GATE 2026 registration is now open at gate2026.iitg.ac.in for admission to M.Tech and research programs. Candidates can submit their applications without a late fee until September 28, 2025, while the deadline with a late fee is October 9, 2025. The examination is scheduled to be conducted on February 7, 8, 14, and 15, 2026, in two sessions.
The GATE 2026 registration has been postponed to August 28, 2025. Regular applications close on September 28, with late submissions accepted until October 9. Exams will be held on February 7, 8, 14, and 15, and results on March 19.
The GATE 2026 schedule is now available on gate2026.iitg.ac.in. Registration for GATE 2026 will begin on August 25 and will close on September 25 without a late fee, and on October 6 with a late fee. The exam is scheduled for February 7, 8, 14, and 15, 2026. The results will be announced on March 19, 2026.
The CAT 2025 registration process is now live on iimcat.ac.in. Candidates can register until September 13, 2025. The CAT 2025 exam is scheduled to be held on November 30, 2025.
BIT Mesra admission 2025 is based on both merit in the qualifying examination and entrance examinations, depending on the course. Candidates seeking admission at BIT Mesra can apply for Undergraduate, Postgraduate, Diploma, and Doctorate courses offered across multiple disciplines. The BIT Mesra admission process involves registration on the official website, appearing for the relevant entrance exam (if applicable), participating in the counselling or seat allotment process, and final selection based on cutoff, merit list, or interview (as applicable). Details like eligibility, selection criteria, entrance exams, application process, and dates for BIT Mesra admission 2025 are discussed below:
BIT Mesra Ranchi campus offers both regular and online MBA programmes. Available in various specialisations, such as Marketing, Human Resource, Finance, Information Technology & Operations, and Business Analytics. The BIT Mesra MBA fees are INR 7.07L for the duration of 2 years, excluding hostel. The interested candidates are required to have graduation in any stream with a minimum of 50% with at least 55% in entrance exams like CAT, XAT, MAT, etc. However, based on the previous and 2025 trends, it can be said that around 70-75+ percentile in CAT/XAT, and 75-80+ percentile in CMAT are usually competitive for BIT Mesra MBA admission.
More details about BIT Mesra MBA Admission 2026 are tabulated below:
Criteria | Details |
Eligibility | Graduation in any subject with at least 50% + a minimum of 55% in entrance exams |
Selection Criteria | CAT/MAT/XAT/CMAT scorecard + GDPI |
Specialisations | Marketing, HR, Finance, IT & Operations, Business Analytics |
Total Fees | INR 7.07L |
While the BIT Mesra MTech admission for 2025 has been closed, for 2026, the BIT Mesra MTech admission will start after the announcement of the GATE 2026 result. The BIT Mesra MTech is available in 3 specialisations – Computer Science, Mechanical, and Civil Engineering – and the duration is 2 years. To get into the BIT Mesra MTech programme, the candidates have to have a B.E./B.Tech degree in a relevant discipline with at least 55% marks. For the duration, MTech in BIT Mesra asks for a fee of INR 5.39L.
More details about BIT Mesra M.Tech are tabulated below:
Criteria | Details |
Eligibility | B.E./B.Tech in relevant discipline, minimum 55% marks |
Selection Criteria | GATE score + Counselling |
GATE Registration | August 28-October 9, 2025 |
GATE Exam Dates | February 7, 8, 14, and 15, 2026 |
GATE Result | March 19, 2026 |
Specialisations | Computer Science, Mechanical, Civil Engineering |
Total Fees | INR 5.39L |
The BIT Mesra BBA admission for 2025 has been closed. However, the students eyeing the 2026 admission should know that there are no entrance exams. The selection criteria for BBA admission in the BIT Ranchi is solely based on the 10+2 marks. For the duration of 4 years, the BIT Mesra BBA fees are INR 7.69L. The BIT Mesra 2026 registration for BBA will open on 25 April 2026 with the last date being mid- to late May 2026. However, these dates are tentative.
Details about BIT Mesra BBA are tabulated below:
Criteria | Details |
Eligibility | 10+2 in any stream |
Selection Criteria | Merit in 10+2 |
Total Fees | INR 7.69L |
2026 Registration | 25/04/2026 to mid- to late May 2026 |
Similar to the BIT Mesra BBA admission, the BIT Mesra BCA admission for 2025 is closed. The registration for the BIT Mesra BCA 2026 admission will open on 25 April 2026 with the last date being mid- to late May 2026. However, these dates are tentative.
Criteria | Details |
Eligibility | 10+2 with Mathematics/Computer Science |
Selection Criteria | Merit in 10+2 |
Total Fees | INR 7.69L |
2026 Registration | 25/04/2026 to mid- to late May 2026 |
Can I get BIT Mesra without JEE Mains?
