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Doctoral Programs in Computational Science and Engineering

Application & admission information.

The Center for Computational Science and Engineering (CCSE) offers two doctoral programs in computational science and engineering (CSE) – one leading to a standalone PhD degree in CSE offered entirely by CCSE ( CSE PhD ) and the other leading to an interdisciplinary PhD degree offered jointly with participating departments in the School of Engineering and the School of Science ( Dept-CSE PhD ).

While both programs enable students to specialize at the doctoral level in a computation-related field via focused coursework and a thesis, they differ in essential ways. The standalone CSE PhD program is intended for students who plan to pursue research in cross-cutting methodological aspects of computational science. The resulting doctoral degree in Computational Science and Engineering is awarded by CCSE via the the Schwarzman College of Computing. In contrast, the interdisciplinary Dept-CSE PhD program is intended for students who are interested in computation in the context of a specific engineering or science discipline. For this reason, this degree is offered jointly with participating departments across the Institute; the interdisciplinary degree is awarded in a specially crafted thesis field that recognizes the student’s specialization in computation within the chosen engineering or science discipline.

Applicants to the standalone CSE PhD program are expected to have an undergraduate degree in CSE, applied mathematics, or another field that prepares them for an advanced degree in CSE. Applicants to the Dept-CSE PhD program should have an undergraduate degree in a related core disciplinary area as well as a strong foundation in applied mathematics, physics, or related fields. When completing the MIT CSE graduate application , students are expected to declare which of the two programs they are interested in. Admissions decisions will take into account these declared interests, along with each applicant’s academic background, preparation, and fit to the program they have selected.  All applicants are asked to specify MIT CCSE-affiliated faculty that best match their research interests; applicants to the Dept-CSE PhD program also select the home department(s) that best match. At the discretion of the admissions committee, Dept-CSE PhD applications might also be shared with a home department beyond those designated in the application. CSE PhD admissions decisions are at the sole discretion of CCSE; Dept-CSE PhD admission decisions are conducted jointly between CCSE and the home departments.

Please note: These are both doctoral programs in Computational Science and Engineering; applicants interested in Computer Science must apply to the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science .

Important Dates

September 15: Application Opens December 1: Deadline to apply for admission* December – March: Application review period January – March: Decisions released on rolling basis

*All supplemental materials (e.g., transcripts, test scores, letters of recommendation) must also be received by December 1. Application review begins on that date, and incomplete applications may not be reviewed. Please be sure that your recommenders are aware of this hard deadline, as we do not make exceptions. We also do not allow students to upload/submit material beyond what is required, such as degree certificates, extra recommendations, publications, etc.

A complete electronic CSE application includes the following:

• Three letters of recommendation ;
• Students admitted to the program will be required to supply official transcripts. Discrepancies between unofficial and official transcripts may result in the revocation of the admission offer.
• Statement of objectives (limited to approximately one page) and responses to department-specific prompts for Dept-CSE PhD applicants;
• Official GRE General Test score report , sent to MIT by ETS via institute code 3514 GRE REQUIREMENT WAIVED FOR FALL 2025 ;
• Official IELTS score report sent to MIT by IELTS†  (international applicants from non-English speaking countries only; see below for more information)
• Resume or CV , uploaded in PDF format;
• MIT graduate application fee of $75‡.

‡Application Fee

The MIT graduate application fee of $75.00 is a mandatory requirement set by the Institute payable by credit card. Please visit the MIT Graduate Admission Application Fee Waiver page for information about fee waiver eligibility and instructions.

Please note: CCSE cannot issue fee waivers; email requests for fee waivers sent to [email protected] will not receive a response.

Admissions Contact Information

Email: [email protected]

► Current MIT CSE SM Students: Please see the page for Current MIT Graduate Students .

GRE Requirement

GRE REQUIREMENT WAIVED FOR FALL 2025 All applicants are required to take the Graduate Record Examination (GRE) General Aptitude Test. The MIT code for submitting GRE score reports is 3514 (you do not need to list a department code). GRE scores must current; ETS considers scores valid for five years after the testing year in which you tested.

†English Language Proficiency Requirement

The CSE PhD program requires international applicants from non-English speaking countries to take the academic  version of the International English Language Testing System (IELTS).  The IELTS exam measures one’s ability to communicate in English in four major skill areas: listening, reading, writing, and speaking.  A minimum IELTS score of 7 is required for admission.  For more information about the IELTS, and to find out where and how to take the exam, please visit the IELTS web site .

While we will also accept the TOEFL iBT (Test of English as a Foreign Language), we strongly prefer the IELTS. The minimum TOEFL iBT score is 100.

This requirement is waived for those who can demonstrate that one or more of the following are true:

• English is/was the language of instruction in your four-year undergraduate program,
• English is the language of your employer/workplace for at least the last four years,
• English was your language of instruction in both primary and secondary schools.

Degree Requirements for Admission

To be admitted as a regular graduate student, an applicant must have earned a bachelor’s degree or its equivalent from a college, university, or technical school of acceptable standing. Students in their final year of undergraduate study may be admitted on the condition that their bachelor’s degree is awarded before they enroll at MIT.

Applicants without an SM degree may apply to the CSE PhD program, however, the Departments of Aeronautics and Astronautics and Mechanical Engineering nominally require the completion of an SM degree before a student is considered a doctoral candidate. As a result, applicants to those departments holding only a bachelor’s degree are asked in the application to indicate whether they prefer to complete the CSE SM program or an SM through the home department.

Nondiscrimination Policy

The Massachusetts Institute of Technology is committed to the principle of equal opportunity in education and employment.  To read MIT’s most up-to-date nondiscrimination policy, please visit the Reference Publication Office’s nondiscrimination statement page .

Additional Information

For more details, as well as answers to most commonly asked questions regarding the admissions process to individual participating Dept-CSE PhD departments including details on financial support, applicants are referred to the website of the participating department of interest.

Department of Computer Science University of Delhi Delhi, India

• Pre-admission preparation classes for candidates, from lesser privileged sections of the society, applying for Ph.D. (Computer Science) program for the academic year 2022-23 in the Department of Computer Science: Notice , Link to register
• Pre-admission preparation classes: Details
• Entrance Examination*

Entrance Examination: Ph.D. entrance examination shall consist of 50 objective type questions to be solved in 02 hours. The approximate distribution of questions will be as given below:

Selection based on Interview:

• Minimum marks to be obtained in the interview for admission in the Ph. D. program UR category: 55% SC/ST/OBC/EWS category candidates: 50%
• Candidates may submit a research proposal (optional) to express their area of interest (if any).
• Interview in Elementary Mathematics and the following core Computer Science areas: Group I: Programming, Data Structures, and Algorithms. Group II: Computer System Architecture, Operating Systems, and Computer Networks.
• Research Proposal (if any)

Candidates with SCI/SCIE publication(s) as first or corresponding author shall be exempt from Round-I.

The Round-II interview will be of 100 marks. The weightage will be 90% for interview in subjects from Group I and 10% for research proposal (if any), else weightage will be 100% for interview in subjects from Group I.

Interaction with supervisors, for the sake of assigning supervisors before the final shortlisting, will be the third step in the admission process. This step may span about a week to give sufficient time to the candidates and the supervisors to make the selection.

• List of candidates shortlisted for interaction after Round-II of interviews for Admission to Ph.D. (Computer Science) Programme for the Academic Year 2022-23: List
• List of candidates called for the Round-II Interview scheduled on January 05, 2023, for Admission to Ph.D. (Computer Science) Programme for the Academic Year 2022-23: Notice
• Interview Schedule for Admissions to Ph.D. (Computer Science) Programme for the Academic Year 2022-23: Notice , Detailed Interview Schedule with list of applicants
• Result Ph.D. Computer Science (Second Round) 2017-18

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PhD Admissions

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The Computer Science Department PhD program is a top-ranked research-oriented program, typically completed in 5-6 years. There are very few course requirements and the emphasis is on preparation for a career in Computer Science research. 

Eligibility

To be eligible for admission in a Stanford graduate program, applicants must meet:

• Applicants from institutions outside of the United States must hold the equivalent of a United States Bachelor's degree from a college or University of recognized good standing. See detailed information by region on  Stanford Graduate Admissions website. 
• Area of undergraduate study . While we do not require a specific undergraduate coursework, it is important that applicants have strong quantitative and analytical skills; a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science is not required.

