Ph. D. in Cyber Security Systems and Networks

The call for applications will generally be posted twice a year on the website. However, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham will accept applications throughout the year. Each Applicant should submit, in addition to his or her degree certificates,grade/ mark sheets and other documents mentioned in the application, a Statement of Purpose (describing his or her research interests) together with the completed application, and mention up to three areas of interest in the order of preference for PhD programme.

The Chairman, PGP will screen the applications and call the selected applicants for an entrance test followed by an interview. The Selection Committee constituted by the Chairman-PGP will examine the applicants’ background and aptitude for research. Based upon the entrance test and interview performance and prior academic record, the Committee shall give its recommendation to the Chairman-PGP who will finalise the admission and notify the selected applicants the date of joining. All prospective thesis advisors may be involved in the selection process and their consent obtained before being appointed as the Thesis Advisor for any applicant.

Whenever required, the Committee may request additional evidence, such as letters of recommendation, copies of claimed publications, etc.

There are two possible categories of admission for any applicant:

• Full-time doctoral students

Such students are entirely focused on carrying out their course work, research, and other requirements of the Ph.D. Program at Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham. Students admitted under this category may be employed as project staff on a research project; however, the research project must have the student’s thesis advisor as either a PI or a Co-PI, and the subject areas of the research project and the student’s proposed doctoral research should overlap.

• Part-time doctoral students

Such students are either full-time employees (e.g., faculty or project staff not covered under (a)) of Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, or employees of other organisations (such as other colleges, Universities, R&D Centers, etc.). They are permitted to proceed at a slower pace in their Ph.D. Program at Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham.