IIT Palakkad PhD admission 2024 is open and the application deadline is April 27, 2024. Indian Institute of Technology, Palakkad provides Ph.D. program for which admissions are offered based on the results of GATE/UGC-NET/ CSIR-NET scores or qualifying written tests and personal interviews conducted by the institute itself. The students who have appeared for GATE or any other equivalent nation-level entrance exams are spared from the institution-level written test. IIT Palakkad will conduct the written test and interview between 25th May 2024 and 15th June 2024. However, foreign students can only register for a full-time mode of the course. Besides they should also have a valid GATE or an equivalent examination and also have a valid TOEFL score as well.
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IIT Palakkad Ph.D Eligibility Criteria
The eligibility criteria are different for varied disciplines of Ph.D. degree courses offered by the Indian Institute of Technology, Palakkad. Mentioned below are the IIT Palakkad eligibility criteria for the PhD program:
- For Ph.D. in Science, Candidates must have a UG as well as a PG degree with a minimum CGPA of 8/10 in M.Sc. or equivalent.
- For Ph.D. in Engineering, holding a UG degree and a PG degree in M.Tech., ME, or any equivalent degree are eligible to apply for the college with at least 8.0 CGPA or above.
- For Ph.D. in Humanities & Social Science and Philosophy, Aspirants seeking admission to the college must hold a Master’s Degree in the relevant course, they will be eligible to apply for any two fields. GATE scores are also required for all the disciplines offered by the institute for the PhD program.
Selection: Candidates who are eligible should possess the minimum educational qualifications and will be called for an interview for the selection process. Based on the academic record, and the performance of the candidates in the interview and/ or test. the institute will offer admission to the selected candidates.
IIT Palakkad Ph.D Admission 2024
Indian Institute of Technology, Palakkad provides Ph.D. program for which admissions are offered based on the results of GATE/UGC-NET/ CSIR-NET score or qualifying written test conducted by the institute itself. The students who have appeared for GATE or any other equivalent nation-level entrance exams are spared from the institution-level written test. Foreign students can only register for full-time mode of the course. Besides they should also have a valid GATE or an equivalent examination and also have a valid TOEFL score as well.
Based on the academic scholastic record and other performance of the candidates in the interview/ and or test, the names of the selected candidates will be declared by the college authorities through the official website of the institute. The Admission procedure at the institution is as follows:
- Visit the official website of the institution at https://iitpkd.ac.in/.
- Select the ‘Download link’ in the website.
- Take the print out of the downloaded form.
- Fill-up all the required details.
- Post or directly hand over the form along with fees and other documents to the institute.
Documents Required:
- Valid GATE/ UGC-NET scorecard.
- Recent photographs.
- Both X- and XII-mark sheets and passing certificates.
- The graduation mark sheet and degree certificate.
- Caste certificate if applying for scholarships.
- Birth Certificate for proof.
- Copy of the submitted application form.
Application fee
The application fee is as follows:
- GN/OBC-NCL/EWS (Male candidates): INR100/-
- GN/OBC-NCL/EWS (Female candidates): INR 50/- SC/ST
- PwD candidates: INR 50/-
IIT Palakkad PhD Cutoff
IIT Palakkad selects candidates for PhD admissions on the basis of GATE score and past academic records. Candidates with an aggregate of 75% marks in Master’s degree and 500+ GATE score have high chances of getting selected. Give below is the GATE cutoff ranks of 2024 for PhD admissions:
Category | IIT Palakkad PhD GATE Cutoff 2024 |
Unreserved | MTech from CFTI/Foreign university with score ≥ 75% OR MTech from non-CFTI with score ≥ 87% OR Best GATE score > 500 |
OBC/GEN-EWS | MTech from CFTI/Foreign university with score ≥ 70% OR MTech from non-CFTI with score ≥ 82% OR Best GATE score > 450 |
SC/ST/PWD | MTech from CFTI/Foreign university with score ≥ 65% OR MTech from non-CFTI with score ≥ 77% OR Best GATE score > 400 |
IIT Palakkad PhD Placement
IIT Palakkad PhD placements report 2023 has been published. As per the report, ICICI Bank has offered the maximum number of offers which is 20 and Sprinkler offered a stipend of 2 lakh per month for 2 CSE students. The highest CTC offered by the institute was INR 46.15 Lakhs and the average CTC was INR 16.65 Lakhs. 36 Pre-Placement offers. This is the highest on-campus PPO thus far at IIT Palakkad. Given below are the IIT Palakkad placement statistics:
Batch | Placement Statistics 2023 |
---|---|
Batch Size | 293 |
No. of students registered in the CDC portal for placement | 211 |
No. of offers | 206 |
No. of students placed | 190 |
No. of Companies participated in the campus process | 158 |
Placement percentage (based on No. of Students Placed) | 90.05 |
No. of PPO's | 38 |
Average CTC | INR 13.95 |
Salary range | INR 6.0 - 46.15 |
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IIT Palakkad PhD Scholarships
IIT Palakkad offers scholarships to its PhD students under the Half-time Teaching/Research Assistantship (HTRA) scheme. Candidates must fulfill the mentioned eligibility criteria to avail of the scholarships:
- Students must work for 8-10 hours every week to earn this scholarship. The work usually consists of assistance in teaching/ research which will be assigned by the institute.
- Renewal of assistantship will be based on satisfactory progress in the research work and good performance in the preceding semester.
IIT Palakkad also allows students to avail of scholarships like UGC- JRF, CSIR-JRF, ICMR, ICAR & AICTE, etc. The amount of fellowship will be as per the norms of the funding agency.
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IIT Palakkad PhD FAQs
Ques. Are there any compulsory internships for the Ph.D. program offered by IIT Palakkad?
Ques. Does IIT Palakkad provide loan or scholarship for the Ph.D. program?
Ques. How do we check if we are shortlisted for Ph.D. admission at IIT Palakkad?
- Visit the official website of IIT Palakkad.
- Go to the ‘Alert’ section.
- Click on the ‘Research@IIT’ Palakkad/ M.S/ Ph.D. admission.
- Merit list, waitlist and other lists will be available on the page.
- Click on the required links to check the status of the shortlisting.
Ques. Any review about the Ph.D. course at IIT Palakkad?
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