M.Tech colleges accepting GATE in Tamil Nadu

The GATE counselling process starts after the announcement of results. The GATE counselling is conducted by COAP and CCMT. The COAP (Common Offer Acceptance Portal) is the counselling portal that offers admission to IITs.

While CCMT (Centralised Counselling for MTech/M.Arch/M.Plan) is the counselling portal that offers admission to NITs, IIITs, and other GFTIs. 

COAP 2026 counselling registrations are ongoing. Round 1 counselling will begin on May 11. 

No, the Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering examination takes place once a year. Every year, different IITs and IISc conduct exam on rotational basis. GATE is conducted online for three hours for 30 branch papers. 

IIT Guwahati has released GATE 2026 cutoff mark on its official page. Candidates who have appeared exam, can check qualifying marks now. The GATE passing mark differs for each branch paper.

GATE 2026 CSE cutoff (category-wise) can be checked here -

The cutoff is the minimum mark that is required for all candidates to qualify for the exam. IIT Guwahati announced GATE result 2026 on March 19. 

No, to get admission into IIT Madras MTech course, students have to appear for the GATE exam. This is a part of minimum eligibility criteria for M.Tech course admissions. After clearing the GATE exam, the students are selected on the basis of merit list. The students have to obtain a minimum of 60% in their UG course to be eligiblr for admisison. 

The Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati conducted GATE 2026 exam. The exam dates along with branch-wise exam dates was released on official website - gate2026.iitg.ac.in. The entrance test was held in two shifts -

• Forenoon - 9:30 am to 12:30 pm
• Afternoon - 2:30 pm to 5:30 pm

This year, IIT Guwahati is conducting GATE 2026, and two things have been modified - 

• The GATE fees have been revised for all categories
• A new sectional paper has been introduced, called Energy Science (under Engineering Sciences).

The details are available on the official website as well as in the information brochure. 

There are also affordable MTech colleges in India that accept GATE scores, providing quality education without a hefty price tag, and offering opportunities for students seeking cost-effective options to pursue their higher studies. Listed below are some of the top low-cost M.Tech colleges in India along with the courses offered and their total tuition fees/eligibility criteria:

College Name	Top Courses Offered	Total Tuition Fee/Eligibility
IIT Madras Courses	MTech in CSE,  MTech in Biomedical Engineering,  MTech in Aerospace Engineering, etc.	INR 20,000 GATE and Merit-based
MTech Kharagpur Courses	MTech in CS and Data Processing,  MTech in Food Process Engineering,  MTech in CSE, etc.	INR 20,000 GATE and graduation with 60% aggregate
MTech Roorkee Courses	MTech in CSE,  MTech in AI,  MTech in Data Science, etc.	INR 20,000 - INR 51,000 GATE and graduation with 60% aggregate
IIT Kanpur Courses	MTech in Mechanical Engineering,  MTech in CSE,  MTech7 in Aerospace Engineering, etc.	INR 20,000 GATE and graduation with 55% aggregate

Disclaimer: This information is sourced from the official website.

Yes, NIT Trichy grants a wide range of scholarships as financial assistance to meritorious and various other category students. Students should fill the application form to secure the scholarship. This scholarship is available on the official website of the Institute. The decision regarding scholarships is made solely by the administration. NIT Tiruchirappalli provides scholarships like Adi-Dravidar Scholarship -Tamil, Adi-Dravidar Scholarship English SC/ST Scholarship, BC Scholarship, and others.

As per the latest placement details available on the official website, the participating recruiters offered over 1,900 job offers to the students of the batch 2025 during Kalasalingam University placements 2025. The same is tabulated below:

Particulars	Placement Statistics (2025)
Total offers	1,900+

Yes, the Engineering college offer scholarship to M.Tech candidates. Find below details related to the offered scholarship schemes:

• Merit Scholarship: For GATE candidates, the scholarship amount of INR 1,00,000 per annum for a percentile of 90 and above is given. Additionally, a scholarship amount of INR 75,000 per annum for a percentile of 80 to 89.
• Walk-in Walk-out scholarship: 100% scholarship for Top 10 Anna University rank holders in BE/BTech course
• Ranks holder Scholarship: 50% scholarships for the first rank holders of private university
• Merit cum Means Scholarship: 50% Tuition fee waiver for students with a family income under INR 3 Lacs per annum.

Here are the last dates for applying to SIMATS into various courses: 

• MBA: 2nd week of March 2024 is the deadline for online applications.
• The 4th week of April 2024 is the deadline for BDS online applications.
• B.Tech: The first week of May 2024
• The 1st week of June 2024 is the deadline for M.Tech applications.
• 2024, B.Sc. Nursing: before July 2
• The 3rd week of May 2024 is the deadline for MDS applications. 
  
  

PSG College of Technology, Coimbatore accepts TNEA scores for admission to the BTech courses. Candidates seeking admission can refer to the table given below to check out the Round 1 cutoff trends for the General All India category students for top 5 courses:

 

Spread over four semesters, admission to the ME course offered by Chennai Institute of Technology is subject to GATE / CEETA PG followed by Single Window Counseling through Common Engineering Admission Procedure (CEAP-2023). Candidates willing to pursue M.Tech at CIT need to appear for CEETA PG exam followed by counselling to be eligible. The CEETA PG application form can be submitted only after the application fee is submitted. 

