IIT Delhi Admission Through GATE: M.Tech CSE, MINDS, MS and PhD

The 2026-27 brochure places IIT Delhi at Hauz Khas in South Delhi, on a 320-acre residential campus with two Delhi Metro stations at its gates. It is about 22 km from Terminal 3 of the airport, useful to know if you fly up from the south for a test.

Three academic units matter for a DA or CS aspirant.

• The Department of Computer Science and Engineering runs the M.Tech in Computer Science and Engineering (code MCS), a three-year M.Tech (High-Value Assistantship), MS (Research) and PhD.
• The Yardi School of Artificial Intelligence (ScAI) runs the M.Tech in Machine Intelligence and Data Science, called MINDS (code AIB), started in July 2022, plus MS (Research) and PhD.
• The Department of Electrical Engineering runs the M.Tech in Computing and Intelligent Systems Engineering (EET) and Integrated Electronics and Circuits (EEN), which both list GATE DA and CS.

The CSE M.Tech takes GATE CS alone. A GATE DA score opens MINDS, EET, EEN or the M.Tech in Robotics, but not MCS.

IIT Delhi publishes one information brochure for Ph.D., M.Tech., M.S.(R), M.Des., MPP, M.A. and M.Sc. admissions. For the July 2026 intake it gave these dates.

Step	2026 cycle
Online application opens	21 March 2026 (12:00 noon)
Last date	11 April 2026, 4:00 pm (extended to 12 April 2026, 5:00 pm)
Written tests and interviews	13 May to 15 June 2026
Orientation	18 July 2026
Classes begin	23 July 2026

The application fee was ₹200 per form for General, OBC and EWS candidates and ₹50 for SC, ST and PwD candidates. You fill a separate form for each M.Tech programme, so applying to MCS and MINDS means two forms and two fees.

GATE-qualified candidates for full-time M.Tech must register on COAP before applying and enter the COAP registration number in the form. Offers are made and accepted on COAP.

Full-time, non-sponsored M.Tech and MS(R) students who qualified GATE are considered for a Teaching Assistantship of ₹12,400 a month for up to four semesters, against 8 hours a week of work. The three-year HVA M.Tech pays ₹22,000 a month for 20 hours a week of laboratory support.

Annexure III of the brochure and the 2026 shortlisting sheets set the qualifying papers.

Programme (code)	Academic unit	GATE papers accepted, 2026
Machine Intelligence and Data Science (AIB)	Yardi ScAI	Any paper ("All" in the 2026 criteria)
Computing and Intelligent Systems Engineering (EET)	Electrical Engineering	CS, DA, EC
Integrated Electronics and Circuits (EEN)	Electrical Engineering	CS, DA, EC, EE, IN, PH
Robotics (JRB)	Interdisciplinary	CS, EE, EC, IN, AE, ME, PI, DA, XE (XE only with listed degrees)
Computer Science and Engineering (MCS)	CSE	CS only

Degree rules differ too. MCS accepts a B.Tech/BE in any discipline, a 4-year BS/BSc in CS, Mathematics, Statistics, Data Science or AI, or an MCA. MINDS asks for a first-class 4-year B.Tech/BE or equivalent in any engineering or science discipline. EET lists computer, electrical, electronics, IT and instrumentation degrees and an M.Sc. in Electronics.

So a mechanical graduate with a good GATE CSE score is eligible for MCS, and a DA taker from any engineering branch can apply to MINDS.

The selection method is what you should plan around, because it decides whether you travel to Delhi at all.

MCS (CSE): The department's Summer 2026 admissions page says admission to the full-time M.Tech is based on the CS GATE score, with no interview or test. The exceptions are IIT B.Tech graduates with CGPA of 8.0 or more (exempt from GATE, selected by an online interview in 2026) and CFTI graduates with CGPA of 8.0 or more (exempt from GATE, selected by an in-person written test and interview).

HVA, CFTI and part-time candidates took an in-person written test at IIT Delhi on 13 May 2026, with objective and on-paper programming sections, then in-person interviews from 14 May. The department said it could not arrange hostel accommodation.

