Ph.D. in English 

at IIT Gandhinagar, Gandhinagar

Admissions to PhD at IIT Gandhinagar generally opens up toward the beginning and end of each academic year. In addition to the announced admission cycles with a prescribed deadline of application, the institute also considers applications for any time of the year for exceptional candidates. Based on the qualifications of the candidates and the need of the specialisation, applications received are processed via duly constituted selection committees at regular intervals. Currently, PhD admissions are open for Start Early courses and via a Special Drive for OBC (NCL)/ SC/ ST/ PWD catgeory students. 

PhD admission at IIT Gandhinagar is subject to a written test and/ or interview conducted by the institute. However, students are also required to meet the minimum eligibility criteria set by the institute. The same is as follows: For regular PhD: A pass in MA/ MSc/ BTech/ MTech/ BS (IISc, IISER)/ BS-MS (IISER) or equivalent degree with 55% or 5.5 CPI  For Start Early PhD:

• BTech students from NITs and selected colleges who will graduate in 2022 or have graduated in 2021 and are among the top five rank holders in the departments at the end of their pre-final year and final year
• BTech students from IITs who will graduate in 2022 or have graduated in 2021 with a CPI/ CGPA of not less than 6.0 at the end of their third year and fourth year respectively

IIT Gandhinagar offers a Ph.D. course to students at the doctoral level in 13 specialisations. Apart from regular Ph.D. courses, the institute also provides Start Early Ph.D. courses to students. Offered in regular and continuing doctoral programmes (CDP) mode, admission to Ph.D. and Start Early Ph.D. courses is based on an interview round which is followed by a written test, if necessary. The seats are limited so the students must apply early.

PhD at IIT Gandhinagar is available across 13 specialisations which include Biological Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Civil Engineering, CSE, Electrical Engineering, Materials Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Chemistry, Mathematics, Physics, Cognitive Science, Earth Sciences and Humanities & Social Sciences, among other

IIT Gandhinagar BTech cutoff 2024 has been released across multiple specialisations. Based on the Round 1 seat allotment, the BTech cutoff scores ranged between 1576 and, 10165 for the General AII India category students. Among all the BTech specialisations, BTech in CSE is the most competitive specialisation. So, considering the round 1 cutoff, candidates seeking admission to Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar must secure a maximum rank upto 10165.

Furthermore, according to IIT Gandhinagar OBC AI category cutoff 2024, the Last Round closing ranks varied from 698 to 3968. For more information, click here.

NIT Manipur JEE Main cutoff 2024 has been released for admission to the BTech courses. During the Round 1 cutoff, the closing rank for CSE was 25886 for the General category students under the AII India Quota. Among OBC candidates, the closing rank for B.Tech. in Computer Science and Engineering stood at 8750. Candidates seeking admisison to NIT Manipur can refer to the table below to check out the Round 1 closing ranks for BTech in CSE course for various categories under the AI quota: 

Category	JEE Main 2024 Expected Cutoff
Common Rank List	90-91
Gen-EWS	75-76
OBC-NCL	73-74
SC	51-52
ST	37-38
PwD	0.0013527

The answer is both yes and no. Candidates seeking admission to BTech at IIT Gandhinagar are expected to qualify both JEE Main and JEE Advanced and further go through JoSAA counselling to secure admission. However, getting final admission only on the basis of JEE Main score, is not possible. Additionally, to be eligible for the BTech programme, candidates must have passed their Class 12 with 75% aggregate. Hence, while JEE Main is the most important starting point to get into IIT Gandhinagar for the glagship programme, it is not the only criteria for it. 

IIT Gandhinagar admission process is entirely based on the selection of candidates via popular entrance exams such as JEE Advanced and GATE, etc., for courses such as BTech and MTech, respectively. Further, IIT Gandhinagar conducts an institute-level test for the selection MA and PhD courses. Candidates must fulfil the minimum eligibility criteria as per the course requirements and then qualify for the respective entrance exam in order to secure a seat at IIT Gandhinagar. Later on, the final seat allotment is done through counselling process.

The closing rank of the recently released Round 3 of JoSAA cutoff 2022 for CSE stood at 1352. If we compare this closing rank with the previous year's ranks of R-3, the competition at IIT Gandhinagar has gone up. For more details on IIT Gandhinagar cutoffs,  click here.

IIT Gandhinagar fee structure includes various components, namely Tuition Fee, Hostel Fee, Mess Fee, One-time Payment, etc. The tuition fee for all the UG & PG courses of IIT Gandhinagar ranges between INR 40,000 to INR 8 lakh. Find below the course-wise tuition fee for the top IIT Gandhinagar UG & PG courses:

Course Name	Tuition Fee
MTech*	INR 4 lakh
MSc*	INR 40,000
BTech*	INR 8 lakh

*The fee structure taken is for the batch of 2021.

*The fee structure taken is from the batch 2022.

*The fee structure for all other courses is for the batch of 2022-2023.

Disclaimer: This information is sourced from the official website/ sanctioning body and is subject to change.