Any questions about the admissions eligibility should be directed to  [email protected] .

Application Checklist

An completed online application must be submitted by the CS Department application deadline and can be found  here .

Application Deadlines

The online application can be found here  and we will only one admissions cycle for the PhD program per respective academic term.

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NSF 101: Earn a Ph.D. in computer sciences with the CSGrad4US program

Have you ever considered what a Ph.D. might do for your career in computer science?

Many who complete a bachelor’s degree in computer science, computer engineering or information science find jobs in industry after graduating, but pursuing graduate education can open new doors-- and not just to a professorship at a university. The skills acquired in earning a Ph.D. prepare you to develop ideas that can benefit not only your research field but also the public and can create a path to leadership positions in industry, academia and government.

But where do you start? One of the biggest challenges of getting into graduate school is finding an experienced mentor to guide you through the process: preparing the materials, researching different programs and finding funding for the right program. To help with this challenge, the U.S. National Science Foundation created the CSGrad4US Fellowship , which aims to increase the diversity of U.S. citizens, U.S. nationals, or U.S. permanent residents pursuing graduate research and subsequent careers in computer science and engineering. The fellowship is also an opportunity for those already working in industry or other sectors to return to academia to purse a research-based doctoral degree.

In the one-year program, CSGrad4US Fellows work with faculty mentors who help them figure out which grad program is right for them, network with other mentors and fellows, and learn how to apply to graduate schools. After being accepted into a graduate program, CSGrad4US Fellows receive a stipend of $34,000 per year for three years out of five, plus a tuition allowance of $12,000 per year for those three years.

In its inaugural year, 70 diverse CSGrad4US fellows will be selected based on their demonstrated interest and potential to pursue a Ph.D. in a computer science or information science field.

Here are the 4 steps you need to take to apply to NSF’s new CSGrad4US Program.

• Read the CSGrad4US Dear Colleague Letter (DCL) for a full description of eligibility and application requirements.  
• Register an account at Research.gov . Remember the 9-digit NSF ID that you are provided.  
• csgrad4us-form-[your 9-digit NSF ID].pdf : CSGrad4US Application Form , including the name of at least one reference letter writer. Applicants should separately request their reference letter writers to email letters directly to NSF.  
• Personal statement describing relevant background experience.
• Personal statement addressing underrepresentation in CISE disciplines.  
• resume-[your 9-digit NSF ID].pdf: Two-page resume.  
• transcript-[your 9-digit NSF ID].pdf : All academic transcripts.  
• Attach all application documents in one email and send to [email protected] with your full name and 9-digit NSF ID as the subject line. 

Application Timeline for 2021:

• Application Deadline : 5:00 p.m. submitter’s local time on April 13, 2021
• Reference Letter Deadline : 5:00 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time on May 4, 2021
• Notification of Selection : Summer 2021
• Mentored Preparation Program Start Date : Fall 2021
• Mentored Preparation Program End Date : Summer 2022
• Applicants Enroll in Doctoral Degree-Granting Programs : Fall 2022-Fall 2023

NSF’s CSGrad4US is an exciting opportunity to further your education in the computer and information sciences and could open many doors for you down the road. If you have any questions about the program, please contact a program officer at [email protected] .

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Google PhD fellowship program

Google PhD Fellowships directly support graduate students as they pursue their PhD, as well as connect them to a Google Research Mentor.

Nurturing and maintaining strong relations with the academic community is a top priority at Google. The Google PhD Fellowship Program was created to recognize outstanding graduate students doing exceptional and innovative research in areas relevant to computer science and related fields. Fellowships support promising PhD candidates of all backgrounds who seek to influence the future of technology. Google’s mission is to foster inclusive research communities and encourage people of diverse backgrounds to apply. We currently offer fellowships in Africa, Australia, Canada, East Asia, Europe, India, Latin America, New Zealand, Southeast Asia and the United States.

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Application status, how to apply, research areas of focus, review criteria, award recipients.

Applications are currently closed.

Decisions for the 2024 application cycle will be announced via email in July 2024. Please check back in 2025 for details on future application cycles.

• Launch March 27, 2024
• Deadline May 8, 2024
• Winner selected by July 31, 2024

The details of each Fellowship vary by region. Please see our FAQ for eligibility requirements and application instructions.

PhD students must be nominated by their university. Applications should be submitted by an official representative of the university during the application window. Please see the FAQ for more information.

Australia and New Zealand

Canada and the United States

PhD students in Japan, Korea and Taiwan must be nominated by their university. After the university's nomination is completed, either an official representative of the university or the nominated students can submit applications during the application window. Please see the FAQ for more information.

India and Southeast Asia

PhD students apply directly during the application window. Please see the FAQ for more information.

Latin America

The 2024 application cycle is postponed. Please check back in 2025 for details on future application cycles.

Google PhD Fellowship students are a select group recognized by Google researchers and their institutions as some of the most promising young academics in the world. The Fellowships are awarded to students who represent the future of research in the fields listed below. Note that region-specific research areas will be listed in application forms during the application window.

Algorithms and Theory

Distributed Systems and Parallel Computing

Health and Bioscience

Human-Computer Interaction and Visualization

Machine Intelligence

Machine Perception

Natural Language Processing

Quantum Computing

Security, Privacy and Abuse Prevention

Software Engineering

Software Systems

Speech Processing

Applications are evaluated on the strength of the research proposal, research impact, student academic achievements, and leadership potential. Research proposals are evaluated for innovative concepts that are relevant to Google’s research areas, as well as aspects of robustness and potential impact to the field. Proposals should include the direction and any plans of where your work is going in addition to a comprehensive description of the research you are pursuing.

In Canada and the United States, East Asia and Latin America, essay responses are evaluated in addition to application materials to determine an overall recommendation.

What does the Google PhD Fellowship include?

Students receive named Fellowships which include a monetary award. The funds are given directly to the university to be distributed to cover the student’s expenses and stipend as appropriate. In addition, the student will be matched with a Google Research Mentor. There is no employee relationship between the student and Google as a result of receiving the fellowship. The award does not preclude future eligibility for internships or employment opportunities at Google, nor does it increase the chances of obtaining them. If students wish to apply for a job at Google, they are welcome to apply for jobs and go through the same hiring process as any other person.

• Up to 3 year Fellowship
• US $12K to cover stipend and other research related activities, travel expenses including overseas travel
• Google Research Mentor
• 1 year Fellowship
• AUD $15K to cover stipend and other research related activities, travel expenses including overseas travel
• Up to 2 year Fellowship (effective from 2024 for new recipients)
• Full tuition and fees (enrollment fees, health insurance, books) plus a stipend to be used for living expenses, travel and personal equipment
• US $10K to cover stipend and other research related activities, travel expenses including overseas travel
• Yearly bursary towards stipend / salary, health care, social benefits, tuition and fees, conference travel and personal computing equipment. The bursary varies by country.

Early-stage PhD students

• Up to 4 year Fellowship
• US $50K to cover stipend and other research related activities, travel expenses including overseas travel

Late-stage PhD students

• US $10K to recognise research contributions, cover stipend and other research related activities, travel expenses including overseas travel
• US $15K per year to cover stipend and other research related activities, travel expenses including overseas travel

Southeast Asia

• US $10K per year for up to 3 years (or up to graduation, whichever is earlier) to cover stipend and other research related activities, travel expenses including overseas travel

Is my university eligible for the PhD Fellowship Program?

Africa, Australia/New Zealand , Canada, East Asia, Europe and the United States : universities must be an accredited research institution that awards research degrees to PhD students in computer science (or an adjacent field).

India, Latin America and Southeast Asia : applications are open to universities/institutes in India, Latin America (excluding Cuba), and in eligible Southeast Asian countries/regions (Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam).

Restrictions : All award payments and recipients will be reviewed for compliance with relevant US and international laws, regulations and policies. Google reserves the right to withhold funding that may violate laws, regulations or our policies.

What are the eligibility requirements for students?

