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.

To get admission in IIT Dharwad candidates must follow the admission process as per the institution admission guidelines. IIT Dharwad admission is completely entrance-based for all the courses offered by the institute. IIT Dharwad offers BTech and BS-MS (integrated course) at the undergraduate level. At the postgraduate level, the institute offers M.Tech and MSc. Further, IIT Dharwad offers a doctoral-level programme as well. Candidate can follow IIT Dharwad's admissipon procedure as follows:

Step 1: IIT Dharwad Application Programme

IIT Dharwad conducts the application process for admission to its offered courses. However, for a few course candidates are required to complete the entrance exam's registration/application process.

• BTech and BS aspirants must fill out the application form for JEE (Main) via the official website of the National Testing Agency (NTA) (nta.ac.in). Read more
• MTech candidates are required to register for GATE via the official website of GATE Online Application Processing System (GOAPS) (appsgate.iitd.ac.in). Read more
• For PhD and MS, students are required to apply via the official website of IIT Dharwad. Candidate must register and fill out the application form online.

Step 2: IIT Dharwad Selection Process

Candidates are shortlisted based on their qualifications. Next candidates are required to go through the selection process which requires candidates to go through the course-based entrance exam followed by other selection rounds (if applicable). After the selection rounds are completed, they are required to go through the course-wise counselling process for final seat allocation. For PhD and MS, IIT Dharwad conducts its own written test and personal interview for selection.

Step 3: IIT Dharwad seat allocation

Seat allocation for BTech is conducted by the JoSAA (Joint Seat Allocation Authority) counseling plays a crucial role in the final selection process, as it facilitates the allocation of seats in the BTech programme at IIT Dharwad. For M.Tech candidates must participate in the Common Offer Acceptance Portal (COAP) for seat allocation.

Step 4: IIT Dharwad Final Admission

Once the seats are allocated, applicants who are selected can submit the admission charges and confirm their admission to the relevant course at IIT Bombay. Candidates might have to visit the institute's admission office to verify the documents.

IIT Dharwad accepts candidates for admission based on their percentile in the last qualifying exams. The institute releases a specific percentage that candidates must secure for admission to the programme. Tabulated below are 

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)

All the candidates who qualify for JEE Advanced are eligible to register and appear for JoSAA counselling and seat allotment procedure. Based on their ranks and their preference of course and college, candidates will be able to seek admission in IIT Dharwad or desired IIT.