Ph.D. in Bioinformatics 

at IIIT Hyderabad, Gachibowli

The placement rate recorded during IIIT Hyderabad PhD placements 2023 was 100%. Further, the key highlights of IIIT Hyderabad PhD placements 2023 are presented below:

Yes, IIIT Hyderabad offers a stipend ranging from INR 15,000 to INR 30,000 to the PhD students. Additionally, IIIT-H announced 20 PhD fellowships of INR 35,000 per month for five years for deserving students. 

The semester-wise fee for PhD is INR 75,000. Additionally, the deemed university provides financial assistance towards the tuition fees and stipend to all research students (PhD) of good standing. Normally, full financial assistance requires the student to put in 20 hours of work per week. Financial assistance is provided to all the students during the first semester, but it is continued based on good academic performance.

PhD students can take the relevant courses in the first one or two semesters, depending on the background, just like a student of MS by research. After the first year, the student works on clearing the PhD qualifying exam which tests his or her breadth of knowledge in the field of study. To be eligible, candidates must have completed a relevant MPhil or master's degree course. Final selection to PhD at IIIT Hyderabad is subject to a valid score in one among PGEE/ Winter Research Entrance Test (WREE)/ GATE exam. Additionally, other selection rounds such as Written General Aptitude Test and a personal interview is also conducted to finalise the students before offering them admission.

A PhD student can take the relevant courses in the first one or two semesters, depending on the background, just like a student of MS by research. After the first year, the student works on clearing the PhD qualifying exam which tests his or her breadth of knowledge in the field of study.