All regions

• Students must remain enrolled full-time in the PhD program for the duration of the Fellowship or forfeit the award.
• Google employees, and their spouses, children, and members of their household are not eligible.
• Students that are already supported by a comparable industry award are not eligible. Government or non-profit organization funding is exempt.
• Past awardees from the PhD Fellowship program are not eligible to apply again.
• Grant of the Fellowship does not mean admission to a PhD program. The awardee must separately apply and be accepted to a PhD program in computer science (or an adjacent field) at an eligible institution.
• Grant of the Fellowship will be subject to the rules and guidelines applicable in the institution where the awardee registers for the PhD program.

Nominated students in Africa, Australia and New Zealand, Canada and the United States, East Asia and Europe.

Universities should only nominate students that meet the following requirements:

• Africa: Incoming PhD students are eligible to apply, but the Fellowship award shall be contingent on the awardee registering for a full-time PhD program in computer science (or an adjacent field) within the academic award year of the Fellowship award, or the award shall be forfeited.
• Australia and New Zealand : early-stage students enrolled in the first or second year of their PhD (no requirement for completion of graduate coursework by the academic award year).
• Canada and the United States : students who have completed graduate coursework in their PhD by the academic award year when the Fellowship begins.
• East Asia: students who have completed most of graduate coursework in their PhD by the academic award year when the Fellowship begins. Students should have sufficient time for research projects after receiving a fellowship.
• Europe: Students enrolled at any stage of their PhD are eligible to apply.

Direct applicant students in India, Latin America and Southeast Asia

• Latin America : incoming or early stage-students enrolled in the first or second year of their PhD (no requirement for completion of graduate coursework by the academic award year).

What should be included in an application? What language should the application be in?

All application materials should be submitted in English.

For each student nomination, the university will be asked to submit the following material in a single, flat (not portfolio) PDF file:

• Student CV with links to website and publications (if available)
• Short (1-page) resume/CV of the student's primary PhD program advisor
• Available transcripts (mark sheets) starting from first year/semester of Bachelor's degree to date
• Research proposal (maximum 3 pages, excluding references)
• 2-3 letters of recommendation from those familiar with the nominee''s work (at least one from the thesis advisor for current PhD students)
• Student essay response (350-word limit) to: What impact would receiving this Fellowship have on your education? Describe any circumstances affecting your need for a Fellowship and what educational goals this Fellowship will enable you to accomplish.
• Transcripts of current and previous academic records
• 1-2 letters of recommendation from those familiar with the nominee's work (at least one from the thesis advisor)

Canada, East Asia, the United States

• Cover sheet signed by the Department Chair confirming the student passes eligibility requirements. (See FAQ "What are the eligibility requirements for students?")
• Short (1-page) CV of the student's primary advisor
• 2-3 letters of recommendation from those familiar with the nominee's work (at least one from the thesis advisor)
• Research / dissertation proposal (maximum 3 pages, excluding references)
• Student essay response (350-word limit) to: Describe the desired impact your research will make on the field and society, and why this is important to you. Include any personal, educational and/or professional experiences that have motivated your research interests.
• Student essay response (350-word limit) to: Describe an example of your leadership experience in which you have positively influenced others, helped resolve disputes or contributed to group efforts over time. (A leadership role can mean more than just a title. It can mean being a mentor to others, acting as the person in charge of a specific task, or taking the lead role in organizing an event or project. Think about what you accomplished and what you learned from the experience. What were your responsibilities? Did you lead a team? How did your experience change your perspective on leading others? Did you help to resolve an important dispute at your school, church, in your community or an organization? And your leadership role doesn’t necessarily have to be limited to school activities. For example, do you help out or take care of your family?)

Students will need the following documents in a single, flat (not portfolio) PDF file in order to complete an application (in English only):

• Student applicant’s resume with links to website and publications (if available)
• Short (one-page) resume/CV of the student applicant's primary PhD program advisor
• 2-3 letters of recommendation from those familiar with the applicant's work (at least one from the thesis advisor for current PhD students)
• Applicant's essay response (350-word limit) to: Describe the desired impact your research will make on the field and society, and why this is important to you. Include any personal, educational and/or professional experiences that have motivated your research interests.
• Applicant's essay response (350-word limit) to: What are your long-term goals for your pathway in computing research, and how would receiving the Google PhD Fellowship help you progress toward those goals in the short-term?

How do I apply for the PhD Fellowship Program? Who should submit the applications? Can students apply directly for a Fellowship?

Check the eligibility and application requirements in your region before applying. Submission forms are available on this page when the application period begins.

India, Latin America and Southeast Asia: students may apply directly during the application period.

Africa, Australia, Canada, East Asia, Europe, New Zealand, and the United States : students cannot apply directly to the program; they must be nominated by an eligible university during the application period.

How many students may each university nominate?

India, Latin America and Southeast Asia : applications are open directly to students with no limit to the number of students that can apply from a university.

Australia and New Zealand : universities may nominate up to two eligible students.

Canada and the United States : Universities may nominate up to four eligible students. We encourage nominating students with diverse backgrounds especially those from historically marginalized groups in the field of computing. If more than two students are nominated then we strongly encourage additional nominees who self-identify as a woman, Black / African descent, Hispanic / Latino / Latinx, Indigenous, and/or a person with a disability.

Africa, East Asia and Europe : Universities may nominate up to three eligible students. We encourage nominating students with diverse backgrounds especially those from historically marginalized groups in the field of computing. If more than two students are nominated then we strongly encourage the additional nominee who self-identifies as a woman.

*Applications are evaluated on merit. Please see FAQ for details on how applications are evaluated.

How are applications evaluated?

In Canada and the United State, East Asia and Latin America, essay responses are evaluated in addition to application materials to determine an overall recommendation.

A nominee's status as a member of a historically marginalized group is not considered in the selection of award recipients.

Research should align with Google AI Principles .

Incomplete proposals will not be considered.

How are Google PhD Fellowships given?

Any monetary awards will be paid directly to the Fellow's university for distribution. No overhead should be assessed against them.

What are the intellectual property implications of a Google PhD Fellowship?

Fellowship recipients are not subject to intellectual property restrictions unless they complete an internship at Google. If that is the case, they are subject to the same intellectual property restrictions as any other Google intern.

Will the Fellowship recipients become employees of Google?

No, Fellowship recipients do not become employees of Google due to receiving the award. The award does not preclude future eligibility for internships or employment opportunities at Google, nor does it increase the chances of obtaining them. If they are interested in working at Google, they are welcome to apply for jobs and go through the same hiring process as any other person.

Can Fellowship recipients also be considered for other Google scholarships?

Yes, Fellowship recipients are eligible for these scholarships .

After award notification, when do the Google PhD Fellowships begin?

After Google PhD Fellowship recipients are notified, the Fellowship is effective starting the following school year.

What is the program application time period?

Applications for the 2024 program will open in March 2024 and close in May 2024 for all regions. Refer to the main Google PhD Fellowship Program page for each region’s application details.

A global awards announcement will be made in September on the Google Research Blog publicly announcing all award recipients.

How can I ask additional questions?

Due to the volume of emails we receive, we may not be able to respond to questions where the answer is available on the website. If your question has not been answered by a FAQ, email:

Africa: [email protected]

Australia and New Zealand: [email protected]

Canada and the United States: [email protected]

East Asia: [email protected]

Europe: [email protected]

India: [email protected]

Latin America: [email protected]

Southeast Asia: [email protected]

See past PhD Fellowship recipients.

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Doctoral Degree Program

The Ph.D. degree program in Computer Science provides for a rigorous foundation in theoretical and applied computer science. Students obtain in-depth knowledge by satisfying a breadth course requirement intended to ensure broad knowledge of computer sciences as well as satisfy a depth requirement in the ability to conduct research to advance knowledge and application of Computer Sciences to diverse fields.

Our program places a strong emphasis on research and on graduates making novel contributions to Computer Science in the form of a dissertation and scholarly publications. Students pursuing the Ph.D. degree are trained to become teachers, researchers, and technical leaders in industry, academia, or research labs.

Students will be prepared to be technical problem solvers, competent in the state of the art, and will master a particular aspect of Computer Science. They will be trained to identify and clearly formulate problems, to develop and analyze algorithmic solutions, and to direct research.

The Ph.D. in Computer Science is a traditional face-to-face/in-person program. There is currently no option to complete it fully online.

Fall 2021 - present

Fall 2020 - summer 2021, fall 2017 - summer 2020, prior to fall 2017, course requirements.

