IIT Madras - Indian Institute of Technology
Video Play Icon3 Videos,
23 Photos
IIT Madras - Indian Institute of Technology Logo

IIT Madras Ph.D. Courses & Fees

  • Public/Government Institute
  • Estd. 1959

IIT Madras Ph.D.
What's new?

Accordion Icon V3

IIT Madras PhD Highlights 2024

iconReturn on Investment
Total Tuition Fees 15K
iconEligibility Criteria
Accepted Exam
  • CAT
  • GATE
  • UGC NET
  • +2 more
  • Q&A Icon
    Commonly asked questions
    On Highlights
    Q:   What is the highest package at IIT Madras?
    A: 

    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.

    Q:   Where is the IIT Madras campus situated?
    A: 

    IIT Madras campus is located in the city of Chennai, previously known as Madras. The campus of IIT Madras is 10 km away from the Chennai airport and 12 km from Chennai Central Railway station. The main GATE of IIT Madras is on Sardar Patel Road circumscribed by the residential districts of Adyar and Velachery.

    Q:   Is there any canteen facility available at IIT Madras?
    A: 

    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

    Q:   Which is the biggest festival of IIT Madras?
    A: 

    IIT Madras conducts an annual fest called Shaastra. It is an annual technical festival organised to celebrate unconstrained thinking and love for the spirit of engineering.

    Another cultural festival organised by IIT Madras is Saarang, It is the largest cultural fest in India held every year in the month of January.

    IIT Madras Ph.D.
    Popular courses

    Filter
    Filter Icon
    Specialization
    Down Arrow Icon
    Exams Accepted
    Down Arrow Icon
    Total Fees
    Down Arrow Icon
    Streams
    Down Arrow Icon
    4 More
    Showing 2 Courses
    – / –
    – / –
    – / –
    – / –

    IIT Madras Ph.D.
    Fees details 2026

    Accordion Icon V3
    Fee componentsAmount (for 3 years)
    ₹ 15 K
    ₹ 2.13 L
    ₹ 2 K
    ₹ 2.3 L
    Info Icon

    These are estimated fees information. Actual values may differ.

    Q&A Icon
    Commonly asked questions
    On Ph.D. Fees
    Q:   Why choose IIT Madras?
    A: 

    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). 

    Q:   Is IIT Madras a good college?
    A: 

    Yes, IIT Madras is a good college. 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.

    Q:   Is there any scholarship in IIT Madras?
    A: 
    IT Madras provides more than 25 scholarships which are based on the financial situation of the students or their academic performances. To avail these scholarship benefits, all the interested and eligible students need to download the respective application forms through the IIT Madras official website and submit the same to the academic section.
    Q:   Is IIT Madras worth all the hype?
    A: 

    Yes, IIT Madras is worth all the hype. IIT Madras has been ranked 180 by the QS World University Rankings 2026. IIT Madras has been ranked 1st under the Overall category, 2nd under the Research Institutions category, 13th under the Management category,1st under the Innovation category, 1st under the SDG Institutions category, and 1st under the Engineering category by NIRF 2025.

    Trending

    Explore popular private colleges

    Students looking for Ph.D. courses have shown interest these colleges

    Noida
    ₹3.00 L
    Vadodara
    ₹2.10 L
    Jalandhar
    ₹3.00 L
    Gurgaon
    ₹1.68 L

    Want better recommendations?

    There is a 90% more chance of getting best college recommendations by sharing preferences.
    Jaipur
    ₹2.52 L
    Pune
    ₹90.00 K
    Mumbai
    ₹1.92 L
    Chandigarh
    ₹4.20 L
    Solan
    ₹4.20 L
    Hyderabad
    ₹100.00 K
    Confused about which college or exam to opt for?assitentRcpRhsImage
    • Chat with our counselor
    • Get your personalised list of colleges & exams matching your preferences
    View allCollections
    Is this recommendation relevant?

    IIT Madras Ph.D.
    Admission dates 2026

    DatesPast 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

    IIT Madras Ph.D.
    Explore Other Courses

    Free Counselling
    Confused about which college or exam to opt for?
    • Chat with our counselor
    • Get your personalised list of colleges & exams matching your preferences
    qna

    IIT Madras

    Student Forum

    chatAnything you would want to ask experts?
    Write here...

    Answered a month ago

    hi,

    With an 82.121 percentile in JEE Main, getting admission into National Institute of Technology Tiruchirappalli is highly unlikely through general category quotas, as its cutoffs are usually much higher (often above 98–99 percentile). Even with home state or reserved categories, chances remain ver

    ...Read more

    11480217
    Vidushi Sharma

    Contributor-Level 9

    Answered a month ago

    hi,

    No—if you scored 44 when the cutoff is 45 in JEE Main, you would not qualify for JEE Advanced. Without qualifying JEE Advanced, admission to Indian Institute of Technology Madras is not possible, since IITs admit students only through that route.

    However, you still have good alternatives. Lovely P

    ...Read more

    9213723
    Vidushi Sharma

    Contributor-Level 9

    Answered a month ago

    hi,

    With a 98.5 percentile in JEE Main, you have a strong chance of getting into good NITs, but admission to National Institute of Technology Tiruchirappalli depends on your category, home state quota, branch preference, and yearly cutoff trends. For highly competitive branches like CSE at NIT Trichy

    ...Read more

    18302763
    Vidushi Sharma

    Contributor-Level 9

    Answered 6 years ago

    today cse is demanded in comparison to electrical engineerung . cse is rising in scope so pursue cse from iit madras.

    13733219
    Diwakar Goel

    Scholar-Level 16

    Content authored by:

    author image
    Hemansh Bhardwaj

    Updated on Apr 28, 2025

    IIT Madras
    Take a look at Campus

    IIT Madras Campus Building(1)Cover Image
    IIT Madras Campus Building(2)Campus Building
    IIT Madras Campus Building(3)Campus Buildings
    IIT Madras Campus View
    IIT Madras Others(1)

    Online courses
    you may be interested in

    IIT Madras
    Contact Information

    Address

    Indian Institute of Technology, Madras
    Chennai ( Tamil Nadu)

    Phone
    04422578100

    (For general query)

    04422578020

    (For admission query)

    Email
    registrar@iitm.ac.in

    (For general query)

    deanadmn@iitm.ac.in

    (For admission query)

    Go to College Website ->