An Institution of National Importance under the Ministry of Education, Government of India
Aizawl, Mizoram – 796012 | Website: https://www.nitmz.ac.in
Official admission portal: https://admission.nitmz.ac.in/PHDLogin.aspx
National Institute of Technology Mizoram invites applications for admission to its Ph.D. programme for the Spring Semester (January–June 2027) in the departments and research areas listed below. Applications are to be submitted online in accordance with the official admission notification and the instructions provided by the Institute.
Hiring/Admission Organization: National Institute of Technology Mizoram (NIT Mizoram)
Organization Profile: An Institution of National Importance under the Ministry of Education, Government of India.
Programme/Research Position: Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) – Spring Semester 2026–2027 (January–June 2027)
Admission Mode: Full-time and Part-time, subject to the categories advertised for each department.
Application Mode: Online
Application Portal: https://admission.nitmz.ac.in/PHDLogin.aspx
Institute Website: https://www.nitmz.ac.in
Departments, Categories and Research Areas
1. Electronics and Communication Engineering (ECE)
Advertised categories: Full-time (Regular, Sponsored, Self-financed and Project Staff), Part-time; Visvesvaraya Ph.D. Scheme (Part-time).
Specialization/Research areas: Nano-microelectronics; green nanotechnology; solid-state electronics; semiconductor devices; VLSI; biosensors; IoT; optoelectronic devices; nanoelectronics; nanomaterials; quantum ATK; RF devices; antennas; metamaterials; microwave imaging; MMIC; wireless communication; THz technology; microwave communication and devices; image processing; electromagnetics; device modelling and simulations, including TCAD; VLSI system-level design on FPGA; Zero Capacitor RAM (ZRAM); capacitorless 1T DRAM; capacitorless memory design; TCAD simulation and modelling of compound semiconductors (III–V devices), including AlGaN/GaN HEMTs.
2. Electrical Engineering (EE)
Advertised categories: Full-time (Regular, Sponsored, External Funding such as CSIR, UGC, NBHM, DST Inspire or another national-level fellowship) and Part-time.
Specialization/Research areas: Micro-grid; integration and control of non-conventional energy sources; power systems; battery- and electric-vehicle-based power management and control; high voltage; power and energy systems; renewable energy systems; power electronics and machine drive systems; control systems and control engineering; magnetic levitation and magnetic bearing systems; smart grid and e-mobility; energy management; power-electronics converter design; electric drives and control; e-mobility energy management; electric-vehicle and EV-charging-station design; high-gain DC–DC, DC–AC and multiport converters.
3. Computer Science and Engineering (CSE)
Advertised categories: Full-time (Regular, Sponsored, Self-financed) and Part-time; Visvesvaraya Ph.D. Scheme (Full-time).
Specialization/Research areas: Natural Language Processing; machine learning and deep learning; social robotics; artificial intelligence; computer vision applications; deep-learning applications; wireless network communication; computer architecture; in-memory computing architecture; neuromorphic computing architecture; ReRAM-based memory and logic design; quantum computing and steganography; knowledge graph and edge computing; drone vision and applications; tiny deep learning.
4. Mechanical Engineering (ME)
Advertised categories: Full-time (Regular, Sponsored, Self-financed and Project Staff) and Part-time.
Specialization/Research areas: Fluid and thermal engineering (energy conversion technology, drying technology, solar energy and wind energy); hydro-kinetic energy; aerodynamics; optimization techniques; computational fluid dynamics; industrial engineering and management; materials; automation in welding; solid-state welding; underwater welding; residual stress and distortion; AI and ML in manufacturing; additive manufacturing; 3D printing; laser-material interaction; laser powder bed fusion (LPBF); direct energy deposition (DED); metal-matrix composites; laser cladding; advanced manufacturing processes; metal forming; computational material modelling; finite-element analysis; meshless modelling; machine learning in metal forming; physics-informed neural networks (PINN).
5. Civil Engineering (CE)
Advertised categories: Full-time (Regular, Sponsored, Self-financed) and Part-time.
Specialization/Research areas: Transportation Engineering; Environmental Engineering.
6. Basic Science – Chemistry
Advertised categories: Full-time (Regular, Sponsored, External Funding such as CSIR, UGC or another national-level fellowship).
Specialization/Research areas: Heterogeneous catalysis; biomass valorisation; nanomaterials; waste-to-energy; sustainable energy; organic transformations; computational and AI-assisted catalyst design for homogeneous and heterogeneous catalysis; colloids and surface chemistry.
7. Basic Science – Mathematics
Advertised categories: Full-time (Regular, Sponsored, External Funding such as CSIR, UGC, NBHM, DST Inspire or another national-level fellowship).
Specialization/Research areas:
- Numerical methods for fractional PDEs; numerical approximations of fractional derivatives; variable- and distributed-order PDEs; operational matrix methods;
- Bilevel programs with nonconvex lower-level programs; mathematical programs with equilibrium, switching and vanishing constraints; nonsmooth and nonconvex optimization under manifold environments; stability and sensitivity for optimization and optimal-control problems; semi-infinite programs; optimality conditions and numerical algorithms for optimization.
- Nonlinear partial differential equations, integrable systems, exact solutions and soliton theory.
8. Basic Science – English
Advertised categories: Full-time (Regular, Sponsored, External Funding such as UGC/NET-JRF, self-financed) and Part-time.
Specialization/Research areas: Ecocriticism and Environmental Humanities; Blue Humanities; Feminist and Gender Studies; Children’s and YA Literature; Digital Humanities; AI, Literature and Digital Culture; Climate Fiction and Anthropocene Studies.
