MTech: Courses, Entrance Exam, Admissions, Colleges, Eligibility and Fees

Ankita Rakshit

MTech (Master of Technology) is 2-year program offered in Full time, part time, sponsored, Online, for staff, and Research modes. The program is offered at postgraduate level by more than 3000 colleges. Highly reputed colleges require GATE scores for admission to the MTech program.  However, some Institutions/ University such as VIT University, GGSIPU, SRM University, etc. may offer direct admission. In the case of direct MTech admissions, the merit of BTech degree will be considered.  

 The application process for GATE starts in August every year and the college-wise admissions take place in July- August in the following year. The most popular MTech courses in India are CSE, Civil Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, VLSI, Mechanical Engineering, Electronics and Communication Engineering. Furthermore, specializations like Data Science and Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Cyber Security are also gathering much needed attention from the MTech aspirants. 

The fees for MTech program in India ranges from 1 lakh to 6 lakhs for 2 years depending on your chosen college. The cutoff of top tier colleges like IIT Kharagpur or IIT Delhi ranges from 800 to 400. While, for NITs or IIITs the GATE cutoff for 789 to 350, again depending on your chosen college and stream. However, admissions to these colleges are subjective to university/ college counselling.  

For NITs, IIITs, GFTIs you need to apply via CCMT 2025 counselling. IITs MTech admissions are based on COAP counselling. The state colleges/ University have their separate state level counseling. For Maharashtra colleges, MHT CET Counselling is conducted and for AKTU colleges UPTAC counseling is conducted.  

 

Why MTech? 

Students study MTech after BTech to get better career prospects with handsome salary packages. Here given below the popular reasons for studying MTech courses: 

  •  The market size of IT sectors in India is expected to attain an annual growth rate of 10.49% in the next 5 years. 
  • MTech graduates get jobs in top companies like EY, Google, Microsoft, Oracle etc. 
  • Graduates with years of experience can earn up to INR 49 lakh per year after seeking an MTech degree. 
  • After completing the program, you can apply via job portals like Naukri, LinkedIn etc. In Naukri, you can find 18,696 MTech jobs and LinkedIn has over 2,000 jobs for recent graduates. 

 

Top Specializations of MTech in India  

MTech is a postgraduate engineering program for 2 years. The program is based on various specializations like computer science, data science, biotechnology etc. The table below states the popular specialization courses of MTech: 

List of MTech Specializations 

MTech in Computer Science and Engineering   

MTech in Environmental Engineering 

MTech in Civil Engineering 

MTech in Biomedical Engineering 

MTech in Marine Engineering 

MTech in Industrial and Production Engineering 

MTech in Mechatronics 

MTech in Structural Engineering 

MTech in Cyber Security 

MTech in Mechanical Engineering 

MTech Thermal and Fluid Engineering 

MTech in Electrical Engineering 

MTech in Mining Engineering 

MTech in Data Science 

MTech in Aerospace Engineering 

MTech in Chemical Engineering 

MTech in Data Analytics 

MTech in Software Engineering 

MTech in Biotechnology 

MTech in Artificial Intelligence 

M Tech in Design Engineering 

MTech in Automotive Engineering 

MTech in Robotics Engineering 

MTech in Telecommunications System Engineering 

MTech in Petroleum Engineering 

MTech in Aeronautical Engineering 

Top MTech Colleges in India 

You can apply to government colleges like IIT Madras, IIT Bombay and BHU with good GATE scores of around 400-800. The course fees for best MTech colleges in India varies from INR 20,000-4.48 lakhs. The table below states the fees for the top MTech colleges in India: 

NIRF Ranking 

Top Colleges 

Entrance Exam Accepted 

Course Fees 

IIT Madras 

GATE 

INR 1 lakhs 

IIT Bombay 

GATE 

INR 3.33 lakhs 

IIT Roorkee 

GATE 

INR 20,000 

NIT Trichy 

GATE 

INR 1.40 lakhs 

10 

IIT BHU Varanasi 

GATE 

INR 40,000 

13 

SRM University, Chennai  

GATE 

INR 5 lakhs 

20 

BITS Pilani 

GATE, BITSHD 

INR 2.67 lakhs 

30 

Amity University, Noida 

GATE 

INR 1.38 lakhs-1.68 lakhs 

42 

UPES 

CUET 

INR 1.50 lakhs  

49 

IIEST Shibpur  

GATE 

INR 1.58 lakhs 

50 

Lovely Professional University 

LPUNEST 

INR 1 lakhs 

56 

Manipal Institute of Technology 

Karnataka PGCET, GATE, Manipal Entrance Test (MET) 

INR 3.60 lakhs-4.48 lakhs 

Direct Admission MTech Colleges 

You can get direct admission to Amity, UPES and other private universities based on your performance in admission test conducted by university. Students securing 76% marks in bachelor can get direct admission to public colleges like IITs. The table below states the list of colleges that take direct admission to students: 

List of Colleges 

Amity University, Noida 

Lovely Professional University  

UPES 

BITS Pilani 

Manipal Institute of Technology 

SRM University, Chennai 

VIT Vellore 

Tezpur University 

Amrita School of Engineering, Coimbatore 

Thapar University 

MTech Entrance Exam Deadline 2025 

Aspiring students must appear for national or state level entrance exams like GATE, AP PGECET, Karnataka PGCET to apply for MTech program. GATE is the main exam for admission to IITs colleges. The table below states the cutoff and deadlines for MTech entrance exams

