GTU government engineering students can spend their 6th semester at IIT Gandhinagar: 10 seats, apply before 26 October

Gujarat Technological University (GTU) has opened its External Students Program with IIT Gandhinagar for 2026-27. Students of government engineering colleges affiliated with GTU can apply to study their 6th semester at the IIT campus, with the credits counted towards their GTU degree. The circular is dated 16 October 2026, and applications must be made on the IIT Gandhinagar website before 26 October 2026.

Who can apply

• BE students at a government engineering college affiliated with GTU, in Civil, Mechanical, Electrical, Computer or Chemical engineering.
• Your college verifies your CPI up to semester 4 and may forward only the top two students in each of these five branches.
• You must have no backlog, must not have been found guilty by the unfair means (UFM) committee, and must not have used this programme before.

How many get in

IIT Gandhinagar will admit 2 students per branch, so at most 10 students in the semester. Selection is on GTU merit plus a personal interview and/or a test run by IIT Gandhinagar.

What the semester involves

Item	What the circular says
Credits at IIT Gandhinagar	At least 18, in courses evaluated by IIT Gandhinagar
GTU subjects you are exempted from	18 credits: semester 6 professional electives (6) and open elective (2); semester 7 professional electives (6), open elective (2) and the skill-based internship (2)
Subjects you still owe GTU	All semester 6 professional core subjects, studied in semester 7 after you return
Tuition	₹50,000 per student for the semester paid by the Education Department, Government of Gujarat; the rest borne by IIT Gandhinagar
Hostel and mess	Paid by the student; you must live on campus for the whole semester

You cannot pick courses at IIT Gandhinagar that are the same as, or very close to, subjects you have studied or will study at GTU. Grades and credits earned there will appear on your GTU marksheet.

How to apply

1. Ask your principal for the consent letter (Annexure B of the circular). You fill Part A with your enrolment number, branch and CPI and declare you have no backlog; the institute verifies and signs Part B.
2. Apply on the IIT Gandhinagar visiting students page, iitgn.ac.in/admissions/visiting-students-programme, before 26 October 2026.
3. If selected, send GTU an e-copy of the consent letter and IIT Gandhinagar’s admission confirmation letter.

What to do now

1. Check your CPI up to semester 4 against your classmates. Only the top two per branch in your college can be put forward.
2. Meet your head of department or principal within days. The consent letter must be issued before you apply, and the window shuts before 26 October.
3. Read GTU’s detailed guidelines for the programme, linked in the circular, before you choose courses.

GTU also has an open call for student start-up gold medals at its convocation, with applications due by noon on 30 October.

CareerBox News Desk, reporting on Gujarat Technological University: its circular GTU/Academic/ESP_IITGn/2026-27/8075 dated 16 October 2026 on the External Students Program with IIT Gandhinagar for students of government engineering colleges (6th semester), with Annexures A and B. Official portal: gtu.ac.in/Circular.aspx. Dates and eligibility change; confirm them on the official portal before you act.