IIT Gandhinagar Admission Dates 2026 and 2027

The upcoming schedule includes the start of the PhD Semester-II intake and the expected opening of the next B.Tech admission cycle.

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The following tentative schedule covers major entrance examinations, counselling and applications for the 2027 cycle.

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IIT Gandhinagar Courses and Fees

Students can choose from undergraduate, postgraduate, doctoral and online programmes in engineering, science and humanities. The academic portfolio includes 8 B.Tech branches, 3 dual-degree tracks, 4 M.Sc streams, 9 M.Tech specialisations and PhD study in more than 15 disciplines.

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Artificial Intelligence and Integrated Circuit Design and Technology are notable B.Tech choices because few central technical institutes offer such subjects at the undergraduate level. For B.Tech, SC/ST students pay INR 3.85 Lakhs. Their Dual Degree fee is INR 4.79 Lakhs, and further fee waivers may be available through government schemes.

IIT Gandhinagar Admission Process

Admission routes differ by programme. Undergraduate engineering seats depend on JEE Advanced and JOSAA, while JAM, GATE and national eligibility tests are used for postgraduate and doctoral entry.

B.Tech and Dual Degree Admission

Every B.Tech and B.Tech + M.Tech Dual Degree seat is filled through JEE Advanced. IIT Gandhinagar does not provide direct admission or a management quota.

• Complete Class 12 from a recognised board with Physics and Mathematics. The minimum aggregate is 75%, or 65% for SC/ST/PwD applicants.
• Obtain a valid JEE Main result to become eligible for JEE Advanced.
• Take JEE Advanced and register for JOSAA seat allocation.
• Participate in the 5 to 6 JOSAA rounds. General category closing ranks in 2026 were 2,315 for CSE, 2,341 for AI, 3,743 for Electrical Engineering, 4,328 for Materials Science, 6,790 for Mechanical Engineering and 8,469 for Chemical Engineering.
• Finish document verification and pay the admission fee by the deadline stated in the JOSAA allotment.

M.Tech Admission

Applicants normally need a valid GATE score in the relevant paper. IIT B.Tech graduates with a CPI of 8.0 or higher may apply without GATE. A B.E., B.Tech, B.S. or M.Sc with at least 55% marks is required, with the threshold reduced to 50% for SC/ST/PwD students.

1. Submit the application through the IIT Gandhinagar portal.
2. Wait for shortlisting based on the GATE score or eligible IIT graduate status.
3. Attend the interview required for final selection.

M.Sc and M.A. Admission

Students seeking M.Sc admission in Chemistry, Mathematics, Physics or Cognitive Sciences, or M.A. admission in Society and Culture, must have a relevant bachelor’s degree with at least 55% aggregate. Selection uses JAM results, followed by centralised counselling through JOAPS.

PhD Admission

PhD admissions take place twice each year. Applicants need a master’s degree or a B.Tech supported by a strong academic record, as well as a valid GATE, UGC-NET or CSIR-NET result. Those shortlisted must complete a written test and interview. Under DST and MHRD schemes, JRF and SRF scholars receive INR 31,000 to INR 58,000 per month, which effectively covers the programme fee.

IIT Gandhinagar Placements

In the 2023-24 placement season, offers went to 149 of the 214 registered students, resulting in a placement rate of 69.63%. The B.Tech average was INR 16.86 LPA, the median was INR 15.77 LPA, and the highest package reached INR 62 LPA.

Technology and product companies account for a major share of B.Tech hiring. Finance employers also recruit heavily from CSE and quantitatively focused branches. The latest three placement seasons are compared below.

Amazon, Adobe, Google, Microsoft, Goldman Sachs, Bank of America, HSBC, DE Shaw, Deloitte, Accenture, Infosys, Samsung Research, Amul, ITC, and Larsen and Toubro were confirmed recruiters. CSE and Electrical Engineering students received the strongest branch-level averages. For M.Tech CSE, the 2023-24 average stood at INR 16.73 LPA.

IIT Gandhinagar Rankings

NIRF 2025 placed IIT Gandhinagar in both its Engineering and Overall lists. The institute was 25th in Engineering, earning a total score of 62.31 and a Teaching, Learning and Resources score of 85.82. Its position in the Overall category was 39th.

Among the IITs created during the second generation of expansion, IIT Gandhinagar has entered the top 25 of the NIRF Engineering list. It does not take part at the institutional level in international ranking exercises such as QS or THE.

IIT Gandhinagar Scholarships

Financial support for undergraduate students is offered on the basis of academic merit, family income and achievement in extracurricular activities. Government fellowships also support postgraduate research scholars.

More than 70 donor-supported scholarships are also available. These include the Mehta Family and Nayyar Family awards, which provide between INR 20,000 and INR 2 Lakhs per year on merit or merit-cum-means criteria.

IIT Gandhinagar Campus and Infrastructure

IIT Gandhinagar occupies a 400-acre site at Palaj in Gandhinagar on the western bank of the Sabarmati. Sustainability guided the campus plan, and its architecture is distinctive among the newer IIT campuses.

The grounds contain academic buildings, faculty housing and student residences. More than 2,600 students can stay in the institute’s 12 centrally air-conditioned hostels. First-year undergraduate students generally share rooms with three or four occupants. Double rooms are provided from the second year, while single rooms begin in the third year. Postgraduate and PhD students receive single-occupancy accommodation.

Shared facilities include the main library, indoor and outdoor spaces in the sports complex, a student activity centre and several food courts. Students can join clubs for robotics, coding, design and performing arts. Open green areas and the river-front setting are prominent parts of campus life.

IIT Gandhinagar vs IIT Jodhpur vs IIT Patna

Students holding JEE Advanced ranks from 3,000 to 10,000 may consider IIT Gandhinagar alongside IIT Jodhpur and IIT Patna. All three were established during the 2008 expansion, attract a similar group of applicants and provide a comparable range of programmes.

IIT Gandhinagar provides greater interdisciplinary depth through its M.A. programme, humanities PhD subjects, and B.Tech branches in AI and ICDT alongside core engineering fields. IIT Jodhpur offers the largest campus and has a separate design school. IIT Patna has performed more strongly in PSU recruitment and may appeal to students from Bihar and nearby regions.