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.

Yes, GATE 2023 exam dates have been announced. IISc Bangalore will conduct the GATE exam on February 3, 4, 10, and 11. The GATE application form will release on Aug 24 on the official website.. The organising institute for GATE is IISc Bangalore. The exam will be conducted online  for 29 papers. Students will be required to solve 65 questions in 180 minutes .

The median salary was INR 8.4 lakh. Goldman Sachs and Nutanix are some of the top companies.  

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). 

The placement details for PG courses at IIT Gandinagar is yet to be released. Once it is released, it will be updated here. However, IIT Gandhinagar has concluded its UG placements with a 76.22% placement rate. Check out key highlights of IIT Gandhinagar placements for the BTech Class of 2022 and 2023 in the table below:

Particulars	Placement Statistics (2023)	Placement Statistics (2023)
Average package	INR 15.34 LPA	INR 19.60 LPA
the highest package	INR 62 LPA	NA
Total students registered	134	164
Total students placed	124	125
Total offers	153	NA
Placement rate	92%	76.22%

Note: The placement details for 2022 and a few points for 2023 are taken from external and media sources.  

Check out all the specialisations available under M.Tech at IIT Gandhinagar in the below table:

IIT Gandhinagar M.Tech Specialisations
Biological Engineering	Chemical Engineering
Civil Engineering	Computer Science and Engineering
Electrical Engineering	Materials Engineering
Mechanical Engineering	Earth System Sciences

Opening and Closing rank depends on the category and quota of candidates. For General category under All India, opening rank was 1806 and closing rank was 2008. Cut offs are different when it comes to other categories or female candidates and even domicile of home state. In All India, opening and closing rank for female candidates was 4376 and 4376. Admission to Integrated M.Tech in Computer Science and Engineering at IIT Gandhinagar - Indian Institute of Technology is based on the scores obtained in the entrance exam JEE. 

The highest package offered in 2023 at IIT Gandhinagar is yet to be released on the official website. However, the media reports reveals that the Gandhinagar the highest package offered in 2022 placements was INR 62 LPA. The same is tabulated below:

Particulars	Placement Statistics (2022)
the highest Package	INR 62 LPA

As per the latest report, the participating recruiters placed 125 students of the BTech batch 2023 in new-age job roles. However, in 2022, the participating recruiters placed 124 in various sectors. The total number of students placed uring IIT Gandhinagar placements between 2022 and 2023 are tabulated below:

Particulars	Placement Statistics (2022)	Placement Statistics (2023)
Total students participated	134	164
Total students placed	124	125