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GATE 2022 Cut off for IIT Patna: Check Previous Year Cutoffs and M.Tech Admission Process

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Content Writer | Updated On - Feb 8, 2022

GATE 2022 Cut off for IIT Patna is the minimum score required for admission to the M.Tech courses offered by the institute. GATE cut off for IIT Patna will be declared category-wise and M.Tech program-wise. GATE 2021 Cut off for IIT Patna was the highest for the Mechatronics discipline, i.e. 667 for Gen, 661 for OBC, 468 for SC, and 297 for ST. On the other hand, GATE 2021 cut off for IIT Patna was the lowest for the Civil Engineering discipline, i.e., 550. For other disciplines of M.Tech, IIT Patna admission cut off 2021 was between 550 and 650 for the General category candidates. Check GATE Cut off

GATE 2022 exam will be conducted on Feb 5, 6, 12, and 13, 2022. Candidates need GATE 2022 scores to be eligible for M.Tech admission to IIT Patna. Based on last year’s schedule, IIT Patna M.Tech admission process is expected to begin in the first week of April 2022. It must be noted that students need to first register for GATE COAP Counselling before registering on the official website of IIT Patna.  

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IIT Patna GATE Cut offs

GATE 2022 Cut off for IIT Patna: Previous Year Cut offs

GATE 2022 cut off for IIT Patna will depend on various factors like the number of test-takers, difficulty level, category, and the number of seats in each program. Knowing the previous years’ cut-off trends will help the candidates to understand the existing trends and get an idea of the expected GATE 2022 cut off for all M.Tech programs at IIT Patna. 

IIT Patna GATE Cut off 2021 

IIT Patna M.Tech Program Category GATE Scores
Civil Engineering General 550
EWS 550
OBC 550
SC 380
Open-PwD 320
ST 300
Computer Science Engineering General 654
EWS 642
OBC NCL 596
SC 427
ST 255
PwD 339
Communication System Engineering General 569
EWS 569
OBC NCL 511
SC 312
ST 250
VLSI & Embedded Systems General 641
EWS  669
OBC NCL 622
SC 412
ST 300
Mechanical Engineering General 640
EWS 552
OBC NCL 583
SC 360
ST 237
PwD 345
Mechatronics Engineering General 667
EWS 673
OBC NCL 661
SC 468
ST 297
PwD 354

IIT Patna GATE Cut off 2020

IIT Patna M.Tech Program Category GATE Scores
Civil Engineering General 611
EWS 630
OBC 601
SC 443
ST 359
Computer Science Engineering General 678
EWS 709
OBC 608
SC 507
ST 352
Electronics and Communication Engineering General 726
EWS 724
OBC 669
SC 520
ST 316
Materials Science and Technology General 610
EWS 350
OBC 618
SC 270
ST -
Mathematics and Computing General 612
EWS 674
OBC 588
SC 426
ST 329
Mechanical Engineering General 663
EWS 655
OBC 659
SC 432
ST 297
Mechatronics Engineering General 728
EWS 666
OBC 634
SC 457
ST -

IIT Patna GATE Cut off 2019

M.Tech Course GATE Paper Gen OBC SC ST PH
Civil & Infrastructure Engineering CE 450 420 350 250 420
Communication System Engineering EC 542 542 296 296 -
Computer Science Engineering CS - - - - -
Materials Science & Engineering XE 300 300 200 200 200
ME 460 460 230 230 230
EC 660 660 470 470 470
CH 350 350 250 250 250
MT 275 275 170 170 170
EE 590 590 300 300 300
Mechatronics IN 628 526 352 - -
ME 628 526 352 - -
EC 628 526 352 - -
AE 628 526 352 - -
PI 628 526 352 - -
XE 628 526 352 - -
EE 628 526 352 - -
PH 628 526 352 - -
VLSI & Embedded Systems EC 634 588 403 273 553

IIT Patna GATE Cut off 2018

Program GATE paper General OBC SC ST
Civil & Infrastructure Engineering 591 650 389 - -
Communication System Engineering EC 471 506 276 -
CS 648 596 410 334
Mathematics & Computing EC 582 - - -
CS 568 548 358 263
MA 459 - - -
Materials Science & Engineering ME 578 - - -
XE 669 306 213 -
MT 582 - - -
Mechanical Engineering ME 711 700 - -
Mechatronics ME 647 604 419 330
Nano Science & Technology EC 425 385 - -
PH 409 305 193 -
ME 370 483 376 -
VLSI and Embedded System EC 632 586 410 -
EE 632 576 - -
IN 613 - - -

IIT Patna GATE Cut off 2017

Specialization GATE Paper Category GATE Marks GATE Scores GATE Rank
Civil and Infrastructure Engineering CE General 34.85 622 1878
SC 25.03 423 10771
Communication System Engineering EC General 28.73 543 4205
OBC 27.84 534 4502
SC 20.92 411 10614
Computer Science & Engineering CS General 35.9 644 1233
OBC 31.73 578 2224
SC 19.66 385 9430
ST 21.75 418 7304
Mathematics & Computing EC General 29.16 558 3740
OBC 26.88 517 5108
SC 12.12 254 31186
CS General 27.2 505 3850
OBC 23.56 447 5912
MA General 17.5 350 556
OBC 18.2 374 443
Materials Science and Engineering XE General 24.54 419 300
ME General 38.08 574 8395
PI General 35.51 581 132
MT OBC 26.41 330 646
ME SC 20.65 348 27889
Mechanical Engineering ME General 45.97 691 3268
OBC 45.49 683 3544
SC 33.3 504 12806
Mechatronics EC General 30.98 590 2874
SC 15.97 323 19134
IE General 44.35 667 264
ME OBC 39.9 601 6946
SC 18.44 284 37618
ST 20.58 347 28083
EE OBC 31.32 594 3077
Nano Science & Technology ME General 32.12 486 14062
OBC 37.38 564 8925
EE SC 22.4 436 9923
VLSI & Embedded System EC General 33.2 629 2072
EE General 30.65 582 3396
CS OBC 36.12 648 1187

