(Last updated on 15/05/2025)
Please follow this page for updates on MTech RA/RAP Admissions to IEOR Department for the 2025 July Semester. Links to the online-registration form for the test, interview meeting links, and other information etc will be posted here.
Information for RAP Applicants
Several positions are available for 3-Year MTech for Research Assistants through Projects (RAP) candidates. These positions are supported through sponsored projects being undertaken in the department. These projects are in the domains of logistics, supply-chains, operations, digitalization, applications of data-analytics and AI/ML in IEOR and related topics. More specific details about the projects will be updated shortly.
Minimum Criteria for candidates to be considered for RA/RAP Admissions:
Applicants should have applied for M.Tech Program at IEOR, IIT Bombay under RA category. All candidates who meet the above criteria can register for the interview process. You will be required to fill in a few personal and academic details. Please see the schedule below for the link to the form. Registered candidates would then attempt an aptitude test and submit their solutions. Out of all candidates who register and submit their aptitude test solutions, at most 40 (or less) will be shortlisted for interview based on their GATE score only. Final shortlisting for admission will be based on interview score which will consider the aptitude test performance also.
Schedule
| Stages | Dates | Details |
| Registration for Test | May 21-31 | Link to register will be posted here shortly. |
| Question Paper Release | June 02 | Please check your email for the link to the paper. It will be sent by the end of the day. |
| Upload Test Answers | June 02-04 | Please fill the online form and upload your answers as instructed in the question paper. |
| Interviews | June 06 | Shortlist and meeting link will be posted here. |
Please check below the rules and regulations for RA/RAP position.
RA and RAP are fulltime MTech for duration of 3 years.
Candidates admitted under RA/RAP category shall not accept or hold any appointment (paid or otherwise) or receive any emoluments, salary, stipend from any other source during RAP tenure.
The continuation of RA/RAP assistantship will be subject to monthly attendance and satisfactory academic performance
Candidates admitted under RAP category, against a sponsored R&D project, will be required to work for the same project for 20 hours per week and undertake the M.Tech. dissertation work under the same project investigator(s), and will be considered for a financial assistantships from the sponsored project as per the norm for a period of 36 months.
Candidates admitted as RA will be considered for financial assistantships of Rs.13,400 (per month), along with annual increments as prescribed by Institute rules, for a maximum period of 36 months subject to serving as a research assistant in a course/laboratory for 20 hours per week as assigned by the concerned academic unit.
The assistantship will be paid on the basis of monthly attendance. Assistantships supported through certain projects for RAPs may be higher than the above stipend.
Employees on the rolls (with or without pay) of any organization are not eligible for admission under RA/RAP category.
A valid GATE score is mandatory; the interview (and aptitude test) are mandatory for admission in IEOR.
- See also detailed rules and information about admissions to MTech Programmes in IIT Bombay.
Contact
Please send an e-mail to admissions@ieor.iitb.ac.in or office.ieor@iitb.ac.in regarding any specific queries on M.Tech. RAP/RA Admissions.