Admissions
Programs
PhD Admissions
Shiv Nadar University Chennai aims to attract the most creative and talented minds from a diverse range of backgrounds and experiences, with a keen interest to pursue excellence in interdisciplinary research. The University provides exciting opportunities to obtain a Ph.D. degree in the following modes:
The candidates in the following categories may apply for the full time residential Ph.D. program based on the eligibility criteria:
- Those who have cleared the eligibility criteria and directly applying for Ph.D.
- Those are in employment, who want to pursue full-time study, should be sponsored by their employer, and should avail leave for the minimum duration of the program as prescribed by the research regulations and should get formally relieved from their duty to join the research program.
- Those who are sponsored by AICTE under Quality Improvement program for teachers at other colleges and who satisfy the eligibility conditions, specializations as notified in the AICTE guidelines and is offered by the University.
- Those who are selected at national-level fellowship programs or by any recognized bodies.
- Foreign-nationals sponsored by the government of India or their respective government on any exchange programs.
- Candidates who work as full time teaching faculty of self-financing colleges, Government aided colleges or any other Government recognized educational institutions.
- Candidates who work in Industrial Units/R&D Departments/National Laboratories/ Units of Government/Quasi-Government or any other research laboratories within India, that are recognized by the university to do research with the university and are sponsored by the respective employer.
- School of Engineering is extending a warm invite to candidates who are Bachelor degree holders with a keen sense of scientific enquiry for pursuing advanced research in frontier areas of Computer Science and Engineering and interdisciplinary areas leading to a Direct Ph.D. This shall allow exceptionally talented students to save nearly a year compared to those who go for a two-year Masters degree program followed by a Ph.D. program.
- The program encourages the student to gain more credits in key course works of interest.
The candidates in the following categories may apply for the full time residential Ph.D. program based on the eligibility criteria:
- Those who have cleared the eligibility criteria and directly applying for Ph.D.
- Those are in employment, who want to pursue full-time study, should be sponsored by their employer, and should avail leave for the minimum duration of the program as prescribed by the research regulations and should get formally relieved from their duty to join the research program.
- Those who are sponsored by AICTE under Quality Improvement program for teachers at other colleges and who satisfy the eligibility conditions, specializations as notified in the AICTE guidelines and is offered by the University.
- Those who are selected at national-level fellowship programs or by any recognized bodies.
- Foreign-nationals sponsored by the government of India or their respective government on any exchange programs.
- Candidates who work as full time teaching faculty of self-financing colleges, Government aided colleges or any other Government recognized educational institutions.
- Candidates who work in Industrial Units/R&D Departments/National Laboratories/ Units of Government/Quasi-Government or any other research laboratories within India, that are recognized by the university to do research with the university and are sponsored by the respective employer.
- School of Engineering is extending a warm invite to candidates who are Bachelor degree holders with a keen sense of scientific enquiry for pursuing advanced research in frontier areas of Computer Science and Engineering and interdisciplinary areas leading to a Direct Ph.D. This shall allow exceptionally talented students to save nearly a year compared to those who go for a two-year Masters degree program followed by a Ph.D. program.
- The program encourages the student to gain more credits in key course works of interest.
Areas of Specializations
Computer Science & Engineering
- Accelerated Computing for Radiogenomics
- Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning
- Bias & Privacy in the web
- Clinical database
- Cloud and Distributed systems
- Cloud Computing and Edge Computing
- Cognitive Neuroscience
- Cognitive Reinforcement Models
- Compiler design and natural language processing
- Computational Intelligence
- Computer Vision
- Cyber Physical Systems
- Cyber security
- Data Science
- Design and analysis of algorithms
- Digital System Design
- Disorder studies
- Dynamically Reconfigurable Architectures for Cognitive Computing
- Data analytics
- Fibreoptics and Silicon Photonics
- Graph theory and its applications
- High-Performance Computing
- Image processing
- Internet of Things
- Internet of things and Block Chain Technology
- IP lookup algorithms and packet classifications
- Machine Learning & Deep Learning Techniques
- Medical Image Processing
- Networks
- Network Intrusion Detection Systems (NIDS)
- Optimization Methodologies
- Software Defined Networking
- Sound Computing
- Speech Signal Processing
- Speech technology
- Social network analysis
-
Theoretical Computer Science
- Video processing
- Wireless sensor networks
Civil Engineering
- FRP Concrete composites
- Steel-concrete composites
- Cold-formed Steel
- Monitoring and retrofitting of structure
Environmental Science & Engineering
-
Water & wastewater treatment and management
-
Solid Waste Management and Resource Recovery
-
Nature based solutions for sustainability
-
Sustainability assessment – Life cycle assessment
The key areas of research under the School of Commerce and Management are listed below:
- Behavioural Finance
- Corporate Governance
- Corporate Social Responsibility
- Embedded Banking
- Environmental Compliances
- Financial data analytics
- Financial Inclusion
- Financial Markets
- Investment Management
- Sustainable and Green Finance
The key areas of research under the School of Science & Humanities, are listed below:
Economics
- Economic Development and Regulatory Policy
- Urban Economics
- Financial Sector and Real Sector Economy Interlinkage
- Macroeconomic Theory and Policy
- Trade Analytics
- International Macroeconomics and Finance
- Applied Econometrics
- Development Economics
- Dyslexia
- Poverty and Inequality
- Financial Economics
- Rural Finance
- Economic Development Strategies
- Open Economy, Macroeconomic Theory and Policy Practice
- Public Finance and Fiscal Policy
- International Macroeconomics
- Poverty and Inequality
- Labor Economics
- Environmental Economics
- Health Economics
- Economics of Education
Physics
- Acoustic metamaterials
- Crystal Growth
- Electronic Materials
- Fiber optics and MEMS
- Fluorescence
- Spectroscopy
- Light Emitting Diodes
- Materials Science
- Piezoelectric Ceramics and
- Sensors
- Quantum Dots
- Sensors and Silicon Photonics
- Sensors for energy and the environment
- Wearable Technologies and Intelligent Embedded Systems
Mathematics
- Graph Theory
- Graph Theory and its Applications
- Fuzzy Theory and Applications
- Fuzzy Graph Theory
- Reliability
- Stability Analysis of Dynamical Systems
- Chaos Synchronization
English
- Language policy, promotion of linguistic diversity, and preservation of endangered languages
- Postcolonial and other literatures
- Teacher education and continuing professional education
- Technology in language education
- Reading literary texts using different criticism techniques
- Materials, Methods and Assessment in Language Education
- Figurative Language, Embodied Cognition, Polysemy, Categorization
- Language and Spatial Cognition
- Perception, Emotion, and Language
- Language and Identity Politics
- Honorification and Politeness-Impoliteness
School of Engineering
School of Science & Humanities
School of Commerce & Management
School of Engineering
Computer Science & Engineering
- Accelerated Computing for Radiogenomics
- Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning
- Bias & Privacy in the web
- Clinical database
- Cloud and Distributed systems
- Cloud Computing and Edge Computing
- Cognitive Neuroscience
- Cognitive Reinforcement Models
- Compiler design and natural language processing
- Computational Intelligence
- Computer Vision
- Cyber Physical Systems
- Cyber security
- Data Science
- Design and analysis of algorithms
- Digital System Design
- Disorder studies
- Dynamically Reconfigurable Architectures for Cognitive Computing
- Data analytics
- Fibreoptics and Silicon Photonics
- Graph theory and its applications
- High-Performance Computing
- Image processing
- Internet of Things
- Internet of things and Block Chain Technology
- IP lookup algorithms and packet classifications
- Machine Learning & Deep Learning Techniques
- Medical Image Processing
- Networks
- Network Intrusion Detection Systems (NIDS)
- Optimization Methodologies
- Software Defined Networking
- Sound Computing
- Speech Signal Processing
- Speech technology
- Social network analysis
- Theoretical Computer Science
- Video processing
- Wireless sensor networks
Civil Engineering
- FRP Concrete composites
- Steel-concrete composites
- Cold-formed Steel
- Monitoring and retrofitting of structure
Environmental Science & Engineering
- Water & wastewater treatment and management
- Solid Waste Management and Resource Recovery
- Nature based solutions for sustainability
- Sustainability assessment – Life cycle assessment
- Water and Wastewater Engineering
- Resource Recovery
- Environmental Sustainability Assessment
School of Science & Humanities
The key areas of research under the School of Science & Humanities, are listed below:
Economics
- Development Economics
- Open Economy, Macroeconomic Theory and Policy Practice
- Financial Economics
- Public Finance and Fiscal Policy
- International Macroeconomics
- Urban Economics
- Poverty and Inequality
- Labour Economics
- Environmental Economics
- Health Economics
- Rural Finance
- Economics of Education
Physics
- Crystal Growth
- Wearable Technologies and Intelligent Embedded Systems
- Electronic Materials and Sensors
- Fiber optics and MEMS
- Biosensors
- Acoustic metamaterials
- Silicon Photonics
- Quantum Dots
- Spectroscopy
- Backlight LEDs
Mathematics
- Graph Theory
- Fuzzy logic and its applications
- Extensions of fuzzy logic with applications
- Fuzzy graphs and extensions with applications
- Graph Theory
- Graph Theory and its applications.
