BITS Pilani PhD Admission 2021

PhD Program Offered
1.	Engineering - Chemical, Civil, Computer Science, Electrical & Electronics, Mechanical
2.	Science - Biological Sciences, Chemistry, Mathematics, Physics Pharmacy
3.	Economics & Finance, Humanities & Social Sciences, Management
BITS Pilani PhD Admission 2021 Important Dates
Admission Portal Open				16th January 2021
Last Date for filling application form online				05th February 2021
Declaration of shortlisted candidates (on BITS admission website)				10th February 2021

Date of Test/Interview				18th to 24th February 2021
Announcement of admission offers to PhD Programmes (on BITS admission website)				01st March 2021
Reporting of selected students in respective campus				08th March 2021
Date of Registration				10th March 2021
Eligibility Criteria for BITS Pilani PhD Admission 2021
M.E./M.Tech./M.Pharm./MBA/M.Phil. or an equivalent Degree with a minimum of 60% aggregate in the qualifying examination
M.Sc./B.E./B.Pharm. or an equivalent degree with a minimum of 60% aggregate in the qualifying examination

For admissions to Humanities and Social Sciences, candidates with an M.A. degree and a minimum of 55% aggregate may apply.

BITS Pilani PhD Admission 2021 Application Process

Interested and eligible  candidates can apply online through the official website https://www.bitsadmission.com/

Candidates will need to register online prior to filling the application form. A registered mobile number and email ID will be required to generate a username and password essential for filling the application form.

While filling the application form online, candidates are required to give preferences of the campus or campuses to which they wish to apply for. Please refer to Department openings with regard to Full and Part-time student admission prior to filling the application form.

The completed application form along with the prescribed application fee should be submitted online by the prescribed deadline Candidates are advised to take a printout of the filled form and retain it for further reference.

Application Fee

Application Fee			Rs. 2600/-
Mode of Payment			Through online Credit Card/Debit Card/Net Banking

Selection will be based on Written Test and Interview.
Written Test
Candidates shortlisted for test in any of the following Departments:
A. Biological Sciences/Chemistry/Mathematics/Physics will have to write two tests. Test-I will be common to all disciplines and Test-II will be discipline-specific. The details of the tests are as follows:
Mode of Exam		Offline mode
Duration of Test		1 Hour
Test-I		30 multiple-choice type questions pertaining to General Science, Quantitative Reasoning & Analysis, and Research Aptitude.
Test-II		70 multiple-choice type questions covering

Marking Scheme

Each correct answer will be awarded two marks. 0.5 marks will be deducted for every wrong answer.

B. Humanities & Social Sciences/Economics will have to write two tests. Test-I will be common to both disciplines and Test-II will be discipline-specific.

Test-I

50 multiple-choice type questions pertaining to Reading Comprehension (2 Passages), Logical Reasoning & Analysis, and General Awareness.

Test-II

Test-II for candidates shortlisted in Humanities & Social Sciences will be discipline specific and subjective in nature.

Financial Assistance

• Full-time PhD students admitted into the PhD programme are eligible to be considered for fellowship of Rs. 28,000 or Rs. 31,000 per month as per intake qualifications. Consideration for fellowship will be as per Institute norms, details of which are available in the PhD brochure on the admission website.

• It will be obligatory on the part of every admitted full time student to undertake 8 to 10 hours (per week) of work as assigned to her/him by the Institute.

• For more details and to apply online, please visit the official website