M.Tech. in Materials Science and Engineering 

at IIT Gandhinagar, Gandhinagar

Yes, GATE 2023 exam dates (which will be valid for admission to the academic year 2024-25) have been announced. IISc Bangalore will conduct the GATE exam on February 3, 4, 10, and 11. The GATE application form will release on Aug 24 on the official website at gate.iisc.ac.in. The organising institute for GATE is IISc Bangalore. The exam will be conducted online as a computer-based test for 29 papers. Students will be required to solve 65 questions in 180 minutes (3 hours). The GATE syllabus is based on General Aptitude and Core Discipline, carrying a weightage of 15% and 85% respectively.

The median salary for 2022 as per the NIRF report of 2023 stood at INR 11.1 lakh. Additionally, students get a well-built and beautiful infrastructure along with a well-stocked library. With respect to placements, a decreasing trend was observed in the M.Tech placement rate in the last three years. The trend graph below showcases the M.Tech placement rate in the last three years:

The table below showcases the placement rate recorded for M.Tech students over the last three years:

For more details and verified student reviews on the M.Tech programme of IIT Gandhinagar,  check out this link.

Yes, non-GATE candidates must appear for the institute level entrance test. However, all candidates are required to appear for the PI round for final selection. In addition to this, BTech graduates from the IITs with CGPA/ CPI of 8.0 or above (on a scale of 10) are eligible to get admission to M.Tech at IIT Gandhinagar without GATE. Other than GATE or the criteria state above, candidates are required to be a pass in BE/ BTech/ MSc or equivalent in appropriate branches with a minimum of 55% aggregate or 5.5 on a 10-point scale (50% aggregate for SC /ST). 

Yes, Indian Institute of Technology, Gandhinagar conducts a Personal Interview round for both GATE and non-GATE applicants. Those who have not written GATE exam are required to appear for the institute-level entrance test. In order to apply, all applications must fill the form online. Candidates willing to apply for more than one specialisation must submit separate application forms for each specialisation. After the successful submission of the application form, students will receive an application number and a link to download the application form. 

Check out all the specialisations available under M.Tech at IIT Gandhinagar in the below table:

IIT Gandhinagar BTech cutoff 2024 has been released across multiple specialisations. Based on the Round 1 seat allotment, the BTech cutoff scores ranged between 1576 and, 10165 for the General AII India category students. Among all the BTech specialisations, BTech in CSE is the most competitive specialisation. So, considering the round 1 cutoff, candidates seeking admission to Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar must secure a maximum rank upto 10165.

Furthermore, according to IIT Gandhinagar OBC AI category cutoff 2024, the Last Round closing ranks varied from 698 to 3968. For more information, click here.

IIT Gandhinagar admission process is entirely based on the selection of candidates via popular entrance exams such as JEE Advanced and GATE, etc., for courses such as BTech and MTech, respectively. Further, IIT Gandhinagar conducts an institute-level test for the selection MA and PhD courses. Candidates must fulfil the minimum eligibility criteria as per the course requirements and then qualify for the respective entrance exam in order to secure a seat at IIT Gandhinagar. Later on, the final seat allotment is done through counselling process.

No, candidates seeking admisison must have a valid score in IIT JAM exam and not GATE. GATE is the accepted exam for admission to M.Tech at IIT Gandhinagar. The institute also offers an Early Admit MSc, the eligibility criteria for that is as follows:

• BSc and BTech students from select colleges and NITs, respectively who will graduate in 2022 or have graduated in 2021 and are among the top five rank holders in the departments at the end of their pre-final year and final year are eligible to apply for Early Admit MSc
• BTech students from IITs who will graduate in 2022 or have graduated in 2021 with a CPI/ CGPA of not less than 6.0 at the end of their third and fourth year respectively are also eligible to apply

The closing rank of the recently released Round 3 of JoSAA cutoff 2022 for CSE stood at 1352. If we compare this closing rank with the previous year's ranks of R-3, the competition at IIT Gandhinagar has gone up. For more details on IIT Gandhinagar cutoffs,  click here.

IIT Gandhinagar fee structure includes various components, namely Tuition Fee, Hostel Fee, Mess Fee, One-time Payment, etc. The tuition fee for all the UG & PG courses of IIT Gandhinagar ranges between INR 40,000 to INR 8 lakh. Find below the course-wise tuition fee for the top IIT Gandhinagar UG & PG courses:

*The fee structure taken is for the batch of 2021.

*The fee structure taken is from the batch 2022.

*The fee structure for all other courses is for the batch of 2022-2023.

Disclaimer: This information is sourced from the official website/ sanctioning body and is subject to change.