GATE 2027 Eligibility Criteria: Age, Qualification, Attempts, Passing Percentage Requirements

GATE 2027 Eligibility Criteria: Registrations for Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering will start soon, and the first thing that students usually check whether they meet GATE MTech eligibility requirements or not. In this page, students can find the GATE eligibility 2027 details in terms of age-limit, number of attempts, qualification, etc. Read below to know more. 

GATE Eligibility Criteria: Age and Qualification Requirements

GATE 2027 Official Notification will be out soon. This year, IIT Madras is expected to conduct GATE exam for MTech and PhD admissions. Followed by information brochure, the authority will also update IIT GATE 2027 eligibility details. Students who plan to appear for GATE 2027, must go through the subject-wise GATE eligibility criteria as the final shortlisting is done based on it. Read below to know more. 

What Eligibility in GATE mean?

To appear for the GATE exam, it is important to meet certain requirements that includes -

• Age criteria

• GATE eligibility percentage

• Category-wise GATE eligibility

• Educational qualifications, etc. 

The conducting bodies will verify all the above information and accept GATE 2027 registration form based on that. Candidates meeting eligibility must go through instructions and apply. In this article, we have covered all the important details regarding the GATE MTech/PhD eligibility criteria. 

NOTE:

GATE 2027 Registration Date

This year, IIT Madras will be conducting GATE exam 2027. Students who want to appear for the MTech engineering entrance exam, must check their eligibility and fill out application form. Based on the previous year’s trends, the expected date for the GATE application form 2027 is 4th week of July/August 2026. Only candidates meeting the GATE 2027 eligibility criteria can apply for the exam. 

GATE 2027 Application Form: Highlights

• The mode of the application form is online

• The GATE official website 2027 is expected to get launched in July, along with information brochure and GATE 2027 registration start date. 

• The submission of form is available in two timelines: with no late fee and with a late fee

Who are eligible for the GATE 2027?

Before registering for GATE 2027, candidates must check if they meet the requirements or not. The following can be checked below -

• Candidates who are in their third or fourth year of undergraduate degree programme can apply for GATE.

• Aspirants who have completed thei undergraduate degree are also eligible. 

• Candidates with a BSc, BA or BCom degree (three-year progamme) can also apply for GATE 2027 paper. 

How many attempts for GATE?

There is no attempt limit for GATE exam. Students can appear as many times as they want. However, they should meet the required eligibility for the MTech entrance exam. Once, the notification is issued on the website, students must carefully go through the details. 

GATE 2027 Eligibility Criteria: Approved Degree Programmes

Candidates must possess a degree equivalent to or higher than a bachelor’s degree in engineering/ technology/ architecture/ science/ humanities. Candidates can check the list of acceptable degrees below: 

• B.E/ B.Tech 
• B. Arch 
• B. Pharma 
• B.Sc(Research)/ B.S 
• B.Sc. (Agriculture, Horticulture, Forestry) 
• MSc/MA/MCA or equivalent 
• M.B.B.S./B.D.S./B.V.Sc. 
• Integrated ME/MTech 
• Integrated MSc/Integrated BS-MS 
• Integrated ME/MTech or Dual Degree (after Diploma or 10+2) 
• Pharm. D. 
• Professional Society Examination (equivalent to BE/BTech/BArch) 

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 GATE Eligibility Criteria: Authorised Professional Society

Candidates who possess certification from any of the professional societies must ensure that those examinations are approved by MoE/AICTE/UGC/UPSC as equivalent to B.E./B.Tech./B.Arch./B.Plan. Some of the professional Societies or Institutions that conduct examinations in various fields of engineering are given below: 

• The Institution of Engineers (India) (IE) 
• The Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) 
• The Institution of Electronics and Telecommunication Engineers (IETE) 
• The Aeronautical Society of India (AeSI) 
• The Indian Institute of Chemical Engineers, including the Polymer and Environmental Group (IIChE) 
• The Indian Institute of Metals (IIM) 
• The Indian Institute of Industrial Engineers (IIIE) 

GATE Eligibility 2027: Educational Qualifying Degree

Candidates can check the detailed eligibility criteria for GATE 2027 in the table below: 

NOTE:

• Candidates must upload the required eligibility documents while filling out GATE registration form 2027.
• Suppose a candidate is pursuing a higher degree or has already obtained a degree higher than that mentioned in the table above. In that case, the candidate will be allowed to attempt GATE.

GATE Exam Eligibility 2027 for International Candidates 

Candidates who have obtained or are pursuing their qualifying degree from countries other than India have to meet the following eligibility criteria to appear for GATE 2027:

• Must have completed or be in the final year or in pre-final year of their bachelor’s degree in engineering and technology or 
• Must have completed or in the final year or in the pre-final year of their Post Graduate degree in any relevant science subjects

After submitting the application fom, students can check their registration status at GATE login. 

Is 75% required for GATE 2027?

There is no minimum qualifying percentage or CGPA required to appear for GATE paper. However, at the time of MTech admission to IITs and NITs, a minimum of 60% or 6.0 CGPA is needed. Also, some premiere IITs, such as IIT Bombay and IIT Kanpur might prefer a minimum of 75% or above in Bachelor’s degree. 

GATE 2027 Supporting Documents

Candidates must submit the degree certificate/provisional certificate/ course completion certificate/ professional certificate/ membership certificate issued by the institute or society they are enrolled in for the degree programme.

• Bachelor's degree holders in Engineering/Technology/Architecture (4 years or 3 years after 10+2/Post-BSc/Post-Diploma). Final-year candidates can also apply.
• Master's degree holders in any branch of Science/Mathematics/Statistics/Computer Applications or equivalent. Final and pre-final year candidates can also apply.

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