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Reference No: CGCD/049/2023

Last date for submission of online application: 31/03/2023

Applications are invited for July 2023 from eligible candidates for admission to Ph.D. and M.S. (by Research) programmes under regular/part-time/external schemes of IIT Madras from March 01 2023. IIT Madras is internationally renowned for the quality and diversity of its research. Research at IIT Madras is nurtured through various academic programmes run by the departments and through sponsored programmes funded by national organizations and the industry.

Eligibility: Candidates with a Master’s degree in Engineering/Technology with a good academic record / Master’s degree by Research in Engineering/Technology with a good academic record / 5 Year Dual Degree in Engineering or 5 Year BS+MS Dual degree with a good academic record. 2 Year M.Sc. from IITs (entry through JAM) with 8.0 and above are exempted from qualifying in National Level Examinations otherwise with valid National Level Examination score is required. Candidates with Master’s degree in Sciences with a good academic record and of exceptional merit are eligible for the relevant Engineering disciplines (as decided by admitting departments). Candidates must have a valid GATE score or UGC-JRF/NET/CSIR-JRF or equivalent qualification in the relevant area tenable for the year of registration. In the case of candidates with Bachelor’s degree in Engineering / Technology AND possess more than 5 years relevant work experience after the Master’s degree in Engineering/Technology, the requirement of a test score may be waived by the Selection Committee. 

Selection :Eligible candidates possessing the minimum educational qualifications & eligible degree and satisfying additional and stiffer criteria set by the departments from time to time, will be called for an “test and interview” or “interview” by the Selection Committees of the respective departments. For candidates who have obtained UG/PG qualifying degree (as applicable) 10 years earlier than on the last date prescribed for receipt of the completed application, a departmental test will be conducted. Based on the academic record and the performance of the candidates in the interview and/or test, the Departmental Selection Committee will recommend to the Chairman, Senate the names of candidates found suitable for admission to the M.S. / Ph.D. programme. 

GN/EWS/OBC-NCL male Candidates should pay an application fee of INR 100/-. GN/EWS/OBC/SC/ST/PwD Female candidates should pay an application of INR 50/-