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M.Tech Admissions 2018

Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham is a multi-campus, multi-disciplinary research

University established under Section 3 of the UGC Act 1956, accredited 'A' by

NAAC and is ranked as one of the best research Universities in India. The

university is spread across five campuses in three states of India – Karnataka,

Kerala and Tamil Nadu, with the headquarters at Ettimadai, Coimbatore,

TamilNadu. Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham collaborates with top US Universities

including Ivy league universities and top European Universities for Research,

faculty exchange, student exchange Programmes. The institution is managed by

the Mata Amritanandamayi Math. Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham has been ranked

9th best among all universities in India in the 2017 National Institutional

Ranking Framework (NIRF) released by MHRD, Govt. of India on 3rd April 2017. 

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The engineering schools and research centres at Amritapuri, Bengaluru, and Co-imbatore offer Undergraduate and Postgraduate Programmes including Ph.D. in various disciplines of engineering. The two year postgraduate Programme leads to

M.Tech. degree, for which the admission process is on an all India basis. Candi-dates who satisfy the eligibility criteria stipulated by Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeeth-am can apply for admission. 

This handbook contains general information, rules, and other relevant details re-lated to the M.Tech admissions - 2018. Candidates are required to go through the

handbook carefully and acquaint themselves with the procedures related to the admission. The contents of the handbook are subject to modification as deemed necessary by Amrita. The decision of Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham shall be final

and binding on any issue related to admission. 

Amrita Schools of Engineering The Engineering Schools and research centres at Amritapuri, Bengaluru & Co-

imbatore are committed to generating, disseminating and preserving knowledge.

Amrita School of Engineering, Amritapuri: Nestled in the picturesque village

of Vallikavu, the Amritapuri campus across the beautiful and famed backwaters

of Kerala,blends into the natural setting of environment with its endless stretch-

es of coconut palm groves. The campus is spread over 80 acres of land in one of

the most beautiful locales of the Kerala coastal line. It is currently home to nu-

merous schools and research centres. Distinguished professors and scholars

share their knowledge and experiences with the students.

Amrita School of Engineering, Bengaluru: Bengaluru campus is one among

the five campuses of Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham. Bengaluru campus, populat-

ing a wide area of around 3 kilometers, off the Sarjapura Road in Kasavanahalli,

combines state-of-the-art facilities with a serene ashram and temple atmosphere.

The Bengaluru campus offers B.Tech. programs in five disciplines and M. Tech.

programs in six disciplines.

Amrita School of Engineering, Coimbatore: Coimbatore campus spread over

400 acres was established on October 27, 1994. It has the distinction of being

Amrita’s first centre for higher learning. Known then as the Amrita Institute of

Technology and Science, it offered B. E. Programmes to cater to the increasing

needs of technical manpower in the country. Today the Coimbatore campus offers

B. Tech and M. Tech Programmes in various disciplines. In addition, it offers Pro-

grammes in Arts & Sciences and Humanities.

Opportunities during M.Tech.

Dual Degree Programme:

Apart from an M.Tech. degree from Amrita, there are opportunities to do a dual degree programme in a foreign university abroad. Students can even avail

scholarship and the fee is paid to the host university.

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Working on Research Projects:

There are several research projects taken up by AMRITA. Interested students have the opportunity to work in such projects.

Industrial Internship:

With the support from Corporate and Industrial Relations (CIR) at AMRITA, companies offer industrial internship for one year after the first year of M.Tech.

Most of the students undergoing internship get absorbed by the same company.

Semester Abroad: AMRITA has been collaborating with foreign universities in US and Europe. Students have the opportunity to exercise “Semester abroad” programme, it can

be either the last year or last semester. After this programme, students get the opportunity to continue with the same university either for education or to work in research projects.

