NIT Agartala Admission Through GATE: M.Tech AI, Data Science, Cyber Security, PhD

National Institute of Technology Agartala prints its address as Barjala, Jirania, Agartala 799046, Tripura on its notices. The home page records that the Government of India converted Tripura Engineering College into NIT Agartala on 1 April 2006.

For a DA or CS taker, the CCMT 2026 seat mapping lists these M.Tech programmes at NIT Agartala that accept both papers:

• Artificial Intelligence (Department of Computer Science & Engineering)
• Data Science & Engineering (Department of Computer Science & Engineering)
• Cyber Security (Department of Computer Science & Engineering)
• IOT and Sensor Systems (Electronics and Instrumentation Engineering)

The 2026 mapping had no programme named Computer Science and Engineering for NIT Agartala; the department's M.Tech seats sat in the three specialised programmes above. The tentative GATE 2027 city list includes Agartala in the IIT Guwahati zone, so you can sit the exam in the city. See the Guwahati and Silchar exam city pages for the same zone.

In the 2026 mapping, each programme had one group (Group 1):

Programme (CCMT name)	GATE papers mapped	Qualifying degrees
Artificial Intelligence	DA, CS	12 listed computing degrees
Data Science & Engineering	DA, CS	the same 12
Cyber Security	DA, CS	the same 12
IOT and Sensor Systems	DA, CS, AG, BM, EC, EE, ES, IN, ME, PH, PI, XE	a long list across computing, electronics, electrical, instrumentation and allied branches

The 12 degrees for the three computing programmes were B.E./B.Tech. in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Computer Science and Engineering, Computer Science and Information Technology, Computer Science and Technology, Computer Technology, Information Science and Engineering, Information Science and Technology, Information and Communication Technology and Software Engineering, plus M.Sc. in Computer Science and MCA. B.E./B.Tech. in Information Technology and B.E./B.Tech. in Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Data Science were not on that list. The AI and data science degree does appear for IOT and Sensor Systems; Information Technology appears for none of the four. If your degree is an AI and data science B.Tech, IOT and Sensor Systems was the only one of the four open to you through CCMT in 2026.

GATE CS (not DA) was also mapped to Biotechnology & Biochemical Engineering, alongside BT, CH, CY and XL.

For preparation, see our GATE DA page, the DA guide for 2027 and the GATE CSE page.

The CCMT 2026 report gives the maximum and minimum GATE score of allotted candidates in each round. These are NIT Agartala's Round 1 minimums by category and the minimum in the last round that had an OPEN row, exactly as printed:

Programme (CCMT name)	R1 OPEN	R1 EWS	R1 OBC-NCL	R1 SC	R1 ST	Last OPEN row
Artificial Intelligence	518	516	488	384	302	468 (National Spot Round)
Data Science & Engineering	514	510	480	379	334	443 (Special Round 2)
Cyber Security	504	484	464	411	301	419 (National Spot Round)
IOT and Sensor Systems	480	460	435	351	277	364 (National Spot Round)

Scores are out of 1000 and are not split by paper, so each figure mixes DA and CS (and, for IOT and Sensor Systems, the other mapped papers). Artificial Intelligence had the highest Round 1 OPEN minimum at 518; by the National Spot Round its OPEN row read 468. Data Science & Engineering had no OPEN row in the National Spot Round, so its last OPEN figure is from Special Round 2. The cut-off list on this page also gives the maximum scores and each category's last-round row. The report spells the institute's name with a double space; a separate institute, NIELIT Deemed to be University Agartala, also appears in it, and its rows are not used here.

Choice filling, allotment and the partial admission fee are handled on the CCMT portal. NIT Agartala's August 2026 notice (scanned) asked candidates allotted through CCMT to register online on the institute's MIS portal, mis.nita.ac.in, using their GATE 2026 registration ID, between 8 and 10 August 2026 (tentative), pay the balance fees there, and then report in person.

Physical reporting was in the Conference room of Academic & Exam (GF-9), Admin Building, from 10 to 12 August 2026 (tentative). The list of documents included the final seat allotment letter and ODVC from CCMT, the GATE scorecard, all semester mark sheets of the qualifying degree, migration and conduct certificates from the last institution, and the fee receipts. OBC-NCL and EWS certificates had to be issued on or after 1 April 2026. If your final result was pending, an undertaking in the prescribed format was required.

NIT Agartala fills vacant M.Tech seats after CCMT through its own Non-CCMT admission. The shortlist memo of 7 August 2026 named candidates in each department for an online test and online interview scheduled for 14 August 2026, with details sent by email. The Computer Science and Engineering list ran to 46 entries. The memo refers back to the eligibility notice of 25 June 2026, which we could not find linked on the M.Tech admission page, so we do not set out its rules here. An addendum dated 11 August 2026 added names and kept the same test arrangements.

The page also carries a 2026-27 selected list for a sponsored M.Tech category. If CCMT does not work out, watch the M.Tech admission page from June and read the Non-CCMT notice itself before applying.

The PhD notification dated 30 October 2026 (a scanned PDF) invites applications for the January-June 2027 session. Computer Science & Engineering lists three research groups: networks, communication and distributed computing; artificial intelligence, machine learning and data science; and security, privacy and cryptography.

For engineering departments you need either an M.E./M.Tech with a CGPA of 6.5 or 60%, or a B.E./B.Tech with 70% or 7.5 CGPA from an Institute of National Importance or an institute averaging within NIRF's top 100 (Engineering) over the last three years, with a valid GATE score. SC, ST and PwD candidates get a relaxation of 0.5 CGPA or 5%. Full-time with scholarship (GATE) follows MoE norms, while the Non-GATE category gets at most 50% of the MoE scholarship and requires teaching assistant work.

Shortlisted candidates take a 30-mark online MCQ test covering UG and PG levels, then an online interview; GATE and NET qualified candidates may be exempted from the written test.

Dates for the January 2027 session

Step	Date
Last date for online payment	18 November 2026
Last date to submit the online application	20 November 2026, 11.59 pm
Shortlist published	25 November 2026 (tentative)
Online written test and/or interview	30 November 2026 (tentative)
Seat confirmation fee of ₹31,000	9 to 18 December 2026
Provisional admission in person	28 to 30 December 2026
Classes begin	4 January 2027

Apply at admission.nita.ac.in. The application fee is ₹500 for OP, OBC-NCL and EWS candidates and ₹300 for SC, ST and PwD.

Agartala is a long way from South India, and in 2026 the CCMT reporting window at the institute was three days. A few points from the 2026 documents:

• Check your degree first: the three computing programmes took only 12 listed degrees, without B.Tech IT or AI and data science.
• List all four programmes: each took DA and CS, and their Round 1 minimums differed.
• Stay in for later rounds: OPEN minimums fell through the rounds.
• Recheck the 2027 mapping: CCMT sets papers and degrees afresh each year.

Practise with previous year questions and topic tests. Other north-east pages include NIT Silchar and IIT Guwahati; the full list is on the institutes page.