FAQ

Syllabus for PhD Qualifier Exam

May 13, 2009

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.  read more »

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PhD topics offered for the TA category students is listed here under various faculty. A list of project categorised by research areas is also available.

Jhumpa Adhikari

Rajdip Bandyopadhyaya

Sharad Bhartiya

Sameer Jadhav

Vinay A. Juvekar

Devang V. Khakhar

Sanjay. M. Mahajani

Anurag Mehra

Sarika Mehra

Hemant Nanavati

Santosh Noronha

Sandip Roy

Hariharan S. Shankar

A. K. Suresh

Rochish M Thaokar

Mahesh S Tirumkudulu

Chandra Venkataraman

Madhu Vinjamur

Ganesh A Viswanathan

Consult the following links for TA Topics offered by the department, grouped by Research Area and by Faculty.

As a special drive to popularise among undergraduate students (with GATE scores) an option of direct admission to a PhD degree, the department of chemical engineering welcomes select candidates (from the applicants of the M.Tech programme) to appear for the research project interviews. Special invitations to this effect are despatched close to the project position interview dates. These students need not send a separate application for these positions. Their application data provided for the M.Tech programme will be used for processing.  read more »

The following is a list of selected sponsored R&D projects taken up in the department. The trend of number of ongoing projects is shown elsewhere.

The following table shows the approved monetary emoluments structure for research personnel working on projects funded by Central Government Departments/Agencies (as of April 2007). The monthly salary shown below excludes 30% HRA.

Position	Qualification	1st and 2nd year	Subsequent years
JRF	B.Tech/B.E./M.Sc.	Rs. 12,000/-	Rs. 14,000/-
SRF	B.Tech/B.E./M.Sc.	Rs. 14,000/-	Rs. 14,000/-
JRF(Professional)	M.E./M.Tech and B.Tech/B.E./M.Sc. with 2 years Research Experience	Rs. 14,000/-	Rs. 15,000/-
SRF(Professional)	M.E./M.Tech and B.Tech/B.E./M.Sc. with 2 years Research Experience	Rs. 15,000/-	Rs. 15,000/-

The kind of experience could be used to place a candidate in the JRF or SRF pay scale.

The following list of tentatively selected candidates as a result of the interview conducted in the dates mentioned below. The offer letter is usually despatched within two weeks of the interview.

7th May 2009  read more »

Positions in Sponsored Research Topics

The following research fellowships are available; for details on the position/projects and specific qualifications, please follow the respective links.

Eligibility

BTech/MTech/MSc in Chemical Engineering or a related discipline (Mechanical Engineering, Physics, Polymer/Plastics Eng., Biotechnology, Pharmaceutical Sc., etc). A minimum qualification of 70% or equivalent aggregate in Bachelors and Masters is essential.

Fellowship

Rs 12,000-15,000/month plus HRA (30%)

General Instructions

• Submit an online application for these positions here: Apply Now
• Only one application is required even for multiple projects.
• Consult the links below for the general structure of the stipend/salary for the named positions.
• In some of the above projects, one may work towards a PhD degree on others one may work as staff without pursuing any higher degree
• Projects not listed above and funded by IIT Bombay Teaching Assistantships www.che.iitb.ac.in/research/phdtopics-ta.html can be pursued through the PhD program. However, number of such PhD seats available in the department is limited (about 10-14/year). For deadlines and application procedure to the PhD program, visit this link.

This is an open advertisement so it is possible that when your application is considered, some positions are already filled.