Ph.D. in Biological Engineering 

at IIT Gandhinagar, Gandhinagar

Admissions to PhD at IIT Gandhinagar generally opens up toward the beginning and end of each academic year. In addition to the announced admission cycles with a prescribed deadline of application, the institute also considers applications for any time of the year for exceptional candidates. Based on the qualifications of the candidates and the need of the specialisation, applications received are processed via duly constituted selection committees at regular intervals. Currently, PhD admissions are open for Start Early courses and via a Special Drive for OBC (NCL)/ SC/ ST/ PWD catgeory students. 

IIT Gandhinagar offers a Ph.D. course to students at the doctoral level in 13 specialisations. Apart from regular Ph.D. courses, the institute also provides Start Early Ph.D. courses to students. Offered in regular and continuing doctoral programmes (CDP) mode, admission to Ph.D. and Start Early Ph.D. courses is based on an interview round which is followed by a written test, if necessary. The seats are limited so the students must apply early.

PhD at IIT Gandhinagar is available across 13 specialisations which include Biological Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Civil Engineering, CSE, Electrical Engineering, Materials Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Chemistry, Mathematics, Physics, Cognitive Science, Earth Sciences and Humanities & Social Sciences, etc.

The highest package offered in 2023 at IIT Gandhinagar is yet to be released on the official website. However, the media reports reveals that the Gandhinagar the highest package offered in 2022 placements was INR 62 LPA. The same is tabulated below:

Particulars	Placement Statistics (2022)
the highest Package	INR 62 LPA

As per the latest report, the participating recruiters placed 125 students of the BTech batch 2023 in new-age job roles. However, in 2022, the participating recruiters placed 124 in various sectors. The total number of students placed uring IIT Gandhinagar placements between 2022 and 2023 are tabulated below:

Particulars	Placement Statistics (2022)	Placement Statistics (2023)
Total students participated	134	164
Total students placed	124	125

IIT Gandhinagar offers good placements annually for its BTech, MTech and MSc courses. IIT Gandhinagar has concluded its UG placements with a 76.22% placement rate. As per the latest report, the overall average package offered to BTech students during IIT Gandhinagar placements 2023 stood at INR 19.60 LPA. The key highlights of IIT Gandhinagar placements for the Class of 2022 and 2023 are tabulated below:

Particulars	Placement Statistics (2023)	Placement Statistics (2023)
Average package	INR 15.34 LPA	INR 19.60 LPA
the highest package	INR 62 LPA	NA
Total students registered	134	164
Total students placed	124	125
Total offers	153	NA
Placement rate	92%	76.22%

Note: The placement details for 2022 and a few points for 2023 are taken from external and media sources.  

IIT Gandhinagar admission process is entirely based on the selection of candidates via popular entrance exams such as JEE Advanced and GATE, etc., for courses such as BTech and MTech, respectively. Further, IIT Gandhinagar conducts an institute-level test for the selection MA and PhD courses. Candidates must fulfil the minimum eligibility criteria as per the course requirements and then qualify for the respective entrance exam in order to secure a seat at IIT Gandhinagar. Later on, the final seat allotment is done through counselling process.

As per the latest report, the median package offered during IIT Gandhinagar BTech placements 2023 stood at INR 16 LPA. The IIT Gandhinagar median packages offered to the BTech batch 2023 are presented below:

Particulars	Median Package (2023)
BTech	INR 16 LPA
MTech	INR 13.75 LPA

Note: The median packages mentioned above are taken from IIT Gandhinagar NIRF report 2024. 

The list of the top Tier 1 Engineering Colleges in India includes IITs, NITs, BITS, BIT, IISc, etc. IIT Gandhinagar definitely comes under the list of top Tier Engineering colleges in India. The accepted entrance exams are JEE Advanced, GATE, JEE Main, and others. Keep an eye on GATE exam date, GATE exam pattern, GATE preparation guidelines, and others. It is one of the eight IITs which were announced by the Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD) in 2008. Also, IIT Gandhinagar was mentored by the prestigious IIT Bombay in its initial years of inception. It took possession of over 400 acres of land and classes and other activities on the new campus began in July 2015.

The overall average package offered during IIT Gandhinagar placements 2023 stood at INR 19.60 LPA. However, the IIT Gandhinagar CSE average package offered stood at INR 29.29 LPA. The following table showcases the IIT Gandhinagar average package offered to the top 10%, 20%, 25%, and 75% of students during IIT Gandhinagar BTech placements in 2023:

Particulars	Placement Statistics (2023)
Average package (overall)	INR 19.6 LPA
Top 10% average package	INR 28.40 LPA
Top 20% average package	INR 24 LPA
Top 25% average package	INR 22.70 LPA
Top 75% average package	INR 20.80 LPA

The table below showcases branch-wise IIT Gandhinagar average package offered to BTech students during the 2023 placement drive:

Branch	Placement Statistics (2023)
Computer Science and Engineering	INR 29.29 LPA
Electrical Engineering	INR 17.88 LPA
Civil Engineering	INR 16.65 LPA
Chemical Engineering	INR 15.11 LPA
Mechanical Engineering	INR 14.49 LPA
Materials Engineering	INR 13.41 LPA