IIT Gandhinagar M. Tech Admissions

Indian Institute of Technology or IIT, Gandhinagar is one of the country’s premier engineering and technology institutions, holding the status of the Institutes of National Importance (INI) conferred by the Government of India. As every IIT has a separate admission process for postgraduate engineering, technology and architecture programmes, aspirants interested in IIT Gandhinagar M. Tech admissions must know the eligibility criteria and admission requirements followed by the institute.

M. Tech 2022 GATE score cutoffs for IIT, Gandhinagar

Who Can Apply for M. Tech Admissions in IIT Gandhinagar

If you have passed GATE (Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering) in the year 2015 or 2022, or you have appeared for GATE 2022, then you may apply for IIT Gandhinagar M. Tech admission. However, you must have passed the GATE exam and must possess your scorecard while applying. Check out the eligibility criteria before submitting your application:

• A B.E./B. Tech/M.Sc. degree or an equivalent degree in an appropriate branch, with a minimum of 55% marks or 5.5 (on a 10-pont scale) – Relaxed by 5% for SC/ST candidates

• A valid GATE score in an appropriate branch –This condition is waived off for engineering/technology graduates from IITs with a minimum CGPA/CPI of 8.0.

• No GATE requirement for sponsored candidates with more than 2 years of experience and meeting other admission criteria for sponsorship
Please note that the above-mentioned eligibility criteria for IIT Gandhinagar M. Tech admission are at the minimum level. There are further cut off criteria set by every department of IIT Gandhinagar. Additionally, candidates belonging to SC/ST/OBC/PD categories may receive some relaxations.

When to Apply for M. Tech Admissions

The admissions for 4-semester or 2-year M. Tech courses at IIT Gandhinagar start in the month of March every year. For the current year 2022, you may go for IIT Gandhinagar M. Tech admission starting March 27. Here are some important dates that will come handy when you send your application:

As soon as the portal opens for applying, you may submit your application online.

Procedure for M. Tech Application Submission

To go ahead with the process of application towards IIT Gandhinagar M. Tech admission, follow these steps:

• Register on the official website and fill in the application form by providing the required details.

• After filling in all the information, recheck it and then submit the form. Remember that the institute will reject any incomplete application.

• If you want to apply for multiple disciplines, then submit separate applications for all.

• When you apply successfully, you will receive a link to download it, as well as your application number. You should download and save your application form.

• While appearing for the interview, you will need to provide a hard copy of your application form, along with the self-attested copies of all other required documents.

Procedure for M. Tech Admissions at IIT Gandhinagar

Now, let us tell you about some significant stages of IIT Gandhinagar M. Tech admission. Find out how the institute selects candidates for final admissions in various M. Tech disciplines and specialisation programmes.

• Written test and interview: IIT Gandhinagar invites chosen candidates to a written test and interview, which become the basis of giving admissions in M. Tech courses. The invited candidates are selected based on their GATE scores, academic records, and other available information on their competency levels. These factors are also combined with the performance of candidates in the written test and interview while doing the final selection.

The written test conducted for IIT Gandhinagar M. Tech admission is usually based on the topics related to the basic courses in several engineering undergraduate programmes, as well as engineering maths and general aptitude. General aptitude will include logical reasoning and numerical and analytical ability. Candidates who do not clear the written test are not invited for interviews.

• Direct admission: A few exceptional candidates can be exempted from the written test and interview, depending on their GATE scores and academic credentials. They may be given a direct admission.

• Discipline cutoffs: Every department at IIT Gandhinagar sets its own GATE score cutoff for giving admission to M. Tech aspirants. It is critical for candidates to meet the cutoff set for the desired course. While the GATE score cutoffs for IIT Gandhinagar M. Tech admission 2022 are not yet available, we are providing you with the cutoffs for the previous year 2022, so that you may make an estimate of the possibility of securing admission in your desired specialisation.
Check out here the GATE 2022 cutoffs for various disciplines (for each GATE paper) across all applicant categories (General, SC/ST/PwD, and OBC):

Tentative Seat Availability and Research Areas

For IIT Gandhinagar M. Tech admission 2022, the tentative availability of seats in varied disciplines is equal. Every discipline will have 40 seats available. The following are the research areas or specialisations available in each discipline:

• Mechanical Engineering: Solid mechanics, thermal science and engineering, dynamics and control

• Biological Engineering: Bioengineering (tissue engineering, rehabilitation technologies, biomedical engineering); Biotechnology (bioremediation, protein and DNA technologies, bioinformatics, Nanobiotechnology); biological sciences (chemical biology, biochemistry, molecular and cell biology)

• Electrical Engineering: VLSI design, control systems, power systems, biomedical engineering, fibre optics, signal processing, microelectronics, electrical machines

• Chemical Engineering: Polymers, colloids and interfaces, reaction engineering, nanotechnology, process control, chemical separation processes

• Materials Science and Engineering: Biomaterials, nanomaterials, metallurgy

• Civil Engineering: Water resources engineering, structural engineering, geotechnical engineering

• Computer Science and Engineering: Computer vision and graphics, data mining, network security, cryptography, algorithms, game theory, data science, mechanism design, computer architecture and systems, complexity theory, machine learning

• Earth System Science: Earth system modelling, near Earth surface processes, water and environment, geomorphology, remote sensing and GIS

Financial Support to M. Tech Students

IIT Gandhinagar offers a monthly scholarship to students admitted to its various full-time M. Tech programmes. The scholarship amount is INR 12,400 per month. The institute also provides travel scholarships up to INR 60,000. These are available for students who want to present their research work at national or international conferences.