The Prime Minister’s Research Fellowship (PMRF) scheme is aimed at attracting the talent pool from IISc, IITs, NITs, IISERs, and centrally funded IIITs to doctoral (Ph.D.) programs of Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) and Indian Institute of Science (IISc) for carrying out research in frontier areas of science and technology domains. The Prime Minister’s Research Fellows will receive a fellowship of Rs.70,000 to 80,000/- per month in addition to an attractive research grant of Rs. 2.00 lakh per year. Kindly visit https://pmrf.in/ for more details about PMRF.
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List of candidates provisionally selected for MS/PhD program for admission
List of candidates provisionally selected for MS/PhD program for admission (based on written exam and interviews conducted on October 31st and November 1st )
Regular PhD Jan 2018
| Application Number | Applicant Name | Categroy |
| MM1706P0002 | Sharvan Kumar | HTRA |
| MM1707P0002 | Charu Lakshmi T R | HTRA |
| MM1709P0043 | Guddimella Tirumala Harini | External |
| MM1709P0045 | Nizampatnam Srinivasa Rao | HTRA |
| MM1708P0008 | Gaurav Singh | HTRA |
| MM1709P0042 | Ketan Khamgaonkar | HTRA |
| MM1709P0003 | Prasenjit Singha | HTRA |
| MM1709P0005 | Prakash S | HTRA |
| MM1709P0022 | Mithra S | Project |
Regular PhD July 2018
| Application Number | Applicant Name | Categroy |
| MM1708P0006 | Tadisetty Sivaji | HTRA |
| MM1708P0007 | Chintada Umasankar | HTRA |
MS Jan 2018
| Application Number | Applicant Name | Categroy |
| MM1709M0011 | Tirumalasetty Deepika | HTRA |
Direct PhD July 2018
| Application Number | Applicant Name | Categroy |
| MM1708D0004 | Mainak Saha | HTRA |
MS/PhD admission October 2017
List of candidates shortlisted for the written exam on October 31, 2017 for admission ino MS/PhD program
For PhD click here : PhD-October2017
For MS click here : MS-October-2017
For sample question papers click here : MS/Direct_PhD and Regular_PhD
| Date | October 31, 2017, Tuesday |
| Venue | Raman block, Humanities and Sciences Building (HSB) , Room No 102 |
| Time | Assemble by 9:30 AM |
| Required Documents | 1. Self Attested copy of the Birth Certificate. 2. Printed copy of your application form after the online regristration 3. Self Attested copy of the first page of SSLC/HSC/Matriculation certificate 4. Original valid GATE Score Card / UGC –JRF or NET / CSIR-JRF /DAE-JEST)/INSPIRE award letter wherever required. 5. One set of photo copies of Degree certificate(s) and Grade Cards/Mark sheets of all the semesters with originals. 6. OBC/SC/ST community certificate original with an self attested copy, if the candidate belongs to OBC/SC/ST category. (OBC candidates to submit Valid Non-Creamy layer certificate in the prescribed format) 7. Relieving order/Resignation acceptance letter as per enclosed format for employed / external / part time candidates. 8. Part time scholars residing within the commutable distance from IIT Madras have to submit NOC and permission letter from the organization to do course work. Institute will waive the residential requirement and in that case leave not required for attending the courses. |
| Accommodation | Directly apply through hosteldine.iitm.ac.in/iitmhostel for accommodation. Requests coming through this portal will only be entertained. The applicant should also upload the call letter for verification. The room allotment will be made on first-come-first basis subject to availability. The candidates will be intimated of the allotment by email that they provide in the online request form. |
| Bank details for Travel Allowance (TA) reimbursement for PhD applicants | PhD applicants are eligible for reimbursement of second class single to & fro rail fare from your place of residence to Chennai by the shortest route on submission of your claim in the prescribed format with all relevant particulars (Train No., Coach No. Ticket No. Fare paid, Date of Journey, Station from and to etc.). A candidate is entitled for a single TA as above even as he / she may attend interview in more than one department in the same trip. To enable us to process your TA claims please have the following details with you along with your travel documents (ticket details)1. Name as appears in bank account 2. Account no 3. Bank name 4. Branch name 5. Branch IFSC code The TA will be directly credited to your bank account. Please also bring a copy of the first page of your passbook to attach along with the claim form |
Daria Nair wins “Women of Mettle” scholarship
Daria S. Nair (MM15B009), second year undergraduate student with Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering along with Ragini Sreenath (CH15D058) second year undergraduate student with Department of Chemical Engineering won the first edition of ‘Women of Mettle’ Scholarship instituted by Tata Steel.
This scholarship programme, open to second year female engineering students of select national institutes, entails an amount of 2 lakh along with an internship opportunity in 3rd year and also a pre-placement offer from Tata Steel.
Please click here for media report.
Research work highlighted in The Times of India
Research work on “Synthetic clay” for Bidriworks by Prof. Manas Mukherjee and Prof. Lakshman Neelakantan recently highlighted in an article in the Times of India. Congratulations !!!
