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Department of Maritime Engineering

Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar

Academic Block 12, Room No 405 A-D, IIT Gandhinagar, Palej, Gandhinagar, Gujarat- 382355

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Curriculum of Mtech By Thesis

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Eligibility for Admission to M.Tech Program
  • BE/BTech or equivalent degree in Civil Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Marine Engineering, Applied Mechanics, Aerospace Engineering, Naval Architecture, or Offshore Engineering.
  • For individuals employed in the Maritime industry wanting to upgrade their skills through a full-time or part-time MTech degree, a BSc (3 year) degree in Nautical Sciences with 5 years of on board experience can be considered as the eligibility criteria in lieu of the above.
  • The program will be open to Indian as well as international students.
MTech (Thesis Track) MTech (Coursework Track)
Credits through courses >=32 >=48
The coursework will include
  1. 4 credits of Writing course,
  2. >= 4 credits of HSS courses [Applicable for students admitted before AY 2025-26],
  3. 4 credits of Applications of AI courses relevant to the discipline [Applicable for students admitted from AY 2025-26],
  4. >= 8 credits of electives,
  5. >= 16 credits of courses specified by the discipline,
  6. 2 physical education courses of zero credit each.
Credits through thesis >=32 0
Credits through project courses >=0 >=16
Credits through Aarohan 2 2
Total credits >=82 >=82
Further expectations At least one manuscript is expected to be submitted for publication for completion of degree requirements The fee for the programme is expected to be higher than MTech through thesis track and fellowship will not be available.
M.Tech by Thesis

MTech by thesis is suitable for students intending to upgrade their skills and indulge in open-ended research at the same time. There is a provision of industry-sponsored MTech where problem statements from the industry can be taken as the thesis topic of the student. This enables exposure to research methods and thinking to the student as well as consideration of real-life problems that directly benefit the industries. The semester-wise program is given below.

M.Tech by Thesis Course
credits		 Project
credits
Sem 1 Advanced
structural
analysis		 Analysis & design of
Maritime structures		 Dynamics of
Maritime structures		 Marine Geotech
Engg		 Writing
course		 PE-1 20 0
4 4 4 4 4 0
Sem 2 Port & Harbour Engg Marine hydrodynamics Advanced steel design Maritime policy & Planning PE-2 16 0
4 4 4 4 0
Summer
term		 Sea board training
6		 First aid and Fire training
6		 12 0
Sem 3 Open elective Marine Oceanography Marine renewable energy Open elective Thesis 16 8
4 4 4 4 8
Sem 4 THESIS
24		 24
Total credits 64 32
>=16 credits discipline >=4 credits HSS 1 PE course >=8 credits electives Requirements
>=32     >=32