How Many Students Qualified in the GATE Exam: Check Branch-wise cutoff marks and scores

Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering 2026 ( GATE )

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Updated on Jan 19, 2026 19:43 IST
IIT Guwahati will release the list of number of candidates registered and qualified for GATE 2026 at gate2026.iitg.ac.in. The GATE 2026 result will be announced on March 19. Candidates can check complete details. Last year, 936019 candidates had registered for the exam, out of which 747319 candidates had appeared for the GATE.

How many students qualified for GATE examIIT Guwahati will release the statistics for number of students registered and qualified for Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE 2026). The GATE result 2026 will be announced on March 19 on its official website - gate2026.iitg.ac.in. Read below to check how many candidates have qualified GATE, so that one can make strategic attempts and opt for paper with less competion or cutoff. 

How many students qualified in the GATE

How many students qualified in GATE 2026: IIT Guwahati will conduct GATE exam on February 7, 8, 14, and 15 in two shifts. The branch-wise exam dates have been released, and the GATE admit card 2026 is now available for download. After the announcement of result, the authorities will release the cutoff along with number of candidates registered and appeared in GATE 2026

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As per the official notification, GATE 2026 result will be declared on March 19. Students will be able to check their result at GATE login using their enrollment ID and password.

Q:   How much rank should I score to get IIIT Allahabad?
A:

IIIT Allahabad accpets JEE Main score for admission to the BTech courses. As per the IIIT Allahabad cutoff 2023, the Last Round closing rank for BTech ranged between 5924 and 9558, among which Information Technology was the most competitive specialisation. The Round 1 closing rank for BTech ranged between 4817 and 8428 for BTech. 

So, considering the previous year Round 1 and the Last Round closing ranks, candidates seeking admission to IIIT Allahabad must secure a rank over and above 4800 and 9600 for the General ALL India category candidates. 

Candidates can refer to the table given below to check out the 2023 Last Round closing ranks for IIIT Allahabad to get an idea of the ranks required for all the BTech courses offered at this institute: 

CourseRound 1Last Round 
B.Tech. in Electronics and Communication Engineering84289558
B.Tech. in Information Technology48175924
B.Tech. in Information Technology (Business Informatics)51626587
Q:   How many marks required in JEE Advanced for IIT Delhi?
A:

JEE Advanced Cutoff 2025 for BTech course ranged from 126 to 5733 for students in the General AI category, so therefore a student should attain a rank of 5733 or preferably lower to increase their chances of admission to IIT Delhi. Please note that BTech cutoff 2025 will vary according to different rounds, courses, specialisations and categories. Students can refer to the table provided below to view the IIIT Delhi JEE Advanced cutoff 2025 for the last round in the General category.

CourseJEE Advanced Last Round Cutoff 2025 
B.Tech. in Computer Science and Engineering126
Integrated B.Tech. + M.Tech. in Computer Science and Engineering186
B.Tech. in Mathematics and Computing Engineering323
Integrated B.Tech. + M.Tech. in Mathematics and Computing355
B.Tech. in Electrical Engineering605
B.Tech. in Electrical Engineering (Power and Automation)823
B.Tech. in Engineering and Computational Mechanics1103
B.Tech. in Mechanical Engineering1862
B.Tech. in Chemical Engineering2548
B.Tech. in Engineering Physics2565
B.Tech. in Energy Science and Engineering2668
B.Tech. in Production and Industrial Engineering3223
Integrated B.Tech. + M.Tech. in Chemical Engineering3454
B.Tech. in Materials Engineering3736
B.Tech. in Civil Engineering4302
B.Tech. in Biochemical Engineering and Biotechnology4999
B.Tech. in Textile Technology5733
Q:   How many marks required in JEE Main for NIT Trichy?
A:

If you belong to the General AI quota, the maximum required JEE Main cutoff rank was 24515 in 2025. Candidates seeking admission to the BTech course at NIT Trichy are advised to secure a cutoff rank of up to 24515. The lower the cutoff ranks, the higher the probability of the students getting a seat at NIT Trichy. Tabulated below are the JEE Main 2025 first and last round closing ranks in the General AI category. 