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Placements AMRITA is committed to provide the best career opportunities to its students by

maintaining close rapport with the industry, identifying potential recruiters and

organizing campus recruitment. The meticulously planned and executed place-

ment programme supported by well-structured training has resulted in high per-

centage placements in reputed core engineering organizations like Cisco, TCS,

Microsoft, Wipro, L&T, Infosys, Patni, Cognizant, Caterpillar, Hindustan Motors,

HP, HCL, Accord Soft, Honeywell, I - flex, Mind Tree etc. More than 300

companies visit the campus regularly for their human resource requirements. 

Partial List of our Recruiters

The dedication and hard work of our alumni have ensured repeated recruitment by many employers. Well planned industry-academia collaboration activities are

in place, with more than 300+ companies for placements and MoUs signed with many well reputed national and international companies. Almost 100%

placement has been achieved for eligible M.Tech. students, from many years, with good number of students securing multiple offers as well as overseas placements.

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Specializations offered

SPECIALIZATION AMP BLR CBE

Automotive Engineering Y

Biomedical Engineering Y

Communication Engineering & Signal Processing Y Y

Computational Engineering & Networking Y

Computer Science & Engineering Y Y Y

Computer Science & Engineering - Data Science

(Part-time) Y

Control & Instrumentation Engineering* Y Y

Cyber Security (Fellowship available) Y

Cyber Security Systems & Networks Y

Embedded Systems Y Y

Engineering Design Y

Manufacturing Engineering Y

Material Science & Engineering* Y

Power Electronics Y Y

Power & Energy Y

Remote Sensing & Wireless Sensor Networks Y

Renewable Energy Technologies* Y

Robotics & Automation* Y

Structural & Construction Engineering* Y

Thermal & Fluids Y

Thermal Science & Energy Systems Y

VLSI Design Y Y Y

Wireless Networks & Applications Y

*Only these programs are not yet AICTE approved. But these programs are UGC approved and AICTE approval is in process. All other programs listed above (without *) are AICTE approved and qualify for GATE Scholarships.

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Eligibility & Criteria

Applicants shall have the eligibility criteria as mentioned below.

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering/Technology (4 years after 10+2 or 3 years after

B.Sc./Diploma in Engineering/Technology) - Currently in the final year or already completed. 

M. Sc./ MCA or equivalent  Master’s degree in any branch of Science / Mathemat-ics / Statistics / Computer Applications or equivalent.  

Professional Society Examinations (equivalent to B.E./B.Tech./B. Arch.) recog-

nised by MHRD/UPSC/AICTE (e.g., AMIE by Institution of Engineers-India, AM-ICE by the Institute of Civil Engineers-India).  

Applicants should have scored a minimum of 60% in the qualifying degree.

GATE qualified applicants are given direct admission provided they qualify through interview conducted before the last date of application submission. If not

qualified, applicants can choose the paper appropriate to the discipline of their qualifying degree if Amrita Graduate Entrance Test (AGET) exam is available in such a discipline. This is to be eligible for a specialization where the qualifying

examination is not relevant. For example, if the applicant has completed B.Tech /

BE in CSE, attended GATE examination in Electronics & Communicationand is planning to join Robotics & Automation at Amrita, he/she can choose CSE as the examination and opt for Robotics & Automation. In this case, applicant can opt for any specialisation having CSE as the eligibility.

Applicants must be in good health. In case of any discrepancy found in the certif-icate of medical fitness to be submitted at the time of registration, the opinion of

the Institute Medical Officer will be final.

Qualifying degree and Code There are two tables with codes given below to help the applicants to fill up the application. The first table lists down the qualifying first degree or postgraduate

degree and the associated three character codes. The second table list down the M.Tech. specialization offered by Amrita on the left side and the code for the ac-ceptable qualifying degree. The applicable code for the qualifying examination

shall be selected by the applicant, while filling up the online application. This is also important at the time of submitting the preference.

Table - I

Qualifying Examination Code

Aerospace Engineering ASE

Aeronautical Engineering ANE

Applied Electronics APE

Automobile Engineering AUE

Biochemical Engineering BCE

Bio-Medical Engineering BME

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Chemical Engineering CHE

Civil Engineering CE

Computer Science & Engineering CSE

Electrical & Electronics Engineering EEE

Electronics & Communication Engineering ECE

Electronics & Instrumentation Engineering EIE

Electronics & Telecommunication Engineering ETE

Industrial Engineering IE

Industrial Production Engineering IPE

Information Technology IT

Instrumentation & Control Engineering ICE

Instrumentation Engineering ITE

M.Sc. Chemistry MCH

M.Sc. Computer Science MCS

M.Sc. Electronics MEL

M.Sc. Physics MPH

M.Sc. Software Engineering MSO

Manufacturing Engineering MFE

Materials Engineering MAE

Materials Science & Engineering MSE

MCA MCA

Mechanical Engineering ME

Mechatronics Engineering MCE

Metallurgical Engineering MLE

Petrochemical Engineering PCE

Petroleum Engineering PE

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Polymer Engineering POE

Production Engineering PRE

Telecommunication Engineering TCE

Table - II

Specialization Offered Qualifying Degree

Automotive Engineering ME, AUE, PRE, MCE, MAE, EEE

Bio-Medical Engineering ECE, EEE, EIE, BME, MCE, MEL, MPH

Computational Engineering & Networking

All branches of Engineering and Sciences mentioned in Table 1

Computer Science & Engineering CSE, IT, ECE, EEE, EIE, MCA/MCS/MSO

Communication Engineering & Signal Processing

ECE, EEE, EIE, TCE, APE, IT

Control & Instrumentation Engi-

neering

EEE, ECE, EIE

Cyber Security CSE, IT, ECE

Cyber Systems & Networks CSE, IT, ECE, EEE, EIE, MCA/MCS/MSO

Embedded Systems ECE, EEE, CSE, IT, EIE, ICE

Engineering Design ME, AUE, PRE, MFE, MLE, ASE, ANE

Manufacturing Engineering ME, AUE, PRE, MFE, MLE, IE, ASE, MAE

Material Science & Engineering CHE, BME, MLE, MSE, ME, POE, PE, PCE, ASE, CE, MPH/MCH

Power Electronics ECE, EEE, EIE, ETE, ICE

Power & Energy EEE

Remote Sensing & Wireless Sen-sor Networks

All branches of Engineering and Sciences mentioned in Table 1

Renewable Energy Technologies EEE, ECE, ME, MCE, PRE, ITE, ASE

Robotics & Automation CSE, ME, ECE, EIE, EEE

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Structural & Construction Engi-

neering

CE

Thermal Science & Energy Sys-tems

ME, AUE, ANE,CHE, PRE, MFE, IPE

Thermal & Fluids Engineering ME, AUE, CHE, ASE, ANE

VLSI Design ECE, EIE, EEE, ICE

Wireless Networks & Applications ECE, EEE, ETE, ICE, CSE, IT,

MCA/MCS/MSO

Computer Science & Engineering

- Data Science (part - time) CSE, IT, ECE, EEE, EIE, MCA, MCS/MSO

Admission Process

1. Complete the application through online mode 2. Book the slot for AGET – M.Tech. 2018

3. Download Admit Card 4. Appear for AGET 2018

5. Tuition fee shall be paid online after the seat allotment on or before the date mentioned in the website

6. Submit the documents in original at the respective campuses

7. Offering of any specialisation is subject to minimum enrollment

How to Apply Application submission is completely online. Prospective applicants shall register for the Amrita Graduate Entrance Test for M.Tech. through the online portal link published in the website www.amrita.edu/mtech

The application fee is INR 960/- which is NEITHER refundable NOR transferable. Payment has to be made online through net banking or debit/credit cards. As per

the prevailing norms, additional online transaction charges or bank charges may be applicable.  

Application submission requirements

1. Personal information (name, date of birth, personal mobile number, par ent's name, parent’s mobile number, etc.). Please note that the name of the

candidate in the application form must exactly be the same as that in the qualifying degree certificate

2.   Address for communication (including PIN code)  

3. Eligibility degree details  (as per the table given above)

4. College name and address with PIN code  

5. GATE (examination details)  

6. Choice of examination cities  

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7. High quality image of candidate’s photograph

8. Good quality image of candidate’s signature

9. Net banking/debit /credit card details for fee payment

10. Submit three preferences - Campus & Specialisation offered

11. Before making payment, the candidate is advised to view the filled-in application form by clicking "Preview" button at the end. Please check

carefully for any errors in the data entered in the application form. Chang-es are not permitted after the submission

12. Login issues: In case, if you forgot your user ID or password, follow the instructions on the portal to retrieve them  

13. Photograph and Signature requirements: For this candidate will be

required to have a scanned (digital) image of his/her recent passport size co lour photograph and signature for uploading.

14. Application Fee Payment:

• From the application portal, the candidate is redirected to the payment gateway webpage containing the payment options. The fee can be paid with net-banking or debit/credit card.  

• Once the fee amount and bank charges are displayed in screen, please confirm that the payment is for M.Tech. Once it is confirmed and the payment is successful, you will be redirected back to the website, from where you will be able to download the pdf copy of application form by clicking "Download Application Form" button.  

• In case of any difficulty (due to internet connection or power failure prob-lems, for example), and if you are not sure whether your payment has been

processed or not, please login back to the portal after some time and check the status of the payment.  

You can also check the status of transaction from your bank account. In case,

the fee amount has been debited (deducted) from your bank account and if the acknowledgement is not received, then the money will be credited back to your

account. However, this may take a week or more, after the closure of the applica-tion process.  In such a situation, you may initiate a fresh payment without wait-

ing for the money to be credited back to your account. This will ensure that your application submission will be on time (within the deadline).  

Before submitting the application, please ensure that all the details are filled and there is NO ERROR in that process. As a checklist the candidate MUST verify that he/she has filled in and uploaded the following information: 

1. Personal information (name, date of birth, personal mobile number, parent’s / guardian’s name, parent’s/guardian's mobile number, etc.) 

2. Address for communication (including PIN code) 3. Eligibility data

4. Good quality image of a recent photograph 5. Good quality image of signature

6. Details of the same valid ID Proof that will be carried to the examination hall Important: It is essential that the candidate fills-in the details without ANY ERROR. The application is liable to be REJECTED if there is any error.  

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Slot booking for the test Website will have all the information and guidelines to book the slot. Candidates will be intimated by way of email and/or SMS on the procedures of slot booking.

Slots Timings

1 09:00 AM – 11:00 AM

2 12:00 PM – 02:00 PM

3 03:00 PM – 05:00 PM

Number of days and operating slots in a day in a centre will depend on the

number of candidates registered in each centre. The candidates can select date and slot of their choice, subject to availability, by visiting the website

www.amrita.edu/mtech after completing the registration for AGET 2018. Candidates writing AGET 2018 in different slots will get different question paper

sets. Before finalizing the question paper sets, an expert committee will ensure that the question sets are of comparable standards with respect to content, na-ture of questions and difficulty level. The decision of the expert committee in this

matter will be final and binding.

Admit Card The Admit Card for AGET is generated online in the portal. Candidates can

download the Admit Card from the same portal where they had applied. The Admit Card would be available for download, tentatively by the first week of May.Note that the Admit Cards will NOT be sent to the candidates by post /

e-mail. The candidate requires the application number and date of birth to login and download the admit card.  

Candidates must bring a print-out of the downloaded Admit Card to the Exami-nation for verification along with the original and valid photo Identity Docu-ment.(example: Valid Passport, PAN card, Voter ID, Aadhaar-UID, College ID,

Employee ID and Driving License. NO photocopy/scanned copy/ expired docu-ment). 

The Admit Card is valid if and ONLY if the candidate's photograph and signature

images are clear and legible. The photograph on the Admit Card and that in the valid photo identity document should match with the appearance of the candi-

date on the day of examination. To ensure this, print the Admit Card on an A4 sized paper using a laser printer, preferably a color printer. Both, the AGET 2018 Admit Card and the Original ID proof are essential for entry into the examination

hall.  

