Ph.D Guides of Amal Jyothi College of Engineering, Kanjirappally
| Name | Areas of Research |
| Electrical and Electronics Engineering | |
| Dr. Z.V Lakaparampil | Digital Controllers |
| Dr S.N Kumar | Biosignal Processing, Medical electronics |
| Electronics and Communication Engineering | |
| Dr.Jacob Philip | Instrumentation, Sensors |
| Dr. Godwin Raj | Artificial Intelligence, Bio Imaging |
| Dr.Gee Varghese Titus | Signal and Image Processing |
| Dr.Therese Yamuna Mahesh | Artificial Intelligence and Image Processing |
| Civil Engineering | |
| Dr. Mini Mathew | Environmental Engineering, Wastewater, Water resources, Construction materials |
| Dr.Bino I Koshy | Travel Demand Modelling, Intelligent Transportation Systems, Traffic Signals |
| Dr C K Prasad Varma Thampan | Repair of Reinforced Concrete, Structural Engineering |
| Dr.Aju mathew George | Water and Wastewater treatment, Adsorption Technology Defluoridation |
| Dr. Femy M Makkar | Geotechnical Engineering, Geosyntetics, Reinforced Earth |
| Dr. Sonu J K | RCC and steel structures, Advanced Materials; Finite element modeling of steel structures |
| Dr.Nimi Ann Vincent | Ground Improvement, Soil Physics, Environmental Geotechnics |
| Computer Science and Engineering | |
| Dr.Juby Mathew | Data analytics, Soft Computing, Machine Learning |
| Dr.Arun K.S | Machine Learning, Image Processing |
| Dr. Jacob John | Energy Efficiency of WSN, Internet of Things, Artificial Intelligence |
| Fr.Dr.Rubin Thottupurathu Jose | Ontology Engineering, Semantic Web, Knowledge Discovery and Data Mining, Machine Learning/Deep Learning, Cyber Security |
| Dr. Shiju George | Computational Analytics & Intelligence, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Deep Learning , Intelligent Transportation system, Bio-Inspired algorithms |
| Dr.Asha Joseph | Operating Systems, Security, Algorithms, Artificial and Computational Intelligence, Machine Learning and Operational Research. |
| Mechanical Engineering | |
| Dr. K.Jessy | Machining, Composites |
| Dr.P.Ganesan | Thermal and Energy Science |
| Dr. Vishal John Mathai | Incremental Sheet Metal Forming, Additive Manufacturing |
| Dr Joby George | Industrial Engineering |
| Metallurgy (Metallurgical & Materials Engineering) | |
| Dr. R John Felix Kumar | Proton Exchange Membrane, Fuel cells, Corrosion Engineering, Materials for Energy devices |
| Basic Sciences (Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry) | |
| Dr.Lisa Mathew | Graph theory |
| Dr.Jacob philip | Applied Physics |
| Dr. Jaimon Yohannan | Microwave Electronics, Dielectric resonator antennas |
| Dr.Soney C George | Nanocomposites, Membranes, Supercapcitors, Tribology |
| Dr. Sijumon V A | Nanotechnology, Applied Chemistry, Advanced Oxidation Process |
| Chemical Engineering | |
| Dr. David K Daniel | Microbial Fuel cells, Fermentation, Waste Recycling, Biosensors |
| Dr. Vishnu M | Algae, Environmental Biotechnology, Nanotechnology, Photocatalysis, Water treatment |
| Master of Computer Applications | |
| Fr.Dr.Rubin Thottupurathu Jose | Ontology Engineering, Semantic Web, Knowledge Discovery and Data Mining, Machine Learning/Deep Learning, Cyber Security |
| Dr.Lisa Mathew | Theoretical Computer Science |
| Dr.Juby Mathew | Data analytics, Soft Computing |
| Dr.Bijimol T K | Natural Language Processing, Data Mining |
| Food Technology | |
| Dr.Anoop Raj J R | Environmental Biodegradation, Food Microbiology, Waste Water Treatment Kinetic Modelling |
| Dr.Yedhu Krishnan R | Biochemical Engineering, Process intensification, Downstream processing, Bioseparations |
| Dr.Swroop S Kumar | Protein Engineering, Microbial Technology, Molecular Dynamics and Nano biotechnology |
Regulations for the award of the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy by the APJ Abdul Kalam Technological University
APJ Abdul Kalam Technological University (KTU) offers research programmes in various disciplines of Engineering, Technology, Architecture, Basic Sciences (Physics, Chemistry) and Mathematics, Management and allied Inter-disciplinary areas leading to the award of the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy (Ph. D). The eligibility, selection, registration, supervision, submission and evaluation of thesis, conduct of Viva-voce are regulated as follows:
Categories of Admission
There are three categories of admission as given below:- Full-time scholars of the University with or without fellowship
- Part-time scholars who are faculty members of the University Departments or Affiliated Colleges who will be admitted to pursue research towards Ph.D degree while working
- External part-time scholars who work in research organisations or R&D centres recognized by APJ Abdul Kalam Technological University for the purpose of external registration.
Eligibility For admission
Candidates with the following qualifications are eligible for admission.- Candidates with a Master’s degree in Engineering/Technology, Architecture or a Master’s degree by Research in Engineering/Technology with a minimum CGPA of 6.5 are eligible for admission to the Ph.D program with the stipulation that admission to the Master’s program should have been based on a valid GATE score.
- Master’s degree in Basic Sciences or Mathematics with a minimum CGPA of 6.5. Such candidates should have qualified through national level examinations such as UGC-CSIR NET to be eligible for admission to Ph.D.
- For Ph.D in Management, candidates should have a Master’s degree or equivalent PG Diploma in Management with a minimum CGPA of 6.0.They should, in addition, have a Bachelor’s degree with good academic record and should have qualified in national level examinations such as CAT/JMET/XAT/MAT/ATMA/GATE/UGC.
(a)Candidates with Master’s degree in Engineering/Technology /Architecture or Basic Sciences/Mathematics or Master’s degree/equivalent PG Diploma in Management together with a Bachelor’s degree and three years of teaching experience in AICTE-approved colleges or NBA-accredited departments.
(b) Those with educational qualifications as in (a) above and minimum three-year experience in a reputed industry as assessed by the University
(c) Candidates who have fellowship/scholarship support from any Government Agency.