Thapar University, P.O. Box 32, Patiala, Pin -147004
The Thapar University is today recognized among the leading privately managed grant-in-aid engineering institutions of the country and the best of its kind in the north-western region of India. NAAC, an Autonomous Institution of UGC, has accredited Thapar University at the B++ level among Deemed Universities with Institutional score of 82%.
ADMISSION TO PhD PROGRAMME
ELIGIBILITY
(i) A candidate seeking admission to the PhD programme must have obtained ME/MTech/MPhil/ MCA/MSc/MA
or equivalent degree in relevant discipline with minimum of 6.00 CGPA (on 10 point-scale) or 55% marks in
aggregate where marks are awarded or NET qualified.
(ii) In exceptional cases, candidates with BE/BTech degree or equivalent in respective discipline with excellent
academic record, minimum CGPA of 9.00 (on 10 point scale) or in marks 80% in aggregate, may be
considered for direct admission. Relaxation of CGPA to 7 on a 10 point scale or in marks to 65% for the
minimum eligibility conditions may be permitted for candidates with a BE/BTech degree or equivalent who
have a minimum of 3 years of professional and/or research experience in the area in which the admission is
sought. However, candidates admitted with BE/BTech or equivalent qualification will be registered for PhD
after successful completion of at least four post-graduate level courses as prescribed by the concerned
Department/School within a period of two years from the date of provisional registration. A minimum CGPA
of 6 on a 10-point scale should be earned in the courses prescribed by the concerned Department/School.
(iii) Part-time studies leading to PhD degree are permitted for local professionally employed personnel such as
working engineers, scientists and teachers from R&D establishments Corporate Sectors and recognised
educational institutions. Candidates working within a radius of 100 KM should be a regular employee of the
organisation at the time of admission and be engaged in professional work in the area to which admission is
sought.
(iv) Candidates from R&D establishment, Corporate Sectors and recognised educational institutions (recognised by
the University) may be considered for admission as external candidates. Such candidates would be required to
work in the University for a minimum period of 6 months in one or two spells.
Notes:
(a) No residency requirement for TU qualified candidates.
(b) Part-time candidates are required to submit the “No Objection Certificate” from their parent
organisations/departments/schools/centres stating that the candidate is permitted to pursue studies on a part-time
basis and that the candidate’s official duties permit him to devote sufficient time for research.
(c) In case of FN candidates, Research VISA endorsed to TU is required.
GENERAL INFORMATION
TU offers PhD programme in almost all specializations of Engineering, Technology, Management and Sciences in
the following Departments/Schools of the University (currently 251 PhD candidates are working for their PhD
degrees in the University.
DEPARTMENTS
Biotechnology & Environmental Sciences Department
Agro-Biotechnology, Plant Biotechnology, Bioremediation, Microbial Ecology, Food Technology, Food process and
Safety, Plant Microbe Interaction, Tissue culture, Sustainable Agriculture, Bioinformatics.
Chemical Engineering Department
Bio-Chemical Engineering, Environmental Pollution, Mass Transfer, Pulp & Paper, polymers and composites,
process Development, Mathematical Modelling and Simulation.
Civil Engineering Department
Structural Engineering, Geo-technical, Engineering, Transportation Engineering, Construction Engineering and
Management and Computer Aided Design.
Computer Science & Engineering Department
Bio-Informatics, Software Engineering, Parallel & Distributed Computing, DNA & Quantum Computing, Network
& Information Security, VLSI Design & Testing.
Electrical & Instrumentation Engineering Department
Optimal Power System Operation ; Electric Drives; Application of FACTS; Power Electronics ;Process Control &
Instrumentation, Artificial Intelligence Applications , Biomedical Instrumentation, Embedded systems .
Electronics & Communication Engineering Department
Semi-Conductor Devices, Micro-wave integrated circuits, solid State & thin films, Digital Signal processing;VLSI,
Mobile Communication, Optical Communication.
Mechanical Engineering Department
Heat Transfer; IC Engines; Energy Conservation and Management; Bearing & Lubrication; Computer Aided
Analysis & Design; Industrial Engineering & Robotics and Fluid Mechanics.
SCHOOLS
School of Physics & Materials Science
Solid State Physics; Materials Science; Nano Science; Liquid Crystal; Magnetic Material, Condensed Matter
Physics, Nuclear Physics.
School of Management & Social Sciences
Humanities, Arts and Management
School of Mathematics & Computer Applications
Operations Research; Functional Analysis; Reliability; Fourier Analysis; Biomathematics; Differential Equations;
Algebra; Pattern Recognition; Soft computing; Theory of fuzzy sets; Differential Geometry; Number Theory;
Topology.
School of Chemistry & Biochemistry
Inorganic Analytical Chemistry, Synthetic Organic Chemistry, Organometallic Chemistry, Environmental
Chemistry, Catalysis.
L M Thapar School of Management
Strategic Management, Strategic Cost Management, Marketing Management, Finance Management, Management of
IT & Infrastructure, IT Strategic deployment, IPR.
For details: http://thapar.edu
Researched by Maninder
