IIT Kanpur MTech admissions are based on GATE Score followed by COAP counselling. For IIT Kanpur MTech Admission 2024, GATE Registrations are over. The admit cards will be released on January 03, 2024.

IIT Kanpur offers MTech program for a duration of 2 years divided into 4 semesters. The program is offered in 17 specializations and admissions are based on GATE Score. The final seat allocation will be done as per the COAP 2024 counselling and seat allocation. For the year 2023, IIT Kanpur has undergone a total 10 rounds of COAP counselling. The cutoff by marks for IIT Kanpur MTech Photonics for the general category remained 741. 

IIT Kanpur also offers MTech students a mandatory summer internship for a period of 2-3 months at the end of the first year. IIT Kanpur MTech students are also required to do a year-long thesis work to get a good grasp on their chosen subjects. 

IIT Kanpur MTech Admission Dates 2024

Particulars Date
GATE Online Application Process Opens  August 30, 2023
Modifications in GATE 2024 Application November 07 - November 11, 2023
Availability of GATE Admit cards for download January 03, 2024
GATE 2024 Examinations February 03, 04 , 10 and 11 , 2024
Candidate's response available in Application portal February 16, 2024
Answer keys available on Application portal February 21, 2024
Submission of challenges by candidates on Answer Keys February 22 to February 25, 2024
Announcement of Results for GATE 2024 March 16, 2024
Availability of Score Card for download by candidates March 23, 2024

IIT Kanpur MTech Eligibility Criteria

  • Candidates that are willing to seek admission in M. Tech program at IIT Kanpur should have a bachelor’s degree in engineering or science (4-years program) or a master’s degree in science with marks or CPI not below 6.5 on a 10-point scale.
  • A valid GATE score is required for seeking admission here for regular candidates (non-sponsored). Students belonging to B. Tech. or BS program from IITs with a minimum CPI of 6.5 and a minimum CPI of 8.0 in the 7th and 8th semesters.
  • Candidates belonging to the Scheduled Castes/ Scheduled Tribes groups who have passed the basic degree program only are also eligible to apply for this program irrespective of their merit.
  • There are around 09 specializations, each specialization holds different eligibility criteria. 

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IIT Kanpur MTech Admission 

Admissions for the MTech programs are entrance-based. The admission details and notice will be displayed to students who qualify GATE through the Common Offer Acceptance Portal (COAP). Check GATE IIT Counselling. Steps to apply are as follows:

  • Students need to register at the COAP portal to view and accept their respective offers. 
  • The COAP registrations are free of cost. 
  • Aspirants must download the COAP 2023 information brochure and follow the guidelines mentioned at http://coap.iitm.ac.in for participation. 
  • The COAP registration number is mandatory for candidates to seek admission at IIT Kanpur.
  • The application fee is INR 400 for general candidates, whereas, for candidates who belong to SC, ST, OBC minority groups have to pay INR 200 as an application fee. Foreign students need not pay any application fees.
  • Candidates belonging to India have to apply through online mode only. Foreign candidates can apply through offline mode as well.

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IIT Kanpur MTech Cutoff 2023-24

IIT Kanpur Cutoff for M.Tech Program is based on the GATE Score of the Candidates. The Admission to the M.Tech Program at IIT Kanpur M.Tech is Based on the COAP Counselling. A total of 8 rounds of COAP Offers have been released by IIT Kanpur in the year 2023. Candidates can check the IIT Kanpur Cutoff for the M.Tech Program for the years 2023, and 2022 below.

Courses General (2023) General (2022)
M.Tech Power Engineering 731 663
M.Tech Photonics 741 712
M.Tech RF and Microwave Engineering 754 716
M.Tech Control & Automation 822 754
M.Tech VLSI & Micro-Electronics 845 762

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GATE 2024 COAP Registration Process

After passing the GATE entrance exam, candidates are to register for the COAP counseling process to secure their admission into IITs, NITs, and other participating institutes. COAP provides a common platform for the registered candidates to make the most preferred choice for admission into an MTech Program in the participating Institutes. 

