IIT Kharagpur MTech Admission 2024 (Open): Registration (Open), Dates, Cutoff, Fees, Eligibility, Placement

IIT Kharagpur MTech admissions are based on GATE Score followed by COAP counselling. The last date to apply for IIT Kharagpur MTech program is April 16, 2024. IIT Kharagpur offers an MTech program in 54 different specialisations for 2 years. The overall GATE cutoff 2023 for IIT Kharagpur MTech program ranges between 353-733 marks for the general category. 

Candidates having IIT BTech degrees with a minimum 8.0 CGPA are free from taking the GATE exam. Besides this, IIT Kharagpur also grants admission to sponsored students with 2 years of working experience for its MTech program. To apply for the IIT Kharagpur MTech course, candidates must visit the institute’s official website only after qualifying the GATE examination. 

IIT Kharagpur MTech Eligibility 

• Candidates must have a Bachelor's Degree in Engineering/Technology/Architecture/M.Sc or equivalent professional degrees (AMIE etc.) with minimum aggregate marks of 60% (55% for SC/ST/PwD).
• Final year students who are awaiting their results can also apply.
• The students must have a valid score in GATE.

IIT Kharagpur MTech Admission Criteria

The candidates for MTech courses are selected based on either GATE Score only or GATE Score (70 % weightage) and a personal interview (30 % weightage) for some of the specializations. The personal interview is conducted at IIT Kharagpur only. Candidates who qualify GATE exam have to appear for COAP (Common Offer Acceptance Portal).

For candidates, who apply without GATE scores, IIT Kharagpur gives direct admission in the following manner:

• IIT BTech degrees: Graduates with 8.0 CGPA in BTech from an IIT are eligible to apply without GATE scores.
• Sponsored candidates: Candidates who are working in any organization and have 2 years of working experience can apply for the program. The candidate must submit a No Objection certificate from the organization.

IIT Kharagpur GATE Cutoff 2024(Expected)

GATE 2024 qualifying cutoff is the minimum mark required to register for the COAP 2023 counselling. There is a difference between the admission cutoff of the institute and minimum cutoff required for participation in the admission process/ counselling. Given below are the minimum cutoff marks that a candidate must score to qualify the GATE examination and register for the corresponding counselling process.

IIT Kharagpur offers accepts GATE Scores of the Candidates for admission to IIT Kharagpur M.Tech Program. Candidates can check the past year M.Tech Cutoff for IIT Kharagpur in the table below. .

Check: IIT Kharagpur MTech Cutoff

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IIT Kharagpur Admission 2024: How to Apply?

IIT Kharagpur MTech Applications can be filled on the official website by visiting https://gateoffice.iitkgp.ac.in/. Furthermore, the application process for COAP counselling can be filled online by following the given steps:

• The candidates can successfully apply for GATE COAP 2024 by simply following the below:

  Step 1: Visit the official website of COAP and click on the registration link.

  Step 2: Fill in details such as their GATE Registration Number, GATE Paper Code, GATE score, date of birth.

  Step 3: Click on the “Validate” icon and enter the registered email id and mobile number.

  Step 4:Click on the “Submit to Register” button.

  Step 5: After the registration is successfully done for COAP 2024, the candidates will obtain a Login ID and Password for COAP Login. The same will be sent via Email and SMS.

  Step 6: The COAP registration will only be considered as complete only if the candidates log in using the Login ID and Password and verify the registration details.

  Step 7: After the completion of the above-given steps, the candidate can access the information on offers made from the participating Institutes.

  Step 8: In the end, the admission offer will be uploaded at COAP website and will be tagged with COAP registration number (same as GATE registration number without subject code).

Details Required to Enter in COAP Registration

• The following are the details that have to be filled by the candidate at the time of registration.

• Candidate’s name
• Candidate mobile number
• Email ID
• Gate score
• GATE registration number
• GATE paper code
• Date of Birth
• Scorecard of GATE
• List of IITs and IISc in which you wish to apply for
• A valid Email ID
• An active Mobile Number

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