The post graduate degree of M.Tech (Metallurgical and Material Engineering) covers topics like Materials Science & Engineering, Iron & Steel Making, Physical Metallurgy, and Alloy Steel Technology. Institutes like Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee, National Institute of Technology, Rourkela, and Rajiv Gandhi University of Knowledge Technologies offers admission to the course on the basis of GATE score.

Course Curriculum for M.Tech (Metallurgical and Material Engineering)

Semester I

• Metallurgical Thermodynamics & Kinetics
• Phase Transformation of Materials
• Professional Elective – I, II & III
• Metallurgical Thermodynamics & Kinetics Lab
• Phase Transformation Laboratory
• Seminar & Technical Writing – I

Semester II

• Advances in Materials Science & Engineering
• Experimental Techniques in Materials Engineering
• Professional Elective – I, II & III
• Experimental Techniques in Materials Engineering Lab
• Material Science Lab
• Seminar & Technical Writing – II

Semester III

• Seminar & Technical Writing – III
• Summer Research / Industrial Project
• Research Project Work – I
• Research Project Review – I

Semester IV

• Seminar & Technical Writing – IV
• Comprehensive Viva - Voce
• Research Project Work – II
• Research Project Review – II
• Dissertation

List of Elective Subjects

• Advanced Foundry Technology
• Advanced Processing of Materials
• Advances in Steel Making
• Alloy Steel Technology
• Composite Materials
• Corrosion and Degradation of Materials and their Prevention
• Environmental Pollution in Metallurgical Industries
• Ferro – Alloy Technology
• Fracture Mechanics & Failure Analysis
• Iron & Steel Making
• Joining of Materials
• Mechanical Behavior of Materials
• Mechanical Working of Materials
• Physical Metallurgy of Advanced Metallic Materials
• Physical Metallurgy of Alloy Steels
• Structure & Properties of Materials
• Transport Phenomena
• X – Ray & Electron Microscopy

Colleges offering M.Tech (Metallurgical and Material Engineering)

• Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay
• Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur
• Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur
• Indian Institute of Technology, Madras
• Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee
• National Institute of Technology, Rourkela
• National Institute of Technology, Srinagar
• Rajiv Gandhi University of Knowledge Technologies
• Thapar University

Eligibility and Admission Process for M.Tech (Metallurgical and Material Engineering)

Engineering graduates in streams of mechanical engineering, or metallurgical and material engineering can apply. Candidate’s performance in Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering is considered for admission. A minimum of 60% marks in B.Tech is preferred for admission in IIT. IIT’s conducts a suitability test is conducted for candidates who have qualified GATE in any other subject other than MT. Final selection is done through a centralized counseling process.

Fee structure for the course varies with college. In MNIT the tuition fee for pursuing the course is Rs. 17,500/- per semester. Tuition fee for studying the course in IIT, Bombay is Rs. 5000/- per semester.