INFORMATION BROCHURE

Academic Session: 2024-2025 (Jan-May Semester)

Ph.D. Programmes (Full-Time/Part-Time)

NORTH EASTERN REGIONAL INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

[Deemed-to-be-University, under Section 3 of the UGC Act, 1956]
[Under the Ministry of Education, Govt. of India, New Delhi]
Arunachal Pradesh , Nirjuli – 791 109

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 Last date for submission of applications (offline) Thursday, November 28, 2024
with the requisite application fee
Issue of Admit Cards Wednesday, December 4, 2024

Date of Written Test Monday, December 16, 2024

Publication of the list of eligible candidates for Monday, December 16, 2024
Interview for admission to the Ph.D. programmes
[List will be displayed on the Institute
website]

Date of Interview of eligible candidates for Tuesday, December 17, 2024

admission to the Ph.D. programmes
Venue: Respective Departments/Centre

Date of the declaration of the results Monday, December 23, 2024

[Results will be displayed on the Institute
website]

1. About the Institute

The North Eastern Regional Institute of Science and Technology (NERIST) was set up by the
Government of India, initially as a project of the North Eastern Council, for providing a system of
education to create technical manpower at various levels for the development of the North Eastern
Region of the country. The foundation stone of the Institute was laid by late Giani Zail Singh, the
then President of India, on 4th March, 1984, and the first batch of students was admitted to the Base
Module in August, 1986, and subsequently, to Diploma and Degree Module. In addition to the
undergraduate programmes, the Institute also offers M.Sc., M.Tech., MBA (Full-Time), and Ph.D.
(both Full-Time and Part-Time) programmes.

The Institute attained the status of a Deemed-to-be-University under section 3 of the UGC Act,
1956, vide Notification No. F.9-15/2005-U.3, dated 31st May 2005 by Ministry of Education
(formerly, the Ministry of Human Resource Development), Government of India.

For detailed information about the Institute, please visit https://nerist.ac.in.

2. Vision and Mission of the Institute

Vision
To produce professionals with competency for pursuing excellence in Science and Technology
Education, Research, and Entrepreneurship with ethical values and social sensitivity for offering
specialized services to the society meeting the global requirements and standards in a multicultural
environment.

Mission
1) Creating a niche in the field of science and technology education and research through an
innovative modular system.

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2) Producing globally competitive technical and scientific manpower in different disciplines with
high ethical values, with particular reference to the North Eastern region.
3) Introducing in engineers/technologist and trainees a mind-set full of creativity to pursue
excellence with focus on stakeholders, accountability, environment and people.
4) Developing collaborations with world class R&D organizations, industries and educational
institutions in India and abroad for attaining excellence in teaching, research, and consultancy
practices.
3. Eligibility Criteria for Ph.D. Admission :

PROGRAMME ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA REMARKS

Doctor of Candidates having Master’s (i) Applicants, who wish to pursue
Philosophy (Ph.D.) Degree in Engineering and Ph.D. while in employment/service,
(Full-Time and Technology with 60% marks in need to submit an NoC (vide
Part- aggregate or CGPA of 6.5 on Annexure-I) from their respective
Time/Sponsored) 10-point scale and 55% marks in employers stating that s/he will be
aggregate in Sciences/ relieved for the study during the
Humanities and Social period of the programme, at the time
Sciences/Management for the of Admission.
General category. (ii) Sponsoring Certificate from the
employer (vide Annexure – II),
stating that period of study will be
treated as on-duty with usual
salary/allowances and s/he will be
relieved during the period of study.
Other rules and regulations will be
governed by the UGC/AICTE from
time to time.
*A relaxation of 5% will be given to the candidates belonging to SC/ST/PwD categories.

4. How to Apply for Ph.D. programmes:

Candidates may apply (offline) on the Format given by remitting a non-refundable and
non-transferable application fee of ₹1500.00 ( One thousand and five hundred) only in the
form of Demand Draft drawn in favour of Director, NERIST and payable at SBI NERIST
(Branch Code 18744) , NERIST , Arunachal Pradesh and should reach the Dean
(Academic), NERIST, Nirjuli, PIN -791 109, Arunachal Pradesh by Registered/Speed Post
only, latest by Thursday, November 28, 2024 till 5:00 PM.

