M.Tech. in Geotechnical Engineering 

at IIT Patna, Patna

The list of documents to be submitted at the time of GATE application for M.Tech are given below:

• Image of candidate's signature
• Scanned copy of Category certificate (for SC/ST) in pdf format
• Scanned copy of PwD Certificate (if applicable) in pdf format
• Passport-size photograph with white background (JPEG/ JPG format only)
• Scanned copy of Certificate of Dyslexia (if applicable) in pdf format
• Scanned copy of a valid photo Identity proof such as an Aadhaar-UID (preferable)/ Passport/ PAN Card/ Voter's ID/ Driving License  (Candidates must carry the same ID (in original) to the examination hall)

According to the latest placement brochure 2024-25, average package offered to M.Tech students during IIT Patna placements 2024 stood at around INR 15 LPA.

Earlier, the average package offered during IIT Patna M.Tech placements over the past three years are presented below:

The total tuition fee for the M.Tech course ranges from INR 80,000 to INR 5 lakh. The M.Tech course is offered in 15 specialisations. Admission to this programme is subject to a valid GATE score, followed by COAP Counselling. The eligibility, selection criteria, and total instake of the course are given below:

• Eligibility: A pass in BE/ BTech/ MSc/ AMIE in the relevant stream
• Selection: GATE + COAP Counselling
• Number of specialisations: 15
• Total Seat Intake: 251

Yes, IIT Patna offers good placements to its MTech students. According to the latest placement brochure 2024-25, the average package offered during IIT Patna placements 2024 MTech program stood at around INR 15 LPA. The MTech placement rate in 2024 was 61.01%. Earlier, the MTech average package offered in 2023 and 2022 stood at INR 15.77 and INR 14.99 LPA, respectively.

Note: Placement drive 2024 was ongoing at the time the page was updated

Earlier, the key highlights of IIT Patna M.Tech placements 2022 are presented below:

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

Earlier, the overall companies visited, offers made and course-wise average package offered over the past three years during IIT Patna placements is presented below:

The minimum marks required in JEE Mains to qualify for JEE Advanced 2026 will be announced with the JEE Main 2026 final result after session 2 exams. Last year's minimum marks in JEE Mains to qualify for JEE Advanced were:

2025:

• Unreserved (UR): 93.1023262
• Gen-EWS: 80.3830119
• OBC-NCL: 79.4313582
• SC: 61.1526933
• ST: 47.9026465
• UR-PwD: 0.0079349

2024:

• General (UR): 93.2362181
• General (UR) PWD: 0.0018700
• Economically Weaker Section (EWS): 81.3266412
• Other Backward Classes (OBC): 79.6757881
• Scheduled Caste (SC): 60.0923182
• Scheduled Tribe (ST): 46.6975840

2023:

• General (UR): 90.7788642
• OBC-NCL: 73.6114227
• SC: 51.9776027
• ST: 37.2348772
• GEN-EWS: 75.6229025
• General (UR) PWD: 0.0013527

Candidates aiming for admission to the Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) need to meet these cutoff marks in JEE Mains to be eligible for JEE Advanced 2026.

IIT Patna is a prestigious institute. It has been recognised as an Institute of National Importance. IIT Patna has been ranked by various international and national ranking bodies. IIT Patna is ranked 19th under the Engineering category by NIRF 2025. IIT Patna is one of the new IITs established in 2008.

The course-wise average package offered during IT Patna placements 2024 is presented below:

Note: The average package might vary slightly as the data labels were not present on the graphs of the placement brochure 2024-25.

Earlier, the course-wise average salary trends witnessed during IIT Patna placements over the past three years is presented below:

BTech and BS courses completely based on JoSAA following an appearance by a candidate for JEE Main and JEE Advanced examination, however for other courses MSc and M.Tech based on GATE, IIT JAM through COAP and CCMN counselling and the seats under PhD course on appearance basis on admission test organized by institute itself. After the test is conducted, IIT Patna publishes a merit list containing the names of students selected for PhD.