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:
- 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.
- 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
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Water & wastewater treatment and management
-
Solid Waste Management and Resource Recovery
-
Nature based solutions for sustainability
-
Sustainability assessment – Life cycle assessment
Economics
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Economic Development and Regulatory Policy
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Urban Economics
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Financial Sector and Real Sector Economy Interlinkage
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Macroeconomic Theory and Policy
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Trade Analytics
-
International Macroeconomics and Finance
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Applied Econometrics
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Development Economics
-
Dyslexia
-
Poverty and Inequality
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Labor Economics
-
Financial Economics
-
Rural Finance
-
Economic Development Strategies
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
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Figurative Language, Embodied Cognition, Polysemy, Categorization
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Language and Spatial Cognition
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Perception, Emotion, and Language
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Language and Identity Politics
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Honorification and Politeness-Impoliteness
- Behavioural Finance
- Corporate Governance
- Corporate Social Responsibility
- Embedded Banking
- Environmental Compliances
- Financial data analytics
- Financial Inclusion
- Financial Markets
- Investment Management
- Sustainable and Green Finance
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 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
- Labor Economics
- Financial Economics
- Rural Finance
- Economic Development Strategies
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
- 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
Sl No | Name of Faculty | Role |
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1 | Prof. S. K. Bhattacharyya | Vice Chancellor, SNU Chennai |
2 | Dr. Nagarajan T | Professor and Head CSE |
3 | Dr. Jiji. C.V | Professor, CSE |
4 | Dr. Chandrakala S | Professor, CSE |
5 | Dr. Sakthi Balan M | Professor, CSE |
6 | Dr. Santhi Natarajan | Associate Professor, CSE |
7 | Dr. Vidhusha S | Assistant Professor, CSE |
8 | Dr. Sundharakumar K. B | Assistant Professor, CSE |
9 | Dr. S. Veeramani | Assistant Professor, CSE |
10 | Dr. Anushiya Rachel G | Assistant Professor, CSE |
11 | Dr. U. Padmavathi | Assistant Professor, CSE |
12 | Dr. Rohit Kumar | Assistant Professor, CSE |
13 | Dr. Surya K | Assistant Professor, CSE |
14 | Dr. Vegesna S M Srinivasavarma | Assistant Professor, CSE |
15 | Dr. Sathyanarayanan Srinivasan | Assistant Professor, CSE |
16 | Dr. M. Amsaprabhaa | Assistant Professor, CSE |
17 | Dr. VA Kandappan | Assistant Professor, CSE |
18 | Dr.Uthradevi K | Assistant Professor, Environmental Science |
19 | Dr. Vaishali Choudhary | Assistant Professor, Environmental Science |
Sl No | Name of Faculty | Role |
---|---|---|
1 | Dr. Arindam Banerjee | Associate Professor, Commerce |
2 | Dr. M.S. Devi | Associate Professor, Commerce |
3 | Dr. Azhaguraja | Assistant Professor, Commerce |
Sl No | Name of Faculty | Role |
---|---|---|
1 | Dr. Pushpa Trivedi | Professor and Head, Economics |
2 | Dr. Jaydeep Mukherjee | Professor, Economics |
3 | Dr. Shrabani Mukherjee | Associate Professor, Economics |
4 | Dr. Surya Nath Maiti | Assistant Professor, Economics |
5 | Dr. Chaitanya Talreja | Assistant Professor, Economics |
6 | Dr. Prita Nair | Professor, Physics |
7 | Dr. N.P. Rajesh | Professor, Physics |
8 | Dr. Sudipta Som | Assistant Professor, Physics |
9 | Dr. P. Venugopal | Professor, Mathematics |
10 | Dr. R. Sujatha | Professor, Mathematics |
11 | Dr. V. Vembarasan | Assistant Professor, Mathematics |
12 | Dr. Cherry Matthew Phillipose | Assistant Professor, English |
13 | Dr. Tanima Bagchi | Assistant Professor, English |
- 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 Amount Rs. 20,000 per month
Contingency Amount Rs. 25,000 per year
Fee Details | Amount to be paid | |
---|---|---|
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 (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/- |
SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING | SCHOOL OF SCIENCE AND HUMANITIES | SCHOOL OF COMMERCE AND MANAGEMENT |
---|---|---|
Ph.D. In Computer Science and Engineering / Civil Engineering Masters degree in Engineering / Technology / M.S.[By Research] in the relevant discipline of Computer Science and Engineering / Civil Engineering with a minimum of 60% marks / CGPA 6.5 on a 10 point scale. | Ph.D. In Physics / Economics / English Masters degree in the relevant discipline with a minimum of 60% marks / CGPA 6.5 on a 10 point scale. | Ph.D. In Commerce Masters degree in the relevant discipline with a minimum of 60% marks / CGPA 6.5 on a 10 point scale. BCom + CA/CMA |
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. |
SL. No | Details | Date |
---|---|---|
1 | Application opening date | 11, November 2024 |
2 | Last date of application | 13, December 2024 |
3 | Written test and Interview | 16, December 2024 |
4 | Notification of shortlisted candidates | 20, December 2024 |
5 | Commencement of PhD Program | 02, January 2025 |
- 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.
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
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
- Behavioural Finance
- Corporate Governance
- Corporate Social Responsibility
- Embedded Banking
- Environmental Compliances
- Financial data analytics
- Financial Inclusion
- Financial Markets
- Investment Management
- Sustainable and Green Finance
- 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 Amount Rs. 20,000 per month
Contingency Amount Rs. 25,000 per year
Fee Details | Amount to be paid | |
---|---|---|
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 (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/- |
SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING | SCHOOL OF SCIENCE AND HUMANITIES | SCHOOL OF COMMERCE AND MANAGEMENT |
---|---|---|
Ph.D. In Computer Science and Engineering / Civil Engineering Masters degree in Engineering / Technology / M.S.[By Research] in the relevant discipline of Computer Science and Engineering / Civil Engineering with a minimum of 60% marks / CGPA 6.5 on a 10 point scale. | Ph.D. In Physics / Economics / English Masters degree in the relevant discipline with a minimum of 60% marks / CGPA 6.5 on a 10 point scale. | Ph.D. In Commerce Masters degree in the relevant discipline with a minimum of 60% marks / CGPA 6.5 on a 10 point scale. BCom + CA/CMA |
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. |
SL. No | Details | Date |
---|---|---|
1 | Application opening date | 11, November 2024 |
2 | Last date of application | 13, December 2024 |
3 | Written test and Interview | 16, December 2024 |
4 | Notification of shortlisted candidates | 20, December 2024 |
5 | Commencement of PhD Program | 02, January 2025 |
- 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