IIT Madras Admissions M.Tech. 2020

About the Admission

The four-semester M.Tech. Programmes offered in various Disciplines and Programmes by different departments of the institute are based on the credit system and provide a student with a wide choice of courses. Each Programme comprises several core and elective courses and project work. These Programmes, along with the number of seats available, are indicated in Table 1. Further details of the Disciplines/ Programmes offered by the respective departments are given in Section 3 – Programme Highlights. Apart from these, User Oriented M.Tech. Programmes (UOP) are also offered by certain departments to meet specific requirement of industries. Details of these Programmes are available in Section 4 of this brochure. Each Discipline/ Programme in a department has a faculty advisor to help the students in the choice of academic options for elective courses. Students may be permitted to do their project work in industries and other approved organizations. Students are also encouraged to participate in the research and development projects undertaken by the faculty through the Industrial Consultancy and Sponsored Research (IC & SR; see also Section 6).

2.5 Who can Apply?

A) GATE qualified candidates
B) IIT Graduates with B.Tech. Degree
C) 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 or from Government/ Public Sector Undertakings
D) QIP candidates
E) UOP candidates of various organizations/industries as per the MoU (Memorandum of
Understanding) with the Institute
F) Defense sponsored candidates
The minimum requirement and admission procedure are different for different categories (A to F) and are given in Section 2.7. Candidates should contact the appropriate office for details as per the addresses listed in Section 2.6. Candidates belonging to categories C to F cannot apply through M.Tech Application Portal (MAP).

Minimum Eligibility

A. FOR GATE QUALIFIED CANDIDATES
(Also, see Section 2.9.1)
Candidates qualified in GATE 2018, GATE 2019 or GATE 2020 and satisfying any one of the following:

i. Bachelor‟s degree in Engineering/ Technology/ Architecture from educational Institutions approved by AICTE/ Government*
ii. Master‟s degree in Chemistry/ Life Sciences/ Mathematics/ Physics related subjects from educational Institutions approved by UGC/ Government*
iii. Degrees obtained through Distance Education/ Correspondence Mode for the
qualifying degree specified in [(i) or (ii)]. The Departments will follow suitability test/
interview procedure for screening in such cases.
iv. Candidates yet to appear or have appeared in the final examination for the
qualifying degree specified in [(i) or (ii)] and whose results are likely to be declared by July 15, 2020.
v. Associate Membership holders of professional bodies for admission into their parent disciplines from the following:
 The Institution of Engineers (India) (AMIE)
 The Aeronautical Society of India (AMAeSI) (eligible only for aerodynamics, structures and propulsions streams)
 The Indian Institute of Metals (AMIIM)
 The Indian Institute of Chemical Engineers, including Polymer and Environmental Group (AMIIChemE)
 The Institution of Electronics and Telecommunication Engineers (AMIETE)

* If the degree is issued by a university in countries other than India, the degree must be recognized by Association of Indian Universities (AIU)/ Commonwealth Universities/ International Association of Universities (IAU) as equivalent to the corresponding Indian Degrees/ Certificates. Additional requirements of GRE/ TOEFL may be required.

Application Timeline

Opening Date : 21 March, 2020

Closing Date : 15 April, 2020 (23:59 hrs)

IMPORTANT DATES

Opening of Website for ONLINE applications 20.03.2020 (Friday).
Closing of Website for ONLINE applications 15.04.2020 (Wednesday) 23:59 hrs.
Suitability Test/ Interview for relevant candidates (Refer Table 3 as well as Table 3.1) 25.04.2020 (Saturday)
Date of reporting for admission 20.07.2020 (Monday)
Date for Additional Round(s) after the Admission Day (only if there are any unfilled seats) 21.07.2020 (Tuesday) / 22.07.2020 (Wednesday)
Photo session and Workflow enrolment 23.07.2020 (Thursday)
Orientation Programme, 24.07.2020 (Friday)
Commencement of Classes 27.07.2020 (Monday)

FOR SPONSORED & OTHER CATEGORY CANDIDATES

M.Tech. sponsored application portal opens 20.03.2020 (Friday) 11:00 hrs.
Portal closes on the given last date at 23.59 hrs. 15.04.2020 (Wednesday) 23:59 hrs.
Written Test and/or Interview for sponsored candidates 05.06.2020 (Friday) 06.06.2019 (Saturday)
Date of reporting for admission 21.07.2020 (Tuesday)
Photo session and Workflow enrolment 23.07.2020 (Thursday)
Orientation Programme, Photo session and Workflow enrolment 24.07.2020 (Friday)
Commencement of Classes 27.07.2020 (Monday)

ADDRESS FOR CORRESPONDENCE

GATE QUALIFIED CANDIDATES & IIT
GRADUATES
The Chairman
M.Tech. Admission Committee
GATE Office, IIT Madras,
Chennai 600036
Telephone : (044) 2257 8200/8205
Fax : (044) 2257 8204
Email : mtechadm@iitm.ac.in
Website : http://mtechadm.iitm.ac.in

For more details refer the Official Website : http://mtechadm.iitm.ac.in/

Information Document