Doctoral Program

PhD admission information Spring 2024-25

Application process for admission in Ph.D. programme for the Spring  2024-2025 session has commenced. Please check the IITB admissions website and the PhD information brochure for details.


The interview date for PhD admission is 21st November 2024. The interviews will be conducted in an in-person mode, at the Centre for Climate Studies, The Rahul Bajaj Technology Innovation Centre (RBTIC) conference rooms.

The interview will likely cover fundamental questions from the courses you have taken in your Bachelor’s or Master’s program and/or from the project work you did during your Bachelor’s or Master’s program and/or your research interests.

Candidates are advised to find the topics/research projects offered by the faculty members for the current round of intake. Candidates are required to submit a research proposal based on their research interests under “statement of purpose” in the application form. A research proposal template can be viewed here for reference.

Research interests of the Centre for Climate Studies faculty members interested in recruiting in this round of PhD admission are provided below. The candidates are encouraged to contact the faculty members based on their research interests.

Check the  IITB Ph.D. Admission for application materials, application deadlines and advertisement for more information.

  • M.Tech./M.E. or equivalent degree in Aerospace Engineering, Atmospheric Science, Chemical Engineering, Civil/Construction Engineering, Computer Science Engineering/Information Technology, Electrical/Instrumentation Engineering, Energy Science & Engineering, Environmental Science/Engineering/Management, Mechanical Engineering, Resource Engineering, Geoinformatics, Agricultural Engineering, Materials Engineering, Mining Engineering, or any other related Engineering discipline. M.Des./M.Arch./M.Planning or equivalent degree. M.Phil (2-year) or equivalent degree in Social Sciences (Economics, Geography, Sociology, Planning etc.) M.Mgt./MBA or equivalent degree. Or,
  •  M.Sc/MA or equivalent degree in Atmospheric Science, Chemistry, Earth Science, Energy Science, Environmental Science, Geophysics, Physics, Social sciences  (Economics, Geography, Sociology, Planning etc.) or any other related discipline with CSIR/UGC JRF or Minimum of 2 years of professional experience (acquired after obtaining the qualifying degree and completed before the starting of the semester in which admission is sought) or DST INSPIRE Fellowship or valid GATE score. Or,
  • B.E./B.Tech. or equivalent degree in Aerospace Engineering, Atmospheric Science, Chemical Engineering, Civil/Construction Engineering, Computer Science Engineering/Information Technology, Electrical/Instrumentation Engineering, Energy Science & Engineering, Environmental Science/Engineering/Management, Mechanical Engineering, Resource Engineering, Geoinformatics, Agricultural Engineering, Materials Engineering, Mining Engineering, or any other related Engineering discipline, with valid GATE score or Minimum of 2 years of professional experience (acquired after obtaining the qualifying degree and completed before the starting of the semester in which admission is sought).
Research interests of the Centre for Climate Studies faculty members interested in recruiting in this round of PhD admission are provided below. 

Name of Faculty

Broad Research interests

Akshaya Nikumbh

Tropical-extratropical interactions, Indian summer monsoon, Climate extremes

Anand B Rao

Climate mitigation policy, energy transition, perceptions and responses

Angshuman Modak

Regional climate change, Climate Dynamics, Climate modeling, Monsoon response to climate change, Climate engineering

Eldho T.I.

Climate change impacts on hydrology

Manne Janga Reddy

Climate change impacts on hydrological extremes, floods, drought management, Water security, water resources management

S. Ravichandran

Fluid dynamics, numerical simulations

Vishal Dixit

Modeling Atmospheric Convection using hybrid Physics and ML driven methods

Subimal Ghosh

Hybrid Physics-AI models for Early Warning

Trupti Mishra

Climate Mitigation, Climate Finance, Carbon Market

RAAJ Ramsankaran

Remote Sensing of Cryosphere; Glacier Evolution Modelling; Geohazards such as Snow Avalanches/Landslide risk Assessment
For details and updated information on admission requirements, admission procedure, categories, Ph.D. program requirements, fees etc., please see the IITB Ph.D. Information Brochure. 

Centre for Climate Studies address and interview venue-

Centre for Climate Studies,
3rd Floor, Rahul Bajaj Technology Innovation Centre (RBTIC), Next to Monash Building,

Indian Institute of Technology Bombay,
Powai, Mumbai – 400 076
(Maharashtra), India

Please see the map for the location. Centre for Climate Studies is located in the same building as the Department of Economics.