PhD Opening in Microfluidics, Biomedical Applications, and Robotics/AI at Manipal Institute of Technology, MAHE Bengaluru Manipal Institute of Technology, Manipal Academy of Higher Education in

Dr. Sumit Kumar, Assistant Professor at Manipal Academy of Higher Education (MAHE) Bengaluru, is looking for a few full-time PhD scholars to join his research group at the Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, Manipal Institute of Technology (MIT), MAHE Bengaluru.

The group works in microfluidics and related interdisciplinary areas, including soft matter and interfacial transport, lab-on-a-chip systems, point-of-care technologies, electrowetting and droplet manipulation, biomedical and healthcare applications, microfluidic-assisted battery diagnostics, fuel cell research, electrochemical analysis, and robotics and AI.

Suitable applicants may come from Mechanical Engineering, Mathematics, Physics, Chemical Engineering, Materials Science, Biotechnology, Biomedical Engineering, or related fields. The MAHE PhD portal indicates general eligibility requirements such as a qualifying degree in full-time mode and minimum academic performance thresholds, with additional equivalency requirements for foreign qualifications.

The official MAHE PhD application portal for the upcoming admission cycle is open. The post does not specify stipend or scholarship details, but MAHE’s PhD framework includes several schemes such as full-time PhD, national scholars, Dr. T.M.A. Pai Scholarship, self-sponsored, part-time, project fellows, and international candidates.

Interested candidates should apply through the official portal and may contact Dr. Sumit Kumar by email to discuss research interests and fit for the group.