Application forms can be downloaded from IITB website.
Interviews
An Examination for the selected candidates will be held at 1000 hrs (candidates to reporty by 0930 hrs) followed by interviews for shortlisted candidates from 1200 hrs on 6 May 2010 at the Department of Chemical Engineering, IIT Bombay, Powai, Mumbai.
Eligibility
For admission to the Ph.D. programme in chemical engineering department minimum requirements are (one of)
- B.Tech./M.Tech. or equivalent degree in Chemical Engineering.
- B.Tech./ M.Tech. or equivalent degree in any branch of Engineering/ Chemical Technology and Interdisciplinary
areas. - M.Sc. in disciplines consistent with the research areas of the department.
Categories
Admissions to the PhD programme of IIT Bombay can be obtained by qualifying under any of the following categories:
- TA/RA Category: IIT Bombay Teaching Assistantship and Research Assistantship. In this the scholarships are paid from IIT Bombay funds. The students could have a flexibility to work in an area of their choice.
- TAP Category: The TAP postions refer to Project Staff positions that are funded by external agencies. The students get an opportunity to work in frontier areas of chemical engineering research, which are funded by agencies such as Department of Science of Technology (DST), Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR), Department of Biotechnology (DBT), Department of Atomic Energy (DAE), Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) etc. The student is paid scholarships throughout the length of the project which could vary from 2-4 years. In cases where the duration is less than 4 years, IIT-Bombay pays the student equivalent salary for the remaining time at IIT (i.e. up to 4 years).
Teaching Assistantships
The monthly stipend for the various categories are given in this page. In addition, the students are eligible to a hostel accommodation, or a separate 30% HRA in the case of TAP category.
Students joining Ph.D. programme will be placed in the abovecategories based on the following norms:
- Those Students having B.E./ B.Tech./ B.Arch/ M.Phil./B.Sc.(engg)/ M.Sc./ M.A./ M.Com. or equivalent and who have either a valid GATE or National Level test - UGC/ CSIR/ NBHM etc. subject to financial support from respective organisation) and Management students with M.B.A. qualification with Science/ Commerece background will be considered for assistantships under the JRF category.
- Those student having M.Tech./M.E./M Arch./ Msc(Engg) or equivalent /M.B.B.S./MD/MS and Management students with M.B.A. qualification with Engineering/ Technical background will be considered for assistantship under the SRF category.
- The assistantship is paid for maximum period of 5 years for candidates with B.E. / B. Tech./M.Sc. as qualifying degree and maximum period of 4 years for candidates with M.E./ M.Tech. as qualifying degree.
- The above assistantship require that the students assist in teaching or research, as assigned by the Institute, to the extent of 8 hours of work per week. The continuation of the assistantship will be subject to satisfactory performance of the duties assigned by the Department/ Centre/school/ as well as satisfactory academic performace.
- Students getting assistantships from the Institute can later join projects sponsored by external agencies like ARDB, DST, CSIR etc. and obtain corresponding fellowships.
Curriculum
Consult the following links for PhD Course Requirements.
Annual Progress Seminar
Rules and Guidelines governing Annual Progress Seminars for PhD Students.
All Ph.D. students shall after registration, submit Annual Progress Seminar Report (APS) for their previous year work through their supervisor(s) to the concerned DPGC/IDPC/SPC. The APS report required to be submitted once a year in August/January, depending upon their initial admission semester. The Annual Progress Seminar must be given on or before 30th August, by the students admitted in July and on or before 31st January, by the students admitted in January. This schedule will be followed till they submit presynopsis seminar.
The following guidelines approved by PGPC/PGAPEC, will be followed [1]:
- Ph.D. Student must present the Annual Progress Seminar (as per prescribed schedule) each year.
- In case, if he/she is not able to present Annual Progress Seminar in time for valid reason, an application for extension must be made at least 15 days before the last date for presentation of APS.
