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๐Ÿšง ๐ŸŽ‰๐Ÿ“ข Applications Open | Joint PhD Programme 2026BITS Pilani ร— IISER Tirupati๐ŸŽ‰๐ŸŒŸ

July 9, 2026 | By pilanicivilengineeringadmin
Pilani Civil Engineering



Advance Research in Landโ€“Atmosphere Interactions & Climate Science ๐ŸŒโ˜๏ธ
The Department of Civil Engineering, BITS Pilani, Pilani Campus, in collaboration with the Department of Earth and Climate Sciences, IISER Tirupati, invites applications for a Full-Time Joint PhD Programme in the exciting area of Landโ€“Atmosphere Interactions and Coupling Metrics.

๐Ÿ”ฌ Research Focus
Study the exchange of energy, water, and momentum between the land surface and the atmosphere, contributing to improved understanding of climate processes, hydrological systems, and environmental sustainability.

โœจ Programme Highlights
๐ŸŽ“ Joint Doctoral Degree from BITS Pilani and IISER Tirupati
๐Ÿ’ฐ Fellowship:
โ‚น37,000/month (first two years)
โ‚น42,000/month (after two years)

๐Ÿซ Programme Structure:
First 2 years at BITS Pilani
Final 2 years at IISER Tirupati

๐Ÿ“… Expected Joining:
1st August 2026

๐Ÿ–ฅ๏ธ Selection Process:
Online Interview

๐Ÿ‘จโ€๐Ÿซ Supervisors
Dr. Guntu Ravikumar
Assistant Professor
Department of Civil Engineering
BITS Pilani, Pilani Campus
Dr. K. Sai Kranthi
Assistant Professor
Department of Earth and Climate Sciences
IISER Tirupati

๐ŸŽฏ Eligibility
Applicants with a Master's degree (minimum 55% marks or CGPA โ‰ฅ 6.0/10) in relevant disciplines such as:
Civil Engineering
Hydrology
Water Resources
Meteorology
Atmospheric Sciences
Earth Sciences
Geology & Geophysics
Environmental Sciences
Physics
Or allied disciplines
Candidates with NET/GATE qualifications in relevant subjects are encouraged to apply. IISER BS-MS dual degree graduates (CGPA โ‰ฅ 8.0) are also eligible under the specified criteria.

๐Ÿ“ฉ How to Apply
Interested candidates should email their CV to:
๐Ÿ“ง guntu.ravikumar@pilani.bits-pilani.ac.in
๐Ÿ“ง saikranthi@iisertirupati.ac.in
๐Ÿ—“๏ธ Application Deadline: 20 July 2026
Applications will continue to be reviewed on a rolling basis until the position is filled.

๐ŸŒฑ Join two premier institutions and contribute to cutting-edge research at the intersection of hydrology, climate science, and environmental sustainability.

Apply now and become part of the next generation of researchers shaping the future of Earth system science.

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๐Ÿ“ข Applications Open | Joint PhD Programme 2026
BITS Pilani ร— IISER Tirupati

๐Ÿšจ PhD Scholar Opportunity at BITS Pilani ๐Ÿšจ
๐Ÿ“ Pilani Campus | Immediate Joining

๐Ÿ“ข ๐‚๐š๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐€๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ข๐œ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ โ€“ ๐‰๐จ๐ข๐ง๐ญ ๐๐ก๐ƒ ๐Ž๐ฉ๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐’๐œ๐ก๐จ๐ฅ๐š๐ซ๐ฌ๐ก๐ข๐ฉ
๐Ÿ”ฌ ๐‰๐จ๐ข๐ง๐ญ ๐๐ก๐ƒ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ ๐ซ๐š๐ฆ ๐š๐ญ ๐๐ˆ๐“๐’ ๐๐ข๐ฅ๐š๐ง๐ข & ๐‹๐š ๐“๐ซ๐จ๐›๐ž ๐”๐ง๐ข๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ, ๐€๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐š๐ฅ๐ข๐š
๐ƒ๐ž๐ฉ๐š๐ซ๐ญ๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐‚๐ข๐ฏ๐ข๐ฅ ๐„๐ง๐ ๐ข๐ง๐ž๐ž๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐ , ๐๐ˆ๐“๐’ ๐๐ข๐ฅ๐š๐ง๐ข (๐๐ข๐ฅ๐š๐ง๐ข ๐‚๐š๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ฎ๐ฌ)

๐Ÿ“ข ๐‚๐š๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐€๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ข๐œ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ โ€“ ๐‰๐จ๐ข๐ง๐ญ ๐๐ก๐ƒ ๐Ž๐ฉ๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐’๐œ๐ก๐จ๐ฅ๐š๐ซ๐ฌ๐ก๐ข๐ฉ
๐Ÿ”ฌ ๐‰๐จ๐ข๐ง๐ญ ๐๐ก๐ƒ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ ๐ซ๐š๐ฆ ๐š๐ญ ๐๐ˆ๐“๐’ ๐๐ข๐ฅ๐š๐ง๐ข & ๐‹๐š ๐“๐ซ๐จ๐›๐ž ๐”๐ง๐ข๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ, ๐€๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐š๐ฅ๐ข๐š
๐ƒ๐ž๐ฉ๐š๐ซ๐ญ๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐‚๐ข๐ฏ๐ข๐ฅ ๐„๐ง๐ ๐ข๐ง๐ž๐ž๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐ , ๐๐ˆ๐“๐’ ๐๐ข๐ฅ๐š๐ง๐ข (๐๐ข๐ฅ๐š๐ง๐ข ๐‚๐š๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ฎ๐ฌ)

๐Ÿ“ข ๐‚๐š๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐€๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ข๐œ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ โ€“ ๐‰๐จ๐ข๐ง๐ญ ๐๐ก๐ƒ ๐Ž๐ฉ๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐’๐œ๐ก๐จ๐ฅ๐š๐ซ๐ฌ๐ก๐ข๐ฉ
๐Ÿ”ฌ ๐‰๐จ๐ข๐ง๐ญ ๐๐ก๐ƒ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ ๐ซ๐š๐ฆ ๐š๐ญ ๐๐ˆ๐“๐’ ๐๐ข๐ฅ๐š๐ง๐ข & ๐‹๐š ๐“๐ซ๐จ๐›๐ž ๐”๐ง๐ข๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ, ๐€๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐š๐ฅ๐ข๐š
๐ƒ๐ž๐ฉ๐š๐ซ๐ญ๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐‚๐ข๐ฏ๐ข๐ฅ ๐„๐ง๐ ๐ข๐ง๐ž๐ž๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐ , ๐๐ˆ๐“๐’ ๐๐ข๐ฅ๐š๐ง๐ข (๐๐ข๐ฅ๐š๐ง๐ข ๐‚๐š๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ฎ๐ฌ)

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