Amrita M.Tech CSE Interview (Non-GATE) Experience 2026 – Interview lasted only 5 mins, should I worry?
Hi everyone,
I attended my MTech CSE interview for Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham today as a non-GATE candidate, and I wanted to share my experience because I’m a little confused about how it went.
My interview slot was from 2:40 PM to 3:00 PM, but the actual interview lasted only around 5 minutes. The interviewer was polite and continuously asked questions, but still it ended very quickly, so I’m overthinking whether that is normal or not.
A little about my profile:
- 2025 BTech CSE graduate
- 8.75 CGPA
- Did a 2-month internship
- Projects in Full Stack + ML
- Applied for MTech CSE
These are the questions they asked me:
- Introduce yourself I explained about my B.Tech, internship, projects, and interest in software development and M.Tech.
- What is your favorite subject? I said:
- Problem solving
- OOPS
I told them I like OOPS because it helps us approach problems in an organized way.
- Gradient Ascent They asked me about gradient ascent.
Honestly, I said:
“I don’t have much knowledge about that topic and I haven’t learned it deeply.”
- Fuzzy Logic They asked me what fuzzy logic means in AI/ML.
I answered something like:
“It is used in machine learning and AI systems to make decisions similar to human thinking.”
Not sure if that answer was correct.
- Activation Function They asked what activation function is.
I said:
“I don’t have much idea, but based on my understanding it is used in neural networks to decide whether a neuron should be activated or not.”
- Hackathon participation They asked whether I participated in any hackathons.
I told them me and my friends participated in a 2-day hackathon and built a website related to latitude and longitude/location tracking.
- Inheritance in OOPS I explained inheritance using:
- Vehicle as parent class
- Car as child class
- Any research papers published? I said no.
Then they told me:
“You will get results within one week.”
At the end they asked:
“Do you have any questions?”
I asked:
“How does Amrita help students gain deeper knowledge in their specialization?”
She answered that support and guidance are provided, especially depending on the student background.
That was the complete interview.
What is confusing me is:
- The interview lasted only around 5 minutes
- But they continuously asked questions during that time
- I couldn’t answer some ML questions deeply
So now I’m wondering:
- Is a short interview normal for Amrita MTech admissions?
- Does interview length matter?
- Did anyone else have similar experience and still get selected?
Would really appreciate hearing from others who attended Amrita MTech interviews, especially non-GATE CSE applicants.