- Stability Analysis of Dynamical Systems
- Chaos Synchronization
- Fuzzy Control Systems
- Computational Fluid Dynamics
- Rheology of Non-Newtonian Fluids
- Discretization techniques
English
- Language policy, promotion of linguistic diversity, and preservation of endangered languages
- Postcolonial and other literatures
- Teacher education and continuing professional education
- Technology in language education
- Reading literary texts using different criticism techniques
- Materials, Methods and Assessment in Language Education
- Figurative Language, Embodied Cognition, Polysemy, Categorization
- Language and Spatial Cognition
- Perception, Emotion, and Language
- Language and Identity Politics
- Honorification and Politeness-Impoliteness
School of Commerce & Management
The key areas of research under the School of Commerce & Management are listed below:
- Behavioural Finance
- Corporate Governance
- Corporate Social Responsibility
- Embedded Banking
- Environmental Compliances
- Financial data analytics
- Financial Inclusion
- Financial Markets
- Investment Management
- Sustainable and Green Finance
List of Supervisors / Faculty / Specialization
| Name of Faculty | Area of Expertise |
|---|---|
| Biomedical Engineering | |
| Dr. S. Pravin Kumar Associate Professor | Computer vision and deep learning for healthcare Sports and clinical biomechanics rehabilitation robotics Biomedical signal and image processing |
| Dr. R. Subashini Associate Professor | Biotechnology and molecular biology Biochemistry and microbiology Phytochemistry and Bionanotechnology |
| Dr. Divya B Assistant Professor | Cognitive Neuroscience Artificial Intelligence in healthcare Biomedical Instrumentation and Wearable Health Technologies |
| Chemical Engineering | |
| Dr. K. Sathish Kumar Professor | Waste and Biomass Valorization Synthesis of Biopolymers Nanomaterials for drug delivery |
| Dr. Ambedkar Balraj Associate Professor | Post Combustion CO2 Capture Electro and Photo catalytic CO2 Conversion H2 Research and Catalysis |
| Dr. B. Senthil Rathi Assistant Professor | AI/ML in Water and Wastewater Treatment Advanced Materials Synthesis and Biomass Valorization Hydrogen Energy, Alternative Fuels, and CO₂ Capture |
| Civil Engineering | |
| Prof. S. K. Bhattacharyya Founding Vice Chancellor | Fluid-Structure Interactions Structural Health Monitoring Computational Techniques Sustainable Materials |
| Computer Science and Engineering | |
| Dr. Nagarajan T Professor | Speech Signal Processing Text-to-Speech Synthesis Automatic Speech Recognition |
| Dr. Jiji. C.V Professor | Computer Vision Image Processing |
| Dr. Chandrakala S Professor | Deep Learning applied to Speech Sound Technology and Computer Vision Generative AI |
| Dr. Sakthi Balan M Professor | Web Science and Data Analytics Information Diffusion in the Social Networks Bias & Privacy in the Web |
| Dr. Santhi Natarajan Associate Professor | Design and development of domain-specific hardware accelerators Massively parallel multi-core coarse and fine-grained reconfigurable platforms Multimodel Analytical & Radiogenomics |
| Dr. Vidhusha S Associate Professor | Cognitive Neuroscience Disorder Studies Virtual Reality Augmented Reality |
| Dr. Sundharakumar K. B Associate Professor | Deep Learning Cognitive Reinforcement Learning Virtual Reality & Augmented Reality |
| Dr. S. Veeramani Associate Professor | Computer Networks Machine Learning Wireless Sensor Networks |
| Dr. Thenmozhi D Associate Professor | Natural Language Processing Data Science Artificial Intelligence and Deep Learning |
| Dr. Anushiya Rachel G Assistant Professor | Speech Technology – Speech signal processing Text-to-speech synthesis Automatic speech recognition & Machine Learning |
| Dr. U. Padmavathi Assistant Professor | Blockchain Cyber Security Federated Learning |
| Dr. Surya K Assistant Professor | Cloud computing Edge computing |
| Dr. Vegesna S M Srinivasavarma Assistant Professor | Packet Classification Network Intrusion Detection Systems Dark Web Analysis |
| Dr. M. Amsaprabhaa Assistant Professor | Medical Image Processing computer vision Deep Learning |
| Dr. VA Kandappan Assistant Professor | High-Performance Computing Soft Computing techniques Scientific Machine Learning |
