BITES Best PhD Thesis Awards 2021 (BBPTA 2021)

BITES invites Applications for BITES Best PhD Thesis Awards - 2021 (BBPTA 2021)

BITES invites Applications for BITES Best PhD Thesis Awards - 2021 for the calendar year (01/01/2021 to 31/12/2021), from the Faculty members as well as Research Scholars from ECE, CSE, TCE, ISE, MCA and Other Branches of Engineering who have worked on IT related methodologies / technologies (or Computer Applications) in their theses.

Three best PhD thesis awards will be considered, one each, in the following three broad categories:

  • Computer Science and Engineering (and allied branches)
  • Electronics and Communication Engineering (and allied branches)
  • Other branches (worked on IT related methodologies / technologies or Computer Applications)

Each award will carry Rs. 25,000/- cash award and a certificate to the awardee. Additionally, the concerend research supervisors will receive Rs.5,000/- cash award and a certificate.

PhD thesis and other supporting documents will be evaluated by an Expert committee appointed by BITES and the decision of the committee is final.

Registrations are open!

The last date for receiving entries is June 30, 2022.

Eligibility Criteria:
  • Faculty members as well as Research Scholars, duly certified by their Head of the Institution, from ECE, CSE, TCE, ISE, MCA and Other Branches of Engineering who have worked on IT related methodologies / technologies (or Computer Applications) in their thesis are eligible to apply.
  • Faculty members must be on the rolls of an institution in the state of Karnataka as regular faculty members (while pursuing PhD). Research scholars should have registered as a research scholar in an institution / research centre in the state of Karnataka.
  • Applicant should have received their Doctorates (either provisional degree duly signed by the competent authority of the university awarding the degree or the final award) in the given calendar year (i.e., January 01, 2021 to December 31, 2021). Regardless of other parameters, one is eligible to apply if the viva was held during the calendar year 2021.
  • Applicants must submit the soft copies of their PhD thesis for evaluation along with other supporting documents like citation index, list of publications, questionnaire etc.; that may be asked for the purposes of evaluation.
  • Applicants should apply online on BITES Website (Application Procedure) and the same duly filled in hard copy (of application, marked "BBPTA - 2021) should be sent to Executive Director, BITES, #305, Second Floor, Aryabhata Block, IIIT-B Campus, 26/C, Electronic City Phase-1, Hosur Road, Bangalore – 560100

BBPTA Application Procedure

  • A faculty member / research scholar, who is interested in applying for BBPTA, visits bites.org.in, creates an account, and during creation of user account should select the "Purpose of Registration" as "To apply for BITES Best PhD Thesis Award".
  • The applicant receives an email (please check the spam folder too!) with one time login (to confirm the email), clicks on "log in" link in the email, and sets the password as an user of bites.org.in.
  • Please wait for the admin to approve your account which may take some time (may be one day, as we receive a lot of spam!). Please do NOT register multiple times with different email ids, it's a request!
  • The User then clicks on menu "My account" at the top, click on "Edit" tab under the User Name, and then click "BBPTA Registration" tab.
  • The applicant fills the requisite data, uploads requisite pdf files (like Endorsement from Head of the Institution, applicant's best paper, and PhD Thesis) and submits. An applicant can submit data only once, and submitted data can not be changed (edited) by the applicant later (hence please be careful while submitting the application).
  • The applicant now clicks the menu "BBPTA Submitted Data" at the top, where he/she can see all data submitted by self. The Applicant should then click on pdf icon at the bottom and download data submitted in pdf form. The applicant should take a print out of downloaded pdf containing data submitted by him/her, sign it and send the hard copy (of application in pdf form) to BITES office (address given at the footer). Only when the hard copy is received in full and requisite form, the application process is deemed to be completed.
  • The Applicant may wait for email from BITES Officials for seeking further clarification / info / action/ intimation of selection etc.
  • For any clarification, one may contact webmaster using contact form.

BITES Best PhD Thesis Award - Hall of Fame

Year Awardee Institute
2021 Adarsh Vatsa BMS Institute of Technology & Management

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