Guidelines for filling the Offline Application Form:

1) Attested copy of NET/GATE/CAT/MAT/SLET/NET Lecturer Fellowship score card/ certificate
along with the educational qualifications and Passport size photographs 2(two nos) should be
attached with application form.
2) Attested copy of ST/SC/OBC (NCL)/EWS/PH. The OBC(NCL)/EWS should have the validity
of one year at the time of admission.

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 Important Notes for all applicants
Original certificates issued by the Competent Authority supporting your filled-in details will be
asked from you ONLY at the time of verification of documents/counselling-cum-admission. If
the data provided in the application are not supported by appropriate documents, then your
application/claim for admission shall be summarily rejected.

5. Departments
The Institute has eleven Academic Departments and one Centre. All the Departments have PG
and Ph.D. programmes except for the Department of Humanities and Social Sciences (HSS),
which offers only Ph.D. programme. The Centre for Management Studies (CMS) offers two-
year full time MBA and Ph.D. programmes.

The details about each Department and the Centre can be accessed through the respective URLs
given below:

A Departments :

Sl. NAME OF THE DEPARTMENT URL OF THE DEPARTMENT

No.
1. Agricultural Engineering (AE) https://www.nerist.ac.in/agriculture
2. Civil Engineering (CE) https://www.nerist.ac.in/civil
3. Computer Science & Engineering (CSE) https://www.nerist.ac.in/computer-science
4. Electronics & Communication https://www.nerist.ac.in/electronics
Engineering (ECE)
5. Electrical Engineering (EE) https://www.nerist.ac.in/electrical
6. Mechanical Engineering (ME) https://www.nerist.ac.in/mechanical
7. Forestry (FO) https://www.nerist.ac.in/forestry
8. Chemistry (CY) https://www.nerist.ac.in/chemistry
9. Mathematics (MA) https://www.nerist.ac.in/mathematics
10. Physics (PH) https://www.nerist.ac.in/physics
11. Humanities & Social Sciences (HSS) https://www.nerist.ac.in/humanities

B Centre
Sl. NAME OF THE CENTRE URL OF THE DEPARTMENT
No.
1. Centre for Management Studies https://www.nerist.ac.in/cms

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C. Department/Centre wise number of seats available & Area(s) of research for Ph.D.
admission :
Sl. Department No. of Areas of Research
No. available
seats
1. Agricultural 08 Ergonomics, Accident and injury prevention, Occupational
Engineering health, AI in machinery design, Farm Machinery & Power,
Impact of Climate Change on Water Resources, Hydrological
modelling, Cryosphere mapping/ modelling, Hydro-
informatics, Climate Change vulnerability and impact
studies, Ground water- surface water interaction, Remote
sensing application in water resources Engineering
2. Civil Engineering 15 Environmental Engineering, Water Resource Engineering,
Geotechnical Engineering, Earthquake Engineering,
Transportation Engineering, Traffic Engineering
3. Computer Science 22 Wireless Sensor Networks, Computer Vision and Pattern
& Engineering Recognition, AI/ML/DL, Data mining, MANet, Network
Security &Reliability, Information Security, Image and
Video Processing, Cognitive Radio Networks, Mobile Ad-
Hoc Networks
4. Electronics & 28 Communication Engineering, Sensors and Circuits, Low
Communication power Mixed signal Circuits and Systems Design, Wireless
Engineering Communication, Massive MIMO, IoT, ML, Biomedical
Signal Processing, lmage Processing and AI in health care
solutions, Semiconductor Devices, Bio-Sensors, VLSI circuit
and Digital Design, III-V Semiconductor, Microelectronics
5. Electrical 16 Control Systems, Missile Technology, Illumination
Engineering Engineering, Microprocessor Control & Instrumentation,
Power System Reliability, Electrical Machines and Drives,
Distributed Power Resources, Power & Energy, Power
Electronics, Drives & Control, Power system, & High
Voltage Technology, Power System Stability, Renewable
Energy and Distributed Generation, Microgrid and Smart
Grid System.
6. Mechanical 25 Heat Transfer and Fluid Mechanics, Conventional/Non-
Engineering conventional machining, Additive manufacturing, Soft
computing, Modelling and Optimization of machining
processes, Mechanical Vibration, Robotics, CAD/CAM,
Composite materials & Operation research, Machine Design,
Tribology of bearings, materials, Heat transfer, Rotor
dynamics, Optimization Technique for manufacturing, 3D
printing, IC Engines and Biomass energy studies,
Automation, Computational welding, WAAM, Industry 4.0
7. Chemistry 06 Electrochemical studies and applications of organometallic
compounds, Electrochemistry, atmospheric chemistry and
climate change, Synthetic Organic Chemistry
8. Physics 25 Spectroscopy, Energy Physics, Chemical Physics,
Microwave Electronics, Theoretical High Energy Physics,
Theoretical Condensed Matter Physics, Experimental
Condensed Matter Physics
9. Humanities & Social 07 Communication Theory and New Media
Sciences

