IIT Kanpur MS Research Admission 2023-24 (II Semester) : Dates, Application Form

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IIT Kanpur MS Research Admission
IIT Kanpur MS Research Admission

IIT Kanpur MS Research Admission 2023-24 (II Semester) – Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kanpur has invited applications for admission to MS Research programmes commencing commencing in January 2024 (2023-24-II Semester)..

Get complete information for IIT Kanpur MS Research Admission like important dates, eligibility conditions, application fees and more from the page below.

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  • The online application portal will be available from October 19, 2023, 02:00 PM to November 01, 2023 11:00 AM

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IIT Kanpur MS Research Programmes

Applications are invited for admission in the following programmes:

  • MS Research Civil Engineering (Only in Environmental Engineering & Structural Engineering)
  • MS Research Computer Science & Engineering
  • MS Research Cybersecurity
  • MS Research Mechanical Engineering

Eligibility Requirements for IIT Kanpur MS Research Admission 2023-24 (Sem-II)

  • Eligibility conditions that are given below are the absolute minimum. Departments may add other requirements over and above these.
  • The specified minimum marks/CPI (Cumulative Performance Index), referred to in subsequent sections, implies a minimum of 55 percent marks /5.5 (on a 10 point scale) as long as it is not less than the minimum pass marks/CPI; otherwise, the specified minimum marks/CPI implies the minimum pass marks/CPI.
  • Students who are in final year of their programme (likely to finish the programme by December 31, 2023) may also apply and secure provisional admission for the session commencing in January 2024 (2023-24-II Semester).

Eligibility Criteria

MS
(By
Research)
(i) MS (By Research) 2-year Programme: For Aerospace Engineering and Sustainable Energy Engineering:
Applicants must have a Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or Science (4-year programme) or a Master’s degree in Science with marks/CPI not below the specified minimum.
For Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering:
Applicants must have a Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or Science (4-year programme) with marks/CPI not below the specified minimum.
For Cognitive Science:
Applicants must have a: (i) BTech/BE (any branch), BS 4-year programme (Physics/ Chemistry/ Math/ Stat/BioSciences/ related Sciences), MBBS. An applicant must have a minimum of 60%/6.0 marks/CPI in the qualifying degree. All regular applicants must have a valid score/qualification in GATE/ CSIR/ JRF/ NET/ COGJET/ other equivalent exam. Applicants with BTech from IITs with an overall CPI of 6.5 and a minimum CPI of 8.0 in the last two years and those with an MBBS degree are exempted from the GATE/ CSIR/ JRF/ NET requirement; or, (ii) MA/M.Sc/equivalent degree (Psychology/ Linguistics/ Philosophy/ Anthropology/ Phy/ Chem/Math/ Stat/ Biosciences/ CS/ related disciplines) with a minimum of 60%/6.0 marks/CPI in the qualifying degree. An applicant must have a valid score/qualification in GATE/CSIR/ JRF/ NET/ COGJET/ other equivalent exam. Applicants from IITs with a minimum CPI of 8.0 and those with an MBBS degree are exempted from the GATE/ CSIR/JRF/ NET requirement.

MS (By Research) 3-year Programme: For Computer Science & Engineering and Photonics Science & Engineering:
Applicants with B.Sc. (3-year) or equivalent with a minimum of 75%/7.5 marks/CPI may also be considered.
For Cognitive Science:
Applicants with 3-year BA/B.Sc/equivalent degree in (Psychology/ Linguistics/ Philosophy/ Anthropology/ Physics/Chemistry/ Mathematics/ Statistics/ BioSciences/ Cognitive Science/ related disciplines) with a minimum of 60%/6.0 marks/CPI in the qualifying degree may also be considered.

(ii) A valid GATE/ CSIR/ JRF/ NET/ COGJET score is required for admission to the MS (Research) programme in the case of regular candidates (non-sponsored/non-project candidates). The requirement of GATE/ CSIR/ JRF/ NET/ COGJET score is waived for the B Tech/BS (Four Years) graduates from IITs with a minimum overall CPI of 6.5 and a minimum CPI of 8.0 in the last two years in B Tech/BS (Four Year).
MS
(By
Research) in
Cybersecurity
(i) Applicants with B.Sc. (3-year) or equivalent with a minimum of 75%/7.5 marks/CPI may also be considered.

(ii) A valid GATE/ CSIR/ JRF/ NET/ COGJET score is required for admission to the MS (Research) programme in the case of regular candidates (non-sponsored/non-project candidates). The requirement of GATE/ CSIR/ JRF/ NET/ COGJET score is waived for the B Tech/BS (Four Years) graduates from IITs with a minimum overall CPI of 6.5 and a minimum CPI of 8.0 in the last two years in B Tech/BS (Four Year).

Financial Assistantships

Financial support (in the form of Institute Assistantship) is available to the regular (non-sponsored) students of MS (By Research) and PhD Programmes.

The student is expected to carry out the assigned duties during the programme. The MS (By Research) students are currently entitled to a monthly assistantship of Rs. 12400/- for 8 hours of work per week. For PhD students the corresponding financial support amounts to Rs. 35000/- for the first two years, and thereafter, it is raised to Rs. 42000/- for another three years.

Students may also avail financial assistantship from external funding agencies (such as UGC/CSIR/NBHM/INSPIRE/DBT/ICAR/ICMR/PMRF etc.).

In addition to the above, several attractive fellowships from Industry/DAE are also available.

IIT Kanpur MS Research Admission 2023-24 (Sem-II) Important Dates

EventDates
Opening of Online Applications portal19 October 2023 (02 PM)
Last Date for Applications01 November 2023 (11 AM)

Application Procedure

  • The online applications portal will open in online mode.
  • Those employed in industry or a college/university/institute may apply for admission as sponsored, external or part-time candidates.
  • Separate application form is to be filled for each programme or department.

Application Fee

CategoryFee
General, EWS and OBC candidatesRs.500/-
SC/ST and all DAP candidatesRs.250/-
Foreign National categoryNil

IIT Kanpur MS Research Admission 2023-24 (Sem-II) Results

Shortlisted Candidates

Check List of shortlisted candidates will be updated here when its available.

Important Links

Information Brochure

Departments/ Interdisciplinary ProgrammesLinks
Aerospace EngineeringPDF
Biological Sciences & BioengineeringPDF
Chemical EngineeringPDF
ChemistryPDF
Civil EngineeringPDF
Cognitive SciencePDF
Computer Science and EngineeringPDF
DesignPDF
Earth SciencesPDF
Economic SciencesPDF
Electrical EngineeringPDF
Humanities and Social SciencesPDF
Industrial & Management EngineeringPDF
Materials Science & EngineeringPDF
Materials Science ProgrammePDF
Mechanical EngineeringPDF
Mathematics and StatisticsPDF
Photonics Science and EngineeringPDF
PhysicsPDF
Sustainable Energy EngineeringPDF
Space Science & AstronomyPDF

Other Links

Application FormClick Here
IIT Kanpur WebsiteClick Here