

IIT Tirupati PhD Eligibility & Highlights 2024
MS (Research) and PhD admissions are made under regular full-time and external category. PhD is offered in nine specialisations whereas, MS (Research) is offered in five specialisations. The selection of the candidates to both the courses is based on a written test or interview conducted by the institute. Below-mentioned is the PhD and MS (Research) specialisations along with the eligibility criteria:
|
Course |
Eligibility Criteria |
Specialisation |
|---|---|---|
|
PhD in Engineering |
Candidates with master’s degree or master’s degree in research in Engineering/ Technology |
Chemical Engineering, Computer Science and Engineering, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering |
|
PhD in Sciences |
Master’s degree in Sciences with a good academic record and having a valid score in GATE or UGC-NET/ CSIR-NET/ JRF/ LS exam/ NBHM/ INSPIRE/ JEST or equivalent |
Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics and Statistics |
|
PhD in Humanities and Social Sciences |
Master's degree in an eligible discipline with a good academic record or equivalent and having a valid GATE score or UGC/ CSIR- NET/ NBHM or equivalent |
Humanities and Social Sciences |
|
MS (Research) |
Bachelor's degree in Engineering/ Technology/ MCA/ MSc in the relevant departments with valid GATE score. |
Chemical Engineering, Computer Science and Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering |
Note: Reservation/concession/relaxations for EWS/ OBC/ SC/ ST/PwD and Kashmiri Migrants as per the Government of India rules.
Download: IIT Tirupati MS (Research)/ PhD Brochure
Commonly asked questions On Highlights
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 IIT Tirupati branch-wise BTech placement statistics to analyse the campus placement performance at IIT Tirupati, on the official IIT Tirupati website.
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:
Particulars | BTech CSE Placement Statistics | MTech CSE Placement Statistics |
|---|---|---|
the highest package | INR 46 LPA | INR 28.10 LPA |
Average package | INR 25.25 LPA | INR 15.14 LPA |
Median package | INR 20.32 LPA | INR 13 LPA |
Placement rate | 77.55% | 85.71% |
Students registered | 49 | 14 |
Students placed | 38 | 12 |
Students trying to take admission in IIT Tirupati based on GATE score are likely applying for M.Tech programme. IIT Tirupati accepts applications for both GATE qualified and IIT graduates. GATE qualified candidates need to complete bachelor’s degree in Engineering / Technology or maters's degree in Science in a suitable discipline as in the above table from Educational Institutions approved by AICTE/ Government to apply for MTech. Candidates with BTech degree from IITs with CGPA of 8.0 (7.5 for SC/ST) and above can also apply.
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IIT Tirupati PhD Dates 2024
The key dates related to the IIT Tirupati PhD programme are presented below:
| Dates | Past Events |
|---|---|
Apr '26 | JEST 2027 ResultTentative |
Apr '26 | JEST 2027 Admit CardTentative |
Commonly asked questions On Admissions
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 admissions are open. Candidates must fulfill eligibility and selection criteria to get into a course. Check below the steps to get a seat in institute:
- The institute offers admission to BTech based on JEE Advanced scores. IIT JAM and GATE scores are considered for MSc and MTech courses, respectively. JoSAA and JOAP counsellings are conducted for seat allotment to BTech and MSc courses, respectively.
- After application, the institute considers institute-level tests and merit scores of students for MS, MPP 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 MPP, M.Tech and PhD courses followed by a counselling round. Candidates need to pay the admission fee to confirm their admission.
IIT Tirupati eligibility varies course-wise. 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:
| Course Name | Common Eligibility |
|---|---|
| BTech | Class 12 with a minimum of 75% aggregate with Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics |
| MTech | Bachelor's degree |
| MSc | Graduation in a relevant field |
| MPP | Bachelor's degree or equivalent in any subject with at least 55% aggregate (50% aggregate for SC/ ST/ PwD) |
Admission to IIT Tirupati is granted based on valid entrance scores. Therefore, candidates must secure valid scores in the accepted entrance exams such as JEE Main/ JEE Advanced/ GATE or equivalent. Apart from this, candidates must secure minimum aggregate of 75% Class 12 and 50% in graduation, depending on level of course opted.
To apply for any course, candidates must fill out the application form of the respective examination from its official website. Furthermore, candidates must sign up for the counselling process. After a successful qualification of the examination, candidates must fill out the application form for IIT Tirupati admission process via the official website of the institute.
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