Ph.D. in English 

at IIT Gandhinagar, Gandhinagar

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.

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.

IIT Gandhinagar was established in 2008 and is ranked 18th by NIRF 2023 for Engineering. This prestigious college is also ranked 10th by India Today 2023 under the Engineering category and 9th by India Today 2023 under the Engineering (Government) category.  Also, the institute is one of the best institutes in terms of infrastructure as well. IIT Gandhinagar admission to various courses is based on JEE Main, JEE Advanced, and others. Candidates must known about JEE Main application from filling guidelines, JEE Main exam pattern, JEE Main question papers. The sprawling campus of IIT Gandhinagar is spread across 400 acres of land over the river Sabarmati. The campus of IIT Gandhinagar has three rough divisions: Academic Block, Housing Block and Student Hostels. Its campus is India's first 5-star GRIHA LD campus in order to minimise the negative effect on the environment.

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

The closing rank of the recently released Round 3 of JoSAA cutoff 2022 for CSE stood at 1352. If we compare this closing rank with the previous year's ranks of R-3, the competition at IIT Gandhinagar has gone up. For more details on IIT Gandhinagar cutoffs,  click here.

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.

A few of the important Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar (IIT Gandhinagar) rankings are mentioned below:

Ranking Body	Ranks
QS Asian University Rankings 2024 - Southern Asia category	53
QS Asian University Rankings 2024	261-270
India Today 2023 under the Engineering (Government) category	9
India Today 2023 under the Engineering category	10
NIRF 2023 under the Engineering category	18
NIRF 2023 under the Overall category	24
NIRF 2023 under the Research category	31
NIRF 2022 for Engineering	23
NIRF 2022 under the Research category	34
NIRF 2022 under the Overall category	37

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