IIT Gandhinagar MTech: Early Mtech (Open), Dates, Fees, Cutoff, Eligibility, Placement

IIT Gandhingar Early MTech admissions 2024 are ongoing. The last date to register for the program is OCtober 20, 2023. Candidates having a undergraduate degree/ final year Engineering students from NITs/ IITs can apply for admission. Under this admission process, GATE 2024 score is not mandatory however, applicants can choose to appear for to boost stipend. IIT Gandhingar will provide a stipend of INR 15,400 PM to candidates having a valid GATE score. OTher candidates will gate a stipend of INR 6000. 

IIT Gandhinagar MTech admissions are based on a GATE Score followed by COAP counseling. For IIT Gandhinagar MTech Admission 2024, GATE Registrations started on August 30. The deadline for extended online registration or application process (with a late fee) is 20 October 2023. 

IIT Gandhinagar offers MTech courses in 8 specializations namely Civil Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Material Science, Earth System and Science, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science and Engineering, Chemical Engineering, and Biological Engineering. The MTech course is offered by IIT Gandhinagar based on the marks secured in the GATE exam and COAP counseling. For the year 2023, IIT Gandhinagar has participated in COAP till round 8.

IIT Gandhinagar grants admission to its MTech program in 4 stages. The 4 stages are shortlisting after the candidates qualify for the GATE, written exam, interview on clearing the written exam, and final shortlisting. After being shortlisted, the candidates are required to register themselves for COAP counseling through the COAP official website. Further, the COAP will allocate the most preferred choice of seats to the students in the number of rounds.

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IIT Gandhinagar MTech Admission Dates 2024

IIT Gandhinagar MTech Eligibility Criteria

• A minimum of 55% marks or 5.5 on a scale of 10 is needed by a candidate at the undergraduate level ( B.E./B.Tech/M.Sc) to be eligible for applying to the M.Tech course.
• SC/ST candidates need a minimum aggregate of 50% in B.E. /B.Tech./M.Sc. or equivalent in appropriate branches.

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IIT Gandhinagar MTech Admission Guidelines

Candidates are selected on the basis of their performance in the written examination and in the interview round. IIT Gandhinagar may also exercise the option of offering admission to a few outstanding candidates based on academic record and/ or GATE, without calling them for a written test and interview. Check What is the pattern for the written test for M.Tech at IIT Gandhinagar?

IIT Gandhinagar MTech Selection Criteria

• Shortlisting: The institute shortlists all the candidates who qualify the minimum eligibility criteria. 
• Written Exam: The shortlisted candidates have to appear for the written examination conducted by the institute. However the candidates clearing the GATE examination and with an excellent academic record are directly eligible for the final shortlist. 
• Interview Date: Interview dates are provided for candidates clearing the written exam with the eligible score.
• Final Shortlist: After completion of the selection procedure and verification of documents, the university announces the final list of candidates eligible to enroll in the course.

Candidates may apply for various specializations coming under the MTech program but need a separate application for each specialization. 

IIT Gandhinagar MTech Application Procedure

• Complete the registration at the COAP portal ( one having a valid GATE score).
• Registration on the official website of IIT Gandhinagar.
• Pay the application fee online.
• Keep the printout of the payment slip.

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GATE 2024 COAP Registration Process

After passing the GATE entrance exam, candidates are to register for the COAP counseling process to secure their admission into IITs, NITs, and other participating institutes. COAP provides a common platform for the registered candidates to make the most preferred choice for admission into an M.Tech. Program in the participating Institutes. 

Eligibility Criteria to Register for COAP 2024

1. The candidate must be a citizen of India.
2. Candidates should have a valid GATE score from 2023/2022/2021/2020

GATE 2024 COAP Step-by-Step Registration Process:

The candidates can successfully apply for GATE COAP 2024 by simply following the below:

Step 1: Visit the official website of COAP @ coap.iitd.ac. and click on the registration link.

Step 2: Fill in details such as their GATE Registration Number, GATE Paper Code, GATE score, and date of birth.

Step 3: Click on the “Validate” icon and enter the registered email id and mobile number.

Step 4:Click on the “Submit to Register” button.

Step 5: After successfully registering for COAP 2024, the candidates will obtain a Login ID and Password for COAP Login. The same will be sent via Email and SMS.

Step 6: The COAP registration will only be considered complete only if the candidates log in using the Login ID and Password and verify the registration details.

Step 7: After the completion of the above-given steps, the candidate can access the information on offers made by the participating Institutes.

Step 8: In the end, the admission offer will be uploaded to the COAP website and will be tagged with the COAP registration number (same as the GATE registration number without the subject code).

Details Required to Enter in COAP Registration

The following are the details that have to be filled out by the candidate at the time of registration.

• Candidate’s name
• Candidate mobile number
• Email ID
• Gate score
• GATE registration number
• GATE paper code
• Date of Birth
• Scorecard of GATE
• List of IITs and IISc in which you wish to apply for
• A valid Email ID
• An active Mobile Number

GATE 2024 Qualifying Cutoff

The GATE 2024 qualifying cutoff is the minimum mark required to register for the COAP 2024 counseling. There is a difference between the admission cutoff of the institute and the minimum cutoff required for participation in the admission process/counseling. Given below are the minimum cutoff marks that a candidate must score to qualify for the GATE examination and register for the corresponding counseling process.

IIT Gandhinagar MTech Cutoff 2024

The following table shows the closing rank of GATE for the M.Tech course at IIT Gandhinagar:

IIT Gandhinagar MTech Course Details

IIT Gandhinagar offers M.Tech degrees in 8 different disciplines namely: Biological Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Computer Science and Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Earth System Science, and Material Engineering. M.tech program is designed in a way that in the duration of two years or 4 semesters, the student spends half of the time in studying courses and the remaining half in doing research.

Syllabus (Research subtopics included in each discipline)

Syllabus of Discipline Biological Engineering

• Introduction to Life Sciences: Fundamentals of Life
• Molecular and Cellular Biotechnology
• Methods in Biology
• Biological Physics
• Biostatistics
• Human Physiology
• Introduction to Biomedical Engineering
• Stem Cells: Science and Applications
• Applied Biological Engineering
• Cell Motility and Cytoskeleton
• Peptide Synthesis and Characterization: A Practical Approach
• Molecular Oncology
• Bionanotechnology - Principles and Applications
• Neurophysiological Basis of Movement
• Applied Chemical Biology
• Molecular Basis Of Neurodegenerative Diseases
• Cellular Signaling
• Fluorescence Proteins and their Applications
• Analysis and Characterization of Biologicals
• Biomolecular Forensics
• Fundamental Neuroscience
• Medicinal Chemistry for Life
• Building Biotechnology
• Metabolism and Biosynthesis
• Biomaterials for Tissue Regeneration
• Motor Learning and Memory

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IIT Gandhinagar MTech Seat Matrix

IIT Gandhinagar offers MTech programs in various specializations. Each of the courses has a specific seat intake. Given below is the table of the IIT Gandhinagar MTech seat matrix as per the courses offered by the institute:

IIT Gandhinagar MTech Fees

Given below is the summary of IIT Gandhinagar M.Tech program fees per semester. The table also shows category-wise total fees for students:

IIT Gandhinagar MTech Placement

The institute offers prominent job offers to its PG students. With placement opportunities at top-reputed firms like DRDO, Indian Oil, GAIL, JCS India, Honda Cars, etc. The institute also provides internship opportunities to its M.Tech students. The table below shows IIT Gandhinagar MTech Placements stats for the year 2021:

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IIT Gandhinagar MTech Scholarships

IIT Gandhinagar provides a monthly scholarship of INR 12,000 in the form of a stipend to all the admitted candidates. Apart from this IIT Gandhinagar also provides other financial support to the students, such as:

• Travel Scholarships
• Scholarship for Academic Excellence
• Scholarship for Excellence in Social Work & Leadership
• Merit-cum-Means Scholarship
• Scholarship for Excellence in Sports and Games
• Scholarship for Excellence in Arts & Culture

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