M.Tech. in Mechanical Engineering 

at IIT Dharwad, Dharwad

Yes, IIT Dharwad offers MTech courses, and admission is based on GATE scores. MTech at IIT Dharwad is offered in three specialisations, namely Data Science & AI, Mechanical, Sustainable & Smart Mobility. The total tuition fee for the entire M.Tech course is INR 20,000.  The admissions shall be made through the Common Offer Acceptance Portal (COAP). All interested and eligible candidates are required to register on COAP. After successful registration in COAP, the candidate has to submit the online application in the M.Tech. application portal of IIT Dharwad

The IIT Dharwad M.Tech programme is offered with various specialisations. Some of the popular specialisations opted for by many students are M.Tech in Mechanical Engineering, M.Tech in Aerospace Engineering, and MTech in Electrical Engineering. Out of all, M.Tech in Electrical Engineering has the highest number of seats, i.e., 40. Students must appear for COAP counselling with a GATE score to get a seat.

No, candidates need to pass GATE followed by COAP Counselling for admission to the M.Tech course. To be considered for admission to a postgraduate engineering or technical programme or a doctoral programme, candidates must appear and qualify for the test.

The branch-wise salary package offered during IIT Dharwad M.Tech ME placements 2024 is presented below:

Particulars	MTech ME Placement Statistics (2024)
the highest package	INR 13 LPA
Average package	INR 8.97 LPA
Median package	INR 8 LPA
the lowest package	INR 5.5 LPA

Note: The above-mentioned branch-wise data is sourced from unofficial source, and is updated till May, 2024. (Placements 2024 was ongoing at that time)

IIT Dharwad has released the category-wise cutoffs for various BTech courses. The JEE Advanced rank is accepted to shortlist candidates for the counselling rounds. A JEE Advanced rank of 7000 under General AI category and 4000 rank under OBC category is a decent rank, however, these ranks are insufficient to secure BTech in CSE programme in 2024. Other than CSE, the top courses for which candidates have the option to get a seat at IIT Dharwad are Civil and Infrastructure Engineering, Mechanical Engineering,  Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, and Engineering Physics.

The branch-wise the highest, average and median package offered during IIT Dharwad placements 2024 for BTech and M.Tech programs are presented below:

BTech Branch	the highest Package (2024)	Average Package (2024)	Median Package (2024)
CSE	INR 52 LPA	INR 17.41 LPA	INR 12 LPA
EE	INR 36 LPA	INR 13.97 LPA	INR 9 LPA
ME	INR 16.5 LPA	INR 11.2 LPA	INR 10 LPA
MTech Branch	the highest Package (2024)	Average Package (2024)	Median Package (2024)
ME	INR 13 LPA	INR 8.97 LPA	INR 8 LPA

Note: The above-mentioned branch-wise data is sourced from unofficial source, and is updated till May, 2024. (Placements 2024 was ongoing at that time)

The branch-wise placement percentage recorded during IIT Dharwad placements 2024 for BTech and MTech programs is presented below:

BTech Branch	Students Registered (2024)	Students Placed (2024)	Placement Percentage (2024)
CSE	60	39	65%
EE	49	16	32.65%
ME	42	13	30.95%
MTech Branch	Students Registered (2024)	Students Placed (2024)	Placement Percentage (2024)
ME	11	7	63.63%

Note: The above-mentioned branch-wise data is sourced from unofficial source, and is updated till May, 2024. (Placements 2024 was ongoing at that time)