Check the list of colleges that accept GATE scorecard in South India for admission to ME/MTech and PhD admission on this page below.
IIT Kanpur released the GATE application form 2023 on August 30, 2022, which will remain available till September 30, 2022, without a late fee and till October 7, 2022, with a late fee amount of INR 500. Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering, also known as the GATE exam, is an all-India examination, that is jointly conducted by the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore (IISc) and seven Indian Institutes of Technology (IIT Bombay, IIT Delhi, IIT Guwahati, IIT Kanpur, IIT Kharagpur, IIT Madras and IIT Roorkee). This exam tests a student's comprehensive understanding of various undergraduate subjects in engineering and science. GATE score can help students to secure admission to various higher education institutes in India and jobs at public sector units (PSUs) across the country. Shiksha brings you the zone-wise list of colleges, and institutes (besides IITs, NITs and PSUs) accepting GATE scores for admissions to ME/MTech and direct PhD courses.
Colleges in South India that accept GATE Scorecard
The list of top colleges that exist in the states of south India and accept the GATE Scorecard for admission is given below:
| Name of the Institute |
City |
State |
|---|---|---|
| Hyderabad |
Andhra Pradesh |
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| Hyderabad |
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| Vishakapatnam |
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| JNTU College of Engineering |
Anantapur |
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| Hyderabad |
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| Kakinada |
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| JNTU School of Planning & Architecture |
Hyderabad |
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| Warangal |
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| Guntur |
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| Hyderabad |
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| Nandyal |
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| Warangal |
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| Bhimavaram |
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| Tirupati |
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| Anantpur |
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| Hyderabad |
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| University College of Pharmaceutical Science |
Warangal |
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| Hyderabad |
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| Vijayawada |
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| NIPER |
Hyderabad |
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| B.L.D.E. College of Engineering & Technology |
Bijapur |
Karnataka |
| Bangalore |
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| Hubli |
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| Davangere |
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| Bagalkot |
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| Manipal |
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| Bangalore |
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| Belgaum |
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| Government Tool Room & Training Centre |
Bangalore |
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| Government Tool Room & Training Centre |
Mysore |
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| J.N.N. College of Engineering |
Shimoga |
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| K.L.E. Society’s College of Pharmacy |
Belgaum |
|
| K.L.E.S. College of Engineering & Technology |
Belgaum |
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| Surathkal |
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| Khaja Banda College of Engineering |
Gulbarga |
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| Krupanidhi College of Pharmacy |
Bangalore |
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| Gulbarga |
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| Bangalore |
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| Bangalore |
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| Hassan |
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| Manipal |
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| Udupi |
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| Mysore |
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| NGSM Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences |
Mangalore |
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| Mandya |
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| Bangalore |
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| Pooja Doddappa College of Engineering |
Gulbarga |
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| Devanahalli |
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| Harpanhalli |
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| Dharwad |
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| S.J. College of Engineering |
Mysore |
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| Chikkaballapur |
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| S.K.S.J. Technological Institute |
Bangalore |
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| Tumkur |
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| Bangalore |
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| T.M.A.E. Society’s S.C.S. College of Pharmacy |
Harapanahalli |
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| Davangere |
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| Bangalore |
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| V.L. College of Pharmacy |
Raichur |
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| Cochin |
Kerala |
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| Thiruvananthapurm |
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| College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Medical College |
Thiruvananthapuram |
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| Government Engineering College |
Thrissur |
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| Calicut |
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| Kollam |
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| Thiruvananthapuram |
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| College of Engineering & Technology |
Bhubaneswar |
Odisha |
| Bhubaneswar |
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| Berhampur |
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| Rourkela |
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| Gunjam |
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| Seemanta Institute of Pharma. Sciences |
Mayurbhanj |
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| University College of Engineering, Sambalpur University |
Sambalpur |
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| Pondicherry |
Puducherry |
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| Pondicherry |
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| Karaikudi |
Tamil Nadu |
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| Chennai |
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| Amrita Institute of Technology & Science |
Coimbatore |
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| Annamalai Nagar |
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| Krishanankoil |
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| Arulmigu Meenakshi Amman College of Engineering, Vadamavandal |
Thiruvannamalai Dist. |
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| Chennai |
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| Tiruchirapali |
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| C.L. Baid Mehta College of Pharmacy |
Thorapakkam |
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| Coimbatore |
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| College of Pharmacy, Sri Ramkrishna Institute of Paramedic |
Coimbatore |
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| Chennai |
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| Crescent Engineering College |
Vandalur |
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| Chennai |
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| Tamil Nadu |
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| Salem |
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| Government College of Engineering |
Kattabomman |
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| Coimbatore |
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| Hindustan College of Engineering |
Kelambakkam |
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| Hindustan Engineering Training Centre |
Chennai |
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| Ootacamond |
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| Tiruchengode |
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| Coimbatore |
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| Erode |
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| Coimbatore |
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| M.S. University |
Tirunelveli |
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| Avinashi |
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| Virudhunagar |
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| Kilakkarai ,Ramanathapuram Dist. |
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| Chennai |
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| Erode |
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| Kovilpatti |
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| Kanyakumari |
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| Thanjavur |
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| Coimbatore |
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| Dindigul |
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| R.V.S. College of Engineering & Technology |
Dindigul |
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| Tiruchirapalli |
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| Regional Power Training Institute |
Neyveli |
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| S.R.M. Nagar |
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| Potheri |
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| Chennai |
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| Guindy |
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| Tamil Nadu |
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| Salem |
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| Coimbatore |
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| Sriperumbudur |
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| Technical Teachers Training Institute |
Chennai |
|
| Madurai |
||
| V.L.B. Janakimmal College of Engineering & Technology |
Coimbatore |
|
| Vel’s College of Pharmacy |
Pallavaram |
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