Postgraduate programmes
IIT Goa offers various postgraduate programmes as M.Tech and PhD. degree in various disciplines. The academic system is semester based and hence the students are required to follow certain procedures and meet certain academic requirements each semester based on the credit system followed by the institute.
M.Tech. Programmes:
The institute offers M.Tech. programs of 2 years duration, consisting of a total of four semesters.
Sl. No. | Programme | Duration | Total Seats |
1. | M.Tech. in Computer Science and Engineering | 2 Years | 10 |
2. | M.Tech. in Electrical Engineering | 2 Years | 10 |
3. | M.Tech in Mechanical Engineering | 2 Years | 15 |
4. | M.Tech in Chemical Engineering | 2 Years | 5 |
5. | M.Tech in Marine Science and Technology | 2 Years | 5 |
Note: * There are two additional seats that are over and above the seat mentioned in the above table in each M.Tech. program under sponsored and self-financed categories. However, the seats will be advertised as per the requirements of the program during the admission cycle.
Admission for M.Tech. Programmes:
Admission for various M,Tech. programmes are offered every year to candidates based on their GATE score. All eligible aspirants required to register on ‘Common Offer Acceptance Portal (COAP)’. After successful registration in COAP, candidate has to register in M.Tech application portal of IIT Goa. Candidates who wish to confirm (accept and freeze) an offer (made from IIT Goa), must complete the payment of fees within the time window given in COAP
PhD. Programmes:
The institute also offers PhD. Programmes in various disciplines. Currently the institute is offering total seven PhD. Programmes in Chemistry, Physics, etc. The details are as follows:
Sl. No. | Programme | Duration |
1. | PhD. in Chemistry | 5 Years |
2. | PhD. in Mathematics | 5 Years |
3. | PhD. Physics | 5 Years |
4. | PhD. in Computer Science and Engineering | 5 Years |
5. | PhD. in Electrical Engineering | 5 Years |
6. | PhD. in Mechanical Engineering | 5 Years |
7. | PhD. in Economics | 5 Years |
8. | PhD. in Humanities and Social Science | 5 Years |
9. | PhD. in Chemical and Materials Engineering | 5 Years |
Admission for PhD. Programmes:
The institute conducts admission procedures twice a year i.e., after each semester in an academic year. The eligible aspirants go through a written exam test or interview in order to get selected for any PhD. programme. Offer letters are sent to provisionally selected candidates based on their performance in the written examination or interview and candidature is accepted after completion of document verification and payment of fees.
The total seat intake capacity is different in each semester, depending upon the recommendations of Senate (Highest academic body of the institute).