Bell Helicopter, Textron India Pvt Ltd.,
The Department has a robust research plans with a number of prestigious funded research collaborations with reputed national organisations including VSSC,ISRO, JNNARDC , & IISc, to name a few. The Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) degree in Mechanical Engineering is designed to meet the needs of a rapidly evolving scientific and technological environment with adequate hardware and software facilities to provide the researcher with core courses coupled with specializations in a particular advanced field of interest. Research activity spans a broad spectrum of Mechanical Engineering areas.
Thermal and Energy Systems, Fluid Mechanics, IC Engines.
Materials – Special engineered and Nano Coatings, Functionally graded materials, Polymer and metal Composites , Nano materials.
Design, Dynamic Systems and Controls, Robotics.
Domain specific to Automotive Engineering and Electric Mobility.
Post graduate Engineering / Technology OR equivalent degree in appropriate discipline/specialization with a minimum of 55 % marks or equivalent grade.
Students who have completed their post graduation from an international university must submit an equivalency certificate from Association of Indian Universities (AIU).
Students appearing for their final degree examinations in March-May are also eligible to apply
CHRIST follows University Grants Commission (Minimum Standards and Procedure for Award of M.Phil./Ph.D Degrees) Regulations, 2016 and the subsequent Amendments. Every candidate has to take the PhD Entrance Examination and Interview
As per the UGC (Minimum Standards and Procedure for Award of M.Phil./Ph.D. Degrees) Regulations, 2016 (#5.1), those who qualify UGC- NET (including JRF)/UGC-CSIR NET (including JRF)/ SLET/GATE/ teacher fellowship holder or have passed M.Phil Programme shall be exempted from the PhD Entrance Examination. Those candidates take a Research Skill Assessment Test along with their Personal Interview.
Candidates who have qualified UGC-NET (including JRF)/UGC-CSIR NET (including JRF)/ SLET/GATE/ teacher fellowship holder (KSET, SET etc.) or have passed M.Phil Programme may apply for PhD any time of the year by sending their Research Proposal and CV to phd@christuniversity.in