IIT Palakkad PhD Admission 2023: Dates, Fees, Eligibility, Cutoff, Interview Questions, Stipend

IIT Palakkad PhD admission 2023 is underway. Candidates seeking admission can apply online on the official website of the institute. The IIT Palakkad PhD admission application portal will open on 10^th October and the deadline for submission of application online is 31^st ​October. Admissions will be granted on the basis of written test and personal interview conducted by the respective departments. The shortlisted candidates will have to appear for interviews from 11^th December to 16^th December. IIT Palakkad will release the list of selected candidates on 23^rd December, 2023. Mentioned below are the important dates related to IIT Palakkad PhD admission 2023 and other details such as eligibility criteria, admission criteria, cutoff, courses and fees, placement and interview questions for the stduents’ reference.

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IIT Palakkad Ph.D Admission Dates 2023

IIT Palakkad Ph.D Eligibility Criteria

The eligibility criteria are different for varied disciplines of Ph.D. degree courses offered by the Indian Institute of Technology, Palakkad. 

For Ph.D. in Science, Candidates must have a UG as well as PG degree with a minimum CGPA of 8/10 in M.Sc. or equivalent. For Ph.D. in Engineering, holding UG degree and PG degree in M.Tech., ME or any equivalent degrees are eligible to apply for the college. For Ph.D. in Humanities & Social Science and Philosophy, Aspirants seeking admission in the college must hold Master’s Degree in the relevant course, they will be eligible to apply for any two fields.

IIT Palakkad Ph.D Admission

Indian Institute of Technology, Palakkad provides Ph.D. program for which admissions are offered based on the results of GATE/UGC-NET/ CSIR-NET score or qualifying written test conducted by the institute itself. The students who have appeared for GATE or any other equivalent nation level entrance exams are spared from the institution level written test. Foreign students can only register for full-time mode of the course. Besides they should also have a valid GATE or an equivalent examination and also have a valid TOEFL score as well. 

Based on the academic scholastic record and other performance of the candidates in the interview/ and or test, the name of the selected candidates will be declared by the college authorities through the official website of the institute. The Admission procedure at the institution is as follows: 

1. Visit the official website of the institution at https://iitpkd.ac.in/.
2. Select the ‘Download link’ in the website. 
3. Take the print out of the downloaded form.
4. Fill-up all the required details.
5. Post or directly hand over the form along with fees and other documents to the institute.

Documents Required:

• Valid GATE/ UGC-NET scorecard.
• Recent photographs.
• Both X- and XII-mark sheets and passing certificates.
• The graduation mark sheet and degree certificate.
• Caste certificate if applying for scholarships.
• Birth Certificate for proof.
• Copy of the submitted application form.

Application fee

The application fee is as follows:

• GN/OBC-NCL/EWS (Male candidates): INR100/-
• GN/OBC-NCL/EWS (Female candidates): INR 50/- SC/ST
• PwD candidates: INR 50/- 

IIT Palakkad PhD Interview Questions

Candidates seeking admission to the IIT Palakkad PhD program go through personal interview for final selection. Performance of the candidate in the PI round decides the final results for admission. The penal in the room judges the aspiring candidate based on his/her confidence, knowledge, and skills through different questions. The questions asked by the panel are as follows:

• What are your areas/ subjects of interest?
• What is your favourite subject for research?
  • On this question, the panel may ask you questions related to the said subject.

IIT Palakkad PhD Cutoff

IIT Palakkad selects candidates for PhD admissions on the basis of GATE score and past academic records. Candidates with an aggregate of 75% marks in Master’s degree and 500+ GATE score have high chances of getting selected. Give below is the GATE cutoff ranks of 2020 for PhD admissions:

IIT Palakkad Ph.D Course

The Ph.D. scholar has to take up two compulsory and 4 elective subjects as prescribed by the institute. The prescribed courses should be at least of the PG level. In all the courses, the scholars must score a minimum grade equivalent to Grade C. The number of courses which the research scholars have to go through is at the decision of the Doctoral Committee. Research Methodologies related seminars have to be attended by the students at the beginning of the Ph.D. course. The research scholar shall submit a written progress report in the institution prescribed format annually for the first three years and every six months thereafter if the period of 3 years gets extended.

The specializations for the Ph.D. program offered by the institution are tabulated in the below table. 

IIT Palakkad PhD Fee Structure

IIT Palakkad Ph.D. Placement

Ever since its inception, IIT Palakkad has witnessed a perfect culmination, year after year, with several offers from coveted MNCs, as requested by the students. Outstanding profiles were received on campus. The CDC at IIT Palakkad outperformed its peers by receiving the highest number of job offers from students. In addition, each year, a number of PSUs come to campus to attract the students. A successful placement was also observed at IIT Palakkad through placements and internships.

IIT Palakkad Research Placement Key Highlights

• The highest Domestic CTC offered was INR 31.5 LPA.
• L&T Group has made the maximum number of offers this year (15 Offers).
•  Average CTC offered to the batch of 2021 was INR 11.42 Lakhs.
• 50 percentage surges in the no. of companies participating for the year 2021.

The following data provide a quick overview of the campus placement:

Some of the very notable companies which offered employment and internship are GE, Adobe, Arista networks, Mathworks, Texas Instruments, UST Global, Multicoreware, Yodlee, HSBC, TCS, Maybank, OYO, PayTM, ZS Associates, L&T Group, Sony, Panasonic, Ford, Daimler, Timken, Construct, United Health (Optum) Group etc. 

Key PSUs/Government agencies which offered positions are: Indian Air Force, ITI Limited, TRAI, KMRL, FCRI, BEML, Ordnance factory etc.

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IIT Palakkad PhD Stipend

PhD students at IIT Palakkad get Prime Ministers Research Fellowship (PMRF). The fellowship carries a monthly stipend of INR 70,000/ month and an annual contingency of INR 2 Lacs. IIT Palakkad is one of the few institutions who offer PMRF to PhD students. The institute selects one student whose performance is outstanding in the interview round and has good past academic records. The students gets selected for the fellowship for the pursuing year.

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