PhD Admissions: July 2025 Admission Cycle

Information for Candidates Shortlisted for Written Tests

This page contains information relevant to the PhD admission process for the candidates shortlisted for the written test.

Please regularly visit the PhD admissions page of the Department of Electrical Engineering for updates.

Important Note

• The call for the written test and interview process does not guarantee you admission in the Ph.D. program at IIT Hyderabad. In case you fail to attend the written test and/or interview, it will be presumed that you are not interested in this program and your candidature will be treated as “cancelled”. No further correspondence will be entertained in this regard.

Things To Do

1. Carefully read the instructions and information provided in this page, in the EE PhD Admissions page as well as the PhD admissions brochure given in the EE PhD Admissions page.
2. Ensure that you receive the call letter for PhD admissions written test via email. Please read the instructions given in the call letter.
3. Using the link given in the call letter indicate your willingness to participate in the written test, and upload the required documents using the same link. Please do so on or before 15 May.
4. In case you need accommodation in the students hostel, make advance payment for hostel accommodation charges by 15 May. The payment link will be available in the call letter.
5. If you need accommodation at the IIT Hyderabad guesthouse, please get in touch with the guesthouse reception and make a booking on or before 15 May. The contact details of the reception desk will be available in the call letter.

Overview of the Admission Process

The Department of Electrical Engineering will conduct the written tests and interviews for PhD candidates on 20 and 21 May 2025 in offline mode in IIT Hyderabad campus: written tests on 20 May (forenoon), and interviews on 20 May (afternoon) and 21 May (all day). Please plan to spend 20 and 21 May for the admissions process.

On-campus accommodation options are available. Please see below in this page for details.

Syllabus

The syllabus for the written test and interview are available in the EE PhD admissions brouchure, please see EE PhD Admissions page for details.

Reporting

The candidates must report to the venue (room CLH2, Academic Block C, IIT Hyderabad) at 8:15am on 20 May 2025. Please carry a photo identity card (issued by the government) for identity verification. Please also carry certificates relevant to your PhD application.

The room for the written test (which will be held in Academic Block C) will be intimated to you at the time of reporting.

You can use CLH2 as the waiting room throughout 20 May.

Written Tests

The written tests will be conducted in the forenoon session (approximately 9:00am till 12:30pm) of 20 May. Some candidates have been shortlisted under more than one research specialization for the written test. Such candidates can write the tests for the shortlisted specializations within this 3 hour time window (all from the same exam room). The test for each specialization will be approximately 1 hour long. Please note that candidates will not be allowed to exit the exam room for the duration of the written test unless they have completed the tests for all the specializations they have been shortlisted under.

Information about the shortlist (for written test) is available in the EE PhD Admissions page.

We recommend carrying a blue ballpoint pen, a transparent water bottle, and a scientific calculator for the written tests. No phones, electronic devices, smart watches etc. are allowed during the written tests. Please ensure that your phones are in silent mode, and are kept away from your person (preferably inside your bag) during the test.

Lunch Break

The break will be approximately between 12:30pm and 2:30pm. Candidates can have lunch (on payment basis, using UPI payment) from the students mess (the "new mess", near the "new hostel blocks"). There are other food options available near the new hostel blocks (a Udipi-style food stall, and a pizzeria) and also near the "wet canteen" area (near "old hostel blocks").

Interviews

Candidates will be shortlisted for the interviews based on their performance in the written test. The shortlists will be prepared for each specialization stream independently. The results of the written test will be made available online in the EE PhD Admissions page and also offline near the waiting room.

The interviews will be scheduled for 20 May afternoon and on 21 May. The schedule and the venue of the interviews will be announced approximately at the end of the lunch break.

Candidates shortlisted under multiple specializations must attend the interview for each specialization separately. Please note that each specialization might require you to meet more than one interview panel.

Accommodation

A limited number of rooms are available on campus (in student hostels and in the guesthouse) for the duration of the PhD written test and interviews, i.e., from the night of 19 May to the night of 21 May only. Candidates are not allowed to stay back on campus beyond this duration.

Please note that the candidates will be responsible for their belongings and their well-being during their stay for the admissions process. Smoking and consumption of alcohol are strictly prohibited throughout the campus.

Hostel Accommodation

A limited number of hostel rooms are available. The accommodation charges for the hostel room are Rs. 350 per day. This charge is non-refundable and must be paid in advance through online payment on or before 15 May. The link for the payment will be shared with the shortlisted candidates in the call letter. You can request the Hostel Office, IIT Hyderabad to extend your stay in case the admission process requires you to stay back for the second day of admissions. This will, of course, require you to pay for the additional day of your stay.

Candidates who have booked hostel rooms must check-in at the Hostel Office (in the "old hostel" blocks) on arrival to campus. You must show a copy of the written test call letter and a valid photo ID card during check-in. Rooms will be alloted on twin-sharing basis to male candidates. The hostel room will contain mattress, bedsheet, pillow, pillow cover (and curtains in the case of ladies hostel room), bucket in the common washroom, and watercoolers for drinking water. All the items provided by the Hostel Office must be returned at the time of checkout. Please bring a lock and keys (in duplicate) to secure your allotted hostel room.

Please note that the hostel accommodation charges do NOT include food charges. Breakfast, lunch and dinner can be had at the students mess on payment (using UPI payment) directly to the caterer at the mess.

Hostel accommodation is not available for parents, family or friends. For such accommodation options please book your stay at the guesthouse.

Guesthouse Accommodation

A limited number of rooms are available in the Internation Guesthouse (IGH) on payment basis. The payment must be made directly at IGH during check-out. To reserve the room, you must contact IGH (contact details will be shared via the call letter) on or before 15 May. Please mention the purpose of your visit while booking a room: "EE PhD Admissions Written Test and Interview". Please also present the written test call letter when requested at the IGH. Room allotment details will be provided at the Guest House Reception desk which is located at the Ground Floor, IGH.

The tariff per day (exlcuding the 12 percent GST) for the "Standard Room" is Rs 1,000 under twin-sharing (with another visitor) and Rs 1,500 for single occupancy. The charges are inclusive of complimentary breakfast for a 24 hour stay. Lunch and dinner can be arranged at the guesthouse on the request of the guest. However, the charges for the same will have to be paid by the guest in addition to the room rent. The order for lunch or dinner should be placed at least an hour in advance of the lunch/dinner time. Order once placed will not be allowed to be cancelled.

Weather

Outside of the two summer months - April and May - Hyderabad enjoys a pleasant climate. The region is at its hottest in the month of May, which is just before the onset of the south-west monsoon. Try to stay indoors as much as possible, keep yourself hydrated, and carry an umbrella in case you have to be out in the sun.