IIT Patna - Indian Institute of Technology

Candidates applying to a MSc course in IIT Patna must fulfil the required eligibility criteria. Thus, aspirant must hold a valid bachelor's degree in a relevant stream for at least two years (four semesters) and a minimum aggregate between 55% and 80% or 5.5 CGPA out of 10.

For MSc cognitive science/economic courses, the accepted degrees are BA/BSc/BCom/BTech/BE/BStat/BMath or equivalent. The total course fee for MSc course is around INR 60,000. 

IIT Pune offers a total of 301 seats for its M.Tech cousre. The seats are further, spred across the offered specialisations. The Indian Institute of Technology Patna seat allotment is carried out as per the state and All-India quota. 

MTech course at IIT Patna various subjects related to mathematical background, networking, principles of advanced programming, and many more. M.Tech in Computer Science and Engineering has the below subjects in the first semesters:

• Foundations of Computer Systems
• Probability Statistics and Stochastic Processes
• Computer Systems Lab-1

IIT Patna M.Tech dates are inclusives of GATE 2025 exam dates. The GATE COAP 2025 registration is open for the ME/MTech courses, and the deadline is May 15, 2025. Further, the GATE COAP 2025 round 1 window to view offers and take a decision will be opened on May 17, 2025  (10 AM).

IIT Patna accepts GATE score for admission to M.Tech course. Candidates must have a BE/ BTech/ BSc/ Bachelor of Architecture and Bachelor of Planning/ MSc/ MCA/ MBBS/ MPharm/ BPharma/ BDS/ degree recognised equivalent to BE/ BTech with a minimum of 60% aggregate (55% aggregate for SC/ ST/ PwD category). For M.Tech General-All India, cut offs for GATE 2024 closed off at score 600 for M.Tech in Chemical Engineering and 750 for Computer Science and Engineering. Similarly, for M.Tech in Industrial Engineering and Operations Research, the GATE score closed off on 650. 

IIT Patna offers two-year M.Tech courses in multiple specialisations under 18 departments. Admission to the course is based on scores in GATE, followed by COAP counselling. In addition, to be eligible to take the entrance test, candidates must also meet the minimum eligibility criteria. Further, aspirants can apply for GATE online by visiting the official website. Aspirants who have not qualified for GATE can get admission through a written test conducted by the institute. The shortlisted candidates are further called for a personal interview round. 

IIT Patna offer various BTech specialisations through JEE Advanced exam scores. Among all the courses offered by IIT Patna, BTech in AI and DS was one of the most popular course. The category-wise cutoff for the same course is given in the table below: