GATE 2020 M.Tech Admission Interviews to be Held Digitally by IIT Delhi

The Indian Institute of Technology Delhi (IIT-D) has decided to conduct the interviews for M.Tech admissions online. This online interview process for M.Tech admission at IIT Delhi will be conducted only for the 2020-21 session because of the coronavirus pandemic which gave birth to the logistic challenges stated an IIT Delhi statement.

IIT Delhi has also extended the last date to apply for admission into the postgraduate courses of IIT-D till 10th May 2020. The interviews are scheduled to be conducted between 18th May 2020 and 17th June 2020. All the postgraduate level courses of IIT Delhi like MDes, M.Tech, MS etc are included in the same. The M.Sc Economics written exam date has also been put on hold, and the new dates are expected to be announced very soon.

Aspirants who want to take admission into the M.Tech programme via GATE score have to apply both at the Common Offer Acceptance Portal (COAP) and individually at the institute. The first round of choosing institutes will begin from 27th May 2020 onwards. This process will be conducted in five rounds and the last round for the same will be conducted between 24 and 25 June 2020. It was earlier scheduled to be conducted on 13th May 2020.

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The purpose of designing COAP was to ensure that both PSUs and IITs are on the same platform and make sure that the candidates make informed choices. It was noted that candidates, after taking up a job in a PSU drop out of their M.Tech study from IITs. Recruitments are done separately by the PSUs. Every year, more than 15% of the total M.Tech seats go vacant according to a report by a leading daily newspaper.

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