Mahindra University announces admissions to the Ph.D. Program In Engineering, Applied Sciences, Humanities and Social Sciences for Spring academic session of 2022

Mahindra University announces admissions to the Ph.D. Program in Engineering, Applied Sciences, Humanities and Social Sciences for Spring academic session of 2022
Session to commence in February 2022

Launched in 2020 Fall, currently, 75 Ph.D. scholars are enrolled in MU

Mahindra University, Hyderabad, announces admissions for the Spring intake of its Ph.D. Program in Engineering, Applied Sciences, Humanities and Social Sciences for the 2022 academic session. The last date for submission of applications for admission to the program is December 24, 2021, for the session that will commence in Feb 2022. The details of the full-time Ph.D. program, qualifications, experience, etc., are available on the website: https://www.mahindraecolecentrale.edu.in/programs/phd

“Mahindra University focuses on research as an intrinsic part of its very existence and strives to create an international level of excellence in research. We have an excellent research infrastructure in terms of state-of-the-art laboratories in science and engineering. Government of India funding agencies like DST, SERB, BRNS, DRDO, MeitY, etc. have already sponsored and funded several research projects to our faculty as well as international collaboration projects through DST’s International Division. We offer Ph.D. programs in various contemporary areas of interest in Engineering and Applied Sciences. For those who wish to pursue liberal arts at the Ph.D. level, we have a strong Humanities and Social Sciences program, which is backed by high-quality Media and Design Thinking laboratories and Entrepreneurship cell’, says Dr. Yajulu Medury, Vice-Chancellor, Mahindra University.

Ph.D. admissions for Spring 2022 intake are offered in Civil Engineering, Computer Sciences and Engineering, Electrical & Electronics Engineering, Mechanical Engineering disciplines in the engineering domain and in Physics, Chemistry, and Mathematics in the Applied Sciences domain. In the Entrepreneurship area, scholars wishing to carry out research on Innovation, start-ups, and tech entrepreneurship, are encouraged to apply. Those who wish to pursue liberal arts at the Ph.D. level are welcome to apply to pursue research in English and American Literature, Indian Writings in English, English Language Education, English as Second Language Education, Women’s Writing, Strategic Management, Cultural and Gandhian Studies, Professional Ethics, Philosophy, etc.

Full-time Ph.D. scholars will get an assistantship of Rs. 25,000 per month plus free boarding and lodging in the MU campus. They will have to mandatorily perform Teaching Assistantship of 8 hours a week. The last date to apply for this program is December 24, 2021.

MU focuses on promoting research at an institutional level and the focus is on solving the real-world problems as well as fundamental problems in science and technology. It works on local and global Governance and Corporate Research projects, mainly towards the development of Basic and Applied Research. Sponsored research grants, industrial research, and focus on research publications and presentations in international journals and conferences is highly encouraged and supported.

MU is well equipped in terms of research infrastructure and modern laboratories. 140+ papers in peer-reviewed international journals and 160+ presented in international and national conferences over the last 5 years, with over 20 active research teams working on Indian and Global research projects, which showcase its commitment towards enabling and encouraging quality research.

23 well-equipped labs enable the students to get first-hand experience in various technologies relevant to their research areas of interest. Some of these include a Super Computer Lab, VLSI Lab, Automotive Systems and Internal Combustion Engines Laboratory, Centre for Robotics, Environmental Engineering Lab, Photolithography Lab, thin-film deposition equipment, THz-specific spectrometer, Raman spectrometer, etc. and are being continuously augmented with new high-end equipment and instruments. A new Ricagu (Japan)-make XRD, which is a high-end material characterization equipment is in the process of being installed as a central facility at Mahindra University.

About Mahindra University
Mahindra University, located in Hyderabad (India) is a multi-disciplinary university. It works towards “Educating future citizens for and of a better world” and is envisioned to be a private University that will play a significant role in driving quality improvements and innovation in the higher learning space in the coming years. Mahindra University envisions generating new knowledge through engagement in cutting-edge research and creating a spirit of innovation and entrepreneurship and undertaking collaborative projects with industry and other academic institutions.

Mahindra Ecole Centrale, operational since 2014, was subsumed into Mahindra University and runs B.Tech., M.Tech. and Ph.D. programs under its newly christened Ecole Centrale School of Engineering in partnership with the Group of Ecole Centrale (GEC) institutions in France.

In 2021, Mahindra University also launched the School of Management, Indira Mahindra School of Education, and School of Law. These will be followed by the launch of the School of Media & Liberal Arts in 2022.

Mahindra University is sponsored by Mahindra Educational Institutions (MEI), a subsidiary of Tech Mahindra Ltd., the flagship IT company of the Mahindra Group, a US $19.4 billion industrial entity that employs in excess of 2,56,000 employees across 100 countries.

For more information, please visit: https://www.mahindrauniversity.edu.in/