IIIT Naya Raipur Admission Through GATE: M.Tech CSE, CM IT Fellowship and PhD

Dr. Shyama Prasad Mukherjee International Institute of Information Technology Naya Raipur (IIIT-NR) was established under the International Institute of Information Technology University Act, 2013 of the Government of Chhattisgarh. Its 2026 M.Tech brochure describes it as a joint initiative of the Chhattisgarh State Government and NTPC. Like IIIT Bhubaneswar, it is a state-run "International" IIIT and not one of the central IIITs, which is why its seat matrix has state and NTPC quotas alongside CCMT.

The campus covers 50 acres at Plot No. 7, Sector 24, near Purkhoti Muktangan, Atal Nagar 493661 (the brochure gives the same address as Naya Raipur), and all students are required to live in the hostels. The Raipur city page covers the city as a GATE centre. The other CCMT option in the area is NIT Raipur, and IIT Bhilai is in Durg district.

IIIT-NR runs two regular M.Tech programmes: Computer Science and Engineering and Electronics and Communication Engineering (the ECE specialisations are AI and Autonomous System, and VLSI), each with an intake of 20. The M.Tech 2026 page splits the CSE seats this way:

Quota	Share	CSE seats	How you apply
All India	35%	7 + 1 EWS	CCMT 2026
Chhattisgarh State	50%	10	IIIT-NR online portal
NTPC	15%	3	IIIT-NR online portal

The State quota is for candidates who passed both Class 10 and 12 from schools in Chhattisgarh, with reservation as per state norms. The NTPC quota is for NTPC employees and their wards, with a certificate from the NTPC nodal authority. If you are from outside Chhattisgarh and not linked to NTPC, the CCMT seats and the later spot round are your routes. The institute also lists an M.S. by Research, but its 2026 pages give no separate admission notice for it.

The brochure's eligibility for CSE is a B.E./B.Tech. in any discipline, an M.Sc. or integrated M.Sc. in any discipline, IETE or IE (India) graduateship, or an MCA, with a CPI of 6.5 or 60% (relaxed by 0.5 or 5% for SC/ST/PD), plus a valid GATE score in CS, DA, MA or ST.

The CCMT 2026 seat mapping agrees: the "Computer Science & Engineering" programme under the Department of Computer Science & Engineering has one group, Group 1, mapped to GATE DA, CS, MA and ST. For DA and CS the degree list is broad: any B.E./B.Tech., any M.Sc., integrated M.Sc., MCA, IETE, IE and the 4-year B.S. in Data Science and Applications. MA and ST cover the same list without MCA and the B.S. So a DA taker from mechanical or civil engineering is eligible here, which is not true at every CCMT institute.

The ECE programme is mapped to EC, EE, IN, BM, XE and PH, so it is not a DA or CS route.

The CCMT 2026 Maximum and Minimum GATE Score report gives the scores of allotted candidates for the All India seats. Below are the Round 1 rows and the last round in which each category had a row, as printed (out of 1000). The report prints "G1" in Round 1 and "Group 1" later and does not split the group by paper.

Round	Category	Max	Min
Round 1	OPEN	561	535
Round 1	EWS	480	480
Round 1	OBC-NCL	496	495
Round 1	SC	388	388
Round 1	ST	325	325
National Spot Round	OPEN	464	439
Special Round 2	EWS	426	426
National Spot Round	OBC-NCL	403	403
Special Round 1	SC	334	334
Special Round 1	ST	263	263

With only eight All India seats, most categories show a single allotted score per round. The OPEN minimum moved from 535 in Round 1 to 439 in the National Spot Round. SC and ST had no rows after Special Round 1, and no PwD rows were printed.

For the State and NTPC quotas the 2026 brochure says merit lists are based on GATE rank, category by category, and GATE candidates get priority. Non-GATE candidates have to sit an institute entrance examination. In 2026 the online application ran from 15 May to 8 July, the first selection list came on 10 July, the internal examination for non-GATE candidates was on 20 July, and the second and third lists followed on 21 and 29 July. The application fee was Rs. 300 for SC/ST/PWD and Rs. 500 for others.

Vacant seats then went to an All India spot round, open to all. The 2026 notification took applications from 7 to 14 August, with spot counselling on 17 August and classes from 20 August. Its vacancy chart (as on 6 August) showed 4 CSE seats and 17 ECE seats. GATE qualifiers were shortlisted by score first. Others sat a 60-minute test: 35 technical questions from the GATE syllabus for CSE or ECE and 15 on English, general ability and mathematics, with +1 for a right answer and -0.25 for a wrong one. Selected candidates paid Rs. 1,51,000 at admission.

The CM IT Fellowship page describes a separate M.Tech in Data Science and Artificial Intelligence, run with the Chhattisgarh Infotech Promotion Society (CHiPS) and state government departments. It is open only to Chhattisgarh-domiciled Indian citizens aged up to 30, with a GATE qualification in CS or DA and a CPI of 6.5 or 60% (relaxed for SC/ST/PwD).

The terms are generous: a fellowship of Rs. 50,000 a month in both years, tuition up to Rs. 2 lakh paid by the state, and a laptop or desktop subject to availability. Teaching is blended, with classes at IIIT-NR and work on governance projects in state departments. Eligible applicants sit a skill test, and the merit list weighs GATE percentile and skill test marks 50:50. In 2026 the deadline was extended to 13 July, the skill test was on 22 July and the first allotment came on 24 July. The brochure has the full details.

The 2026 brochure lists a one-time fee of Rs. 31,000 (including a refundable caution deposit of Rs. 15,000) and tuition of Rs. 60,000 per semester, with other charges listed separately. M.Tech students with a valid GATE score receive a monthly scholarship of Rs. 12,400 as per AICTE norms, and the institute supports conference travel.

The Ph.D. page is open for the Spring Semester 2027 until 16 November 2026. The brochure lists CSE among the disciplines, but says that in this cycle Institute Assistantship seats are open only in the interdisciplinary domains (such as Cyber Security and Digital Forensics, Business Informatics and Quantum Technologies) and ECE. Candidates qualified in GATE, NET or similar national tests are selected on interview; others take an entrance test (half research methodology, half subject) and need 50% to reach the interview. You need a master's degree with 60% or a four-year bachelor's with 80%. Shortlists come on 20 November, and the written test and interviews are on 4 December 2026.

If you are from Chhattisgarh, you have more doors here than most applicants: the State quota, the CM IT Fellowship and CCMT. Everyone else should register on CCMT when the 2027 cycle opens, and watch the M.Tech page in August for the spot round. Recheck the 2027 seat mapping and quota split, as both are set each year. Queries go to mtech_admissions@iiitnr.ac.in or 0771-2474182.

Raipur and Bhilai-Durg are GATE 2027 exam cities in the IIT Kharagpur zone on the official list. Start with the GATE DA 2027 guide or the GATE CSE 2027 guide, and use previous year questions and practice sets.