MINDS (ScAI): The school shortlists on its own criteria, then holds an in-person written test with four sections: general aptitude, maths and statistics, data structures and algorithms with programming, and machine learning. In 2026 the test was on 10 May at a few centres around the country. Final offers in GATE mode weigh the GATE score and the written test 70:30.

EET and EEN (Electrical Engineering): The 2026 EE criteria sheet states that the GATE score is used for direct admission via COAP for full-time applicants. Interviews are only for sponsored and part-time candidates and for the IIT/CFTI GATE waiver route.

For every route, the brochure warns that meeting a GATE cut-off does not guarantee admission. Offers depend on seats and the merit list.

IIT Delhi publishes cut-offs in two places. The academic units issue shortlisting criteria for the current year, and the brochure's Annexure IV prints the GATE score cut-offs used in the previous academic year, "only for reference". All figures are GATE scores out of 1000, copied as printed.

Shortlisting criteria, 1st Semester 2026-27

Programme	GATE paper	UR/GEN	EWS	OBC	SC	ST	PwD
CSE M.Tech (full-time)	CS	780	780	702	530	530	530
CSE M.Tech (HVA)	CS	700	700	630	500	500	500
MINDS (ScAI)	All	720	680	640	470	300	200
EET (EE)	CS/DA/EC	475	475	430	390	390	380

Sources: CSE shortlisting PDF, ScAI shortlisting PDF, EE shortlisting PDF.

Annexure IV: GATE score cut-offs for AY 2025-2026

Programme	GATE paper	GEN	EWS	OBC	SC	ST	PH
Computer Sc. & Engg. (MCS)	CS	800	815	718	589	556	784
Computing & Intelligent Systems Engg. (EET)	CS/DA/EC	760	761	718	552	440	-
Machine Intelligence and Data Science (AIB)	(not stated)	720	680	640	470	300	200

Read the two together. EET's 2026 shortlisting floor was 475, but its 2025-26 cut-off was 760, so the floor says little about the score you need.

Research admissions run twice a year. The brochure says Ph.D. programmes are advertised in March and October, with tests and interviews in May and December.

CSE: The MS (Research) in CSE (code CSY) accepts a STEM bachelor's and/or master's of at least 4 years in total, with GATE, CSIR or UGC NET (lecturership/JRF), DST INSPIRE or JEST in any discipline. In May 2026 the PhD and MS(R) written test was held with the M.Tech test at IIT Delhi on 13 May, followed by in-person interviews.

Yardi ScAI: MS(R) and PhD admissions have three stages: shortlisting, an in-person written test on the same four sections as MINDS, and an interview. Final offers depend on the interview alone. The 2026-27 ScAI criteria list GATE in all disciplines as "Qualifying only" for full-time MS(R). For the Winter 2026 cycle the school announced the written test for 29 November 2026 (1 pm to 4 pm) and interviews on 30 November.

The brochure's Institute assistantship for full-time Ph.D. students is ₹37,000 a month for the first two years and ₹42,000 for the next three.

Students from CFTIs with a CGPA of 8.00 or more at the end of the sixth semester or later can apply for MS(R) without GATE, provided they graduate with 8.00 or more.

The brochure lists the CSE department at hodcse@admin.iitd.ac.in (phone 26591291) and the Yardi School of Artificial Intelligence at office@scai.iitd.ac.in (phone 26548728). The CSE M.Tech coordinator takes shortlisting queries at icmtech@cse.iitd.ac.in. Applications go through the PG admissions page.

A sensible order for a 2027 applicant:

1. Pick your paper with the table above in mind. CS keeps MCS, EET and MINDS open. DA keeps MINDS, EET, EEN and Robotics open, not MCS.
2. Build towards a score well above the shortlisting floor, using how to prepare for GATE DA 2027 or how to prepare for GATE CSE 2027, previous year questions and practice sets.
3. Register on COAP when it opens, then fill one IIT Delhi form per programme in the March to April window.
4. If MINDS is on your list, keep the May test date free.

Dates and cut-offs above are from the 2026 cycle; check the 2027 brochure when it is released. See all institutes, including IIT Bombay.