K J Somaiya Institute of Technology

KJ Somaiya has mutiple eligibiltiy criteria for its PhD programme, which are as follows:

• The Candidates must have Master’s degree or Professional Degree or Full time Diploma declared equivalent to the Master’s degree by the corresponding Statutory / Regulatory / Apex body, of Universities which are recognised by UGC with at-least 55% marks in aggregate of all years / all semesters or its equivalent CGPA grade ‘B+’ in the UGC 10 – Points scale or an equivalent CGPA grade in a other points scale wherever grading system is followed

A relaxation of 5% of marks, from 55% to 50%, or an equivalent relaxation of CGPA grade, may be allowed for canddiates who fall under the below mentioned categories:

• SC/ST/VJNT/SBC/OBC category (of the Maharashtra State).
• Differently-abled persons with more than 40% disability.
• Who had obtained their Master’s degree prior to 19th September, 1991.
• Other categories as per the decisions of the UGC, from time to time.

K J Somaiya Institute of Technology Sion Mumbai offers M.Tech at postgraduate level for two years. The M.Tech programme is available in bothe self-finance and sponosred mode. The eligibility criteria differs as per the programme mode candidates wants to pursue. 

MTech (self finance): Twelve years of school education with Physics and Mathematics as compulsory subjects along with one of the Chemistry or Biotechnology or Biology or Technical Vocational subjects and obtained at least 50% marks (at least 45% marks, in case of Backward class categories and Persons with Disability candidates belonging to Maharashtra State only).

MTech (sponsored): A minimum of two years of fulltime work experience in a registered firm/ company/industry/ educational and/ or research institute/ any Government Department or Government Autonomous Organization in the relevant field in which admission is being sought.

Insights available in shiksha.com KJ Somaiya Institute of engineering and information technology placement records are one of the highest in the country with overall 95% as per the data available in 2022 placement for the particular degree of BTech where as for the Xavier Institute of engineering the placement records have shown a really significant growth in 2023 with overall 90% of students being placed. The comparison of placement between both of the institutions are concerned KJ Somaiya Institute seems to be taking over the crown of having more successful placement records as compared to Xavier Institute of engineering. As far as the institutions are concerned, both institution are one of the most popular once in the country.