Disconitnued (June 2023P) M.Tech. in Data Science(MDS) 

at IIT Hyderabad, Hyderabad

Yes, scholarships are offered by various institutes and governments. MCM and SC/ST scholarships are available for students with a parental income of less than Rs. 4.5 Lakhs and the students must achieve an SGPA/CGPA of 7.0 or above with no active backlogs. The number of students selected for the MCM scholarship is limited to 25% of class strength. The NSP portal provides more detailed information on different scholarship schemes, including the post-matric scholarships scheme for minorities, top-class education schemes for SC and ST students, and scholarships for students with disabilities. Students can apply for more than one scholarship, but only one scholarship can be availed, and students must inform the institute regarding the same.

Yes, the entry in most M.Tech programs at the IIT Hyderabad requires a valid score in GATE. But the institute can give exceptions of candidates not selected in GATE but can be eligible based on special categories such as sponsored seats or working professionals in the internal evaluation process.

To get into IIT Hyderabad M.Tech course candidates must first have a valid qualification and secure a valid entrance exam. Admission to the M.Tech course is entrance-based. The technology institute accepts scores of the Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE). Candidates who further get shortlisted need to take part in COAP counselling. It is necessary that each aspirant clear the entrance test with a valid rank. Moreover, the application process is online (iitb.ac.in) for the IIT Hyderabad M.Tech course. 

The candidates are required to apply through the portal-CCMT and register through the GOAPS portal to GATE. There might be some departments of IIT Hyderabad also, which might consider direct applications of sponsored, part-time or non-GATE candidates. The process of the application is online.

Students requiring M.Tech in IIT Hyderabad will be required to have an existing degree in BE/BTech or its equivalent as well as a valid and current GATE score. It is also applicable by final-year students. Additional requirements may exist at particular departments. Minimum qualifying marks are based upon specialisation and Category.

No doubt, 2000 rank is a decent rank in JEE Advanced exam. Candidates securing this much of rank will surely get selection at IIT Hyderabad. However, for top courses like CSE and AI, they need to secure lesser than that. As per IIT Hyderabad JEE Advanced cutoff 2024, the required rank stood between 656 and 9551, wherein, the most sought-after course was BTech in CSE. Candidates can check out below the courses available under 2000 rank at IIT Hyderabad for the General AI quota:

The key highlights of IIT Hyderabad placements 2024 are presented below:

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

The BTech programme at IIT Hyderabad is offered to the students on the basis of their performance in the JEE Advanced examination. Aspirants need to clear JEE Main to be taken into consideration to appear in JEE advanced. JoSAA counselling involves allotment of final seats. The whole procedure is competitive on an entrance basis.

The last round closing ranks for the OBC AI category for IIT Hyderabad ranged between 302 and 4097 in the last round. CSE and Electrical were some of the toughest specialisations due to the competitive cutoffs. For CSE, the target should be below 302; while for Electrical, candidates belonging to the OBC category must target below 1021.