CourseR1 (Closing Rank)Last Round (Closing Rank)
B.Tech. in Computer Science and Engineering11041605
B.Tech. in Electronics and Communication Engineering32213878
B.Tech. in Electrical and Electronics Engineering50576783
B.Tech. in Mechanical Engineering76759670
B.Tech. in Instrumentation and Control Engineering916312291
B.Tech. in Chemical Engineering1145413111
B.Tech. in Production Engineering1830421869
B.Tech. in Civil Engineering1557522809
B.Tech. in Metallurgical and Materials Engineering1780024515

 

How many candidates qualified in GATE 2026?

GATE 2026 Exam Statistics Details

Total Number of Students

Total number of Students registered for GATE 2026

to be updated 

Total number of students who appeared for IITG GATE 2026

to be updated

Total number of candidates qualified in the GATE 2026 exam

to be updated

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How many students qualified in the GATE 2025

GATE 2025 Exam Statistics Details

Total Number of Students

Total number of Students registered for GATE 2025

936019

Total number of students who appeared for the GATE 2025

747319

Total number of candidates qualified in the GATE 2025 exam

141802

Download GATE 2025 Statistical and Performance Report 

The details regarding the GATE 2025 exam statistics has been published online by the authorities on the website- gate2025.iitr.ac.in. The GATE 2025 Statistical and Performance report details can be checked below, along with the GATE branch-wise cutoff marks -

Paper Code Test Paper No. Candidates Registered No. Candidates Appeared Cut-off
(GEN)
Cut-off
(OBC-NCL/EWS)
Cut-off
(SC/ST/PwD)
AE Aerospace Engineering 7576 6009 28.9 26 19.2
AG Agricultural Engineering 3095 2624 25 22.5 16.6
AR Architecture and Planning 10898 8501 40 36 26.6
BM Biomedical Engineering 2682 2165 29.2 26.2 19.4
BT Biotechnology 24927 20048 28 25.2 18.6
CE Civil Engineering 101596 79951 29.2 26.2 19.4
CH Chemical Engineering 18009 14843 27.7 24.9 18.4
CS Computer Science and Information Technology 207851 170825 29.2 26.2 19.4
CY Chemistry 33058 25698 25 22.5 16.6
DA Data Science and Artificial Intelligence 75854 57054 29 26.1 19.3
EC Electronics and Communication Engineering 97394 81475 25 22.5 16.6
EE Electrical Engineering 83355 67701 25 22.5 16.6
ES Environmental Science and Engineering 9073 6631 26.1 23.4 17.4
EY Ecology and Evolution 3509 2713 39.5 35.5 26.3
GE Geomatics Engineering 3616 2726 25.7 23.1 17.1
GG1 Geology and Geophysics (Geology) 6837 5352 38.4 34.5 25.5
GG2 Geology and Geophysics (Geophysics) 917 684 40 36 26.6
IN Instrumentation Engineering 14680 11935 25.6 23 17
MA Mathematics 16953 13171 25 22.5 16.6
ME Mechanical Engineering 79830 62015 35.8 32.2 23.8
MN Mining Engineering 8881 7438 30.6 27.5 20.4
MT Metallurgical Engineering 4420 3571 40 36 26.6
NM Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering 538 395 25.1 22.5 16.7
PE Petroleum Engineering 1731 1320 31.1 27.9 20.7
PH Physics 24747 19225 26.8 24.1 17.8
PI Production and Industrial Engineering 4791 3547 35.6 32 23.7
ST Statistics 3063 1967 30.2 27.1 20.1
TF Textile Engineering and Fibre Science 2355 1889 34.7 31.2 23.1
XE Engineering Sciences 14937 11156 35.4 31.8 23.5
XH-C1 Humanities and Social Sciences (Economics) 4161 2973 40 36 26.6
XH-C2 Humanities and Social Sciences (English) 5665 4132 40 36 26.6
XH-C3 Humanities and Social Sciences (Linguistics) 378 297 40 36 26.6
XH-C4 Humanities and Social Sciences (Philosophy) 702 531 40 36 26.6
XH-C5 Humanities and Social Sciences (Psychology) 5709 4125 40 36 26.6
XH-C6 Humanities and Social Sciences (Sociology) 2147 1546 40 36 26.6
XL Life Sciences 50084 41086 31.3 28.1 20.8
  TOTAL 936019 747319      

