Admission for Double Doctoral Degree Program for the Academic Year (2026-27) - Autumn Semester (Newly Launched)
IIT Bombay (IITB) and Tohoku University (TU), Japan, share a longstanding collaboration that has evolved into a strategic partnership in recent years. The initial institutional partnership agreement was established in 2000, encompassing education, scientific cooperation, and student exchange programs. This agreement has been renewed periodically to further strengthen and sustain the partnership. A major milestone was the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in December 2024 to expand research collaboration and mobility initiatives. This was followed by the Cotutelle PhD MoU in April 2025, formally establishing the Double Doctoral Degree Program (DDDP).
For more details, please check the link: https://www.ir.iitb.ac.in/iitb-tu
A dedicated unit — the IITB–Tohoku University Japan Collaboration Cell — has been constituted to centrally facilitate this DDDP admission process.
All rules governing regular PhD admissions at IIT Bombay will be applicable to this program as well.
- Sanctioned Intake NEW
- Overall Vacancies for the TA Students
- Detailed Advertisement NEW
- Consolidated Schedule for PG/Ph.D. Admissions 2026-27. NEW
- Information Brochure NEW
- Online Application Portal
- Ph.D. Life Cycle
Admission to the DDDP programme needs funding support, which can be provided via various sources. The funding source defines the admission category. Our application process and the admissions criteria in of the category can be found in our brochure.
Categories of PhD students
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Admissions category |
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Hostel Eligibility |
Remarks |
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Teaching assistantship (TA) |
MOE, GOI |
Yes |
The assistantship is payable for a maximum duration of 5 years or up to the thesis submission, whichever is earlier. The monthly rate of assistantship is Rs. 37,000/- for the first 2 years and enhanced rate of Rs. 42,000/- for the remaining period. The continuation of assistantship under TA category will be subject to serving as a teaching assistant in a course / laboratory for 8 hours per week as assigned by the concerned academic unit as well as satisfactory academic performance. |
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Research assistantship (RA) |
MOE, GOI |
Yes |
The assistantship is payable for a maximum duration of 5 years or up to the thesis submission, whichever is earlier. The monthly rate of assistantship is Rs. 42,000/- for the first 2 years and enhanced rate of Rs.47,000/- for the remaining period. Students admitted under RA category will have to look after the laboratories and also |
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Teaching/Research assistantship through project (TAP/RAP) |
Funded through Sanctioned project run at IIT Bombay. |
Yes |
The financial support under this category is provided from sponsored projects as per the The assistantship is payable for a maximum duration of 5 years or up to the thesis submission, whichever is earlier. The continuation of assistantship under TAP / RAP category will be subject to serving for The assistantship is paid from the office of Dean,IRCC. As per MoE directives, the |
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Fellowship awards (FA) |
Fellowship various organisations/ government/ such as NBHM, DBT, ICMR, DST etc. |
Yes |
The financial support under this category is provided by various Govt. / Semi Govt. schemes (CSIR, UGC, DAE,DST, DBT, NBHM, etc.) and some other organizations. A valid Junior Research fellowship (JRF) award letter from the Govt. / Semi Govt. agencies (e.g. CSIR/UGC /DAE /DST/ DBT NBHM etc.) is required for the execution of this fellowship. The amount and duration of the fellowship will be as specified by the awarding agency. |
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Institute staff of IIT Bombay (IS) |
No separate Assistantship from IITB |
No |
The candidate should have been employed as Institute Staff for at least 2-years (before the starting of the semester in which admission is sought) AND after completion of qualifying degree. The candidate must produce a letter of work experience at the time of application. The concerned academic unit will shortlist the eligible candidates. Admission will be on the basis of written test and interview as applicable to the concerned programme. |
Detailed information regarding the eligibility criteria for the above categories can be found in the information brochure.
PMRF funding at IIT Bombay :
IIT Bombay is among the few institutions in India authorized to award the PMRF Fellowship to exceptional Ph.D. candidates. PMRF fellows receive a monthly stipend of Rs 70,000 and an annual contingency grant of Rs 2 Lakh. To be considered for the PMRF, candidates must first be admitted to our regular Ph.D. programme. The Institute then nominates top candidates with outstanding academic records and research potential. The final decision is made by a discipline-specific Selection Committee. Recipients must adhere to PMRF regulations, with the fellowship's continuation dependent on annual reviews of their research performance. To know the funding of PMRF fellowship 'click here'. Other details regarding PMRF programme can viewed at https://www.pmrf.in.
Visvesvaraya PhD Scheme for Electronics & IT :
Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, Government of India initiated “Visvesvaraya PhD Scheme for Electronics and IT” with an objective to enhance the number of PhDs in Electronics System Design & Manufacturing (ESDM) and IT/IT Enabled Services (IT/ITES) sectors in the country.
Key features for Full Time PhD Candidates
- Fellowship : ₹ 31,500 p.m.(revised as ₹ 38,750/- pm w.e.f. 1-4-2019) (I & II yr); ₹ 35,000 (revised as ₹ 43,750/- pm w.e.f. 1-4-2019)(III to V yr);
- Annual Contingency Grant support ₹ 30,000/- per year for consumables etc.
- Reimbursement of Rent for those PhD candidates who are not provided accommodation or choose not to avail the accommodation provided by the institution.
- Support for attending international conferences (1000 supports up to ₹ 50,000/- per conference). Any individual full-time PhD candidate would be eligible to avail the support for attending a maximum of 2 conferences under this scheme.
For more details, please refer : Visvesvaraya PhD Scheme for Electronics and IT