M.Tech colleges accepting GATE in Tamil Nadu

As per last year, the GATE registration fee can be checked below -

• For SC, ST, and PwD applicants is INR 1000 during the regular period and INR 1500 during extended period.
• For other candidates, including foreign nationals, the fee is INR 2000 (during the regular period) and INR 2500 during the extended timeline.

GATE 2027 application form will be released on August 27, 2026. The last date to apply with no late fee is September 27, and with late fee is October 5.

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. 

Yes, candidates can change their category at the time of application form correction facility. Additional fee is charged for changing category. The last date to modify details is November 10. Candidates can submit their changes at GOAPS portal using their enrollment ID and password.

MTech is a two-year course divided into four semesters. SRM Institute of Technology Kattankulathur offers M.Tech in full-time mode in 27 specialisations and part-time in nine specialisations. M.Tech (full-time) specialisations are Automation and Robotics, Biomedical Engineering, Biotechnology, Chemical Engineering, Cloud Computing, Computer-Aided Design, Construction Engineering and Management, Electronics and Control Engineering, Embedded System Technology, Environmental Engineering, etc.

GATE counselling is done by CCMT and COAP to offer admission to MTech and research programmes. The mode of counselling is online. Stages of GATE counselling are as follows -

• Candidate registration
• Choice filling
• Choice locking and fee payment
• Seat acceptance and downloading the seat allotment letter
• Reporting to the allotted institute for document verification

This year, IIT Madras have implemented many changes in the GATE 2027, which are as follows: 

• A new paper (Robotics and Automation) has been introduced
• GATE syllabus has been revised
• Changes have been made to TF, XE, XH, and XL papers
• GATE Exam Cities list have also been revised. Some centres have been added and removed. 
• Candidates will have to provide facial details during registration process
• Exam City Allotment facility added before the release the admit card.

The information brochure of GATE 2027 has been added. Candidates must downoad and go through the details carefully. 

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.

The SASTRA University highest package has not been disclosed yet. Once released it will be updated here. Meanwhile, students can refer to the median package given in the table below:

Course	Median Package (2025)
UG 3 year	INR 4 LPA
BTech	INR 8 LPA
MTech	INR 5.5 LPA
BA LLB, BBA LLB (Hons)	INR 6 LPA

 The total tuition fee for Kalasalingam University B.Tech. in Computer Science and Engineering is INR 7.40 Lakh. Apart from the tuition fee, there is a one-time admission fee of amount INR 10,000, and a hostel fee of amount INR 2.42 Lacs that students are required to pay in addition to the tuition fee. To get admitted to Kalasalingam University B.Tech. in Computer Science and Engineering course, applicants must meet the entry requirements - 45% in 12th. 

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. 

A variety of entrance exam results may be accepted by Sri Krishna College of Engineering and Technology (SKCET) for admission to its engineering, management, and other programs. SKCET frequently accepts entrance test results from engineering programs, including Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) for postgraduate admission and Tamil Nadu Engineering Admissions (TNEA) for undergraduate admission. SKCET may accept results from national entrance exams such as the Common Admission Test (CAT), Management Aptitude Test (MAT), Xavier Aptitude Test (XAT), Common Management Admission Test (CMAT), and others for management programs such as the Master of Business Administration (MBA). However, depending on the programme and the university's regulations for that particular academic year, the precise permitted entry examinations may change.

Coimbatore Institute of Technology (CIT) offers undergraduate, postgraduate, and doctoral courses across 13 departments such as Civil Engineering, Electronics & Communication Engineering, Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Physics and Mathematics, among others. The institute also offers an Integrated MSc of five-year duration. Candidates can apply for admission to the course of their choice via online mode. Admission to all the courses offered by CIT Coimbatore is merit as well as entrance based.

KPR Institute of Engineering and Technology admissions are currently open. Candidates need to register for TNEA for BE/ BTech admission. For PG, aspirants must first apply for accepted entrance exam and then at the official website of the institute for admission. Admission to KPRIET courses is both merit and entrance-based.

Thiagarajar College of Engineering offers scholarships based on merit-cum means scholarships to the students. Below mentioned are the TCE Madurai scholarships are given below:

• Rukmini Shanmugam Endowment Scholarship
• TSK Memorial Scholarship
• Subramanian Scholarship

 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. 

Kumaraguru College of Technology fees may change for each programme and category. Students have to pay the fees timely. The fees is as below:

Course	Total Tuition Fees
BTech	INR 3.6 lakh
MCA	INR 35,000
M.E/ MTech	INR 50,000
MBA	INR 4.9 lakh - INR 7.4 lakh

Mepco Schlenk Engineering College is a renowned institution offering B.E. / B.Tech, M.E./M.Tech, B.Arch, MBA/PGDM, MCA. Students can choose these courses to embark on their careers in the field of Engineering, Architecture & Planning, Business & Management Studies, IT & Software. The institute is staffed with highly skilled and experienced faculty members dedicated to delivering these programs. Mepco Schlenk Engineering College boasts an impressive review rating of 4.05 based on student feedback at Shiksha. Additionally, it has received a rating of 3.92 for Campus Life, 3.61 for Placements, 4.17 for Faculty, and 4.37 for Infrastructure.