NIT Sikkim Admission Through GATE: M.Tech AI and ML via CCMT, IAT and PhD

National Institute of Technology Sikkim works from a temporary campus at Barfung Block, Ravangla, Sikkim 737139, the address given in its website footer. The campus page describes a set of three-storey residential blocks used as hostels and staff flats, one academic building and an administrative building, and says the permanent campus at Khamdong is under construction. Admission reporting for M.Tech candidates in 2026 was at the Academic Building on the Ravangla campus.

The Department of Computer Science and Engineering has run since the institute began in 2010. It offers a four-year B.Tech, a two-year M.Tech and a PhD, and lists its research areas as artificial intelligence, machine learning, cryptography, network security, parallel, distributed and high-performance computing, algorithms, cloud computing, and wireless and sensor networks.

For the exam itself, the tentative GATE 2027 city list puts Gangtok (Sikkim) and Siliguri (West Bengal) in the IIT Guwahati zone. The Guwahati exam city page covers the same zone.

In the CCMT 2026 seat mapping, NIT Sikkim's Department of Computer Science & Engineering offered one programme, the M.Tech in Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (code 2X), in a single group, Group 1. The group accepted five GATE papers: CS, DA, EC, EE and IN. The 2026 CCMT list for this institute has no separate M.Tech in Computer Science and Engineering.

Every one of the 174 qualifying degrees in the mapping was a B.E./B.Tech. (one is listed as "B.Tech in Data Science and Artificial Intelligence"). MCA and M.Sc. degrees did not appear, so in 2026 those graduates had no CCMT route into this programme.

For almost every degree, both DA and CS were accepted. The exceptions in 2026:

Degree in the CCMT 2026 mapping	Papers accepted
B.E./B.Tech. in Energy and Environmental Management	DA only
B.E./B.Tech. in Systems Science Engineering	CS, EC, EE, IN (not DA)
B.E./B.Tech. in Medical Electronics Engineering	EC, EE, IN
B.E./B.Tech. in Medical Instrumentation	EC, EE, IN

Computer Science and Engineering, its AI, data science, cyber security and IoT specialisations, Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Data Science, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning, Information Technology, Mathematics and Computing and Electronics and Communication Engineering were all accepted with DA as well as CS. CCMT redraws this mapping every year, so check the 2027 version before you fill choices.

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

The CCMT 2026 report lists the maximum and minimum GATE score of candidates allotted in each round. For NIT Sikkim's M.Tech in Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning, Round 1 and the last round in which each category had a row read as follows, exactly as printed:

Category	Round 1 max	Round 1 min	Last round with a row	Max	Min
OPEN	610	506	National Spot Round	465	419
OBC-NCL	498	468	National Spot Round	395	371
SC	419	371	Special Round 2	327	327
ST	301	301	Special Round 2	265	265

Scores are out of 1000. The report gives one figure for the whole group, so a row can mix DA, CS and electronics candidates. EWS had no row in any round. The OPEN minimum moved from 506 in Round 1 to None in Round 2, None in Round 3, None in Special Round 1 and None in Special Round 2, before the National Spot Round row of 419. The cut-off list on this page carries the same figures with their rounds.

Choice filling, seat acceptance and fee payment to CCMT happen on the CCMT portal. NIT Sikkim's notice of 29 July 2026 then asked CCMT candidates to fill the admission form on the institute's Samarth portal (nitsikkimadm.samarth.edu.in), pay the balance fee and report in person between 5 and 11 August 2026, 9 am to 5 pm.

Candidates had to bring originals and one set of self-attested copies, including the CCMT 2026 provisional seat allotment letter showing fees paid, the GATE score card, Class X and XII mark sheets, semester grade sheets of the qualifying degree, a migration certificate, a conduct certificate and a signed student undertaking. Anyone without a migration or conduct certificate could give an undertaking and submit it by 15 September 2026.

First-semester fees in the 2026 notice

Item (M.Tech, CCMT)	General/OBC	SC/ST
Total institute fee, 1st semester	Rs. 53,215	Rs. 18,215
Already paid to CCMT (SAF + PAF)	Rs. 30,000 + Rs. 10,000	Rs. 10,000 + Rs. 5,000
Balance institute fee	Rs. 13,215	Rs. 3,215
Hostel fee, 1st semester	Rs. 16,750	Rs. 16,750

Mess charges of Rs. 20,000 per semester were paid separately. Admission queries went to pg.admission@nitsikkim.ac.in.

Besides CCMT, the M.Tech admissions page lists an Institute Admission Test (IAT) for 2026. The IAT-2026 notice of 20 August 2026 asked candidates allotted M.Tech and M.Sc. seats through IAT-2026 to complete the Samarth form and report at Ravangla between 20 and 28 August 2026. Its M.Tech fee table matched the CCMT total: an institute fee of Rs. 44,045 plus one-time charges of Rs. 9,170 for General/OBC candidates.

We could not find the IAT-2026 advertisement itself on the institute's site, so its eligibility, test pattern and whether GATE was required are not stated here. In 2025, a separate notice covered M.Tech candidates admitted "under self-finance through IAT-2025". If you miss out in CCMT, watch the M.Tech admissions page from June onwards for the 2027 IAT notice.

PhD admission is run by the institute, with no central counselling. The advertisement of 21 April 2026 invited online applications for the odd semester of 2026-27 in nine departments, Computer Science and Engineering first among them. The last date was 10 May 2026, with admission tentatively in July 2026. Applications went through a Google Form linked from the advertisement and the PhD admissions page.

Eligibility in the 2026-27 brochure

The information brochure asks engineering applicants for a B.E./B.Tech. and an M.E./M.Tech. in a relevant discipline with 60% or a CGPA of 6.5 in both. A B.E./B.Tech. graduate from an IIT, NIT, IIIT or other CFTI with 85% or a CGPA of 9.0 may also apply without a master's degree. SC, ST and PwD candidates get 5% or 0.5 CGPA relaxation, and final-year PG students could apply.

Selection is by written test and/or interview, with shortlisted names posted on the institute website. The brochure's document list includes a GATE/NET qualification certificate, but neither document names a GATE paper or a minimum score. Full-time scholars can hold an Institute Research Fellowship as per Ministry of Education norms, and part-time applicants need at least two years of experience and a semester of residence at the institute.

Ravangla is a long way from South India, and CCMT reporting in 2026 gave a seven-day window. A few points from the 2026 documents:

• Write DA or CS, either works: both papers were accepted for nearly every listed B.E./B.Tech. degree.
• MCA and M.Sc. holders: there was no CCMT route into this M.Tech in 2026.
• Stay in for later rounds: the OPEN minimum fell from Round 1 to the National Spot Round.
• Recheck in 2027: CCMT sets the papers and degrees afresh every year.

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