9. Centre for Interdisciplinary Research (CIR)
Advertised categories: Full-time (Regular, Sponsored, Project Staff) and Part-time.
Specialization/Research areas: Any specialization across the departments. The notification states that Ph.D. scholars under CIR will also be counted in the total number of scholars under the relevant faculty.
Eligibility Criteria
Ph.D. in Engineering
Applicants must hold a Master’s degree in Engineering/Technology (M.E./M.Tech./M.Sc. etc.) from a recognized University/Institute with a minimum CGPA of 6.5 on a 10-point scale or 60% marks in the qualifying examination; OR a Bachelor’s degree in Engineering/Technology in a relevant area with a minimum CGPA of 7.5 or 70% marks and a valid GATE score. A valid GATE score is required only for applicants seeking admission under the Full-time Regular category.
NIT Mizoram-specific provision: Third-year B.Tech. students of NIT Mizoram who have completed the sixth semester and have CGPA 8.0 or above are eligible for the Regular category. NIT Mizoram Dual-Degree and M.Tech. candidates who have completed the first year (second semester) with CGPA 8.0 or above are also eligible for the Regular category. These candidates are exempt from the GATE/NET requirement and will receive Institute Fellowship as Full-time Regular category students for five years for completion of the Ph.D. A Research Proposal-cum-Statement of Purpose in the proposed research area, aligned with the concerned supervisor’s research area, is required.
Ph.D. in Science
A Master’s degree in Chemistry or Mathematics from a recognized University/Institute with a minimum CGPA of 6.5 on a 10-point scale or 60% marks in the qualifying examination.
Ph.D. in Humanities and Social Sciences
A Master’s degree in Arts/Commerce/Social Sciences from a recognized University/Institute with a minimum CGPA of 6.0 on a 10-point scale or 55% marks in the qualifying examination.
Relaxation: SC, ST and PwD candidates receive a relaxation of 0.5 CGPA or 5% marks. Conversion between CGPA and percentage is not permitted.
Written Test and Interview
All candidates must qualify the NIT Mizoram Written Test and Interview for Ph.D. admission. The written-test syllabus will be the same as that specified for the GATE/NET examination in the respective discipline. Candidates with external funding such as CSIR-JRF, UGC-JRF, NBHM or DST Inspire are exempt from the written test.
Ph.D. Categories
Full-time Regular: Receives assistantship from the Institute or a fellowship from a recognized funding agency, subject to Institute norms and other qualifications.
Full-time Sponsored: Sponsored by a recognized R&D organization, institute or industry to conduct research; no fellowship is provided by the Institute.
Full-time External Funding: Receives a fellowship from a recognized funding agency such as CSIR-JRF, UGC-JRF, NBHM or DST Inspire, subject to Institute norms and other qualifications.
Full-time Self-financed: Works full-time toward the degree without an Institute fellowship.
Full-time Project Staff: Receives fellowship from a sponsored project and works full-time toward the degree. If the project ends before the Ph.D. is awarded, the category changes to Self-financed.
Part-time: The candidate must be employed and does not receive an Institute fellowship. Permanent employees must provide an NOC from their employer. Direct Ph.D. admission after B.Tech. is not applicable to the Part-time category.
Admission under this notification will be made only in the categories advertised for each department.
How to Apply
- Submit the online application at https://admission.nitmz.ac.in/PHDLogin.aspx after carefully reading the advertisement and portal instructions.
- Upload self-attested copies of the required supporting documents to the application portal.
- Download the prescribed Research Proposal Form from the portal, complete and sign it, and upload it with the application. Applications without the Research Proposal Form will not be considered.
- Pay the application fee through the portal before submitting the application: ₹500 for General/OBC and ₹200 for SC/ST/PwD candidates. Women candidates are exempt from the application fee.
- Candidates applying under relevant categories must submit the prescribed forms: Form I – Sponsorship Letter (Sponsored category); Form II – NOC from the Institute (Project Staff category); Form III – NOC from the employer (Part-time category); Form IV – Sponsoring an Employee for Ph.D. Programme for External registration; Form V – NOC for NIT Mizoram Employee–Part-time category. Only formats prescribed in the Institute’s Ph.D. Regulations will be accepted.
- Enter a correct contact number and email address in the application portal.
- Shortlisted candidates for the Written Test and Interview will be listed on the Institute website or informed by email by the respective Head of Department.
- Applicants must produce a hard copy of the complete application and supporting documents at the Written Test/Interview, or as instructed by the Institute. Failure to produce originals or discovery of incorrect claims during verification may result in automatic cancellation of candidature.
- The final list of selected candidates will be published on the Institute website. Candidates should check the website regularly for changes or additions to the notification.
Important Dates
| Online application and document-upload deadline | 10 November 2026, up to 5:00 PM |
| Display of provisionally shortlisted candidates | 17 November 2026 |
| Written Test and Interview | 26–30 November 2026 |
| Display of final list of selected candidates | 4 December 2026 |
| Registration, original-document verification, online fee payment and joining | 13–15 January 2027 |
| Start of semester and commencement of classes | 13 January 2027 |
Contact and Additional Information
For application queries: Candidates may contact the concerned Head of Department.
Institute contact: Registrar, National Institute of Technology Mizoram
Telephone: 0389-2391236 / 2391774 / 2391699
Email: [email protected]
The number of candidates selected in each department will be decided by the Competent Authority. The Institute may publish modifications, changes or additions to the advertisement on its website.
