NIT Jamshedpur Admission Through GATE: M.Tech AI, Data Science, CSE and PhD

National Institute of Technology Jamshedpur gives its address as Jamshedpur 831014, Jharkhand in its 2026 PhD brochure. Its IAT brochure for Autumn 2026-27 lists four full-time, two-year M.Tech programmes in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering:

• Artificial Intelligence
• Data Science and Engineering
• Computer Science and Engineering
• Information Systems Security Engineering

The department also runs three-year part-time M.Tech programmes in Computer Science and Engineering, Information Systems Security Engineering and Data Science Engineering, with an intake of 20 each, for employed graduates living near Jamshedpur. The tentative GATE 2027 city list includes Jamshedpur and Ranchi in the IIT Kharagpur zone; see the Ranchi exam city page.

Every computing programme here has a single group (Group 1) in the CCMT 2026 seat mapping, but the papers differ:

Programme (CCMT name)	GATE papers	Qualifying degrees for DA	Qualifying degrees for CS
Artificial Intelligence	DA, CS	55 computing, IT and data degrees, MCA, several M.Sc. degrees, 4-year B.S. in Data Science and Applications	73 degrees, including B.E./B.Tech. in any discipline
Data Science and Engineering	DA, CS, EC, EE	38 degrees, including B.E./B.Tech. in any discipline and MCA	41 degrees, including any B.E./B.Tech. and MCA
Computer Science & Engineering	CS	not mapped	96 degrees, including any B.E./B.Tech. and MCA
Information Systems Security Engineering	CS	not mapped	127 degrees, including any B.E./B.Tech. and MCA

The detail matters for a DA taker. Data Science and Engineering accepted DA from a B.E./B.Tech. in any discipline, so a mechanical or civil graduate could use it. Artificial Intelligence accepted DA only from its listed computing, IT, mathematics and computing and data science degrees. The M.Tech in Computer Science & Engineering and Information Systems Security Engineering did not take DA at all in 2026.

Data Science and Engineering also accepted GATE EC and EE from electronics and electrical graduates, so its applicant pool was wider than the others. 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 Jamshedpur's Round 1 minimums by category and the OPEN minimum in the National Spot Round, exactly as printed:

Programme (CCMT name)	Papers	R1 OPEN	R1 EWS	R1 OBC-NCL	R1 SC	R1 ST	National Spot Round OPEN
Artificial Intelligence	DA, CS	613	589	589	442	366	577
Data Science and Engineering	DA, CS, EC, EE	608	585	577	423	405	564
Computer Science & Engineering	CS	631	618	605	455	439	590
Information Systems Security Engineering	CS	598	560	573	419	324	541

Scores are out of 1000. For Artificial Intelligence and Data Science and Engineering the figure mixes all mapped papers; for the two CS-only programmes it is GATE CS alone. Computer Science & Engineering had the highest Round 1 OPEN maximum of the four at 663. Some categories last appear before the spot round: EWS in Computer Science & Engineering in Special Round 1, SC in Data Science and Engineering in Special Round 2, and SC and ST in Information Systems Security Engineering in Special Round 1. ST in Computer Science & Engineering appears only in Round 1. The cut-off list on this page gives all of these rows with maximum and minimum scores.

After CCMT, NIT Jamshedpur filled remaining full-time M.Tech seats through its own process. Its IAT brochure, dated 21 July 2026, covered full-time, sponsored and part-time M.Tech admission for Autumn 2026-27. It said qualifying in GATE was not mandatory, that vacant full-time seats would be declared on the institute website by 17 August 2026, and that full-time admission would follow CCMT 2026 eligibility (apart from GATE), merit and reservation rules.

GATE-qualified candidates were exempt from the IAT. Non-GATE, sponsored and part-time candidates had to sit it, and those who qualified were interviewed the same day. Financial assistance was offered only to eligible GATE-qualified candidates.

2026 IAT dates

Step	Date
Last date to apply (online.nitjsr.ac.in/mtech2026)	19 August 2026
Shortlist for IAT and interview	22 August 2026
IAT and interview	24 August 2026
Results	27 August 2026
Reporting for admission	31 August 2026
Classes begin	1 September 2026

The application fee was ₹1,000 (₹500 for SC, ST and PwD), and each programme needed a separate application. Sponsored applicants needed two years of experience and an employer NOC.

The Autumn 2026-27 PhD brochure lists research areas in Computer Science and Engineering including machine learning, deep learning, optimisation, cloud computing, data analytics, bioinformatics, NLP, computer vision, data security, blockchain, edge and fog computing, and quantum computing. It showed 6 full-time vacancies in the department under the institute-sponsored and direct categories, out of 145 across the institute.

The institute-sponsored full-time route needs a master's degree with 60% or CGPA 6.5. The direct full-time route takes a four-year bachelor's degree with 80% or CGPA 8.5. Both carry an institute fellowship under MoE norms, for which you must have qualified GATE, NET or an equivalent MoE-recognised exam. Self-sponsored full-time and part-time routes carry no financial support.

Selection weights a written examination at 50%, an interview at 30% and academic credentials at 20%. For the Autumn 2026 intake, applications closed on 21 June 2026 and the test and interview were held at NIT Jamshedpur on 13 July 2026. The fee was ₹1,000 (₹500 for SC, ST and PwD in full-time categories). Watch the official site for the next intake's notice. Technical queries go to phdadmission@nitjsr.ac.in.

Jamshedpur is in eastern Jharkhand, far from South India, and both the IAT and admission reporting needed you on campus in 2026. A few points from the 2026 documents:

• Match paper to programme: DA opened only Artificial Intelligence and Data Science and Engineering.
• Check your degree: for DA, only Data Science and Engineering accepted any B.E./B.Tech.
• Keep GATE valid: GATE takers skipped the IAT and alone were eligible for assistantship.
• Recheck the 2027 mapping: CCMT sets papers and degrees afresh each year.

Practise with previous year questions and topic tests. Other NIT pages are on the institutes list, including NIT Durgapur and NIT Rourkela, and IIT (ISM) Dhanbad is also in Jharkhand.