Eligibility Criteria

Criteria applicable to all the Programmes

  • The concerned academic division will determine the suitability of the disciplines of the qualifying degrees.
  • The CPI/Marks criteria will be relaxed by 0.5 CPI (or 5% marks) for SC/ST/PwD candidates.
  • A Degree (or equivalent) issued by a University or an Institute of National Importance will only be considered.

Master of Technology

To be admitted to an MTech Programme, a candidate must have a Bachelor's Degree or Master's Degree in the relevant discipline with a minimum CPI 6.0 on a 10-point scale (or 60% marks) that is obtained through a study of at least 6 years duration (in any format, including 2+4, 3+3, 2+5, 2+3+2) after Class 10.

In addition, the candidates applying under the studentship category Regular have to qualify in one of the GATE Papers given against the concerned discipline/specialization as mentioned in the following table.

MTech DisciplineSpecializationAdmissible GATE Papers
for Regular Candidates
Computer Science and Engineering1 --- Computer Science and Information Technology (CS)
Electronics and Electrical Engineering1 Communication Engineering Electronics and Communication Engineering (EC)
Power Engineering Electrical Engineering (EE)
Microelectronics, Photonics and RF Engineering Electronics and Communication Engineering (EC)
Signal Processing and Machine Learning Electronics and Communication Engineering (EC)/ Electrical Engineering (EE)/ Instrumentation Engineering (IN)
VLSI and Nanoelectronics Electronics and Communication Engineering (EC)
Systems, Control and Automation Electronics and Communication Engineering (EC)/ Electrical Engineering (EE)/ Instrumentation Engineering (IN)
Mechanical Engineering Aerodynamics and Propulsion Mechanical Engineering (ME)/ Aerospace Engineering (AE)
Computational Mechanics Mechanical Engineering (ME)/ Aerospace Engineering (AE)
Manufacturing Science and Engineering Mechanical Engineering (ME)/ Production and Industrial Engineering (PI)
Fluids and Thermal Engineering Mechanical Engineering (ME)
Machine Design Mechanical Engineering (ME)
Civil Engineering Earth System Science and Engineering Civil Engineering (CE)/ Geology and Geophysics (GG)/ Petroleum Engineering (PE)/ Mining Engineering (MN)/ Agricultural Engineering (AG)/ Physics (PH)/ Chemistry (CY)/ Mathematics (MA)/ Environmental Science and Engineering(ES)/ Geomatics Engineering (GE)
Environmental Engineering Any Test Paper of GATE
Geotechnical Engineering Civil Engineering (CE)
Construction Engineering and Management2 Civil Engineering (CE)/ Architecture and Planning (AR)
Structural Engineering Civil Engineering (CE)
Transportation Systems Engineering Civil Engineering (CE)
Water Resources Engineering and Management3 Civil Engineering (CE)/ Agricultural Engineering (AG)
Chemical Engineering Materials Science and Technology Chemical Engineering (CH)
Petroleum Science and Technology Chemical Engineering (CH)
Computer Aided Process Engineering Chemical Engineering (CH)
Biotechnology4 --- Biotechnology (BT)/ Life Sciences (XL)/Instrumentation Engineering (IN)/Biomedical Engineering (BM)
Bioengineering4 --- Biotechnology (BT)/ Life Sciences (XL)/Instrumentation Engineering (IN)/Biomedical Engineering (BM)
Rural Technology --- Any Test Paper of GATE
Data Science --- Data Science & Artificial Intelligence (DA)/ Computer Science and Information Technology (CS)/ Electronics and Communication Engineering (EC)/ Electrical Engineering (EE)/ Instrumentation Engineering (IN)/ Mathematics (MA)/ Statistics (ST)/ Engineering Sciences (XE)
Food Science and Technology --- Agricultural Engineering (AG)/ Biotechnology (BT)/ Chemical Engineering (CH)/ Chemistry (CY)/ Life Sciences (XL)/Engineering Sciences (XE) with G:Food Technology
Robotics and Artificial Intelligence --- Aerospace Engineering (AE)/ Biomedical Engineering (BM)/ Civil Engineering (CE)/ Chemical Engineering (CH)/ Computer Science and Information Technology (CS)/ Data Science & Artificial Intelligence (DA)/ Electronics & Communication Engineering (EC)/ Electrical Engineering (EE)/ Environmental Science & Engineering (ES)/ Geomatics Engineering (GE)/ Instrumentation Engineering (IN)/ Mechanical Engineering (ME)/ Mining Engineering (MN)/ Metallurgical Engineering (MT)/ Naval Architecture & Marine Engineering (NM)/ Petroleum Engineering (PE)/ Production & Industrial Engineering (PI)/ Textile Engineering & Fiber Science (TF)/ Engineering Sciences (XE).
Biomedical Science and Engineering5 Medical Devices and Diagnostics Electronics and Communication Engineering (EC)/ Electrical Engineering (EE)/ Mechanical Engineering (ME)/ Biomedical Engineering (BM)/ Biotechnology (BT)/ Chemical Engineering (CH)/ Physics (PH)/ Engineering Sciences (XE)/ Chemistry (CY)/ Life Sciences (XL)/ Instrumentation Engineering (IN)
Regenerative Medicine, Stem Cells and Therapeutics

  1. Graduates (AMIETE) enrolled up to 31.05.2013 from the Institution of Electronics and Telecommunication Engineers (IETE) in the relevant discipline are eligible.
  2. A maximum of 3 seats shall be allotted for candidates with a Bachelor’s degree in Architecture.
  3. A Maximum of 4 seats shall be allotted for candidates with a Bachelor’s degree in Agriculture Engineering.
  4. Biology or related subjects as one of the courses at the 10+2 level or later is required.
  5. Mathematics at 10+2 level as well as Bachelor's level as one of the courses is required.


Master of Science (by Research)

To be admitted to the MS(R) Programme, a candidate must satisfy the eligibility criteria detailed below.

MS(R) DisciplineEligibility Criteria
Energy Science and Engineering

A Bachelor's Degree or Master's Degree in the relevant discipline with a minimum CPI 6.0 on a 10-point scale (or 60% marks) that is obtained through a study of at least 6 years duration (in any format, including 2+4, 3+3, 2+5, 2+3+2) after Class 10.

For Regular category candidates, a valid GATE score/NET-JRF in the relevant discipline.



Master of Design

To be admitted to a MDes Programme, a Bachelor's Degree or Master's Degree in the relevant discipline with a minimum CPI 6.0 on a 10-point scale (or 60% marks) that is obtained through a study of at least 6 years duration (in any format, including 2+4, 3+3, 2+5, 2+3+2) after Class 10.

Alternatively, four-year Professional Diploma in Design of NID or Professional Diploma of CEPT (5-year Programme) with a minimum 6.0 CPI on 10-point scale (or 60% marks), after Class 12.

For Regular Category candidates, valid CEED score.



Master of Arts

Eligibility Criteria:

For admission to an MA programme, a candidate must satisfy the following criteria:

  1. A Bachelor's (10+2+3) degree (Major/ Honours) or equivalent from a recognized University, in any discipline, with a minimum 6.0 CPI on 10-point scale (or 60% marks) in Major/Honours only.
  2. Candidates not having Major/Honours courses must have the concerned degree with a minimum 6.0 CPI on 10-point scale (or 60% marks).

Studentship Category:

  1. The MA Programme is offered under the Regular Category and the Sponsored Category. The students in both categories will pursue the Programme on a full-time basis.
  2. Regular category candidates in MA programme will NOT receive any Assistantship. For details and requirements about Sponsored category, please Click Here.