RESEARCH ADMISSION BROCHURE

1 RESEARCH ADMISSION BROCHURE INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY MADRAS CHENNAI - 600 036 Updated on March 11, 2022 Applications are invited for Anytime ADMISSION 2022-23 Registration of Online Application :: Last date of Receipt of Online Application :: upto Written Test and Interview :: Intimation on written test and interview or interview indicating the date, time & venue will be communicated by the respective Departments through email to the shortlisted candidates.

2 Click Here No hard copy application will be entertained. Page 2 of 42 CONTENTS I. Important Guidelines for & Application 3 II. Important dates for & ADMISSION for 2022-23 4 GENERAL 1. The Institute 5 2. About RESEARCH Programme 3. and ADMISSION Financial Assistance ADMISSION without Assistantship Selection Procedure Reservation of seats Fees and Deposits 7 4. Categories of ADMISSION 10 5. Minimum Educational Qualifications for ADMISSION 14 6. Eligible Degrees for ADMISSION 19 7.

3 International Scholars ADMISSION 24 8. RESEARCH Areas 25 APPENDICES Data Sheet /Employer s Letter in case of candidates joining programme under External/Part-time/Project Registration 36 to 42 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. Data Sheet Relief Certificate for External / Part-time Registration Sponsoring Certificate for External Registration Sponsoring Certificate for Part-time Registration Co-guide particulars for External Registration Certificate from Project Co-ordinator No Objection Certificate for External / Part-time Registration 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 Page 3 of 42 I.

4 Important Guidelines for & Application: 1. Please read the instructions given in the ADMISSION BROCHURE carefully before filling up the online application form. 2. Online Application Form & ADMISSION BROCHURE (including the ADMISSION schedule along with the important dates) is available on the Institute RESEARCH ADMISSION Website You are required to submit the application ONLINE. No Downloadable Forms will be available. After filling the form, you are advised to take a printout of your application and keep the same for your record.

5 3. The Application fee is as follows: GN/EWS/OBC-NCL Male candidates : GN/EWS/OBC-NCL Female candidates : SC/ST and PwD candidates : APPLICATION FEE IS NON-REFUNDABLE. * Only Foreign Nationals including PIO & OCI card holders are exempted from paying the Application Fee. 4. Candidates who wish to apply to multiple departments or RESEARCH programmes should register individual application and pay the application fee separately subject to fulfilling the eligibility criteria for applying to the concerned department/ RESEARCH programme as mentioned in the RESEARCH ADMISSION BROCHURE & website.

6 5. The OBC (Non-Creamy Layer) certificate and Income & Assets certificate [for EWS category] issued after (for financial year 2021-2022) in the prescribed format must be uploaded in the ONLINE application and submitted at the time of interview/ ADMISSION . 6. You should check the ADMISSION website for important announcements and department website for shortlisting updates and results. 7. Candidates called for written test/interview should bring with them Printed copy of the application submitted online along with Original and photo copies of relevant certificates/documents.

7 Page 4 of 42 II. Important dates for & ADMISSION for the Academic Year 2022-23 ADMISSION Schedule for Anytime ADMISSION 2022-23 Sl. No Description Important Dates 1 Activation of the website for submission of online application @ 2. Closing date @ Applications are invited throughout the Academic year 2022-23: Applications received upto will be considered by the respective department against anytime ADMISSION mode. Shortlisted candidates will be called for test and interview or interview.

8 Please refer the Department s website regarding the selection process. For any information / updates regarding schedule of test / interview, details of shortlisted for test/interview and declaration of results, see the concerned department website in which you have applied. Click Here Note: For detailed eligibility criteria refer Clause & for and Page 5 of 42 General 1. THE INSTITUTE The Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IITM) is established as an autonomous institute of national importance in 1959 by the Government of India with an initial technical and financial support from Germany.

9 IIT Madras with a number of well equipped laboratories, advanced RESEARCH facilities, sophisticated services and computing & networking capabilities, is recognized to have done exceedingly well in the fields of higher technical education, RESEARCH and industrial consultancy. IIT Madras conducts academic programmes of , Dual Degree ( and ), Integrated , , , , and in various disciplines. Located in about 225 hectares of natural flora and fauna, with 19 student's hostels and about 1000 faculty/staff quarters, IIT Madras is one of the greenest residential campuses in the country.

10 Faculties of international repute, a brilliant student community, excellent technical and supporting staff and an effective administration have all contributed to the pre-eminent status of IITM. 2. ABOUT RESEARCH PROGRAMMES The IITM is internationally renowned for the quality and diversity of its RESEARCH , with over 692 academic staff and 5200 post-graduate students. Ample opportunities are provided for RESEARCH -minded students to hone their RESEARCH skills and participate actively in pioneering RESEARCH studies through and (by RESEARCH ) programmes.