The graduating students of SKCET are reported to have been placed in good companies. Check out the table below to know more about SKCET placement statistics:

Coimbatore Institute of Technology offers good placements annually for courses like MBA, BE/BTech and MCA, etc. In 2024, the highest package offered during Coimbatore Institute of Technology placements 2024 stood at INR 52 LPA. The key highlights of Coimbatore Institute of Technology placements for the Class of 2023 and 2024 are tabulated below:

Particulars	Placement Statistics (2023)	Placement Statistics (2024)
Highest package	INR 36 LPA	INR 52 LPA
Total students placed	NA	792
Top recruiters	Accenture, TCS, KPMG	DE Shaw India, Deloitte, PwC, Accenture

To join a two-year M.Tech course at SRM Easwari Engineering College, every aspirant has to go through a selection process, which is inclusive of fulfilling the basic eligibility, qualifying for the respective entrance exam and filling an online application form. Those who have a UG degree in any stream are eligible to apply for this course. Candidates can either appear for the state-level entrance exam of TANCET, which is conducted by Anna University. Another option is to qualify for GATE, which is a national-level entrance exam. Both of these entrance exams are conducted for the selection of candidates in the PG level Engineering courses. Candidates need to qualify for any one of the respective entrance exams and submit their scores at the time of filling the application form of the institute. 

The following table represents the total number of students and students placed over the past three years of KPRIET placements:

Particulars	Placement Statistics (2022)	Placement Statistics (2023)	Placement Statistics (2024)
Total students	643	715	1,002
Interested students	589	635	807
Students placed	530	596	743

Kongu Engineering College BTech cutoff 2024 has been concluded via TNEA counselling. As per the TNEA 2024 last-round cutoff, the closing ranks varied between 15622 and 52833 for the General AI category students. The cutoff was relased for BE/ BTech across multiple specialisations of which B.E in Computer Science and Engineering was the most competitive one. The least in-demand specialisation was B.Tech. in Food Technology. Candidates can refer to the table bleow to view the Kongu Engineering College branch-wise cutoff 2024 for TNEA: 

Course	TNEA Last Round Cutoff 2024
B.E. in Electronics and Communication Engineering	20797
B.E. in Electrical and Electronics Engineering	30520
B.E. in Computer Science and Engineering	15622
B.Tech. in Information Technology	24790
B.E. in Mechanical Engineering	48267
B.Tech. in Chemical Engineering	48294
B.E. in Civil Engineering	47499
B.E. in Electronics and Instrumentation Engineering	38322
B.Tech. in Food Technology	52833
B.E. in Mechatronics Engineering	50532
B.Tech. in Artificial Intelligence and Data Science	21951
B.Tech. in Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning	27436
B.E. in Computer Science and Design	29211

Thiagarajar College of Engineering offers a large diversity of courses to students in various fields. Thiagarajar College of Engineering admissions are held on the basis of both merit and entrance tests. Students seeking course admissions must clear their previous qualifying examination and appear for any of the prescribed entrance exams such as NATA, TANCET, CEETA, GATE, among others. Students can visit the official website to learn more regarding the course-wise eligibility and specialisation details.

On the official webiste of B.S. Abdur Rahman Crescent Institute of Science and Technology, I could not find any information on the cutoff marks required in the JEE Main or Crescent College's entrance test, namely Crescent Institute Engineering Admission Test (CIEAT 2024) for admission. However, as per the eligibility criteria mentioned on the official website of the college, students must have at least 50% scores in their Class 12 in the PCM subject combination to be eligible for this course. 

 IIITDM Kancheepuram seat intake for M.Tech programme is 200. The total seats are distributed evenly among all the M.Tech offered specialisations. Each specialisations with 20 seat intake. Seat are allocated based on the CCMT counselling. Candidates must apply for CCMT by visiting the official website. Candidates seeking admission to the CCMT participating institutes will be allocated seats based on their choices for college and course and their GATE rank. GATE 2024 exam dates are announced and conducted for 2023. 

Yes, candidates can join  Kumaraguru College of Technology directly under the Management Quota. They have to meet requirement specific to their course for admission to Kumaraguru College of Technology. Admission to BE/ BTech course is based on merit in the last qualifying exam and TNEA Counselling. For all other courses, the selection is entrance-based. Candidates need to pass GATE or CEETA PG for M.Tech and TANCET for MBA and MCA. 

Mepco Schlenk Engineering College is a reputed institute for B.Tech, B.Arch, MCA, MBA/PGDM, M.E./M.Tech. Students can opt these programs to pursue their career in Engineering, Architecture & Planning, IT & Software, Business & Management Studies. Institute has trained & experienced faculty who deliver these programs. As per Shiksha verified reviews, Mepco Schlenk Engineering College has a rating of 4.1 on the basis of reviews by students. Not just this, it has also been rated 3.9 on campuslife, 3.6 on placements, 4.2 on faculty and 4.4 on Infrastructure.