Registration: Admission 2026-27

NID : Admission 2025-26

Email: admissions@nid.edu
Phone: 079 26623462 (11.00 AM to 12.30 PM and 03.00 PM to 05.30 PM, MON to FRI)

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I. Category of reservation/citizenship
Note: Applications for NID's Ph.D. Programme are open only to Indian nationals.

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II. Program duration
If you are a non-Indian applicant to NID's PhD Program, please read Chapter 6 of the Admissions Handbook to understand your eligibility for Part-time and Full-time candidacy.

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(Duration: 5 years)
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(Duration: 3 years)

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I certify that I have read and understood the information given in “PhD Admissions Handbook 2026-27”. I certify that the information provided in this online application form is accurate and complete to the best of my knowledge. I declare that I have read and understood the conditions of eligibility for the programme / discipline for which I seek admission. In the event of any information provided by me is found incorrect, or misleading, or incomplete, my application shall be liable to cancellation by the Institute at any time and I shall not be entitled to any refund of the fee paid by me to the Institute.

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