Application Process FAQ

To apply to The Academy visit click here… and fill in the online EOI form. More information on the applications process is available on this page. Is there any age limit, especially on upper side? No there is no age limit. Anyone can apply as long as they have an interest in a PhD and the relevant background qualifications.

Proficiency in English is essential. This is assessed on the basis of your language of instruction, the manner in which you respond to specific questions asked of you in the Form-A and also your responses during your face-to-face interview. Although your GRE/GATE/IELTS/TOEFL scores are not essential, they will be considered as part of the assessment process if available.

Proficiency in English is essential. This is assessed on the basis of your language of instruction, the manner in which you respond to specific questions asked of you in the Form-A and also your responses during your face-to-face interview. Although your GRE/GATE/IELTS/TOEFL scores are not essential, they will be considered as part of the assessment process if available. Your IELTS scores are essential at the time of your Visa application for visiting Australia. So if you do not have IELTS you will need to sit IELTS prior to your study tour to Australia.

Although there is no formal GPA cut off or course pre-requisites, it would be hard to accept you into a PhD program without formal training in areas that relate to the key research themes of The Academy. Available at: click here… The current focus of The Academy is attracting top student in the fields of Engineering and Technology .The Academy will assess each applicant on its merits and provide extra course work prior to commencing a PhD in areas of need.

Although there is no formal GPA cut off or course pre-requisites, it would be hard to accept you into a PhD program without formal training in areas that relate to the key research themes of The Academy. Available at: click here… The current focus of The Academy is attracting top student in the fields of Engineering and Technology .The Academy will assess each applicant on its merits and provide extra course work prior to commencing a PhD in areas of need.

You can apply if you are in the final year of your BTech, MTech, ME or MSc. Those students that are not completing their Master's or their Bachelors degree until next year should consider applying in next year’s selection round. The program is open to all candidates with a first class Master's degree in Engineering or Science from a reputed university or a Bachelors/Master's degree (with a high GPA) from the IIT’s, NIT’s or BITS.If you are applying in the December intake of a year and will be completing your current course only in May the following year, wait for the June intake.

There are 2 intakes per year, in June and December.

You will be provided with scholarship information at the interview IF you are successful. The scholarship amounts are very attractive and exceed that which you would receive under other prevailing schemes.

The program is open to all candidates with a first class Master's degree in Engineering or Science from a reputed university or a Bachelors/Master's degree (with a high GPA) from the IIT’s, NIT’s or BITS.

The program will typically take 3-4 years depending on your efforts and progress.

The program is a full-time commitment that will involve an intensive study schedule. It is not recommended that a working professional will be able to manage the work-load on a part-time basis whilst holding down a full-time job. The generous scholarship, accommodation options available at IIT Bombay are aimed to provide an above market rate to manage living expenses whilst undertaking a PhD.

There will be fees levied at IIT Bombay that will need to be paid. Fees at Monash University have been waived for this program.

There are a limited number of such rooms available. However chances of getting married accommodation are very slim.

Students will apply mainly against/to projects that are already specified. In some cases it may be possible for the student to specify their own project. The full list of projects that are on offer (listed by Academy Theme) are available at: click here…

Initially you will be “allocated” to a project and at least two supervisors — one at IIT Bombay and one at Monash University. You will need to do some amount of course-work prior to being confirmed as a PhD student in The Academy. The number of credits of course-work that you need to do will depend on your Bachelors and Master's degrees. If you have a Master's degree, you will need to do one semester of course-work although this could be greater, depending on the courses that you have taken during your Bachelors and Master's degrees. If you have a Bachelors degree, you will need to undertake a minimum of two semesters of course-work. In your course-work, a CPI of at least 8.0 is required in order to “convert” to a PhD. You will need to give a “transfer seminar” within six months of completing your course-work. This is when you will be required to present and defend a satisfactory research proposal. At the end of every year after that you will need to provide an Annual Progress Seminar and a progress report.

Yes there is a fee that is payable at IIT Bombay for each semester. Monash University has waived its fees for this program. The IIT Bombay fees are as applicable to other IIT Bombay PhD students.

The timing of your study visit to Monash University, Australia will depend on the nature of your research project, the needs of your research and the views of your co-supervisors.

We suggest that you keep regular contact with both supervisors through email, face-to-face interactions, phone, video-conferencing, web, collaboration technologies, voice-over-IP (VoIP) phone technologies and so on. Candidates will be required to discuss progress with both their IIT Bombay/ Monash University and site-based supervisors in person, at least once every calendar month (part-time candidates) or fortnightly (full-time candidates).

The fields that relate to TOEFL score and year are “free format”. So feel free to include the year you took an equivalent exam (say IELTS) and mention “(IELTS)” in brackets.

Please indicate in the EOI application (or Form A application) that you have taken the relevant exam and that you expect the results by a certain date. Bring your results with you to the interview, if you are successful.

Yes.