Joy University

Ph.D Admission

Eligibility

School	Specialization	Eligibility
SOCI	Computer Science	M.Tech/ M.E/ M.Sc./ MCA/ MS or its equivalent recognized by UGC/ AICTE in relevant area with a minimum of 60% aggregate marks.
	Civil Engineering	M.Tech/ M.E in Civil Engineering/ MS or its equivalent recognized by UGC/ AICTE in relevant area with a minimum of 60% aggregate marks.
	Electronics and Communication Engineering	M.Tech/ M.E/ MS/ M.Sc. in Electronics/ Communication/ Physics or its equivalent recognized by UGC/ AICTE in relevant area with a minimum of 60% aggregate marks.
	Mechanical Engineering	M.Tech/ M.E/ MS in Mechanical Engineering or its equivalent with a minimum of 60% aggregate marks.
	Robotics & Automation	M.Tech/ M.E/ MS in Mechanical Engineering or its equivalent with a minimum of 60% aggregate marks.
SOAGS	Agricultural Engineering	M.Tech/ M.E or its equivalent recognized by UGC/ AICTE in relevant area with a minimum of 60% aggregate marks.
	Agriculture	M.Sc./ MS or its equivalent recognized by UGC/ AICTE in relevant area with a minimum of 60% aggregate marks.
	Horticulture
SOANS	English	Master's Degree in relevant area as recognized by UGC with a minimum of 55% aggregate marks.
	Tamil
	Sanskrit
	Pysics
	Biology
	Mathematics
	Education
	History
	Psychology
	Philosophy
SOD	Design	M.Des/ M.E/ M.Tech/ M. Sc./ MS or its equivalent in relevant area recognized by UGC/ AICTE with a minimum of 55% aggregate marks.
SOLHS	Life Sciences	Master's Degree in relevant area as recognized by UGC with a minimum of 55% aggregate marks.
SOEM	Management	Master’s Degree in relevant area/ CA/ ICWA/ ACA/ AICWA/ ACS Level or its equivalent as recognized by UGC/ AICTE with a minimum of 55% aggregate marks
	Economics
	Commerce
SOL	Law	Master's Degree in Law from any University recognized by Bar Council of India(BCI) with a minimum of 55% aggregate marks
SON	Nursing	Master's Degree in Nursing from a University recognized by Indian Nursing Council with a minimum of 55% aggregate marks. Candidates must be medically fit.
SOP	Pharmacy	M.S (Pharm/ Pharmaceutics/ Biotechnology/ Pharmacology) or M.Pharm (Pharmaceutics/ Formulations) or M.Tech (Pharm/ Biotechnology/ Bio Medical Engineering/ Chemical Engineering) or its equivalent from a University recognized by Pharmacy Council of India with a minimum of 55% aggregate marks

Research Areas

Computational Intelligence

Security

Block Chain Technology, Cyber Security, Information Security and Privacy, Internet Security, cryptography, Authentication, Cyber Physical Systems. Parallel and Distributed Computing: Cloud Computing, High Performance Computing, Fault Tolerant Computing, Fog computing, Edge computing. Computer Vision: Image Processing, Video surveillance, Pattern Recognition, Machine Learning, Deep Learning, Remote Sensing, Explainable AI, Industry 4.0. Networking: Wired and Wireless Network, Wireless Sensor Networks and Internet of Things, Software Defined Network. Data Science: Natural Language Processing, Big Data Analytics. Semantics Web: Ontology, Knowledge Databases. Data Structures and Algorithms, Computational Geometry.

Information & Communication Technology

Ambient Assisted Living, Intelligent Digital Speech Signal Processing, Intelligent Financial Signal Processing and Algorithmic Trading Strategies, Antenna Design, High frequency systems, Machine -learning in RF passive Component Design, Antenna Design for Intelligent Systems, Antenna Applications and Emerging Technologies, Microwave Imaging, Image Reconstruction, Computational Electromagnetics and Learning Analytics, Industrial IoT, Machine Vision and Applications, Smart Biomedical Devices, Artificial Intelligence, Machine-learning, Image Processing, Wireless Sensor Networks, Communication, VLSI Design and EDA, Machine Learning for Wireless Communications, Machine Learning for Intelligent Optical Networks, Artificial Intelligence in Optical Communications

School of Arts & Natural Sciences

English Language & Literature, Public Policy & Public Administration, Psychology, Political Science and International Relations, Commerce, Economics, Business administration (Marketing & Finance).

