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Read below to know about all the details related to the IIT MTech admissions 2020.
IIT MTech Admissions 2020: Candidates seeking admission to postgraduate engineering programmes (MTech) offered by the Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) should be aware of the process, cutoff and important dates for admission to the course.
For IIT MTech admissions, candidates will be required to register separately on the official websites of the respective institutes. Along with the registration at the institutes’ websites, candidates will also be required to register at the GATE COAP 2020 portal.
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Registration for GATE COAP 2020 is going on. Candidates must note that those who have passed their graduation from any of the IITs with a CGPA of 8.0 or above will be exempted from having a valid GATE score. Interested candidates can read the complete article to know more about IIT MTech admission 2020.
- IIT MTech Admissions 2020
- IIT MTech Admission 2020: Important dates
- IIT MTech Admissions: GATE 2020 Cutoff
IIT MTech Admissions 2020
GATE 2020 was conducted on February 1, 2, 8, and 9 this year. The result of GATE 2020 was announced on March 13. Candidates will need to register on the Common Offer Acceptance Portal (COAP). All candidates must note that this is not an admission portal. It only facilitates seat allotment for a candidate to an institute as per his/her rank in GATE 2020 and choices entered or job offers from the participating PSU’s. All participating institutes publish IIT MTech seat allotment result on this portal. Candidates should apply separately to each institute for IIT MTech admissions 2020.
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IIT MTech Admission 2020: Important dates
Candidates can check the important dates for IIT MTech admission 2020 from the table below. This article is being updated with all the details as soon as it is released by the authorities.
| IITs |
Application Start Date |
Application Last Date |
Links to more details |
|---|---|---|---|
| 24-Mar-20 |
20-May-20 |
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| 5-Mar-20 |
20-Apr-20 |
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| 18-Mar-20 |
18-May-20 |
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| 2-Mar-20 |
10-May-20 |
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| 10-Mar-20 |
30-Apr-20 |
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| 17-Mar-20 |
10-May-20 |
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| 2-Mar-20 |
30-Apr-20 |
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| 22-Mar-20 |
30-Apr-20 |
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| 16-Mar-20 |
30-Apr-20 |
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| - |
30-May-20 |
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| 16-Mar-20 |
24-May-20 |
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| 25-Mar-20 |
17-May-20 |
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| 20-Mar-20 |
20-May-20 |
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| - |
Going on |
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| 20-Mar-20 |
24-May-20 |
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| 20-Mar-20 |
23-Apr-20 |
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| 19-Mar-20 |
20-Apr-20 |
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| 1-Feb-20 |
23-Mar-2020 |
IIT MTech Admissions: GATE 2020 Cutoff
Candidates will be able to check the minimum scores required for admission to the participating IITs through the cutoff of GATE 2020 for IITs. The cutoff will be released separately for each course and category. Those candidates who meet the GATE cutoff for IITs will have higher chances of admission.
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Student Forum
Anything you would want to ask experts?Answered 23 hours ago
Yes, it is expected that the GATE 2026 cutoff may increase compared to last year, for the following reasons -
Increase in the number of registered applicants.
Difficulty level of the question paper
Inclination towards newer branches, such as Data Science, Machine Learning, Quantum Tech, etc.
Due to the
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Contributor-Level 7
Answered 23 hours ago
The highest GATE cutoff score for NIT M.Tech admission typically ranges from 800 to 850 in the first round. Some of the top NITs include NIT Surathkal, NIT Trichy, and NIT Warangal, accept admissions with GATE score 800 above for branches like EC, CS, ME, and EE.
Qualified candidates have to register
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Contributor-Level 7
Answered 23 hours ago
Based on the past-year's records and experts analysis, it is expected that the average expected cutoff for GATE exam 2026 can fall somewhere between 28 to 37 for general category, 26 to 28.3 marks for OBC-NCL/EWS category, and 27 -31 for SC/ST category.
The above cutoff mark can vary for each paper
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Contributor-Level 7
Answered 23 hours ago
Indian Institute of Technology will release GATE cutoff 2026 along with result. The IITG GATE 2026 result date is March 19. The conducting body will declare the exam result and cutoff for all 30 subjects. The cutoff for GATE 2026 will be available category-wise. Candidates securing the minimum cutof
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Contributor-Level 7
Answered 23 hours ago
40 marks in GATE will approximately give a rank between 2000 to 5000 depending on the paper difficulty level and the number of registered candidates in that particular branch. Obtaining 40 marks is mainly considered average, opening chances to a few new IITs (less popular branches) and NITs.
However
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered Yesterday
The cutoff score in GATE is the minimum mark required to qualify for the exam. The conducting body releases the qualifying cutoff along with result. It determines, whether a candidate is eligible to participate in the counselling round or not.
The cutoff score in GATE varies every year (category-wis
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Contributor-Level 7
Answered 3 days ago
The GATE 2026 question paper difficulty level of all subjects will be available after the completion of exam. In addition, students will also get an idea about chapter-wise weightage and important topics asked in major papers like GATE CSE, ME, EC, EE, DA, XE, etc.
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Contributor-Level 7
Answered 5 days ago
No, GATE questions are not exactly repeated. However, the concept, core, and question format may remain the same. Therefore, candidates must focus on concept-building and practice GATE PYQs as many times as possible. In addition, solve mock test paper to improve accuracy and time management.
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Contributor-Level 7
Answered 5 days ago
Yes, GATE has negative marking for Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) only. In GATE question paper, MCQs will be of one and two marks. Hence, the marking scheme for such questions can be checked below -
- For one mark MCQ - 1/3rd mark will be deducted
- For two mark MCQ - 2/3rd mark will be deducted
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Contributor-Level 7
Answered a week ago
NHCE Bangalore accepts GATE score for admission to M.Tech programme. However, it is not compulsory. Aspirants can also get into M.Tech course based on their Karnataka PGCET scores. Selected candidates have to confirm their seat by paying the course fees.
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Guide-Level 15
Will GATE 2026 cutoff increase compared to last year, due to high competition?