| 1. Candidates who have qualified UGC-NET (including JRF), CSIR-NET (including JRF), GATE, or similar national level examinations, or hold valid fellowships such as INSPIRE fellowship, shall be exempted from the entrance test. However, interview/viva voce will be compulsory for all. 2. All other eligible candidates must appear for the IUST Ph.D. Entrance Test as part of the selection process. Shortlisted candidates will subsequently be called for an interview/viva voce. |
| A Ph.D. in Geomatics offers diverse and high-impact career prospects across academia, research institutions, government agencies, and the private sector. Graduates can pursue academic roles in universities, IITs, and international institutions, or work as scientists and technical experts in premier organizations such as ISRO, NRSC, IIRS, DRDO, and the Survey of India. Government ministries and public sector undertakings also recruit geospatial professionals for roles in environmental monitoring, disaster management, and infrastructure development. The private sector actively seeks experts in GIS, remote sensing, and geospatial data science, with companies like Google, ESRI, Hexagon, RMSI, and MapmyIndia offering specialized roles. Additionally, there are expanding opportunities in international organizations such as NASA, ESA, and various UN bodies.
Ph.D. holders can also explore entrepreneurship in emerging domains such as UAV-based mapping, smart city solutions, and precision agriculture. Importantly, emerging areas in Geomatics—including AI/ML-integrated geospatial analytics, 3D city modeling, LiDAR applications, digital twins, geospatial big data, and climate resilience modeling—are redefining the scope of the field. These cutting-edge technologies are increasingly being applied in urban planning, natural resource management, and sustainable development, making Geomatics a future-ready and globally relevant research and career domain. |
Department of Planning & Geomatics