Ph.D. PROGRAMS - OVERVIEW

Welcome to CIPET Doctoral Programs - Our Ph.D. students redefine the landscape when it comes to Petrochemicals, Plastics and Materials Science & Engineering through pioneering research, innovation, and scientific excellence. Research Students can pursue their doctoral program at any of our IPT & SARP (R&D) centres equipped with state-of-the-art research facilities and equipment that is at par with international standards.

Students selected for doctoral programs receive personalized guidance and continuous support to excel in their academic and research endeavours. We assist them in identifying impactful research opportunities and provide mentorship throughout their research journey. Our support extends to effectively disseminating their work through conference presentations, publications in high-impact journals, patent filing, technology transfer, and other scholarly and innovation-driven activities.

EXPLORE OUR PROGRAMS

Our research scholars' work has real impact that goes beyond academia. The research is done under the guidance of qualified & experienced faculty members of CIPET. On completion, there is a public discussion of the research paper in an in-house departmental formal seminar, and then in a public research presentation, the written work will be examined by a dissertation committee as appointed by respective affiliated University.

A few areas of research pursued at Research centres are:

• Polymer Composites and Nanocomposites
• Biopolymers & Bio-nanocomposites
• Polymer composites
• Polymer Blends and alloys
• Fuel Cells & Energy storage devices
• Carbon Nanotubes
• E-Waste Recycling
• Reverse Engineering Applications
• New Product Development
• Rapid Prototyping
• Simulation & Modelling for product & processes
• Metal to Plastic Conversion
• Computational Flow Analysis

HOW TO APPLY

Aspiring candidates have to follow the admission and course procedure as that of the respective universities to which the respective IPT and SARP centres are affiliated. Candidates may visit the websites of the affiliated universities for complete information on Ph.D. programs:

• Anna University, Chennai (http://cfr.annauniv.edu/research/index.php )
• Visvesvaraya Technological University, Belagavi (http://vtu.ac.in/ )
• Biju Patnaik University of Technology, Rourkela (http://www.bput.ac.in/ )