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IIT Madras

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IIT Madras Salaries in Chennai (Updated 2025)

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Project Associate

0 - 5 years exp. · Chennai (170 salaries)
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₹1.5 L/yr - ₹7.7 L/yr

Project Officer

0 - 8 years exp. · Chennai (68 salaries)
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₹2.2 L/yr - ₹7.2 L/yr

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Junior Executive

0 - 6 years exp. · Chennai (33 salaries)
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₹1.9 L/yr - ₹5 L/yr

PHD Research Scholar

0 - 8 years exp. · Chennai (31 salaries)
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₹3 L/yr - ₹9 L/yr

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Research Scholar

0 - 7 years exp. · Chennai (28 salaries)
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₹2 L/yr - ₹7 L/yr

Senior Project Officer

1 - 10 years exp. · Chennai (24 salaries)
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₹3.5 L/yr - ₹10.6 L/yr

Project Technician

1 - 6 years exp. · Chennai (20 salaries)
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₹1.7 L/yr - ₹3.6 L/yr

Research Associate

1 - 10 years exp. · Chennai (19 salaries)
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₹3 L/yr - ₹7 L/yr

Post Doctoral Fellow

0 - 12 years exp. · Chennai (17 salaries)
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₹5.5 L/yr - ₹10 L/yr

Project Engineer

0 - 5 years exp. · Chennai (13 salaries)
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₹2.1 L/yr - ₹6 L/yr

Project Assistant

0 - 5 years exp. · Chennai (9 salaries)
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₹1 L/yr - ₹2.4 L/yr

Junior Research Fellow

0 - 5 years exp. · Chennai (9 salaries)
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₹3.7 L/yr - ₹5.2 L/yr

PHD Scholar

1 - 10 years exp. · Chennai (9 salaries)
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₹4 L/yr - ₹5.1 L/yr

Senior Research Fellow

0 - 6 years exp. · Chennai (8 salaries)
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₹4 L/yr - ₹5.6 L/yr

System Administrator

1 - 9 years exp. · Chennai (7 salaries)
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₹3.4 L/yr - ₹4.5 L/yr

Engineering Student

Fresher · Chennai (6 salaries)
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₹9 L/yr - ₹11.5 L/yr

Research Engineer

3 - 6 years exp. · Chennai (6 salaries)
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₹3 L/yr - ₹6 L/yr

Junior Accounts Executive

3 - 5 years exp. · Chennai (6 salaries)
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₹3.2 L/yr - ₹5 L/yr

Embedded Software Developer

2 - 3 years exp. · Chennai (5 salaries)
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₹2.7 L/yr - ₹4.8 L/yr

Software Developer

2 - 10 years exp. · Chennai (5 salaries)
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₹1.8 L/yr - ₹6 L/yr

Last Updated: 10 Mar, 2025

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3.7

Rated by 179 employees for salary & benefits

Project Associate in Chennai

Research & Development Department

5.0
  •  posted on 26 May 2019
4.0
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Likes

It gives more opportunities to learn a lot of things. As well as there is no restriction or specific work time. You can plan your own work according to your benefits.

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  • Salary - Good
    • +6 more

Dislikes

It's good in overall. Pay is ok comparing other iits and stress free

AV Editor in Chennai

Education Department

3.0
  •  posted on 18 May 2018
3.0
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Likes

...k stuffs. Other than these things there is nothing good in IIT. No job security. Salary is not enough. Very high politics.work- life balance is too poor.

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  • Skill development - Good

Dislikes

Team mates are not good. No job Security, Salary is not enough, very high work pressure, very high politics, work-life balance is too poor, no travel allowances.

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  • Job security - Bad
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Project Associate-Internship

Intern

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Other Department

4.0
  •  posted on 02 Dec 2019
4.0
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Likes

The Company is open to innovation and readily adopts the latest technology. Another plus point is that my colleagues come from various cultural backgrounds and we work happily in collaboration.

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  • Salary - Good
    • +6 more

Dislikes

compensation is decent but growth is slow.

Project Associate

TCOE Department

4.0
  •  posted on 28 Apr 2019
2.0
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Likes

learning is good

  • Skill development - Excellent
    • +3 more

Dislikes

1. 2nd and 4th Saturday working, It should be holiday 2. Salary very less. 3. People miss behave on the name of Project staff. They try to put you down telling that you are project staff, I worked there as a Project Associate.

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  • Salary - Poor

PHD Research Scholar in Chennai

Full Time

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Other Department

1.0
  •  posted on 05 Feb 2024
1.0
 for  Salary and Benefits

Likes

Nothing

Dislikes

It is a cheap organization which does not allow employees to even bring their vehicles into a 600 acres campus. They charge us money to bring vehicles. Employees are treated as dogs at the gates of IITM.

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  • Salary - Bad
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IIT Madras interview questions by designations

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How much does IIT Madras pay per year?
The average IIT Madras salary ranges from approximately ₹1 Lakh to ₹2 Lakhs per year for a Research Intern and ₹12.2 Lakhs to ₹36 Lakhs per year for a Professor. Salary estimates are based on 917 IIT Madras salaries received from various employees of IIT Madras. IIT Madras employees rate the overall salary and benefits package 3.7/5 stars.
What is the highest salary in IIT Madras?
The highest-paying job at IIT Madras is a Professor with a salary of ₹12.2 Lakhs to ₹36 Lakhs per year. The top 10% of employees earn more than ₹8.99 lakhs per year. The top 1% earn more than a whopping ₹28.78 lakhs per year.
What is the minimum salary in IIT Madras?
Minimum salary at IIT Madras depends on the role you are applying for. For Project Technician the minimum salary is ₹1.7 Lakh to ₹3.6 Lakhs per year, and for Junior Executive the minimum salary is ₹1.9 Lakh to ₹5 Lakhs per year and so on.
What is the salary package for freshers in IIT Madras?
The average salary at IIT Madras for freshers varies from ₹1 Lakh to ₹2 Lakhs per year for Research Intern and ₹9 Lakhs to ₹11.5 Lakhs per year for Engineering Student.
What is the notice period at IIT Madras in Chennai?
According to AmbitionBox, 45% of the IIT Madras employees in Chennai reported a notice period of 1 Month, 40% reported a notice period of 15 days or less and the remaining reported other notice period durations. This is based on 250 responses on AmbitionBox in last 2 years.

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