DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICS Indian Institute Of Technology Madras

Ph.D. Admission Page

Ph.D. ADMISSIONS JANUARY - MAY 2026

INTERVIEW DETAILS
Interview Call Letter Information will be updated shortly after the written exams
WRITTEN EXAMINATION DETAILS
Short-listed Candidates List will be updated Soon.
Available Areas of Research The available areas of research will be announced in this SPACE at a later stage. 
Examination Details

The ONLINE WRITTEN TEST will be held on 8th November 2025 (Saturday) at 05:00 PM.   The duration of the online written test would be 120 minutes (05:00 PM to 07:00 PM).
The ONLINE INTERVIEW is scheduled to start on 14th November 2025 (Friday) from 02:00 PM onwards and may extend upto 16th November 2025 (Sunday).

You can attend both these ONLINE examinations from your home or from a place where the internet connection is good.
GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS
Criteria for initial shortlisting for Jan–May 2026
  1. Valid GATE score (issued either in 2023 or 2024 or 2025) as per the category.
  2. Valid NET (CSIR–JRF/ UGC–JRF only)
  3. Valid JEST (Qualified in 2024 only)
  4. Valid provisional offer letter issued by DST for the award of INSPIRE fellowship for PhD programme
  5. CFTI candidates who have completed M.Sc., Integrated M.Sc., Dual degree B.S–M.S., B.Tech., with CGPA 8.0 and above.
  6. M.Tech. from CFTIs with CGPA 6.5 and above.
Selection Procedure

The Department of Physics follows a 3-Level selection process as follows:

  • Short Listing of the Candidates for the ONLINE Written Test based on their academic criteria
  • Short Listing of the Candidates for the ONLINE Interview based on their Written Test performance.
  • Final Selection based on the Combined performance in both ONLINE Written Test and Interview.
Notification

The notification for the admission to the Ph.D. program (Jan-May 2026 session) in the Department of Physics can be accessed at IITM Research Admission Portal (https://research.iitm.ac.in).
(UPDATED at 02:00 PM on 23.10.2025)   |   - Sorted w.r.t Latest on the TOP