

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
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 |
Indian Institute of Technology Mandi offers admission primarily on the basis of the scores obtained in the national level entrance exams including JEE Main, JEE Advanced, CAT, IIT JAM, GATE, UGC NET, and CSIR NET. To get admission to IIT Mandi, candidates must fulfil the course-specific eligibility. Candidates can apply to the desired course online on the institute's website.
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.
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 (iitmandi.ac.in). 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 (nta.ac.in). 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 (gate.iitk.ac.in).
IIT Mandi Ph.D.Popular courses
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CSE is one of the most popular branches in BTech this technology institute. IIT Mandi is ranked 33rd among the top Engineering colleges in India by NIRF in 2023 rankings. In addition, as per the IIT-M 2023 placements as per media reports, the highest and average package offered stood at INR 60 LPA and INR 25.23 LPA, respectively.
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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
The total seats available across varied courses (excluding MA, PhD, and Certificate) sums up to nearly 666. Seat allotment for each course is carried out in accordance with the seat intake. Moreover, statutory and legally mandated reservations will be followed as per Government of India orders from time to time.
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.
IIT Mandi Ph.D.Seats
| Courses | Seats |
|---|---|
| Integrated Ph.D. in Physics | 8 |
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