The online applications will close on April 11, 2016.

The printed application form along with supporting documents and application fee must be received latest by April 13, 2016.

After initial screening, names of the shortlisted candidates (for written test and interview) will be uploaded by April 14, 2016.

List of shortlisted candidates (2016)

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GATE Score cut-off for 2016 M.Tech Admission

For M.Tech Admission

Admission Calendar Admissions to the M.Tech. programme is made during March-May and the session commences in July. The Dean of Academic Affairs notifies the admission calendar each year. Applications are submitted through online portal which becomes active sometime in March. After the scrutiny of all submitted applications, the selected candidates are invited for a written exam and interview to the campus. The candidates who are selected after the written exam and interview are informed through our website and/or a letter.

Guidelines for Admission to External Registration Programme for M.Tech. and Ph.D.

A candidate working in an R & D establishment which is equipped with the necessary research and library facilities may apply for admission to M.Tech. and Ph.D. (Engineering) programmes. Such a candidate must be sponsored by his/her employer and must have been in employment with the sponsoring organization for at least 2 years at the time of admission. A candidate from government (national/state) laboratory or their centers, government organization, public sector unit (PSU), must be sponsored by his/her employer and must have been in employment with the sponsoring organization for at least 1 year at the time of admission. The employer must expressly undertake to pay full salary to the candidate and relieve him/her to stay on the campus to enable the candidate to complete his/her residence requirement.

A candidate applying for admission to the external registration programme must provide detailed information about the research facilities available at his/her organization and a certificate that these would be available to him/her for carrying out research. He/she should also provide the biodata of the prospective supervisor who would supervise the candidate's work at his/her organization.

Guidelines for Admission to Part-Time Programme for M.Tech. and Ph.D.

The Institute also offers part-time postgraduate programmes leading to the M.Tech/Ph.D. degrees for local professionally employed personnel such as working engineers, scientists and teachers who can, while employed, attend regular classes as per schedule of the Institute.

The applicant must be an employee of a recognized organization with at least two years of service at the time of admission and be engaged in professional work in the area to which admission is sought. For an employee of IIT Kanpur (project or regular) with a valid GATE score, requirement of two years of service at the time of seeking admission is waived. An application for the part-time studies forwarded by the employer should be sent to the Convener, DPGC of the department concerned.

Guidelines for admission of sponsored candidates to post-graduate programmes

A candidate who is sponsored by his/her employer and who meets the additional conditions specified below may be admitted through a separate selection committee appointed specifically for the purpose.

A sponsored candidate must have been in service of the sponsoring organization for at least two years at the time of admission. The sponsoring organization must specifically undertake to provide full salary to the candidate and to relieve him/her to pursue the programme for its full duration.

Fulfillment of GATE eligibility requirement may be waived for such candidates. However, the sponsored candidates seeking admission to the M.Tech./M.Des/ Ph.D. programme who have not taken GATE will be called for interview and may in addition be asked to take a written test.