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Btech Handbook 2015
Btech Handbook 2015
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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.
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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.
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
Automotive Engineering Y
Biomedical Engineering Y
Cyber Security ** Y
Embedded Systems Y Y
Engineering Design Y
Manufacturing Engineering Y
Power Electronics Y Y
VLSI Design Y Y Y
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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
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Chemical Engineering CHE
Civil Engineering CE
Industrial Engineering IE
Information Technology IT
MCA MCA
Mechanical Engineering ME
Petroleum Engineering PE
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Polymer Engineering POE
Table - II
Specialization Offered Qualifying Degree
Computer Science & Engineering CSE, IT, ECE, EEE, EIE, MCA/MCS/MSO
Cyber Systems & Networks CSE, IT, ECE, EEE, EIE, MCA/MCS/MSO
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
Remote Sensing & Wireless Sen- All branches of Engineering and Sciences
sor Networks mentioned in Table 1
Renewable Energy Technologies EEE, ECE, ME, MCE, PRE, ITE, ASE
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Structural & Construction Engi- CE
neering
Thermal Science & Energy Sys- ME, AUE, ANE,CHE, PRE, MFE, IPE
tems
Wireless Networks & Applications ECE, EEE, ETE, ICE, CSE, IT,
MCA/MCS/MSO
Admission Process
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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.
State Name City Name City Code
No.
ANANTAPUR 01
NELLORE 02
01 ANDHRA PRADESH
VIJAYAWADA 03
VISAKHAPATNAM 04
02 BIHAR PATNA 05
03 DELHI DELHI 06
BENGALURU 07
04 KARNATAKA MANGALORE 08
MYSURU 09
AMRITAPURI, KOLLAM 10
KOCHI 11
05 KERALA KOZHIKODE 12
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM 13
THRISSUR 14
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KANNUR 15
BHOPAL 16
06 MADHYA PRADESH
INDORE 17
07 MAHARASHTRA MUMBAI 18
08 ODISHA BHUBANESWAR 19
09 RAJASTHAN JAIPUR 20
CHENNAI 21
COIMBATORE 22
ETTIMADAI, COIMBATORE 23
NAGERCOIL 25
SALEM 26
TRICHY 27
11 TELANGANA HYDERABAD 28
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
Industrial Engineering IE ME
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Mechanical Engineering ME ME
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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