Applications are invited from eligible candidates for admission to the Doctoral Program for the Winter Semester 2011-12, commencing on 3rd January 2012.
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, 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 of 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.
The detailed Program structure, academic requirement, and comprehensive examination information can be found on Institute website at
http://www.daiict.ac.in/daiict/academics/phd.html
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A. Candidates willing to pursue research in the ICT and related domain must possess the following qualification:
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M.Tech. / M.E. in Information and Communication Technology related areas such as ICT, Computer Science, Information Technology, Communication Technology, Electronics and Communications, Electrical Engineering, Telecommunications, Instrumentation, Bioinformatics, Biomedical Engineering and allied disciplines.
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- B.Tech. / B.E. in Information and Communication Technology related areas such as ICT, Computer Science, Information Technology, Communication Technology, Electronics and Communications, Electrical Engineering, Telecommunications, Instrumentation, Bioinformatics, Biomedical Engineering and allied disciplines.
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- M.C.A. / M.Sc. in Computer Science, Information Technology, Mathematics, Statistics, Physics, and Electronics. MS/MSc degree from DA-IICT may also apply.
Candidate interested in pursuing PhD in ICT and related areas must have at least 60% marks in the qualifying degree.
Candidates with an MSc or MCA degree (or MS/MSc 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.
B.Candidates in the field of Arts, Humanities, Social Sciences, Mathematics, and Sciences and must have an M Phil degree in the desired area with at least 60% marks.
The decision of the concerned authorities of DA-IICT regarding eligibility of any candidate shall be final.
Candidates interested in pursuing Ph.D. in ICT and related areas must have at least 60% marks or equivalent in the qualifying degree, and must satisfy the following criteria:
- Educational qualifications as mentioned in category A or B above with 3 years of relevant experience.
- Candidates sponsored by an R&D organization with whom DA-IICT has established over 5 years of cooperative research programme or has signed an MOU.
- Candidate intends to apply in this category should forward his/her application through proper channel, that is, a forwarding certificate/letter by the head of the department/institute.
DA-IICT reserves right to relax eligible criteria for the sponsored category for deserving candidates based on candidates research profile and experience. The decision of the concerned authorities of DA-IICT regarding eligibility of any candidate shall be final.
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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 November 30, 2011 at DA-IICT, Gandhinagar. The interview of the short-listed candidates will be taken immediately after the entrance test.
DA-IICT is an associate institution of Network Engineering Institutions (NEI). During the regular PhD admission interview, students will be given option to choose NEI’s PhD program based on students’ performance and research profile. If a regular PhD student enrolls in NEI’s PhD program and later is found not suitable, s/he can continue in regular PhD program at DA-IICT. For details about the PhD program under NEI - Click here
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Candidates will be required to download the application form by clicking on the link given below. Admission fee is Rs. 1000/-. Candidates must send the completed application form along with a demand draft of Rs. 1000/- in favour of “DA-IICT” to the address given below.
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.
Research Groups
List of Faculty
Click here to download application form
The application form and the demand draft have to be sent to:
PG Admissions 2011
Dhirubhai Ambani Institute of Information and Communication
Technology,
Near Indroda Circle, Gandhinagar – 382 007, Gujarat
Tel: (079) 30520000
Fax: (079) 30520010
Email: pg_admissions@daiict.ac.in
Website: www.daiict.ac.in
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.
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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. 25,000/- 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.
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This prestigious fellowship provides substantial financial and other benefits to full-time students pursuing a PhD program in selected areas.
Eligibility:
- The scheme is open for fresh admissions in the PhD program. Students who are already admitted are not eligible.
- Students who are within 28 years of age, who have a first class throughout their education, and who wish to pursue research in broad areas of Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Information Systems, Information Technology and Software Engineering.
Period: For a maximum of four years or submission of thesis for PhD, whichever is earlier.
Stipend: Rs. 18,000 per month for the first two years and Rs.20,000 per month for the next two years.
Other Incentives:
- A student enrolled as TCS Research Scholar is eligible to receive support for paper presentation in one International refereed conference, held outside India, and two National/International refereed conferences, held in India, during his/her tenure.
- A TCS Research Scholar is eligible to continue as a Teaching Assistant of the institute: in that case he/she would be eligible for additional stipend of Rs. 7,500 per month from the institute, over and above the stipend provided by the Fellowship.
Selection: Institute will invite applications from students who are offered PhD admission, and recommend suitable candidates to TCS. TCS reserves the right of final selection.
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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
Students admitted with B Tech / BE / MSc/ MCA 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
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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 / MCA 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 who fails to clear the comprehensive examination in two attempts will have to discontinue from the 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 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.
Note: Candidates having qualifying degree in Humanities/Social Sciences/Arts will not be required to appear in the entrance test based on syllabus as given on this page. They will be asked to appear for interview and/or additional presentations/assignments.
DA-IICT accepts on-line applications for the PhD program throughout the year. The entrance test and interview are conducted at least twice in the year. Applicants who wish to be considered for the 2011-12 autumn semester must adhere to the following dates:
Filling of online Application Forms: Commences on |
24 October, 2011 |
Filling of online Application Forms: Closes on |
18 November, 2011 |
Last Date for receiving completed Application Form |
18 November, 2011 |
Entrance Test and interview
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30 November, 2011 |
Commencement of session |
3 January, 2012 |
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