IIT Madras M.Tech. Selection Procedure and GATE Cutoff

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Last Updated - June 14, 2018

IIT Madras M.Tech Admission: Candidates qualified GATE 2016/ 2017/ 2018 can apply online for M.Tech admission in IIT Madras. For admission, GATE qualifying candidates must also register at COAP (Common Offer Acceptance Portal) to access the admission offers. The institute also offers financial assistantship to the eligible candidates. Candidates graduating/ graduated from IITs with B.Tech. Degree and having CGPA of 8.0 (on a scale of 10) and above for others can apply without GATE Score.

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The M.Tech admission will be finalized strictly in the order of merit as per the GATE Score (CGPA & Department Review for IIT Graduates) and on the basis of choices provided in the application form. The total number of seats in IIT Madras is 508 (the number of seats is subject to change). A few seats are reserved for SC/ ST/ OBC (Non-creamy layer) and PwD (Persons with Disability) category candidates according to the Government of India rules. Read on to know more about IIT Madras admission process, important dates, cut off, selection criteria and other important details.

M.Tech Programs Offered in IIT Madras

Aerospace Engineering
Applied Mechanics
Biotechnology
Chemical Engineering
Civil Engineering
Computer Science and Engineering
Electrical Engineering
Mathematics
Mechanical Engineering
Metallurgical and Materials Engineering
Ocean Engineering
Physics
Catalysis Technology (Interdisciplinary)
Clinical Engineering (Interdisciplinary)
Petroleum Engineering (Interdisciplinary)

IIT Madras M.Tech Eligibility Criteria

The following group of candidates are eligible for taking admission in IIT Madras M.Tech programs:

All those candidates who have qualified GATE 2016/GATE 2017/GATE 2018.
Candidates who are graduating/graduated from IITs with B. Tech degree but without GATE score. CGPA should be 7.5 and above for SC/ST and 8.0 for all others.
Candidates sponsored by various organizations recognized by DST as Research and Development units.
Candidates sponsored by NIOT or from educational institutions approved by AICTE/UGC/Government and from Government/Public Sector Undertakings.
Quality Improvement Program (QIP) candidates.
User Oriented Programs (UOP) candidates of various organizations/industries as per the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the institute.
Defense Sponsored Candidates

IIT Madras M.Tech. Application Form

For GATE Qualified Candidates and IIT B.Tech. Graduates:

Those candidates who want to apply with a valid GATE Score ( GATE 2016 to GATE 2018) or as IIT B.Tech graduate should register on COAP and the official website first. In case they want to apply with more than one of the above, register separately using the same email and mobile number but with different credentials on the institute’s website.

IIT Madras M.Tech Admission Information Brochure: Click Here

How to Apply Online?

The online portal for M.Tech. application is expected to open on March 7, 2018.
GATE 2018 qualified candidates should apply after the declaration of GATE Results.
Application fee (per application): INR 200 for SC/ ST/ PWD Candidates and INR 400 for others.
For Sponsored Candidates: The application form can be downloaded fromIIT Madras website, under notices.
For Foreign Nationals who obtained a qualification in India/Abroad: Application procedure is similar to GATE qualified candidates.
However, Foreign Nationals are not eligible for HTTA and therefore can choose program codes ending with (F) only.

Documents to be submitted with Application Form

Candidates should upload the following documents (if applicable) during online application:

SC/ ST/ OBC (Non-Creamy Layer) certificate:
Certificate of Disability (for PWD Candidates) from the authorized medical board
IIT B. Tech. Graduates or those who are graduating in 2018 should enclose a copy of the latest CGPA statement from the concerned IIT.
If the discipline of your qualifying degree is ZE or ZS, you must upload the list of courses along with their syllabi.

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Contact Details

The Chairman

M.Tech. Admission Committee

Indian Institute of Technology Madras

GATE Office, Chennai 600036

Phone: 044 - 22578200

Fax: 044 - 22578204

E-mail: mtechadm@iitm.ac.in

IIT Madras M.Tech. Admission Process 2018

Admission of the candidates (who are not required to take Suitability Test/ Interview) will be decided strictly in the order of merit as per the GATE Score (CGPA & Department Review for IIT Graduates) and on the basis of choices given by them in the application.
Applicants who are required to appear for Suitability Test/ Interview should report at the office of the Head of the respective Department on the stipulated date (April 28, 2018, 8:30 am).

