GATE 2020 Topper: Know how Sachin Singh Naruka secured AIR 1 in Chemical Engineering (CH)
Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering 2026 ( GATE )
Result - 19 Mar '26
IIT Delhi has announced GATE 2020 result for 25 papers on March 13 in the official website. As per the official notification released by IIT Delhi, there are a total of 29 GATE 2020 Toppers. In the Chemical Engineering paper of GATE 2020, Sachin Singh has secured All India Rank (AIR) 1.
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Out of 8,59,048 registered candidates, 6,84,903 (79.73%) candidates appeared for the GATE 2020 in eight sessions at 566 centres across 199 cities.
GATE 2020 Topper – Preparation Strategy
In an interview, he shared that he had prepared for GATE 2020 from his third year of BTech. He always focused on the GATE exam and his goal was to secure the full marks in the GATE 2020 entrance exam. He had earlier enrolled in the Engineers Institute of India. He studied from the materials provided by the institute. He also took test series from the institute regularly. He also focused on his weaknesses and took guidance from his teachers wherein they motivated and encouraged them daily to score better marks.
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As a part of his GATE 2020 preparation strategy, he attempted easy questions first and then the difficult questions. The question paper was moderate in terms of difficulty level.
GATE 2020 was conducted for 25 subjects/papers for admission to Master of Engineering (ME), Masters in Technology (MTech) and direct PhD admissions to Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs), National Institutes of Technology (NITs), Indian Institutes of Information Technology (IIITs) and other institutes/universities across India.
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Yes, IIT Guwahati released GATE final answer key 2026 at GOAPS login. Candidates can login and access the final answer key.
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UIET Chandigarh considers GATE scores for admission to M.Tech programme. Selected candidates are called for counselling. Aspirants can get admission in M.Tech without GATE scores provided they meet the selection criteria.
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MGM Institute of Biosciences and Technology does accept GATE scores for admission to M.Tech courses. Aspirants can also get into M.Tech based on their scores in NET or MGMU CET. The seats are offered to candidates based on their ranks in either of the accepted entrance exams.
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Aspirants without GATE scores can get admission at NIT Goa. Such candidates need to fill out the institute-level form and appear for written test conducted by the institute. NIT Goa releases the test results on the official website.
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Overall, the difficulty level of GATE 2026 paper was moderate to tough. The papers that were held on the first day were easy to moderate. The difficulty level of the popular papers- CSE, ME, CE, ECE, and EE had mixed student reactions from students and experts. Refer below to get a brief analysis of
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Aspirants can get admission in M.Tech at IIITDM Kancheepuram without GATE scores. Candidates need to appear for a written test conducted by the institute for admission to M.Tech programme. The results of the test are announced on the institute's website.
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GATE is one of the accepted entrance test for admission to the M.E. programme at SSN College of Engineering. Another accepted entrance exam at SSN College of Engineering is CEETA PG 2026.
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No, GATE registrations have been closed for IIT Hyderabad PhD admissions to the academic year 2026. However, GATE is not a mandatory entrance exam for all PhD admissions at IIT Hyderabad.
Thus, candidates can still apply for PhD courses at IIT Hyderabad into the departments which accept candidates wi
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No, GATE is not a compulsory entrance exam for PhD admissions at IIT Hyderabad. However, every department of IIT Hyderabad has a separate eligibility and selection criteria for their offered PhD courses.
In some departments, candidates are required to appear for the GATE in order to be eligible for I
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Yes, according to GITAM University, candidates can answer their paper in whichever order they want.
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Is GATE 2026 final answer key out?