Ph.D. in Computer Science and Engineering 

at IIIT Kottayam, Kottayam

The application fee per department is INR 1,000 for the General/ Gen-EWS/ OBC category and INR 500 for SC/ST/PWD/Female category candidates. This amount is completely non-refundable. Candidates can deposit the requisite application fee by using net banking or debit/credit card facilities. Additional charges are applicable as per the rule of the concerned bank. The fee is, however, not accepted through any other mode.

IIIT Kottayam conducts a written test to select candidates for PhD CSE programme. Selected candidates also need to pass a personal interview round conducted by the institute. IIIT Kottayam offers admission to PhD courses in four categories-Scholarship Holders (full-time), Sponsored (full-time), Self-financing (full-time) and External Registrants. 

IIIT Kottayam CSE placement detail 2025 is not released. However, students can refer the following overall placement statistics of IIIT Kottayam over the past three years:

IIIT Kottayam does not offer direct admission. Candidates need to pass an entrance exam and participate in selection rounds for admission. The selection for BTech is based on JEE Main followed by JoSAA/ CSAB Counsellig. Admission to MTech and PhD courses is based on written tests conducted by the institute. 

The key highlights of IIIT Kottayam placements 2025 as compared with previous two years are presented below:

The total fees at IIIT Kottayam includes components such as caution deposit, tuition fees, and other charges. Aspirants need to pay a fee at the time of admission to confirm their seat. Below is the course-wise fees:

IIIT Kottayam offers admission via entrance exam scores. The seats in BTech are offered based on JEE Main rank of the candidates. The selection for M.Tech and PhD courses is based on scores of candidates in written test followed by PI round. Hence, admissions in IIIT Kottayam are not possible without entrance exam.

IIIT Kottayam's admission process for all courses is completely online. Candidates willing to take admission to any particular programme at IIIT Kottayam must fill out the application form through the following websites:

• BTech aspirants must fill out the JEE-Main application form through the National Testing Agency (NTA) official website (nta.ac.in). 
• Aspirants need to apply on the institute's website for MTech and PhD courses.

IIIT Kottayam admissions are completely entrance exam based. Candidates seeking admission to any of the courses offered at IIIT Kottayam must take the entrance exam specified for that particular course.

For admission to the BTech programme at IIIT Kottayam, candidates must take the JEE-Main exam. Candidates having a valid JEE-Main rank will be shortlisted for the counselling process. IIIT Kottayam admits candidates for the BTech programme through JoSAA.

The institute conducts separate written test for iMTech, PhD and MTech programme for Working Professionals. Aspirants need to pass an assesment for e-MTech course. Selected candidates are called for a personal interview round for PhD.

IIIT Kottayam is a renowned institute which offers UG and PG courses to the students. LSM IIIT Kottayam admission is based on entrance exam. Candidates must qualify the national entrance exams such as JEE Main, DASA UG, and others. It is manadatory for all the students to qualify the national entrance exam for the desired course.