NIT Hamirpur Admission Through GATE: M.Tech CSE via CCMT and PhD

National Institute of Technology Hamirpur is in Hamirpur district of Himachal Pradesh (PIN 177005). Its 2026 walk-in brochure gives the history: founded in 1986 as REC Hamirpur, declared an Institute of National Importance under the Act of Parliament in 2007. The institute offers M.Tech, M.Arch, M.Sc and MBA programmes, and PhD in all disciplines since 2006.

For a DA or CS aspirant, the Department of Computer Science & Engineering is the one to look at. CCMT lists two M.Tech programmes under it:

• Computer Science & Engineering (CCMT code XG)
• Computer Science & Engineering (Artificial Intelligence) (code XA)

The PhD brochure for July 2026 lists the department's research areas as computer networks, IoT, cloud computing, network security, distributed computing, artificial intelligence, machine learning, natural language processing, information retrieval, image processing and speech processing.

Hamirpur is a long way from the south. If you are deciding whether to put it on your CCMT list, the main facts to weigh are below: which paper it accepts, where its 2026 scores fell, and what happens after allotment.

CCMT's 2026 seat mapping is the document to trust on eligibility, and for NIT Hamirpur it draws a sharp line:

Programme	GATE papers (2026)	Qualifying degree
Computer Science & Engineering (Artificial Intelligence)	DA, CS	B.E./B.Tech. in any discipline
Computer Science & Engineering	CS only	B.E./B.Tech. in any discipline

Both sit in Group 1. So a GATE DA score made you eligible for the Artificial Intelligence programme but not for plain Computer Science & Engineering, while a GATE CS score covered both. Neither listed MCA or M.Sc. as a qualifying degree.

One more programme mapped DA and CS in 2026: Energy Technology at the Centre for Energy Studies, which accepted 26 papers and B.E./B.Tech. or M.Sc. in any discipline. It is an energy programme, not a computing one, so read its syllabus before choosing it. CCMT revises the mapping every year; check it again for 2027.

CCMT's Maximum and Minimum GATE Score report prints the highest and lowest GATE score among candidates allotted a seat in each round. The numbers below are GATE scores out of 1000, exactly as printed for "National Institute of Technology Hamirpur". CCMT does not split them by paper, so for the Artificial Intelligence programme DA and CS allottees are counted together. Round 1 rows print the group as "G1"; later rounds print "Group 1". The last column is the last round in which CCMT printed a row for that category.

Computer Science & Engineering (Artificial Intelligence)

Category	Round 1 (max / min)	Last round printed (max / min)
OPEN	648 / 560	National Spot Round: 516 / 512
EWS	557 / 554	National Spot Round: 496 / 496
OBC-NCL	548 / 537	National Spot Round: 464 / 460
SC	435 / 419	Special Round 2: 414 / 414
ST	324 / 324	Round 3: 306 / 306

Computer Science & Engineering

Category	Round 1 (max / min)	Last round printed (max / min)
OPEN	670 / 585	National Spot Round: 552 / 532
EWS	571 / 564	Special Round 2: 518 / 518
OBC-NCL	573 / 556	National Spot Round: 531 / 472
SC	448 / 447	Round 2: 423 / 423
ST	363 / 346	Round 2: 324 / 324

In the OPEN category, the Round 1 minimum was 585 for Computer Science & Engineering and 560 for the Artificial Intelligence programme. By the National Spot Round the minimums were 532 and 512. CCMT also printed Rounds 2 and 3 and Special Rounds 1 and 2 between these. Treat the numbers as a record of who was allotted in 2026, not a forecast.

The CCMT 2026 schedule opened registration, fee payment and choice filling on 15 May 2026, with choices locked by 8 June. Round 1 allotment was announced on 12 June, Round 2 on 22 June and Round 3 on 27 June. Special Rounds 1 and 2 followed on 22 and 27 July, and the National Spot Round on 5 August.

After each allotment you pay the seat acceptance fee, upload documents and choose freeze, float or slide. Physical reporting at the allotted institute starts only after the National Spot Round. NIT Hamirpur's CCMT 2026 notice tells candidates to follow the CCMT site for every update and names the institute's CCMT coordinators (tapas@nith.ac.in and jaip@nith.ac.in).

NIT Hamirpur runs a second M.Tech route of its own. Its 2026 walk-in brochure invited candidates for full-time self-sponsored M.Tech and M.Arch seats on 12 August 2026 at 09:00 AM, in the respective department. The same walk-in also filled seats left vacant after CCMT 2026.

The Computer Science & Engineering department listed two programmes: Computer Science & Engineering and Artificial Intelligence, with six self-sponsored seats each. After CCMT's regular rounds, one Computer Science & Engineering seat and four Artificial Intelligence seats were still vacant, per the brochure.

Selection: merit is based on an interview out of 50 marks; a department may hold a screening test to shortlist. GATE is not required, though the form asks for your score if you have one.

Eligibility was a CGPI of 6.5 or 60% in the qualifying degree (6.0 or 55% for SC, ST and PwD). The application processing fee was Rs. 600 (Rs. 300 for SC, ST and PwD), paid through SBI Collect. No scholarship is given on these seats, and the institute fee was Rs. 67,100 (Rs. 32,100 for SC, ST and PwD). Results were due on 17 and 18 August, with reporting by 19 August and waiting-list calls from 21 to 24 August 2026.

PhD admission is separate from CCMT. The July 2026 PhD brochure took online applications on the institute portal from 27 March to 24 April 2026. Provisionally eligible applicants were listed on 4 May, the written test and/or interview was held on 14 May, and results came out between 25 and 27 May 2026.

Where GATE fits depends on the category. Full-time fellowship scholars (FT01) must have qualified UGC-NET, CSIR or GATE. Non-fellowship scholars (FT01-A) must take an institute or department written test on the GATE/NET syllabus, unless they have qualified one of those national tests. For Computer Science & Engineering, the 2026 fellowship seat matrix had three seats: one OPEN, one OBC-NCL and one SC.

For a PhD in engineering, you need a master's in engineering or technology in the appropriate discipline with a CGPI of 6.5 or 60%, or a bachelor's in engineering or technology with 8.5 or 80% (lower thresholds for SC, ST and PwD). The application fee was Rs. 1,200 (Rs. 600 for SC, ST and PwD). The department's contact in the brochure is head.cse@nith.ac.in.

Decide your paper with this institute in mind. If NIT Hamirpur's plain Computer Science & Engineering is a target, only a CS score counted in 2026; a DA score reached the Artificial Intelligence programme. Prepare with the DA guide or the CS guide, keep track of GATE 2027 dates, and use past papers for practice.

When CCMT 2027 opens, check the new seat mapping before choice filling. Watch the PG admissions page and nith.ac.in for the walk-in and PhD notices. In 2026, PhD applications opened on 27 March and the walk-in was held on 12 August.