Sciences

Physics

Non-linear optical materials; Bio-Materials; Transparent Conduction Oxide; Computational Material Science; Density Functional theory, Plasma Physics and Applications; Perovskite Solar Cell; Thin Films for Opto-electronic Devices; Global Warming and Climate Change; Magnetic Properties and Material; Laser and Photonics; Thermoelectric Materials and Thin Film Transistor; Experimental Nuclear Physics; Flexible Electronics, Hybrid Electronic Materials (perovskites) and devices including Memory, Artificial Synapses, Solar Cells, Light Emitting Diodes.

Mathematics

Mathematical Biology, Computational Neuroscience, Fractional Modelling of Real world problem, Performance measure of distribution warehouses and Software Reliability, Developing Prediction Models, Boundary Element Methods (BEM) for Fluid Flow Problems, Dual Boundary Element Methods (DBEM), Dual Reciprocity Boundary Element Methods (DRBEM), Wave Hydrodynamics, Coastal Engineering, Finite Element Methods in Fluid Dynamics, Computational Seismology, Continuum Mechanics, Solid Mechanics, Functionally Graded Materials, Sustainable Technologies. Ocean models, Cryosphere Studies, Data assimilation. Mathematical Modelling, Optimization. Magnetohydrodynamics, Computational Fluid Dynamics, Classical General Relativity. Numerical Reservoir Modeling and Simulation, Applied Geophysics and Geostatistics, Fuzzy Sets, Analytical and Numerical treatment of Fluid Flow Problems, non-Newtonian fluid flows, Biological and Industrial applications.

Mechanical Engineering

Thermal Engineering

Renewable Energy, Biodiesel, Wind energy, Solar hybrid technology, Solar thermal applications, Marine renewable energy. Hydrogen Energy, CO2 Capture and Recycling, Recycling of E-waste, Industrial waste, and Li-ion batteries.

Thermal and Fluid Engineering

Water desalinization, Thermal comfort, Advanced Refrigeration System, Tri- generation, Industrial Effluent Treatments. Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD), Fluid flow control, control theory, Fluid Flow Instability and Hydrodynamics, Transition and Turbulent flows, CFD Applications: IC engines and alternative fuels, material processing, Heat and fluid flow, Melting and Solidification, Microstructure modelling, Natural convection, Rayleigh- Bernard convection, Direct Numerical Simulations, Cavitation studies. Energy storage: - Li ion batteries, Na ion batteries, Battery chemistry, thermal management, automotive applications. Nano Materials: Synthesis, Chemistry, and Performance correlation studies

Thermal System Design

Thermal system design and optimization, Exergy analysis of thermal system, waste heat recovery, Thermal system design for enhancing heat transfer rates for extremely high heat flux applications.

Design Engineering

Finite Element Analysis, Additive Manufacturing/Rapid Prototyping, Innovative and creative materials for rapid prototyping processes, Numerical and Experimental investigations of Fused Filament Extrusion techniques. Composite materials, Computational mechanics of materials: stress analysis and optimization, Mathematical modelling of advanced materials, optimization, continuum damage mechanics, Stress Analysis, Vibration based fault diagnosis and condition monitoring, Signal and Image Processing for state identification of components, Machine learning and Artificial Intelligence application in design of components, Optimization techniques. Tribology, Fluid film lubrication, surface texturing, smart lubricants. Nonlinear dynamics, sandwich structures, smart materials. Failure analysis and Mechanical behaviour of materials, small scale specimen testing technique.

Manufacturing and Industrial Engineering

Additive manufacturing, Wire Arc Additive Manufacturing, Ultrasonic additive manufacturing and Solid State Additive Manufacturing., EDM wire cut, EDM; surfacing and electrochemical machining, Electro-chemical discharge machining (ECDM), Wire- ECDM, Electro-chemical deburring, Friction Stir welding and processing of materials, Numerical modelling and simulation of manufacturing processes, Lithium ion batteries, Tools and Coatings, Microwave processing of materials, Laser processing of materials, Corrosion and Coatings, Electrochemical machining and 3D printing, Micro machining, Surface texturing and metrology, Wear, Friction & Tribology, Super plasticity, wear behaviour of surface composites, friction surfacing, hybrid welding, Metal cored and flux cored arc welding, Flux assisted TIG welding, Laser welding & ultrasonic welding. Advanced Product Inspection using Image processing, Industry 4.0 applications in manufacturing.

