M. Tech. Admission

 
 

Admission to M.Tech. Programme, IME Department, IIT Kanpur for July 2016

(Not applicable to NRI/PIO and foreign applicants)

Eligibility Criteria for applying to the program:

1.
Valid Score Card of GATE-2015 and/or GATE-2016
2.
 
The applicant must have a bachelors degree in engineering or a masters degree in science with marks/CPI not below the specified minimum (which is 55% or a CPI of 5.5 on a scale of 10.0).
 
Candidates belonging to the Scheduled Castes/Scheduled Tribes who have passed the basic qualifying degree (bachelor's degree in engineering or a master's degree in science), are eligible to apply irrespective of the marks/CPI and will be considered for admission.

Number of Seats in M.TECH. Programme in IME Department ( May change ):

Category No. of Seats
General 13
OBC 7
SC 4
ST 2
Total 26

GATE Score cut-off for 2016 M.Tech Admission:

Category GATE Score Cut-off
General 675
OBC (Non-Creamy Layer) 602
SC/ST/PwD 300

Note: On line application process is likely to start from 2nd Week of March.

The following stages are involved in the admissions process for the M.Tech. program, IME Department, IIT Kanpur.

STAGE 1:

Apply if you meet the eligibility criteria

STAGE 2:

Short-listing of the applicants

A committee-in-charge for M.Tech admissions will prepare separate short lists for each category based on the following criteria.

For GN and OBC applicants:

 
A GATE-2015 or GATE-2016 cut-off score as stipulated by the IME. In case a student applies with both the GATE-2015 and GATE-2016 scores, then GATE-2015 score will be considered.
 
Bachelors degree in engineering from any AICTE recognized institute/university, IITs, NITs or IIITs or a master's degree in science.

For SC and ST applicants:

 
A GATE-2015 or GATE-2016 cut-off score as stipulated by the IME. In case a student applies with both the GATE-2015 and GATE-2016 scores, then GATE-2016 score will be considered.
 
Bachelors degree in engineering from any AICTE recognized institute/university, IITs, NITs or IIITs or a master's degree in science.

STAGE 3:

Written test and Personal Interview

 
Written aptitude test will be conducted for all the short listed applicants. Only those candidates whose satisfy the written test cut-off will qualify to appear for the personal interview. Cut-off marks would be different for each category.
 
A committee-in-charge for M.Tech admissions will conduct the personal interview to evaluate the suitability of the candidate for the program based on academic background of the applicant, his/her general academic proficiency, etc.

STAGE 4:

Merit List Preparation

A merit list would be prepared for each category based on the aggregate score that is computed as follows:

  Valid GATE Score (this would be the scaled score based on the absolute score obtained by the applicant in GATE-2015 or GATE-2016 examination) 70%
  Personal Interview 30%

Applicants belonging to different categories (GN, OBC, SC, ST, (PH)) will be separately merit listed. The cut offs for different categories will be decided by the committee-in-charge for Ph.D. admissions of the IME department of IIT Kanpur. The approved norms on reservation (OBC: 27%, SC: 15%, ST: 7.5% and PH 3% horizontal across GN, SC, ST and OBC) will be observed. Please check the latest approved norms of eligibility for reservation.

NOTE:

A merit list would be prepared for each category based on the aggregate score that is computed as follows:

  Stages 2 , 3 and 4 processes for GN, OBC and SC&ST applicants will b e conducted independently. These two groups, i.e., GN, OBC and SC&ST will not be compared at any stage during the selection process.
  For each category, a final merit list and a wait list will be prepared.
  At any stage during the admissions process or during the M.Tech. program at IIT Kanpur, if it is found that the candidate has misrepresented, falsified or hidden relevant information, his/her candidature/admission would be summarily rejected and the candidate would have to leave the program if he/she has joined the same and no fee deposited will be refunded.

DPGC Convener, IME Department, IIT Kanpur