Ph.D. Admissions
To be considered for admission to Autumn 2024-25 semester the candidates must have filled the application form available at IIT Bombay academic office website link. For any further queries contact syscon_office[at]sc.iitb.ac.in
Ph. D. Admissions - Academic year (2024-25) .
Online interviews for the autumn semester Ph.D. admissions will be conducted on 7th and 8th May 2024.
Online interviews for the autumn semester Ph.D. admissions will be conducted on 7th and 8th May 2024.
- Eligible candidates will be called for a preliminary interview on 7th May 2024.
- Based on the performance in the preliminary interview, some of the candidates will be shortlisted for a detailed interview on 8th May 2024.
- The list of shortlisted candidates will be made available on this webpage.
- All the interviews will be held online. Details regarding the online process will be sent to the candidates via email by the department.
Eligibility for Admission
Admitted Students
All students admitted to the doctoral program in Systems and Control have to register and clear a minimum of 6 courses (including 4 compulsory courses.) This course requirement is normally completed within two or three semesters of joining the program.
Candidates with a B.E./B.Tech./M.E./M.Tech. in any branch of Engineering or M.Sc. (Physics or Mathematics) - with First Class or 60% marks (55% for SC/ST) are eligible to apply for the doctoral program in Systems and Control. Eligible candidates will be called for a preliminary interview and then some of them will be shortlisted for a detailed interview based on their performance in the preliminary interview. Candidates should be prepared to be examined on several of the following topics:
- Classical control including stability, root locus, Bode plots, Nyquist plots and compensator design
- State-space methods including controllability, observability and feedback control design
- Basics of dynamical systems
- Calculus and ordinary differential equations
- Elementary linear algebra
- Basic optimization techniques
- Basics of probability and statistics
Admitted Students
All students admitted to the doctoral program in Systems and Control have to register and clear a minimum of 6 courses (including 4 compulsory courses.) This course requirement is normally completed within two or three semesters of joining the program.
To be considered for admission to Autumn 2024-25 semester the candidates must have filled the application form available at IIT Bombay academic office website link. For any further queries contact syscon_office[at]sc.iitb.ac.in