| Dr. Rourab Paul Assistant Professor | FPGA Based Embedded System Post Quantum Cryptography Blockchain & Internet of Things |
| Dr. Nimisha Ghosh Assistant Professor | Computational Biology/Bioinformatics Large Language Models Deep Learning |
| Dr. Debajyoti Biswas Assistant Professor | Semiconductor devices Machine Learning Quantum computing |
| Dr. KB Badrinarayanan Assistant Professor | Machine vision & Sensor Fusion Autonomous robot navigation & Path Planning Digital Twins & Simulation |
| Dr. Rudrashis Majumdar Assistant Professor | Autonomous Vehicles & Robot Navigation Control Systems & Optimization Game Theory & Mechanism Design |
| Dr. Poulomi Chakrabarty Assistant Professor | Sensors for edge AI Computing for edge AI Nanoelectronic and Photonics Devices for Quantum Communication |
| Dr. S. Rajalakshmi Assistant Professor | Deep learning & Big data analytics NLP & Image processing Quantum machine learning |
| Dr. Poreddy Ajay Kumar Reddy Assistant Professor | Multimedia Quality Assessment Image and Video Quality Assessment Perceptual Image Processing Machine Learning Deep Learning Computer Vision Image and Video Processing Biomedical Image and Video Analysis Medical Image Processing AI-Based Healthcare Applications |
| Dr. Sakali Raghavendra Kumar Assistant Professor | Fault-Tolerant Arithmetic Circuits Approximate Arithmetic Circuits and Energy-Efficient Computing FPGA-Based Machine Learning Hardware Accelerators |
| Electrical and Electronics Engineering | |
| Dr. R. Ramaprabha Professor | Solar PV Systems Power Conversion Technologies for Renewable Energy Systems (RES) EV Technologies |
| Dr. R. Rengaraj Professor | Smart Grid AI/ML in Power Systems Electric Vehicle |
| Dr. V. Thiyagarajan Associate Professor | Power Electronic Converters Renewable Energy Systems Electric Vehicles & IoT in Electrical Engineering |
| Dr. S. Tamil Selvi Associate Professor | Power Systems Electrical Machine Design optimization Battery modeling |
| Dr. V. S. Nagarajan Associate Professor | Design and Optimization of Electrical Machines Design of Electric Drives for Industrial Applications Multiphysics Design and Integration of Electric Vehicle Traction Systems |
| Electronics and Communication Engineering | |
| Dr. R. Amutha Professor | Deep learning Image Processing security-encryption Hardware Security (VLSI) for IoT |
| Dr. K. J. Jegadish Kumar Associate Professor | Hardware Security IP Core Design VLSI Signal and Image Processing RF and Antenna Engineering for 5G, 6G IoT applications AI and ML based Hardware Accelerators |
| Dr. R. Hemalatha Associate Professor | Internet of Things (IoT) and Edge AI Image Processing and Machine Learning Precision Agriculture Systems |
| Dr. P. Kaythry Associate Professor | Next Generation Communication (5G.6G & NTN) Secure and Reliable IoT/ IoV Systems AI/ML for Wireless Communication |
| Dr. S. Aasha Nandhini Assistant Professor | Internet of Things and Edge Computing Applied Artificial Intelligence Network and Multimedia Security |
| Environmental Science & Engineering | |
| Dr.Uthradevi K Assistant Professor | Functional nano-materials for water purification Solid waste management Sustainable building materials |
| Dr. Angel Jessieleeena A Assistant Professor | Smart water/wastewater monitoring and prediction Life cycle assessment Smart solid waste management |
| Information Technology | |
| Dr. K. S. Gayathri Associate Professor | Multimodal Deep Learning Agentic AI and Large Language Models (LLMs) Knowledge Engineering and Intelligent Systems |
| Dr. N. Sripriya Associate Professor | NLP ML & DL Speech Processing |
| Dr. R. Swathika Associate Professor | Image processing Computer Vision AI & Deep learning |
| Dr. E. Suganya Assistant Professor | AI-driven next-generation (6G) networks Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning for Healthcare Immersive Technologies (AR/VR/XR) |
| Dr. Durgadevi V Assistant Professor | Machine Learning and Deep Learning Algorithms Computational Intelligence and Data Analytics for Renewable Energy and Power Systems Security in IoT Edge Computing and Wireless Networks |
