No, work experience has not been listed as a mandatory requirement in the IIT Hyderabad PhD eligibility criteria. Candidates who wish to gain admission into the regular PhD course admissions are required to only clear the specific PG level course with the required minimum aggregate to be eligible.

IIT Hyderabad students claims that the M.Tech entrance has a high level of difficulty for the GATE.

However, the difficulty is also described as being lower than that of exams such as JEE Main and JEE Advanced. 

Candidates are advised to prepare the GATE syllabus thoroughly to maximize their chances o

There is no mention of direct admissions at IIT Hyderabad for the M.Tech courses. Hence, candidates can assume that IIT Hyderabad does not offer direct admissions into its M.Tech course.

However, it is important to note that other IIT institutes do offer direct admissions to M.Tech courses, if the ca

No, the IIT Hyderabad M.Tech admissions have been closed for the academic year 2026. Candidates were required to appear for GATE 2026 whose registrations were closed in November of 2025. 

Candidates who missed the dates of GATE 2026 are required to wait for GATE 2027 to begin for M.Tech admissions at

Yes, IIT Hyderabad does offer concession to the SC and ST category students. The fees structure of M.Tech courses for the aforementioned students does not include the tuition fees.

This results in a total fees concession of INR 48,000 in the total M.Tech course fees at IIT Hyderabad.

No, the BTech admissions at IIT Hyderabad have been closed for the academic year 2026. Candidates who wish to apply for the BTech admissions at IIT Hyderabad were required to register for the JEE Mains 2026. The registrations for the JEE Mains 2026 were closed in the month of February.

Yes, IIT Hyderabad offers concessions in the tuition fees for all BTech courses to SC, ST and PH category candidates.

However, the other fee components are charged the same from all BTech students at IIT Hyderabad, regardless of their status. The current BTech fees concessions for the aforementioned

No, the BTech admissions at IIT Hyderabad are not open to offline mode admissions. In order to apply for IIT Hyderabad admissions, candidates need to appear for the JEE Mains, JEE Advanced and JoSAA counseling rounds. The registration for the aforementioned exams and counseling can only be done on t

Yes, candidates who wish to apply for IIT Hyderabad BTech admissions can do so before Class 12 board exam result declaration. The admission is based on JEE Mains and JEE Advanced followed by JoSAA counseling. The JoSAA counseling is conducted after the declaration of Class 12 board exam results.

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.