M.Tech. AI & DS Admissions

Call for application for academic year 2025-26

M.Tech. (AI&DS)

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Minimum Requirements

The minimum qualification for admission to the M.Tech (AI & DS) programme is 65% in four-year bachelor's degree in engineering (i.e. B.E., B.Tech., or equivalent) in any one of the branches. 

Final-year students expecting to graduate by July 2025 may also apply.

Admissions to the M.Tech (AI & DS) programme is on the basis of performance in the GATE examination. GATE scores (valid as of June 1, 2025) in DSAI - Data Science and Artificial Intelligence will be considered for admission to the M.Tech. (AI&DS) programme.

There is no fixed cut-off of GATE scores for admissions. The GATE score cut-off for 2025 will vary depending upon the applications received.

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Please write to IIIT-B Registrar or admissions2025@iiitb.ac.in if you have any queries.

The students who are joining the programme in July 2025, will pay tuition fee INR 2,30,000/- per semester. The total tuition fees for the entire duration of the programme (for students admitted in July 2025) will be INR 9,20,000/-

In addition, students need to pay hostel and campus facility fee of Rs. 39,000 per semester and INR 28,800 per semester for catering and food services (subject to revision from time to time).

At the time of admission, every student need to pay Library Deposit of INR 4,000/- and Caution Deposit for Hostel INR 15,000/- which are refundable at the time of graduation.

During refund of Caution Deposit, besides any library or lab fine if any, following will be deducted from the Caution Deposit amount:-

Alumni Subscription—Rs 5000/-
Convocation Charges -  Rs 2000/-
Hostel painting and maintenance charges - Rs 1800

very student needs to pay insurance charges of INR 2,000/- per year (subject to revision every year).

Other costs for books and supplies, travel, purchase of a laptop, etc. need to be factored by students themselves depending on their individual circumstances/needs

In the past, the Institute has offered about 5 scholarships each year (out of the 150+ students) to meritorious students joining the M.Tech programme (CSE+ECE). The Institute expects to offer a similar number of industry-funded scholarships in the current year as well. The scholarship amount covers almost all student expenses over the duration of their M. Tech programme. The selection for these industry-sponsored scholarships is carried out by the industry representatives along with IIITB faculty coordinators.

In addition to the IIITB scholarships, GATE-qualified students will be eligible for fellowships from AICTE as per AICTE norms (for the M.Tech in AI&DS the Institute is waiting for the AICTE approval).

Selection and Joining

Special Admission Round: depending upon the availability of vacant seats, there may be a special admission round held in-person on IIITB campus.

Eligibility for special round: all those who have applied and are within the specified cut-off (irrespective of the status of acceptance of previous offers, if any).

Note: The admission committee reserves all rights to alter the schedule depending upon the prevailing circumstances.

Since the M.Tech programme is very demanding, and classes, tutorials and laboratory sessions often extend beyond regular working hours and during the weekends, staying at the hostel accommodation provided by the Institute is mandatory.

The male students admitted to the M.Tech programme will be provided accommodation in an off-campus hostel facility arranged by IIITB. The female students will be provided hostel accommodation on campus itself. The hostel fee rates are applicable uniformly for all the students irrespective of the hostel location.

  Please write to IIIT-B Registrar or admissions2025@iiitb.ac.in if you any queries.