IIIT, Hyderabad provides handsome financial support to ALL full-time students of the research programmes, namely, the MS by Research and PhD.The support comes from the institute, sponsored projects, or the industry.
Tuition fees:The tuition fee is covered in the financial support that is extended to all full-time research students and the fee payable by the student is ZERO.
Stipend:Almost all full-time students of the above programmes are paid a stipend towards the living expenses. The stipend varies with the year, programme, and source of funding.
For M.Tech programmes in CS, CSIS, VLSI & ES, Bioinformatics, CASE:The full-time tuition fees for the students of these M.Tech programmes is Rs 62,500 per semester .The fees are payable at the beginning of the semester during registration. The living expenses such as the hostel, mess, and electricity charges are based on actual expenses.
GATE scholarships:GATE-qualified students of the M.Tech programmes are eligible to receive the scholarships as per AICTE norms. These are disbursed to the students after the money is received from AICTE. The fees, however, are payable by the student at the beginning of each semester.