How to apply for M.E./M.Tech Electrical at Indian Institute of Technology Madras — step-by-step process, documents required, and application timeline.
M.Tech. Electrical Engineering – Control and Optimization is a two-year residential engineering master’s at IIT Madras. Core and elective courses are combined with project work in the named discipline. Programme-specific qualifying subjects and GATE papers apply.
Confirm the exact degree-and-GATE combination, register separately with COAP, then submit the IIT Madras programme application. COAP is an offer-acceptance portal, not the application.
Upload academic records, scorecard and relevant certificates; applicants using the IIT graduate exemption follow the department’s review route.
Review the COAP/institutional offer and complete admission payment, original-document verification and the cohort’s joining requirements.
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Intake
July
When to start
Start document preparation and application planning at least 3–6 months before the July intake.
Admissions notes
The verified 2026 PG cohort began classes 27 July 2026, after 20–21 July reporting and 22 July orientation. Future deadlines and joining dates require the next cohort’s notice.
