Humanities & Social Sciences

Yes, IIT Hyderabad does accept UGC NET scores to decide admissions to the PhD courses. Several IIT Hyderabad departments also accept the GATE scores as well to decide the PhD admissions of candidates.

In addition to the aforementioned entrance exams, candidates are also required to fulfill the specific eligibility criteria for PhD courses.

IIT Hyderabad has six research verticals available for interdisciplinary PhD courses while the regular PhD is available in 19 different research verticals. Some of these research verticals include the following:

• PhD in Artificial Intelligence
• PhD in Biotechnology
• PhD in Civil Engineering
• PhD in Climate Change
• PhD in Computer Science and Engineering
• PhD in Electrical Engineering

The tuition fees for the PhD courses at IIT Hyderabad is INR 1 Lacs in the academic year 2026. The tuition fees is charged on per semester basis at INR 10,000 each for all PhD courses. 

For external category students, the PhD course fees at IIT Hyderabad is INR 3.5 lakh.

There is no mention of IIT Hyderabad offering PhD admissions to candidates who are yet to receive their final exam scorecard. Generally, PhD admissions are not offered to students who are still in their final year of the PG course.

Hence, candidates can assume that they can only apply for IIT Hyderabad PhD admissions after completing pot graduation.

IIT Hyderabad PhD admissions require candidates to present the following documents in both online and offline forms at the appropriate stage of the admission process:

• Class 10th and Class 12th passing certificate and marksheet
• UG course graduation degree
• PG course graduation degree
• GATE scorecard
• No objection certificate (if required)
• Sponsership letter (if required)
• ID and address proof
• Work experience certificate (if required)

No, GATE registrations have been closed for IIT Hyderabad PhD admissions to the academic year 2026. However, GATE is not a mandatory entrance exam for all PhD admissions at IIT Hyderabad.

Thus, candidates can still apply for PhD courses at IIT Hyderabad into the departments which accept candidates without a GATE score.

No, IIT Hyderabad PhD admissions are yet to be opened for the academic year 2026. 

IIT Hyderabad's website claims that the admissions to regular PhD courses is scheduled to begin from the first week of the month of March. 

Hence, candidates should go to the website of IIT Hyderabad during the month of March to check the PhD admission dates.

No, GATE is not a compulsory entrance exam for PhD admissions at IIT Hyderabad. However, every department of IIT Hyderabad has a separate eligibility and selection criteria for their offered PhD courses.

In some departments, candidates are required to appear for the GATE in order to be eligible for IIT Hyderabad PhD admissions.

No, work experience has not been listed as a mandatory requirement in the IIT Hyderabad PhD eligibility criteria. Candidates who wish to gain admission into the regular PhD course admissions are required to only clear the specific PG level course with the required minimum aggregate to be eligible.