Students who began the Ph.D. program Fall 2021 through present : A student must complete a minimum of 66 credit hours subject to the following restrictions:

• Can include 1 hour of COSC 6110
• Can include up to 3 hours of COSC 6398 Special Problems if taken within the first four longer terms of the program¹
• Can include up to 6 hours of non-COSC graduate courses¹
• Can include up to 9 hours of transfer graduate coursework following university   Transfer Credit policy ¹
• At least 24 credit hours of Doctoral Research (COSC 8x98).
• At least 3, but not more than 12 credit hours of dissertation (COSC 8x99), to be taken in the term of anticipated graduation.
• ¹Requires prior approval from the director of graduate studies via a Graduate & Professional Student Petition

Research Advisor

Students are urged to find a research advisor as early as possible. Full-time and part-time students must declare a research advisor by the end of the first long term by completing the Research Advisor Assignment form . Student may enroll in doctoral research hours once they have declared a research advisor.

Graduate Colloquium/Research Methods

All PhD students are required to pass COSC 6110 - Graduate Colloquium or COSC 6321 - Research Methods in Computer Science by the end of the second long term in the program.

Research Competency Evaluation (RCE) Exam

Spring 2024 RCE Exam date is Friday, April 19, 2024

PhD students are expected to spend a substantial amount of time on research starting in the first semester. The RCE requires students to learn and demonstrate specific skills necessary to doing research early in their career. These include the ability to perform a literature review, understand and synthesize research topics, conduct independent and collaborative research to the standards of the chosen discipline, and communicate the findings in a scholarly fashion.

For the RCE exam, the student (in consultation with their research advisor) selects and conducts research on a topic, writes an ACM/IEEE style paper, and presents a talk, to be approved by the student’s RCE committee. A student may submit and present their own submitted or published research for RCE requirements. The RCE committee will evaluate the student with respect to two questions:

• Has the student demonstrated scholarship and potential to conduct original research?
• Has the student demonstrated the ability to communicate technical content effectively to a general computer science audience?

RCE Process

The student’s research advisor, with the consultation of the student’s RCE committee, assigns a research topic to the student no later than the beginning of the third long term. The student may also receive an initial selection of relevant literature. The project should be designed to test the student’s ability to independently conduct research at a level commensurate with his/her education.

The student will prepare a written report and an oral presentation of the project results. The research advisor may provide feedback during the preparation of the written report, but the report should be substantially the student’s own work. The report should include a statement of the problem, present a critical survey of relevant methods and existing state of the art solutions to the problem, present their own methods and proposed solution, results, and discussion. The length of the report should be similar to a standard paper in the research area and be formatted using the IEEE or ACM docx or Latex templates. The report should be submitted to the student’s RCE committee at least one week prior to the RCE exam. The RCE exam consists of a public presentation of the project, followed by a closed–door oral examination.

RCE Committee

The student’s RCE committee should comprise of at least 3 Computer Science faculty members (not including the research advisor) and approved by the Director of Graduate Studies. At least one committee member should be from outside the student's research area. The research project topic for the RCE will be selected in consultation with the student’s research advisor. Once the evaluation has taken place, the Chair of the RCE committee will inform the student and the Director of Graduate Studies about the outcome of the exam. Should a student switch their research advisor after completing the RCE requirement, the student is not required to retake the RCE exam.

RCE Deadlines

The RCE exam must be completed by the end of the third long term of the PhD program. It is not necessary to complete all coursework before attempting the RCE exam. The RCE Exam is offered once each long term. Unless otherwise announced, in Fall it is offered the second or third Friday in November and in Spring it is offered the second or third Friday of April. The exact date RCE date for each semester will be announced at the beginning of the respective semester.

RCE Outcome

The student will either pass or fail the RCE exam, and this decision, based on a majority vote of the committee, will be communicated within one (1) week following the exam. Once the student passes, they may proceed with the preparation of the dissertation proposal. If failed, the student may request a second attempt. For a second attempt, the RCE committee will assign additional work, which should be completed and presented at the end of the next long term. Students who fail the second attempt will be discontinued from the PhD program.

Breadth Requirements

A student satisfies the core requirement by taking a set of three or more courses from the lists below. At least one course must be from the Theory list and one from the Systems list. The remaining course may be from either list. In exceptional cases, the Director of Graduate Studies may transfer or substitute at most two of the three courses based on equivalent courses taken at another university following transfer or course substitution policies. Similarly, any breadth course taken as a MS Computer Science student at UH may count towards the breadth requirement following transfer and course substitution policies. Time limitations apply to transferred and substituted courses.

Breadth Requirements Completion Period

The “breadth requirement completion period” begins as soon as the student has successfully passed the RCE Exam. The breadth requirement completion period applies to PhD students as well as MS students who later pursue the PhD program.

Full-time students must complete the breadth requirements in at most two consecutive long terms after passing the RCE Exam. Part-time students (6 hours or less every term) must complete the breadth requirement in at most four consecutive long terms after passing the RCE Exam. Failure to complete this requirement within the specified timeframe normally results in an MS student not being allowed to continue into the PhD program and a PhD student being dismissed from the PhD program.

Students who began the Ph.D. program Fall 2020 through Summer 2021 : A student must complete a minimum of 66 credit hours subject to the following restrictions:

• Can include up to 3 hours of COSC 6398 Special Problems¹

Graduate Colloquium/Research Method Courses

All Ph.D. students are required to take either the Graduate Colloquium course (COSC 6110) or the Research Method course (COSC 6321) within the first two years of enrollment.

Students are urged to find a research advisor as early as possible. Full-time and part-time students must have a research advisor declared by the end of the second long term by completing the Research Advisor Assignment form . Student may enroll in doctoral research hours if they have an advisor and have completed the core requirement.

Core Completion Period

The “core completion period” begins as soon as the student has accumulated 18 or more hours of credits applicable to a graduate degree (M.S. or Ph.D.) in Computer Science. These include transferred credits, waived credits, and credits earned at UH. The core completion period applies to Ph.D. students as well as M.S. students who later pursue the Ph.D. program. Full-time students must complete the core requirements in at most 2 consecutive long terms after the start of the core completion period. Part-time students (6 hours or less every term) must complete the core requirement in at most 4 consecutive long terms after the start of the core completion period. Failure to complete the core requirements with the required GPA and within the specified timeframe normally results in an M.S. student not being allowed to continue into the Ph.D. program and a Ph.D.  student being dismissed from the Ph.D. program.

Core Requirements

A student satisfies the core requirement by taking at least 4 core courses with:

• At least 2 courses from the Theory list
• At least 2 courses from the Systems list
• At least 3.40 or higher core course GPA
• No grade less than B

The Director of Graduate Studies may in exceptional cases waive at most 2 of the 4 courses based on similar courses taken at another university. If a students takes Ph.D. core courses while enrolled as an M.S. student in the UH Department of Computer Science and is subsequently admitted to the UH Computer Science Ph.D. program, any Ph.D. core courses taken within 5 years prior to the date of the Ph.D. admissions can count towards meeting the Ph.D. core requirement.

Full-time students must complete the core requirements in at most 2 long semesters after core completion period begins. Part-time students (6 hours or less every semester) must complete the core requirement in at most 4 long semesters after the core completion begins. Failure to complete the core requirements with the required grades and GPA within the core completion period normally results in an M.S. student not being allowed to continue into the Ph.D. program and a Ph.D. student being removed from the Ph.D. program.

Students who began the Ph.D. program Fall 2017 through Summer 2020 : A student must complete a minimum of 66 credit hours subject to the following restrictions:

• At least 30 credit hours of approved, regular, or special topics (COSC xx97) courses. At most 6 of these 30 hours may be outside the Department with the approval of the student’s research advisor and the Director of Graduate Studies.

Students who began the Ph.D. program prior to Fall 2017 : A student must complete a minimum of 72 credit hours subject to the following restrictions:

• At least 36 credits of approved, regular, or special topics (xx97) courses. At most 6 of these hours may be outside the Department with the approval of the student’s research advisor and the Director of Graduate Studies.
• Between 24 and 30 credits of research hours (8x98) to fulfill the 72 hour degree requirement.
• At least 6 but not more than 12 credits of dissertation (8x99).