6. Selection Procedure

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Institute shall admit Ph.D. students through an Entrance Test. The selection procedure is as follows:

1) A candidate with valid GATE score/NET including JRF (UGC/CSIR/ICAR) will be exempted
from entrance examination for admission in Ph.D. However, they have to mandatorily appear
in the interview conducted by the respective Departments/Centre.
2) The written examination shall be conducted for all those candidates who are not exempted from
the written test.
3) There will be a single question paper for each Department/Centre with 100 multiple-choice
questions of one mark each. There will be two sections in the question paper. The Section-A
will be of 50 marks from Research Methodology, which is common for all the Engineering,
Sciences, Humanities & Social Sciences Departments and the Centre for Management
Studies. The questions in Section-B will be from the respective Departments/Centre for
50 marks. For the syllabi of Ph.D. Entrance Test, please refer to Annexure – IV.
4) The cut-off to qualify the written test will be 50 marks including both the sections A and B. A
relaxation of 5% marks will be allowed in the entrance examination for the candidates
belonging to SC/ST/OBC (NCL)/Differently-abled/EWS categories.
5) The selection will be based on a weightage of 70% for the written test and 30% for the
performance in the interview.
6) Interview will be conducted by the respective Departments/Centre considering the following
aspects:
a) The candidate possesses the competence for the proposed research work.
b) The research area can be suitably undertaken at the institute level.
c) The proposed area of research can contribute to new/additional knowledge.
No separate letter will be sent for the written test and interview.

The selected list of the candidates will be displayed on the Institute website https://nerist.ac.in.

Any query in this regard may be made at the following Email ID : deanacad@nerist.ac.in and
following telephone numbers of NERIST EPBX: (0360) 2257401 to 11 Extn: 7268/7269; Fax No.
(0360) 2258533/2257470.

7. Admission Procedure for Ph.D. programme

1) The selected and wait listed candidates will be required to report to the Academic Section of
the Institute on the specified date for counselling-cum-admission and registration.
2) The dates & time of counselling-cum-admission and course registration of selected and
waitlisted candidates of Ph.D. shall be notified in due course of time.
3) Candidates must produce the relevant certificates and mark sheets of all examinations in
original for verification at the time of counselling-cum-admission.
4) Admission will be allowed subject to production of Medical Fitness Certificate and verification
of all certificates and mark sheets.
Important Note: Any deviation from the stated documentary proof for the chosen reservation
criteria mentioned in his/her application shall lead to rejection of his/her candidature. Proof of
eligibility against a reservation category, other than All India General category candidates, must
be produced at the time of counselling/admission.

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8. Fee Structure
Please refer to the Institute web site, https://nerist.ac.in for detailed fee structure.
9. Anti-Ragging Undertaking mandatory for all students
Ragging is banned in the Institute. Anyone, who is found indulging in ragging, directly or indirectly,
during the entire period of his/her study, will be punished as per the Institute rules.
Further, students must fill the Anti-ragging Undertaking on either of the following websites
www.amanmovement.org or www.antiragging.in and the hard copy of the Undertaking, as
received by email, should be submitted to the Institute at the time of admission and also at the
time of semester registration during July every year.

