CMR Institute of Technology Bengaluru Ph.D. Courses & Fees 2026

Candidates must complete a four-year bachelor's degree programme or a two-year master's degree programme after a three-year bachelor's degree programme with at least 55% aggregate (50% aggregate for SC/ ST/ OBC (non-creamy layer)/ Differently Abled, Economically Weaker Section (EWS) and other categories) to apply for School of Economics and Commerce, CMR University PhD programme. 

School of Engineering and Technology, CMR University conducts an entrance exam to select candidates for PhD course. Candidates with M.Phil degree from a recognised university are exempted from taking the entrance examination, if the degree has been obtained on or after July 11, 2009. Selected candidates are further called for a personal interview round. 

School of Economics and Commerce, CMR University offers admission to PhD programme based on scores in entrance test conducted by the university. The PhD entrance examination comprises two papers-General Aptitude & Research Methodology and  domain-specific subject as studied at the postgraduate level. Both the papers consist of 60 multiple-choice questions and the time allotted for each paper is one hour.

Aspirants must complete a master's degree with at least 55% aggregate (50% aggregate for SC/ ST/ OBC (non-creamy layer)/ differently-abled and other categories of candidates) or its equivalent grade 'B' in the UGC 7-point scale to apply for the School of Architecture, CMR University PhD programme. Candidates must hold the documents proving their eligibility for verification at the time of admission.