COSC Academic Policies

The following are required of all COSC PhD students regardless of when they started the program except when noted.

• Declare a research advisor (also known as dissertation committee chair)
• Satisfactory completion of COSC 6110 or COSC 6321
• *Satisfactory completion of the Research Competency Evaluation (RCE) Exam ( *applicable to those in Catalog 2021-2022 and onward ) 
• Satisfactory completion of the Core/Breadth Requirement
• Declare a dissertation committee
• Proposal Defense (preliminary examination): written proposal and satisfactory defense thereof.
• Dissertation Defense: written dissertation and satisfactory defense thereof.
• Satisfactory performance on Annual Reviews
• Publication of doctoral research. It is recommended to work towards one or more publications before the proposal defense and additional publications or submissions before the dissertation defense.
• Attend at least 5 department seminars per term.  Effective January 2018. In addition, all Ph.D. students, regardless of year, are expected to attend at least one (1) Computer Science Focus on Research presentation per academic year. Ph.D. students in the third year or after are expected to present their research during at least one (1) Computer Science Focus on Research presentation per academic year.
• Maintain satisfactory progress. Failure to meet degree, department, college, and university requirements and policies may be dismissed from the PhD program.

Dissertations Committee

The dissertation committee must be comprised of a minimum of four members to include three internal members (inclusive of the research advisor who serves as the dissertation committee chair or co-chair) who have their primary faculty appointment within the major department and one approved external member from outside the major department at UH, industry or other academic institution who is acceptable to the department and approved by the college. A faculty member with a joint appointment in the major department is considered as an external member unless he/she chairs the committee. In this case, an additional external member outside the major department is required. After these minimum requirements for committee members are satisfied, additional committee members may be approved, but at least 50% of the committee must be tenured/tenure-track faculty at the University of Houston. Research faculty, instructional faculty and emeritus faculty may serve on dissertation committees, but not chair the committees. However, a research professor may serve as a co-advisor with a tenured/tenure-track faculty. For the purpose of the committee composition, an emeritus faculty is considered as internal non-tenure-track faculty member.

Proposal Defense

A student must pass a proposal defense (also referred as the preliminary examination) administered by the student’s dissertation committee. The purpose of the proposal defense is to evaluate and give feedback on the proposed dissertation research of the student. Candidates should have one or more publications before the proposal defense and additional publications or submissions before the dissertation defense.

The student must prepare the dissertation proposal document using the NSM PhD dissertation template and present the proposal to the dissertation committee. The proposal document should include an overview of the proposed work, relevant related work, completed work, and a plan for the work to be completed in the dissertation. The presentation should cover the same topics in the proposal document, and include a listing of coursework completed, publications, and a proposed timeline for key activities to complete in the dissertation. The proposal document should be submitted to the dissertation committee at least two weeks before the proposal defense.

Proposal Defense Announcement

The proposal defense is open to the public and should be announced two weeks in advance. All may ask the student questions related to the proposal or the student’s preparation for doctoral-level research. The committee may have a closed session with the student at the end of the proposal defense. Details on how to announce the defense can be found on the Defense Guidelines page.

Proposal Defense Evaluation Outcome

The committee will submit the  Proposal Defense Evaluation Form to the Director of Graduate Studies summarizing the student’s performance of the proposal defense and assign an overall evaluation of satisfactory (pass) or unsatisfactory (fail). A student will be informed of the outcome and upon receiving a satisfactory evaluation the student becomes a Ph.D. candidate.

Proposal Defense Deadline

Full-time and part-time students must attempt the proposal defense no later than the end of the third long term after completing the core/breadth requirement. The proposal defense cannot be held before fulfilling the core/breadth requirement. The proposal defense must be completed at least one term before the dissertation defense.

Dissertation Defense

A PhD candidate will be required to present their dissertation in a public defense. The dissertation defense and the proposal defense may not be scheduled in the same term. The dissertation committee decides the acceptability of the dissertation. Candidates are expected to publish results of their dissertation research prior to the dissertation defense. Candidates should have one or more publications before the proposal defense and additional publications or submissions before the dissertation defense.

Dissertation Defense Announcement

The dissertation defense is open to the University community and the student must inform the department at least two weeks in advance so that it can be publicized. Details on how to announce the defense can be found on the  Defense Guidelines  page.

Annual Review

Every PhD student must complete the formation of a dissertation committee no later than the end of the 2 nd  year in the program. Each student will be reviewed annually by the dissertation committee during a review meeting; the review is mandatory starting on the 3rd year. The review meeting should be integrated to the proposal defense in the year in which the proposal defense takes place, and it is not necessary in the year of the dissertation defense.

After meeting with the student, the dissertation committee will submit a “PhD Annual Review - Committee Evaluation Form” to the Director of Graduate Studies. The evaluation can be satisfactory “S”, unsatisfactory “U”, or needs improvement “NI”. If the student receives a “U” or “NI” grade, the student must be provided with a clear plan to return to a satisfactory status and reviewed again in the next long term. A subsequent evaluation of “NI” or “U” can result in removal of the program.

PhD Annual Review Deadlines

• Self-Evaluation Form must be submitted by the student before the following deadlines: October 31 (during fall reviews) or May 31 (during spring reviews)
• Committee Evaluation Form must be submitted by the dissertation committee no later than the end of the Spring or Fall semester.

Time Limitations

Students who enroll as doctoral candidates must complete their degree requirements within 10 years of the date of first enrollment with a doctoral degree objective. All courses used towards the degree, including transferred and substituted courses, must not be older than 10 years at the time of graduation. Failure to comply will result in the candidate being ineligible for a doctoral degree.

Doctoral students who fail to complete their dissertation within five years after completion of the comprehensive examination must retake the examination.

Refer to the  Time Limitations of Completion of Degree Requirements  section of the Graduate Catalog.

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The PhD is designed to prepare students for academic careers and careers in government and industry research labs. Computer science is a vigorous and exciting field of research and study that continues to grow in importance.

Departmental research strengths include:

• Artificial Intelligence (machine learning, multiagent systems, planning and problem solving),
• Bioinformatics,
• Computational Theory (computational learning theory, design and analysis of algorithms, computability theory),
• Compiler Optimization and Compilation for Parallel Machines,
• Natural-Language Processing, (discourse and dialogue, generation, information extraction, summarization),
• Systems (parallel and distributed computing, grid and volunteer computing, algorithm and architecture design for massive parallelism),
• Networks (distributed computing, transport layer protocols, mobile and wireless networks, algorithm and architecture design for massive parallelism, networks management, security performance modeling, simulation),
• Graphics and Computer Vision,
• Rehabilitation Engineering (augmentative communication, speech recognition and enhancement),
• Software Engineering (program analysis and testing),
• Symbolic Mathematical Computation (algebraic algorithms, parallelization), and

The CIS graduate program provides a solid foundation in the fundamental areas of computer science and provides numerous advanced courses and seminars to acquaint the student with current computer science research.

Degree Requirements

In addition to satisfying the general requirements of the University, candidates for the Doctor of Philosophy degree must satisfy several departmental requirements. One objective of these requirements is to provide flexibility in designing an appropriate plan of study. The PhD is an individualistic degree. As soon as possible in the program, each candidate should find a faculty member to act as adviser and be in charge of the candidate’s research.

The candidate and advisor design a plan of study that satisfies the University and Department requirements. The Department requirements as listed below specify a minimum amount of necessary work. It is expected that additional course work will normally be required by the adviser. A minimum set of requirements provides a large degree of flexibility for each individual candidate.

A. Departmental General Requirements

• A minimum grade average of 3.0 is required in the graduate courses used to satisfy the degree requirements. The University also requires a minimum GPA of 3.0 in all graduate courses taken including any not used towards the degree requirements. Students are encouraged to explore graduate courses (600 level or higher) in other areas such as electrical engineering, mathematics, linguistics, statistics, and business and economics. Graduate courses outside of Computer and Information Sciences to be used towards meeting degree requirements require written approval of the Graduate Committee.
• Each semester all graduate students must explicitly register for CISC 890 – Colloquium and sign up and satisfactorily participate in one of the Department’s special research interest groups. One faculty member for each group will be responsible for overseeing satisfactory participation for each student on an individual basis (e.g., simply attending, giving a presentation) and will assign a pass/fail grade accordingly.