PwD Candidates:

For PwD candidates with any category of disability (viz., blindness or low vision, hearing impairment, locomotor disability or cerebral palsy), the benefit will be given to only those who have at least 40% permanent physical impairment in relation to a body part/ system/ extremity/ whole body, etc.
These candidates must upload the certificate of disability from the authorized medical board attached to one of the following: Vocational Rehabilitation Centre (VRC) for Physically Handicapped persons /Special Employment Exchange for Physically Handicapped/ Government Hospital (District and State level).

HTTA and N-HTTA:

The first round of offers for HTTA and N-HTTA seats are likely to be sent after May 15, 2018.
Candidates, who accept the offer, will be required to make online payment within the stipulated date.
Second and subsequent offers would depend on the availability of the seats.
In the final round, if there are vacant seats within a department offering multiple programs, it will be re-distributed to other programs within the department.

Reporting for Admission:

GATE qualified candidates and IIT B.Tech. graduates who accept the offer of admission should produce completion certificate of their qualifying degree examination and join the college by July 27, 2018.
Sponsored candidates also will have to report for admission on July 27, 2018 (afternoon)
Selected candidates should pay all the fees and deposits as applicable.
They should produce a medical fitness certificate from a registered medical practitioner in appropriate format along with the letter of offer of admission.

GATE Qualified Foreign Nationals:
Admission to Foreign Nationals follows a similar procedure with General Category candidates.

IIT Madras GATE Cut off

GATE Cutoff 2017 for IIT Madras (with Y code)

M.Tech Programme	Programme Codes	Eligible Discipline Codes	General	OBC	SC	ST	Gen-PwD	OBC-PwD
Aerospace Engineering	AE1Y	AE	641	614	438	493	-	466
	AE1Y	ME	768	-	750	412	--	-
	AE1Y	PR, NA, MM, MF, AU,CH,EN, CE	681	644	-	-	-	-
	AE1Y	ZS, EC, ZE, CS, EE, IN	-	-	634	-	-	-
Engineering Mechanics (Fluid Mechanics/ Solid Mechanics)	AM1Y	NA, MM, AE, ZE, AU, CE, CH, ME	766	743	572	405	-	-
Biomedical Engineering	AM2Y	BM	357	-	-	-	-	-
	AM2Y	IN	748	424	-	-	-	-
	AM2Y	MM, AE, ZE, ME, CE,CH,CS,EC,EE	760	656	-	-	-	-
Catalysis Technology	CA1Y	ZE, CH	577	508	362	246	-	-
Catalysis Technology	CA1Y	ZS, CY	381	-	-	-	-	-
Building Technology and Construction Management	CE1Y	CE	754	723	-	527	321	-
	CE1Y	AR	734	606	-	-	-	-
	CE1Y	ZE	-	294	-	-	-	-
Environmental Engineering	CE2Y	CE	730	643	603	448	-	-
Environmental Engineering	CE2Y	ZE, AG, BT, CH, EV, ME	814	676	-	-	-	380
Geotechnical Engineering	CE3Y	CE	768	651	499	397	-	-
Geotechnical Engineering	CE3Y	ZE	-	-	-	-	-	-
Hydraulic and Water Resources Engineering	CE4Y	CE	700	666	478	362	-	--
	CE4Y	AG	630	517	-	-	-	-
	CE4Y	ZE, EV, ME	-	-	-	500	-	-
Structural Engineering	CE5Y	CE	730	-	507	454	282	-
Structural Engineering	CE5Y	ZE	-	-	-	-	-	-
Transportation Engineering	CE6Y	CE	714	637	475	382	-	-
Transportation Engineering	CE6Y	ZE, AR	835	-	-	-	-	-
Chemical Engineering	CH1Y	ZE, ZS, BI, CH, EV	582	573	384	242	-	199
Clinical Engineering	CL1Y	NA, PE, ZE, MR, AE, AG, AR, AU, BI, BM, BT, CE, CH, CR, CS, EC, EE, EN, EP, EV, IE, IN, IT, ME, MF, ML, MM, PI, PR	649	502	409	197	-	-
Computer Science and Engineering	CS1Y	CY, GG, MA, MC, MP, MS, NT, AE, AG, AR, AU, BI, BM, BT, CE, CH,CR, CS, EC, EE, EN, EP, EV, IE, IN, IT, ME, MF, ML, MM, MR, NA, PE, PI, PR, ZE, OR, PH, ST, ZL, ZS	799	658	537	345	266	-
Communication and Signal Processing	EE1Y	ZE, EC, EE, EP, IN	740	691	593	308	597	290
Power Systems and Power Electronics	EE2Y	EE, EN, EP, IN, ZE, EC	771	719	549	490	264	-
Microelectronics and VLSI Design	EE3Y	EC, EE, EP, IN, ZE	838	717	606	423	727	410
Control and Instrumentation	EE4Y	IN	788	700	523	398	339	--
Control and Instrumentation	EE4Y	EP, BM, EC, EE, ZE	779	706	550	-	-	430
Microelectronics and Photonics	EE5Y	PH, EP	429	-	213	-	-	-
	EE5Y	IN, EC, EE, ZE	736	678	600	472	-	-
	EE6Y	EE, EC, EP, IN, ZE	773	693	554	404	566	-
Industrial Mathematics and Scientific Computing	MA1Y	MA	396	318	315	-	-	-
	MA1Y	PH	712	340	-	-	-	-
	MA1Y	NA, AE, CE, CH, CS, EC, EE, ME, MM	858	-	676	387	-	-
Thermal Engineering	ME1Y	ME	777	739	569	419	476	401
Thermal Engineering	ME1Y	ZS, AE, AU, CH, EN, MR, PE, ZE	-	-	-	-	-	-
Design (Mechanical Engineering)	ME2Y	ME	835	803	558	458	402	317
Design (Mechanical Engineering)	ME2Y	ZE AE, AU, ZS	-	-	-	-	-	-
Manufacturing Engineering	ME3Y	ME	772	747	576	437	-	-
Manufacturing Engineering	ME3Y	ZE, PR, AE, AU, CS, EC, EE, IE, IN, MF, ML, NA, Pl	805	796	638	529	257	-
Metallurgical and Materials Engineering	MM1Y	MM	526	423	249	206	-	-
Metallurgical and Materials Engineering	MM1Y	MF, MS, NT, BT, CH, CR, CY, ME, PH, PR, ZE, ZS	772	739	514	402	-	-
Ocean Engineering	0E1Y	CE, ME, MR, ZE, AE, NA	655	560	427	268	-	-
Ocean Technology	0E2Y	ME, MR, NA, AE, CE, ZE	677	572	392	294	-	-
Ocean Technology	PE1Y	AE, AG, AR, AU, BI, BM, BT, CE, CH, CR, CS, EC, EE, EN, EP, EV, IE, IN, IT, ME, MF, ML, MM, MR, NA, PE, PI, PR, ZE, CY, GG, MA, MC, MP, MS, NT, OR, PH, ST, ZL, ZS	677	589	267	56	-	-
Functional Materials and Nanotechnology	PH1Y	PH	349	301	236	316	-	-
	PH1Y	NT, EP	197	-	-	-	-	-
	PH1Y	ZE, CY, EE, MM, MS	659	603	325	-	-	-

Note: This indicates that courses with “Y” provide financial assistance in the form of Half-Time Teaching Assistantship (HTTA).

GATE 2017 Cutoff for IIT Madras (with N code)