10. Scholarship for Ph.D. students

12.2 Ph.D. students

The Institute provides fellowships to all the full-time Ph.D. scholars who have qualified
GATE/NET. Institute fellowships are available for candidates who do not have GATE/NET scores
as per the institute norms. They may also apply for several other fellowships, including NFST,
INSPIRE, UGC-NET JRF, CSIR-NET JRF, based on their eligibility.

11. Leave for Ph.D. (Full-Time)

Grant of leave during the Ph.D. programme is subject to the provisions of the Academic Bye-Laws
(Master and Ph.D. Programmes) and other regulations as amended from time to time.

12. Hostel facility

Hostel accommodation to the students of Ph.D. Programmes (FT) will be provided in the institute
subject to the availability of seats in the hostel.

13. Ban on Picnic

Due to the regrettable incidents in the past wherein students lost their lives during river-side picnics,
the Institute has imposed a complete ban on picnics organised by the students. This decision is taken
to ensure the safety and well-being of the students.

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 Annexure – I

Format of No-Objection Certificate for Ph.D. (Full Time/Part time) program for employed
persons
(This should be typed on the letter head of the sponsoring organization)

Reference No. ___________

Date: __________________

To

The Director
NERIST
Nirjuli – 791 109
Arunachal Pradesh

Sub: No objection certificate

Sir/Madam,

It is hereby certified that Mr./Ms._________________________________ has been working in

this organization as ___________________________________________.

This organization has no objection to his/her being admitted to the Ph.D. programme at
NERIST, Nirjuli, from the session starting from _____________ as a Full Time/Part Time student.

Date: Signature:
Place: Name:
Designation:

Seal and Signature of sponsoring authority.

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 Annexure - II

Format of Sponsorship Certificate for Ph.D. program for employed persons

(This should be typed on the letter head of the sponsoring organization)

Reference No. ___________

Date: __________________

To

The Director
NERIST
Nirjuli – 791 109
Arunachal Pradesh

Sub: Sponsorship Certificate.

Sir/Madam,

Mr./Ms. ____________________________ who has been working in this organization

as __________________________is hereby sponsored for admission into the Ph.D.
programme at NERIST, from the session starting on ____________________________ as a
full time student.

The employee will be relieved from his/her duties in the organization to join the Ph.D.
programme of NERIST.

Date: Signature:
Place: Name:
Designation:

Seal and Signature of sponsoring authority.

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 Annexure - III

Format for No-Objection Certificate from Principal Investigator for project fellows
(This should be typed on the letter head of the sponsoring organization)

Reference No. ___________

Date: __________________

To

The Director
NERIST
Nirjuli – 791 109
Arunachal Pradesh

Sub: No objection certificate.

Sir/Madam,

Certified that Mr./Ms._____________________________________________, is working

as a _______________________ in the project (title of the Project)
___________________________ in the Department/Centre _________________ funded by
_______________ since___________. I have no objection in allowing him/her to join the Ph.D.
programme at NERIST under the category of project staff.

Further, he/she will be allowed to carry out his/her course work/research work of the Ph.D.
programme without hampering the project work.

Date: Signature:
Place: Name:
Designation:

Seal and Signature of sponsoring authority.

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 Annexure - IV

SYLLABI FOR Ph.D. ENRANCE TEST

SECTION A: RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
(For all subjects under Science/Engineering/Humanities/Social Sciences/Management)
Unit-I Research problem; Research objectives; Research methods, Types of research:
Descriptive, Analytical, Applied, Fundamental, Quantitative, Qualitative,
Conceptual and Empirical.

Unit-II Literature review: primary, secondary, e-resources, database sources; Formulation of

Hypotheses; Defining and formulating the research problems.

Unit-III Research design and methods: Randomize block design, Complete randomize design
and Latin squire design; Developing a research plan; Determining experimental and
sample designs; Sampling error.

Unit-IV Data Collection and analysis; Data Analysis with Statistical Packages - Hypothesis-
testing - Generalization and Interpretation; Computer Processing.