Birla Institute of Technology Mesra offers BTech in 10 specialisations, such as CSE, ME, CE, AI & ML, etc. To get through the BIT Mesra admission process, candidates aspiring to join BTech in BIT Mesra must have scored 60% in JEE Mains and the counselling data by the JoSAA/CSAB. Birla Institute of Technology Mesra does not offer management quota admission. Unfortunately, without JEE Mains, you cannot get into any campus of BIT Mesra, whether it is BIT Mesra Ranchi, BIT Mesra Noida or BIT Mesra Patna.
How can I get admission in BIT Mesra?
BIT Mesra admission is purely based on merit. For all the 84 BIT Mesra courses, there are some specific guidelines, irrespective of undergraduate, postgraduate and other disciplines. Alongside, for most of the BIT Mesra Ranchi courses, there are some required entrance exams. The candidates have to have scorecards of these entrance exams and the counselling data, if applicable. Later on, for courses like MBA, there are GD/PI rounds. If the candidate clears all these rounds and secures his/her rank in the university, s/he will be granted admission to the chosen course in BIT Mesra.
Can we get direct admission in BIT Mesra?
BIT Mesra does not promote direct admission and neither does this deemed university offer any admission in management quota. The BIT Mesra admission is purely merit-based. For your preferred course in BIT Mesra, you have to have the required qualification and scorecards of the necessary entrance exams, if applicable. For BIT Mesra BTech, the candidate must have the scorecard of JEE Main and the counselling data by JoSAA or CSAB.
How many marks are required for BIT Mesra?
Across 5 disciplines, the Birla Institute of Technology Mesra offers 84 programmes. For different BIT Mesra courses, there are different guidelines. For the candidates aspiring to join BTech in the Birla Institute of Technology Mesra, 60% in JEE Mains is required, along with a 10+2 scorecard. For B.Arch, along with 60% in JEE Mains, NATA scorecard is also required. For most of the undergraduate courses, except for BTech and BArch, at least 60% in 10+2 is required without any entrance exams, while for the PG courses, 50-55% is required in the entrance exams. For detailed information, kindly visit the BIT Mesra Course and Fees.
BIT Mesra offers around 84 programmes across 5 disciplines, inclusive of UG, PG, diploma, PhD, etc. While the BIT Mesra admission process for some of its courses requires scorecards only from the 10+2 and graduation, for the majority of the courses, several entrance exams are accepted. BIT Mesra BTech requires a valid scorecard of JEE Main, while for MBA, a valid result of CAT/MAT/XAT/CMAT is necessary. For BArch, along with the scorecard of JEE Main, the candidate also has to show the NATA scores. Alongside, BIT Mesra admission requires the candidates to appear for the GD/PI round for admission to certain courses. The following table defines all the exams accepted by BIT Mesra.
Course Name | Entrance Exams Accepted |
BTech | JEE Main |
MBA | CAT/MAT/XAT/CMAT |
MCA | BIT MCA Entrance Test |
BArch | JEE Main & NATA |
MTech | GATE |
BPharm | JEE Main/NEET UG |
MUP | GATE |
MPharm | GPAT |
BSc+MSc | JEE Main (through CSAB / JoSAA) |
MSc | JAM/CUCET |
PhD | UGC NET/ CSIR NET/ GATE/ PhD Entrance Test |
BIT Mesra accepts several entrance exams for the admission to its various UG and PG courses. Here are the important dates required for BIT Ranchi admission in 2026.
Events | Dates |
JEE Mains 2026 | |
Registration Starts | November 2025 |
1st Session Exam | January 2026 |
2nd Session Exam | April 2026 |
CAT 2025 | |
Registration | August 1-September 13, 2025 |
Admit Card Release | November 5, 2025 |
Exam | November 30, 2025 |
Result | December 19-21, 2025 |
XAT 2026 | |
Registration | July 10-December 05, 2025 |
Admit Card Download | December 10, 2025 (Tentative) |
Exam | January 04 , 2026, 2.00 pm to 5.00 pm |
Result declaration | 3rd week of January (Tentative) |
GATE 2026 | |
Registration | August 28-October 09, 2025 |
Exam | February 7, 8, 14, 15, 2026 |
Result declaration | March 19, 2026 |
Counselling | 4th week of March, 2026 |
CUET 2026 | |
Registration | October 20, 2025 - May 30, 2026 |
Exam | October 20, 2025 – June 1, 2026 |
Result declaration | June 2026 |
Counselling | June-July 2026 |
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