Can you tell me about the Admission Requirement and Procedures for Masters of Technology (M.Tech.) programme offered by Department of Computer Science and Engineering, IIT Hyderabad?

The details of the Admission Requirement and Procedures for Masters of Technology (M.Tech.) programme offered by Department of Computer Science and Engineering, IIT Hyderabad are as follows:


Admission Requirement and Procedures

Admission into the M.Tech program offered by Department of Computer Science and Engineering, IIT Hyderabad is solicited in two categories for the January admission:

3-year M. Tech with Research/Project Assistantship (RA)
Sponsored M. Tech (2-year/3-year), where the candidate’s employer sponsors the expenses for the program


The intake for 2-year M. Tech happens only once a year (for the July session), while the intake for the 3-year M Tech and the Sponsored M Tech typically happens twice a year (for the July and January sessions).


Admission to both programs is based on an entrance exam followed by interviews for shortlisted candidates. Interviews test the candidates on standard topics in a Computer Science syllabus (data structures, programming, probability, linear algebra, theory of computation, algorithms, networking, OS, DBMS, etc).


Valid GATE scores are required for 3-year M.Tech program, but not mandatory for the Sponsored category.


Students in the 3-year M.Tech program complete the same coursework as 2-year M.Tech students, but are also involved in sponsored research projects and get sufficient time in each semester to work on research.


The department also has the provision for students in the M.Tech programme to convert to Ph.D during the course of the programme.


As an exception to the admissions, B. Tech/MSc/ MS/MCA students from IITs and IISc with a CPI of at least 8.0 (7.5 for SC/ST candidates) will be granted a waiver from GATE requirement. However, one will have to appear for a written test and interview, where one will be tested on programming skills and knowledge of basic CS subjects.


One in the Sponsored M. Tech programme category must be a regular employee of the sponsoring organization with minimum 2 years of professional experience in the respective field. One must bring a letter during the interview confirming the employer’s agreement to sponsoring the programme for the candidate.


Prior research exposure and/or industry experience are also considered while selecting candidates in the sponsored and 3-year (RA) categories.


One still to appear in the qualifying degree exams may also apply, provided appear in all the qualifying degree exams and complete all requirements for the degrees at least a month before the joining semester. If selected, such candidates are admitted provisionally and will have to furnish the results of the qualifying degree exams on joining. Further, one must fulfil the minimum requirements of marks/CPI, and other conditions. Failure to fulfil any of these requirements shall automatically result in cancellation of admission.


One still to appear in the qualifying degree exams may also apply, provided appear in all the qualifying degree exams and complete all requirements for their degrees at least a month before the joining semester. If selected, one is admitted provisionally and will have to furnish the results of their qualifying degree exams on joining. Further, one must fulfil the minimum requirements of marks/CPI, and other conditions. Failure to fulfil any of these requirements shall automatically result in cancellation of admission.


The department reserves the right to set any cut off criteria for shortlisting the candidates.


The shortlisted candidates will be called for exam/interview as required. The department has the right not to select any if appropriate candidates are not found.