IIT Patna GATE Cut off 2016

M.Tech Programme GATE Paper General OBC SC ST PD
Civil & Infrastructure CE 609 572 449 - -
Communication System EC 677 588 482 348 373
Computer Science CS 683 680 540 - 447
Mathematics & Computing EC 676 720 - - -
CS 788 559 441 - 447
AE 653 - 245 - -
MA 756 - - - -
IN - 579 - - -
ME - 610 - - -
Materials Science XE 385 411 - - -
ME 680 654 - - -
CH 493 - - - -
MT 409 294 - - -
Mechanical Engineering ME 735 676 581 391 -
Mechatronics IN 579 - - - -
ME 625 583 410 - -
EC - - 386 - -
Nano Science & Technology EE 607 - - - -
EC 605 246 435 - 316
XE - - - - -
ME 535 437 - - -
PH - 411 - - -

IIT Patna M.Tech Admission Important Dates

IIT Patna M.Tech Admission through GATE 2022: Important Dates

Event Date (Tentative)
Release of M.Tech admission online application First week of April 2022
M.Tech Application process closes Last week of April 2022
Counselling begins As per COAP Schedule
Interview Dates To be announced

IIT Patna M.Tech Admission Eligibility

IIT Patna M.Tech Admission through GATE 2022: Eligibility Criteria

Candidates must ensure that they fulfill the detailed eligibility criteria listed below:

  • B.E or B.Tech degree in any branch.
  • Alternatively, M.Sc., AMIE, or another equivalent course
  • A valid GATE Score
  • Minimum 60% marks for General candidates and 55% for SC/ST categories in the final qualifying examination

It must be noted that candidates will need to produce documents regarding their marks in the final qualifying exam on or before October 31, 2020.

Eligibility Criteria for those who are yet to appear in the final qualifying exam:

  • Candidates who are yet to appear in their final qualifying exam are eligible to apply for IIT M.Tech 2022 admission process.
  • Such candidates must appear in all their degree exams and finish all procedures before the registration date for IIT M.Tech 2022.
  • If these applicants are selected, they must procure all documents and provide them by October 31, 2022.
  • In addition to all these conditions, they must also meet the criteria regarding minimum CGPA and GATE score.
IIT Patna M.Tech Admission Registration Process

IIT Patna M.Tech Admission through GATE 2022: Application Process

  • First of all, candidates have to register at COAP Portal because all the IITs will post M.Tech admission offers on that website. 
  • After that, you have to visit the website of the respective IIT for which you want to apply. 
  • Fill the online application form before the due date by entering all the mandatory details. 
  • The online application form fee for General and other category candidates is INR 300 and INR 150 respectively. 
  • Submit the online application form and take a printout of the same for future reference. 
IIT Patna M.Tech Courses Offered

IIT Patna M.Tech Admission through GATE 2022: Courses Offered

There are various departments in IIT Patna and they offer several specialisations. Candidates must meet all the eligibility criteria for a particular programme. In addition to this, they must also clear the cut-off marks for the relevant course. Only then will the candidate be offered admission.

  • Civil and Infrastructure Engineering
  • Mechatronics
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Nano Science & Technology
  • Material Science & Engineering
  • Computer Science & Engineering
  • Mathematics and Computing
  • VLSI & Embedded Systems
  • Communication System Engineering

The total number of seats available varies depending on the category of the candidate and other factors like full time and sponsored candidates.

Regular (Full Time) seats are for students who are full-time students for their M.Tech degrees. Such candidates receive assistantships from the institute or fellowship from any other funding agency.

Sponsored (Full Time) seats are for those applicants who have been sponsored by a recognised organisation, institute or industry for the course of M.Tech. For this, the candidate must have been a regular employee of the company with minimum of two years’ experience. 

Such candidates must be involved in the discipline in which they seek admission. They will not be eligible for receiving any financial support from the institute.

IIT Patna M.Tech Admission Process

IIT Patna M.Tech Admission through GATE 2022: Selection Procedure

Candidates will be shortlisted for the M.Tech program on the basis of their GATE 2022 score. Then, there will be an Interview round conducted for the final selection of the candidates.

The weightage given to GATE and Interview scores will be in the ratio of 70% to 30%. Candidates will have to report at the IIT Patna Campus for the Personal Interview (PI) round. In the PI round, the skills that the candidate will be assessed for will be Basic Science, Engineering, and other related areas.

Documents Required at the time of Counselling

  • Filled application form
  • Photograph of the candidate
  • Copy of (class X) certificate or date of birth certificate
  • Gate Score Card
  • Qualifying degree and mark sheet
  • Caste Certificate (If applicable)
  • PwD Certificate (If applicable)

Candidates must go through GATE cut offs for IIT Patna and the M.Tech admission process given in this article to get a fair idea about the expected cut off and eligibility for admission. 

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