M.Tech Programm	Programme Codes	Eligible Discipline Codes	General	OBC	SC	ST	Gen-PwD
Aerospace Engineering	AE1N	AE	592	-	- -	-	-
	AE1N	ME	691	-	-	-	-
	AE1N	MF, MM, NA, PR, AU, CE, CH, EN	599	-	-	-	-
Engineering Mechanics (Fluid Mechanics/Solid Mechanics)	AM1N	CE, CH, ME, MM, AE, AU, NA, ZE	719	-	-	-	-
Biomedical Engineering	AM2N	BM	387	-	-	-	-
Building Technology an d Construction Management	CE1N	CE	711	-	-	-	-
Environmental Engineering	CE2N	CE	616	-	-	-	-
Geotechnical Engineering	CE3N	CE	696	-	-	-	-
Hydraulic and Water Resources Engineering	CE4N	CE	603	-	-	-	-
Structural Engineering	CE5N	CE	772	-	-	-	-
Transportation Engineering	CE6N	CE	712	-	-	-	289
Chemical Engineering	CH1N	EV, ZE, ZS, CH, BI	569	-	-	-	-
Photonics	EE3N	EC, EE, EP, IN, ZE	733	-	-	-	352
	EE5N	PH, EP	331	-	-	-	-
	EE5N	EC, EE, IN, ZE	723	--	-	-	-
	EE6N	EE, EC, EP, IN, ZE	774	-	-	-	-
Industrial Mathematics and Scientific Computing	MA1N	MA	358	-	-	-	-
Thermal Engineering	ME1N	ME	768	-	-	-	356
Thermal Engineering	ME1N	CH, MR, PE, ZE, ZS, AE, AU, EN		-	-	-	-
Mechanical Engineering - Design	ME2N	ME	796	-	-	-	-
Mechanical Engineering - Design	ME2N	ZE, ZS, AU, AE		-	-	-	--
Manufacturing Engineering	ME3N	ME	761	-	-	-	253
Manufacturing Engineering	ME3N	Pl, PR,ZE, AE, AU, CS, EC, EE, IE, IN, MF, ML, NA	812	-	-	-	-
Metallurgical and Materials Engineering	MM IN	MM	454	-	-	-	-
Metallurgical and Materials Engineering	MM1N	PR, ZE, ZS, BT, CH, CR, CY, ME, MF, MS, NT, PH	761	-	-	-	-
Ocean Engineering	0E1N	MR, NA, ZE, AE, CE, ME	655	-	-	-	-
Solid State Technology	PH1N	PH	259	-	-	-	-

Note: This indicates that courses with “N” do not provide financial assistance in the form of Half-Time Teaching Assistantship (HTTA).

IIT Madras GATE Cutoff 2016

Mentioned below is the streamwise M.Tech cutoff for IIT Madras. Note that GATE cutoff varies according to the category of the candidates:-

