Ph.D. in Physics 

at IIT Tirupati, Chittoor

The list of documents required for PhD admission are listed below:

• Admission offer
• Birth certificate
• Aadhaar number and PAN number
• First page of SSLC/ SSC/ matriculation certificate
• Copy of the submitted application form
• Original GATE scorecard or CSIR-UGC-JRF/ LS/ NET/ DAE-JEST or other fellowship award letter
• Degree certificate/ provisional/ course completion certificate/ grade cards/ mark sheets of all the semesters of degrees obtained.
• SC/ ST/ EWS/ OBC-NCL community certificate for the candidate belonging to SC/ST/ EWS/ OBC-NCL category (OBC-NCL scholars to bring a non-creamy layer community certificate valid at the time of admission)
• Relieving order/ Resignation acceptance letter from the employer in the case of full-time candidates, if employed
• Relieving letter, NOC/ permission and consent of co-guide from the parent organisation in case of external candidates

IIT Tirupati welcome aspirants from ASEAN countries to apply for PhD fellowships. The full-time foreign PhD research scholars are eligible for financial assistantship of INR 25,000 per month for the first two years and INR 28000 per month for next three years of registration. All such research scholars have to put in eight hours every week towards work assigned by the institute.

It depends on the market competition, student’s core expertise and academic track recorded how good the campus placement he or she can get. Students can check below IIT Tirupati branch-wise BTech placement statistics 2023 to analyse the campus placement performance at IIT Tirupati:

Note: IIT Tirupati placement report 2023 is updated till July 31, 2023.

Yes, IIT Tirupati admissions are open for UG and PG courses. Candidates seeking admission at IIT Tirupati need to complete the application form for the course-specific entrance exam. IIT Tirupati admits students to BTech courses based on JEE Main and JEE Advanced scores. Candidates are allotted seats in JoSAA Counselling for BTech courses. Admission to MTech is through GATE followed by COAP Counselling. The institute considers IIT JAM and CCMN Counselling for MSc courses.The cutoff for BTech, MTech and MSc courses is released by the respective counselling bodies. For merit-based courses, IIT Tirupati will release the course-wise merit list on its official website. 

IIT Tirupati eligibility varies courses. Candidates are required to complete a minimum of Class 12 for UG courses and graduation for PG courses. Find below IIT Tirupati course-wise eligibility:

Indian Institute of Technology Tirupati was established in 2015 under the Ministry of Education, Government of India and is an autonomous institute. The institute is popularly known for its Engineering courses. Tirupati IIT is declared an Institute of National Importance under the ACT of Parliament of India. The institute is ranked 57 by NIRF 2025 for Engineering.  The top companies taking part in the placement drive at Indian Institute of Technology Tirupati are Amazon, HCL, IBM, TCS, and others. The college is also famous for its infrastructure. Hence, IIT Tirupati is famous for its state of the art infrastructure, placements, and education offered by the college. 

The admission process for various courses is defined below:

• For BTech, MSc M.Tech courses, JEE Advanced ranks, IIT-JAM, CEED and GATE scores are considered for the selection of candidates. JoSAA and CCMN counsellings are conducted for seat allotment to BTech and MSc courses.
• After application, the institute considers institute-level tests and merit scores of students for MS and PhD admission.
• Admission to PhD is also based on other national-level exam scores/ institute-level entrance and interview.
• A merit list is released by the institute for announcing the names of the candidates shortlisted for MA, M.Tech and PhD courses followed by a counselling round. Candidates need to pay the admission fee to confirm their admission.

Out of all the BTech specialisations offered by IIT Tirupati, Computer Science and Engineering has the most competitive cutoff in Round 6 of 2022 compared to the rest. Electrical Engineering follows this branch of Engineering. With respect to the placements, companies, such as Adobe, Microsoft, Amazon, Sprinkler and Salesforce have been hiring students of CSE. As per the verified students' reviews on Shiksha, approximately 95% of the students receive placement opportunities every year and the average package for this specialisation ranges between INR 20 LPA and INR 24 LPA. Hence, IIT Tirupati can be considered a decent option for CSE. 

As per the latest report, the IIT Tirupati CSE average package offered to BTech students stood at INR 25.25 LPA. The key highlights of IIT Tirupati BTech CSE and MTech CSE placements 2023 are presented below:

Note: IIT Tirupati placement report 2023 is updated till July 31, 2023.