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DTU M.Tech Merit List 2026 : Delhi Technical University (DTU) will upload the DTU M.Tech 2026 merit list on the official website, dtu.ac.in. The authority will publish the DTU MTech merit list 2026 for test-based and that of GATE-based right before the counselling. Note that the DTU merit list will be based on GATE scores, and the university-level test is released separately. The authority will conduct the DTU MTech admission 2026 process online, except for the spot admission.
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In case of a tie between two or more candidates, DTU will adopt predefined tie-breaking rules to release the inter-se merit list of DTU M.Tech. Students with their names on the merit list must attend the DTU MTech 2026 counselling. To know more about the DTU M.Tech merit list 2026, check this article.
The exact date of the merit list of DTU M.Tech will be announced by the exam authorities along with the official notification. Candidates can check the dates for GATE GATE-based process as well.
| Events | Valid GATE score based | DTU Merit list-based |
| Advertisement in Newspapers | May 2026 | May 2026 |
| Opening of the website for Online Registration | May 2026 | May 2026 |
| Last Date for Online Registration | June 2026 | June 2026 |
| Display of a list of eligible candidates on the DTU website | June 2026 | June 2026 |
Admission test for Non-GATE/Part-Time candidates | July 2026 | |
Result of the Admission test | July 2026 | |
| 1st round admission at DTU for all branches (All eligible candidates are required to report along with original documents and bank draft for fee deposit as detailed in section 6) | July 2026 | July 2026 |
| Spot Round admissions at DTU (Candidates are required to report along with original documents and bank draft for fee deposit as detailed in section 6) | July 2026 | July 2026 |
| Last Date of Admission | July 2026 | July 2026 |
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Events | Dates |
Admission Test-Based | |
DTU Admission Test 2026 | January 2026 |
DTU Merit List 2026 | January 2026 |
Counselling for Round 1 | January 2026 |
Counselling for Round 2 | To be notified |
GATE based | |
DTU M. Tech Merit List - Round 1 | January 2026 |
Counselling for Round 1 | January 2026 |
Release of DTU M. Tech merit list - Round 2 | June 2026 |
Counselling for Round 2 | January 2026 |
Release of vacant seats | July 2026 |
Spot round | July 2026 |
The exam authorities will release the percentage of seats reserved for every category for DTU M. Tech admission 2026. This is followed while admissions based on the DTU M.Tech 2026 merit list. The trend of reservation for categories is shown in the table as under.
Category | Seats reserved | Relaxation in Qualifying Exam |
Scheduled Castes (SC) | 15% | 5% |
Scheduled Tribes (ST) | 7.5% | 5% |
Other Backward Classes (OBC) | 27% | _ |
Persons with Disabilities (PwD) | 5% (horizontal) | 5% |
Economically Weaker Section (EWS) | 10% | _ |
The DTU MTech merit list 2026 will be made on the basis of the percentile score earned by the candidate in the admission test.
Counselling will be held for candidates whose names are there in the merit list. They must participate in the counselling and seat allotment process for successful admission.
The counselling process will be conducted based on the merit list.
Every concerned branch/department will release a separate DTU MTech merit list 2026 as per the specific specialisation.
The merit list is prepared based on the candidate's score obtained in the DTU admission test. The formula used for making the DTU M. Tech merit list is stated below.
Percentile = (No. of candidates appeared in the admission test – candidate rank) / (Total No. of candidates appeared in the admission test in which you have appeared).
The above-given formula is used to derive the percentile based on which the DTU M.Tech 2026 merit list is determined.
If two or more candidates have scored the same marks, then a separate list of candidates known as the ‘Inter-se merit list’ is prepared.
Candidates with the GATE score of 2024 will be considered over those of 2023 or 2022.
Candidates with a GATE score of 2023 shall be considered over those with a score of 2022.
In the case of candidates with the same GATE year, one with a higher GATE score will be considered.
If candidates with the same GATE year and score, preference will be given on the basis of All India Rank (AIR) in GATE.
In the case of candidates with the same GATE year, marks, and AIR, then the elder candidates in age will be preferred.
If still, the tie is still found, then the grade/marks secured by candidates in the qualifying exam shall be considered.
Department | DTU M. Tech Programme |
Applied Chemistry | Polymer Technology (PTE) |
Applied Physics | |
Bio-Technology | Bioinformatics (BIO) |
Civil Engineering | Geotechnical Engineering (GTE) |
Structural Engineering (STE) | |
Computer Science Engineering | |
Software Engineering (SWE) | |
Information Technology | Information System (ISY) |
Electronics & Communications Engineering | Microwave and Optical Communication Engineering (MOCE) *jointly with the department. Of Applied Physics |
Electrical Engineering | |
Power System (PSY) | |
Environment Engineering | |
Mechanical Engineering | Production Engineering (PIE) |
Thermal Engineering (THE) | |
Bio-Technology | Biomedical Engineering (BME) |
Mechanical Engineering | Computational Design (CDN) |
Eligible candidates whose names are on the DTU M.Tech merit list must participate in the counselling process on the specified date & venue. Candidates have to report for DTU M. Tech counselling 2026 accordingly for the purpose of document verification, which is followed by seat allotment and payment of admission fee.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
The authority is expected to release the DTU M.Tech 2026 final merit list tentatively in June 2026.
The authority is expected to release the DTU M.Tech 2026 final merit list tentatively in June 2026.
On Question asked by student community
Hi,
With a GATE score of 426, you do have a chance of getting MTech Data Science in some NITs , especially through later counselling rounds or in comparatively less competitive NITs. For top NITs, though, Data Science seats can still be quite competitive since it is a popular specialisation.
Hello Bhaskar
You can check you Admission chances from the link given below:
https://engineering.careers360.com/gate-college-predictor
Hope it helps.
Hello, yes, you can apply for some PSU jobs through your GATE EEE score even if you are studying ECE, but it depends on the eligibility criteria of each PSU recruitment. Some PSUs allow both ECE and EEE candidates for certain posts.
You can check the latest PSU recruitment updates
Check the syllabus first - https://engineering.careers360.com/articles/gate-data-science-and-ai-syllabus . Understand where you stand with your knowledge. Check out any past question papers for this and see the question types.
Start preparing on those lines, take up free mock tests and series. There are plenty available on reddit and telegram and other social
Hello, admission for MTech or PhD depends on your GATE score, cutoff, college and branch you choose. Cutoff is different for each and changes every year.
For more details, please check this link: GATE Cutoff 2026
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