IIT Jodhpur Admission Through GATE: AI, Data Science, CSE M.Tech and PhD

IIT Jodhpur gives its address as NH-62, Nagaur Road, Karwar, Jodhpur 342030, Rajasthan. For a student in Chennai, Hyderabad or Bengaluru this is far from home, so it helps to know early that M.Tech offers for GATE candidates come through COAP and not through a campus selection day.

The AY 2026-27 M.Tech advertisement lists 25 programmes across 13 departments, schools and platforms. Four matter most for a DA or CS paper:

• the Department of Computer Science and Engineering, which runs the M.Tech in Artificial Intelligence and the M.Tech in Computer Science and Engineering;
• the Department of Mathematics, which runs the M.Tech in Data and Computational Sciences;
• the School of Artificial Intelligence and Data Science (SAIDE), which runs the M.Tech in Augmented Reality and Virtual Reality and admits PhD students;
• Physics and CSE together, for the M.Tech in Quantum Technologies.

The Mechanical Engineering department's M.Tech in Robotics also names DA among its GATE papers. The institute's postgraduate page lists an M.S. by Research in Next Generation AI as well, but no current advertisement for it was published with the 2026-27 documents, so it is left out of the routes below.

The AY 2026-27 advertisement sets the paper for each programme. These rules apply to the two full-time regular categories (with and without assistantship). The minimum academic record is 60% or CGPA 6.0 for GEN/OBC and 55% or 5.5 for SC/ST/PwD.

M.Tech (department)	GATE papers as printed for 2026-27
Artificial Intelligence (Computer Science and Engineering)	CS/ IT/ EE/ EC/ DA
Data and Computational Sciences (Mathematics)	CS and IT, EC, EE, Mathematics, Statistics, Engineering Sciences, Data Science & AI
Robotics (Mechanical)	Aerospace, EC, CS and IT, EE, Instrumentation, Mechanical, Data Science and AI
Computer Science and Engineering (CSE)	CS/IT
AR and VR (SAIDE)	"Valid GATE score", paper not named
Quantum Technologies (Physics and CSE)	"Valid GATE score", paper not named

So a GATE DA taker can aim at Artificial Intelligence, Data and Computational Sciences and Robotics. A GATE CSE taker can add the Computer Science and Engineering M.Tech. The AI M.Tech is unusually open on degrees: any 4-year engineering branch, M.Sc. in any discipline, MCA or M.Stat. The CSE M.Tech wants a degree in CSE, IT, electronics, electrical, communication or AI, or an M.Sc. in computer science or MCA.

Every programme also has a GATE exemption for B.Tech holders from CFTIs with CPI or CGPA of 8/10 or above.

Order matters here. The advertisement tells candidates in the "Full-time Regular eligible for Assistantship/Fellowship" category to register on COAP 2026 first, because the COAP registration number is needed to fill IIT Jodhpur's online form. Offers are then accepted or declined in COAP's rounds.

Step	AY 2026-27 cycle
Online form opened	02 Feb 2026
Last date	15 April 2026 in the advertisement; the admission page extended it to 21 April 2026
Shortlists for non-COAP categories	25 April 2026
Fellowship seats	COAP 2026 timelines
Processing fee	Rs. 300 per programme (GEN/OBC), Rs. 150 (SC/ST/PwD)

The ERP form for Indian applicants was at erponline.iitj.ac.in. Candidates without GATE, such as CFTI graduates using the exemption, part-time, sponsored and external applicants, hear directly from the department. Part-time, online, external and sponsored applicants need two years of work experience and must qualify a written test and/or interview conducted by IIT Jodhpur. A full-time student in the assistantship category may be eligible for a monthly stipend for 8 hours a week of teaching or research work, as per institute norms.

For the full-time regular category without assistantship, the institute charges the same fees as the assistantship category. If you apply to several programmes, the fee is added up per programme.

IIT Jodhpur publishes two kinds of numbers on its own site.

