Shiv Nadar University, Chennai

SNU Chennai PhD registrations are completely online. Candidates need to apply for the university-level exam on the official website of SNU Chennai and fill an online application form with all the relevant details. Check out the step-wise SNU Chennai PhD application process in the following section:

1. Visit the official website of SNU Chennai and click on the 'APPLY NOW' tab on the Homepage.
2. Register yourself using your e-mail ID and other details.
3. Fill in the other required details in the application form.
4. Pay the application fee via debit/ credit cards or net banking.
5. Click on the 'Submit' button.

SNU Chennai PhD admissions are entrance-based. The university conducts an in-house entrance exam for the selection of right candidates to its PhD course. There is no other entrance exam acceptable for the admission. Candidates have to apply and qualify for the exam with a valid score. Candidates who will secure a good rank in the respective exam will be called for PI round.

The tuition fee for PhD at SNU Chennai is INR 72,000. This fee is sourced from official website/ sanctioning body and is subject to change. Futher, candidates also have to pay for refundable caution deposit of INR 10,000 ( one-time) & admission fee (one-time) of INR 5,000 at the time of admission. The thesis fee will be INR 15,000, which is to be paid at the time of submission of PhD synopsis)

Additionally, the scholars will be provided with free shared accommodation in the hostel and Married scholars will be provided campus accommodation at a nominal rent. 

To be eligible to apply for PhD course at SNU Chennai, candidates must have a PG degree in the relevant stream from a recognised university. Candidates are shortlisted based on their past academic records, followed by performance in other selection rounds. Aspirants have to submit the scorecards and marksheet of previous education for the verification at the time of registering for the course.

SNU Chennai PhD admissions are based on multiple selection parameters. In the beginning of the admission process, candidates are evaluated based on their past academic merit. Candidates must have a PG degree at the time of applying for the course. Further, the university conducts an in-house entrance exam/ written test for the selection of candidates. Futher, the final selection is based on the research proposal submisson and a PI round conducted by the university.

The total seat intake for SNU Chennai BTech course is 300. This is further divided into three BTech specialisations. Check below BTech specialisation-wise seat intake as per official sources:

No, SNU Chennai BTech admissions are now closed. The admission process for BTech starts with the registration for SNUCEE, which is conducted in three phases. Candidates can submit their applications before passing the deadline. 

The top IT/ ITES and core Engineering companies hire a large pool of talents from Shiv Nadar Chennai every academic year. Some of the eminent companies that have been a part of Shiv Nadar University Chennai placements in recent years are listed below:

The University has not disclosed the 2022 placement details for BTech. However, the NIRF report 2023 is released, which incorporates the combined placement data for UG (4-year) courses for both Chennai and Delhi NCR campuses. As per the report, out of 294 UG (4-year) graduates, 170 were placed during Shiv Nadar University placements 2022. The table below represents the complete data for SNU Chennai placements 2022:

NOTE: The above details are combined statistics for UG (4-year) courses offered at SNU Chennai and SNU Noida.