Ph.D. in Computer Science Engineering (CSE) 

at IIIT Hyderabad, Gachibowli

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.

The placement rate recorded during IIIT Hyderabad PhD placements 2023 was 100%. The highest package offered was INR 15 LPA. 

The semester-wise fee for PhD is INR 75,000. 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.

PhD students can take the relevant courses in the first one or two semesters, depending on the background, just like a student of MS by research. After the first year, the student works on clearing the PhD qualifying exam which tests his or her breadth of knowledge in the field of study. To be eligible, candidates must have completed a relevant MPhil or master's degree course. Final selection to PhD at IIIT Hyderabad is subject to a valid score in one among PGEE/ Winter Research Entrance Test (WREE)/ GATE exam. Additionally, other selection rounds such as Written General Aptitude Test and a personal interview is also conducted to finalise the students before offering them admission.

A PhD student can take the relevant courses in the first one or two semesters, depending on the background, just like a student of MS by research. After the first year, the student works on clearing the PhD qualifying exam which tests his or her breadth of knowledge in the field of study.

Yes, student with a cutoff rank of 3000 in JEE Main can get admission to IIIT Hyderabad, if belonging to the General All India category. The course available at thi rank for the General All India category is BTech in ECE. The last-round closing rank for admission to BTech in ECE was 4350 for the General All India category. 

Among the OBC AI category candidates, the cutoff rank for admission to BTech in ECE was 4398. Therefore, admission at rank 3000 is possible for OBC AI category as well. 

The key highlights of IIIT Hyderabad placements over the past three years are presented below:

No, JEE Mains is not compulsory for admission to BTech at International Institute of Information Technology Hyderabad. One also has access to alternate channels for admissions including other entrance exams such as UGEE as well as Olympiad, Direct Admissions for Students Abroad (DASA) and SPEC (IIIT Hyderabad) or Special Channel of Admission.

The International Institute of Information Technology - Hyderabad (IIIT-H) residential institute, meaning all admitted students must reside on campus. The institute has separate hostels for boys and girls. There are a total of five on-campus hostel facilities, of which three are dedicated to boys and two are allocated to girls. The hostels generally offer single, double, and triple occupancy rooms on a sharing basis. However, the institute also offers single rooms to the final-year and research students on a need basis. So, it is always the best option to reach out to the institute for better clarity.

IIIT Hyderabad offers degree programmes to its aspirants at UG, PG and doctorate (PhD) levels. Programmes offered here are in engineering and Information & Technology. IIIT Hyderabad admission is entrance-based for all programmes. Candidates seeking admission must apply online on the official website. IIIT Hyderabad admission for BTech programmes is done basis JEE Main score/ Olympiad (KVPY) or through SPEC (Special Channel of Admission). In addition to these courses, IIIT Hyderabad also offers MTech, MS by Research, MPhil and PhD programmes along with a few courses, namely MSIT and PGSSP courses at PG and doctoral levels. For all these courses, admission is also entrance-based.