It depends upon the professor, Project, Department or Area Ur Applying. Generally first the interview will be done by PHD/MS student of the corresponding project then will be by the professor
I applied through university. I interviewed at IIT Madras (Chennai) in Aug 2025
Interview
I was all about checking the basics. I've enrolled for an analog project. He asked about RC circuits and common drain amplifier (emitter follower) and smoth triggers . These are the fundamental things in analog electronics. Overall it was on an easy to moderate side.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Smith trigger derivation, common drain amplifier and RC circuits.
I applied in-person. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at IIT Madras (Chennai) in Mar 2025
Interview
The interview was like an formal discussion with one of the prominent professor of management studies department to check the capabilities i posses with the presence of a PHD scholar from IIT Madras currently working as an Assistant Professor in IIT Bombay.
