Archive · 8 Oct 2026
NIT Patna Opens PhD Admissions for July-December 2026 Session
NIT Patna is inviting people to apply for PhD study for the July to December 2026 term.
The available places are part of a scheme focused on electronics and information technology.
There are two seats: one full-time place with a fellowship and one part-time place without that fellowship.
Applicants need to meet the education requirements set by the institute.
Some applicants also need a valid GATE, UGC-NET or CSIR-NET score, while sponsored applicants are exempt from that requirement.
The selection process can include a test and an interview.
Applicants must submit their forms and fees online by October 25, though the article does not state the deadline year.
The listed first-semester fee is Rs 59,750, not including hostel or meal costs.
NIT Patna is accepting applications for its PhD programme under the Visvesvaraya PhD Scheme for July-December 2026.
Applications and the fee must be submitted online by October 25; the article does not specify the year for this deadline.
The scheme offers two seats in Electronics and IT: one full-time seat with a fellowship and one part-time seat without it.
Admission involves eligibility screening and a departmental test and/or interview; part-time candidates may be called directly for an interview.
Application fees are Rs 1,500 for General, OBC and EWS candidates and Rs 750 for SC, ST and PwD candidates; first-semester fees are Rs 59,750, excluding hostel and mess charges.
- Who
- The National Institute of Technology Patna is inviting eligible applicants to its PhD programme.
- What
- Applications are open for two PhD seats under the Visvesvaraya PhD Scheme for Electronics and IT: Phase-II.
- When
- The programme is for July-December 2026; the application deadline is October 25, with no year specified for that date in the article.
- Where
- NIT Patna, India; applications are submitted through the institute's website.
- Why
- To admit PhD candidates in the scheme's Electronics System Design and Manufacturing and IT/ITES areas.
- Programme session
- July-December 2026
- Application deadline
- October 25; year not specified in the article
- Available seats
- Two: one full-time with a fellowship and one part-time without the full-time fellowship
- Eligible departments
- Electronics and Communication Engineering, Computer Science and Engineering, and Electrical Engineering
- Application fee
- Rs 1,500 for General, OBC and EWS; Rs 750 for SC, ST and PwD
- First-semester fee
- Rs 59,750, excluding hostel and mess charges
- Selection
- Screening test and/or interview; part-time candidates may be called directly for interview