Doctor of Philosophy | Electrical and Electronic Engineering

The areas for graduate studies, by research include: 

Circuits & Systems

• Advanced Electronic Packaging
• Bio-inspired Integrated Circuits and Systems
• Electromagnetic Compatibility and Reliability
• Energy Harvesting and Green Electronics
• MM-wave and Terahertz Circuits
• Circuits & Systems - PLL, Serdes, Data Converters and Power Management Integrated Circuit Designs

Communication Engineering

• Applied Electromagnetics
• Coding and Signal Processing for Communications and Storage
• Communication Networks
• Internet of Thing
• Lightwave Communication
• Wireless Communications and Sensing

Information Engineering

• Audio/Acoustics Analytics
• Data/Video Analytics
• Digital Media Processing
• Information Security
• Intelligent Computing
• Multimodal Signal and Information Processing

Intelligent Systems & Control Engineering

• Biomedical signal/image processing
• Computer vision
• Control theory and applications
• Machine intelligence
• Robotics

Microelectronics

• Advanced silicon devices and integration technologies
• Bioelectronics and Biomedical device technologies
• Compound semiconductor materials and devices
• Nanomaterials and Nanotechnologies
• Organic semiconductors and Flexible electronics and photonics
• Photonics and Optoelectronics
• Quantum materials and technologies

Power Engineering

• Electric Propulsion
• Energy Storage Systems
• Power Electronics
• Power Systems
• Renewable Energy
• Smart Grids
• Wireless power transfer 

Applicants from Local Universities 

Applicants must have a relevant Bachelor’s Degree with at least 2nd class Honours upper or Honours (Distinction)* and the ability to pursue research in the candidate’s proposed field of advanced study. 

Graduate Record Examination (GRE), Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE), Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) and International English Language Testing System (IELTS) are not required for graduates of the Autonomous Universities in Singapore. 

*All NTU first degree students graduating from January 2018 onwards will be awarded degrees according to the new classification nomenclature, regardless of their intake year.

Applicants from Overseas Universities (based on the first degree) 

Applicants from overseas universities must have a relevant Bachelor’s degree with at least 2nd class Honours upper or equivalent. 

Graduate Record Examination (GRE) is not mandatory but having these satisfactory test scores will enhance the chances of admission. Applicants from India may use Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) in place of GRE.

For applicants whose native language is not English, a good TOEFL score is required. IELTS may be submitted in place of TOEFL. 

GRE requirements (Test date must be within 5 years or less from the date of application): 

Minimum GRE Verbal Reasoning (V) and Quantitative Reasoning (Q) scores must be at least 149 for each category with a total GRE scores (V + Q) equivalent to or more than 319. In addition, GRE Analytical writing score (AW) must be at least 3.5. 

GATE requirements (Test date must be within 3 years or less from the date of application): 

Minimum GATE score must be at least 90th percentile. 

TOEFL requirements (Test dates must be within 2 years or less from the date of application): 

Minimum TOEFL score must be at least: 

IELTS requirements (Test date must be within 2 years or less from the date of application): 

Minimum IELTS score must be at least 6.5. 

Waiver of TOEFL/IELTS requirements for applicants from overseas universities: 

The TOEFL/IELTS requirement may be waived if the applicant can submit documentation that English was used as the medium of instruction during tertiary studies. The documentary proof is usually in a form of a letter or certificate. 

Note: It is mandatory for successful candidate to complete online verification exercise after he/she receives the offer of admission. Click here for more information. 

Interested candidates may click  here ​for information on application process​.

Candidates enrolled for a graduate programme by research pursue an independent but supervised research in an approved topic based on which a thesis must be submitted for examination. 

Candidates are also required to attend classes and pass the examinations to earn at least 18 Academic Units (for e.g. six 3-AU courses) in Ph.D. study. Candidates have to undergo a Qualifying Examination/Confirmation Exercise within a period stipulated by the school. 

Upon the completion of the research, the candidate is required to submit a thesis on his/her research for examination. For the degree of Doctor of Philosophy, there is also an oral examination on the subject matter on his/her thesis and other related subjects. 

The minimum and maximum periods of candidature for both full-time and part-time:

Funded Ph.D. Projects

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Tuition Fees 

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