M.Tech. in Data Science 

at IIIT Bhopal, Bhopal

As per the IIIT Bhopal cutoff 2024, the cutoff for M.Tech courses based on GATE Last Round score (General-All India) ranged from 357-378. Amongst all the specialisations, M.Tech in Cyber Physical System stood as the toughest with 378 score.

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

 

 

 

Yes, IIIT Bhopal offers a M.Tech programme. Under this programme, students get to choose from various specialisations including AI, Cyber Security, and more. Tabulated below are the key highlights of this programme:

Particulars	Statistics
Duration	Two years
Mode	Full time
Eligibility	UG degree in engineering feild with a minimum of 60%
Fee	INR 4.1 to 4.4 lakh

Note: The above information is taken from official sources. However, it is subject to change.

Once students have been allocated a IIIT Bhopal M.Tech seat via CCMT counselling, they must complete the online documentation process. In this process, students are required to submit scanned copies of the following documents:

• Printout of the registration form
• Provisional Seat Allotment letter
• GATE scorecard
• Photo ID proof 
• Original Birth certificate/Class 10 marksheet as proof of date of birth
• Original Class 12 marksheet
• Original Grade/Mark sheets of the qualifying examination for all semesters
• Original Degree certificate, if completed
• Original Caste Certificate, if applicable
• Income certificate (if applicable)

IIIT Bhopal has three departments, including Computer Science and Engineering, Information Technology and Electronics and Communication Engineering that collectively offer a full-time UGC-approved B.Tech programme. IIIT Bhopal admission is primarily entrance-based. The candidates are selected through national-level examinations conducted by different authorities. IIIT Bhopal was established in 2017, to encourage students to pursue higher education, research, and training across various fields of Information Technology.

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 of INR 85 LPA was offered by Atlassian.  The second highest package INR 51 LPA was offered by Microsoft. CRED offered the third highest package of 45 LPA. Some of the top recruiters during the IIIT Bhopal placements are given below:

IIIT Bhopal Top Recruiters
Amazon	Microsoft	Infoedge
Cisco	Samsung	Adobe
Nvidia	Infosys	Qualcomm

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:

Branch	Placement Rate (2023)	Placement Rate (2024)	Placement Rate (2025)
ECE	96.66%	86.66%	82.5%
CSE	100%	88.67%	84.90%
IT	100%	78.84%	88.88%

IIIT Bhopal has a sanction of around 600+ seats spread across all the specialisations offered. Courses such as BTech offer around 450+ seats spread across 7 specialisations, whereas, MCA offers 60 seats for admission every year. IIIT Bhopal offers an MTech in regular or full-time mode with the seat capacity of 60 across 3 specialisations, while for a professional or part-time MTech programme, the Institute offers 3 specialisations.