Eligibility Criteria to Register for COAP 2024

  1. The candidate must be a citizen of India.
  2. Candidates should have a valid GATE score from 2024/2023/2022.

GATE 2024 COAP Step by Step Registration Process:

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

Step 1: Visit the official website of COAP @ coap.iitd.ac. 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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IIT Kanpur MTech Course Details

  • MTech at IIT Kanpur is a blended industrial engineering and management science to its students.
  • There is a well-defined structure of course work and a year-long thesis work, in turn providing an in-depth knowledge of concepts to students. 
  • The intermediate summer internships are used for practical project work in management. 
  • The program concentrates on acquiring expertise in Analytics and Operations domains. 
  • It comprises distinct topics from both the management and engineering criteria to which the students are exposed like Statistical modeling, improvement of productivity, quality and profitability in the manufacturing sector, supply chain management and application of optimization techniques and Business Intelligence tools in economics, finance, marketing and IT.

IIT Kanpur MTech Course Curriculum: 

Operations Operations Research For Management, Advanced Decision Models, Supply Chain Management, Design Of Production Systems, Operations Management, Total Quality Management, Project Management
Management Financial Engineering, Financial Modelling, Simulation And Optimization, Human Resources Management, Business Process Management, Business Management Using Cloud, Software Project Management 
Analytics Probability And Statistics, Statistical Modeling For Business Analytics, Data Mining And Knowledge Discovery, Big Data For Management, Marketing Research, Advanced Statistical Methods For Business Analytics, Introduction To Stochastic Processes, Economic Analysis For Management, Introduction To Game Theory 
Computing Computer-Aided Decision Support Systems, Introduction To Computing
Tools and Software PYTHON, R, JAVA, SPSS, SAS, GAMS, POM-QM, PHP, SQL, Hadoop

IIT Kanpur MTech Courses

Aerospace Engineering Industrial and Management Engineering Chemical Engineering
Electrical Engineering Earth System Science and Technology Civil Engineering
Computer Science and Engineering Biological Sciences and Bio-Engineering Mechanical Enginering
Nuclear Engineering Material Science and Engineering Photonics Science and Engineering
Unmanned Aerial Systems Engineering Cybersecurity Cognitive Systems
Earth Sciences Sustainable Energy Engineering Space Science and Astronomy

Summer Internship: 

The 2-year MTech program requires students to do a compulsory summer internship at the end of the first year between May-July for a period of two to three months. To fulfil to the expanding industry needs most of the students to do an internship in the field of Data & Business Analytics, Operations and Finance. 

Thesis: 

One year-long thesis work is aimed at providing means to get deeper knowledge in the field of interest. The following table describes MTech in the 2nd year study structure, including thesis submissions:

Residential Requirements 4 Semesters
Core-Courses

Probability & Statistics
Operations Research
Introduction to Computing
Elective-Courses 06
Seminar Courses Every Semester (0 Credit) Attendance is Compulsory
Thesis Submission Towards the end of the 4th Semester
Thesis Defence Committee approved by SPGC, Chairman
Summer Training During Summer Break, after 2nd Semester

Thesis cover extensive areas of Supply Chain Management, analytics, industrial engineering and management science such as Market Basket Analysis, ERP, Heuristic development, NLP, Recommender Systems, Financial Analytics, Optimization, and simulation of business systems. 

IIT Kanpur MTech Fees 2023-24

The table mentioned below shows the fee structure charged by IITK for its MTech program. Also, the following fee structure is valid to only general category students. Additionally, students belonging to SC/ST/PwD category (excluding sponsored/part-time) are offered full tuition fee waivers.A detailed fees for the MTech program is gven in the table below:

Particulars Amount in INR
One-time Payment (at the time of admission) 2,950
Semester Fee 4,625
Mess Establishment Charges 13,350
Tuition Fee 5,000
Payable at the time of admission (Refundable)
Institute Caution Money 1,000
Library Caution Money 1,000
Institute Amenities Security Deposit 5,000
Hostel Caution Money 10,000
Total Fees (Semester 1) 42,925

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IIT Kanpur MTech Course FAQs

Ques. Which other entrance exams are permitted other than GATE for MTech at IIT Kanpur?

Ans. Other than GATE; there are a couple of entrance exams namely AP PGECET, OJEE, TANCET, BHU, PET, UPSEE, etc. that one can qualify to seek admission here.

Ques. Can a commerce graduate apply for MTech at IIT Kanpur?

Ans. Yes, a commerce graduate can opt for a computer science specialization in M. Tech. They need to qualify for the GATE entrance exam to seek admission.

Ques. Can I apply for admission to MTech at IIT Kanpur without GATE scores?

Ans. GATE is an important factor to decide who bags the seat, hence it is mandatory for MTech. aspirants to appear and qualify for the GATE entrance test.

Ques. Is MTech at IIT Kanpur offered in online mode?

Ans. No, M. Tech. course available through online mode. All programs are full-time and on-campus.