PhD AdmissionsDepartment of Electrical Engineering, IIT Hyderabad

March, 2014

PhD Admissions

IITH Facts

Started in August 2008

PhD program started inJanuary 2009

MTech program started inAugust 2009

14 Departments coveringall major engineering,science and humanities

BTech, MTech, MDes, MPhil, MSc,PhD degrees offered

More than 1385 students – 656BTech, 315 MTech, 8 MPhil, 74 MSc,336 PhD

Permanent campus construction workin progress

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EE @ IITH Facts

Faculty: 18

Programs:

BTechMTech: Comm. andSignal Processing(CSP),Microelectronics andVLSI (Micro), PowerElectronics and PowerSystems (PEPS)PhD

Students: 303

BTech: 165MTech: 75PhD: 63

Research Labs: 20

Teaching Labs: 15

Projects: 32

Journal publications: 44

Conference publications: 106

Patent applications: 5

Student feedback average: 4.26/5.00

Products/prototypes: 6

Total research funding in excess of 35crores

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Faculty profile (clickable names)

U. B. Desai (CSP)ProfessorResearch interests: Wirelesscommunications, cognitive radio

Mohammad Zafar Ali Khan (CSP)Associate ProfessorResearch interests: Space-Time Codingfor MIMO Channels, Cognitive Radioand MIMO Radar

Ashudeb Dutta (Micro)Assistant ProfessorResearch interests: Analog Circuit Design,RFIC, Semiconductor Devices.

Sri Rama Murty Kodukula (CSP)Assistant ProfessorResearch interests: Signal Processing,Speech Analysis, Pattern Recognition

P. Rajalakshmi (CSP)Assistant ProfessorResearch interests: Wireless Sensor Networks,Cognitive Radio; Embedded Systems;Optical Networking

Shiv Govind Singh (Micro)Associate ProfessorResearch interests: 3-D ICs technology,Micro/Nano fluidics,Lab on chip 3D solar cell

Vaskar Sarkar (PEPS)Assistant ProfessorResearch interests: Power systemrestructuring, voltage stability, transmissionexpansion planning, microgrids,distribution system analysis

Ketan Detroja (Systems and Control)Assistant ProfessorResearch interests: Fault detection anddiagnosis, Statistical (process) control, stateestimation and MPC

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Faculty profile (clickable names)

Soumya Jana (CSP)Assistant ProfessorResearch interests: Multimedia signalprocessing and compression,Network communication,Information theory

Siva Kumar K. (PEPS)Assistant ProfessorResearch interests: Multilevel inverters,open-end winding induction motor drives,Switched Mode Power Conversion,micro grids, Power quality and control.

G. V. V. Sharma (CSP)Assistant ProfessorResearch interests: CommunicationTheory, Signal Processing

Kiran Kuchi (CSP)Associate ProfessorResearch interests: Communicationtheory, Signal processingfor communications, Network MIMO,Interference mitigation

Amit Acharyya (Micro)Assistant ProfessorResearch interests: Signal ProcessingAlgorithms, VLSI Architectures,Low Power Design Techniques

Sumohana Channappayya (CSP)Assistant ProfessorResearch interests: Image and videoquality assessment, perceptually optimalalgorithms, multimedia communication

Siva Rama Krishna Vanjari (Micro)Assistant ProfessorResearch interests: Biosensors,Lab on Chip applications, VLSI Technology

Ravikumar Bhimasingu (PEPS)Assistant ProfessorResearch interests: Computer-aided powersystem analysis and modeling,AI techniques applications for powersystems security improvement

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Faculty profile (clickable names)

Pradeep Yemula (PEPS)Assistant ProfessorResearch interests: Smart Grids,Power System Control Centers,Information Technology Architectures

Sushmee Badhulika (Micro)Assistant ProfessorResearch interests: Nanomaterials, devicesand circuits.

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Research facilities @ EE, IITH

Immersive Multimedia

Smartgrids

Nano-X

Next-gen communication

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Eligibility (CSP)

Who can apply?

Candidates with BE/BTech with following specialization:

Electrical/Electronics and Communication EngineeringAny other related branch of Engineering

Candidates with ME/MTech with following specialization:

Electrical/Electronics and Communication EngineeringAny other related branch of Engineering

Candidates with a valid GATE score in the following: ECGATE paper

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Eligibility (Micro)

Who can apply?

Candidates with BE/BTech with following specialization:

Electrical/Electronics and Communication EngineeringAny other related branch of Engineering

Candidates with ME/MTech with following specialization:

Microelectronics/VLSIAny other related branch of Engineering

Candidates with a valid GATE score in the following: ECGATE paper

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Eligibility (PEPS)

Who can apply?

Candidates with BE/BTech with following specialization:

Electrical/Electronics and Communication/Power EngineeringAny other related branch of Engineering

Candidates with ME/MTech with following specialization:

Power Electronics/Power Systems/Electrical EngineeringAny other related branch of Engineering

Candidates with a valid GATE score in the following: EEGATE paper

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Eligibility (Systems and Control)

Who can apply?

Candidates with BE/BTech with following specialization:

Instrumentation and Control/Control EngineeringAny other related branch of Engineering

Candidates with ME/MTech with following specialization:

Systems/ Control & Computing/ Automation EngineeringAny other related branch of Engineering

Candidates with a valid GATE score in the following: INGATE paper

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How to Apply

Interested candidates can apply online through IIT Hyderabad’swebsite: http://www.iith.ac.in

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Selection Process

Candidates called for selection should choose one of the fourgroups for consideration

Selection is a two-stage process:

Written test (see syllabus in following slides)Candidates selected after the written test will have to appearfor a technical interview

Final selection is based on performance in the interview

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Syllabus (CSP)

In addition to GATE EC syllabus, emphasis will be on:

Signals and Systems

Discrete time signal processing

Linear Algebra

Probability and random processes

Analog and digital communications

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Syllabus (Micro)

In addition to GATE EC syllabus, emphasis will be on:

Semiconductor devices

Discrete time signal processing

Electrical networks

Digital electronics and circuits

Analog electronics and circuits

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Syllabus (PEPS)

In addition to GATE EE syllabus, emphasis will be on:

Electrical networks

Electrical machines

Power systems

Power electronics

Control systems

Linear algebra

Signals and systems

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Syllabus (Systems and Control)

In addition to GATE IN syllabus, emphasis will be on:

Electrical Networks

Linear Algebra

Control systems

System design

Advanced Control

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Selection Process Note

The department reserves the right to set any cut off criteria forshortlisting the candidates. The shortlisted candidates will becalled for interview. The department has the right not to selectany if appropriate candidates are not found.

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