Department of Electrical Engineering

MSR Shortlisting Criteria for Fall 2020 Admissions

Table 1: Shortlisting Criteria
Full-Time with institute assistantship Sponsored (Full-Time/Part-Time)
Criteria for (Group1) (Group2) (Group3) (Group4)
BE/BTech/ BE/BTech/MSc BE/BTech/MSc BE/BTech/MSc
Integrated MSc From a: From: from a
university/institute
from a CFTI with (1) (1)
other than a CFTI
CGPA >= 8/10 or
university/institute a CFTI or Central or Central
obtained >= 80% of
other than a CFTI University University
total marks
(2) (2)
CFTI but not any
qualifying the university/institute
criteria of Group1 But working in IIT
Delhi

Minimum BTech 8/10 (or 80%) Or the Value as given by Gen/EWS/OBC- Gen/EWS/OBC-
CGPA or Total value as given by Table 2 NCL: 6/10 or 60% NCL: 6/10 or 60%
Marks obtained Table 2, whichever
SC/ST/PwD: SC/ST/PwD:
in % is higher
5.5/10 or 55% 5.5/10 or 55%
Minimum GATE N/A Gen/OBC-NCL/Gen- N/A N/A
Score as per the EWS:
GATE discipline
700 for EE and 600
code
for CS/EC/IN/ME/PH
SC/ST/PwD:
650 for EE and 550
for CS/EC/IN/ME/PH

Minimum full- N/A N/A 6 months 1 year

time job
experience post
qualification
Sponsorship N/A N/A Must be Must be
sponsored* sponsored*
* Sponsoring organization should have research facilities required by the part-time candidate to pursue his/her
research and it must be located within 50km radius from IIT Delhi. Both full-time and part-time sponsored
candidates are required to show a No Objection Certificate (NOC) from the sponsor at the beginning of interview
in the format required by IIT Delhi.

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CGPA criteria for Full-time candidates requiring institute assistantship
Based on https://www.nirfindia.org/2019/engineeringranking.html 2019 NIRF engineering rankings, institutes
are grouped in different bins. Table 2 shows required minimum CGPA (out of 10) or percentage (value in the
table should be multiplied by 10) as per the 2019 NIRF Engineering ranking of the institutions from where the
candidate obtained the qualifying degree. Candidates should refer the particular column and row in Table 2 as
per their category and NIRF bin corresponding to their institute’s 2019 NIRF engineering rank.
Table 2: minimum CGPA (out of 10) or percentage (value in the table should be multiplied by 10) as per the
2019 NIRF Engineering ranking of the institutions from where the candidate obtained the qualifying degree
(as an exception, IISc Bangalore is approved to share rank#1 in this table).

(DRC Convener) (DRC Chairperson)

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