Important Announcements

         Date of Registration: 20 July 2010 (Tuesday)

(a) Candidate who have accepted offer in the
First and Second Selection List

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(b) Candidate who have accepted offer in the
Final List
Final Offer Letter can be collected from the GATE office, IIT Kharagpur on arrival from 16 July 2010 onwards.
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All personal and academic profile of students admitted to IIT Kharagpur is maintained through ERP system (Enterprise Resource Planning System). You have to use the ERP system extensively during your stay at IIT Kharagpur. Before coming to IIT Kharagpur, read about ERP System given in Registration Kit.

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IIT Kharagpur invites applications for the Joint Masters and PhD programme in Engineering and City Planning for the admission year 2010-2011. This progrmamme encourages bright and motivated student to enroll themselves for PhD after completion of first year of MTech/MCP programme.

Under this programme, at the end of first year, interested students having CGPA 8.0 and above are eligible to appear for written test and/or interview to judge their suitability to enroll for PhD. Those who do not qualify for PhD can continue with their two-year MTech/MCP programme.

Students selected for PhD will have to complete the two year academic requirements of MTech/MCP programme before enrolment for PhD. For these students the MTech/MCP and PhD degree will be awarded together upon successful completion of PhD.

The programme is open to students of all categories with a Bachelor’s degree in Engineering/Technology/Architecture/MSc or equivalent professional degrees (AMIE etc.) and having a valid GATE score. Seats are reserved for OBC/SC/ST candidates and persons with disability (PD) as per Government of India rules.

Selection

Selection is based on performance in GATE and Personal Interview of short-listed candidates. Marks obtained in GATE and in personal interview will have 70% and 30% weightage respectively. Personal interview will be held to test  the following: (a) Motivation and aptitude for the programme (b) Oral communication skills (c)  Skills in basic science, engineering, and relevant areas.

Personal interviews will be conducted at the following centers: Bangalore, Bhubaneswar, Hyderabad, Kharagpur, Kolkata, Mumbai, Nagpur, New Delhi, and Visakhapatnam

Applicants with professional qualifications or with XE/XL paper in GATE and short-listed sponsored candidates need to qualify through personal interviews and/or test at IIT Kharagpur only.

Important Note:  A candidate who fails to appear for the personal interview will not be considered for admission.

Sponsored Candidates

An applicant employed in an industry or any other recognized organization/institution with at least two years of experience will be eligible for admission to the Joint  MTech/MCP-PhD programmes provided the applicant is sponsored by the employer. The applicant should have scored at least 60% marks or equivalent CGPA (55% marks or equivalent CGPA for Master’s degree holders in Arts or Social Science subjects) in the qualifying degree examination. NET qualified applicants are eligible for admission to Joint MCP-PhD Programme.For sponsored applicants GATE score is not mandatory and they are not eligible for assistantship.

Assistanship

 Students in the two-year MTech/MCP programme receive an assistantship of Rs. 8000 p.m. Students selected for the PhD Programme will receive assistantship of Rs. 12000 p.m. in the second year of their study, and Rs. 14000 p.m. after enrolment for PhD.

Application Fee

The application fee is Rs. 300/- (Rs. 150/- for PD/SC/ST Candidates).

Application Procedure

Application for Joint M.Tech/MCP-PhD Programmes is to be submitted only by an ONLINE process by accessing the website. http://gate.iitkgp.ac.in/mtech from 31st March 2010 to 21 April 2010. The candidate should first pay the Application Fee by obtaining a Demand Draft drawn in favour of IIT Kharagpur on any nationalized bank payable at Kharagpur, West Bengal. The draft details are required while filling up the ONLINE application form. Candidates are required to take a print of the ONLINE application form after successful submission of data. The printed form, with candidate’s signature and photograph along with the Demand Draft, copy of GATE score card and relevant certificates for OBC/SC/ST/PD (as applicable)must be sent by Speed Post so as to reach The Chairman, GATE, IIT Kharagpur, Kharagpur 721302 by 27 April 2010.