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Admission Test (May 11, 12 & 13)

Admission test is for 120 minutes duration. There will be total of 60 questions. 30 from engineering based on the qualifying degree, 30 from Mathematics &

Aptitude. All questions are of multiple choice.

The date, time, slot and the city shall be selected prior to the stipulated date. 

Examination for all the papers may not be there in all the sessions. It depends on the number of candidates applied for each paper on each day & slot.

Physical calculators, mobile phones and wristwatches are strictly prohibited and

candidates possessing these in the examination hall (even if not using) will be disqualified. 

Refer the website amrita.edu/mtech to see the syllabus for each of the papers.

Choice of Examination City: The candidate can choose THREE cities from the

list of examination cities given in Table below. Note that, because of the opera-

tional constraints, the AGET Committee reserves the right to add a new city or remove an existing one, and allot a city that may not be from any of the choices selected by the candidate.  

Test Centres

Cities & Code

Sl. No.

State Name City Name City Code

01 ANDHRA PRADESH

ANANTAPUR 01

NELLORE 02

VIJAYAWADA 03

VISAKHAPATNAM 04

02 BIHAR PATNA 05

03 DELHI DELHI 06

04 KARNATAKA

BENGALURU 07

MANGALORE 08

MYSURU 09

05 KERALA

AMRITAPURI, KOLLAM 10

KOCHI 11

KOZHIKODE 12

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM 13

THRISSUR 14

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KANNUR 15

06 MADHYA PRADESH

BHOPAL 16

INDORE 17

07 MAHARASHTRA MUMBAI 18

08 ODISHA BHUBANESWAR 19

09 RAJASTHAN JAIPUR 20

10 TAMIL NADU

CHENNAI 21

COIMBATORE 22

ETTIMADAI, COIMBATORE 23

MADURAI 24

NAGERCOIL 25

SALEM 26

TRICHY 27

11 TELANGANA HYDERABAD 28

12 UTTAR PRADESH LUCKNOW 29

Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ) carry 3 marks each in all the papers and sec-tions. These questions are objective in nature, and each will have a choice of four

answers, out of which the candidate has to select (mark) the correct answer.

AGET will be conducted on 8 streams (also referred to as “papers”). You are re-

quired to choose the paper based on the qualifying examination. Making a choice of the appropriate paper in the AGET application is the responsibility of the can-didate.  

Candidates are expected to appear in a paper appropriate to the discipline of their qualifying degree. However, candidates are free to choose any one of the paper, keeping in mind the eligibility criteria for the specialization they are interested in

joining.

Candidates must learn about the paper code of their choice, as this information

is required during filling the application, as well as, during the examination and counseling. As the candidate is permitted to appear in ONLY ONE of the papers of the AGET 2018, he should make the choice (of the paper), with due care.   The fol-

lowing table has the list of qualifying examinations for M.Tech specializations of-fered at Amrita.

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Qualifying Examination Code Exam Paper

Biochemical Engineering BCE Chemical

Chemical Engineering CHE Chemical

Materials Engineering MAE MSE

Materials Science & Engineering MSE MSE

Petrochemical Engineering PCE Chemical

Petroleum Engineering PE Chemical

Polymer Engineering POE Chemical

Civil Engineering CE Civil

Computer Science & Engineering CSE CSE

Information Technology & Communication IT CSE

M.Sc. Computer Science MCS CSE

M.Sc. Software Engineering MSO CSE

MCA MCA CSE

Applied Electronics APE ECE

Bio-Medical Engineering BME ECE

Electronics & Communication Engineering ECE ECE

Electronics & Instrumentation Engineering EIE ECE

Electronics & Telecommunication Engineering ETE ECE

Instrumentation & Control Engineering ICE ECE

Instrumentation Engineering ITE ECE

M.Sc. Electronics MEL ECE

Telecommunication Engineering TCE ECE

Electrical & Electronics Engineering EEE EEE

Automobile Engineering AUE ME

Industrial Engineering IE ME

Industrial Production Engineering IPE ME

Manufacturing Engineering MFE ME

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Mechanical Engineering ME ME