Discipline/Course Code	Prog. Codes	Qualifying Discipline	General	OBC	SC	ST
Aerospace Engineering	AE1Y	AE	585	551	352	411
Aerospace Engineering	AE1Y	ME	772	732	647	309
Aerospace Engineering	AE1Y	AU,CE,CH,EN,MF,MM,NA,PR	664	-	-	-
Applied Mechanics - Fluid Mechanics and Solid Mechanics	AM1Y	AE,AU,CE,CH,ME,MM,NA,ZE	750	695	491	472
Applied Mechanics - Biomedical Engineering	AM2N	BM	508	449	-	-
Applied Mechanics - Biomedical Engineering	AM2Y	IN	708	-	-	-
Applied Mechanics - Biomedical Engineering	AM2Y	AE,CE,CH,CS,EC,EE,ME,MM	760	-	465	-
Catalysis Technology	CA1Y	CH,ZE	398	390	337	253
Catalysis Technology	CA1Y	CY, ZS	578	530	-	-
Civil Engineering - Building Technology and Construction Management	CE1Y	CE	810	708	522	643
Civil Engineering - Building Technology and Construction Management	CE1Y	AR	860	-	-	-
Civil Engineering - Environmental Engineering	CE2Y	CE	689	548	516	-
Civil Engineering - Environmental Engineering	CE2Y	AG,BT,CH,EV,ME,ZE	704	619	-	-
Civil Engineering - Geotechnical Engineering	CE3Y	CE	690	653	501	-
Civil Engineering - Hydraulic and Water Resources Engineering	CE4Y	CE	671	542	-	363
Civil Engineering - Hydraulic and Water Resources Engineering	CE4Y	AG	625	-	290	-
Civil Engineering - Hydraulic and Water Resources Engineering	CE4Y	EV,ME,ZE	-	-	-	443
Civil Engineering - Structural Engineering	CE5Y	CE	828	798	445	-
Civil Engineering - Transportation Engineering	CE6Y	CE	743	693	544	364
Civil Engineering - Transportation Engineering	CE6Y	AR,ZE	860	-	-	-
Chemical Engineering	CH1Y	B1,CH;EV,ZE,ZS	592	472	373	425
Clinical Engineering	CL1Y	AE,AG,AR,AU,BI,BM,BT,CE	694	592	438	393
Computer Science Engineeriing	-	AE,AG,AR,AU,BI,BM,BT,CE	748	718	520	479
Electrical Engineering - Communication Systems	EE1Y	EC,EE,EP,IN,ZE	777	710	589	412
Electrical Engineering - Power Systems and Power Electronics	EE2Y	EC,EE,EN,EP,IN,ZE	759	661	505	510
Electrical Engineering - Micro Electronics and VLSI Design	EE3Y	EC,EE,EP,IN,ZE	819	745	717	455
Electrical Engineering - Control and Instrumentation	EE4Y	IN	771	637	499	277
Electrical Engineering - Control and Instrumentation	EE4Y	BM,EC,EE,EP,ZE	768	714	-	-
Electrical Engineering - Photonics	EE5Y	PH,EP	451	359	256	-
Electrical Engineering - Photonics	EE5Y	EC,EE,IN,ZE	748	-	501	434
M.Tech. in Industrial Mathematics and Scientific Computing	MA1N	MA	452	352	291	225
Industrial Mathematics and Scientific Computing	MA1Y	AE,CE,CH,CS,EC,EE,ME,MM	865	-	468	501
Mechanical Engineering - Thermal Stream	ME1N	ME	798	770	581	424
Mechanical Engineering - Design Stream	ME2N	ME	865	781	554	443
Mechanical Engineering - Manufacturing Engineering Stream	ME3Y	ME	769	743	617	380
Mechanical Engineering - Manufacturing Engineering Stream	ME3Y	AE,AU,CS,EC,EE,IE,IN,MF,ML	839	-	698	-

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IIT Madras M.Tech Admission: FAQs

Q.1 What is HTTA? What is N-HTTA?

Ans: Financial assistance in the form of Half-Time Teaching Assistantship (HTTA) at the rate of INR 12400 per month (tenable for a maximum period of 24 months) is available for Indian nationals taking admission in M. Tech. programs. Students taking admission through HTTA category are required to assist the department for 8 hours of work per week related to academic activities of the department such as laboratory demonstration, tutorials, assessment of assignments, test papers, seminars, research projects, etc.

Some seats are also available without HTTA (N-HTTA, i.e., without any financial assistance) in some M. Tech. Programs. There is a provision for the candidates (Indian Nationals) who have joined M. Tech. Streams under N- HTTA category to convert to HTTA at the end of the first semester depending on the vacancies in HTTA category and on the basis of their performance in the first semester examinations.

Q.2 Is there any limit on the number of programs one can apply to?

Ans: Candidates can apply for a maximum of 8 programs as per the application form.

Q.3 What are the steps to be taken/ documents required when I accept an offer of admission?

Ans: Candidates will have to pay the institute’s fee online. Please note that you may have to additionally bear the charges pertaining to the use of payment portal. The charges may vary depending on the use of Net banking or Credit/ Debit cards. After paying the fee candidates should:

Download the offer documents
Sign the letter of acceptance and send it along with original GATE Score card and attested copy of Category Certificate (SC/ ST/ OBC-NCL) within the stipulated date to the address below. Use only speed post for sending these documents.

The Chairman,

M. Tech. Admission Committee,

GATE Office, IIT Madras,

Chennai – 600036.

Q.4 I am a Foreign national who graduated in India/ abroad, and I do not have a GATE Score. How can I apply for M.Tech programs?

Ans: Please contact the following people for details:

Deputy Registrar (Academic Courses), IIT Madras,

Chennai - 600036, Tamil Nadu, India

Email: cacad@iitm.ac.in,

The advertisement and application form for M. Tech. programs for Foreign Nationals (who don’t have a GATE Score) can be found on IIT Madras website (www.iitm.ac.in) under notices.

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