The Department requires the following:

• Each candidate must complete all requirements of a University of Delaware MS degree in Computer and Information Sciences. A candidate with a master’s degree in a related field (e.g., EE, Math) must put together a program that meets the CIS Graduate Committee’s approval. Using courses taken for the related graduate degree plus courses taken at Delaware, the candidate must satisfy the Computer Science course requirements for the MS degree, and show the equivalent of the 30 credit MS degree offered by the CIS Department.
• Each candidate is required to complete a minimum of 6 additional credits beyond the master’s degree. At least 3 of the 6 additional credits must be in 800-level CISC courses. The 6 additional credits do not include the following courses: CISC 666, CISC 866, CISC 868, CISC 969. Normally, in meeting the University’s requirement for a major area, a candidate will be required by the adviser to complete more than 6 credits. (Note that the University requires a candidate to complete 9 credits of CISC969 after admission to candidacy.)
• Research Ability . PhD candidates are strongly encouraged to get involved in research as early as possible in their program. As part of the process of finding an adviser, and as early as possible, candidates must demonstrate the potential to perform research. Demonstration may be in the form of independent study ( CISC 666 , CISC 866 ), research ( CISC 868 ), working as a research assistant, or writing an MS thesis.
• Preliminary Requirements . These requirements ensure that each Ph.D. candidate (1) has significant breadth of knowledge in core areas of computer science, and (2) has demonstrated the ability to perform research in a specific computer science area. The breadth requirement is met by taking 5 breadth courses, which may include the 4 breadth courses from the breadth requirement of the MS degree, and obtaining a minimum 3.5 GPA on these breadth courses. See Prelim Course Selection Process for detail. The research requirement is met by working with a committee of 2 CIS faculty members on a research project, culminating in a written report and presentation/oral exam. A pass or fail decision for the preliminary exam will be made by the faculty in a faculty meeting that will take place after the end of each semester. Candidates must fulfill the Preliminary Requirements within 2 years, counted from the date the student enters the graduate program. Candidates may request an extension in exceptional circumstances (such as serious illness or injury) subject to approval by the Faculty. The student will be dismissed from the Ph.D. program if the Preliminary Requirements are not satisfied within the allowed time period. ( further information )
• Advisory Committee . Each candidate, with the advice of the PhD advisor, needs to establish an advisory committee (usually following the successful completion of the preliminary exam). In accordance with the University requirements, the committee consists of 4-6 members nominated and approved by the CIS Department faculty. The committee chair is the candidate’s PhD advisor in charge of the candidate’s research and dissertation and must be a member of the CIS faculty. The candidate may have a co- advisor who must be a UD faculty, possibly from another department. A co-advisor is a member of the advisory committee. At least two members represent the area of proposed research. The committee must also include at least one member of the CIS faculty working outside the main area of the proposed research. At least one member must be from outside the CIS Department. The proposed advisory committee must be submitted to the Graduate Committee for approval. It must then be approved by the CIS faculty. In the above, CIS faculty means tenure-track faculty whose primary appointment is in the CIS Department or who have a joint appointment in CIS, but not including continuing track faculty, research faculty, affiliated faculty, visiting faculty, secondary faculty, or adjunct faculty.
• Qualifying Examination . Each candidate must pass a qualifying exam. The advisory committee prepares an examination (oral and/or written) testing a candidate’s knowledge in the area of proposed research. Part of the examination includes an oral presentation of a candidate’s proposed dissertation research. A student passes the qualifying exam as long as there is no more than one negative vote. Prior to taking the qualifying exam, candidates must submit a dissertation proposal and a written plan describing their background and research interests. The proposal and plan are submitted to the advisory committee and are considered as input to the qualifying examination. Copies of “Discussion on PhD Thesis Proposals in Computing Science” are available in the CIS Department Office. The qualifying exam is normally taken one year after passing the preliminary exam. During this year a student should actively investigate research possibilities and select a dissertation topic.
• Dissertation . Each candidate must complete a dissertation demonstrating results of original and significant research written in a scholarly and competent manner worthy of publication. Upon completion of the dissertation, a final oral public examination must be passed, consisting of a defense of the dissertation and a test of the mastery of a candidate’s research area. The final oral examination is directed and evaluated by the student’s advisory committee.
• Facility of Expression in English . As part of satisfying the University’s requirement that PhD graduates demonstrate an ability to orally express themselves clearly and forcefully, each candidate must present his or her research results in a departmental colloquium, or one of the Department’s special research interest groups within six months of the defense.
• Foreign Language . There is no foreign language requirement.

Graduate Recruitment Contacts

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The primary focus of the doctoral program is research, with the philosophy that students learn best by doing—beginning as apprentices and becoming junior colleagues working with faculty on scholarly research projects. The faculty in the department conduct research in all areas of computer science. The degree of Doctor of Philosophy requires a dissertation based on the candidate’s original research, which is supervised by a faculty member, and all students in the Ph.D. program are actively engaged in research throughout the program. Ph.D. students spend at least half of their time on research under the direction of their faculty adviser from their first day in the program and devote themselves full time to research after coursework and other preliminaries have been completed. Ph.D. students are also expected to participate in departmental and laboratory activities full time throughout the program, except possibly for summer internships elsewhere, and the department does not consider admission of part-time Ph.D. students.

DEPARTMENTAL INFORMATION FOR DOCTORAL STUDENTS

• Program Requirements
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President Bollinger announced that Columbia University along with many other academic institutions (sixteen, including all Ivy League universities) filed an amicus brief in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York challenging the Executive Order regarding immigrants from seven designated countries and refugees. Among other things, the brief asserts that “safety and security concerns can be addressed in a manner that is consistent with the values America has always stood for, including the free flow of ideas and people across borders and the welcoming of immigrants to our universities.”

This recent action provides a moment for us to collectively reflect on our community within Columbia Engineering and the importance of our commitment to maintaining an open and welcoming community for all students, faculty, researchers and administrative staff. As a School of Engineering and Applied Science, we are fortunate to attract students and faculty from diverse backgrounds, from across the country, and from around the world. It is a great benefit to be able to gather engineers and scientists of so many different perspectives and talents – all with a commitment to learning, a focus on pushing the frontiers of knowledge and discovery, and with a passion for translating our work to impact humanity.

I am proud of our community, and wish to take this opportunity to reinforce our collective commitment to maintaining an open and collegial environment. We are fortunate to have the privilege to learn from one another, and to study, work, and live together in such a dynamic and vibrant place as Columbia.

Mary C. Boyce Dean of Engineering Morris A. and Alma Schapiro Professor

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Information for PhD Students in Computer Science

Fall 2022 cs ph.d. orientation.

The current schedule for incoming CS Ph.D. students is as follows:

• August 22             TGS Orientation
• September 7         International Office Orientation
• September 9       CS Orientation (this document)
• September 15      Registration open for new Ph.D. students
• September 20      Classes begin
• September 23      TGS New Student Resource Fair

The CS Ph.D. orientation will be in person.

In addition to new Ph.D. students and CS-affiliated faculty, all CS-affiliated Ph.D. students are welcome to attend.

All new CS Ph.D. students must enroll in CS 401 (496): Introduction to Graduate Studies in Computer Science. They also need to complete Responsible Conduct of Research training in their first year.

Friday, September 9 – Fall 2022 PhD Orientation Schedule

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11-Mar-2024

Workshop on Gen-AI for New Age Educators by TLC BITS Pilani on 23/03/2024

16-Jan-2024

Student Entry Pass for GTU 13th Annual Convocation 20th January 2024 (Click here to download)

05-Dec-2023

Circular for 13th Annual convocation - Option to Select In-person or Absentia & Name Correction Instructions Guidelines to Select In-person or Absentia (13th Convocation)

22-Nov-2023

Circular for 13th Annual convocation_ Summer-2023 _Passout Name Correction

New horizons.

Open Seminar of Dipali Nisarg Dave (Enrollment No.: 189999904001; Humanities- English Discipline) on 23rd May, 2024

20-May-2024

Open Seminar of Shah Komal Kishorkumar (Enrollment No.: 169999913014; Computer/IT Discipline) on 22nd May, 2024

Open seminar of jadav mukti anilkumar (enrollment no.: 199999901508; pharmacy discipline) on 21th may, 2024.

