Admissions - 2026-27 Semester I

The Department of Electrical Engineering offers PhD, MTech and MS by Research [MS(R)] admission with specialization in the area of

1. Control and Automation (CA)
2. Microelectronics and VLSI (MVLSI)
3. Optoelectronics and Optical Communication (OPTEC)
4. Power Engineering (PE)
5. RF and Microwaves (RF)
6. Signal Processing, Communication and Networks (SPCOM)

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Apply here: Online Application Portal

Announcements

19 March 2026

• Selection criteria for the MS(R) program during 2026-2027 Semester 1:
  All candidates will be selected on the basis of marks/CPI (wherever applicable as per the eligibility criteria), GATE Score, and interview. For the purpose of shortlisting, only the first preference will be considered.
• Selection criteria for the PhD program during 2026-2027 Semester 1:
  Candidates with Master's degree in engineering will be selected on the basis of marks/CPI and interview. Candidates with a bachelor's degree in engineering or science (4 year program) will be selected on the basis of marks/CPI, GATE AIR (wherever applicable as per the eligibility criteria), and an interview. Candidates with a master's degree in science or allied area will be selected on the basis of marks/CPI in the master’s and bachelor’s degree and GATE AIR/JRF (wherever applicable as per the eligibility criteria), and an interview. For the purpose of shortlisting, only the first preference will be considered. However, candidates who have their second preference as ‘Optoelectronics and Optical Communication (OPTEC)’ or ‘Control and Automation (CA)’ or ‘Signal Processing, Communication and Networks (SPCOM)’ may also be called for interview in the respective stream, in addition to their first preference.
• Shortlisting criteria for the MTech program during 2026-2027 Semester 1: All candidates will be shortlisted on the basis of marks/CPI (wherever applicable as per the eligibility criteria) and GATE Score (as per eligibility criteria), via the COAP portal. Additional selection criteria (if any) will be updated in this website in due course. Candidates applying for part-time, sponsored, or external registration will be selected based on interview instead of GATE score.
• All candidates must upload (a) marksheets of their qualifying degree, (b) GATE score card (if applicable), (c) NOC from the employer (if applicable) in the prescribed format, and apply only to streams they are eligible for (see eligibility criteria).
• Candidates belonging to the reserved category (OBC-NCL/EWS/SC/ST/DAP) should provide appropriate category certificate in the prescribed format of Government of India for OBC-NCL/EWS/SC/ST/DAP, or else they will be admitted as general students. There is no reservation for candidates belonging to the OBC category.

The dates for interviews (if applicable) along with other relevant details will be announced in due course of time. Please keep checking this page continuously.