Eligibility for GATE Qualified Candidates
Minimum Requirements for M.Tech. Admission:
Candidates qualified in GATE 2012 or GATE 2013
and
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering/Technology/Architecture from educational Institutions approved by AICTE/Government or
- Master's degree in Chemistry / Life Science / Mathematics / Physics / related subjects from educational Institutions approved by UGC/ Government or
- Degrees obtained through Distance Education/Correspondence Mode for the qualifying degree specified in [(i) or (ii)]. The Departments will follow test/interview procedure for screening in such cases.
- 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 15th July 2013,or
- Associate Membership holders of the 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 (AMIM)
- The Indian Institute of Chemical Engineers, including Polymer and Environmental Group (AMIIChemE)
- The Institution of Electronics and Telecommunication Engineers (AMIETE)
Please Note:
The following table (Table 2) shows the eligibility for various qualifying disciplines to various M.Tech. Programmes. Programme vs. eligible disciplines info is available in the subsequent table (Table 3), along with additional requirements.
Table 2: Qualifying Disciplines Vs Eligible Programmes
| Discipline of Qualifying Degree |
Qualifying Discipline Code |
Eligible M.Tech. 2013 Programme Codes (to which applications can be submitted) For details on additional requirements for each programme, refer Table 3 |
| Qualifying Disciplines in Engineering / Technology |
| Aeronautical/Aerospace Engineering | AE | AE1, AM1, AM2, CL1, CS1, MA1, ME1, ME2, ME3, OE1, OE2 | | Agricultural Engineering | AG | CE2, CE4, CL1, CS1 | | Architecture (B.Arch) | AR | CE1, CE6, CL1, CS1 | | Automobile Engineering | AU | AE1, AM1, CL1, CS1, ME1, ME2, ME3 | | Biochemical Engineering | BI | CH1, CL1, CS1 | | Biomedical Engineering | BM | AM2, CL1, CS1, EE4 | | Bio-Technology | BT | CE2, CL1, CS1, MM1 | | Civil Engineering | CE | AE1, AM1, AM2, CE1, CE2, CE3, CE4, CE5, CE6, CL1, CS1, MA1, OE1, OE2, PE1 | | Chemical Engineering | CH | AE1, AM1, AM2, CA1, CE2, CH1, CL1, CS1, MA1, ME1, MM1, NE1, PE1 | | Ceramics | CR | CL1, MM1 | | Computer Science | CS | AE1, AM2, CL1, CS1, MA1, ME3 | | Electronics and Communications Engg. | EC | AE1, AM2, CL1, CS1, EE1, EE2, EE3, EE4, EE5, MA1, ME3, PH1 | | Electrical & Electronics Engineering | EE | AE1, AM2, CL1, CS1, EE1, EE2, EE3, EE4, EE5, MA1, ME3, PH1 | | Energy Engineering | EN | AE1, CL1, CS1, ME1 | | Engineering Physics | EP | CL1, EE1, EE2, EE3, EE4, EE5, PH1 | | Environmental / Environmental and Civil Engg. | EV | CE2, CE4, CH1, CL1, CS1 | | Industrial Engineering | IE | CL1, CS1, ME3 | | Instrumentation | IN | AE1, AM2, CL1, CS1, EE1, EE2, EE3, EE4, EE5, ME3 | | Information Technology | IT | CL1, CS1 | | Mechanical Engineering | ME | AE1, AM1, AM2, CE2, CE4, CL1, CS1, MA1, ME1, ME2, ME3, MM1, NE1, OE1, OE2, PE1 | | Manufacturing Engineering | MF | AE1, CL1, CS1, ME3, MM1 | | Machine Tool Engineering | ML | CL1, CS1, ME3 | | Metallurgical and Materials Engineering | MM | AE1, AM1, AM2, CL1, CS1, MA1, MM1, NE1, PE1, PH1 | | Marine Engineering | MR | CL1, CS1, ME1, OE1, OE2, PE1 | | Naval Architecture | NA | AE1, AM1, CL1, CS1, MA1, ME3, OE1, OE2, PE1 | | Petroleum Engineering | PE | CL1, CS1, ME1, PE1 | | Production and Industrial Engineering | PI | CL1, CS1, ME3 | | Production Engineering | PR | AE1, CL1, CS1, ME3, MM1 | | Other Disciplines in Engg/Technology | ZE | AE1, AM1, AM2, CA1, CE1, CE2, CE3, CE4, CE5, CE6, CH1, CL1, CS1, EE1, EE2, EE3, EE4, EE5, ME1, ME2, ME3, MM1, NE1, OE1, OE2, PE1, PH1 |
| Qualifying Disciplines in Science |
| Chemistry | CY | CA1, CS1, MM1 | | Geology and Geophysics | GG | PE1 | | Mathematics / Applied Mathematics | MA | CS1, MA1 | | M.Sc. Computer Science | MC | CS1 | | Master of Computer Applications | MP | CS1 | | Materials Science | MS | CS1, MM1, PH1 | | Nanotechnology | NT | MM1 | | Operations Research | OR | CS1 | | Physics / Applied Physics | PH | CS1, EE5, MA1, MM1, NE1, PH1 | | Statistics | ST | CS1 | | Masters degree in Life Sciences | ZL | CS1 | | Other Disciplines in Science | ZS | AE1, CA1, CH1, CS1, ME1, ME2, MM1, NE1, PH1 |
