M.Tech. in Electrical Engineering 

at IIT Gandhinagar, Gandhinagar

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

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

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.

IIT Gandhinagar MTech placements 2025 highlights are mentioned below:

Branch	Average Package 2025	Placement Rate 2025
BE	INR 8 LPA	9.09%
CL	INR 10.55 LPA	20%
CE	INR 7.29 LPA	38.46%
CSE	INR 16.73 LPA	54.17%
EE	INR 11.79 LPA	41.18%
ESS	INR 4.8 LPA	33.33%
ME	INR 11.78 LPA	66.67%
MSE	INR 11.9 LPA	62.5%

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 highest package data is not released by the Institute. According to the data available, branch-wise average and median package offered during BTech and MTech placements 2025 are mentioned below:

BTech Branch	Average Package 2025	Median Package 2025
CL	INR 17.52 LPA	INR 14.27 LPA
EE	INR 23.88 LPA	INR 21 LPA
ME	INR 14.55 LPA	INR 14 LPA
MSE	INR 9.62 LPA	INR 10.2 LPA
CE	INR 12.4 LPA	INR 13.65 LPA
CSE	INR 23.21 LPA	INR 21.5 LPA
MTech / Dual Degree Branch	Average Package 2025	Median Package 2025
BE	INR 8 LPA	INR 8 LPA
CL	INR 10.55 LPA	INR 10.55 LPA
CE	INR 7.29 LPA	INR 7.2 LPA
CSE	INR 16.73 LPA	INR 13 LPA
EE	INR 11.79 LPA	INR 10 LPA
ESS	INR 4.8 LPA	INR 4.8 LPA
ME	INR 11.78 LPA	INR 11.48 LPA
MSE	INR 11.9 LPA	INR 14 LPA

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%.

Yes, according to the IIT Gandhinagar JEE Advanced cutoff 2025, you can get admission with a rank of 10K.

If you belong to the General AI category, admission is available but only to the less preferred specialisations, like B.Tech. in Materials Engineering. This course had a cutoff of  10372 in the first round, which later increased to 11066 in the last round. Students can look at the table below to know which courses can be availed with a rank of 10K. 

Course	JEE Advanced cutoff range 2025
B.Tech. in Civil Engineering	9864 - 10796
B.Tech. in Materials Engineering	10372 -11066

Note: This is the cutoff information for the General AI category; other categories will have different cutoffs accordingly.