IIIT Hyderabad Course Admissions 2025: Application, Eligibility, Dates

Yes, IIIT Hyderabad offers part-time courses as well. The professionals are encouraged by the institute to enroll in the PG programmes on a part-time basis also. IIIT Hyderabad also offers MTech, MS by Research, MPhil and PhD programmes along with a few courses, namely MSIT and PGSSP courses at PG and doctoral levels. For all these courses, admission is also entrance-based. In addition to these part-time courses, IIIT Hyderabad offers degree programmes to its aspirants at UG, PG and doctorate (PhD) levels. IIIT Hyderabad admission is entrance-based for all these full-time programmes. Candidates seeking admission must apply online on the official website and the offerd courses include MTech, MS by Research, MPhil and PhD programmes.

Admission to dual degree programmes at IIIT Hyderabad is done basis UGEE/ DASA/ Olympiad (KVPY)/ Class 12 board exams followed by a personal interview. Additionally, LEEE exam is also accepted for lateral entry admissions into the course. Interested students can apply online on the official website. Along with and before appearing for these exams, students must meet with the minimum eligibility criteria set by the institute for admission to the dual degree courses, which is to pass Class 12 with PCM stream. Additionally, SAT scores are mandatory for those who are willing to apply via DASA. For more details on this course and its admission process, check out this article providing all the admission details for the dual degree courses at IIIT Hyderabad.

Candidates seeking admission to M.Tech in Product Design and Management (PDM) are required to have a valid score in GATE/ CEED/ PGEE exam. For all other M.Tech specialisations available at International Institute of Information Technology, Hyderabad, qualifying PGEE is the minimum requirement. IIIT Hyderabad offers M.Tech across four specialisations, namely CSE, Computer Science & Information Security, Computer-Aided Structural Engineering and Product Design and Management.

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Yes, admission to all the M.Tech courses offered at IIIT Hyderabad is subject to a valid score in the PGEE exam conducted by the institute. For M.Tech in Product Design and Management (PDM), however, students can also have a valid score in GATE/ CEED or PGEE to secure admission. Hence, students who meet with the minimum eligibility requirements set by IIIT are required to appear for this exam and those who qualify the same are offered admission to this institute. Further, the minimum eligibility required for admission to M.Tech is that students must have completed their BE/ BTech/ ME/ M.Tech (all branches), other relevant PG degrees. Read on to know more about the Eligibility, Selection, Fee and Seats for M.Tech at IIIT Hyderabad.

As per the verified students' reviews available on Shiksha, the institute offers 100% placements to CSE students with an average package ranging from INR 20 LPA to INR 23 LPA. Additionally, companies, such as Goldman Sachs, Adobe, Zomato, Flipkart and Samsung visit the institute to hire students. Other than the placements, students seem really satisfied with the infrastructure and faculty of the institute since most of the faculty members are PhDs and the campus is well built, spacious, wi-fi enabled and is food friendly for everyone. The library is also up-to-date with books from books on all major areas from top authors. Read more reviews for BTech CSE here. 

The two-year M.Tech programme available at IIIT Hyderabad is offered under 4 specialisations. The specialisations offered under the M.Tech programme at IIIT Hyderabad include Computer Science and Engineering (CSE), Product Design and Management (PDM), Computer Science and Information Security (CSIS) and Computer-Aided Structural Engineering (CASE). Admission to all these courses is subject to a valid score in the PGEE exam conducted by the institute. For M.Tech in Product Design and Management (PDM), however, students can also have a valid score in GATE/ CEED or PGEE to secure admission. Hence, students who meet with the minimum eligibility requirements set by IIIT are required to appear for this exam and those who qualify the same are offered admissio to this institute. 

As per the official website, IIIT Hyderabad offers high-quality infrastructure and modern well-kept living facilities. And most importantly this, IIIT does not run on annual government grants. This allows complete autonomy and high academic standards, but does result in a slightly higher fee. However, to sort out the fee issues and unburden the students, the institute orovudes financial assistance at the campus to assist students. These are as follows:

1. State Bank of India (IIIT branch) guarantees an SBI Scholar student loan to an student who secures admission at IIITH of up to 20 Lacs (without the need for any security). This can be availed even if the applicant’s family has other existing loans.

2. The alumni of IIIT Hyderabad have set up a fund to support successfully admitted students based on need. The assistance is provided on a pay-it-forward* basis. In a Pay-it-forward scheme, studentw agrees to pay the tuition fees of another student, after they successfully and starts earning.The fund provides the below support

• Financial support to students whose family income is below INR 8 LPA from the second semester, subject to availability and meeting pre-defined criteria

• Students above the income threshold can also apply and may be granted tuition support if their case is found by a committee to merit the same

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.