PhD Admission in IIT Tirupati

Discipline

Minimum Qualifications

S. No.

Educational Qualifications

Additional Qualifying Exam

Engineering

1

M.E / M.Tech / M.S by Research in Engineering / 5-year integrated Masters/Dual Degree in engineering.
(or)
2 year M.Sc from IITs (entry through JAM) with a minimum CGPA of 8 on a 10 point scale (7.5 for EWS/OBC-NCL and 7.0 for SC/ST/PwD)
(or)
B.S+M.S (5-year integrated) from CFTI

None

2

M.Sc degree holders in the relevant discipline from any recognized university/institute are eligible.

Valid GATE score/ UGC- NET/CSIR-NET/NBHM/ Inspire or equivalent qualification tenable for the year of registration. In case of candidates with more than 5 years relevant experience after the M.Sc, the requirement of a test score may be waived by the selection committee.

3^#

B.S/B.E/B.Tech from a Centrally Funded Technical Institute (CFTI) with a minimum CGPA of 8.0 on a 10.0 point scale (7.5 for EWS/OBC-NCL and 7.0 for SC/ST/PwD)

None

4^#

B.S/B.E/B.Tech from a CFTI without minimum CGPA 8.0 on a 10.0 point scale(7.5 for EWS/OBC-NCL and 7.0 for SC/ST/PwD)

Valid GATE score

5^#

BE/BTech from any other university, with a minimum CGPA of 8.0 on a 10.0 point scale (7.5 for EWS/OBC-NCL and 7.0 for SC/ST/PwD)

Valid GATE score

Sciences

6

M.E/M.Tech or M.S by Research in engineering
(or)
2 year M.Sc from IITs (entry through JAM) with a minimum CGPA of 8.0 on 10.0 point scale (7.5 for EWS/OBC-NCL and 7.0 for SC/ST/PwD)
(or)
B.S+M.S, or 5-year integrated degree from CFTI

None

7

M.Sc from IITs without minimum CGPA 8.0 on a 10.0 point scale (7.5 for EWS/OBC-NCL and 7.0 for SC/ST/PwD)
(or)
M.Sc from institutions other than IITS

Valid GATE score/UGC-NET fellowship/CSIR-NET fellow- ship/NBHM Ph.D. scholarship or equivalent qualification, tenable for the current year of admission.

8^#

BS/ BE/ B.Tech from a Centrally Funded Technical Institute (CFTI) with a minimum CGPA of 8 on 10 point scale (7.5 for EWS/OBC-NCL and 7.0 for SC/ST/PwD).

None

9^#

B.S/B.E/B.Tech from a CFTI without minimum CGPA 8 on a 10 point scale (7.5 for EWS/OBC-NCL and 7.0 for SC/ST/PwD).

Valid GATE score

10^#

BE/B.Tech from any other university, with a minimum CGPA of 8.0 on a 10.0 point scale (7.5 for EWS/OBC-NCL and 7.0 for SC/ST/PwD)

Valid GATE score

Humanities and Social Sciences

11

Master’s degree/dual-degree or equivalent in a relevant discipline

Qualifying UGC–NET or JRF/CSIR-JRF/GATE score or equivalent qualification, tenable for the current year in the relevant area or an international-level post graduate admission examination such as GRE.

Candidates with only a GRE (or equivalent international-level post graduate admission examination) score are not eligible for HTRA.

# Candidates with Educational Qualifications as mentioned in the S.No. 3,4,5,8,9,10 will be considered for Direct Ph.D.

Note: A valid GATE score or UGC/CSIR-NET/INSPIRE/NBHM qualification etc. is not required in the case of candidates applying under the external/part-time/internal staff category.