MSc IT programs in India maintain different admission methods depending on the university since entry selections vary between merit-based admission and entrance examination requirements. The entrance tests for MSc IT admission consist of NIMCET (National Institute of Technology) and IIT JAM (Indian Institute of Technology) as well as TANCET (Tamil Nadu colleges), DUET (Delhi University), BHU PET (Banaras Hindu University) and JNU CEEB (Jawaharlal Nehru University). Private universities have the flexibility between conducting specific exams and allowing the use of national-level test results.
Universities require graduates from IT and CS programs or their equivalent fields who maintain specified minimum GPA requirements for admission. Entrance exams challenge students in the subjects of mathematics, reasoning, programming and general science. A few universities establish interview or counseling procedures for those candidates whom they have shortlisted for admission. Students must verify requirements on individual university sites since admission procedures along with entrance exam formats vary between institutions. Students who skip entrance exams need to meet elevated minimum score requirements to qualify directly.