PhD Courses in Homi Bhabha National Institute - Mumbai - Maharashtra

About Homi Bhabha National Institute

  Homi Bhabha National Institute (HBNI) is a federally funded deemed-to-be university established under section 3 of the UGC Act by the Department of Atomic Energy (DAE) in 2005. It brings together several premier research institutions of the DAE – including

• Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC), Mumbai
• Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research (IGCAR), Kalpakkam
• Raja Ramanna Centre for Advanced Technology (RRCAT), Indore
• Variable Energy Cyclotron Centre (VECC), Kolkata
• Saha Institute of Nuclear Physics (SINP), Kolkata
• Institute of Physics (IoP), Bhubaneswar
• Harish-Chandra Research Institute (HRI), Allahabad
• Institute of Mathematical Sciences (IMSc), Chennai
• National Institute for Science Education and Research (NISER), Bhubaneswar
• Tata Memorial Centre (TMC), Mumbai

HBNI awards PhD degrees across many research disciplines, with the formal list including:

• PhD in Computer Science
• PhD in Theoretical Computer Science
• PhD in Engineering Sciences
• PhD in Chemical Sciences
• PhD in Life Sciences & Computational Biology
• PhD in Physical Sciences
• PhD in Mathematical Sciences
• PhD in Applied Systems Analysis
• PhD in Humanities and Social Sciences

Address & Website of Homi Bhabha National Institute

• Address:  HBNI Office, 2nd floor, BARC Training School Complex,Anushaktinagar, Mumbai – 400 094.
  Phone:  91-22-25597549 / 91-22-25597626
  Email:  offhbni@hbni.ac.in
  Website:  http://www.hbni.ac.in/

University Type:    Deemed University

Computer Science Degree Programs Homi Bhabha National Institute

  

• PhD in Computer Science
• PhD in Theoretical Computer Science
• Interdisciplinary PhD programmes with computing emphasis (research performed within HBNI constituent institutes such as IMSc and HRI)

Research Areas in Computer Science Homi Bhabha National Institute

  

• Algorithms, Complexity & Formal Methods
• High-Performance Embedded and Distributed Computing
• Machine Learning & Reinforcement Learning
• Data Analytics & Pattern Recognition
• Cyber Security and Cryptography (theoretical aspects)*
• Network Science & Scalable Systems
• Quantum Computing and Models of Computation

Research Topics in Computer Science Homi Bhabha National Institute

• Graph Neural Networks and Deep Learning Applied to Complex Data
• Reinforcement Learning & Explainability in AI
• Time Series & Multimedia Data Analytics
• High-Performance Computing for Distributed Architectures
• Energy-Efficient Scheduling & Multi-UAV Systems
• Formal Verification Methods & Approximation Algorithms
• Fault-Resilient Computing & Quantum Cryptography Foundations

Research Labs with Specialization in Computer Science Homi Bhabha National Institute

HBNI PhD scholars access research labs and facilities hosted across HBNIs constituent institutions rather than a single central lab. Typical computing-aligned research environments include:

• High-Performance & Distributed Computing Groups (in units such as IMSc and HRI)
• AI and ML research clusters
• Data Systems and Network Science teams
• Formal Methods & Algorithms Research Groups
• Collaborative interdisciplinary labs spanning mathematics and engineering science units
• Access to computational infrastructure at BARC and allied units

Scholarship Programs and Funded Projects in Computer Science Homi Bhabha National Institute

• DST INSPIRE, UGC/CSIR JRF and senior research fellowships support eligible scholars
• DAE Research Fellowship — approx. ₹37,000/month for first two years & ₹42,000/month thereafter (contingent on progress)**
• Contingency grants and travel support for conferences and research dissemination
• No tuition fees for enrolled PhD programmes under HBNI
• Project-linked funding through individual DAE units and sponsored collaborations

PhD Admission Procedure Homi Bhabha National Institute

• Submit online PhD application via HBNIs official PhD admissions portal when announced
• Eligibility: Masters degree (M.Sc, M.Tech etc.) in relevant discipline with qualifying marks
• Valid national test scores (e.g., GATE, CSIR-UGC NET-JRF, JEST) are generally required or preferred
• Selection includes written test (where applicable) followed by interview and research proposal evaluation
• Final selection is based on academic merit, test/interview performance, and research potential
• Selected candidates are assigned supervisors and affiliated to a constituent institute for research

PhD Regulations:

  Ph.D Regulations Homi Bhabha National Institute

List of PhD Guides:

  Ph.D Guides in Homi Bhabha National Institute

PhD Admission Notification:

  Ph.D Admission Notification in Homi Bhabha National Institute

Research Announcements:

  Ph.D Research Announcements in Homi Bhabha National Institute

Research Notifications:

  Ph.D Research Notifications in Homi Bhabha National Institute