Please keep checking this page for any updates.

 

 

 

 

We usually receive a large number of excellent applications for the PhD programme in Energy Science and Engineering. A long list of candidates will be prepared by verifying the eligibility criteria. The candidates mentioned in the long list are eligible to appear for the selection process.

 

 

In-person written exam - 8th May 2026

 

The in-person written exam will be held on 8th May 2026 at 10:00 am.

 

Report to Room LH 102 (Lecture Hall Complex, IIT Bombay) at 9:00 am. The candidates shortlisted based on the written exam performance will be called for interviews. The list of the shortlisted candidates will be uploaded here by 5 pm on 8th May.

 

Sample question paper: https://drive.google.com/file/d/17QTRP-PnKx2Zn3MtUULcHTZqrxSQYZXK/view?usp=sharing

 

 

 

 

Click Here: Shortlisted candidates for the in-person interviews

 

 

 

In-person interviews - 9th May 2026 

 

Report to Seminar Room, 2nd floor, DESE at 8:30 am.

 

 

 

 

 

 

1. Information about the Department of Energy Science and Engineering 

Department website: http://www.ese.iitb.ac.in

A short video about the department: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IVh9T3sACks

Video about our PhD programme: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sPONXGijOzI

Research interests of our faculty members: https://www.ese.iitb.ac.in/faculty

 

 

Examples of research topics with various faculty members: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1bH9fsF7jFFrVraBv7fBnt3bSTvH6yW9XO6WszVudW20/edit?usp=sharing

 

 

 

 

 

2. We will post more details about the selection process here, keep checking back.

 

For TAP (teaching assistant through sponsored project) positions, we may ask you to appear for a second interview.

 

3. You will be asked if you are willing to join under the TAP category: 

 

You will join the Institute as a PhD student under a specific research project and your PhD supervisor will be assigned when you are offered admission. It will not be possible to change the supervisor or project after admission. At the same time, since the project is funded with well-defined deliverables, you can start working on the research problem much sooner.

 

You have flexibility in choosing your PhD supervisor and research project. You will be encouraged to interact with different faculty members in the department during your first semester. A supervisor and research topic will be decided based on your interests, the faculty members’ interests, and departmental rules on project allocation. 

 

 

 

 

 

We would recommend that you use this page as your primary source of information about the admissions process.

 

You should keep a government issued Photo ID card for the verification process. No other articles (e.g. phones, smart watches, etc.) are allowed during the interviews. 

 

You can submit the VALID GATE Score card printed from the internet/provisional certificate during the interview. However, at the time of admission, you have to submit the original one.

 

A government issued photo ID card showing the candidate’s name, date of birth, and a photo.

 

You will not be allowed to appear for the interview.