Ph.D. in Computer Science and Engineering 

at IIT Hyderabad, Hyderabad

IIT Hyderabad PhD tuition fees is INR 1 lakh for the academic year 2026. This component is charged on per semester basis at INR 10,000, each for all PhD courses. For external category students, the PhD course fees at IIT Hyderabad is INR 3.5 lakh.

No, GATE registrations have been closed for IIT Hyderabad PhD admissions to the academic year 2026. However, GATE is not a mandatory entrance exam for all PhD admissions at IIT Hyderabad.

Thus, candidates can still apply for PhD courses at IIT Hyderabad into the departments which accept candidates without a GATE score.

No, GATE is not a compulsory entrance exam for PhD admissions at IIT Hyderabad. However, every department of IIT Hyderabad has a separate eligibility and selection criteria for their offered PhD courses.

In some departments, candidates are required to appear for the GATE in order to be eligible for IIT Hyderabad PhD admissions.

IIT Hyderabad PhD placement highlights over the past two years are mentioned below:

IIT Hyderabad PhD admission fees is refundable for candidates who decide to cancel their admissions. The institute follows the UGC guidelines to offer refunds to such candidates.

The UGC guidelines provide for refunds to candidates who decide to cancel their admission within 30 days of the commencement of the course. Earlier cancellation will result in higher percentage of refunds.

As IIT Hyderabad admissions depends on entrance exam scores such as JEE Mains/Advanced, GATE, IIT JAM, etc. the release of application forms coincides with the release of the application forms for these exams. Students should check the website of their respective exam and the IIT Hyderabad page for the latest information.

No doubt, 2000 rank is a decent rank in JEE Advanced exam. Candidates securing this much of rank will surely get selection at IIT Hyderabad. However, for top courses like CSE and AI, they need to secure lesser than that. As per IIT Hyderabad JEE Advanced cutoff 2024, the required rank stood between 656 and 9551, wherein, the most sought-after course was BTech in CSE. Candidates can check out below the courses available under 2000 rank at IIT Hyderabad for the General AI quota:

After the phase 1 placements 2025-26 at IITH, the key highlights are mentioned below:

After JEE session 2 is completed, only those candidates who are aiming for IITs need to start preparing for JEE Advanced after clearing JEE Main. Those who are above the 98th percentile should start preparing for JEE Advanced as soon as possible. Those below this, between the 95th and 98th percentile, should focus on attempting more mock tests and previous year question papers so that they have a better chance of clearing JEE Advanced

IIT Hyderabad JEE Advanced cutoff for 2025 was concluded with the release of the final round of cutoff, on the basis of JEE Advanced ranks. The cutoff was released for different categories under the All India quota. For the General AI category candidates, the cutoff ranks varied between 667 and 10043, according to the first and last rounds for different BTech course specialisations.

Among the OBC category candidates, the cutoff ranks varied between 284 and 4107. For the SC AI category candidates, the ranks varied between 179 and 2572. For more information on the cutoff for IIT Hyderabad,  click here.