IIT Tirupati PhD admission 2023 is ongoing now. Candidates seeking admission to the PhD program of IIT Tirupati can apply before April 19, 2023. The college will conduct department wise written test and Interview as per schedule mentioned below. 

IIT Tirupati Ph.D Important Dates 2023

Events  Dates
Announcement of results October 16, 2023, to November 09, 2023
Reporting to Campus November 16, 2023
Date of Orientation Programme November 17, 2023
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IIT Tirupati PhD Eligibility Criteria

  • Candidates need to have a Master’s degree in the relevant specialisation or an impeccable record in their research-based master’s studies.
  • Candidates should have a valid score of GATE/ UGC-NET/ CSIR-NET/ ICAR or ICMR score or written Test and interview.

Humanities & Social Sciences

  • Candidates need to have a master's degree in an eligible discipline with an impeccable academic record or equivalent and having a valid GATE score or UGC/ CSIR - NET/ NBHM or equivalent qualification.

Engineering & Sciences

  • For Engineering/ Candidates must have a ME/ MTech. or MS degree by Research in engineering or 2-year M.Sc. from IITs (entry through JAM) with CGPA 8.0 and above/ BS+MS (5 years integrated) from any centrally funded institute.
  • Candidates having a Master’s degree in Engineering/ Technology or a Master’s degree by Research in Engineering/ Technology and have a good academic record.
  • Candidates should have a master's degree in Sciences with a good academic record and having a valid GATE score or UGC/ CSIR-NET/ NBHM/ INSPIRE/ JEST or any other equivalent qualification.

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IIT Tirupati Ph.D Admission Guidelines

IIT Tirupati selects students for its PhD program based on their academic scores and performance in the PI round. The admission committee calls candidates with good academic scores for PI round. Based on the academic record and the performance of the candidates in the interview and/or test, the Selection Committee recommends to the Chairman, Senate the names of candidates for admission.

How to apply?

  • Students can take admission in IIT Tirupati Ph.D programs by applying online at the Institute website: iittp.ac.in.
  • Advertisement is published on the website in March for admission in PhD programs.
  • Fill the form with the required details and take a printout and keep it for records.
  • Pay the online application fee of INR 400 (general), INR 200 (female) and INR 200 for SC/ ST/ PwD candidates.
  • Selected candidates will be called for an interview with relevant documents and certificates. 

Documents Needed

  • Identification Card
  • Previous qualifying exams mark sheet.
  • Passport size photographs

IIT Tirupati PhD Entrance Exam Syllabus

Specializations Syllabus PDF
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Electrical Engineering Click here
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Mechanical Engineering Click here

IIT Tirupati Ph.D Course Details

  • Chemical Engineering: Nanoporous Materials, Process Control, Machine Learning for Process Systems, Microfluidics, Corrosion Engineering, Heat Transfer in Porous Media, Process Optimization.
  • Civil Engineering: Environmental Engineering, Structural Engineering, Water Resources Engineering, Geotechnical Engineering.
  • Computer Science & Engineering: Algorithms and Data Structures, Computing for Education, Computer Networks, Cloud Computing, Machine Learning, Multicore Architectures, Parallel Computing, Software Engineering, VLSI Testing, Computational Complexity.
  • Electrical Engineering: Semiconductor Devices, Analog and Digital Circuits Design, Electronic Instrumentation, Communication and Networking, Signal Processing, Control & Robotics, Power Electronics and Drives, Digital VLSI Design, Power Engineering and Smart Grid Technology.
  • Mechanical Engineering: Fluid Mechanics, Heat Transfer, Turbomachines, Refrigeration and Air-Conditioning, Renewable Energy, Sprays and Combustion, Energy Storage and CFD, Advanced Manufacturing and Micro Machining, Solid Mechanics, Computational Mechanics, Composites, Plasticity, Phase Transformations, Manufacturing, Metrology.
  • Organic Chemistry: New innovative methods of development for sustainable organic synthesis by transition metal catalysis, electro- and photo redox catalysis; C-X (X = H, C, O, N) bond activation.
  • Bioinorganic Chemistry: Development of functional models (enzyme mimics), Chemical Biology, Protein – Inorganic Hybrid materials and Environmental Chemistry (detoxification of toxic ions and compounds), Coordination & Supramolecular Chemistry.
  • Theoretical and Computational Chemistry: Stochasticity in Biochemical processes, Chemical Dynamics and Spectroscopic Modelling, Stochastic thermodynamics, Polymer Translocation, Statistical Mechanics, Quantum Theory of Molecules and Materials (Optoelectronic, Photovoltaics, Photocatalysts, Thermoelectric, Spintronics, etc.).
  • Mathematics and Statistics: Analysis: Fractals, Number Theory, Probability and Statistics: Biostatistics, Machine Learning, Environmental Statistics, Statistical Finance, Algebra: Representation theory of Lie algebras.
  • Physics: Experimental Condensed Matter Physics (Magnetism, Strongly correlated electron systems, Superconductivity). Molecular and Optical Physics (Laser cooling, Ion trapping, Cavity QED, Nitrogen-Vacancy centres, Auto resonance cooling), Experimental Atomic, Theoretical Condensed Matter Physics (Strongly correlated systems, Quantum transport and periodically driven many-body systems). Theoretical Ultrafast Physics (attosecond physics, light-molecule interaction,).