| Dr. Sree Hari Veeramachaneni | Core Technical Domains: Computer Architecture Computer Vision & Image Processing Edge Computing Approximate Computing Hardware Security In-Memory Computing Posit Arithmetic Applied AI Focus: Healthcare Agriculture Building Science Forensic Science Intelligent Autonomous Systems Extended Reality (XR) Security: Augmented Reality/Virtual Reality (AR/VR) and Cybersecurity |
| Mechanical Engineering | |
| Dr. S.R. Koteswara Rao Professor | Welding Additive Manufacturing Materials testing and Characterization |
| Dr. S. Suresh Kumar Associate Professor | Fatigue and Fracture Mechanics Ballistic Impact Analysis Under water shock analysis of marine structures |
| Dr. S. A. Srinivasan Assistant Professor | Nanofluids and heat transfer Energy and high-temperature materials synthesis Computational fluid dynamics |
| Sl No | Name of Faculty | Area of Expertise |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dr. Arindam Banerjee Associate Professor, Commerce | Corporate Finance, Behavioral Finance, Financial Investments and Data Analytics |
| 2 | Dr. M.S. Devi Associate Professor, Commerce | Mergers & Acquisitions, Sustainable Finance, Corporate Finance. |
| 3 | Prof. Rajesh Kumar Commerce | Management, Finance, Sustainability . |
| 4 | Prof. Vijayabanu C Commerce | Management (Behavioural studies), Consumer behaviour, Human Resource Management and Organisational Behaviour. |
| Name of Faculty | Area of Expertise |
|---|---|
| Chemistry | |
| Dr. Murugesan Arukkani Assistant Professor | High-performance polymer Depolymerization of plastic waste Energy conversion and storage device |
| Economics | |
| Dr. Pushpa Trivedi Professor | Open-economy Macroeconomics Indian Economy Environmental Economics |
| Dr. Chaitanya Talreja Assistant Professor | Development Economics Urban Economics Economics for Regulation |
| Dr. Pleasa Serin Abraham Assistant Professor | Environmental Economics Sustainability Studies Development Economics |
| English | |
| Dr. Cherry Matthew Phillipose Associate Professor | English Language Education Teacher Development Educational Technology |
| Dr. D. Praveen Sam Associate Professor | English Language Teaching (ELT) Literary Theory Asynchronous e-learning DEI (Diversity Equity and Inclusion) |
| Dr. Divya John Associate Professor | English Language Teaching (ELT) Technology / Computer Assisted Language Learning (T/CALL) English for Specific Purposes (ESP) |
| Dr. Tanima Bagchi Assistant Professor | Cognitive Linguistics Sociolinguistics Pragmatics |
| Dr. Nibeditha Bandyopadhyay Assistant Professor | Postcolonial Ecocriticism Feminist and Global Environmental Literature Film Studies Medical Humanities |
| Mathematics | |
| Dr. P. Venugopal Professor | Graph Theory and applications |
| Dr. R. Sujatha Professor | Fuzzy theory and its applications, Reliability |
| Dr. V. Vembarasan Associate Professor | Stability Analysis of Time-Delay System Chaos Synchronization Control Systems |
| Dr. K. Deepa Assistant Professor | Computational Fluid Dynamics Rhealogy of Non-Newtonian Fluids Boundary Layer Theory |
| Dr Arusha C Assistant Professor | Algebraic Geometry Commutative Algebra Coding Theory |
| Dr. S. Sampath Kumar Assistant Professor | Graph Theory & Its Applications |
| Dr. S. Yugesh Assistant Professor | Approximation Theory Sampling Theory Wavelet Methods |
| Physics | |
| Dr. Prita Nair Professor | Fiberoptics, Silicon Photonics, Metamaterials / Sensors, Si-EO hybrids, Biosensors. |
| Dr. N.P. Rajesh Professor | Materials Informatics Crystal Growth and characterisation Scalable Functional materials for photonic and sensing applications |
| Dr. Sudipta Som Associate Professor | Spectroscopy of Optoelectronic Materials Quantum Dots and Functional Materials Energy Storage Materials and Devices |
| Dr. P. Rajesh Associate Professor | Scintillators Crystal Growth Supercapacitors |
| Dr. P. Nagapandiselvi Assistant Professor | Photocatalysis Water Splitting Supercapacitors |
| Dr. G. Anandha babu Assistant Professor | Piezoelectric Materials Energy Storage devices Defect Engineering |
- Full-time Ph.D. scholars admitted to the program shall receive a stipend of INR 20000 per month, with free shared accommodation in the campus. The stipend is subject to the satisfactory performance in the program, which shall be evaluated continuously, in compliance with the University research regulations.
