IIT Bombay MTech admissions are based on GATE Score followed by COAP counselling. GATE registrations 2023 are over and the entrance exam is scheduled on February 03, 04 ,10 and 11 , 2024. GATE 2024 admit card will be released on January 03, 2024. Know more

IIT Bombay offers MTech program in 49 different specialisations. Aspirants are granted admission on the basis of GATE score and COAP counselling. For the year 2023, IIT Bombay has participated till round 11 of COAP counselling. The cutoff by marks for IIT Bombay CSE remained 750 for the general category. Furthermore, the institute offers the most number of seats to the CSE department which is 89.

IIT Bombay also conduct its own Written Test for admission to MTech Program. The Candidates must have applied for the IIT Bombay Written Test from the Institute Website and have to achieve the minimum score as set by the instutute itself. 

IIT Bombay MTech Important Dates 2024

Particulars Date
GATE Online Application Process Opens  August 30, 2023
GATE Closing Date of REGULAR online registration/ application process (Without Late Fee) October 12, 2023
GATE Closing Date of EXTENDED online registration/ application process (With Late Fee) October 20, 2023
Modifications in GATE 2024 Application November 07 - November 11, 2023
Availability of GATE Admit cards for download January 03, 2024
GATE 2024 Examinations February 03, 04 , 10 and 11 , 2024
Candidate's response available in Application portal February 16, 2024
Answer keys available on Application portal February 21, 2024
Submission of challenges by candidates on Answer Keys February 22 to February 25, 2024
Announcement of Results for GATE 2024 March 16, 2024
Availability of Score Card for download by candidates March 23, 2024

IIT Bombay MTech Keypoints

  • IIT Bombay offers MTech as a full-time and part-time program for a duration of 2 and 3 years respectively.
  • Students are admitted to the full-time program under the categories of Teaching Assistantship (TA), Teaching Assistantship through Project (TAP), Fellowship Award (FA), and Sponsored (SW). The part-time program is available to the students admitted under the categories of Sponsored (SW), Institute Research Assistantship (RA), and Research Assistantship through Project (RAP).
  • IIT Bombay also offers financial assistantships to M.Tech students admitted under TA, RA, and FA categories.
  • Under COAP Process, IIT Bombay M.Tech seats will be allotted based on specialization and category-wise cut-off. 
  • IIT Bombay holds an 83.43% placement rate for its M.Tech program. The average CTC offered to M.Tech students is INR 16.06 LPA.

IIT Bombay MTech Eligibility Criteria

The eligibility criteria required to study MTech from IIT Bombay are:

  • Completed B.E./ BTech./ B.Sc. (Engineering)/ M.Sc./ M.C.A./ MBBS/ M.Pharm./ B.Pharm/ BDS/ recognized equivalent to B.E./ B.Tech.
  • This must be earned through Associate Membership Examinations. 
  • The marks or CGPA or CPI required for the various categories are as follows:
  • General category: Minimum of 60% marks in aggregate or a First Class or minimum CGPA/ CPI of 6.0 on the scale of 0-10 or equivalent to 6.0 on other requirements when the scales are other than 0-10.
  • SC/ ST/ PwD category: Minimum of 55% marks in aggregate or minimum CGPA/ CP of 5.5 on the scale of 0-10 or equivalent to 5.6 on other requirements when the scales are other than 0-10.

IIT Bombay M.Tech Application Procedure

Step 1: Log in to the official website.

Step 2: Click on 'Registration' followed by the 'Login' link.

Step 3: If the candidate has a GATE score, select 'GATE APPLICANT'. The registration box will be visible only if the applicant has met the eligibility criteria.

Step 4: For students without a valid GATE score or an IIT B-Tech holder, select the 'Non-GATE/ IIT B-tech option'.

Step 5: Fill out the application form online with the necessary details.

Step 6: Online payment should be done either in the form of SBI Net Banking/ Canara Internet Banking/ PAYU payment gateway.

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IIT Bombay M.Tech Documents Required

  • Scanned photograph
  • Scanned signature
  • Mark sheet of the last semester/ Consolidated mark sheet of the qualifying degree. (Exam pending/result awaited candidates have to upload their latest/previous semester mark sheet).
  • Caste Certificate (OBC-NC/SC/ST), if applicable.
  • An affidavit for having applied in case the certificate is not yet received.
  • Economically Weaker Sections (EWS) candidates need to submit an EWS certificate issued by the Competent Authority in the prescribed format.
  • PwD Certificate, if applicable
  • Statement of Purpose, if applicable.

Candidates must take the written test and interview if they wish to be considered for admission to the IIT Bombay M.Tech. program in 2023. The institute will publish the written test and/or interview schedule, and each applicant is required to show up for the test at the specified date and time. To be considered for admission to IIT Bombay, candidates must achieve the minimum threshold of scores set by the university.