18-May-2024

PhD Notification No. 82 /2024 for Suhasbhai Haribhai Patel | Thesis | Thesis | Synopsis

17-May-2024

PhD Notification No. 81 /2024 for Pratikkumar R. Parekh |Thesis Synopsis

Phd notification no. 80 /2024 for sonam mishra | thesis | synopsis, public viva-voce of pambhar ankitkumar chhaganlal on 24-05-2024 | abstract|.

16-May-2024

Open Seminar of Vaghela Jignesh Rameshbhai (Enrollment No.: 179999919060; Mechanical Engineering Discipline) on 18th May, 2024

Open seminar of patel snehalkumar dineshbhai (enrollment no.: 199999906504; science-mathematics discipline) on 18th may, 2024, public viva-voce of kathiriya bhaveshkumar babubhai on 15-05-2024 | abstract|.

09-May-2024

Public Viva-Voce of Shitalben Ramanlal Shah on 18-05-2024 | Abstract

Public viva-voce of patel chintankumar rasikbhai on 14-05-2024 | abstract, public viva-voce of ladha akhilesh yatiraj on 18-05-2024 |abstract|, open seminar of hansora ashwinkumar ghanshyambhai (enrollment no.: 179999912004; civil engineering discipline) on 15th may, 2024, phd notification no. 75 /2024 for parmar bhaveshkumar harishbhai | thesis | synopsis.

08-May-2024

PhD Notification No. 77 /2024 for Prashantkumar Sureshbhai Modi | Thesis | Synopsis

04-May-2024

PhD Notification No. 78 /2024 for Krunalkumar Pravinkumar Modi | Thesis | Synopsis

Phd notification no. 76 /2024 for vala jaykumar manharbhai | thesis | synopsis, phd notification no. 74 /2024 for hiteshkumar dahyabhai panchal |thesis | synopsis, open seminar of dheeraj kumar (enrollment no.: 189999913008; computer / it engineering discipline) on 13th may, 2024, phd notification no. 73 /2024 for abhishek umeshbhai parikh |thesis | synopsis.

03-May-2024

Research Week 2024 Schedule_Science-Mathematics Instructions: 1. Research Week 2024 will be held in the form of a presentation wherein each Ph.D. scholar will present their research work in front of the appointed experts. 2. The scholar has to prepare Power Point Presentation to present their research work before an expert committee. Supervisor has to verify the presentation of their respective scholar before the presentation round. 3. Research Week will be conducted through Webex platform. An email link will be sent to the individual scholar at their respective registered Email id for appearing in the Research Week as per the schedule uploaded on the university website. Scholar should not use mobile devices for the Presentation purpose. 4. The maximum time allotted to each scholar will be of 01 (one) hour (30 minutes for presentation, 20 minutes for Question-Answer, 10 minutes for filling review card & honorarium form). So please prepare your presentation accordingly. 5. Presence of Supervisor and both the DPC members is mandatory throughout the research week session for their respective scholar/s. 6. It will be the responsibility of the Supervisor to inform the DPC members regarding the Research Week schedule for their respective scholar/s. 7. Upload of Review card on TMMS portal: a. After completion of Research Week session, the scholar has to upload the filled review card on TMMS portal in both Review card and Photos tab within 10 days. b. No need to take Photographs for this particular Research Week. 8. Kindly refer to the Circular – Research Week 2024 uploaded on University website dated 16-03-2024.

Phd notification no. 72 /2024 for pratikkumar mahendrabhai gadhavi |thesis | synopsis.

30-Apr-2024

Open Seminar of Contractor Endrick Divyakant (Enrollment No.: 199999911509; Chemical Engineering Discipline) on 08th May, 2024

Circular-revocation of guideship for interdisciplinary / multidisciplinary phd supervisors.

25-Apr-2024

Open Seminar of Thakkar Ashish Maheshkumar (Enrollment No.: 189999919069; Mechanical Engineering Discipline) on 25th April, 2024

23-Apr-2024

Open Seminar of Dave Chintan Bharatbhai (Enrollment No.: 179999915005; Electronics & Communication Engineering Discipline) on 24th April, 2024

Public viva-voce of arunabahen rajapara on 30-04-2024 |abstract|, public viva-voce of pratikkumar r. parekh on 25-04-2024 | abstract|.

22-Apr-2024

Open Seminar of Sakhiya Dhruv Chandrakantbhai (Enrollment No.: 199999901526; Pharmacy Discipline) on 26th April, 2024

Phd notification no. 68/2024 for chintankumar revashankar varnagar thesis | synopsis.

20-Apr-2024

PhD Notification No. 67/2024 for Pathak Amisha Yashodhar | Thesis | Synopsis

Phd notification no. 66/2024 for richa modi |thesis | synopsis, public viva-voce of suhasbhai haribhai patel on 25-04-2024 | abstract|.

18-Apr-2024

Open Seminar of Patel Dhaval Unkabhai (Enrollment No.: 179999915011; Electronics & Communication Engineering Discipline) on 18th April, 2024

16-Apr-2024

Public Viva-Voce of Mehul Patel on 26-04-2024 | Abstract|

15-Apr-2024

Public Viva-Voce of Singh Rajkumar on 03-05-2024 | Abstract|

Open seminar of swati jignesh patel (enrollment no.: 189999913046; computer/it engineering discipline) on 18th april, 2024, public viva-voce of sonam mishra on 22-04-2024 | abstract|, phd notification no. 65 /2024 for nilesh pancha movalia | thesis | synopsis.

12-Apr-2024

Public Viva-Voce of Pratikkumar Mahendrabhai Gadhavi on 16-04-2024 | Abstract|

09-Apr-2024

Public Viva-Voce of Krunalkumar Pravinkumar Modi on 20-04-2024 | Abstract|

05-Apr-2024

Public Viva-Voce of Abhishek Umeshbhai Parikh on 18-04-2024 | Abstract|

Public viva-voce of hiteshkumar dahyabhai panchal on 18-04-2024 | abstract|, public viva-voce of prashantkumar sureshbhai modi on 20-04-2024 | abstract|, public viva-voce of vala jaykumar manharbhai on 19-04-2024 | abstract|, public viva-voce of parmar bhaveshkumar harishbhai on 19-04-2024 |abstract|.

04-Apr-2024

PhD Notification No. 62 /2024 for Nabard | Thesis | Synopsis

Circular - regarding scheduling for research week 2024.

03-Apr-2024

Open Seminar of Oza Dharmesh Kishorchadra (Enrollment No.: 189999912024; Civil Engineering Discipline) on 06th April, 2024

02-Apr-2024

Circular for Course Work (w.e.f. Batch 2023)_Revised

07-Mar-2024

Guidelines for recognition of affiliated colleges as research center of GTU w.e.f. February 2024 Application Form

31-Jan-2024

Circular for Passing Criteria of Self Study Course_PHD2203 [Conducted through MOOCs Platform]

25-Jan-2024

Circular for Course Work (w.e.f. Batch 2023)

30-Dec-2023

GUIDELINES FOR RECOGNITION /CONTINUATION OF R & d LABORATORIES OF GOVERNMENT OF INDIA / STATE AS RESEARCH CENTRES OF GTU w.e.f. 31 December, 2023 Application form

22-Dec-2023

31st List of Recognized Ph.D. Supervisors

02-Nov-2023

Format_Abstract of the Thesis Format_Application for Pre_submission Seminar Format_Certificate of fee to be submitted with Synopsis Format_Certificates in connection with Submission of Synopsis Format_Compliance of PhD thesis Evaluation Reports Format_Preparation of the Thesis Format_Pre-Submission Seminar Report Format_Recommendation of Panel of Examiners for Ph.D. Thesis Format_Refund of Caution Money Deposit Format_Resubmission of revised Thesis Format_Undertaking for Final Submission of Thesis

30-Oct-2023

Format_Application for Appointment as a Co-Supervisor Format_Application for Appointment as an Incharge-Supervisor Format_Application for Change of DPC Members Format_Application for Change of Ph.D. Admission Category from Full-Time to Part-Time Format_Application for Change of Ph.D. Admission Category from Part-time to Full-time Format_Application for Change of Supervisor Format_Application for Exemption from Research Methodology Exam Format_Application for increase in seats of recognized Supervisors Format_Application for modification of research title

Format_general application format_application for availing maternity leave format_application for bonafide certificate format_application for cancellation of registration format_extension for submission of synopsis-thesis-registration, t.a. & honorarium bill format.