Industrial Management

Project Management; Operation & Supply Chain Management; Materials & Procurement Management; Quality & Reliability Management.

Entrepreneurship

Micro Small & Medium Enterprise; Entrepreneurship; Innovation.

Civil Engineering

Geotechnical Engineering

Ground Improvement, Soil-Structure Interactions, Applications of Geosynthetics, Waste Management and Utilization, Geodynamics and Earthquake engineering, Seismic Hazard and Microzonation studies, Grouting, Numerical Analysis and Applications, Rock Mechanics, Tunneling and Underground Structures, Geo- environmental problems.

Transportation Engineering

Application of AI / Machine Learning Technique in Transportation Engineering, Traffic Engineering, Utilization of Waste in Pavement, Modeling / Simulation of Traffic / Urban Planning, Construction Engineering and Management.

Structural Engineering

Computational Solid Mechanics, Concrete, Structural Optimization, Nanotechnology in eco- efficient concrete construction, Cost Effective Green Technology in construction, Plate bending finite elements for laminated composites and functionally graded materials.

Construction Management

Project Management, Construction Management, Building Information Modelling, Sustainable development, Risk Assessment, Applications of IoT and Cloud Computing in Construction Industry.

Environmental Engineering

Measurement and Modeling; Atmospheric Physics and Chemistry; Climate Change; Indoor Air Pollution; Source apportionment; Carbon Isotope; Design and Development of low cost sensors; Solid waste disposal and related soil and air pollution, Water treatment / wastewater management and treatment / solid waste management.

Water Resources Engineering and Management

Flood hazard and risk Modeling, Hydrodynamic Modeling, Flood Assessment, Watershed management, GIS and Remote Sensing Applications.

Electronics & Communication Engineering

Signal Processing Applications, Image Processing Applications, Audio & Speech Processing, Biomedical Electronics, Electronic Instrumentation, Embedded Systems Design, Spintronics, Semiconductor Device Modelling, Simulation, Solid State Devices, Organic Electronics, Transparent Semiconductors and Photovoltaic systems, VLSI technology including Analog/mixed signal circuit design, VLSI Circuit Design and RFID Tag Chip Design. Microelectronics and VLSI speech signal processing, Recognition of Indian languages, Sensor array and Multi-channel signal processing, Multi-microphone, Speech processing, Distant speech recognition, Spatial audio for virtual and augmented reality, Multimodal signal processing and information fusion, Multimedia, Affective computing, Image/video analysis and pattern recognition, Nonlinear tomography, Propagation and scattering problems, subsurface imaging, Biomedical imaging and image processing, Video signal processing, Computer vision, data mining, Brain computer/machine interface, Image frame generation, Intelligent informatics. Intelligent Systems and Control: Adaptive Critic based Optimal Control, Direct and Indirect Adaptive control using Learning Framework, Learning to Control Visually Guided Robotic Systems: Manipulators, UAVs, Land Rovers, Cyber Physical Systems: Event Triggered Control and Switching Control, Warehouse Automation, Practical applications of Control Systems theory.

Linear and Nonlinear systems, Adaptive Control, Time-delay systems, Control of unmanned vehicles, Multi-agent systems and coordinated control, AC and DC Microgrids, Intelligent Data Mining Algorithms and Applications, Health Monitoring and Intelligent Fault Diagnosis Systems, Soft-Computing in Modelling and Control, Machine Learning Algorithms, Computer Vision, Bioinformatics, Smart Grid, Intelligent Agents and their Applications, Intelligent Informatics, Fuzzy Controllers, Image Frame Generation, Brain Computer Machine Learning, Unmanned Aerial Vehicles.

Management

Marketing, Operations Management, HRM & Organizational Behavior, Information Systems Management, Strategic Management, Financial Management and Accounting, Entrepreneurship, Data Science in Business.

