IIT Mandi - Indian Institute of Technology Answered Questions

The salary of a PhD Research Scholar at IIT Mandi ranges between INR 30,013 per month to INR 31,327 per month, approximately. It must be noted that the given stipend is as per the data available on some unofficial sources and hence is subject to changes. Candidates can check out the IIT-M website or visit the admission office in person for more details.

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.

 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.

The institute offers PhD courses in the streams of Engineering, Science, Humanities & Social Sciences. These courses are offered in multiple specialisations, including Mechanical Design, Fluid Thermal, Manufacturing, Materials Engineering, Atmospheric Science, Electrical Engineering, etc. Admission to all these programmes is entrance-based.

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 who have qualified for the award of a three/ four-year bachelor's degree (BA, BSc, BTech or equivalent), after Class 12 or equivalent schooling, from a recognised university or institute with at least 55% aggregate (or 6.0 CGPA on a scale 10) are eligible to apply for MA programme. Aspirants further must have the relevant documents at the time of admission for verification.

Applicants with a three or four-year BSc degree in a relevant field from an accredited university or institute are eligible to apply for admission to the MSc course at IIT Mandi. The exact qualifying requirements are listed in the regulations that are periodically authorised by the institute's senate and released by the institute for admission in each year. Admission of the candidate further must be approved by the Chairperson, Senate and notified to the Senate.

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 1,700, INR 850 for girls, and INR 850 for SC/ST/PwD category students. Only after the payment of application fees, the form is successfully submitted.

 The tuition fee for IIT Mandi MSc course is INR 20,000 and the hostel fee (excluding meal plan) is INR 88,000. This mentioned fee has been calculated based on first year/semester fee. Hence, the actual fee may vary. Further, the aspirants can visit the institute’s official website (iitmandi.ac.in) for more details related to the fee structure.

IIT Mandi BTech admission is entirely entrance-based. Aspirants need to appear for the JEE Main exam, secure a valid rank and become eligible for JEE Advanced exam. Candidates who secure a valid rank in JEE Advanced need to participate in JoSAA Counselling for seat allotment. Additionally, rank and cut-off of JEE Advanced score decide the admission status of a student.