IIT Bombay MTech Cutoff 2023-24

IIT Bombay MTech admission is based on the GATE cutoff. Tabulated below is the GATE Round 6 closing cutoff evaluation for the past 3 years:

Courses 2023 Cutoff By Marks 2022 Cutoff By Marks 2021 Cutoff By Marks
M.Tech Computer Science and Engineering 750 750 750
M.Tech Geoexploration 325 325 325
M.Tech Petroleum Geoscience) 325 325 325
M.Tech Geoinformatics & Natural Resources Engineering 350 350 350
M.Tech Biomedical Engineering 400 400 400

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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. 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.

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 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 the registration is successfully done 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 as 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).

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IIT Bombay MTech Seat Matrix

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

Courses Seats Offered
MTech Computer Science Engineering 89
MTech Biomedical Engineering 38
MTech Chemical Engineering 78
MTech Geoinformatics and Natural Resources Engineering 32
MTech Industrial Engineering and Operations Research 32
MTech Environmental Science and Engineering 32
MTech Energy System Engineering 32
MTech Systems and Control Engineering 23
MTech Urban Systems 12
MTech Technology and Development  26
MTech Materials, Manufacturing and Modeling 11

IIT Bombay MTech Fees Structure

IIT Bombay MTech fees for semester 1 includes tuition fee, one-time payment, student welfare fund, etc. Below highlighted is the detailed fee structure of the IIT Bombay MTech program:

Particulars Amount in INR
Per Semester Fees Payable 21,950
Non-concessional Tuiton Fees 35,000
One-time Charges 
Admission Fees 2,700
Graduation Transcript Fees 650
Medical Examination Fees 500
Provision Certificate Fees 650
Student Welfare Fund 1,200
Modernization & Upgradation 3,050
Identity Card 650
Institue and Library Security Deposits (Refundable) 6,000
Total Fees (Semester 1) 72,350

IIT Bombay MTech Placements

IIT Bombay Placements 2023 final report is released. According to the report, 479 students were placed out of 532 participating students with a placement percentage of 90%. The below table shows the branch-wise statistics of IIT Bombay M.Tech Placements 2023:

Branches Participated Placed Placement Percentage
Aerospace Engineering 36 30 83.33%
Biosciences & Bioengineering 19 17 89.47%
Centre for Urban Science & Engineering 4 2 50%
Chemical Engineering 31 23 74.19%
Civil Engineering 43 41 95.35%
Computer Science & Engineering 96 96 100%
Earth Sciences 11 6 54.55%
Educational Technology 6 4 66.67%
Electrical Engineering 105 94 89.52%
Energy Science & Engineering 17 17 100%
Environmental Science & Engineering 17 14 82.35%
Geo Informatics & Natural Resource Engineering  19 17 89.47%
Mrechanical Engineering 35 34 97.14%
Metallurgical Engineering & Materials Science 49 46 93.88%
Systems & Control Engineering 6 6 100%

IIT Bombay MTech Placements 2023 Sector-wise

The below table shows the sector-wise statistics of IIT Bombay M.Tech Placements 2023:

Sectors No. of Offers
Engineering & Technology 213
IT/Software 95
Consulting 33
Research & Development 37
Education 21
Analytics 17
Finance 1
Design 4
Data Science 11
Public Sector Undertaking 4
Services 4
Others 37

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IIT Bombay MTech FAQs

Ques.Are scholarships provided to students interested in studying the M.Tech program at IIT Bombay?

Ans.Institute scholarships like Teaching assistantships and Research Assistantships are available for those with a valid GATE score. Students with a B.Tech from IIT must have a sufficiently high CPI/ CGPA.

Ques.Is it possible for students to convert from the M.Tech program to M.Tech+Dual Degree program at IIT Bombay?

Ans.Ans.Once the final stage of the Master's dissertation is done, students can convert from the M.Tech program to the M.Tech+Dual Degree program. Students will be entitled to enhanced scholarships at the Ph.D. level on successful completion of the annual progress seminar or the qualifier exam.

Ques.Is there a student exchange program with international universities at IIT Bombay?

Ans.At IIT Bombay, several MoUs support collaboration through academic and student exchange programs. These include, among others, Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nurnberg in Germany, Universite de Liege in Belgium, Universite Catholique de Louvain in Belgium, The Technische Universitat Darmstadt in Germany, and The University Paris-Sud 11 in France.

Ques.Can be Sponsored Candidates Apply for IIT Bombay M.tech Program?

Ans.score can also improve your chances to get shortlisted.

Ques.What is the Admission Process for M.Tech Program at IIT Bombay?

Ans.The Candidate must have a valid GATE Scorecard to apply for IIT Bombay M.tech Program IIT Bombay will Conduct its own written test with a similar Syllabus to GATE Exam and in the final Selection round IIT Bombay will Conduct the Final Interview of the Shortlisted Candidates and then only the Institute will release its final list of Selected Candidates for its M.Tech Program.