Norms used for shortlisting candidates for MS / Phd

Norms used for shortlisting candidates in EE Department of IIT madras for the July 2011 session admission

Note:
UG% means the percentage marks scored in your 4 year UG programme, as reported by you, rounded up.
PG% means the percentage marks scored in your 2 year PG programme, as reported by you, rounded up.
GS means the Gate Score (out of 1000) obtained in your Gate exam. Note that the score should be valid, i.e., the exam should have been taken in 2010 or 2011.

MS/PhD admission second round at IIT Madras

The Department of Electrical Engineering, IIT Madras, which has a fine blend of renowned as well as young and dynamic personalities as faculty, is involved in providing quality education at both Undergraduate (UG) and Postgraduate (PG) levels. It has a broad based UG curriculum and specialized M.Tech. and Dual Degree programs in Communication Systems, Microelectronics and Power Systems and Instrumentation. The syllabi of the courses are continuously updated and the laboratories modernized to reflect the rapid changes in technology. It also offers high quality research in the MS and PhD programs.

Ph.D. Comprehensive Examination

Instruction for students
The comprehensive examination is to be completed by a research scholar within the first 3 semesters of his/her research program. The comprehensive examination can be taken by the research scholar even if he/she has not, at that point of time, completed all the prescribed courses.

About the MS and PhD Programmes

Applications to the MS and PhD programme at IIT Madras are done through an online process that is centrally conducted by Institute through the IITM Research web site. Please follow instructions there. On this page you can find a few more details specific to the Electrical Engineering department.

Structure of MS and PhD the Programmes
The MS and PhD programmes include the following: