The shortlisting criteria for selection out of all eligible applicants into the first essay round of the admissions process are as follows.
Qualifying degree as M.A. (NIRF* 2020 top 30 rank Universities) or equivalent
Category Minimum percentage/CGPA
General/ GEN-EWS/OBC > 65% or 6.5/10
SC/ST/PH >60% or 6/10
Qualifying degree as B.TECH (NIRF* 2020 top 30 rank Engineering institutions) or equivalent
Category Minimum percentage/CGPA
General/ GEN-EWS/OBC >70% or 7/10
SC/ST/PH >65% or 6.5/10
Qualifying degree as M.TECH (NIRF* 2020 top 30 rank Engineering institutions) or equivalent
Category Minimum percentage/CGPA
General/ GEN-EWS/OBC >75% or 7.5/10
SC/ST/PH >70% or 7/10
Qualifying degree as M.Sc / M.A. (all institutions other than NIRF 2020 top 30 ranked Universities) or equivalent
Category Minimum percentage/CGPA
General/ GEN-EWS/OBC >75% or 7.5/10
SC/ST/PH >70% or 7/10
Qualifying degree as B.TECH / M.TECH (all institutions other than NIRF 2020 top 30 ranked Engineering institutes) or equivalent
Category Minimum percentage/CGPA
General/ GEN- EWS/OBC > 85% or 8.5/10
SC/ST/PH >80% or 8/10
Qualifying degree as BALLB/ B.Arch/ B.Plan/ M.B.A/OTHERS or equivalent
Category Minimum percentage/CGPA
General/ GEN- EWS/OBC >70% or 7/10
SC/ST/PH >65% or 6.5/10
* The National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) was approved by the MHRD and launched on 29th September 2015.
We have used the NIRF of the year 2020 https://www.nirfindia.org/2020/Ranking2020.html
Note: If any candidate fulfilling the above-mentioned criteria has not been called for written test, he/she may contact through email (hodspp@iitd.ac.in) for any clarification before 12 noon, July 16th, 2021.