2025 shortlisting criteria in GATE marks. The cut-off/criteria PDF gives the COAP/interview (with fellowship) thresholds for 2025-26, in GATE marks out of 100, alongside the qualifying-degree rule (60%, or 55% for SC/ST/PD).

2025-26, with fellowship	GEN	OBC-NCL/EWS	SC/ST/PD
M.Tech AI, GATE DA	29	26.1	19.3
M.Tech AI, GATE CS	29.2	26.2	19.4
M.Tech CSE, GATE CS	29.2	26.2	19.4

For the AI M.Tech the same table lists EE/EC at 25, 22.5 and 16.6. The full-time category without fellowship used GATE 470 (GEN), 423 (GEN EWS/OBC) and 310 (SC/ST/PD) with 70% or 65% in the qualifying degree.

COAP 2026 round-wise scores. The round-wise PDF prints a Low and a High value for each category in all ten COAP rounds. The figures below are copied as printed for Round 1 and Round 10.

COAP 2026	Round	UR	OBC	SC	ST	EWS	PwD
AI (CSA), Low-High	1	799-860	755-771	679-716	484-484	804-804	-
AI (CSA), Low-High	10	739-751	682-686	526-536	-	-	-
CSE, Low-High	1	778-799	726-762	644-716	484-484	804-804	743-743
CSE, Low-High	10	728-734	690-690	536-536	-	-	-

The 2026 PDF does not name the GATE paper or say "score" in its header; its 2025 counterpart was titled "Round wise GATE Cut off". For Data and Computational Sciences, Round 1 shows "CFTI" in every category and later rounds show only an ST value (484 in Round 2, 363 in Round 9). One year's figures are not a forecast for 2027.

PhD admission at IIT Jodhpur runs on a rolling advertisement. The form stays open all year, and applications are processed twice: apply by 20 April for Semester I and by 20 October for Semester II. The Department of Computer Science and Engineering and the School of Artificial Intelligence and Data Science are both on the list of academic units.

• A master's degree with 60% or CGPA 6.0 (55% for SC/ST/PD) is the usual entry. A 4-year bachelor's degree qualifies with 70% or CGPA 7.0 (65% for SC/ST/PD).
• Institute fellowship needs GATE, NET (JRF), NBHM or CEED for B.Tech or master's holders. M.Tech/M.E. holders are exempt, as are CFTI engineering graduates with CGPA above 8.
• Applicants are shortlisted for a written test and/or interview, and must bring a valid GATE (or equivalent) scorecard.
• The fee is Rs. 300 per programme (Rs. 150 for SC, ST and PD).

The advertisement does not name a GATE paper for PhD. For the January 2027 session, the institute's shortlisting page had posted criteria for Electrical, Electronics and Mathematics but not yet for CSE or SAIDE when this page was written. Note that the semester II deadline of 20 October 2026 has passed.

The AY 2027-28 advertisement is not out yet. Going by the 2026 cycle:

1. Pick the paper with the table above in mind. DA keeps AI, Data and Computational Sciences and Robotics open; CS adds the CSE M.Tech.
2. Prepare with how to prepare for GATE DA 2027 or how to prepare for GATE CSE 2027, and work through previous papers and practice tests. Exam dates are on GATE 2027.
3. From February, watch the advertisements page. In 2026 the form opened on 2 February.
4. Register on COAP as soon as it opens, then fill the ERP form with the COAP number.
5. Respond in every COAP round. Jodhpur's 2026 AI and CSE figures moved down round by round.

Department contacts in the advertisement: office_cse@iitj.ac.in (0291-2801252) for CSE, office_mathematics@iitj.ac.in (0291-2801452) for Mathematics and office_saide@iitj.ac.in (0291-2801752) for SAIDE. Technical problems with the form go to erp@iitj.ac.in. For another IIT that admits GATE DA through COAP, see IIT Gandhinagar, or browse all institutes.