What: The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kharagpur has invites applications to its Master of Technology (MTech) and Master of City Planning (MCP) programmes for 2008-2009.

About the programmes
Applications are invited for admission to the four-semester programmes in the following disciplines:

~ Aerospace Engineering Agricultural & Food Engineering
~ Architecture and Regional Planning
~ Biotechnology
~ Chemical Engineering, Civil Engineering
~ Computer Science & Engineering
~ Educational Technology
~ Electrical Engineering
~ Electronics & Electrical Communication Engineering
~ Geology & Geophysics
~ Humanities & Social Sciences
~ Industrial Engineering & Management
~ Information Technology
~ Mathematics
~ Mechanical Engineering;
~ Medical Science & Technology
~ Metallurgical & Materials Engineering;
~ Mining Engineering
~ Ocean Engineering & Naval Architecture;
~ Ocean, Rivers, Atmosphere & Land Sciences
~ Physics & Meteorology
~ Cryogenic Engineering
~ Materials Science
~ Reliability Engineering
~ Rubber Technology

Note: Some new MTech programmes in emerging areas of technology are likely to be introduced during the academic session 2008-2009. Details of these new programmes will be made available at http://gate.iitkgp.ac.in/mtech in due course.

Applicants are advised to visit the above website at regular intervals.

Eligibility
~ BTech / BE / BArch / B.Pharm / MSc or equivalent degree with a valid GATE score.

~ Seats are reserved for SC / ST candidates and persons with disability as per Govt, of India rules.

~ Reservations for OBC candidates would be implemented as and when government orders for the same are issued.

Selection
~ Except for sponsored candidates, selection is strictly based on GATE score.

~ However, applicants with professional qualifications, those with XE / XL paper in GATE, and sponsored candidates who are short-listed need to qualify through an interview and / or a test.

~ Assistantship: Rs 5000 per month for candidates selected through GATE.

Application Fee: The application fee is Rs 300 (Rs 150 for SC / ST candidates).

Application procedure
~ Applications are to be submitted only by an online process (internet-based) by accessing the website http://gate.iitkgp.ac.in/mtech from March 27, 2008 to  April 27, 2008.

~ The candidate should first pay the Application Fee by obtaining a Demand Draft drawn in favour of IIT Kharagpur on any nationalised bank payable at Kharagpur, West Bengal.

~ The draft details are required while filling up the online application form.

~ Candidates are required to take a print of the online application form after successful submission of data.

~ The printed form, with candidate's signature and photograph pasted at appropriate place, and the Demand Draft must be sent by speed post so as to reach by April 30, 2008 to:

The Chairman,
GATE,
IIT Kharagpur,
Kharagpur 721302.

Important dates
~ Commencement of online application form submission March 27, 2008
~ Last date for submission of online application form (website closure): April 27, 2008
~ Last date for receipt of completed online application form at the GATE office: April 30, 2008

For further details visit http://gate.iitkgp.ac.in/mtech

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