Aspirants seeking admission to 3 year Full-time Ph.D Program:

1. A candidate should have obtained a Master’s Degree in Engineering / Technology / Architecture / Computer Applications / Electronic Media / Visual Communication / Environmental Science / Physics / Chemistry / Maths / English / Commerce / Management / Psychology / Sociology / Education / HRD or any other discipline related to Engineering Education with not less than Second Class or 50% of marks or equivalent Grade. The candidate should have secured first class either at Bachelor’s degree or Master’s degree.
2. In the case of examinations, where classification does not exist, a minimum of 50% of marks is needed in the qualifying examination.
3. The candidate should have passed two year P.G. Degree Course after 3 year Degree Course and Higher Secondary of 12 years duration or Pre-University under 11 year SSLC + 1 year of 10 +2 pattern. Candidates who have passed the P.G. Degree Examination with less than 17 years of total duration of the course are not eligible for admission to Ph.D. Programme.
4. Candidates who have passed their qualifying examination from other Universities / Boards must submit an Eligibility Certificate obtained from the Registrar of University of Madras, along with their application for admission.
5. Foreign candidates must obtain a Research Visa from the Department of Human Resource Development, Ministry of Education, Government of India, New Delhi for the period of Ph.D. Programme.

 Part time Students:

Indian Nationals:

(a) Teacher candidates: Rs.10,000/- per semester

(b) Non-Teacher candidates: Rs.20,000/- per semester

Foreign Nationals:

Rs.50,000/- per semester