Open PhD Positions
Open PhD Positions
Applications are invited from eligible candidates for admission to the full-time PhD program commencing in Spring 2027. Positions are available across a wide range of interdisciplinary fields, including Biosystems Engineering & Human Health, Robotics & Deep Learning, Computer Science & AI/ML, Environment & Clean Energy, Natural Sciences, Humanities, Language and Linguistics.
Details of faculty members currently accepting PhD scholars for the Spring 2027 intake are provided below.
| Faculty | Research Topic | Openings |
|---|---|---|
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Faculty Alok Ranjan |
Research Topic Applied Microeconomics : Urban Economics and Labor Economics |
Openings 1 |
|
Faculty Ankur Nahar |
Research Topic Computer Networks : Vehicular Ad-hoc Networking and Edge Computing |
Openings 1 |
|
Faculty Anupam Sobti |
Research Topic Physics-inspired Machine Learning and Graph Neural Networks : Urban Mobility and Hydrology |
Openings 1 |
|
Faculty Deepan Muthirayan |
Research Topic Reinforcement Learning and Computer Science |
Openings 1 |
|
Faculty Dhiraj Sinha |
Research Topic Electronics, Sensors, Microsystems and Electromagnetism : Physics and Electronics |
Openings 1 |
|
Faculty Jenny Tilsen |
Research Topic Humanities and Social Sciences : Science and Technology Studies, Ethics, Qualitative Research Methods and Education |
Openings 1 |
|
Faculty Mayank Ratan Bhardwaj |
Research Topic Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence : Game Theory and AI for Social Good |
Openings 1 |
|
Faculty Praveen Kumar |
Research Topic Quantum Materials and Devices : Physics, Chemistry, Electronics and Nanotechnology |
Openings 3 |
|
Faculty Raavi Aggarwal |
Research Topic Economics : Environmental Economics and Development Economics |
Openings 1 |
|
Faculty Rajesh Sharma |
Research Topic Ethical and Responsible AI, Social Computing, Computational Social Science, NLP, Social Network Analysis |
Openings 2 |
|
Faculty Saeed Salehi |
Research Topic Theoretical Computer Science : Mathematical Logic and Computation Theory |
Openings 2 |
|
Faculty Sandeep Manjanna |
Research Topic Applied Machine Learning, Reinforcement Learning, Robotics, Computer Vision and Perception |
Openings 1 |
|
Faculty Shashank Tamaskar |
Research Topic Computer Science and Applications : Deep Learning |
Openings 2 |
|
Faculty Shashikant Pawar |
Research Topic Mechanical Engineering : Fluid Dynamics and Heat Transfer |
Openings 1 |
|
Faculty Shiv Issar |
Research Topic Sociology : Sociology of Science and Technology |
Openings 1 |
|
Faculty Siddharth |
Research Topic Artificial Intelligence : Human-AI Interaction |
Openings 2 |
|
Faculty Sunita Chauhan |
Research Topic AI in Healthcare and Early Cancer Detection : Digital Twins for AI-based Integrated Multimodal Radiomics using CT, MRI, ultrasound and metadata for early cancer detection and predictive analysis |
Openings 1 |
|
Faculty Suresh Kumar |
Research Topic Mathematical Modelling and Bayesian Data Analysis in Neuroscience |
Openings 2* |
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Faculty Swagata Halder |
Research Topic DNA Damage Response and Biochemistry |
Openings 1 |
|
Faculty Vishal Garg |
Research Topic Built Environment and Technology Adoption |
Openings 1 |
*Candidates who have their own source of funding, such as a JRF from UGC, CSIR or DBT, an industry-sponsored fellowship, a funded research project, or any other recognized source, are particularly encouraged to apply.