- Full-time Ph.D. scholars admitted to the program shall receive a contingency amount of Rs 25000 per annum for research activities.
- Married scholars shall be provided with campus accommodation on a nominal rent.
- Tangible outputs are expected from the works of the research scholars. Leaving the program without completion may attract penalization.
- SNU Chennai shall not provide stipend/assistantship to part-time scholars.
Fellowship Details Amount
Fellowship Amount Rs. 20,000 per month
Contingency Amount Rs. 25,000 per year
Fellowship Amount Rs. 20,000 per month
Contingency Amount Rs. 25,000 per year
Tuition and other statutory fees are to be paid by the scholars, as intimated by the university from time to time.
| Fee Details | Amount to be paid | |
|---|---|---|
| Application Fee | Rs. 1,500 (non refundable) | |
| Tuition Fee(to be paid by the scholars) | Indian Scholars NRI Scholars Foreign Nationals / OCI | Rs. 12,000 per semester Rs. 30,000 per semester Rs. 50,000 per semester |
| Caution Deposit (refundable) | Rs. 10,000/- | |
| Admission Fee(one time non-refundable) | Rs. 5,000/- |
For all the research programs, it is mandatory that the candidate should have studied in regular, full time and formal education in their previous degree programs (UG and PG).
| SSN SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING | SCHOOL OF COMMERCE AND MANAGEMENT | SCHOOL OF SCIENCE AND HUMANITIES |
|---|---|---|
| PhD in Engineering Minimum 60% aggregate marks in 10th, 12th, and Undergraduate (UG) degree. Master’s degree in Engineering / Technology or M.S. (by Research) in a relevant discipline, with a minimum of 60% aggregate marks or a CGPA of 6.5 on a 10-point scale.. | PhD in Commerce Minimum 60% aggregate marks in 10th, 12th, and Undergraduate (UG) degree. Master’s degree in a relevant discipline with a minimum of 60% aggregate marks or a CGPA of 6.5 on a 10-point scale (or) B.Com. combined with a qualified CA / CMA certification. | PhD. in Physics / English / Maths / Economics / Chemistry Minimum 60% aggregate marks in 10th, 12th, and Undergraduate (UG) degree. Master’s degree in a relevant discipline with a minimum of 60% aggregate marks or a CGPA of 6.5 on a 10-point scale. |
| Direct Ph.D. In Engineering: The applicants should have completed their UG programme in Engineering / Technology in the relevant discipline within 5 years of application with a minimum of 8.5 CGPA and no history of arrears. |
Non-refundable* application fees of Rs. 1500 (One Thousand Five Hundred Only), shall be paid through on-line portal.
*Note that the University reserves the right to accept or reject any application based on its departmental screening criteria, hence all applications may not be shortlisted for written examination and/or interview. No requests for refund of the application fee shall be entertained under any circumstances.
Important Dates
| SL. No | Details | Date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Application opening date | Thursday, 01st October 2026 |
| 2 | Last date of application | Monday, 30th November 2026 |
| 3 | Written test & Interview | Thursday, 03rd December 2026 |
| 4 | Notification of shortlisted candidate | Friday, 18th December 2026 |
| 5 | Commencement of PhD Program | Wednesday, 06th January 2027 |
- Before you apply to the research program, confirm whether you fulfil all the eligibility criteria as mentioned in the research admission portal.
- In order to register your application, create a new account, fill in the necessary fields and upload the relevant documents.
- Pay the requisite application fee to complete the process.
- Application once submitted cannot be withdrawn or deleted.
