Central University of Rajasthan Admission Through GATE: M.Tech CSE and PhD

CURAJ's contact page gives the address as NH-8, Bandar Sindri, Dist-Ajmer 305817, Rajasthan. Its instructions for 2026 M.Tech entrants put the campus at Bandarsindri village, 1.5 km from NH-8, in Kishangarh tehsil of Ajmer district, with Kishangarh as the nearest railway station and Ajmer and Jaipur as other approaches. The 2026-27 prospectus says the university moved to this campus of 518+ acres in 2012-13.

Computing is split across two schools, which matters when you look for the right page:

• The Department of Computer Science & Engineering (School of Engineering and Technology) runs the B.Tech, the M.Tech. Computer Science & Engineering, described in the prospectus as having a specialisation in Information Security, and a PhD.
• The School of Mathematics, Statistics and Computational Sciences holds the Department of Computer Science (M.Sc. Computer Science, PhD) and the Department of Data Science & Analytics (M.Sc. Data Science & Analytics, PhD).

Only the M.Tech uses GATE for Master's entry. The M.Sc. programmes go through CUET-PG.

On the CCMT 2026 seat mapping, CURAJ lists two departments, Architecture (M.Plan.) and Computer Science & Engineering. The M.Tech programme "Computer Science & Engineering" is in Group 1, and every one of its 59 qualifying degrees is mapped to one paper only: Computer Science and Information Technology (CS). Data Science and Artificial Intelligence (DA) does not appear.

That is the key fact for a DA aspirant. The degree list does include B.Tech in Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Data Science, AI and Machine Learning, CSE (Data Science), Data Science and Artificial Intelligence, and M.Sc. in Data Science or AI and Machine Learning, along with CSE, IT, MCA and M.Sc. Computer Science. But with any of these degrees you need a GATE CS score for the CCMT seat here. If you plan to write only DA in 2027, CURAJ's M.Tech is open to you through CUET-PG rather than CCMT, unless the 2027 mapping changes.

CURAJ's own PG eligibility list asks for a B.E./B.Tech in Computer Science, CSE, Computer Science & Technology or IT, or MCA or M.Sc. (CS/IT), with 50% marks (45% for OBC, SC, ST, PwD and EWS).

You apply on the CCMT portal. The CCMT 2026 schedule closed choice locking on 8 June 2026 and announced Round 1 on 12 June, Round 2 on 22 June, Round 3 on 27 June, Special Round 1 on 22 July and Special Round 2 on 27 July, followed by a National Spot Round. CURAJ's M.Tech had allotments in all six.

CURAJ asked CCMT entrants to report in person from 5 to 11 August 2026, 10 am to 6 pm including weekends, at the School of Engineering and Technology, Room 325, second floor, 4A2 building. There was no online reporting, and candidates were told to bring all original certificates. The 2026-27 seat intake lists 23 seats for M.Tech. Computer Science & Engineering (10 UR, 6 OBC, 3 SC, 2 ST, 2 EWS); the university documents do not say how many of these went to CCMT and how many to CUET.

CCMT's Maximum and Minimum GATE Score report gives the highest and lowest GATE score among candidates allotted in each round. Below are Round 1 and the last round in which each category appears, out of 1000 and copied as printed. The report prints the group as "G1" in Round 1 and "Group 1" later.

Category	Round 1 max	Round 1 min	Last round present	Max	Min
OPEN	536	461	National Spot Round	464	367
EWS	402	402	Special Round 2	331	331
OBC-NCL	453	431	National Spot Round	338	316
SC	359	351	National Spot Round	314	314
ST	278	278	Round 3	236	236

Since only CS is mapped, every figure in this table is a GATE CS score. The OPEN minimum dropped in each round, from 461 in Round 1 to 367 in the National Spot Round. These numbers describe 2026 allotments and are not a forecast for 2027.

CURAJ's prospectus lists the M.Tech entrance as "CCMT/ CUET (PG)", and its eligibility list gives the CUET-PG test paper code for M.Tech. Computer Science & Engineering as MTQP04. Under the 2026-27 PG admission policy, CUET candidates register on the CURAJ portal after the CUET result, a merit list is drawn up on CUET score, and seats are offered in merit order to eligible candidates who pay the academic fee.

For seats still open, a 3 July 2026 notification invited both CUET and non-CUET candidates to register by 15 July, with CUET-PG 2026 score first and graduation marks used for those without CUET. The PG spot round on 24 August 2026 at the University Auditorium, SP-02 building, gave first preference to waitlisted candidates present in person and second preference to non-CUET candidates ranked on graduation percentage. GATE is not part of the merit order in either notice. Everything runs from the Admission 2026-27 page.

CURAJ admits PhD scholars itself. The 2026-27 PhD policy follows the UGC NET categories and adds a Category 4 for candidates who have qualified GATE, JEST or GPAT. GATE holders are eligible, but NET Category 1 to 3 candidates get preference, and selection is by an offline interview or viva-voce in the department.

Three programmes fit a DA or CSE background. The PhD eligibility criteria and seat matrix show:

PhD programme	Seats 2026-27	Master's degree asked for (55%, 5% relaxation)
Data Science and Analytics	14	CSE, Computer Science, Mathematics, Statistics, IT or allied
Computer Science	23	Computer Science or allied
Computer Science & Engineering	18	M.E./M.Tech in CS, CSE, CS&T, IT or allied

The first phase ran from 8 to 25 May 2026 with interviews on 11 and 12 June (schedule). A second phase through a University Level Test cum interview covers Computer Science, Computer Science and Engineering and Data Science & Analytics, among others: registration from 1 October to 12 November 2026, and the test and interview on 19 November 2026. Its vacancy list shows 13 seats in Data Science and Analytics, 23 in Computer Science and 17 in Computer Science & Engineering.

Ajmer is on the GATE 2027 exam city list in the IIT Delhi zone, with Jaipur, Udaipur and Jodhpur among the other Rajasthan centres. Your exam centre has no effect on CCMT.

For admission and counselling queries, the contact page gives admission@curaj.ac.in, landline 01463-257500 and mobile 7014588311. The Admission 2026-27 page also names a CCMT helpline in-charge with a curaj.ac.in email.

If CURAJ's M.Tech is a serious option, the paper choice decides the route. GATE CS gets you into CCMT here; GATE DA did not in 2026. A DA aspirant can still write CUET-PG (MTQP04) for the same programme, or aim for the PhD in Data Science & Analytics, where GATE counts as a qualifying exam. Recheck the CCMT mapping when the 2027 seat matrix is out.

Our GATE DA and GATE CSE pages, the CSE preparation guide, previous papers and practice sets help with either paper. For other options in the region see the institutes page, including MNIT Jaipur and IIT Jodhpur.