- Extension will be granted by PGAPEC on case to case basis with or without fine for late presentation. The fine would be @ Rs. 750/per week, from 1st September/1st February (as the case may be) . Such fine at prescribed rate for delay, will be charged till the date of presentation of APS.
- If the application for late presentation of Annual Progress Seminar is not made 15 days before expiry of last date, the concerned scholar will be charged additional fine of Rs. 750/ for not applying for extension in time.
- The report of Annual Progress Seminar in a prescribed format should reach the Academic Office within four days after the presentation, for further necessary action.
- Delay beyond 30th September/28th February (as the case may be) will cause for discontinuation /cancellation of Teaching Assistantship and or Studentship.
- The Assistantship for the period beyond the due date of renewal/enhancement will be released only after receipt of satisfactory APS report.
- All Research Scholars (irrespective of their basic qualifications) should give Annual Progress Seminars after completion of one year from the date of joining. This is applicable to Research Scholars who have joined their Ph.D. programmes effective from July, 2003.
- Ph.D. students who have been registered for five or more years in the Ph.D. Programme are required to submit a properly completed application on the approved form, for extension of Ph.D. registration to the subsequent year in the Ph.D. programme. This application must be completed and submitted on or before the last date for completing the Annual Progress Examination for the year prior to the year for which extension of Ph.D. registration is required. A penalty of Rs.750/per week or part thereof, shall be imposed for any delay in completing this process, beyond this deadline.(Ref: 197th Senate adjourned meeting held on 27th January 2010).
It is mandatory to present APS by all category of Research Scholars such as Teaching/Research Assistantship/External/Sponsored/NBHM/QIP/Self Finance/ Project/ Institute staff/College Teachers etc.
In case of CSIR/UGC fellows, the dates of their Annual Progress Seminar may be fixed by considering requirements of funding agency and such fixed schedule be followed strictly.
The presentation of Annual Progress Seminar (APS) is also required for renewal /enhancement of Assistantship/confirmation /continuation of their programme.
Guidelines for Ph.D students:
Ph.D rule set for Annual Progress Seminar (APS)
Report Submission & Seminar Dates
Student should submit his/her APS report one week before the presentation. As per the new guidelines,
Ph.D students in Fifth year and above should submit their reports in 3rd week of December and subsequently presentations should be given in 4th week of December i.e if the student submits his/her report on fourth day in 3rd week of December has to make his/her presentation on or after fourth day in 4th week of December. This will provide an effective seven days period for their RPC members to review his/her report and student must ensure that there will be a seven days period in between submission time and proposed presentation time.
For January Admissions:
1. Fifth year and above: 3rd week of December and 4th week of December
2. Fourth year: 4th week of December and 1st week of January
3. Third year: 1st week of January and 2nd week of January
4. Second year: 2nd week of January and 3rd week of January
5. First year: 3rd week of January and 4th week of January
For July Admissions:
1. Fifth year and above: 4th week of July and 5th week of July
2. Fourth year: 5th week of July and 1st week of August
3. Third year: 1st week of August and 2nd week of August
4. Second year: 2nd week of August and 3rd week of August
5. First year: 3rd week of August and 4th week of August
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Guidelines for report (including first years):
Student must follow the guidelines (give below) in preparing his/her Annual Progress Seminar report.
Synopsis: Maximum of 10 pages (with one sided) and 1.5 line spacing with 11pt. The synopsis should include:
(a) Short abstract (150 words): Describes about the significance of methodology (if it is new or existing one but not used so far) and its necessity (degree of difficulty, complexity with improved results).
(b) Summary of previous work: This can be bulleted with the year wise results
(c) Objectives of the work done during the review period: This should have the work completed in the current year based on the feed back/recommendations given in the previous APS.
(d) Methodology
(e) Results and discussion
(f) Problems encountered
(g) Summary and future research plan for the next year.
