IIT Delhi, CSE,  M.Tech Shortlisting Criteria, Summer 2023

1. The approved shortlisting criteria is posted at this link. Note that the department has the liberty to define shortlisting criteria over and above the minimum requirements of the institute. We will thus not entertain any communication in this regard. You should also note the qualifying degrees and disciplines in the shortlisting criteria.

2. Admission to the MTech full-time program will be based on GATE score (no interview/test will be conducted). The only exception is IIT BTechs with CGPA>=8.0 who are exempted from qualifying GATE (their selection will be based on an interview). The shortlisted candidates can be found at the following link: (link). Please note that shortlisting does not imply selection. The selection will be based on GATE score.

3. Online interviews for IIT BTechs with CGPA>=8.0 will be held on 11th May (Thu), from 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM. The following candidates have been shortlisted for interview on the 11th: (link)

4. The following candidates have been shortlisted for an online interview/test for the 'MTech High-Value Assistantship (HVA)' program: (link). Further information regarding the interview/test will be posted here shortly.

5. The following candidates have been shortlisted for an online interview/test for the 'MTech part-time/sponsored' program: (link). Further information regarding the interview/test will be posted here shortly.

6. The following foreign applicants have been shortlisted for an online interview/test: (link). Further information regarding the interview/test will be posted here shortly.

7. If you feel you should have been shortlisted, but your name does not appear, do the following. Double-check the list of application ids and the shortlisting criteria. If you still feel you should have been shortlisted, email Prof. Ragesh Jaiswal (M.Tech coordinator) at rjaiswal@cse.iitd.ac.in. No phone calls, please.

8. If anybody has been shortlisted in error, their application process will be terminated as and when discovered.

Test/Interview instructions (only for shortlisted part-time/sponsored, HVA, and foreign applicants)

9. An online test will be conducted on 20th May, 10AM-12PM in Indian Standard Time (IST). The online test will be conducted on the HackerEarth platform. This is only for the shortlisted part-time/sponsored, HVA, and foreign applicants. Detailed instructions have been emailed to all such candidates separately. If, for some reason, you are one such candidate and you did not receive the instruction email, please write to rjaiswal@cse.iitd.ac.in.

10. You should have received the HackerEarth invite for test on 20th May as well as a separate email from our side with instructions. If not, please check your spam folder. If, for some reason, you did not receive these two emails, please write to rjaiswal@cse.iitd.ac.in.

11. The following candidates (link) have been chosen for an online interview on MS Teams on 25th May. Details of the interview will be emailed to the chosen candidates soon. If you feel you should have been chosen, but your name does not appear, do the following. Double-check the list of application ids and the criteria (at least 20% marks in each of the three test sections and at least 30% of the total). If you still feel you should have been chosen, email Prof. Ragesh Jaiswal (M.Tech coordinator) at rjaiswal@cse.iitd.ac.in.

12. An instruction email has been sent to all candidates shortlisted for an interview on 25th May (see the shortlist in point 11 above). If, for some reason, you are one such candidate but did not receive an instruction email with the interview schedule, etc., please write to rjaiswal@cse.iitd.ac.in.














  • The following MTech 2022 batch students have kindly agreed to answer queries from prospective candidates about the hostel, housing, and other MTech-related issues. You may direct your queries to them to get students' perspective on various issues.
        - Jaskaran Singh (mcs222055@iitd.ac.in), Akshay Pratap Singh (mcs222058@iitd.ac.in), Rittwick Bhabak (mcs222054@iitd.ac.in).