List of candidates provisionally selected for MS/PhD program in MME dept – II
List of candidates provisionally selected for MS/PhD program for admission in July 2017 (based on written exam and interviews conducted on June 8th and 9th)
MS Candidates
| Application Number | Applicant Name | Category |
| MM1703M0012 | Y S Srinivas Chakrapani | HTRA |
| MM1703P0317 | Sonar Janhavikia Ravindra | HTRA |
| MM1703M0063 | Kalavakolanu Sai Vamsee | HTRA |
MS Candidates – Waitlist
| Application Number | Applicant Name | Category |
| MM1703M0030 | G. Praneeth | HTRA |
| MM1703M0053 | Bhayadhar Mohanty | HTRA |
| MM1703M0047 | Eluka Nikhil | HTRA |
Regular PhD
| Application Number | Applicant Name | Category |
| MM1703P0019 | Ummadi Raviteja | HTRA |
| MM1703P0154 | Riddhi Sarkar | HTRA |
| MM1704P0487 | Garikapati Nagasarvari | HTRA |
| MM1704P0378 | Dheeravath Rathiram Naik | HTRA |
| MM1704P0381 | Pothula Vijaya Durga | HTRA |
List of candidates provisionally selected for MS/PhD program in MME dept
List of candidates provisionally selected for MS/PhD program for admission in July 2017 (based on written exam conducted on May 3rd and interviews on May 4th and 5th)
MS Candidates
| Application Number | Applicant Name | Category |
| MM1703M0043 | Thendralarasu | External |
| MM1703P0133 | Praveen Kumar | External |
| MM1704M0160 | Vivek Hari Sankaran | External |
| MM1703M0022 | Abhay Ranjan | HTRA |
| MM1703M0062 | Sachania Hitanshu | HTRA |
| MM1703M0075 | Varatharaja Nallathambi | HTRA |
| MM1704M0091 | Anish Hiresha Verma | HTRA |
| MM1704M0095 | Soumya Ranjan Mishra | HTRA |
| MM1704M0101 | Behere Venkatesh | HTRA |
| MM1704M0117 | Anurag Sahu | HTRA |
| MM1704M0134 | Amit Singh | HTRA |
| MM1704M0157 | Thota Hemanth | HTRA |
Direct PhD Candidates
| Application Number | Applicant Name | Category |
| MM1703D0024 | K N Sasidhar | HTRA |
| MM1703D0029 | Dilpreet Dhanjal | HTRA |
| MM1703D0022 | Ranjana Kumari | HTRA |
| MM1703D0042 | Tatavarthi Veera Venakta Ramana | HTRA |
| MM1703D0018 | Gourav Mundhra | HTRA |
| MM1704D0083 | Achintya Kumar Patra | HTRA |
| MM1704D0062 | Terlapu Sai Vani | HTRA |
Regular PhD candidates
| Application Number | Applicant Name | Category |
| MM1703P0346 | Puppala Laxman Mani Kanta | External |
| MM1703P0131 | G.Vijayaragavan | External |
| MM1703P0080 | Manoj S N | NHTRA |
| MM1703P0049 | Shipra Bajpai | HTRA |
| MM1703P0128 | Richa Tripathi | HTRA |
| MM1703P0132 | Raja Ankit Anand | HTRA |
| MM1703P0275 | Bandla Divya Sri | HTRA |
| MM1703P0360 | Gollapalli Prince | HTRA |
| MM1704D0051 | BhuvanaSundari S | HTRA |
| MM1704P0402 | Niraja Moharana | HTRA |
List of candidates for Summer Fellowship Programme – 2017
List of candidates recommended for admission to Summer Fellowship Programme 2017 in the Metallurgical and Materials Department. The final selection is subject to verification of the documentation and the approval from the competent authority of the Institute.
| S.No. | Application NO | Applicant Name | UG Institution |
| 1 | MM17SFP0188 | NASIKA RAMYA DEVI | IIIT RKVALLEY |
| 2 | MM17SFP0170 | MALATHI D | Rajiv Gandhi University of Knowledge Technologies |
| 3 | MM17SFP0216 | PRASANTA MIDDYA | NlT, Durgapur |
| 4 | MM17SFP0205 | SAURABH KUMAR | NIT, JAMSHEDPUR |
| 6 | MM17SFP0207 | RUPAM KUMARI | NIT RAIPUR |
| 7 | MM17SFP0024 | SOUMYA SOBHAN DASH | NIT, Rourkela |
| 8 | MM17SFP0271 | VRISHANK R JAMBUR | NIT, Karnataka |
| 9 | MM17SFP0315 | RAMA HITARDHA | NIT, Warangal |
| 10 | MM17SFP0165 | SONAKSHI GUPTA | MNIT,Jaipur |
| 11 | MM17SFP0339 | DEVKI ARVIND DESHMUKH | COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING PUNE |
| 12 | MM17SFP0094 | MANCHARI N | PSG College of Technology |
| 13 | MM17SFP0109 | SAURABH SONI | NIT, Raipur |
| 14 | MM17SFP0303 | B S K GARGEYA | NIT, ROURKELA |
B.Tech students performance in GATE 2017
The department congratulates the following undergraduate students for their outstanding performance in GATE 2017 examination.
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Ganesh Ananthakrishnan AIR 2
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K Venkatesh AIR 9
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Gautham Muthusamy AIR 12
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U Hariharan AIR 39
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V Akshay Kumar AIR 55
AIR stands for All India Rank
MS/PhD Admissions-July2017
The MS/PhD admission for July 2017 will be conducted on May 3-5. List of shortlisted candidates will be uploaded here on the dept. website shortly after the admissions portal is closed.