Ph.D. in Electronics and Communication Engineering 

at IIIT Kottayam, Kottayam

The application fee per department is INR 1,000 for the General/ Gen-EWS/ OBC category and INR 500 for SC/ST/PWD/Female category candidates. This amount is completely non-refundable. Candidates can deposit the requisite application fee by using net banking or debit/credit card facilities. Additional charges are applicable as per the rule of the concerned bank. The fee is, however, not accepted through any other mode.

PhD in Computer Science and Engineering at IIIT Kottayam is a three year course at the Doctorate level. The total tuition fee for IIIT Kottayam Ph.D. in Computer Science and Engineering is INR 1.35 Lakh. Apart from the tuition fee, there is a hostel fee of amount INR 88,200 that students are required to pay in addition to the tuition fee. To get admitted to IIIT Kottayam PhD in Computer Science and Engineering course, applicants must meet the entry requirements, i.e., graduation with 60% aggregate.

IIIT Kottayam CSE placement detail 2025 is not released. However, students can refer the following overall placement statistics of IIIT Kottayam over the past three years:

Refer the table below for IIIT Kottayam placement statistics 2025 in comparison to other similar IIITs:

The minimum percentile required for candidates to score should be in between 60% to 75% aggregate in their twelve years of school education. Candidates have to participate in the JEE Main exam and go through the JoSAA counselling for admission to IIIT Kottayam. Candidates with a valid score in JEE Main can apply through the JoSAA counselling.

IIIT Kottayam is a premier institute which is one of the top IIITs in India. The institute comes under national importance under the IIIT PPP Act, Ministry of Education, Government of India. Indian Institute of Information Technology Kottayam offers Engineering programmes in various streams such as  Computer Science & Engineering, Electronics & Communication Engineering, Cyber Security, and Artificial Intelligence & Data Science. The institute has 83% of placement rate. The highest package offered at IIIT Kottayam placements stood at 45 LPA. 

Studying at IIIT Kottayam is not expensive. The institute offers fee structure is designed to cover a range of components including tuition fees, hostel fees, mess charges, etc. Indian Institute of Information Technology Kottayam fee structure ranges between INR 1.35 lakh- INR 10.56 lakh. The institute also offers scholarship to the deserving candidates. 

In terms of placements, IIIT Pune performed slightly better than IIIT Kottayam. The average package received during IIIT Pune placements 2025 was INR 17.12 LPA. On the other hand, IIIT Kottayam average package in 2025 was INR 11.91 LPA.

The key highlights of IIIT Kottayam placements 2025 as compared with previous two years are presented below:

The number of companies visited the campus during IIIT Kottayam placements over the past three years is presented below: