A sponsored candidate must have been in service of the sponsoring organization for at least two years at the time of admission. The sponsoring organization must specifically undertake to provide full salary to the candidate and to relieve him/her to pursue the programme for its full duration. A certificate to that effect from sponsoring organization must be provided by the candidate at the time of applying for admission.

Fulfillment of GATE requirement may be waived for such candidates. However, the sponsored candidates seeking admission to the M.Tech./M.Des./MS (Research)/Ph.D program who have not qualified GATE will be called for interview and may in addition be asked to take a written test.