Is there any other entrance exam apart from GATE for MTech?
Yes there are some other entrance exams as well.
1) IIT JAM (Joint Admission Test for M.Sc)
2) BITS HD (Birla Institute of Technology & Science Higher Degree Exam)
3) UPES MEET (UPES M.Tech Engineering Entrance Test)
4) DAIICT (Dhirubhai Ambani Institute of Information and Communication Technology Entrance Examination)
5) AUCET (Andhra University Common Entrance Test)
6) KIITEE (KIIT University Entrance Exam)
7) SRMGEET (SRM Graduate Engineering Entrance Test)
8) TANCET (Tamil Nadu Common Entrance Test)
9) IITH PGEE (IIIT Hyderabad Post-Graduate Entrance Exam)
10) VITMEE (VIT Masters Entrance Exam)
11) GITAM (Gitam Admission Test)
12) CCMT (Centralized Counselling for M.Tech)
13) PU CET (PG) Punjab University
14) HPCET (Himachal Pradesh Common Entrance Test)
15) IPU CET (Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University)
16) Karnataka PGCET (Post Graduate Common Entrance Test)
17) WBUT PGET (West Bengal University of Technology Post Graduate Entrance Test)
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Admission to Indian Institute of Technology (IITs) or National Institute of Technology (NITs) Without GATE score (NON-GATE):
Most of the student can not imagine going to IITs without tough completion, which is a correct assumption. But there are ways to get into IITs and NITs without GATE scores too. Below are the possible cases.
Sponsored Candidates: If you are working in industry for over three year and can prove that your employer is ready to allow you to go to study by letters from authority, you can apply under this category.
There are few seats reserved under this category in both IITs and NITs.
Quality Improvement Program (QIP): This is started by Govt. of India to improve the quality of teaching staff in state colleges by giving them a chance to attend India’s top most engineering schools. All the faculty members with three years plus experience are eligible for this.
Kindly read the upcoming post giving detail view of these programs.
Admission to Indian Institute of Information Technology (IIITs):
They conduct their own exam for admission. Anyone can apply and try to get admission for Master of Engineering. These colleges are deemed universities and have good infrastructure and placements.
Admission to Central and State Universities:
Few Central Universities conduct there own exams and few consider GATE scores too. Most of the State University doesn’t get GATE qualified students, therefore they conduct their own written test and interview. For more information about notification and other details please subscribe via email, check the box on upper right side of this page. For a list of central universities offering M.Tech programs visit Master of Engineering Degree (M.Tech) in Central Universities.
Private Deemed Universities:
These days in India there are many professional private universities offering masters in engineering. They conduct their won exam and interview. Admission is easy but they may charge huge fee.
Private Engineering colleges offering Master of Engineering:
AICTE approve many old private engineering colleges to start M.Tech course because of infrastructure and faculty. Admission these are easy but may be expensive.
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