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Valid GATE qualification either in Mechanical Engineering (ME)/ Production and Industrial (PI) Engineering 

International applicants - Valid score of TOEFL/ IELTS or equivalent, a statement of purpose, letters of recommendation, and an interview (in-person or over video conference)

Common Admission for M.Tech Fulltime Program (for scholarship seats) by NIT Surat: Admission for GATE qualified candidates will be done through  CCMT coordinated by NIT Surat. The seats are allotted based on the GATE  score.

Admission for M.Tech (Non-scholarship), M.Tech (Sponsored seats), M.Tech (Research): The admission for M.Tech (Non-scholarship), M.Tech (Sponsored Seats), M.Tech (Research) is done by NITK Surathkal. 

M.Tech. (Non-Scholarship): The non-scholarship seats for the M.Tech program are the vacant seats existing in the scholarship category seats.  Selection of candidates for admission will be based on academic performance in the qualifying examination or/and written aptitude test or/and Interview etc as decided by the DPGC of the Concerned Department offering the programme to be advertised in the Institute website later after completion of CCMT.

M.Tech. (Sponsored): Selection of candidates for admission will be based upon academic performance in qualifying examination or/and written aptitude test or/and Interview etc as decided by the DPGC of the Concerned Department offering the programme. The candidates must have a minimum of two years of full-time work experience in the sponsoring organization after completion of a qualifying degree.

M.Tech. (Research): Selection of candidates for admission will be based upon GATE score or in some of the programmes selection will be based on at least 70% weightage to GATE score and the remaining 30% weightage to academic performance in qualifying examination or/and written aptitude test or/and Interview etc as decided by the DPGC of the Concerned Department offering the programme.

Four-year Bachelor’s degree or five-year integrated degree with first division (as defined by the awarding Institute/University for Indian applicants and equivalent for International applicants) in Mechanical/ Production/ Industrial/ Manufacturing, Materials and Metallurgy/ Mechatronics/ Automobile Engineering.

• For a candidate to be eligible for M.Tech.programme:
• Must have a valid GATE Score
• In qualifying degree, the candidates should have passed and secured at least 6.5 CGPA (on a 10-point scale) or 60% for OC/OB, whereas 6.0 CGPA (on a 10-point scale) or 55% in case of SC/ST/PwD candidates.