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. 

IIT Madras admissions are entrance exam based. Candidates need to clear the National-level entrance exams for admissions to various courses. For MBA admissions, candidates should have a valid CAT score to appear for CAT Counselling. Based on IIT Madras cut off for MBA, candidates can get admission as per their corresponding rank. Candidates who want MBA admission can visit the official website of CAT to fill the application form online. At the time of CAT application candidates also need to submit the application fee on the portal. 

 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:

MS is one of the most popular courses of DOMS IIT Madras. The institute offers good placements anuually. In 2024, the highest and average package offered during IIT Madras MS placements in 2024 stood at INR 20 LPA and INR 14.37 LPA, respectively. The key highlights of DOMS IIT Madras placements for the Class of 2023 and 2024 are tabulated below:

The highest stipend offered for Tech MBA students was INR 2,50,000 during summer placements 2023. The table below showcases the highest stipend offered during summer placements 2022:

An increase of nearly 9% has been observed in the highest stipend offered when compared to the last year. The trend graph below showcases the highest stipend offered over the last three years:

The table below showcases the highest stipend offered during DOMS IIT Madras summer placements between 2021 and 2023:

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:

The Department of Management Studies of IIT Madras has fully air-conditioned Wi-Fi-enabled lecture halls that are equipped with LCD projectors. DoMS IITM has a big library, conference halls, and provides various other facilities for students. The college has a big playground, modern classrooms, labs, canteen, and others.