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Admission

  • The online applications will close on April 15, 2015.

  • The printed application form along with supporting documents and application fee must be received latest by April 20, 2015.

  • After initial screening, names of the shortlisted candidates (for written test and interview) will be uploaded by April 24, 2015.

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  • Click here for General Instructions and Accommodation details.



GATE Score cut-off for 2015 M.Tech Admission


Category
GATE Score Cut-off

GN
639

OBC
574

SC/ST
416



For M.Tech Admission

List of shortlisted candidates

Online aplication


Apply Online


Written test and personal interview
May 11, 2015

Venue
IME building, IIT Kanpur


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 the 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.

Process

Admission to M.Tech. Programme, IME Department, IITKanpur for July 2014
(Not applicable to NRI/PIO and foreign applicants)


Eligibility Criteria for applying to the program

1. Valid Score Card of GATE-2014 and/or GATE-2015 and
2.
(a) The applicant must have a bachelors degree in engineering or a masters degree in science with marks/CPI not below the specified minimum (which is 55% or a CPI of 5.5 on a scale of 10.0).

(b) Candidates belonging to the Scheduled Castes/Scheduled Tribes who have passed the basic qualifying degree (bachelor's degree in engineering or a master's degree in science), are eligible to apply irrespective of the marks/CPI and will be considered for admission.

Number of Seats in M. Tech. Programme in IME Department ( May change )

General13
OBC7
SC4
ST2
Total26


Gate Score Cut-off for 2014 (cut-offs for this year may be different)

General635
OBC572
SC/ST407


Note: On line application process is likely to start from 2nd Week of March.

The following stages are involved in the admissions process for the M.Tech. program, IME Department, IIT Kanpur.

STAGE1: Apply if you meet the eligibility criteria

STAGE2: Shortlisting of the applicants

A committee-in-charge for M.Tech admissions will prepare separate short lists for each category based on the following criteria.

For GN and OBC applicants

a) A GATE-2014 or GATE-2015 cut-off score as stipulated by the IME. In case a student applies w ith both the GATE-2014 and GATE-2015 scores, then GATE-2014 score will be considered.
b) Bachelors degree in engineering from any AICTE recognized institute/university, IITs, NITs or IIITs or a master's degree in science.

For SC and ST applicants

a) A GATE-2014 or GATE-2015 cut-off score as stipulated by the IME. In case a student applies with both the GATE-2014 and GATE-2015 scores, then GATE-2014 score w ill be considered.

b) Bachelors degree in engineering from any AICTE recognized institute/university, IITs, NITs or IIITs or a master's degree in science.

STAGE3: Written test and Personal Interview

(a) Written aptitude test will be conducted for all the short listed applicants. Only those candidates whose satisfy the written test cut-off will qualify to appear for the personal interview. Cut-off marks would be different for each category.
(b) A committee-in-charge for M.Tech admissions will conduct the personal interview to evaluate the suitability of the candidate for the program based on academic background of the applicant, his/her general academic proficiency, etc.

STAGE4: Merit List Preparation

A merit list would be prepared for each category b ase d on the aggregate score that is computed as follows:

(a) 70% weightage: Valid GATE Score (this would be the scaled score based on the absolute score obtained by the applicant in GATE-2014 or GATE-2015 examination).
(b) 30% weightage: Personal Interview
Applicants belonging to different categories (GN, OBC, SC, ST, (PH)) will be separately merit listed. The cut-off marks for different categories will be decided by the committee-in-charge for M.Tech admissions. The applicable norms on reservation (OBC: 27%, SC: 15%, ST: 7.5% and PH 3% horizontal across GN, SC, ST and OBC) will be observed. Please check the latest applicable norms of eligibilityforreservation.

Note

A merit list would be prepared for each category based on the aggregate score that is computed as follows:

1) Stages 2 , 3 and 4 processes for GN, OBC and SC&ST applicants will b e conducted independently. These two groups, i.e., GN, OBC and SC&ST will not be compared at any stage during the selection process.
2) For each category, a final merit list and a wait list will be prepared.
3) At any stage during the admissions process or during the M.Tech. program at IIT Kanpur, if it is found that the candidate has misrepresented, falsified or hidden relevant information, his/her candidature/admission would be summarily rejected and the candidate would have to leave the program if he/she has joined the same and no fee deposited will be refunded.




DPGC Convener, IME Department, IIT Kanpur

FAQ

How many seats are there in IME MTech course?


There are 26 seats in the program. The reservation of seats is in accordance with the central government rules.


Which streams of B.Tech. / B.E. can apply for this program?


This is an interdisciplinary program; any student who has a valid GATE score in any stream can apply.


What is the selection procedure after I get a call letter from IME department?


You have to appear for a written test and then selected student will appear for interview.


What will be the syllabus for written exam?


The objective written test mainly consists of quantitative aptitude, reasoning and English language.


I have not received any confirmation for my draft submission which I have sent by post. What should I do?


You can contact IME office.



What are the format of SC/ST, OBC and Person with disabilty certificates?

Pertinent information for reserved category candidates called for written test: Please note that IIT- Kanpur employs a centralized standard format of certificate for reserved category students. Those students who have applied in the reserved category (SC/ST/OBC/PD), should bring with them the appropriate certificate in that prescribed format when they come for the written test.

Click here for SC/ST Format

Click here here for OBC format

Click here here for PD format



How to reach IIT Kanpur?

Click here for important instructions.

 

 


Contact Information

Convener DPGC,
Department of Industrial and Management Engineering,
Indian Institute of Technology,
Kanpur - 208016
Ph: 0512-2597376

Contact us

PG Admissions Coordinator


Phone- 0512-2597376

Email- imepg_adm@iitk.ac.in

Note: Use "MTech: ..." as the subject of your email.










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