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IIT Tirupati PhD Fees

Particulars Amount
One time fee (at the time of admission)
Admission Fee INR 150
Grade card fee/ Thesis fee INR 950
Provisional certificate fee INR 100
Medical examination fee INR 100
Modernization fee INR 500
Alumni Life Membership Fee INR 1000
Publication Fee INR 250
Convocation Fee INR 2500
Semester Fee (Institute Fee)
Tuition Fee INR 2500
Examination Fee INR 300
Registration – Enrolment Fee INR 300
Medical Fee INR 700
One time deposits (refundable)
Institute Deposit INR 1000
Library Deposit INR 1000
Hostel Deposit INR 3000
Student Affair Fee (One Time Fee)
Student welfare fund INR 1000
Placement training fee INR 1000
Student Affair Fee (Semester Fee – Student Affairs Fee)
Establishment “A” charges INR 6000
Establishment “B” charges INR 1500
Gymkhana Fee INR 1250
Student Wellness Fee INR 100
Student Affair Fee (Hostel and Mess Fee)
Hostel Allotment Fee INR 250
Hostel Seat Rent INR 7000
Electricity, Water & SWD charges INR 800
Advanced Dining charges INR 27772
Student Affair Fee (Yearly Fees)
Medical Insurance Premium INR 700

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IIT Tirupati PhD FAQs

Ques. How are the placements at IIT Tirupati?

Ans. Placement records show the 70 students were placed in top companies with the highest salary package of INR 25 LPA and an average package of INR 9.18 LPA.

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Ques. Is IIT Tirupati running on its campus?

Ans. No, IIT Tirupati, till now, is not running in its campus but its transit campus. But they are planning to shift in their permanent campus very soon.

Ques. How are the research facilities at IIT Tirupati?

Ans. Being an IIT, it has some very qualified professors which have done exemplary jobs in the past in the research sector, so there is an ample amount of opportunity working under them in the research sector. The budget ensures they get all proper equipment for research related work.

Ques. Is there a women's cell present on the campus?

Ans. Yes, the woman cell is present on the campus and it looks after grievances of the woman if there is any, in the campus. There are other cells as well as Anti-ragging cells and SC-ST cells.

Ques. How are sports facilities at the institute?

Ans. There are sports facilities available on the campus. They are well equipped and students having an interest in the sports can join a sports team. There are an Inter-IIT sports meet held every year, they can also go and perform in the inter-college level competition through that opportunity.

Ques. What is the IIT Tirupati PhD exam pattern?

Ans. IIT Tirupati PhD exam pattern is as follow:

  • GATE 2023 will have a total of 65 questions. The full marks of the GATE exam paper are 100. The question paper comprises single correct, multiple correct and numerical based questions. Total of 15 questions are from general aptitude and remaining are from the subject of eligibility. There are 1/ 3 marks negative marking for questions which are of 1 mark and 2/ 3 marks for the questions which are of 2 marks. There is no negative marking in general aptitude.
  • The college also conducts its written test in which the full marks is 100. 40 marks are there for the common area of studies and 60 marks are there for specific areas. The written test is followed by an interview. The results for the same are declared one day after the interview.