PhD Admissions

CSE Research Symposium

The IITD CSE Department and ACES-ACM (IITD chapter of ACM) are organizing a symposium on 19th and 20th April 2024. The symposium will feature talks by CSE PhD students and invited speakers Indrajit Bhattacharya (TCS) and Akash Lal (Microsoft). Click here to find out more!

Winter System School

IITD CSE department is organizing a winter systems school We will study classic and contemporary topics in program analysis and optimization, taught by Sorav Bansal and Kumar Madhukar. Click to find out more

CS Theory Winter School

IIT Delhi's CSE department is organizing a winter school on theoretical computer science from December 11 to 14, 2023. Click to find out more and apply by October 31, 2023.

CSE student receives gold medal

Our student Archit Bubna (2019CS10331) has received the President's Gold Medal during Convocation 2023. Congratulations Archit!

Winter Systems School

IITD CSE department is organizing a winter systems school where we will study two computer systems areas: cybersecurity and cloud computing. Click to find out more and apply by Oct 15th.

CS Theory Winter School

IITD CSE department is organizing a winter school on theoretical computer science during Dec 5-9, 2022. Click to find out more and apply by Oct 25!

Prof. Balakrishnan named ACM Fellow

Prof. M. Balakrishnan was named an ACM Fellow (2021) for his contributions to system-level design, embedded systems and assistive technologies. He received this award at ACM's 75th Anniversary Celebration on June 10, 2022 in San Francisco, USA.

Announcements

General

PhD/MSR Counselling session link on 18 March,2023(11 AM-12:30 PM).

Eligible M.Tech applications as per our shortlisting criteria. Eligible does not mean selected.

M.Tech 2021 shortlisting criteria (link)

IIT Delhi is participating in COAP Round 3.

Jobs

Please See bleow details for CSE Faculty Recruitment

CSE Faculty Recruitment:

Click here for CSE Faculty Recruitment

Students who wish to be UG TAs should fill the following form

https://forms.office.com/r/Lt6U6K2bVU

Admissions and Results

PhD/MSR Selection Process and Shortlisting Criteria @ Dept. of CSE (May 2023). Click here

M.Tech Shortlisting Criteria and Other information for May 2023 (click here)

M.Tech Shortlisting Criteria and Other information for May 2023 Coming soon

PhD/MSR Selection Process and Shortlisting Criteria @ Dept. of CSE (Dec 2022). Click Here

Courses

Course offerings in 2022 Diwali Semester

Course offerings in 2022 Holi Semester

PhD Admissions

Admission to PhD programme in Computer Science

[ Program ] [ Admissions ] [ Rules ] [ FAQ ]

There are two different ways in which you can register for a Ph.D. in CSE at IITD.
Full-Time : The candidate resides on the IIT campus for the entire duration of the Ph.D. programme. This residency requirement can be reduced with the consent of the student's advisor but the department expects that every student will be resident for at least 3 years.
Part-Time : The candidate should be working in an industry/organisation involved in computer science research/teaching and located within 50 kms of IIT.

Candidates working more than 50 kms away from IIT Delhi should keep in mind that they would have to take at least 3 years leave from work to be able to pursue Ph.D. at IIT Delhi.

Eligibility : The candidate should be a
M.Tech. in Computer Science or a related discipline (Computer Technology, Computer Engineering, Information Technology, Electronics and Communication etc).
B.E./B.Tech/M.Sc. in Computer Science or related discipline or MCA with a valid GATE score in CS/IT/ECE
M.Sc in Maths/Physics/Statistics with a valid GATE score in their subject

Graduates in Science/Engineering with an outstanding academic record and a valid GATE score in their subject can also be considered for admission.

Admission Procedure:
Download the application form from the IIT Delhi web-site by following the Admissions tab.
Fill the form and attach a draft for Rs 300 made payable to the "Registrar, IIT Delhi" at New Delhi.
Also attach a curriculum vitae listing your academic record, Industrial/Research Experience, Research Publications (also include a copy of your best publication), academic honors and awards etc.
Send the application to the "Assistant Registrar, Post Graduate Section. IIT, Hauz Khas, New Delhi 110016
The application can be sent at any time of the year.

After looking at your application we will decide (usually within a month) whether to invite you for an interview. Shortlisting criteria for previous admissions can be checked here for reference. You would be informed of the decision by email. The interview would test your familiarity with basic concepts in Computer Science and your ability to analyze and formulate a solution to a problem.

Candidates applying from abroad will also have to appear, in person , for an interview. Such candidates should specify the approximate period when they plan to be in the country so that we can pick the interview dates suitably.