Unit-V Statistical Analysis: Introduction to Statistics – Probability Theories – Conditional

Probability, Poisson Distribution, Binomial Distribution and Properties of Normal
Distributions – Hypothesis Tests – One Sample Test – Two Sample Tests/Chi-Square
Test, Association of Attributes - Standard Deviation – Co-Efficient of Variations.
Statistical Applications – Correlation and Regression Analysis – Analysis of
Variance – Partial and Multiple Correlation.

Unit-VI Reporting and thesis writing; Types of report; Report writing; Bibliography;
Referencing; Presentation; Importance of effective communication; Copy right;
Intellectual Property Right and Patent Law; Plagiarism.

SECTION B:
(Syllabus of National Level Tests like GATE/NET/CAT/MAT etc. for their respective branch
subjects)

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 [To be filled at the time of admission]
NORTH EASTERN REGIONAL INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
[Under the Ministry of Education, New Delhi]
[Deemed to be University u/s 3 of the UGC Act, 1956]
Nirjuli 791109:: Arunachal Pradesh

ANTI-DRUG DECLARATION FORM TO BE SIGNED BY THE STUDENT

I ...................................................................................... (name) son/ daughter/ ward of
Mr./Mrs./Ms. ……………………………….……………………..(name) admitted to (course &
year ……………………………………………… in North Eastern Regional Institute of Science
& Technology (NERIST), Itanagar during the year 2024-25, hereby agree to the following terms:

1) I am aware that the possession, use, sale and distribution of alcohol/tobacco/any

psychoactive substances are wrong and harmful.

2) I shall refrain from using, being under the influence of, possessing, furnishing, distributing,
selling or conspiring to sell or possess, or being in the chain of sale or distribution of alcohol/
tobacco/any psychoactive substances within the premises of the institute/university or during any
sponsored activities by the institute/university.

3) I shall report to the authorities of the institution any irregular behaviour that I observe in relation
to the possession, use, sale and distribution of alcohol/tobacco/any psychoactive substances which
may have occurred at the institution or during any activities Conducted by any students or
institution.

4) I shall support and actively participate in any substance use prevention education programmes
which may be organized by the institution/government which would enable me to be a better student
and citizen of India.

5) I shall co-operate with the authorities of the institution and other relevant authorities in their
investigation of any substance-related incident of which I may have information, and to prevent the
possession, use, sale and distribution of any psychoactive substances in or around my Institution.

( )

Full signature of the candidate

Name:

Regn No :

Mobile No.:

( )
Countersignature of parents/ Guardian with date
Name:
Mobile No.:

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 [Required at the time of admission]

To be obtained only from a Gazetted Government Medical Officer/Medical Officer of a

Government Undertaking.
N.B.: Please note that the certificate in no other form will be accepted. Medical Certificate
issued by a private medical practitioner will not be accepted.

1. Name (In Block letters) :________________________________________________

2. Father’s Name :__________________________________________________

3. Date of Birth : _____________________________

4. Date of Medical Examination : ____________________Blood Group :____________

4. Personal Identification Marks : ___________________________________________

____________________________________________________________________

5. Height :_______cms., Weight.: _______Kgs. Chest : Exp./Insp.________cms.

6. Vision : _____________R.E. __________________L.E. : _____________________

Color Vision : ________________________________________________________

Hearing : ____________________________________________________________

General Physical Examination : __________________________________________

I certify that I have carefully examined Mr.Ms. ____________________________________

Son/Daughter of Mr./Mrs. _______________________________________, who has signed in

my presence. He/She has no mental and physical disease and is FIT to undergo professional
education at North Eastern Regional Institute of Science and Technology, Nirjuli (Itanagar),
Arunachal Pradesh, India.

Signature of the Candidate Signature of the Medical Officer

(with legible seal)

Name :_____________________ Name : ____________________________

Date : ______________________ Regd.No.: _________ Date : __________

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NORTH EASTERN REGIONAL INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
[Deemed-to-be-University, under Section 3 of the UGC Act, 1956]
[Under the Ministry of Education, Govt. of India, New Delhi]
Nirjuli – 791 109
Arunachal Pradesh

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