Entrance Exam 

Cutoffs 

Registration Deadline 

GATE 

GEN: 25.2-37.1 

OBC: 22.5-33.3 

SC/ST:16.6-25.2 

3 October 2025 (Tentative) 

AP PGECET 

25% 

20 April 2025 (Tentative) 

TS PGECET 

25% 

16 March 2025 (Tentative) 

Karnataka PGCET 

2000-7300 

7 July 2025 (Tentative) 

CEETA PG 

60% 

7 February 2025 (Tentative) 

VITMEE 

28 April 2025 

CUET  

230-240 

10 Feb 2025 (tentative) 

Application Process for MTech Courses 

For MTech admission, you must hold a BTech degree and other national or state level entrance score. Here, given below the step-to-step guide to apply for MTech courses: 

  • First, choose the colleges you want to apply to. 
  • Visit the website of the colleges to check the eligibility criteria. 
  • Register and appear for entrance exams like GATE, CUET and other state level exams. 
  • Fill in the application form of colleges and pay the application fees. 
  • Submit your academic marksheets, certificates, entrance exam score and other documents. 
  • You may be asked to attend interviews by certain colleges if required. 

MTech Eligibility Criteria  

You must have a bachelor?s degree in engineering field with minimum 55% marks to get admission for MTech courses. A relaxation of 5% is considered for reserved categories students (SC/ST/OBC). The table below states the MTech eligibility criteria for different categories of universities:  

Categories 

Academic Qualification  

Minimum Percentage  

Entrance Exam  

Tier 1 Universities  

You must hold a BTech, BE or BArch degree approved by AICTE 

76-60% marks or above in bachelor studies 

GATE 

Tier 2 Universities  

Secure a bachelor degree in related engineering fields 

Minimum 60% marks in bachelor studies 

GATE or state level entrance test 

Tier 3 Universities 

Must have completed BTech or BE  

Minimum 55-60% of marks required in bachelor's degree  

GATE not mandatory 

Scholarships for MTech Courses 

You can apply for scholarships to get 50-70% tuition fee waiver for managing your studying expenses. Here, given below the eligibility criteria to apply for scholarship to study MTech courses:  

Scholarships Name 

Eligibility 

Award Amount 

IIT Madras- Institute Merit cum Means Scholarship 

Students having family income below INR 4.50 lakhs 

67% Tuition fee exemption 

IIT Bombay - DAE (DGFS) (BRNS) (Board of Research in Nuclear Sciences) 

You must have consent from DAE in BARC from the beginning of 1st semester 

INR 55,000/- 

UPES- GATE Scholarship 

You must demonstrate 75 percentile or above score in GATE 

Up to INR 12,400 per month 

LPU Merit Based Scholarships 

You must have 40% or above in LPUNEST 

Covers 40% of tuition fees 

Manipal Institute of Technology - Merit Scholarship  

You must have strong records in previous academic studies 

Varies 

MTech Placement Opportunities 

MTech courses open door to vast career opportunities in technical, consulting, manufacturing sectors. You can get assigned in different roles like Chief Engineer, Software Engineer, Mechanical Engineer etc. The table below states the placements offered by various colleges after MTech course study: 

Colleges 

Top Recruiters 

Job Roles 

Average Annual Salary 

IIT Madras 

HCL, TCS, Tech Mahindra, Logitech, Applexus Technologies 

Chief Engineer, 

Lecturer,  

Assistant Engineer, 

Researcher, 

Executive Engineer, Software Engineer, 

Electronics Engineer, Mechanical Engineer, 

Civil Engineer, Electronics and Communication Engineer, Production Engineer 

INR 22 lakhs 

IIT Bombay 

Reliance, Indian Oil, Hindustan Unilever, HP, Hitachi 

INR 23.5 LPA 

IIT Roorkee 

Accenture, Bosch, Cognizant, Deloitte, EY 

INR 18.76 LPA 

NIT Trichy 

Google, Microsoft, Oracle, HP, Infosys 

INR 10 LPA 

BITS Pilani 

SAP, Volkswagen, Apollo, EY, Ford 

INR 12.50 LPA 

Amity University, Noida 

Cisco, Amazon, Cognizant, IBM, INTEL, EY 

INR 6.3 LPA 

UPES 

Amazon, HSBC, Accenture, Philips Carbon Black Limited 

INR 6-10 LPA 

Students aim to pursue MTech to develop their career in the technology and manufacturing industry. You must have a BTech or Bachelor of Engineering degree to apply for the program. Admission to this course requires a good score in GATE. However, you can take direct admission by having 76% marks in bachelor studies. You can get the benefit of scholarships to manage your fees, accommodation and other expenses of studying. 

FAQ - M.Tech

Ans: MTech is a postgraduate engineering program for two years. The course is based on various specializations like computer science, data science, biotechnology, artificial intelligence etc. 

Ans: MTech graduates can earn an average salary ranging from INR 6 LPA – 25 LPA. With 6-8 years of experience, you can get up to INR 49 lakhs per year in senior level positions. 

Ans: As per the latest updates, MTech graduates in Kolkata can earn around INR 5.9 lakhs-7.5 lakhs. You can find various job roles like Chief Engineer, Lecturer, Assistant Engineer, Researcher, Executive Engineer, Software Engineer etc. 

Ans: You cannot do MTech without BTech. You must hold a bachelor degree in technology or engineering with 55-60% marks to apply for MTech program. Further, you must have a good rank in GATE entrance exam to pursue the program. 

Ans: You can join MTech without GATE in private colleges like Amity University, LPU, Manipal Institute of Technology, VIT Vellore etc. Admission is based on university’s admission test and academic qualification. You can get direct admission in IITs by scoring 76% marks in bachelor studies. 

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