Is NIT Trichy better than IIT Hyderabad?

Yes, IIT Hyderabad does accept UGC NET scores to decide admissions to the PhD courses. Several IIT Hyderabad departments also accept the GATE scores as well to decide the PhD admissions of candidates.

In addition to the aforementioned entrance exams, candidates are also required to fulfill the specif

IIT Hyderabad has six research verticals available for interdisciplinary PhD courses while the regular PhD is available in 19 different research verticals. Some of these research verticals include the following:

• PhD in Artificial Intelligence
• PhD in Biotechnology
• PhD in Civil Engineering
• PhD in Climate

IIT Hyderabad PhD admission fees is refundable for candidates who decide to cancel their admissions. The institute follows the UGC guidelines to offer refunds to such candidates.

The UGC guidelines provide for refunds to candidates who decide to cancel their admission within 30 days of the commenceme

The tuition fees for the PhD courses at IIT Hyderabad is INR 1 Lacs in the academic year 2026. The tuition fees is charged on per semester basis at INR 10,000 each for all PhD courses. 

For external category students, the PhD course fees at IIT Hyderabad is INR 3.5 lakh.

There is no mention of IIT Hyderabad offering PhD admissions to candidates who are yet to receive their final exam scorecard. Generally, PhD admissions are not offered to students who are still in their final year of the PG course.

Hence, candidates can assume that they can only apply for IIT Hyderab