IIT KHARAGPUR, KHARAGPUR 721 302

Admission to M.Tech and MCP 2008-2009 IIT KHARAGPUR

Admission to M.Tech and MCP 2008-2009

Applications are invited for admission to the four semester Master of Technology (M.Tech) and Master of City Planning (MCP) Programmes in the following disciplines (specializations given in brackets):
Aerospace Engg. (Aerospace Engg.); Agricultural & Food Engg. (Farm Machinery & Power, Soil & Water Conservation Engg., Dairy & Food Engg., Applied Botany, Water Resources Development & Management, Aquacultural Engg., Agricultural Systems & Management, Post Harvest Engg.); Architecture & Regional Planning (City Planning); Biotechnology (Biotechnology & Biochemical Engg.); Chemical Engg. (Chemical Engg.); Civil Engg. (Hydraulic & Water Resource Engg., Transportation Engg., Environmental Engg. & Management, Geotechnical Engg., Structural Engg.); Computer Science & Engg. (Computer Science & Engg.); Educational Technology (Media and Sound Engineering); Electrical Engg. (Machine Drives & Power Electronics Control System Engg., Power System Engg., Instrumentation); Electronics & electrical Communication Engg. (Microelectronics & VLSI Design, RF & Microwave Engg., Telecommunication Systems Engg., Visual Information & Embedded Systems Engg.); Geology & Geophysics (Earth & Environmental Sciences, Computational Seismology); Humanities & Social Sciences (Human Resource Development & Management); Industrial Engg. & Management (Industrial Engg. & Management); Information Technology (Information Technology); Mathematics (Computer Science & Data Processing); Medical Science & Technology (Medical Imaging and Image Analysis); Mechanical Engg. (Manufacturing Science & Engg., Thermal Science & Engg., Mechanical Systems Design, Mechanical Systems Dynamics & Control); Metallurgical & Materials Engg. (Metallurgical & Materials Engg.); Mining Engg. (Mining Engg.); Ocean Engg. & Naval Architecture (Ocean Engg. & Naval Architecture); Ocean, Rivers, Atmosphere & Land Sciences (Earth System Science and Technology); Physics & Meteorology (Solid State Technology); Cryogenic Engg. (Cryogenic Engg.); Materials Science (Materials Science & Engg.); Reliability Engg. (Reliability Engg.); Rubber Technology (Rubber Technology).

Note: Some new M.Tech Programmes in emerging areas of technology are likely to be introduced during the academic session 2008-2009. Details of these new programmes will be made available at http://gate.iitkgp.ac.in.mtech in due course. Applicants are advised to visit the above website at regular intervals.

ELIGIBILITY: B.Tech/BE/B.Arch/B.Pharm/M.Sc. or equivalent degree (qualifications obtained through examinations conducted by professional societies recognized by UPSC/AICTE, e.g. AMIE) with a valid GATE score. NET qualified applicants could be eligible for admission to MCP (visit http://gate.iitkgp.ac.in/mtech for details). Seats are reserved for SC/ST candidates and persons with disability as per Govt. of India rules. Reservation for OBC candidates would be implemented as and when government orders for the same are issued.

SELECTION: Except for sponsored candidates, selection is strictly based on GATE score. However, applicants with professional qualifications, those with XE/XL paper in GATE, and sponsored applicants with professional qualifications, those with XE/XL paper in GATE, and sponsored candidates who are short-listed, need to qualify through an interview and/or a test.

SPONSORED CANDIDATES: An applicant employed in an industry or any other recognized organization/institution with at least two years of experience will be eligible for admission to the M.Tech/MCP provided the applicant is sponsored by the employer. The applicant should have scored at least 60% marks or equivalent CGPA (55% marks or equivalent CGPA for Master’s degree holders in Arts or Social Science subjects) in the qualifying degree examination. For sponsored applicants GATE score is not mandatory and they are not eligible for assistantship.

ASSISTANTSHIP: Applicants admitted on the basis of GATE score are eligible for assistantship of Rs.5000/- per month.

APPLICATION FEE: The application fee is Rs.300/- (Rs.150 for SC/ST Candidates)

APPLICATION PROCEDURE: Application for M.Tech/MCP programmes is to be submitted only by an ONLINE process (Internet based by accessing the website gate.iitkgp.ac.in.mtech from 27 March 2008 to 27 April 2008. The candidate should first pay the Application Fee by obtaining a Demand Draft drawn in favour of IIT Kharagpur on any nationalized bank payable at Kharagpur, West Bengal. The draft details are required while filling up the ONLINE application form. Candidates are required to take a print of the ONLINE application form after successful submission of data. The printed form, with candidate’s signature and photograph pasted at appropriate place and the Demand Draft must be sent by speed post so as to reach by 30 April 2008 to The Chairman, GATE, IIT Kharagpur, Kharagpur 721302.

IMPORTANT DATES
Commencement of ONLINE Application Form submission: 27 March 2008 (Thursday)
Last Date for submission of ONLINE Application Form (Website Closure): 27 April 2008 (Sunday)
Last Date for receipt of completed ONLINE Application Form at the GATE office: 30 April 2008 (Wednesday)

Chairman, M.Tech/MCP Admissions Committee 2008