Applications are invited from eligible candidates for admission to the Doctoral Program for the Autumn Semester 2010-11, commencing on 19th July 2010
The doctoral program leading towards the award of the degree of Doctorate of Philosophy (PhD) provides the students an opportunity for a career in academia or in R&D establishments. DA-IICT aspires to take a leading role in the research areas related to Information and Communication Technology (ICT). The research interests of faculty members are widely spread in the areas of ICT and Humanities, Social Sciences, Design and Arts.
| Tuition Fee |
Rs. 15,000 per Semester |
| Registration Fee |
Rs. 2,500 per Semester |
| Caution Deposit |
Rs. 5,000 (Refundable at the end of the Program) |
At the time of admission an amount of Rs. 20,000 (Rs.15,000 towards Tuition Fee for the First Semester and Rs. 5,000 towards Caution Deposit) will have to be paid by the candidates.
Conventionally the duration of this program varies from 3 to 5 years. The program comprises both course and research work; the amount of coursework one has to undergo depends on the candidates' past background and the research one is engaged in. The research work to be undertaken for PhD must include original contribution to the knowledge reserve culminating in a thesis to be submitted for the doctoral degree. (more)
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A. Candidates willing to pursue research in the ICT and related domain must possess a degree in:
M Tech / ME in: Information and Communication Technology related areas such as ICT, CS, IT, CT, EC, ECE, EE, Telecommunications, Instrumentation, Biomedical Engineering and allied disciplines.
Or
B Tech / BE / MSc in: Information and Communication Technology related areas such as ICT, CS, IT, CT, EC, ECE, EE, Telecommunication, Instrumentation, Biomedical Engineering and allied disciplines.
Or
MS /MSc degree of DA-IICT and MCA.
Candidate interested in pursuing PhD in ICT and related areas must have at least 60% marks in the qualifying degree.
B. Candidates with M Phil in the field of Arts, Humanities, Social Sciences, Mathematics, and Sciences and interested in these areas must have an M Phil degree in the desired area with at least 60% marks.:
Candidates with an MSc degree (or MS Degree of DA-IICT), unless they have a subsequent M Phil degree, will be considered equivalent to candidates with a B Tech / BE degree and will need to fulfill additional course and research requirements.
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Important Dates
Filling of online Application Forms: Commences on |
18 March 2010 |
Filling of online Application Forms: Closes on |
5 May 2010 |
Last Date for receiving completed Application Form |
5 May 2010 |
Entrance test for M.Sc. (IT) and M.Sc. (ICT-ARD)
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30 May 2010 |
Entrance test & Interviews for Ph.D |
21 June 2010 |
Counselling/Interviews for M. Tech. (ICT) |
22 June 2010 |
| Entrance test & Interviews for M. Des. |
23 June 2010 |
| Interview for M.Sc. (ICT-ARD) |
24 June 2010 |
Candidates will be selected through an Entrance Test followed by an interview. The entrance test will be used to shortlist the candidates to be interviewed.
Candidates must submit a research statement of approximately 1000 words. A list of published papers if any could be included. The research statement will be discussed at the time of personal interview.
Candidates are advised to look at profile of several research groups available at DA-IICT. One can have a look at the individual research profile of the faculty members.
The Entrance Test will next be conducted on 21 June 2010 at DA-IICT, Gandhinagar. The interview of the short-listed candidates will be taken immediately after the entrance test.
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Candidates will be required to submit online (preferably) application form by clicking on the link given below. Admission fee is Rs. 1000/-. The candidates who submit an online admission form are required to send a demand draft of Rs. 1000/- drawn in favour “DA-IICT” and payable at Ahmedabad, to the address given below. Candidates downloading the form and sending it by post have to send a demand draft of Rs. 1050/- in favour of “DA-IICT” and payable at Ahmedabad and attach it with the application form.
Candidates need to indicate their research interests in the online application form. Candidates may provide more than one interests. Candidates are advised to look at profile of several research groups available at this website, for identifying the group that has closest match with their own research interests.
DA-IICT Research Groups
List of Faculty
For online application process click here
The application form and the demand draft have to be sent to:
PG Admissions 2010
Dhirubhai Ambani Institute of Information and Communication Technology
Near Indroda Circle
Gandhinagar - 382 007
Gujarat, India
Candidates are advised to write their name and the program applied for (PhD) at the reverse of the DD. The institute takes no responsibility for loss of DD in transit.