Selection Procedure

The candidate should fulfill the eligibility requirements according to their specialization while applying for admission.
It will be a two stage process. Joy University Admission Test (JOYAT) has 50% weightage for Research Methodology and 50% weightage for Subject Specific Questions. Candidates who score greater than or equal to 50% in the test will be eligible to appear for interview in the second stage.
Candidates shortlisted on the basis of JOYAT score as mentioned above will be required to appear for an interview before a duly constituted Committee. The interview shall consider the following aspects,
- Proposed research area.
- Industry tie up if any.
- Competence of the candidate for the proposed research.
- Research facilities needed.
30% of Interview score and 70% of JOYAT score will make the admission score.
Application Fee: Rs.1000/- (Non Refundable).

Financial Assistance for Ph.D. Scholars

For Full Time Ph.D. Scholars
Joy University offers financial assistance from its own resources as per selected and eligible PhD Research Scholars as per the Joy University PhD norms specified below.
- Full time Ph.D. Scholars will be eligible for a monthly stipend of Rs. 15,000/- per month from IInd Semester after successful completion of Ph.D. course work.
- Continuance of the scholarship shall subject to punctuality, discipline, good academic / research progress review
- It shall be mandatory to perform the duties as Teaching Assistant for all the full-time research scholars availing the stipend.
- Full time research scholars have to assist the University / School / Department in its academic work, including tutorials, assignments, laboratory demonstration, supervision of fieldwork, library activities, group seminars, workshops, symposia, etc. from time to time. The total time to be spent on such activities will be around ten hours a week.
- The financial assistance is liable to cancellation, in case of misconduct/ indiscipline/ unsatisfactory progress of research work/failure in any examination.
For Part Time Ph.D. Scholars
No research stipend shall be provided to Part Time Ph.D. Scholars.
Industry Sponsored Research Scholars
No research stipend shall be provided to Industry Sponsored Ph.D. Scholars.

Annual Fees

Annual Tution fee for

Full Time Ph.D. : Rs. 1,00,000/-
Part Time Ph.D. : Rs. 1,50,000/-

All the Selected and Eligible Full time Ph.D. scholars will be eligible for a monthly stipend of Rs. 15,000/- per month from 2nd Semester after successful completion of Ph.D. course work.

There is NO Financial Assistance given to Part - Time PhD Research Scholars.

Ph.D Regulations

Completion of the following set of credits with a minimum CGPA of 7.0 within the first year of admission. The Doctoral Committee may recommend up to two additional courses and/or may allow an extra semester to complete the course work:
12 credits for regular Ph.D admissions with Masters degree
A research proposal to be defended within thirteen months of registration. In case of unsatisfactory performance, a second attempt is allowed within one month, failing which registration will lapse.
Original work should be carried out at least partly under the supervision of a Research Supervisor from among the faculty members of Joy University and defended in the form of a thesis. A Co- Supervisor, if needed, may be opted from Joy University, industry or another University of repute.
Publication of at least two research papers in SCI Indexed reputed journals or refereed conferences.
A minimum of 3 years and maximum of 5 years of registration for the Ph.D Program at Joy University.
A Supervisor will be allotted at the end of the first semester based on the choices given by the student. The Supervisor will constitute a Doctoral Advisory Committee (DAC) comprising himself/ herself and at least two members of his/ her choice selected from amongst faculty of Joy University or scientists from reputed outside Organizations/ Joy University. A faculty member of Joy University outside the parent department will act as Chairman of the committee.
Research Supervisor/Co-supervisor who is a Professor, at any given point of time, can guide up to six (6) Ph.D scholars. An Associate Professor as a Research Supervisor can guide up to a maximum of four (4) Ph.D scholars and an Assistant Professor as a Research Supervisor can guide a maximum of three (3) Ph.D scholars. Guiding research scholars is a significant investment of one’s time. Care must be taken before accepting doctoral scholars considering the load on hand and the availability of time to carry out quality research.
The External Supervisors are not allowed. However, Co-Supervisor can be allowed in interdisciplinary areas from other departments of the same institute or from other institutions of national and international eminence and laboratories of CSIR, DST, DBT, DRDO, DAE, ISRO and other national institutions with the approval of the Pro Vice Chancellor
The DAC would conduct progress seminar atleast once a year for the first 3 years (from the date of registration) to evaluate the progress of the work. After 3 years, these progress seminars should be held every six months.
If the research progress is unsatisfactory, supervisor will call for (DAC) to evaluate the progress. If DAC finds the progress unsatisfactory, appropriate time interval (minimum of 3 months) will be set to improve the performance. If DAC finds that the progress still remains unsatisfactory, registration will stand terminated. However, DAC may recommend for award of MS by Research degree.
An MHRD funded Ph.D student is eligible to convert to SRF (senior research fellow) after two years as a JRF (Junior Research Fellow). This JRF to SRF conversion assessment should be done by committee having an external examiner also. This external examiner can be a part of regular Doctoral Committee and can be a faculty from the other department also. In addition, if a faculty member wishes, he/she may also involve an examiner from outside Joy University. For students supported by other funding agencies, their respective norms prescribed for JRF to SRF conversion will be followed.
For the external part time sponsored Ph.D the following rules, in addition to the above mentioned are applicable
The Program is aimed at candidates from national research laboratories/ reputed industrial organizations where research work can be carried out.
The Supervisor may be allotted at the beginning. Nevertheless, it is recommended that the procedure outlined above for regular Ph.D students should be followed.
No stipend will be paid to the part time Ph.D student however, he/ she may be employed in a project, full or part time.
Candidates from reputed research organizations may have a Co- Supervisor from their research organization.
External Ph.D students do not have a residency requirement to take their courses; with the permission of Supervisor and DAC, they also have the option of taking video and self-study based coursework.
External Ph.D students should complete the research proposal within 18 months from the time of joining. In case of unsatisfactory performance, a second attempt is allowed within three month, failing which registration will lapse.

