IITD EE

6+ years specialized industry experience; no publications; GRE not submitted.

0 publications and minimal CS coursework. Background in mathematics.

2 years of research experience in ML and CV (1 year at a tier 1 university) + 2 first name publications at AAAI26 workshop

Did not have an undergrad degree in CS but in Mech/Aero Engineering instead.

No previous research experience. Two summers of internship.

Strong application with 5+ publications. Rejected stating they had over 1200 applicants this cycle.

Domestic T20. 1 first author paper submitted to A* conference. 2 and a half years of research.

GPA 5.49/6 - Top 10 European universities, Duolingo English Test - 140/160, GRE - 329/340. 3-month internship, 1 semester research project, Internship and research in the field I want to specialize in, No publications

2x neurips second-author, 1x iclr first author, did thesis with a CMU professor for a year, IITB

SJTU

No GRE, 3 years of research (0 publications), 3 SWE internships

Did they take anyone in?

CGPA 9.6/10, IIT Patna, TOEFL - 115/120, GRE - 321/340. no work experience, and no publications