M.Tech in Data Science 

at IIIT Bhopal, Bhopal

The IIIT Bhopal M.Tech admission process begins with the application process. Interested students must apply for the preferred courses to be considered for further admission process. The steps to apply are as follows:

1. Go to the official website of the institute.

2. Go to the admissions tab and click on the apply now button.

3. Download the application form, fill it out, and make a scan copy.

4. Upload the application form and pay the application fee.

5. Click on the 'Submit' button.

IIIT M.Tech seat allocation process varies for full-time and part-time courses. For full-time courses, the seat allocation process is carried out via the CCMT counselling process. Thus, for admission to the aforementioned courses, students must appear for the GATE exam followed by the CCMT counselling. For admission to part-time courses, students are required to fill out an institute level course. After that, shortlisted students are further evaluated based on their performance in the interview round.

Yes, the Indian Institutes of Information Technology Bhopal extends its support to the underprivileged section of society. With this motive, the institute provides a relaxation in the eligibility criteria for candidates belonging to the reserved category.

As per the eligibility criteria, general category and OBC students must have completed a UG degree with at least 60% or 6.5 CGPA. While for students belonging to the reserved categories, the institute offers a 5% relaxation in the eligibility criteria. Thus, candidates who belong to the aforementioned categories are eligible if they have secured a minimum of 55% marks in aggregate in a bachelor's degree.

IIIT Bhopal offers a total of 60 seats under its M.Tech programme. Thus, this implies that a total of 60 students can do M.Tech from this institute. Moreover, these seats are all distributed across different specialisations offered under this programme. Listed below is the specialisation-wise distribution of M.Tech seats:

• MTech in Data Science: 20
• MTech in Artificial Intelligence: 20
• MTech in Cyber Physical System: 20

IIIT Bhopal offers a M.Tech course via various departments. Thus, under this programme, the institute offers various specialisations, namely M.Tech in Data Science, M.Tech in Artificial Intelligence, and M.Tech in Cyber Physical System. Under each specialisation, the institute offers an equal number of seats, i.e., 20. This seat intake is as per official sources. However, it may vary.

As on May 13, 2025, the placement rate recorded during IIIT Bhopal placements 2025 was 85.71%. Earlier, the placement rate recorded in 2024 and 2023 was 85.18% and 99.25%, respectively. Further, the branch-wise placement rate recorded over the past three years is presented below:

Talking about the placements, the highest and average package offered during IIIT Bhopal BTech placements 2023 stood at INR 60 LPA and INR 21.94 LPA, respectively. Further, the placement rate recorded during IIIT Bhopal BTech placements 2023 was 99.2%. Apart from this, a total of 105 internship offers were made during IIIT Bhopal BTech internships. Moreover, the highest stipend offered during IIIT Bhopal BTech internships 2023 stood at INR 1.40 lakh per month.

Coming to the facilities aspect, IIIT Bhopal is a fairly new institute among the 19 new IIITs established under the no-profit public-private partnership scheme set up by the Ministry of HRD. The campus of the institute is under construction. It comprises all the basic amenities, including a library, sports complex, labs, Wi-Fi, etc.

The highest package offered during IIIT Bhopal placements over the past three years is presented below:

Note: Placement data 2025 is updated till May 13, 2025

The average package received by ECE department students over the past three years at IIIT Bhopal is presented below:

Note: Placement data 2025 is updated till March 25, 2025

The overall placement rate recorded during IIIT Bhopal placements over the past three years is presented below:

Further, the branch-wise placement rate recorded during IIIT Bhopal placements over the past three years is presented below:

Note: Placement data 2025 is updated till May 13, 2025