IIT Bhubaneswar admits PhD students round the year under four windows. The Window-3 cut-off is 31 October 2026, the application fee is Rs 500 and is exempt for female candidates, and Institute PhD Scholars get the MoE assistantship.
IIT Kanpur has opened PG admission for the January 2027 semester in its PhD and MS (By Research) programmes. The last date to apply is 3 November 2026, the fee is Rs 500, and Institute Assistantship is available to non-sponsored students.
IIT Roorkee has opened PhD admission for the Spring Semester 2026-27. The last date to apply is 20 October 2026, the application fee is Rs 500, and the TCS Research Scholar Program pays up to Rs 75,000 a month.
VNIT Nagpur has opened M.Tech (Research) admission for the January 2027 session with 115 supernumerary seats. The last date to apply is 23 November 2026, GATE is not mandatory and five years of work experience is required.
VNIT Nagpur has opened PhD admission for the January 2027 session across 16 departments. The last date to apply is 2 November 2026, the application fee is Rs 500, and the Institute assistantship goes to GATE/NET-qualified full-time candidates.
NITK Surathkal has opened M.Tech (Research) and PhD admission for the Winter Session 2026-27. The last date to apply online is 1 November 2026, the PhD fellowship is Rs 37,000 a month, and GATE is not mandatory for M.E./M.Tech holders.
IIT Delhi has opened Ph.D. and M.S.(R) admission for the 2nd semester of 2026-27. The last date to apply is 29 October 2026, and the assistantship is Rs 37,000 a month.
NISER Bhubaneswar has opened PhD admission for the January 2027 session across six schools. The last date to apply is 1 November 2026, there is no application fee, and the fellowship is Rs 37,000 a month.
IIT Mandi has opened eight PhD calls for the January-July 2027 semester. Deadlines run from 21 October 2026 for Chemical Sciences to 4 November 2026 for Computing and Electrical Engineering.
AcSIR has opened PhD admission for the January 2027 session across its member CSIR, ICMR and DST institutes. The last date to apply is 31 October 2026, and a valid national JRF or SRF is required.