IIT Patna M.Tech Admission and GATE Cut-Off

IIT Patna will be offering admission in its M.Tech programmes based on GATE Cut-Off 2018. The Admission process for MTech courses in IIT Patna will be started from March 30, 2018. The applications will be available till April third week. 

The GATE 2018 Cut off will be decided by the respective departments of IIT Patna and will vary according to the programme being offered. It is important to secure category wise and branch wise cut-off for admission in M.Tech course.

IIT GATE Cutoff

IIT Patna M.Tech Previous Year Cut-Off

Knowing the previous year cut-off trends will help the candidates to understand the existing trends. Using this information, candidates can prepare for the admission process in a better way. Below is the IIT Patna GATE cutoff:

IIT Patna GATE 2017 Cutoff

GATE CUTOFF 2016

IIT Patna M.Tech 2018 Programmes

There are various departments in IIT Patna and they offer several specialisations. Candidates must meet all the eligibility criteria for a particular programme. In addition to this, they must also clear the cut-off marks for the relevant course. Only then will the candidate be offered admission.

The total number of seats available varies depending on the category of the candidate and other factors. The information regarding seats is presented below:

• Regular (Full Time) – 15
• Sponsored (Full Time) – 05

Regular (Full Time) seats are for students who are full-time students for their M.Tech degrees. Such candidates receive assistantships from the institute or fellowship from any other funding agency.

Sponsored (Full Time) seats are for those applicants who have been sponsored by a recognised organisation, institute or industry for the course of M.Tech. For this, the candidate must have been a regular employee of the company with minimum of two years’ experience. 

Such candidates must be involved in the discipline in which they seek admission. They will not be eligible for receiving any financial support from the institute.

IIT Patna M.Tech 2018 Important Dates

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IIT M.Tech 2018 Eligibility Criteria

Candidates must ensure that they fulfill the detailed eligibility criteria listed below:

• B.E or B.Tech degree in any branch.
• Alternatively, M.Sc. , AMIE or another equivalent course
• A valid GATE Score
• Minimum 60% marks for General candidates and 55% for SC/ST categories in the final qualifying examination

It must be noted that candidates will need to produce documents regarding their marks in the final qualifying exam on or before October 31, 2018.

Eligibility Criteria for those who are yet to appear in final qualifying exam:

• Candidates who are yet to appear in their final qualifying exam are eligible to apply for IIT M.Tech 2018 admission process.
• Such candidates must appear in all their degree exams and finish all procedures before the registration date for IIT M.Tech 2018.
• If these applicants are selected, they must procure all documents and provide them by October 31, 2018.
• In addition to all these conditions, they must also meet the criteria regarding minimum CGPA and GATE score.

IIT M.Tech 2018 Selection Procedure

Candidates will be shortlisted for the M.Tech programme on the basis of their GATE 2018 score. Then, there will be an Interview round conducted for final selection of the candidates.

The weightage given to GATE and Interview scores will be in the ratio of 70% to 30%. Candidates will have to report at the IIT Patna Campus for the Personal Interview (PI) round. In the PI round, the skills that the candidate will be assessed for will be Basic Science, Engineering and other related areas.