Ph.D. in Marketing 

at IIT Madras MBA, Adyar

DoMS IIT Madras calls the selected candidates for PhD interview round. The first phase of interview is technical where the candidate is tested on the domain knowledge. The evaluation is done by the panel of faculty members in the area of specialisations selected by the candidates. The member evaluates the understanding of the aspirants in the domain.

Candidates are offered admission in PhD course of DoMS IIT Madras based on academic performance, merit in the last qualifying exam, statement of purpose and research proposal. Selected aspirants are further called for interview session at the department. On the day of the interview, candidates may need to take the Research Aptitude Test. 

Aspirants must pass two to five years dual degree along with five years of managerial experience (for part-time & external) to apply for DoMS IIT Madras PhD course. Other than meeting the eligibility, candidates must have also qualified GATE/ CAT/ UGC-JRF/ UGC NET/ CSIR-JRF/ Research Aptitude Test, have an SOP and appear for the Personal Interview round for final selection. 

DOMS IIT Madras cutoff for the Management courses including MBA is based on valid CAT scores. For IIT Madras MBA admission, students must meet both the overall CAT cut off percentile and the sectional cut off. For last three years the overall cutoff for DOMS IIT Madras has been constant at 85.11 percentile. Tabulated below is CAT percentile for DOMS IIT Madras cutoff for General category students for last three years:

DoMS IIT Madras applications open for MBA after the announcement of CAT result. The registrations usually open in December and continues till last week of January. Aspirants who meet the eligibility criteria can apply online for the preferred course. The selection process for DoMS IIT Madras starts in March.

 DoMS IIT Madras offers MBA, EMBA, PGPEX-VLM, and MS courses at the postgraduate and doctoral levels in the field of Management. Candidates are required to complete a minimum of graduation to apply for PG courses. Below is course-wise eligibility at DoMS IIT Madras:

As per the latest report, 32 companies participated during IIT Madras MBA placements 2024. The table below showcases the companies visited and total students of the MBA batch in the last three years:

The highest package offered during IIT Madras MBA placements in 2024 was INR 29.65 LPA. The course-wise IIT Madras highest package offered during DOMS IIT Madras placements between 2023 and 2024 is tabulated below:

The majority of students were placed in Analytics (31%), Finance (28%) and General Management (20%) job roles. The top roles offered in 2024 are Data Scientist, Business Analyst, Associate Advisor, Deputy Brand Manager, Management Trainee, etc. The table below showcases domain-wise DOMS IIT Madras placements 2024: