Admission for Fall 2026-2027 for the Centre for Educational Technology.

 

Details for admission process are as follows : 

1. Dates: Written test, and interview for those who qualify, on Wednesday, 13 May 2026.

Written test Venue: LT002, Lecture Hall Complex, IIT Bombay

The written test will assess candidates on the following areas:

• Quantitative Ability
• Analytical Reasoning
• Data Interpretation
• Research Aptitude

2. Exam Mode : The exam mode is physical/in-person and not online/VC.

3. Documents: Please bring the documents mentioned in the call letter.

Without these documents, the candidate may not be allowed to appear for the exam.

4. Accommodation: Accommodation will be provided one day before the exam date in the student hostels.

5. No requests for a change in the exam date will be considered. 

If examinations from different departments overlap, candidates should decide at their own discretion which department/centre examination to appear for.

 

PhD Eligibility

The Interdisciplinary Programme in Educational Technology (IDP-ET) at IIT Bombay is actively
involved in research and education in the area of technologies to improve the teaching-
learning process. IDP-ET focuses on designing learning environments leveraging effective
pedagogy and innovative technology scaffolds for supporting individual and collaborative
learning in formal and informal contexts. IDP-ET is composed of core faculty members with
additional associate members from various disciplines across IIT Bombay covering
engineering, sciences, humanities and social sciences, design, and management.

ELIGIBILITY FOR ADMISSION
First Class or 60% marks (55% marks for SC/ST), as specified in the General Eligibility Criterion,
in the qualifying degree:

(i) M.Tech./M.E. or equivalent degree in any branch of Engineering
OR
M.Des. / MBA
(ii) M.A./M.Sc./M.Phil./M.Ed.

For applicants with degrees in (ii) above, one of the following will be required
 a valid GATE score (eligible for Institute TA/RA) OR
 a valid CSIR/UGC Junior Research Fellowship (eligible for Institute TA/ RA).

Candidates who have qualified for a Junior Research Fellowship (JRF), i.e., have received
financial assistance from UGC-NET/CSIR, are eligible to apply under the FA category.

Note: Criteria for awarding Teaching Assistantship and other application categories
are as per the guidelines mentioned in section A.6 of this Brochure.

For other admission-related details, please visit the Admissions page of the IDP in Educational
Technology: https://www.et.iitb.ac.in/academics/admission/

A ONE page (~500 words) document containing the Statement of Purpose (SoP) must
accompany the application. The Statement of Purpose should contain (a) your interests and
motivation for applying to ET (max. 50 words), (b) relevance of your recent and current
activities (max. 200 words), (c) details about your academic interests including (but not limited
to) your areas of interest, a problem that interests you, and what you plan on doing after
completing your Ph.D. (max. 250 words)

RESEARCH AREAS : 
The thrust areas of research of the IDP in Educational Technology are:

1. Technology-enhanced learning of disciplinary practices such as estimation skills, decision making, design thinking, computational thinking, troubleshooting, and so on
2. Frameworks for teacher-use of educational technology tools and strategies
3. Development of AI & ICT based tools for above teaching-learning goals
4. Educational data analytics using technologies such as GSR, EEG and eye tracking to understand teaching-learning processes

Please visit http://www.et.iitb.ac.in for details regarding the research group and recent
activities.

 

Note: Criteria for awarding Teaching Assistantship and other application categories are as per the guidelines mentioned in section A.6 of the Brochure.

For admission-related queries, please write to us at: admissions.et [at] iitb.ac.in