M.Tech. Admissions 2025

• All Indian national candidates (both GATE and Non-GATE) must apply through the admission portal available at the IIT Kanpur website https://iitk.ac.in/doaa/pgadmission/index.php.
• Applicants must possess a B.Tech. degree in any discipline with a minimum CPI of 5.5/10 or 55% marks. Please refer to the PG manual posted on the DoAA website for detailed eligibility criteria.
• Department of Management Sciences (DoMS) accepts GATE scores from any stream for admission to the M.Tech. program. GATE scores are valid for 3 years. Candidates who took GATE in 2023, 2024, or 2025 are eligible to apply.
• The GATE score requirement is waived for B.Tech. graduates from IITs with a minimum overall CPI of 6.5 and at least 8.0 CPI in the last two years of the B.Tech. program.
• All shortlisted Indian national candidates must appear for a written test and interview for their application to be considered further.
• The written test and interview will be conducted on 03 May 2025 (Saturday) at the IIT Kanpur campus. Written exam will assess quantitative aptitude (basic Mathematics up to class 12), logical reasoning and basic English language skills. A sample question paper for the written test is available here.
• All Indian national applicants must accept or reject the admission offer through the Common Offer Acceptance Portal (COAP) (https://gate.iisc.ac.in/coap2025/).
• Foreign national applicants should refer to https://www.iitk.ac.in/doaa/pgadmission/foreign-students.php for details on the admission process.