Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

This Program is Conducting By

SLIIT-Sri Lanka Institute of Information Technology

Member Since: 3 years

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Offer Type

phd

Medium

English

Method

Full time* / Part time

Duration

3 Years

Location

Malabe

We offer a wide selection of PhD courses under Computing and Engineering fields. These programmes involve an applicant being assigned to a supervisor for guidance in conducting the research. The applicant and supervisor/s work together to achieve the objectives of the research programme. If the applicant has no previous experience in conducting research, SLIIT will guide them through the proceedings with the existing panel of resource personnel. SLIIT will provide a foreign supervisor from its Honorary Professors Network to nurture and sustain internationally acclaimed research at SLIIT.

Eligibility Requirements

An applicant may fulfill the minimum eligibility requirements to be admitted to PhD Programme, if he/she has any one of the following qualifications:

A Master of Philosophy Degree from a recognized institution acceptable to the Senate (I.I)
A Bachelor’s Honours Degree or of Level 6(SLQF) with a minimum GPA of 3.7 on a scale of 0-4, and passing the qualifying examination after a minimum period of one year with required merit acceptable to the Senate (I.II)
Registered to follow an MPhil degree programme in a related area at SLIIT and passing the qualifying examination conducted by SLIIT after a minimum period of one year with required merit acceptable to the Senate to upgrade the registration to the Degree programme. (I.III)

IMPORTANT DATES TO REMEMBER

Application Closing Date

Applications are accepted throughout the year

AVAILABLE COURSES

Computing

– PhD in Information Technology
– PhD in Computer Networks
– PhD in Cyber Security
– PhD in Software Engineering

Engineering

– PhD in Civil Engineering
– PhD in Electrical and Electronics Engineering
– PhD in Mechanical Engineering
– PhD in Materials Engineering

Selection to the PhD programme

Selection to the programme is based on

– Academic performance
– The strength of the research proposal
– Research capabilities demonstrated
– The strength of recommendations
– The relevance of background and experience to proposed research work

The shortlisted applicants will be interviewed by SLIIT. At the interview, the overall suitability of the applicant to follow PhD programme is assessed.

Applicants seeking admission to the Degree programme under I.III, shall be admitted to the degree program on the approval of the Senate based on the recommendation of the Faculty.

Registration

An applicant under I.I and I.II, granted admission to the PhD program shall register as a PhD Research Student (PRS) within a period of three months from the date stipulated by SLIIT.
A Student, upon passing a qualifying examination after one year from the date of registration as a PRS, may be allowed to register as a Candidate of the PhD programme and to proceed with the programme.
A Student admitted under I.I, I.II, I.III and fails to satisfy requirements to proceed with PhD program at the qualifying exam but found to be suitable to proceed with MPhil programme; he/she may register as an MPhil candidate and continue studied for an MPhil degree.
The studentship of a PhD Research Student failing the qualifying examination twice will automatically be terminated.

Supervisors and Co-Supervisors

Applicants are advised to find suitable supervisor and co-supervisors before submitting the application. The supervisor of a PhD student should be a faculty member of SLIIT. On request, SLIIT may be able provide some assistance to find supervisors.

Supervisors of PhD programs should be:

knowledgeable in the subject area to be covered in the research program,
Holding an Doctoral Degree or higher qualification, or a person of eminent research standing acceptable to SLIIT.

Supervisors of PhD programmes should be

– Knowledgeable in the subject area to be covered in the research programme,
– Holding an Doctoral Degree or higher qualification, or a person of eminent research standing acceptable to SLIIT.

DURATION : 5 YEARS PART TIME / 3 YEAR FULL TIME

The minimum duration of the programme leading to the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) shall be: