M.Tech. in Chemical Engineering 

at IIT Gandhinagar, Gandhinagar

No, a hostel is not compulsory at IIT Gandhinagar for M.Tech students. However, the college's hostel is very good. Currently, the college has eight hostels. The campus hostels are air-conditioned and have well-furnished rooms. The academic area is just a short distance from the hostels. The student hostels are largely Wi-Fi enabled.

All applications for IIT Gandhinagar MTech course must be submitted  online. Candidates willing to apply for more than one specialisation must submit separate application forms for each specialisation. After the successful submission of the application form, students will receive an application number and a link to download the application form. Save the application form, fill it and furnish the hard copy of this application form and self-attested copies of all the relevant documents during the interview. Incomplete applications are subject to rejection. The application fee is  INR 850 for and INR 1700 for other category students. Students applying via GATE must also apply for the GATE exam. Below are the steps of application:-

Go to the official website of GATE and register.
Fill the application form with relevant personal, educational, and other details in the empty fields. 
Upload the required documents in the right size and format.
Pay the GATE application fee through a convenient online payment mode.
Accept the declaration and click on the 'Submit' button to complete the application process.

Yes, non-GATE candidates must appear for the institute level entrance test. However, all candidates are required to appear for the PI round for final selection. In addition to this, BTech graduates from the IITs with CGPA/ CPI of 8.0 or above (on a scale of 10) are eligible to get admission to M.Tech at IIT Gandhinagar without GATE. Other than GATE or the criteria state above, candidates are required to be a pass in BE/ BTech/ MSc or equivalent in appropriate branches with a minimum of 55% aggregate or 5.5 on a 10-point scale (50% aggregate for SC /ST). 

Yes, IIT Gandhinagar conducts a Personal Interview round. Candidates can be asked to appear for the institute-level entrance test. In order to apply, all applications must fill the form online. Candidates wanting to apply for more than one specialisation need to submit separate application for each specialisation. After successful submission of form, students receive an application number and a link to download the application form. 

The number of students placed during IIT Gandhinagar M.Tech placements 2025 is presented below:

MTech / Dual Degree Branch	Students Registered 2025	Students Placed 2025
BE	11	1
CL	10	2
CE	26	10
CSE	24	13
EE	17	7
ESS	3	1
ME	15	10
MSE	8	5

IIT Gandhinagar M.Tech (full-time) candidates can apply for a monthly scholarship of INR 12,400. The candidates may have to submit certain documents to avail this scholarship scheme. This information is as per the official website and hence, is indicative. 

The institute offer two-year MTech across different specialisations. Check out all the specialisations available under MTech at IIT Gandhinagar in the below table:

IIT Gandhinagar MTech Specialisations
Biological Engineering	Chemical Engineering
Civil Engineering	Computer Science and Engineering
Electrical Engineering	Materials Engineering
Mechanical Engineering	Earth System Sciences
Artificial Intelligence	Integrated Circuit Design & Technology

After JEE session 2 is completed, only those candidates who are aiming for IITs need to start preparing for JEE Advanced after clearing JEE Main. Those who are above the 98th percentile should start preparing for JEE Advanced as soon as possible. Those below this, between the 95th and 98th percentile, should focus on attempting more mock tests and previous year question papers so that they have a better chance of clearing JEE Advanced

IIT Gandhinagar placements 2025 were good. The consolidated placement report 2025 is not released. As per limited available, the average and median package recorded during BTech CSE placement 2025 was 23.21 LPA and 21.5 LPA. The placement rate recorded in BTech CSE, CL and and ME branch was 86.05%, 73.33% and 79.49%.