IIT Madras Chennai PHD Scholar Salaries by 9 Employees (Updated 2025)

1 - 10 years exp.

₹4 Lakhs - ₹5.1 Lakhs

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At par with the average PHD Scholar Salary in Education & Training Companies for 1 - 10 years of experience

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Last Updated: 7 Sep 2023

PHD Scholar salary at IIT Madras ranges between ₹4 Lakhs to ₹5.1 Lakhs per year for employees with experience between 1 year to 10 years. Salary estimates are based on 9 latest salaries received from various employees of IIT Madras.

Experience wise IIT Madras PHD Scholar salaries in Chennai

Last Updated: 7 Sep 2023

Experience	Avg Annual Salary
1 year (AmbitionBox Estimate)	₹4.2 L/yr - ₹7.8 L/yr
2 years (AmbitionBox Estimate)	₹3.9 L/yr - ₹5 L/yr
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3 years (AmbitionBox Estimate)	₹3.9 L/yr - ₹5 L/yr
4 years (3 salaries)	₹4.2 L/yr - ₹5 L/yr
5 years (AmbitionBox Estimate)	₹4 L/yr - ₹7.8 L/yr
6 years (AmbitionBox Estimate)	₹1.7 L/yr - ₹5.1 L/yr
7 years (AmbitionBox Estimate)	₹3.9 L/yr - ₹5 L/yr
8 years (AmbitionBox Estimate)	₹3.9 L/yr - ₹5 L/yr
9 years (AmbitionBox Estimate)	₹4.2 L/yr - ₹7.8 L/yr
10 years (AmbitionBox Estimate)	₹4.2 L/yr - ₹7.8 L/yr

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Salary related reviews for IIT Madras

3.0

Rated by 1 employees for salary & benefits

Project Associate-Internship

Intern

Other Department

4.0

• posted on 02 Dec 2019

4.0

for Salary and Benefits

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.

Salary - Good

+6 more

Dislikes

compensation is decent but growth is slow.

Project Associate in Chennai

Research & Development Department

5.0

• posted on 26 May 2019

4.0

for Salary and Benefits

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.

Salary - Good

+6 more

Dislikes

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

Project Associate

TCOE Department

4.0

• posted on 28 Apr 2019

2.0

for Salary and Benefits

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.

Salary - Poor

AV Editor in Chennai

Education Department

3.0

• posted on 18 May 2018

3.0

for Salary and Benefits

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.

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.

Job security - Bad

+3 more

PHD Research Scholar in Chennai

Full Time

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.

Salary - Bad

+6 more

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Hi All, I'm so much confused in calculating my in hand salary by excluding the variable pay. Anyhow variable pay will have 30% tax directly on it. So by excluding If I calculate my monthly inhand using old and as well as new regime of 2025. I don't know which one to choose and which is best for me. Currently 80C is 1.5lakhs and 80D is 50k and Rent paid was around 75k help me to calculate in hand as per the above assumptions

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What is the salary of PHD Scholar at IIT Madras Chennai?

PHD Scholar salary at IIT Madras in Chennai ranges between ₹4.0 Lakhs to ₹5.1 Lakhs for experience between 1 years to 10 years. Salary estimates are based on 9 latest salaries received from various employees of IIT Madras Chennai.

What is the estimated take home salary of a PHD Scholar at IIT Madras in Chennai?

The estimated take-home salary of a PHD Scholar at IIT Madras ranges between ₹32,384 per month to ₹33,663 per month in Chennai. The take-home salary calculation is based on the average IIT Madras PHD Scholar salary in India which ranges between ₹4.0 Lakhs to ₹5.1 Lakhs per year for employees with experience between 1 years to 10 years. Check how did we calculate take home salary?

What is the notice period for PHD Scholar at IIT Madras in Chennai?

According to AmbitionBox, 100% of the IIT Madras PHD Scholars in Chennai reported a notice period of 2 Months.This is based on 1 response on AmbitionBox in last 2 years.

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