Mechatronics Engineering MCE ME

Metallurgical Engineering MLE ME

Production Engineering PRE ME

Aerospace Engineering ASE ME

Aeronautical Engineering ANE ME

M.Sc. Physics MPH Physics

M.Sc. Chemistry MCH Chemistry

M.Sc.Mathematics MAT Mathematics

The examination for all the papers will be conducted as Computer Based Test

(CBT) mode where the candidates will be shown the questions on a computer screen.  

Personal calculators, Wrist watches, Mobile phones or any other electronic devic-es are NOT allowed inside the examination hall. Candidates should not bring any charts/tables/papers into the examination hall. Examination officials will not be responsible for the safe-keep of the candidates’ personal belongings.  

Scribbling pads will be provided to the candidates for any rough work. The candi-

date has to write his/her name and registration number on the scribble pad be-fore he/she starts using it. The scribble pad must be returned to the invigilator at the end of the examination.  

Sample questions are available in the website amrita.edu/mtech

Important instructions / Rules

In order to prove identity, candidate should produce any of the following with photocopy of the same while appearing for AGET-2018:

1. Voter ID Card

2. ID Card issued by the college last attended 3. Aadhaar Card 4. Driving License (Learner’s license will not be accepted)

5. Passport 6. Any other authentic document which proves identity

No candidate will be allowed to enter the examination hall 30 minutes after the commencement of the Examination.

Any malpractice or attempt to commit malpractice in the examination hall or any

violation of the rules will lead to disqualification of the candidate.

The test administrator is authorized to dismiss candidates from the test session

for any of the following reasons: A. Creating disturbance

B. Attempting to take the test on behalf of someone else

C. Talking to other candidates who are taking the test

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D. If found with calculators, slide rules, pagers, cell phone(s), concealed micro-

phones, wireless devices or any other material that may aid in answering

questions

E. Attempting to tamper with the computer system - hardware or software

F. Any malpractice / attempt to malpractice

In the examination hall, each candidate shall sign the attendance sheet. This

signature shall be identical with the signatures on the Application Form and the Admit Card. During the examination, the candidate’s left hand thumb impression

also will be taken for identification. Thumb impression will be taken again at the time of admission for verification. Candidates will not be allowed to leave the examination hall before the end of the examination.

For working purpose, scribbling pad will be provided to the candidate during the examination. All rough work must be carried out in these sheets of paper and no

additional material will be given for rough work.

Results publication Results will be published within one week after the examination. Candidates can check their result in www.amrita.edu/mtech

Submission of campus / specialisation preference After the publication of results, applicants desiring to join the programme shall

submit their campus preference and specialization. Candidates are free to change their preferences already submitted at the time of filling the application. The submission will be closed on the date mentioned in the website. The allotment is based on the rank order.  

After the allotment, candidates shall pay the fees online on or before the

stipulated date mentioned in the website. Admission is confirmed only after the submission of the original documents at the campus allotted as per the choice of the campus 

Fees Fee structure is published in the website. Information on the scholarship, fellow-ship etc. are also published in the website. Refund rules are as laid down by the competent authorities.

Important dates

Last date of application submission: April 30th

Amrita Graduate Entrance Test for M.Tech: May 11, 12, 13 (3 slots / day)*

Publication of Results: One week after the examination

Seat Allotment: The dates and details will be published in the website at the time of result publication

Last date of fee payment: 5 days after the first allotment. If the candidate fails to pay the fees on or before the stipulated date, the seat will be allotted to the next

eligible candidate Commencement of classes: Second week of July 

*Examination for all the papers may not be conducted in all the slots. It will depend on the number of candidates registering each paper in each slot

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