06-Sep-2023

Ph.D. Regulations, 2023

18-Jul-2023

Online Application form for Recognition as GTU Ph.D. Research Supervisor

04-May-2023

30th List of Recognized Ph.D. Supervisors

Guidelines for recognition of research supervisor & co-supervisor w.e.f 26-04-2023.

26-Apr-2023

Updated_Circular for Guidelines of Paper Publications for batches 2013 to 2021

07-Mar-2023

Ph.D. Course Work Teaching Scheme for Batch 2022 Ph.D. Course Work Syllabus for Batch 2022

15-Feb-2023

29th List of Recognized Ph.D. Supervisors

04-Feb-2023

28th List of Recognized Ph.D. Supervisors

Circular for guidelines of paper publications for batches 2013 to 2021.

28-Dec-2022

Recognized Ph.D. Supervisor_29th List

08-Oct-2022

Course Work Result rules for Ph.D. Programme Recheck/Re-assessment rules for Ph.D. Programme

17-Sep-2022

Guidelines for Ethics in Research

22-Aug-2022

Research Methodology Open Book Exam Question Papers for reference Regular Exam - 24.05.2018 : Engineering & Computer Science | Management | Pharmacy Regular Exam - 21.07.2018 : Engineering & Computer Science | Management | Pharmacy Remedial Exam - 01.09.2018: Engineering & Computer Science | Management | Pharmacy Regular Exam - 20.10.2019 : Engineering & Computer Science | Management  | Pharmacy Regular Exam - 10.10.2021 : | Engineering & Computer Science | Management | Pharmacy | Sciences | Research & Publication Ethics Regular Exam - 05.06.2022 : | Engineering & Computer Science | Management | Pharmacy | Sciences | Research & Publication Ethics Regular Exam - 02.07.2023 : | Engineering & Computer Science | Management | Pharmacy | Sciences Remedial Exam - 02.07.2023 : | Engineering & Computer Science | Management | Pharmacy | Sciences Regular & Remedial Exam - 02.07.2023: | Research & Publication Ethics

28-Jul-2022

Ph.D. Regulations, 2022

23-May-2022

Ph.D. Course Work Teaching Scheme (w.e.f. Batch 2021-22) Ph.D. Course Work Syllabus

Ph.d. course work & teaching scheme (w.e.f batch 2019-20) ph.d. course work syllabus, circular on self-plagiarism circular for fee exemption to gtu employees_03.07.2020 ta - honorarium circular w.e.f. 01-11-2022 manual for tmms portal link for tmms registration, attendance report format for full-time ph.d. scholars continuous evaluation report format for full-time ph.d. scholars,  guidelines for recognition of research supervisor & co-supervisor (w.e.f. 19.10.2020)   consolidated list of phd supervisors (1 to 22nd list)  23rd list of ph.d. recognized  supervisors   22nd list of recognized supervisor (civil engineering)   21st list of recognized supervisor (management)   21st list of recognized supervisor (pharmacy, sciences)   21st list of recognized supervisor (computer , electrical, mechanical, chemical engineering).,   27th list of recognized ph.d. supervisors.

11-Jan-2022

26th List  of  Recognized Ph.D. Supervisors

30-Oct-2021

 25th List of Recognized Ph.D. Supervisors

03-Sep-2021

24th List of Ph.D. Recognized Supervisor_Biotechnology

02-Mar-2021

Revised 24th List of Recognized Ph.D. Supervisor

12-Feb-2021

24th List of Recognized Ph.D. Supervisor_Pharmacy

06-Feb-2021

24th List of Ph.D. Recognized Supervisors

03-Feb-2021

  Circular on Self-Plagiarism

10-Jul-2020

Circular for Fee Exemption to GTU Employees_03.07.2020

03-Jul-2020

TA - Honorarium Circular w.e.f. 26-06-2019   

28-Jan-2020

  Manual for TMMS Portal   Link for TMMS Registration

04-Oct-2019

List of PhD Scholars of Batch 2012 List of PhD Scholars of Batch 2013 List of PhD Scholars of Batch 2014 List of PhD Scholars of Batch 2015 List of PhD Scholars of Batch 2016 List of PhD Scholars of Batch 2017 List of PhD Scholars of Batch 2018 List of PhD Scholars of Batch 2019 (List-1) List of PhD Scholars of Batch 2019 (List-2) List of PhD Scholars of Batch 2019 (List-3) List of PhD Scholars of Batch 2020 List of PhD Scholars of Batch 2021 Enrollment Batch 2022_Phase-1 Enrollment Batch 2022_Phase-2

25-May-2017

• University Research Board
• University Research Council
• Researgence
• PhD Scholars
• Research Endeavours
• Collaborations
• Research Day
• National Science Day
• University Distinguished Lectures

Application Open for PhD Programmes

Computer Science and Engineering | Electronics and Communication Engineering | Electrical and Electronics Engineering | Mechanical Engineering | Civil Engineering | Biological Sciences | Chemistry | Computer Science | Commerce | Liberal Arts | Economics | Environmental Science and Engineering | Mathematics | Physics | Psychology | Literature and Languages | Management | History

Important Dates

• Eligibility
• Syllabus/Examinations

SRM University- AP invites applications for full time PhD degree programme in arts, science, engineering and management. The objective of the programme is to guide the scholars in an innovative way to become top-class researchers in various fields of study leading to PhD degree.

SRM University- AP was established with a vision to bring about innovation in higher education and learning in emerging areas of the knowledge society. This PhD programme is in-line with the overall vision to become one of India’s premier research-led University.

PhD Admissions 2024 Notification

The applications for admission into PhD programmes are invited throughout the year. There is no last date for the applications, however, selection process will take place four times in a year (Jan, April, Aug and Nov.). The applications can be made online after paying a non-refundable fee of Rs.1200/- (Rupees One thousand and two hundred only).

Last Date to Submit Online Application: February 28, 2024 Examination Date: March 09, 2024

• Vibrant research environment and state-of-the-art facilities
• High profile faculty members/research supervisors
• All selected candidates will receive a fellowship of Rs. 36,000/ per month for the first two years and Rs. 41,000/per month from the third year
• Tuition fees waiver and generous Professional Development Grant (PDG) for research activities, conferences/workshop/seminar attendance, travel expenses etc.,
• Subsidised boarding & lodging/transport facility
• Support for international journal publications and patent filing
• MoUs with reputed foreign universities for student exchange programme
• Several research projects/programs sponsored by DST, DST-FIST, DST-NSM, SERB, DBT, DBT-Wellcome Trust, UGC-DAE, ARBL, Titan Industries and several others

Eligibility & Admission Procedure

Eligibility & Selection Criteria The candidate should possess at least 60% marks in aggregate or its equivalents grade in master’s degree level. The admission is based on a written entrance examination (4 times a year, Jan, April, Aug and Nov.) followed by an interview.

Applicants who have qualified national wide examinations, UGC-NET (including JRF)/joint UGC-CSIR NET (including JRF)/ICAR (ASRB)-NET/ICMR JRF/DBT-JRF/NBHM are exempted from entrance examination and will appear directly to the discussion meeting for PhD enrolment. The national fellowship holders and potential DBT INSPIRE applicants are welcome to contact the faculties of their research interest.

University Fellowship

Selected PhD students will receive a fellowship of Rs. 36000/- per month. The University will also financially support participation in national/international conferences.

Hostel & accommodation

Students will be provided boarding and accommodation at a highly subsidised rate.

• One-time registration fee: INR 10,000/-
• Tuition fee: INR 40,000 per annum [completely waived as part of the scholarship]
• Thesis evaluation fee: INR 10,000/ [at the time of thesis submission]

Syllabus for Ph.D. Entrance Examination

• Computer Science and Engineering
• Electronics and Communication Engineering
• Electrical and Electronics Engineering
• Mechanical Engineering
• Civil Engineering
• Biological Sciences
• Environmental Science and Engineering
• Mathematics
• Literature and Languages
• Liberal Arts

Important Forms

Phd regulations, phd fellowship policy, phd leave policy.