PhD Joint Degree Programme
(IIT Mandi - PEC Chandigarh)
(IIT Mandi - PEC Chandigarh)
We are pleased to announce the invitation for applications to the Joint Degree Program (JDP) in collaboration between PEC Chandigarh and IIT Mandi. This program presents a unique opportunity for aspiring researchers and scholars to pursue their doctoral studies in a collaborative and interdisciplinary environment.
The PhD Joint Degree Program (JDP) combines the academic excellence and research process of PEC Chandigarh and IIT Mandi, two esteemed institutions renowned for their contributions to education and research. This joint initiative aims to provide a platform for students to engage in cutting-edge research projects under the guidance of distinguished faculty members from both institutions. Through this program, students will have access to a diverse range of research facilities, resources, and expertise available at both PEC Chandigarh and IIT Mandi.
We cordially invite talented and motivated individuals to apply for the PhD Joint Degree Program (JDP) between PEC Chandigarh and IIT Mandi. Embark on a transformative journey of academic excellence, research collaboration, and personal growth as you work towards earning a prestigious joint doctoral degree from two distinguished institutions.
Take this opportunity to make significant contributions to your field of study and join the vibrant research community at PEC Chandigarh and IIT Mandi. Unleash your potential and shape the future through the PhD Joint Degree Program (JDP).
| Starting date for filling Online Application | 30th June, 2026 |
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| Last date for filling Online Application | 10th July, 2026 (5:00PM) |
Project Details:
| S.No. | Project Title | Home Institution | Name of Guide/Supervisor (Home Institution) | School/Department/Centre (Home Institution) | Host Institution | Name of Guide/Supervisor (Host Institution) | School/Department/Centre (Host Institution) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Next-Generation UPQC for Smart Distribution Systems with Renewable Integration | Punjab Engineering College (PEC), Chandigarh | Dr. Tejinder Singh Saggu | Electrical Engineering | Indian Institute of Technology, Mandi | Dr. Pratim Kundu | School of Computing and Electrical Engineering |
| 2 | Functionally graded PLA?graphene scaffold with controlled electrical conductivity for bone regeneration | Punjab Engineering College (PEC), Chandigarh | Dr. Rahul O. Vaishya | Production & Industrial Engineering Dept | Indian Institute of Technology, Mandi | Dr. Deepak Patil | School of Mechanical & Materials Engineering, IIT Mandi |
| 3 | Design, Engineering and Analysis of Aadvanced Material for Energy Harvesting Applications | Punjab Engineering College (PEC), Chandigarh | Dr. Rahul O Vaishya | Production & Industrial Engineering | Indian Institute of Technology, Mandi | Dr. Rajeev Kumar | School of Mechanical and Materials Engineering |
| 4 | Performance Evaluation and Optimization of Asphalt Mixture incorporating High Reclaimed Asphalt Pavement (RAP) content using Rejuvenators under Indian Climatic Conditions | Punjab Engineering College (PEC), Chandigarh | Dr. Umesh Sharma | Civil Engineering Department | Indian Institute of Technology, Mandi | Dr. Anshu Bamney | Civil Engineering Department |
| 5 | Performance Enhancement and Reliable Operation of Grid-Connected Photovoltaic Systems under Weak Grid Conditions | Punjab Engineering College (PEC), Chandigarh | Dr. Ajay Kumar | Electrical Engineering Department | Indian Institute of Technology, Mandi | Prof. Dipankar Deb | Centre for AI and Robotics |
| 6 | Direct Immersion Cooling of Micro Electronics | Punjab Engineering College (PEC), Chandigarh | Dr. Lokesh | Mechanical Engineering Department | Indian Institute of Technology, Mandi | Dr. Parmod Kumar | School of Mechanical and Materials Engineering |
| 7 | Cyber Resilient Real Time controller for Grid Connected Photovoltaic Systems | Punjab Engineering College (PEC), Chandigarh | Dr. Ajay Kumar | Electrical Engineering | Indian Institute of Technology, Mandi | Dr. Pratim Kundu | School of Computing and Electrical Engineering |
| 8 | Design and development of highly efficient, stable and self-powered photodetectors using hybrid perovskite materials | Punjab Engineering College (PEC), Chandigarh | Prof. Arun Kumar SIngh | Dept. of Electronics and Communication Engineering | Indian Institute of Technology, Mandi | Dr. Ranbir Singh | School of Mechanical and Materials Engineering |
| 9 | Entrepreneurship and Finance | Punjab Engineering College (PEC), Chandigarh | Dr. Anju Singla | Centre of Management and Humanities (CMH) | Indian Institute of Technology, Mandi | Dr. Puran Singh | School of Management |
| 10 | Development of Mg-based composites for body implant applications | Punjab Engineering College (PEC), Chandigarh | Dr. Mohinder Pal Garg, Dr. Jimmy Karloopia | Mechnaical Engineering Department, Production and Industrial Engineering Department | Indian Institute of Technology, Mandi | Prof. Mohammad Talha | School of Mechanical and Materials Engineering |
| 11 | Inverter Dominated Electric Grid Stability, | Punjab Engineering College (PEC), Chandigarh | DR MANOHAR SINGH | Electrical Engineering | Indian Institute of Technology, Mandi | Dr. Pratim Kundu | School of Computing and Electrical Engineering |
| 12 | 4D printing of oxygen-generating polymer composites for bone tissue engineering with enhanced angiogenesis and osseointegration | Punjab Engineering College (PEC), Chandigarh | Dr. Jasvinder Singh | Production and Industrial Engineering Department | Indian Institute of Technology, Mandi | Dr. Sumit Murab | School of Biosciences and Bioengineering |
| 13 | 3D printed composites for vibration energy harvesting | Indian Institute of Technology, Mandi | Dr. Vishal Singh Chauhan | IIT Mandi | Punjab Engineering College (PEC), Chandigarh | Dr. Gurpreet Singh | Department of Production & Industrial Engineering |
| 14 | Optimization of Laser Surface Textures for Friction Reduction and Wear Resistance application | Indian Institute of Technology, Mandi | Prof Rajeev Kumar | School of Mechanical and Materials Engineering | Punjab Engineering College (PEC), Chandigarh | Prof Ravinderjit Singh Walia | Department of Production and Industrial Engineering |
| 15 | Nature inspired Laser Surface Texturing | Indian Institute of Technology, Mandi | Prof Rahul Vaish | School of Mechanical and Materials Engineering | Punjab Engineering College (PEC), Chandigarh | Prof Ravinderjit Singh Walia | Department of Production and Industrial Engineering |
| 16 | Materials for environmental applications | Indian Institute of Technology, Mandi | Dr Satvasheel Ramesh Powar | Mechanical and Material Engineering | Punjab Engineering College (PEC), Chandigarh | Dr Sandeep Kumar | Physics |
| 17 | Influence of e-waste derived reinforcements on the mechanical and abrasive wear behaviour of aluminum matrix composites. | Indian Institute of Technology, Mandi | Dr. Neha Shukla | School of Mechanical and Materials Engineering | Punjab Engineering College (PEC), Chandigarh | Dr. Jimmy Karloopia | Production and Industrial Engineering Department |
| 18 | Fabrication and Tribological Performance of Functionally Graded Self-Lubrciating metal Matrix Composites. | Indian Institute of Technology, Mandi | Dr. Sunny Zafar | School of Mechanical and Materials Engineering | Punjab Engineering College (PEC), Chandigarh | Dr. Jimmy Karloopia | Production and Industrial Engineering Department |
| 19 | Development of High-Entropy Oxides Ceramics for High-Frequency Communication Applications | Indian Institute of Technology, Mandi | Prof. Rahul Vaish | School of Mechanical & Materials Engineering | Punjab Engineering College (PEC), Chandigarh | Prof. Arun Kumar Singh | Dept. of Electronics and Communication Engineering |
| 20 | High-Performance Self-Powered Photodetectors Using Hybrid Perovskites | Indian Institute of Technology, Mandi | Dr. Ranbir Singh | School of Mechanical and Materials Engineering | Punjab Engineering College (PEC), Chandigarh | Prof. Arun Kumar Singh | Dept. of Electronics and Communication Engineering |
| 21 | Adaptive Regenerative MIMO Antenna Systems for Simultaneous Wireless Communication and Energy Harvesting | Indian Institute of Technology, Mandi | Dr. Dipankar Deb | Centre for Artificial Intelligence and Robotics | Punjab Engineering College (PEC), Chandigarh | Dr. Gourab Das | Dept. of Electronics and Communication Engineering |
| 22 | 3D Digital Documentation and Assessment of Selected Religious and Cultural Heritage Sites in North India | Indian Institute of Technology, Mandi | Dr. Dericks P Shukla | SCENE | Punjab Engineering College (PEC), Chandigarh | Dr. Har Amrit Singh Sandhu | Civil Engineering |
| 23 | Powder Metallurgy?Based Development of Nano-Hydroxyapatite/Silicon Oxycarbide (nano-HA/SiOC) Bio-Ceramic Composites for High-Performance Orthopedic Implants | Indian Institute of Technology, Mandi | Dr. Deepak Deelip Patil | School of Mechanical and Materials Engineering, IIT Mand | Punjab Engineering College (PEC), Chandigarh | Dr. Kaustubh R. Kambale | Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, Punjab Engineering College |
| 24 | Recovery of critical elements from the mobile phone display screen | Indian Institute of Technology, Mandi | Dr. Neha Shukla | SMME | Punjab Engineering College (PEC), Chandigarh | Dr. Kiran Lata Bhaskar | Metallurgical and Materials Engineering Department |
| S.No. | Project Title | Home Institution | Name of Guide/Supervisor (Home Institution) | School/Department/Centre (Home Institution) | Host Institution | Name of Guide/Supervisor (Host Institution) | School/Department/Centre (Host Institution) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4D printing of polymer composites for biomedical applications | IIT Mandi | Dr. Prateek Saxena | School of Mechanical and Materials Engineering (SMME) | PEC | Dr. Jasvinder Singh | Production and Industrial Engineering Department |
| 2 | Machine Learning Assisted Phase-Field Modeling of Fracture Behavior of Particulate Composites | IIT Mandi | Dr. Rajkiran | School of Mechanical and Materials Engineering | PEC | Dr. JD Sharma | Metallurgical and Materials Engineering |
| 3 | Development of Semiconductor Devices for Flexible Electronics | IIT Mandi | Dr. Rahul Vaish | School of Mechanical & Materials Engineering | PEC | Dr. Arun Kumar Singh | Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering |
| 4 | Fabrication, testing and machine ability of Magnesium based MMC for biomedical applications. | IIT Mandi | Prof. Mohammad Talha, | School of Mechanical and Materials Engineering | PEC | Dr. Mohinder Pal Garg | Mechanical Engineering |
| 5 | Molecular dynamics based investigation of High Entropy Ceramics | IIT Mandi | Dr. Raj Kiran | SMME | PEC | Dr. Gurpreet Singh | Production and industrial Engineering |
| 6 | Fabrication and Tribological Performance of Functionally Graded Self-Lubricating Metal Matrix Composites | IIT Mandi | Dr. Sunny Zafar | School of Mechanical and Materials Engineering, IIT Mandi | PEC | Dr. Jimmy Karloopia | Production & Industrial Engineering Department |
| 7 | Energy Harvesting, Design of smart Materials Structure, Simulation and Modelling | IIT Mandi | Dr. Rajeev Kumar | School of Mechanical and Material Engineering | PEC | Dr Rahul O Vaishya | Production and Industrial Engineering |
| 8 | Memristor for Neuromorphic Computing | PEC | Dr. Arun Kumar Singh | Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering | IIT Mandi | Dr. Satinder Kumar Sharma | School of Computing & Electrical Engineering |
| 9 | Design, development and implementation of Hybrid AC-DC microgrid using adaptive control techniques. | PEC | Dr. Ajay Kumar | Electrical Engineering Department | IIT Mandi | Dr. Pratim Kundu | School of Electrical and Computer Engineering |
| 10 | Planning of Electric grid with High penetration of renewable energy sources | PEC | Dr Manohar Singh | Electrical Engineering | IIT Mandi | Dr Pratim Kundu | School of computing science and electrical engineering |
| 11 | Design and development of yttria based polycrystalline transparent ceramics for laser host applications | PEC | Dr. JD Sharma | Metallurgical & Materials Engineering | IIT Mandi | Dr. Rahul Vaish | School of Mechanical & Materials Engineering |
| S.No. | Project Title | Home Institution | Name of Guide/Supervisor (Home Institution) | School/Department/Centre (Home Institution) | Host Institution | Name of Guide/Supervisor (Host Institution) | School/Department/Centre (Host Institution) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Development of Automatic Solar Panel Cleaning Robot for Soiling Mitigation and Reduced Power Derating | IIT Mandi | Prof. Dipankar Deb | Center for AI and Robotics | PEC | Dr. Ajay Kumar | Electrical Engineering Department |
| 2 | 4D printing of polymer composites for biomedical applications | IIT Mandi | Dr. Prateek Saxena | School of Mechanical and Materials Engineering (SMME) | PEC | Dr. Jasvinder Singh | Production and Industrial Engineering Department |
| 3 | Machine Learning Assisted Phase-Field Modeling of Fracture Behavior of Particulate Composites | IIT Mandi | Dr. Rajkiran | School of Mechanical and Materials Engineering | PEC | Dr. JD Sharma | Metallurgical and Materials Engineering |
| 4 | Development of Semiconductor Devices for Flexible Electronics | IIT Mandi | Dr. Rahul Vaish | School of Mechanical & Materials Engineering | PEC | Dr. Arun Kumar Singh | Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering |
| 5 | Advanced thermal management of power electronics | IIT Mandi | Dr. Sarthak Nag | School of Mechanical & Materials Engineering | PEC | Dr. JD Sharma | Department of Metallurgical & Materials Engineering |
| 6 | Fabrication, testing and machine ability of Magnesium based MMC for biomedical applications. | IIT Mandi | Prof. Mohammad Talha, | School of Mechanical and Materials Engineering | PEC | Dr. Mohinder Pal Garg | Mechanical Engineering |
| 7 | Molecular dynamics based investigation of High Entropy Ceramics | IIT Mandi | Dr. Raj Kiran | SMME | PEC | Dr. Gurpreet Singh | Production and industrial Engineering |
| 8 | Materials for environmental applications | IIT Mandi | Dr Satvasheel Ramesh Powar | Mechanical and Material Engineering | PEC | Dr Sandeep Kumar | Physics department |
| 9 | Effect of various ceramic materials on the operational features of solar thermal collectors | IIT Mandi | Dr Satvasheel Ramesh Powar | School of Mechanical and Materials Egnineering | PEC | Dr. Kaustubh R. Kambale | Metallurgical and Materials Engineering |
| 10 | Droplet impact and spreading dynamic on a heated surfaces under microgravity | IIT Mandi | Dr. Parmod Kumar | School of Mechanical and Materials Engineering (SMME) | PEC | Dr. Lokesh | Mechanical Engineering Department |
| 11 | Mechanical and Tribological behavior of Aluminum metal matrix composites reinforced with Industrial Waste | IIT Mandi | Dr. Sandeep Sahu | School of Mechanical and Materials Engineering, IIT Mandi | PEC | Dr. Jimmy Karloopia | Production & Industrial Engineering Department |
| 12 | Development of Multi-Scale Hybrid Reinforced Metal Matrix Composites via Stir Casting and Friction Stir Additive Manufacturing | IIT Mandi | Dr. Prateek Saxena | School of Mechanical and Materials Engineering, IIT Mandi | PEC | Dr. Jimmy Karloopia | Production & Industrial Engineering Department |
| 13 | Fabrication and Tribological Performance of Functionally Graded Self-Lubricating Metal Matrix Composites | IIT Mandi | Dr. Sunny Zafar | School of Mechanical and Materials Engineering, IIT Mandi | PEC | Dr. Jimmy Karloopia | Production & Industrial Engineering Department |
| 14 | Supply Chain Performance aligned with Green Credit System | IIT Mandi | Dr Satvasheel Ramesh Powar | School of Mechanical and Materials Engineering | PEC | Dr Mohit Tyagi | Department of Production and Industrial Engineering |
| 15 | Energy Harvesting, Design of smart Materials Structure, Simulation and Modelling | IIT Mandi | Dr. Rajeev Kumar | School of Mechanical and Material Engineering | PEC | Dr Rahul O Vaishya | Production and Industrial Engineering |
| 16 | Semiconductor Devices for neuromorphic Computing | PEC | Dr. Arun Kumar Singh | Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering | IIT Mandi | Dr. Satinder Kumar Sharma | School of Computing & Electrical Engineering |
| 17 | Design, development and implementation of Hybrid AC-DC microgrid using adaptive control techniques. | PEC | Dr. Ajay Kumar | Electrical Engineering Department | IIT Mandi | Dr. Pratim Kundu | School of Electrical and Computer Engineering |
| 18 | Memristor for Neuromorphic Computing | PEC | Dr. Arun Kumar Singh | Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering | IIT Mandi | Dr. Satinder Kumar Sharma | School of Computing & Electrical Engineering |
| 19 | Planning of Electric grid with High penetration of renewable energy sources | PEC | Dr Manohar Singh | Electrical Engineering | IIT Mandi | Dr Pratim Kundu | School of computing science and electrical engineering |
| 20 | Thin flim Transistors based circuits foe sensors interfaces | PEC | Dr. Deepak Kumar Sharma | Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering | IIT Mandi | Dr. Robin Khosla | School of Computing and Electrical Engineering |
| 21 | Tribology and Surface Engineering | PEC | Ravinderjit Singh Walia | Department of Production and Industrial Engineering | IIT Mandi | Dr. Rajeev Kumar | Mechanical Engineering |
| 22 | Design and development of yttria based polycrystalline transparent ceramics for laser host applications | PEC | Dr. JD Sharma | Metallurgical & Materials Engineering | IIT Mandi | Dr. Rahul Vaish | School of Mechanical & Materials Engineering |
