

IIT Mandi PhD Courses & Fees 2025: Eligibility, Selection Criteria, Application Process
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IIT Mandi PhD Eligibility & Highlights 2025
IIT Mandi offers three-year PhD courses in a full-time mode. The doctoral-level courses are offered in multiple specialisations by different schools of IIT Mandi. Admission to the courses is through a GATE/UGC-NET/CSIR-NET/Written Test followed by a personal interview round.
The institute a minimum of three year PhD full-time as well as part-time courses in 13 specialisations and four schools. Admission to PhD is offered in regular full-time with a fellowship from the institute, part-time sponsored government/ semi-government/National Research Lab /industry/ public sector/ reputed private sector, part-time PhD (faculty employed in an academic institute at J&K/ Himachal Pradesh) and part-time PhD (staff employed in IIT Mandi). Find below the IIT Mandi PhD specialisations along with the eligibility criteria, fee and selection criteria:
| Course | Eligibility & Selection |
|---|---|
| PhD |
Eligibility: Master’s degree in Engineering/ Technology or master’s degree by Research in Engineering/ Technology disciplines Selection criteria: GATE/ UGC NET/ CSIR NET/ written test + Personal Interview |
The institute offers courses in Engineering, Arts and Science streams at UG, PG and doctoral levels. Find below the IIT Mandi PhD course fee and specialisations details:
| Course Name | Specialisations |
|---|---|
| PhD |
Mechanical Design, Fluid Thermal, Manufacturing, Materials Engineering, Atmospheric Science, Geotechnical, Remote Sensing and Geo-Informatics Systems +8 specialisations |
Commonly asked questions On Highlights
Admission criteria to IIT Mandi is both, merit and entrance based and is different for all UG and PG programmes. To get into UG programmes, the eligibility criteria is the minimum aggregate in Class 12 or equivalent, along with entrance exams. Similarly, the eligibility criteria to get into PG programmes is graduation in any discipline (this may vary from course to course), along with entrance exams for a few courses.
As per the latest report, 192 recruiters visited IIT Mandi in 2024 and placed 72.39% of the BTech Class 2024 in new-age job roles. Check out the key highlights of IIT Mandi placements for the Class of 2023 and 2024 are tabulated below:
Particulars | Placement Statistics (2023) | Placement Statistics (2024) |
|---|---|---|
Average package | INR 34.46 LPA (BTech CSE) | INR 22.38 LPA (BTech) INR 26.55 LPA (BTech CSE) |
Median package | INR 27 LPA (BTech CSE)
| INR 18.5 LPA (BTech) INR 20.30 LPA (MTech CSE) |
Total students | 255 (BTech) | 304 (BTech) |
Students sitting for placements | 220 (BTech) | 268 (BTech) |
Students placed | 207 (BTech) | 194 (BTech) |
Placement percentage | 94.09% (BTech) | 72.39% (BTech) |
PPO | 75 | 81 |
Total recruiters | 201 | 192 |
Candidates need to apply through the application window of the course-specific entrance exam. Candidates seeking admission to PhD or MA can apply directly on the IIT Mandi official website.
The application process for some of the popular courses is further as follows:
- For BTech, candidates must register on the official websites of the National Testing Agency. Then, candidates must apply for JEE Main and JEE Advanced, followed by JoSAA counselling for BTech courses.
- For M.Tech courses, candidates must register on the official websites of GOAPS.
IIT Mandi BTech tuition fee costs around INR 8.1 L. This fee is exclusive of other components such as examination fee, application fee, hostel fee, security deposit, etc. This fee is taken from the official website. It is subject to change.
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Commonly asked questions On All Courses
IIT Mandi tuition fee costs around INR 44,000 – INR 8.1 L. This fee is exclusive of other components such as examination fee, application fee, hostel fee, security deposit, etc. This fee is taken from the official website. It is subject to change. Hence, it is not moderately expensive, and not very costly. The institute also provide education loan facility and scholarships.
IIT Mandi fees is different for each programme. Students have to pay the amount to complete the admission process. The fees has to be paid yearly/ semester-wise and is as below:
Course Name | Total Tuition Fee |
|---|---|
BTech | INR 8.1 Lakh |
MBA | INR 6.8 Lakh |
MTech | INR 44,000 |
MA | INR 1.2 lakh |
MSc | INR 44,000 |
Yes, students can get admission in IIT Mandi with a rank of 10000 in JEE Advanced. But at this rank, admission to the top specialisations, such as CSE would not be possible. Students can get admission in Mechanical Engineering, General Engineering, Engineering Physics, and more. Interested students can go through the past year cutoff records to know more.
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IIT Mandi PhD Admission Dates 2025
Check out the following table for the latest dates around IIT Mandi PhD admission:
| Dates | Past Events |
|---|---|
20 May '25 - 25 May '25 | Ph.D. (CPAM: RE & DM) Interview (tentatively) |
10 May '25 - 11 May '25 | Ph.D. (School of Computing and Electrical Engineering) Interview (tentatively) |
Commonly asked questions On Admissions
Students have to meet the IIT Mandi course eligibility to get admission in the institute. The selection process is entrance-based. The common minimum eligibility is as below:
- IIT Mandi UG eligibility - Class 12 with relevant subjects + minimum of 75% aggregate
- IIT Mandi PG eligibility - UG degree in relevant field
- IIT Mandi PhD eligibility - PG degree in relevant field
The application fee for MS by Research/ PhD is INR 200 and INR 100 for General/ EWS/ OBC/ OBC (NCL)/ Transgender/ Foreign Nationals and Women/ SC/ ST/ PD, respectively.
JEE application fee for boys is INR 1,000, INR 800 for girls, and INR 500 for SC/ST/PwD/Transgender category students.
Candidates applying for MTech, need to pay GATE application fee for boys, which is INR 2,000, INR 1,000 for girls, SC/ST/PwD category students. Only after the payment of application fees, the form is successfully submitted.
IIT Mandi course admissions are entrance-based. Those seeking admission to BTech and MTech must register for JEE Main/ JEE Advanced/ GATE/ IIT JAM respectively. Also, each course has its eligibility criteria and it is compulsory to fulfil these criteria.
No, GATE is not compulsory and is only one of the criteria for admission. Aspirants with a valid UGC NET/CSIR NET can also apply. Candidates without any valid national-level exam score can also appear for the written test conducted by the institute.
IIT Mandi Ph.D.Seats
| Courses | Seats |
|---|---|
| Integrated Ph.D. in Physics | 8 |
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