The Ministry of Electronics and IT (MeitY) of the Government of India has launched Phase II of the Visvesvaraya PhD Scheme for Electronics and IT. This initiative aims to foster research in Electronics System Design and Manufacturing (ESDM) and IT and IT Enabled sectors. Following the proposal submitted by PTU, the institute has been allocated two full-time Ph.D seats (including one in the C2S programme) 2025-26. For more information, visit the official website: https://phd.digitalindiacorporation.in/home

Electronics and Communication Engineering   -  1 seat (FT)

(includes 1 seat in C2S programme)

Analog VLSI Design, Embedded System Design, Signal Processing, 5G/6G Wireless Communication, AI/ML for Communication Cryptography and Network Security, Optical communication and Computer Networks

Computer Science and Engineering   -  1 seat (FT)

Artificial Intelligence, Big Data,  Cyber Security,  Data Mining, Data Warehousing, Distributed Systems and Cloud Computing, Machine Learning,  Natural Language Processing, Neuron Networks, Pattern Recognition, Virtual reality

 1 seat (FT)

Admission to the above mentioned seats under Visveswaraya scheme will be filled based on the merits and performance in the written exam and interview.

If no candidate is found eligible, then the seat allotted to CSE department  will be transferred to other departments

Highlights

Financial Support for Full-time PhD candidates under Visvesvaraya PhD Scheme: Fellowship: Fellowship: Rs. 38,750 per month in 1st and 2nd year and @Rs. 43,750 per month in 3rd, 4th and 5th years of PhD. (support till PhD completion or 5 years whichever is earlier). Research Contingency Grant Support: An amount of Rs. 1,20,000/Year/Full-time PhD candidate for support duration of PhD candidate.