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Indian Institute of Technology, Goa
Admission 2021: Eligibility, Cutoff, Dates,
Application, Courses
Updated on Aug 07, 2021

IIT Goa is raising the bar of quality education year by
year since its inception in 2016. The institute of f ers
BTech, MTech and PhD programmes under multiple
specialisations. It is one of the youngest IITs mentored
by IIT Bombay.

 Latest Update
 August 6, 2021: JEE Main Session 3 result announced.

  The admission cycle f or BTech programmes generally
  commences f rom the month of December with JEE
  Main registrations
  To be eligible f or admissions to IIT
  Goa’s BTech programmes, candidates must comply
  with the eligibility criteria f or JEE Main and JEE
  Advanced
  The Joint Seat Allocation Authority or JoSAA is
  responsible f or the joint seat allocation process f or
  admissions to 107 institutes including 23 IITs, 31 NITs,
  25 IIITs and 28 GFTIs

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The MTech admissions are conducted through GATE.
  However, BTech degree holders f rom any of the IITs
  with a valid CPI will be eligible f or direct admission in
  MTech without a GATE score
  PhD aspirants are required to possess a valid GATE
  score/Junior Research Fellowship (JRF) of CSIR/
  UGC/ NBHM/ DBT/ ICAR/ ICMR/ ICPR or DST INSPIRE
  Fellowship in the relevant streams

IIT Goa Cutoff 2021: BTech
IIT Goa of f ers a f our-year BTech programme at the UG
level. Admission to the programme is based on JEE
Advanced rank, f ollowed by Joint Seat Allocation
Authority (JoSAA) Counselling. The institute-specif ic
qualif ying cutof f is announced af ter the declaration
of JEE Advanced 2020 result to manage the seat
allotment process. The seat allotment process is based
on the college cutof f and the candidate's pref erence f or
courses and colleges. The cutof f s are generally declared
in seven rounds of JoSAA Counselling based on opening
and closing ranks f or each of the programme-specif ic
specialisations. However, amidst the Covid-19 situation,
only six rounds of counselling are conducted. The

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cutof f s are f urther divided into gender and various
categories such as SC, ST, OBC, PwD, etc. A table
comprising General category cutof f s with opening and
closing ranks f rom round 1 and round 6 of JoSAA
Counselling, respectively f or Gender-Neutral candidates
seeking BTech admission at IIT Goa, is given below:

     IIT Goa Cutof f f or BTech: General Category
                                      Opening                    Closing
     Specialisation                 Rank (Round                   Rank
                                         1)                     (Round 6)
 Computer Science and
                      3,098                                  4,277
 Engineering
 Electrical Engineering             5,985                    8,523
 Mathematics &
                                    4,222                    5,695
 Computing
 Mechanical
                                    5,695                    10,293
 Engineering

IIT Goa Cutoff Trend: BTech
As mentioned above, JoSAA has released the f inal
closing cutof f rank f or all the BTech specialisations

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of f ered at IIT Goa. Usually, JoSAA conducts seven
rounds of counselling but in 2020, only six rounds of
JoSAA Counselling were conducted. Theref ore, in the
graphs given below, the Round 6 closing ranks of 2020
are compared with Round 7 closing ranks of 2018 and
2019 f or General category (Gender Neutral) candidates:

(In the graphs below, the decreasing trend implies an
 increased level of competition. On the contrary, the
   declining trend implies lesser competitive ranks.)

BTech Cutoff Trend: Fluctuating
A f luctuating cutof f trend has been observed f or BTech
in Mechanical Engineering. The cutof f s improved in 2019
and declined in 2020. A graph to represent the same is
given below:

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BTech Cutoff Trend: Declining
On the contrary, remaining two BTech specialisations,
including Computer Science Engineering and Electrical
Engineering, the cutof f s have gradually declined over the
past three years. A graph to represent the same is given
below:

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Note: BTech in Mathematics and Computing was
introduced in 2019, theref ore, the trends f or this
specialisation is not represented in the above graphs.
Click here to view IIT Goa cutof f 2020

IIT Goa BTech Admission 2021
The duration of the BTech program is f or f our years. The
f inal admissions are conducted based on JEE Main and
JEE Advanced exam f ollowed by JoSAA counselling. The
table below mentions the multiple specialisations being
of f ered in BTech and their eligibility criteria:

 Course      Specialisations                    Eligibility Criteria

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Computer
             Science &
             Engineering
             Electrical                   Candidates must f ulf il the
 BTech       Engineering                   eligibility criteria of JEE
                                          Main and JEE Advanced.
             Mechanical
             Engineering
             Mathematics &
             Computing

IIT Goa MTech Admission 2021
The institute introduced MTech programme in July 2019.
The programme of f ers three specialisations, as listed
under:

 Course      Specialisations                    Eligibility Criteria
             Mechanical                   Qualif ying Exam: GATE
             Engineering                  BE/BTech/BSc (Eng) with
                                          at least 60% marks
             Computer
                                          (55%% in case of
             Science &
                                          SC/ST/PWD) or 6.0 CPI
 MTech       Engineering
                                          (5.5 in case of
                                          SC/ST/PWD) out of 10

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Electrical                   OR a f irst-class specif ied
             Engineering                  by the university

BTech degree holders f rom any of the IITs with a
minimum CPI of 8.0 will be directly admitted to MTech
program (under Teaching Assistants position through a
written test/ or an Interview).

IIT Goa PhD Admission 2021
IIT Goa also of f ers PhD courses in three streams:
  Engineering
  Sciences
  Humanities & Social Sciences
For admission details, click here

IIT Goa Application Process 2021
In order to apply f or admission in IIT Goa, candidates
can apply online through the of f icial application portal of
the college. However, candidates must also apply at the
of f icial conducting website of the relevant entrance
examination. BTech aspirants must f ill the application
f orm of JEE Advanced through the of f icial website

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of NTA and MTech candidates are required to register
through the of f icial website of COAP.
IIT Goa application process is listed below:
1. Visit the of f icial website of IIT Goa
2. Select the desired course and click on “Apply Online”
   tab
3. Register as a new user by f illing the required details
4. Log in with your credentials and f ill accurate details in
   the application f orm
5. Enter academic qualif ications
6. Pay the application f ee and submit the application
   f orm
List of documents to be submitted with the
application form:
  Scanned copies of coloured photograph & signature
  Scanned copies of birth certif icate
  Scanned copies of passing certif icate and qualif ying
  mark sheet
  Scanned copies of entrance examination scorecard
  Caste certif icate, Category certif icate (if applicable)

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Click on the relevant exam to know their application
process in detail:

 JEE Main Application                     JEE Advanced Application

Admission Process

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