- All the communication(s) [such as issuance of Test/Interview Call letters, Offer of Admission letters, etc.] will be made only through Email to the shortlisted/selected candidates. Therefore, the candidates are advised to provide the correct Email ID while creating a new account and regularly check their email for any updates with respect to their application for admission to the Research program(s) of this institute
Selection shall be based on the performance in the University’s Entrance Examination score, PG Degree marks, Research proposal and Interview. Candidates, who fulfill the eligibility criteria prescribed, will have to appear for an Entrance Examination 2022, a Computer Based Test for 2 hours.
The shortlisted candidates need to appear for personal interview. The selected candidates for admission will be intimated within the stipulated date.
School of Engineering
School of Science & Humanities
School of Commerce
School of Engineering
Computer Science & Engineering
- Accelerated Computing for Radiogenomics
- Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning
- Bias & Privacy in the web
- Clinical database
- Cloud and Distributed systems
- Cloud Computing and Edge Computing
- Cognitive Neuroscience
- Cognitive Reinforcement Models
- Compiler design and natural language processing
- Computational Intelligence
- Computer Vision
- Cyber Physical Systems
- Cyber security
- Data Science
- Design and analysis of algorithms
- Digital System Design
- Disorder studies
- Dynamically Reconfigurable Architectures for Cognitive Computing
- Data analytics
- Fibreoptics and Silicon Photonics
- Graph theory and its applications
- High-Performance Computing
- Image processing
- Internet of Things
- Internet of things and Block Chain Technology
- IP lookup algorithms and packet classifications
- Machine Learning & Deep Learning Techniques
- Medical Image Processing
- Networks
- Network Intrusion Detection Systems (NIDS)
- Optimization Methodologies
- Software Defined Networking
- Sound Computing
- Speech Signal Processing
- Speech technology
- Social network analysis
-
Theoretical Computer Science
- Video processing
- Wireless sensor networks
Civil Engineering
- FRP Concrete composites
- Steel-concrete composites
- Cold-formed Steel
- Monitoring and retrofitting of structure
Environmental Science & Engineering
-
Water & wastewater treatment and management
-
Solid Waste Management and Resource Recovery
-
Nature based solutions for sustainability
-
Sustainability assessment – Life cycle assessment
School of Science & Humanities
The key areas of research under the School of Science & Humanities, are listed below:
Economics
- Applied Microeconomics
- Development Economics
- Dyslexia
- Poverty and Inequality
- Labor Economics
- Public Finance and Policy
- Rural Finance
Physics
- Acoustic metamaterials
- Crystal Growth
- Electronic Materials
- Fiber optics and MEMS
- Fluorescence
- Spectroscopy
- Light Emitting Diodes
- Materials Science
- Piezoelectric Ceramics and
- Sensors
- Quantum Dots
- Sensors and Silicon Photonics
- Sensors for energy and the environment
- Wearable Technologies and Intelligent Embedded Systems
Mathematics
- Graph Theory
- Graph Theory and its Applications
- Fuzzy Theory and Applications
- Fuzzy Graph Theory
- Reliability
- Stability Analysis of Dynamical Systems
- Chaos Synchronization
English
- Language policy, promotion of linguistic diversity, and preservation of endangered languages
- Postcolonial and other literatures
- Teacher education and continuing professional education
- Technology in language education
- Reading literary texts using different criticism techniques
- Materials, Methods and Assessment in Language Education
School of Commerce
The key areas of research under the School of Commerce and Management are listed below:
- Behavioural Finance
- Corporate Governance
- Corporate Social Responsibility
- Embedded Banking
- Environmental Compliances
- Financial data analytics
- Financial Inclusion
- Financial Markets
- Investment Management
- Sustainable and Green Finance
Scholarship
Fee Details
Eligibility
Exam Dates
Admission Process
Selection Process
Scholarship
- Full-time Ph.D. scholars admitted to the program shall receive a stipend of INR 20000 per month, with free shared accommodation in the campus. The stipend is subject to the satisfactory performance in the program, which shall be evaluated continuously, in compliance with the University research regulations.
- Full-time Ph.D. scholars admitted to the program shall receive a contingency amount of Rs 25000 per annum for research activities.
- Married scholars shall be provided with campus accommodation on a nominal rent.
- Tangible outputs are expected from the works of the research scholars. Leaving the program without completion may attract penalization.
- SNU Chennai shall not provide stipend/assistantship to part-time scholars.
