Ph.D

Aspirants must pass two to five years dual degree along with five years of managerial experience (for part-time & external) to apply for DoMS IIT Madras PhD course. Other than meeting the eligibility, candidates must have also qualified GATE/ CAT/ UGC-JRF/ UGC NET/ CSIR-JRF/ Research Aptitude Test, have an SOP and appear for the Personal Interview round for final selection. 

The year-wise fee for PhD is INR 60,000. Additionally, the deemed university provides financial assistance towards the tuition fees and stipend to all research students (PhD) of good standing. Normally, full financial assistance requires the student to put in 20 hours of work per week. Financial assistance is provided to all the students during the first semester, but it is continued based on good academic performance. Additionally, the institute also offers a monthly stipend ranging from INR 31,000 and INR 35,000 to the PhD students.

 VIT Business School offers an internal full-time Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Management course. The minimum period of study and research from the date of registration is 30 months for full-time research scholars. The selection of candidates for the PhD programme at VIT Business School is based on their scores in VITREE/ CSIR NET/ UGC NET/ GRE/ TOEFL along with the Research Proposal and Personal Interview. 

Candidates with a proven academic record based on a cut-off of the GATE, CSIR or UGC scorecard or equivalent are eligible to apply for PhD at IIT Jodhpur. The institute shortlist students based on their score in the entrance examination. Shortlisted students need to appear for the personal interview round. Candidates further must hold the relevant documents as a proof of eligibility.

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 must check the eligibility requirements before filling out the IIT Mandi PhD application form. Admission to the courses is based on performance in GATE/ UGC-NET/ CSIR-NET/written test followed by a personal interview round. Eligible students can further apply by visiting IIT Mandi official website (iitmandi.ac.in), uploading documents, and paying the application fees.

The salary of a PhD Research Scholar at IIT Mandi ranges between INR 30,013/ month to INR 31,327/ 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.