For any query, write to pg_admissions[at]daiict.ac.in
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All those admitted as full-time PhD students will be eligible for financial support in the form of Teaching Assistantship (TA) / Research Assistantship (RA). The assistantship is Rs. 15,000/- per month at the beginning and may rise upto a maximum of Rs. 25000/- per month based on the research performance of the candidate. Students having qualifying degree as B Tech / BE or equivalent will be entitled to less stipend. The assistantship would be incremented to Rs. 18,000/- after clearing the comprehensive examination. For deserving candidates, the starting figure of the assistantship may be higher. The responsibilities associated with the teaching / research assistantship includes conducting laboratory courses and tutorials for undergraduate students, assisting in teaching, academic administration and forming research proposals
Students admitted with MTech/ME/MPhil degree
- Minimum total credit 72
- Minimum course credit 12
- Minimum research credit 48
- Minimum no. of courses 04
- Minimum residency 02 semesters
- Maximum duration 06 years
- Minimum CPI (for graduation) 7.0 / 10.0
- Minimum CPI (for continuation in Program) 6.4 / 10.0
Students admitted with BTech/BE/MSc/MA degree
- Minimum total credit 96
- Minimum course credit 36
- Minimum research credit 48
- Minimum no. of courses 12
- Minimum residency 04 semesters
- Maximum duration 07 years
- Minimum CPI (for graduation) 7.0 / 10.0
- Minimum CPI (for continuation in Program) 6.4 / 10.0
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Students registered for the Ph D Program must pass a comprehensive examination designed to test the overall comprehension of the student in the relevant subjects.
Students admitted with M Tech / ME / MPhil degree may appear for the examination after completing first semester but before starting fourth semester.
Students admitted with B Tech / BE /MSc / MA degree may appear for the examination after completing second semester but before starting fifth semester.
Students should have CPI 7.0 / 10.0 or more to appear for the comprehensive examination.
Student will get two chances to pass the comprehensive examination
Student fails to clear the comprehensive examination in two attempts will have to discontinue PhD Program.
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Equivalent to 12 units. Post-Graduate Committee may permit for a maximum of 15 units or a minimum of 9 units.
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Duration:Two hours
Pattern:The test contains subjective questions. Questions are designed to test the clarity of understanding and reasoning ability of the candidate in the subject areas which are essential during doctoral work in ICT.
Syllabus:
The question paper consists of two parts.
PART – I – Mathematics:
Part - I (likely to be multiple choice types) comprising of 10 to 15 questions designed to test the understanding and aptitude of the candidate in the basic concepts underlying the following subject areas:
Mathematics: Combinatorics, complex variables, calculus, differential equations, sequences and series, discrete mathematics, linear algebra, probability, statistics.
Basic Physics: Electricity & Magnetism and Mechanics.
PART – II – Subject matter:
Part II will comprise of 20 to 25 questions on the basic concepts in the subject areas mentioned below. The students have to answer as many questions as possible. Subject areas and list of topics are given below:
Programming and Data Structures: Programming in C; functions, recursion, parameter passing, scope, binding; Abstract data types; arrays, stacks, queues, linked lists, trees, binary search trees, binary heaps.
Algorithms: Asymptotic notation; time complexity of algorithms. Tree and graph traversals; connected components; spanning trees; shortest paths. Hashing, sorting, and searching.
Computer Organization and Operating System:Computer Arithmetic and number systems. Thevon Neumann Model: stored program concept, CPU basics, fetch-decode-execute cycle. Instruction set architecture: addressing modes, arithmetic, data movement, and control instructions; assembly language programming; subroutine calls/return in assembly, subroutine implementation using stacks, assembly process. Pipelining. I/O fundamentals: programmed I/O, interrupts, and DMA; I/O bus operation; Processes; threads. Inter-process communication; concurrency, synchronization. Deadlocks. Process management. Memory management and virtual memory. File systems; I/O systems. UNIX system calls.
Computer Networks: ISO/OSI stack. LAN technologies (Ethernet, Token ring). Flow and error control techniques. Routing algorithms. Congestion control. TCP/UDP and sockets. IP(v4), ICMP. Application layer protocols (dns, smtp, pop, ftp, http). Basic concepts of hubs, switches, gateways, and routers.
Basic Electronics: Nodal and mesh analysis. Superposition, Thevenin’s and Norton’s theorems; maximum power transfer. Steady state sinusoidal analysis using phasors. Linear constant coefficient differential equations; time and frequency domain analysis of simple RLC circuits. BJTs, MOSFETs. Simple diode circuits, clipping, clamping, rectifiers. Biasing and bias stability of transistor and FET amplifiers. Amplifiers: single- and multi-stage, differential and operational. Frequency response of amplifiers. Simple op-amp circuits. Simple filters. Sinusoidal oscillators; criterion for oscillation; single-transistor and op-amp configurations.
Digital Circuits: Boolean algebra, minimization of Boolean functions; logic gates. Combinatorial circuits: arithmetic circuits, multiplexers, decoders. Sequential circuits: latches and flip- flops, counters and shift-registers.
Signals and Systems: Definitions and properties of Laplace transform, continuous-time and discrete-time Fourier series, Sampling theorem. Linear Time-Invariant (LTI) Systems: definitions and properties; causality, stability, impulse response, convolution, poles and zeros, parallel and cascade structure, frequency response. Digital Signal Processing, Digital Image Processing, Pattern Recognition.
Communication Theory: Electromagnetic theory; Random signals and noise; autocorrelation, power spectral density. Analog communication systems: amplitude and angle modulation and demodulation systems; spectral analysis; super-heterodyne receivers; elements of hardware, realizations of analog communication systems; signal- to-noise ratio (SNR) calculations for amplitude and frequency modulation for low noise conditions. Fundamentals of information theory; channel capacity theorem.
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