Indian Institute of Information Technology (IIIT), Kottayam, an Institution under Ministry of Education, Govt. of India, Karoor, Valavoor P.0, Pala, Kottayam, Kerala – 686635; has notified admissions for the Ph.D. Programme (Self-Financing/Sponsored/Scholarship Holder/ External Registrants) beginning August 2025.

PhD Programs are offered in Computer Science and Engineering; Electronics and Communication Engineering; Computational Mathematics. The major areas of research are given in the PhD Admission Notification at https://phd.iiitkottayam.ac.in/

Eligibility: Computer Science and Engineering: (i) Master’s degree in Computer Science and Engineering/Information Technology/ Mathematics/ Statistics/ Computer Science/ Computer Applications/ Electronics and Communication Engineering / Electrical and Electronics Engineering or equivalent area with a minimum Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) of 6.5 in a 10-point scale or 60% of marks or (ii) Four-year Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science and Engineering/ Information Technology/Electronics and Communication Engineering/Electronics and Electrical Engineering/Mathematics or equivalent in a relevant area from an institute of national importance with a minimum CGPA of 8.0 in a 10-point scale or 75% of marks. Such students will be awarded both MS and Ph.D. degrees on completion of Ph.D. programme without any exit option during the programme

Electronics and Communication Engineering: (i) Master’s degree in ECE/EEE or equivalent area with a minimum CGPA of 6.5 on a 10-point scale or 60% of marks in appropriate branches or (ii) Four-year Bachelor’s degree in ECE/Electrical Engineering from any IITs, NITs, and IIITs /Other Institutions of National Importance with a minimum CGPA of either 8.0 in a 10-point scale or 75% of marks. Such students will be awarded both MS and Ph.D. degrees on completion of Ph.D. Programme without any exit option during the programme.

Computational Mathematics: 2 years M.Sc./Integrated M.Sc. in Mathematics/Mathematics and Computing/ Applied Mathematics/Statistics or an equivalent degree with a minimum aggregate of 60% marks in the qualifying examination.

Categories of Ph.D. Students: (i) Scholarship Holders (Full-Time): Those receiving assistantship/ fellowship from INSPIRE/ CSIR/UGC/NBHM or any other recognized funding agency (ii) Sponsored (Full-Time): Those sponsored for doing research on a full-time basis by a recognized R&D organization, academic institution, government organization or industry or QIP candidates. Candidate must be a regular employee of the sponsoring organization with at least one year of professional experience in the respective field. The Institute does not provide any financial assistantship/fellowship to such students (iii) Self-Financed (Full-Time): Those working full-time towards the Ph.D. Programme without any financial assistantship/fellowship except teaching assistantship to a limited number, on a case-to-case/need basis (iv) External Registrants: Those working in Industries/Institutes/Research Organisations registering and pursuing Ph.D. Programme while continuing the duties of his/her service at the parent organization. The Institute does not provide any financial assistantship/fellowship to such candidates. An external registrant scholar is required to spend a one-semester residential program preferably in the first year, during the course work. Other academic regulations are the same as those applicable to regular students.

Application: Application can be submitted online at https://phd.iiitkottayam.ac.in/ latest by 1700 hrs on 09th May 2025. Application fee of Rs.1000/- (Rs.500/- for SC/ST/PWD/Female candidates) has to be paid through State Bank Collect.

Selection will be based on the performance in the written test and /or interview to be held during 16-31 May 2025.

For details, visit https://phd.iiitkottayam.ac.in/