M.Tech. in Mechanical 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, 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.  

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 .

IIT Gandhinagar offers good placements annually for its BTech, MTech and MSc courses. IIT Gandhinagar has concluded its UG placements with a 76.22% placement rate. As per the latest report, the overall average package offered to BTech students during IIT Gandhinagar placements 2023 stood at INR 19.60 LPA. The key highlights of IIT Gandhinagar placements for the Class of 2022 and 2023 are tabulated 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.  

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

IIT Gandhinagar was established in 2008 and is ranked 18th by NIRF 2023 for Engineering. This prestigious college is also ranked 10th by India Today 2023 under the Engineering category and 9th by India Today 2023 under the Engineering (Government) category.  Also, the institute is one of the best institutes in terms of infrastructure as well. IIT Gandhinagar admission to various courses is based on JEE Main, JEE Advanced, and others. Candidates must known about JEE Main application from filling guidelines, JEE Main exam pattern, JEE Main question papers. The sprawling campus of IIT Gandhinagar is spread across 400 acres of land over the river Sabarmati. The campus of IIT Gandhinagar has three rough divisions: Academic Block, Housing Block and Student Hostels. Its campus is India's first 5-star GRIHA LD campus in order to minimise the negative effect on the environment.

The list of the top Tier 1 Engineering Colleges in India includes IITs, NITs, BITS, BIT, IISc, etc. IIT Gandhinagar definitely comes under the list of top Tier Engineering colleges in India. The accepted entrance exams are JEE Advanced, GATE, JEE Main, and others. Keep an eye on GATE exam date, GATE exam pattern, GATE preparation guidelines, and others. It is one of the eight IITs which were announced by the Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD) in 2008. Also, IIT Gandhinagar was mentored by the prestigious IIT Bombay in its initial years of inception. It took possession of over 400 acres of land and classes and other activities on the new campus began in July 2015.

The IIT Gandhinagar CSE average package offered during the 2023 placement drive stood at INR 29.29 LPA. The table below showcases branch-wise IIT Gandhinagar average package offered to BTech students during the 2023 placement drive:

Branch	Placement Statistics (2023)
Computer Science and Engineering	INR 29.29 LPA
Electrical Engineering	INR 17.88 LPA
Civil Engineering	INR 16.65 LPA
Chemical Engineering	INR 15.11 LPA
Mechanical Engineering	INR 14.49 LPA
Materials Engineering	INR 13.41 LPA