M.Tech in Mechanical Engineering 

at IIT Tirupati, Chittoor

IIT Tirupati offers MTech for two-years at the PG level. Admission to this programme is subject to a valid GATE score followed by COAP Counselling. The specialisations available under MTech include Civil & Environmental Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Computer Science & Engineering and Electrical Engineering. These specialisations are also offered across multiple sub-specialisations under these streams. IIT Graduates and GATE qualified candidates can apply for any of the MTech specialisations.

The total tuition fee for IIT Tirupati MTech is INR 20,000. This information is sourced from official website/ sanctioning body and is subject to change. Students are also required to pay the GATE application fee in addition to the tuition charges. The category-wise application fee for GATE is given below:

After registering on the COAP website, candidates must also apply on the IIT Jammu website. The application fee per department (non-refundable) is INR 400 for GN/ EWS/ OBC-NCL male candidates, INR 200 for GN/ EWS/ OBC-NCL female candidates and SC/ST and PwD candidates. 

The IIT Tirupati MTech placement report for the Class of 2025 is yet to be released. Meanwhile, check out the branch-wise IIT Tirupati placement packages offered to the MTech batch 2024 from the table below:

The branch-wise placement rate recorded during IIT Tirupati M.Tech placements 2024 is presented below:

Note: IIT Tirupati placement report 2023 is updated till July 31, 2023.

The answer is both yes & no. It is possible to get IIT Tirupati admission without the GATE entrance examination, but in other courses than MTech. A student can enter into IIT Tirupati via JEE Advanced or IIT JAM (Joint Admission Test) for BTech & MSc. So, if the dream is just to enter into IITs, there are various courses one can pursue except for MTech. However, admission to IIT Tirupati for the M.Tech programme is subject to a valid GATE score followed by COAP Counselling. Students must have also completed their undergraduate degree - UG in the relevant stream . 

It depends on the market competition, student’s core expertise and academic track recorded how good the campus placement he or she can get. Students can check IIT Tirupati branch-wise BTech placement statistics to analyse the campus placement performance at IIT Tirupati, on the official IIT Tirupati website.

The list of top recruiters who participated during IIT Tirupati placements 2024 is presented below:

As per the external sources, a major portion of IIT Tirupati is placed in the Engineeirng (29%) and Research (29%) sectors, followed by Operations (7%). A sector-wise bifurcation of IIT Tirupati alumni placements throughout the years is illustrated in the infographic below:

IIT Tirupati offers a large diversity of courses to students in various fields. IIT Tirupati admissions are held on the basis of entrance tests. Students seeking course admissions must clear their previous qualifying examination and appear for any of the prescribed entrance exams such as JEE Main, JEE Advanced, IIT JAM, UGC NET, JEST, GATE, among others. Students can visit the official website to learn more regarding the course-wise eligibility and specialisation details.

IIT Tirupati offers BTech in CSE course based on JEE Advanced scores. Candidates are allowed to get admission through their valid JEE Advanced scores. Among all the courses, CSE remained the most demanded course over the years. As per IIT Tirupati cutoff 2024, the CSE last-round cutoff stood at 5024 for the General AI category candidates. Comparing the 2024 CSE cutoff with previous year, an increase in the CSE cutoff has been seen in 2024. However, the CSE cutoff fallen from 4011 in 2022 to 3701 in 2023 for the General AI category candidates. Candidates can find below the CSE cutoffs for five years from the table below: