Compare IIT Hyderabad vs IIT Kanpur

Admissions are on the basis of GATE score and personal interview.

Through Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE). The examination is usually announced in the month of August and held in February across the country. Sponsored candidates from the industries as well as research organizations with appropriate experience need not have qualified GATE.

For the MHRD Mode, the table below shows the eligibility for different M.Tech programs based on your B.Tech degree and GATE specialization:

• B.Tech/B.E - Mechanical, Aerospace/Aeronautical, Automobile, Production, Manufacturing
• GATE (specialization) - ME, AE and PI.

For the IIT B.Tech Mode, Project Mode and the Self Sponsored Mode, please refer to the table below for eligibility in different M.Tech streams: 

• B.Tech/B.E - Mechanical, Aerospace/Aeronautical, Automobile, Production, Manufacturing.
• Eligible Stream - Mechanical, Aerospace/Aeronautical, Automobile, Production, Manufacturing.

• A bachelor's degree in engineering or science (4 year programme) or a master's degree in science with marks/CPI not below the specified minimum.
• A valid GATE score is required for admission to the M.Tech. programme in the case of regular (non-sponsored) candidates. The requirement of GATE score is waived off for the candidates with the B.Tech/B.S (Four Year) degree from IITs with a minimum overall CPI of 6.5 and a minimum CPI of 8.0 in the last two years in B.Tech/B.S (Four Year).