The Ph.D. in Computer Science and Engineering (CSE) admission requirements will be as follows:

General Rules:

1. For admission to the courses leading to the Degree of Ph.D. in CSE, a candidate must have obtained M.Engg./M.Sc.Engg/M.Sc. degree in the relevant branch or equivalent degree from any recognized institution, having a minimum CGPA of 3.0 out of 5.0 or 2.5 out of 4.0 in the relevant Masters Programme and good performances in public examinations.
2. Students for Ph.D. programme can register on a full-time or a part-time basis. Full-time students shall take a minimum of 9 credits and maximum of 12 credits per semester. Part-time students shall take a minimum of 6 credits and maximum of 9 credits per semester.

Admission Procedure:

1. Application to the above program shall be invited through regular and usual methods of announcement and shall be received by the Registrar. The normal admission time in Ph.D. in CSE programme will remain at the beginning of the Winter semester, as is usually announced in the admission brochure.
2. The final selection of a candidate will be made by the relevant PGC, in each department, which may also prescribe the required pre-requisites to be completed by the candidate before continuing the normal programme, if necessary.
3. Every selected candidate shall pay the prescribed fees at the time of registration as per the current rules of the university.
4. A candidate shall be provisionally selected by the postgraduate committee and may be required to pass the prerequisite non-credit courses as prescribed by the PGC.

The Ph.D. in Computer Science and Engineering (CSE) degree requirements will be as follows:

1. The minimum duration of the Ph.D. programmes shall normally be six semesters for full-time and ten semesters for part-time students from the date of registration.
2. Academic progress shall be measured in terms of credit hours earned by a student.
3. Credit Hour requirement: For the degree of Ph.D a student must earn a minimum total of 54 credit hours, including a Thesis for which a total of 42 credit hours shall be assigned.
4. Attendance: To be eligible to sit for the Semester Final Examination, students must attend at least 85% of the total number of periods of Lectures/ Tutorials/ Laboratories/ Workshops/ Field work in that course during the semester.