IIIT ( Indian Institute of Information Technology), Dharwad

Interview Process

The process comprises of a screening test followed by an interview. The candidates who qualify the screening test will

be allowed to appear for the interview. The candidate’s fundamental knowledge in their respective discipline will be

tested in the interview.

3.1 Screening test

There will be a common screening test for all shortlisted candidates for all the PhD programmes. Questions will be

objective type and the content for the test is as follows:

(1) Verbal Reasoning:

The verbal reasoning section comprises of three types of questions- Reading Comprehension, Text

Completion and Sentence Equivalence. The Verbal Reasoning section measures a candidate's ability to:

 Analyze and draw conclusions, understand and add value to incomplete data; identify the

perception of the author;

 Identify vital points and differentiate between relevant and irrelevant points;

 Understand and summarize the structure of a text;

 Understand the given words, sentences and entire texts; ability to focus on the meaning of the

entire sentence

 Understand relationships among words and among concepts.

(2) Quantitative Reasoning:

The Quantitative Reasoning section of the test evaluates a candidate's ability to:

 Understand and analyze quantitative information

 Solve problems using mathematical models

 Interpret quantitative information appropriately

 Apply basic mathematical skills and concepts of Arithmetic, Algebra, Geometry and Data

Interpretation.

(3) Analytical Writing

The Analytical Writing section of the test evaluates a candidate's ability to:

 Articulate complex ideas effectively and with clarity

 Support ideas with relevant reasons and examples

 Examine claims and accompanying evidence

 Sustain a well-focused, coherent discussion

Interview Process

The process comprises of a screening test followed by an interview. The candidates who qualify the screening test will

be allowed to appear for the interview. The candidate’s fundamental knowledge in their respective discipline will be

tested in the interview.

3.1 Screening test

There will be a common screening test for all shortlisted candidates for all the PhD programmes. Questions will be

objective type and the content for the test is as follows:

(1) Verbal Reasoning:

The verbal reasoning section comprises of three types of questions- Reading Comprehension, Text

Completion and Sentence Equivalence. The Verbal Reasoning section measures a candidate's ability to:

 Analyze and draw conclusions, understand and add value to incomplete data; identify the

perception of the author;

 Identify vital points and differentiate between relevant and irrelevant points;

 Understand and summarize the structure of a text;

 Understand the given words, sentences and entire texts; ability to focus on the meaning of the

entire sentence

 Understand relationships among words and among concepts.

(2) Quantitative Reasoning:

The Quantitative Reasoning section of the test evaluates a candidate's ability to:

 Understand and analyze quantitative information

 Solve problems using mathematical models

 Interpret quantitative information appropriately

 Apply basic mathematical skills and concepts of Arithmetic, Algebra, Geometry and Data

Interpretation.

(3) Analytical Writing

The Analytical Writing section of the test evaluates a candidate's ability to:

 Articulate complex ideas effectively and with clarity

 Support ideas with relevant reasons and examples

 Examine claims and accompanying evidence

 Sustain a well-focused, coherent discussion

Interview Process

The process comprises of a screening test followed by an interview. The candidates who qualify the screening test will

be allowed to appear for the interview. The candidate’s fundamental knowledge in their respective discipline will be

tested in the interview.

3.1 Screening test

There will be a common screening test for all shortlisted candidates for all the PhD programmes. Questions will be

objective type and the content for the test is as follows:

(1) Verbal Reasoning:

The verbal reasoning section comprises of three types of questions- Reading Comprehension, Text

Completion and Sentence Equivalence. The Verbal Reasoning section measures a candidate's ability to:

 Analyze and draw conclusions, understand and add value to incomplete data; identify the

perception of the author;

 Identify vital points and differentiate between relevant and irrelevant points;

 Understand and summarize the structure of a text;

 Understand the given words, sentences and entire texts; ability to focus on the meaning of the

entire sentence

 Understand relationships among words and among concepts.

(2) Quantitative Reasoning:

The Quantitative Reasoning section of the test evaluates a candidate's ability to:

 Understand and analyze quantitative information

 Solve problems using mathematical models

 Interpret quantitative information appropriately

 Apply basic mathematical skills and concepts of Arithmetic, Algebra, Geometry and Data

Interpretation.

(3) Analytical Writing

The Analytical Writing section of the test evaluates a candidate's ability to:

 Articulate complex ideas effectively and with clarity

 Support ideas with relevant reasons and examples

 Examine claims and accompanying evidence

 Sustain a well-focused, coherent discussion

Interview Process

The process comprises of a screening test followed by an interview. The candidates who qualify the screening test will

be allowed to appear for the interview. The candidate’s fundamental knowledge in their respective discipline will be

tested in the interview.

3.1 Screening test

There will be a common screening test for all shortlisted candidates for all the PhD programmes. Questions will be

objective type and the content for the test is as follows:

(1) Verbal Reasoning:

The verbal reasoning section comprises of three types of questions- Reading Comprehension, Text

Completion and Sentence Equivalence. The Verbal Reasoning section measures a candidate's ability to:

 Analyze and draw conclusions, understand and add value to incomplete data; identify the

perception of the author;

 Identify vital points and differentiate between relevant and irrelevant points;

 Understand and summarize the structure of a text;

 Understand the given words, sentences and entire texts; ability to focus on the meaning of the

entire sentence

 Understand relationships among words and among concepts.

(2) Quantitative Reasoning:

The Quantitative Reasoning section of the test evaluates a candidate's ability to:

 Understand and analyze quantitative information

 Solve problems using mathematical models

 Interpret quantitative information appropriately

 Apply basic mathematical skills and concepts of Arithmetic, Algebra, Geometry and Data

Interpretation.

(3) Analytical Writing

The Analytical Writing section of the test evaluates a candidate's ability to:

 Articulate complex ideas effectively and with clarity

 Support ideas with relevant reasons and examples

 Examine claims and accompanying evidence

 Sustain a well-focused, coherent discussion