Ph.D. in Humanities and Social Sciences 

at IIT Tirupati, Chittoor

Mentioned below is the application process for PhD at IT Tirupati:

1. Visit the official website of IIT Tirupato.
2. Fill out the application form and upload the required documents.
3. Pay the non-refundable application fee, submit and print the application form. The application fee for General and male candidates is INR 100 and for SC/ ST/ PwD and female candidates is INR 50.

The list of documents required for PhD admission are listed below:

• Admission offer
• Birth certificate
• Aadhaar number and PAN number
• First page of SSLC/ SSC/ matriculation certificate
• Copy of the submitted application form
• Original GATE scorecard or CSIR-UGC-JRF/ LS/ NET/ DAE-JEST or other fellowship award letter
• Degree certificate/ provisional/ course completion certificate/ grade cards/ mark sheets of all the semesters of degrees obtained.
• SC/ ST/ EWS/ OBC-NCL community certificate for the candidate belonging to SC/ST/ EWS/ OBC-NCL category (OBC-NCL scholars to bring a non-creamy layer community certificate valid at the time of admission)
• Relieving order/ Resignation acceptance letter from the employer in the case of full-time candidates, if employed
• Relieving letter, NOC/ permission and consent of co-guide from the parent organisation in case of external candidates

IIT Tirupati welcome aspirants from ASEAN countries to apply for PhD fellowships. The full-time foreign PhD research scholars are eligible for financial assistantship of INR 25,000 per month for the first two years and INR 28000 per month for next three years of registration. All such research scholars have to put in eight hours every week towards work assigned by the institute.

The admission process for various courses is defined below:

• For BTech, MSc M.Tech courses, JEE Advanced ranks, IIT-JAM, CEED and GATE scores are considered for the selection of candidates. JoSAA and CCMN counsellings are conducted for seat allotment to BTech and MSc courses.
• After application, the institute considers institute-level tests and merit scores of students for MS and PhD admission.
• Admission to PhD is also based on other national-level exam scores/ institute-level entrance and interview.
• A merit list is released by the institute for announcing the names of the candidates shortlisted for MA, M.Tech and PhD courses followed by a counselling round. Candidates need to pay the admission fee to confirm their admission.

Out of all the BTech specialisations offered by IIT Tirupati, Computer Science and Engineering has the most competitive cutoff in Round 6 of 2022 compared to the rest. Electrical Engineering follows this branch of Engineering. With respect to the placements, companies, such as Adobe, Microsoft, Amazon, Sprinkler and Salesforce have been hiring students of CSE. As per the verified students' reviews on Shiksha, approximately 95% of the students receive placement opportunities every year and the average package for this specialisation ranges between INR 20 LPA and INR 24 LPA. Hence, IIT Tirupati can be considered a decent option for CSE. 

IIT Tirupati offers various scholarships to undergraduate and postgraduate students. The college offers Institute SC/ ST Scholarships to students. For this scholarship, a rebate of INR 8,000 in various mess charges, exemption of hostel seat rent, and pocket allowance of INR 250 per month is provided to students. For more information on scholarships please visit the official website of the college

NIRF is the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF), approved by the Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD). IIT Tirupati has been ranked 59 under the Engineering category by NIRF 2023 and 56 under the Engineering category by the NIRF 2022. IIT Tirupati was founded in 2015 and is the first among the third phase of IITs which was announced in 2014 by the Government of India. Since the college is ranked by the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF), it is one of the best colleges offering B.Tech courses in India.

As per the latest report, the IIT Tirupati CSE average package offered to BTech students stood at INR 25.25 LPA. The key highlights of IIT Tirupati BTech CSE and MTech CSE placements 2023 are presented below:

Note: IIT Tirupati placement report 2023 is updated till July 31, 2023.

IIT Tirupati admission 2024 are open. Admission to various courses is based on merit and entrance exam scores. The accepted entrance exam are IIT JAM, GATE, JEE Main, JEE Advanced, GATE, and others. Tirupati IIT offers admission online and offline. Canddiates must qualify the national entrance exam as the selection of course. The institute accepts national entrance exam with vaild cutoff. 

With the release of JoSAA Round 6 Seat Allotment result, IIT Tirupati admission 2023 to BTech course has been concluded. Candidates seeking admission 2024 to IIT Tirupati must appear and meet the cutoff marks for JEE Main and JEE Advanced in order to be finally eligible for JoSAA Counselling. IIT Tirupati cutoff 2023 for BTech CSE closed at 3445, while in 2022 it closed at 3746 and in 2021 at 3296 for Round 1 Seat Allotment. Hence, minimum rank required for obtaining a CS branch in IIT Tirupati under the general category ranges between 3296 and 3746 as per the last three years.