Thesis Submission and Evaluation Guidelines

Pre-requisite for submission of Ph.D thesis: The student must have two SCI indexed publications (accepted or publications) to be eligible for the submission of doctoral thesis. Out of the two publications, atleast one should be in a Journal (exception for CSE department: two conference papers from their list of standard conferences are also permitted). Departments are given the freedom to define the parameters/stature expected of the journals/conferences to be acceptable. .
Synopsis Seminar: On completion of the doctoral research the student has to give a Synopsis Seminar.
The Doctoral Advisory Committee (DAC) and the Supervisor will have to be present in the Synopsis Seminar. The requirement for Synopsis Seminar is a thesis draft and the Supervisor ’s approval and the full publication of the research papers. The draft will be sent to the Doctoral Advisory Committee at least two weeks before the Synopsis Seminar. The student will have to incorporate the suggestions that come from the Synopsis Seminar. The revised thesis meant for sending to the examiners should be submitted within one month of the successful completion of Synopsis Seminar.
Extended synopsis: The student will have to submit an extended synopsis (8-10 pages) that will be sent to external examiners.
External examiners/ reviewers: The Supervisor will have to submit a list of 8 external experts to the Dean – Research Office forwarded through the Dean of the School.
Choosing the examiners: Opting for examiners from Abroad: The Supervisor may opt for examiners from abroad, however, this is not mandatory. The Dean – Research will submit the examiner list to the Vice Chancellor in a sealed cover. The Vice Chancellor will choose three examiners from the list provided by the thesis supervisor.
Viva Voce Seminar: The Viva Voce Seminar will be open to all followed by closed door Q&A.
The viva voce will be held within two months of submitting the thesis to the external examiners. The extended synopsis will be sent to two external examiners. After reading through the extended synopsis if they agree to be in the examination committee and to be present during the defense in person, the thesis will be sent to both. If any of them refuses to be in the examination committee after reading the extended synopsis, the Dean – Research will contact other examiners from the list submitted by the thesis supervisor. The thesis will be sent to the examiner as and when one agrees to be in the examination committee. The examiners will be asked to submit written report. The supervisor will schedule the defense date in consultation with the CoE and Dean – Research.
Preparing the Ph.D thesis: The Ph.D thesis must be prepared in a format prescribed by the Joy University and a soft copy of the thesis must be submitted to the library for archiving. Plagiarism check/ similarity index less than 5% is mandatory to be submitted along with Thesis submission.