Fellowship Details Amount
Fellowship Amount Rs. 20,000 per month in the first year
Fellowship Amount Rs. 25,000 per month in the second & third year
Fellowship Amount Rs. 30,000 per month in the fourth year
Fellowship Amount Rs. 20,000 per month in the first year
Fellowship Amount Rs. 25,000 per month in the second & third year
Fellowship Amount Rs. 30,000 per month in the fourth year
Fee Details
Tuition and other statutory fees are to be paid by the scholars, as intimated by the university from time to time.
| Fee Details | Amount to be paid | |
|---|---|---|
| Application Fee | Rs. 1,500 (non refundable) | |
| Tuition Fee(to be paid by the scholars) | Indian Scholars NRI Scholars Foreign Nationals / OCI | Rs. 12,000 per semester Rs. 30,000 per semester Rs. 50,000 per semester |
| Caution Deposit (refundable) | Rs. 10,000/- | |
| Admission Fee(one time non-refundable) | Rs. 5,000/- |
| Hostel Fee | Amount to be paid |
|---|---|
| (i) Scholars will be provided with free shared accomodation in the hostel | |
| (ii) Married Scholars will be provided campus accomodation at a nominal rent | |
| (iii) Hostel Caution deposit (Refundable) | Rs.7500/- |
| Thesis submission fee(to be paid by the scholars at the time of submission of PhD synopsis) | Rs. 15,000/- |
Eligibility
For all the research programs, it is mandatory that the candidate should have studied in regular, full time and formal education in their previous degree programs (UG and PG).
| SSN SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING | SCHOOL OF COMMERCE AND MANAGEMENT | SCHOOL OF SCIENCE AND HUMANITIES |
|---|---|---|
| PhD in Engineering Minimum 60% aggregate marks in 10th, 12th, and Undergraduate (UG) degree. Master’s degree in Engineering / Technology or M.S. (by Research) in a relevant discipline, with a minimum of 60% aggregate marks or a CGPA of 6.5 on a 10-point scale.. | PhD in Commerce Minimum 60% aggregate marks in 10th, 12th, and Undergraduate (UG) degree. Master’s degree in a relevant discipline with a minimum of 60% aggregate marks or a CGPA of 6.5 on a 10-point scale (or) B.Com. combined with a qualified CA / CMA certification. | PhD. in Physics / English / Maths / Economics / Chemistry Minimum 60% aggregate marks in 10th, 12th, and Undergraduate (UG) degree. Master’s degree in a relevant discipline with a minimum of 60% aggregate marks or a CGPA of 6.5 on a 10-point scale. |
| Direct Ph.D. In Engineering: The applicants should have completed their UG programme in Engineering / Technology in the relevant discipline within 5 years of application with a minimum of 8.5 CGPA and no history of arrears. |
Exam Dates
Non-refundable* application fees of Rs. 1500 (One Thousand Five Hundred Only), shall be paid through on-line portal.
*Note that the University reserves the right to accept or reject any application based on its departmental screening criteria, hence all applications may not be shortlisted for written examination and/or interview. No requests for refund of the application fee shall be entertained under any circumstances.
Important Date
| SL. No | Details | Date |
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| 1 | Application opening date | Thursday, 01st October 2026 |
| 2 | Last date of application | Monday, 30th November 2026 |
| 3 | Written test & Interview | Thursday, 03rd December 2026 |
| 4 | Notification of shortlisted candidate | Friday, 18th December 2026 |
| 5 | Commencement of PhD Program | Wednesday, 06th January 2027 |
Admission Process
- Before you apply to the research program, confirm whether you fulfil all the eligibility criteria as mentioned in the research admission portal.
- In order to register your application, create a new account, fill in the necessary fields and upload the relevant documents.
- Pay the requisite application fee to complete the process.
- Application once submitted cannot be withdrawn or deleted.
- All the communication(s) [such as issuance of Test/Interview Call letters, Offer of Admission letters, etc.] will be made only through Email to the shortlisted/selected candidates. Therefore, the candidates are advised to provide the correct Email ID while creating a new account and regularly check their email for any updates with respect to their application for admission to the Research program(s) of this institute
Selection Process
Selection shall be based on the performance in the University’s Entrance Examination score, PG Degree marks, Research proposal and Interview. Candidates, who fulfill the eligibility criteria prescribed, will have to appear for an Entrance Examination, a Computer Based Test for 2 hours.
The shortlisted candidates need to appear for personal interview. The selected candidates for admission will be intimated within the stipulated date.
