Ph.D. (Management Studies) From IIT Madras, Chennai

a) Master’s degree or 2 years PG Diploma in a relevant discipline, and a Bachelor’s degree with a good academic record (minimum five years of undergraduate and postgraduate education) OR Five year integrated master’s degree / dual degree or equivalent in a relevant discipline with a good academic record AND Qualifying in national level examinations such as GATE/CAT/UGC-JRF/NET/CSIR-JRF or equivalent OR International level post-graduate admission examination such as GMAT/GRE (Non-HTRA) applicable to OCI/NRI/Foreign Nationals. b) Master’s degree in Engineering / Technology with a good academic record or a Master’s degree by Research in Engineering / Technology in a relevant discipline. c) Candidates with an MBA or 2-year PG diploma from Centrally Funded Technical Institute (CFTI) with a CGPA of 8 and above are exempted from qualifying in National level examinations.

Grand total fees for the NRI for SAARC category – Rs 1,08,400
Grand total fees for the NRI for Non-SAARC category - Rs 1,83,400

IIT Madras offers a Ph.D. under the following departments-

• Engineering
• Science
• Humanities & Social Studies
• Management

M.S. (Research) is offered under- Engineering & Management

IIT Madras Ph.D. & M.S. (Research) Eligibility

M.S. (Research) 

• B.E/B.Tech degree in the relevant discipline
• Candidates with MFT (Major Field Test) are also eligible to apply for the M.S program.

Ph.D. 

• Master or a dual degree in the relevant disciplines with the CGPA of 6.5 or above.
• Candidates with B.E/B.Tech. degree can apply to pursue directly for Ph.D. (M.S+Ph.D.) in Engineering or Sciences after their Bachelor’s degree. Meritorious M.S scholars with CGPA>8.0 are eligible to upgrade to the Ph.D. program in the same department and will receive dual degree i.e. (M.S+Ph.D.) on completion of the program.

IIT Madras Ph.D. & M.S. (Research) Selection Criteria

For Ph.D. programs, a valid Score in UGC NET, CSIR NET or JRF is required while for MS (By Research) program a good score in GATE is mandatory. 

Research courses in the field of Management, the candidates must have an MBA degree with a valid JRF or NET score. The application fee is INR. 1000/- for all the research programs offered by the institute.