Table 3: M.Tech. Programmes Vs Eligible Disciplines (along with additional requirements)
| Programme Code |
Eligible Discipline Codes |
Additional Requirements |
| AE1 | AE, AU, CE, CH, CS, EC, EE, EN, IN, ME, MF, MM, NA, PR, ZE, ZS | GATE Paper must be AE,CE,ME or XE | | AM1 | AE, AU, CE, CH, ME, MM, NA, ZE | GATE Paper must be AE,CE,CH,ME,MT or XE | | AM2 | AE, BM, CE, CH, CS, EC, EE, IN, ME, MM, ZE | GATE Paper must be AE,CE,CH,CS,EC,EE,IN,ME,MT or XE | | CA1 | CH, CY, ZE, ZS | GATE Paper must be CH or CY | | CE1 | AR, CE, ZE | GATE Paper must be CE or AR | | CE2 | AG, BT, CE, CH, EV, ME, ZE | GATE Paper must be AG, BT, CE, CH, ME or XE | | CE3 | CE, ZE | GATE Paper must be CE | | CE4 | AG, CE, EV, ME, ZE | GATE Paper must be AG, CE, ME or XE | | CE5 | CE, ZE | GATE Paper must be CE | | CE6 | AR, CE, ZE | GATE Paper must be CE or AR | | CH1 | BI, CH, EV, ZE, ZS | GATE Paper must be CH | | CL1 | AE, AG, AR, AU, BI, BM, BT, CE, CH, CR, CS, EC, EE, EN, EP, EV, IE, IN, IT, ME, MF, ML, MM, MR, NA, PE, PI, PR, ZE | GATE Paper must be AE, BT, CE, CH, CS, EC, EE, IN, ME, MN, MT, PI, TF or XE | | CS1 | All Disciplines of Qualifying Degree | GATE Paper must be CS | | EE1 | EC, EE, EP, IN, ZE | GATE Paper must be EC | | EE2 | EC, EE, EP, IN, ZE | GATE Paper must be EE | | EE3 | EC, EE, EP, IN, ZE | GATE Paper must be EC | | EE4 | BM, EC, EE, EP, IN, ZE | GATE Paper must be EC,EE or IN | | EE5 | EC, EE, EP, IN, PH, ZE | GATE Paper must be EC, EE, IN or PH | | MA1 | AE, CE, CH, CS, EC, EE, MA, ME, MM, NA, PH | Screening process and suitability test for Associate membership holders of various recognized professional societies | | ME1 | AE, AU, CH, EN, ME, MR, PE, ZE, ZS | Screening process and suitability test for candidates with GATE paper other than ME | | ME2 | AE, AU, ME, ZE, ZS | Screening process and suitability test for candidates with GATE paper other than ME | | ME3 | AE, AU, CS, EC, EE, IE, IN, ME, MF, ML, NA, PI, PR, ZE | Screening process and suitability test for candidates with GATE paper other than ME and PI | | MM1 | BT, CH, CR, CY, ME, MF, MM, MS, NT, PH, PR, ZE, ZS | Screening process and suitability test for GATE Paper other than MT | | NE1 | CH, ME, MM, PH, ZE, ZS | GATE Paper must be CH,ME,MT,PH or XE | | OE1 | AE, CE, ME, MR, NA, ZE | GATE Paper must be other than XL
Screening process and suitability test required for all | | OE2 | AE, CE, ME, MR, NA, ZE | GATE Paper must be other than XL
Screening process and suitability test required for all | | PE1 | CE, CH, GG, ME, MM, MR, NA, PE, ZE | GATE Paper must be CE, CH, GG(with Part B Geophysics), ME, MT or XE | | PH1 | EC, EE, EP, MM, MS, PH, ZE, ZS | |
Further Requirements:
- ZE/ZS candidates must attach a complete list of courses taken by them during their degree programme. They may be considered for admission to the streams relevant to the discipline of their qualifying degree as decided by the M.Tech. Admission Committee. If they are considered, they may have to take suitability test.
- Candidates with GATE score in XE/XL paper must take suitability test for all eligible programmes other than AE1 or CL1.
- Candidates with degrees obtained through Distance Education/Correspondence Mode must take test/interview for all eligible programmes other than AE1, CA1, CH1 and NE1.
- In case of the candidates with additional requirements for ME1, ME2, ME3, MM1, OE1 or OE2 programmes, only the candidates whose GATE score is equal to or higher than the Cut-off, given in the Table below, will be shortlisted and called for Suitability Test. At the time of application process, the candidates shortlisted for Suitability Test will be notified.
| Category |
ME1 |
ME2 |
ME3 |
MM1 |
OE1, OE2 |
| GN |
450 |
400 |
720 |
600 |
450 |
| OBC (NCL) |
405 |
360 |
648 |
540 |
405 |
| SC / ST / PD |
300 |
266 |
480 |
400 |
300 |
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