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IIT Madras PhD Highlights 2024
IIT Madras offers PhD through management courses, and selection process is based on GATE.
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IIT Madras overall highest package data is not released. The best placement was observed in BTech CS branch with average package of INR 53.2 LPA.
During MBA and Tech MBA placements 2025, the highest package offered was 35.5 LPA and 81 LPA.
Identified as an 'Institute of Eminence', the Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT Madras or IITM) was established in 1959 as a public technical and research university. It is the third IIT to be set up by the Government of India and is autonomous in nature. The institute recently launched the country's first online BSc Programme in Programming in Data Science. IITM is also known for its Quality Improvement Programme (QIP), which is sponsored by the AICTE (All India Council for Technical Education).
The IIT Madras placement procedure is explained in the table below:
| IIT Madras Placement Procedure | |
|---|---|
| Attendance and Punctuality | A student who applies and gets shortlisted for interviews has to go through the entire selection process unless rejected midway by the company. |
| Any student who withdraws deliberately in the middle of a selection process will be disallowed from placement for the rest of the academic year. | |
| Latecomers for GD/ Aptitude Test/ Interview will not be allowed to appear for the selection process. | |
| Discipline | Students should maintain discipline and show ethical behaviour during the entire placement process. |
| Students found cheating or misbehaving in the selection process (Test/ GD/ Interview) will be disallowed to appear for placements in the entire academic year. | |
Yes, the IIT Madras provides canteen facility for day scholars and hostellers looking for something different to eat.
The following are the food joints available on IIT Madras Campus:
Eateries | Opening time | Closing time |
|---|---|---|
Bachelors Restaurant FFT | 9:00 | 21:00 |
Coolbiz-Girls SFC | 9:00 | 0:00 |
Grama Bhojanam-FFT | 9:00 | 21:00 |
Café Coffee Day (CCD) | 10:00 | 0:00 |
Kannan Catering Services-FFT | 9:00 | 21:00 |
Leo Fortune | 7:00 | 23:45 |
Student Tea Stall | 12:00 | 4:00 |
Indian Coffee House | 9:00 | 18:00 |
Stud Dosa-Girls SFC | 17:00 | 0:00 |
Usha Café-Girls SFC | 9:00 | 4:00 |
Woss-FFT | 9:00 | 21:00 |
Wow Momo-FFT | 9:00 | 21:00 |
Anjappar Chettinad Rest. | 9:00 | 22:30 |
IIT Madras Ph.D.Popular courses
IIT Madras Ph.D.Fees details 2026
| Fee components | Amount (for 3 years) |
|---|---|
₹ 15 K | |
₹ 2.13 L | |
₹ 2 K | |
₹ 2.3 L |
These are estimated fees information. Actual values may differ.
Commonly asked questions On Ph.D. Fees
Yes, there are many other courses for which the selection criteria are different and the prescribed entrance exam is also other than JEE-Main and JEE-Advanced. Below are some of the courses offered at IIT Madras along with their eligibility criteria and entrance exam:
- MTech: IIT Madras offers a two-year full-time M.Tech programme across various specialisations. The institute inducts candidates for the M.Tech programmes based on valid GATE scores followed by the counselling process.
- MBA: For admission to the full-time two year MBA programme at IIT Madras, candidates are required to appear for the CAT exam. Candidates based on their CAT scores will be shortlisted for the Group Discussion & Personal Interview (PI) round.
- MSc: IIT Madras accepts admission to the MSc programme based on a valid score/ rank in the IIT-JAM exam.
Yes, IIT Madras admission is open now. The institute is currently in the middle of admission process for UG & PG programmes. For BTech admission, JoSAA counselling is ongoing.
To seek admission to the BTech programme offered at IIT Madras, candidates need to visit the official website of the National Testing Agency (NTA) and fill out the application form in online mode for JEE Main. For other courses such as MSc, MTech, BS-MS (Dual Degree) etc., candidates must visit the official website of the respective national-level entrance exam conducting bodies and fill out the application form in online mode. IIT Madras admission to most of the courses is entrance-based.
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IIT Madras Ph.D.Admission dates 2026
| Dates | Past Events |
|---|---|
4 Apr '25 - 31 Oct '25 | Ph.D. (Jan 2026) Application start and end date |
11 Nov '24 - 3 Apr '25 | Ph.D. (Jul 2025) Application start and end date |
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Anything you would want to ask experts?Answered 3 weeks ago
With 98.3% in Class 12, you can easily meet the academic board criteria for IITs (65% required for ST). Since clearing JEE Advanced is mandatory for IIT admission, on the basis of JEE Main score of 56.77 percentile, you likely did not cross the ST category qualifying cutoff to appear for JEE Advance
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When the online choices window opens, engineering aspirants targeting BTech at IIT Madras must organize their options carefully. Students should list their preferred branch combinations. The automated system reviews these choices down the list against entrance scores.
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Undergraduate engineering candidates belonging to SC and ST communities receive excellent financial benefits while studying for BTech at IIT Madras. These students enjoy a complete 100% waiver on their academic tuition fees regardless of income. The university also covers basic hostel room rent to s
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Living inside the college residential facilities brings extra expenses during the 4 years of a BTech at IIT Madras. Combined hostel room rent and mess dining charges cost between 1 Lacs and 5.4 Lacs rupees total. These rates vary depending on the specific hostel wings allocated.
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Yes, newly admitted engineering students must clear a specific one-time fee to finalize enrollment for BTech at IIT Madras. This introductory transaction costs between 8,000 and 31,000 rupees based on student category. It covers library registration, identity card making, and refundable security cau
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I scored 98.3% in Class 12 and 56.77 percentile in JEE Main. As an ST female candidate, do I have a chance of getting admission to an IIT?