This will have a hard limit of 10 pages, which will be enforced through making the submission of pdf version of synopsis mandatory.
2. An appendix comprising of previous evaluations by RPC and a detailed report as per suggestions of the guide.
Guidelines for presentation:
1. APS presentation should be limited to 20 minutes
2. Advisable to limit the number of slide to 20, i.e 1 minute per slide
Ph.D Requirements
Students should fulfill both the institute as well as department requirements to take the Ph.D Degree and are as follows,
Institute Requirements:
1. One paper in international journal and one conference paper (peer reviewed and recommended by guide(s) as equivalent to journal paper)
2. Two International Journals (or)
3. Two International Conferences
About expenditures for over sea conferences:
a) North America or South America: From Rs.60,000/- to 1,00,000/- (including registration fee of the conference)
b) Europe, Australia, New-Zeland, Japan & Africa: From Rs.45,000/- to Rs,65,000+ registration fee of the conference
c) Singapore, Hong-Kong, Taiwan, Thailand, other Asian Countries: From Rs. 30,000/- to Rs.50,000+registration fee of the conference
Department Requirements:
1. Department seminar should be given by a Ph.D student before submission of thesis, and is recommended at the period +/- one month from the Pre-syn. In this regarding, student has to submit the request form at the office and a copy to "seminar instructor" so that the slot can be arranged for the presentation. Student can also book the slot if he/she feels it is going to delay the further proceedings. It has been suggested to provide the slot in academic time i.e in between July to April (and)
2. Oral presentation in Research Scholars Symposium (or)
3. Oral / Poster presentation in ChEmference'12 since RSS-2013 has been merged with this.
Extension forms for Ph.D mid stage Programme(TA/TAP):
PhD Qualifiers
PhD Qualifiers
Students joining the PhD program in Chemical Engineering are required to take qualifiers in two subjects, and students have to clear them within the first year of joining for confirmation of PhD registration. Every student will be allowed two attempts to pass the qualifiers. The department has identified a basket of courses to choose from, based on the different streams of students joining our PhD program.
The subjects in which each of them will be tested is listed below.
1. Chemical Engineering background
1. Transport Phenomena : CL601, CL336
2. Thermodynamics : CL607, CL260
3. Reaction Engineering : CL605, CL325
4. Mathematical Methods : CL 602, CL 701
2. Non-ChE Background
1. Introduction to Chemical Engineering : CL 152
2. Mathematical Methods for Biologists BS 635
3. Bioprocess Principles : CL659
4. Molecular Biology: BS 403
5. Metabolism and Bioenergetics: BS404
6. Introduction to Bio-Mathematics: BM601
7. Mathematical Methods: CL 602, CL 701
8. Thermodynamics: CL607, CL260
9. Transport Phenomena: CL601, CL336
10. Optimization: CL 603
11. Multivariate Statistics: CL 672
PhD candidates with an M.Tech or equivalent degree will be required to credit two 6 credit courses, in addition to Institute course requirement, as departmental requirement towards qualifying for confirmation of PhD candidature.
Since PhD candidates with a B.Tech./M.Sc. degree, are required by the Institute to take 44 credits, they will be required to credit an additional course as departmental requirement towards qualifying for confirmation of PhD candidature. However, out of total of 50 credits, at least two courses should be from the basket of qualifying courses.
The qualifying course requirement is waived to candidates who have completed their M. Tech. in Chemical Engineering from IIT Bombay.
PhD qualifier (Previous One)
Students joining the PhD program in Chemical Engineering are required to take qualifiers in four subjects. These will be held twice every year (June and December) and students have to clear them within the
first year of joining for confirmation of PhD registration. Every student will be allowed two attempts to pass the qualifiers.
The department has identified four di fferent streams of students joining our PhD program. The subjects in which each of them will be tested is listed below.
1. Chemical Engineering background
1. Transport Phenomena
2. Thermodynamics
3. Reaction Engineering
4. Mathematical Methods
2. Biology Background
1. Introduction to Chemical Engineering
2. Mathematical Methods for Biologists
3. Bioprocess Principles
4. Introduction to Biomolecules
3. Materials/Chemistry Background
1. Introduction to Chemical Engineering
2. Mathematical Methods
3. Thermodynamics
4. Introduction to Materials Science/Reaction Engineering
4. Physics Background
1. Introduction to Chemical Engineering
2. Mathematical Methods
3. Thermodynamics
4. Transport Phenomena
The syllabus for each of the subjects is as follows:
1. Transport Phenomena Transport Phenomena by R B Bird, W E Stewart, & E N Lightfoot, 2nd Edition, Chapters 1-3, 4.1, 9-11, 12.1, 17-19, 20.1. Equivalent course: CL 203
2. Mathematical Methods Advanced Engineering Mathematics by Erwin Kreyszig, John Wiley Sons, 8th Edition, Chapters 1-8, 10-13, 17, 18.1-18.7, 22. Equivalent courses: MA 103, MA 104 and MA 201
3. Mathematical Methods for Biologists Calculus and Analytical Geometry by George B Thomas and Ross L Finney, 9th Edition, Chapters 1-7, and 12. Advanced Engineering Mathematics by Erwin Kreyszig, John Wiley & Sons, 8th Edition, Chapters 6, 7, 17, 18.1-18.7 and 22. Equivalent courses: MA 101 and MA 104
4. Reaction Engineering Elements of Chemical Reaction Engineering by H Scott Fogler, 3rd Edition, Chapters 1-12. Equivalent course: CL 421
5. Thermodynamics Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics by J M Smith, H C Van Ness and M M Abbott, 6th edition, Chapters 1-6, 10--13. Equivalent course: CL 253
6. Introduction to Chemical Engineering: Elementary Principles of Chemical Processes by Richard M Felder and Ronald W Rousseau, 3rd Edition, Chapters 2-9. Equivalent course: CL 152
7. Introduction to Materials Science & Engineering: Materials Science and Engineering: An Introduction by William D. Callister, 6th Edition, (2005), Wiley. Chapters: 1-3, 4.1-4.4, 5, 6,12-16. Equivalent course: CL 326
8. Introduction to Biomolecules: Lehninger Principles of Biochemistry by David L Nelson and Michael Cox, 4th edition. All Chapters. Equivalent course: BT 419
9. Bioprocess Principles Bioprocess Engineering: Basic Concepts, by Michael L. Shuler and Fikret Kargi, 2nd Edition, Prentice Hall PTR. All chapters. Equivalent course: CL 420 or CL 659.
PhD qualifier papers December 2011
These are the PhD qualifier papers from December 2011.
Question Bank for PhD. Qualifier Examination.
See the attachments for question banks for the following subjects.
- Introduction to Chemical Engineering
- Mathematical Methods for biologists
- Bioprocess Principles
- Introduction to Biomolecules
- Introduction to Materials Science / Kinetics
- Transport Phenomena
- Mathematical Method
- Reaction Engineering
- Thermodynamics
Summer 2011 Qualifier Schedule
The PhD qualifying exams will be held from July 4-7, 2011. There will be one paper per day, of 2 hours duration, from 2:00pm to 4:00pm. The exams will be held in Room 149. All exams will be open book; the books which can be brought along to the exam hall are listed in the syllabus page.
The exam schedule is as follows:
| Exam Date | Exams Scheduled |
|---|---|
| Monday July 4, 2011 | Thermodynamics / Introduction to Biomolecules |
| Tuesday July 5, 2011 | Reaction Engineering / Introduction to Chemical Engineering |
| Wednesday July 6, 2011 | Mathematical Methods / Mathematical Methods for Biologists |
| Thursday July 7, 2011 | Transport Phenomena / Bioprocess Principles / Introduction to Materials Science |
Placements for PhD Students
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