Frequently Asked Questions

MSC Program

Any Bachelors degree. The minimum cut-off grade in the qualifying degree will be as per the existing norms for the other MSc programmes of the institute, reproduced below: At least 55% aggregate marks or 5.5 CGPA/CPI out of 10 without rounding-off (taking into account all subjects including languages and subsidiaries, all years combined) for General/ OBC (Non Creamy Layer)/EWS category candidates in the qualifying degree. For Candidates with letter grades / CGPA (instead of percentage of marks), the equivalence in percentage of marks will be decided by the Institute. For SC, ST and PD candidates, relaxation of 5% marks or 0.5 CGPA (on ten point scale) in the qualifying degree will be provided.

You can be exempted from the exam if your undergraduate degree is from a centrally funded Technological institution or if you have an MBBS degree. Note that other medical degrees (e.g. Ayurveda or Homeopathy) cannot avail of this exemption.

No, any discipline within GATE, including GATE Humanities is considered.

Students may be considered for MCM (Merit-cum-Means) and any other scholarships available to other MSc students. TEN Student Assistantships will be provided by the Technology Innovation Hub (TIH) for Cobotics, IIT Delhi at INR 6000 per month which will entail working for about 3-4 hours per week. The assistantship will be provided starting 2nd semester.

Once applications are received, the shortlisting criteria for the program will be decided by the department DRC (and approved by the Dean, Academics) and those candidates will be called for the interview to IIT Delhi.

Applications are to be made online on the IITD website> Admissions> PG Admissions (https://ecampus.iitd.ac.in/PGADM/login). Also see https://home.iitd.ac.in/pg-admissions.php For program-specific queries, please write to cogsci.msc@iitd.ac.in. For admission-related queries write to helpdesk-admissions@iitd.ac.in or Joint Registrar (Academics)-drpgsr@admin.iitd.ac.in.

Graduates typically find careers within AI, Design, Marketing and Healthcare. Please see the Placements page for more information. A few students have also opted to join a PhD program at IIT Delhi.

Yes. If your qualifying degree (undergraduate degree) is from an institute outside India, and you are a non-Indian national, you do not have to write the GATE exam. For more information please visit https://international.iitd.ac.in/. You can also write to intloff@admin.iitd.ac.in

As per Institute norms for other MSc programmes. Please see the Institute brochure 2023–24 for details: https://owncloud.iitd.ac.in/nextcloud/index.php/s/XK9tq2iZRnQgJeW; https://owncloud.iitd.ac.in/nextcloud/index.php/s/XK9tq2iZRnQgJeW

Admissions for 2025-26 session is likely to begin in April 2025 or as declared by the Institute.

Phd Program