How many students qualified in GATE 2024

GATE 2024 Exam Statistics Details

Total Number of Students

Total number of Students registered for GATE 2024

826239

Total number of students who appeared for the GATE 2024

653292

Total number of candidates qualified in the GATE 2024 exam

129268

How many students qualified in GATE 2023

GATE 2023 Exam Statistics Details

Total Number of Students

Total number of Students who applied for GATE 2023

670,000

Total number of students who appeared for the GATE 2023

517,000

Total number of candidates qualified in GATE 2023 

97,928

How many students qualified in GATE 2022

GATE 2022 Exam Statistics Details

Total Number of Students

Total number of Students who applied for GATE 2022

8 Lakhs

Total number of students who appeared for the GATE 2022

7,11,542

Total number of candidates qualified in GATE 2022

112,678

How many candidates appeared for GATE 2021

GATE 2021 Exam Statistics Details

Total Number of Students

Total number of Students who applied for GATE 2021

10 Lakhs

Total number of students who appeared for the GATE 2021 exam

8 Lakhs

How many candidates appeared for GATE 2020

GATE 2020 Exam Statistics Details

Total Number of Students

Total number of Students who applied for GATE 2020

858890

Total number of students who appeared for the GATE 2020 exam

685088 (79.76%)

Total number of students qualified for the GATE 2020 exam

18.8%

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GATE 2024 Paper-Wise Candidate’s Statistics 

GATE Paper

Number of registered candidates

Number of appeared candidates

AE

6931

5255

AG

2777

2362

AR

11450

9080

BM

2345

1860

BT

21210

17078

CE

108316

85869

CH

16930

13937

CS

152652

123967

CY

35382

26825

DA

52493

39210

EC

78157

63092

EE

73728

59599

ES

8847

6445

EY

3336

2359

GE

3238

2491

GG1

7154

5574

GG2

1037

822

IN

12451

9900

MA

17617

13425

ME

83114

65546

MN

8515

7046

MT

3858

3111

NM

517

316

PE

2146

1770

PH

26475

20258

PI

4915

3725

ST

2663

1694

TF

1765

1422

XE

14941

11261

XH-C1

3748

2721

XH-C2

5488

3900

XH-C3

368

277

XH-C4

513

340

XH-C5

4872

3415

XH-C6

1566

1020

XL

44904

36275

GATE 2023 Paper-Wise Candidates Statistics

GATE Paper

Registered

Appeared

AE

5998

4585

AG

2722

2337

AR

11842

9242

BM

1809

1444

BT

17830

14097

CE

105064

83187

CH

16491

13607

CS

99555

75679

CY

33275

24710

EC

70361

45833

EE

58342

55292

ES

8392

6051

EY

2831

2086

GE

3058

2259

GG-G1

6574

5256

G2-G2

957

473

IN

11741

8746

MA

16753

12463

ME

82233

63489

MN

7401

6032

MT

3267

2586

NM

490

335

PE

2271

1796

PH

24739

18517

PI

4591

3355

ST

2561

1429

TF

2054

1688

XE

15468

11258

XH-C1

2756

1931

XH-C2

5679

3981

XH-C3

345

261

XH-C4

467

352

XH-C5

3664

2684

XH-C6

1284

813

XL

37391

29605

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GATE 2022 Paper-Wise Candidates Participation Statistics

GATE Paper

Registered

Appeared

AE

6946

4726

AG

3008

2375

AR

13509

9709

BM

2327

1614

BT

19303

13994

CE

136285

100043

CH

19345

14373

CS

115458

77257

CY

37424

26925

EC

80365

54292

EE

96850

69754

ES

9759

6357

EY

3204

2232

GE

4325

2977

GG-G1

6820

5017

GG-G2

1139

789

IN

16447

11406

MA

18950

13518

ME

126979

89567

MN

6003

4276

MT

4039

2759

NM

1102

642

PE

2639

1838

PH

26737

19375

PI

5701

3680

ST

2642

1436

TF

2750

1987

XE

21160

15155

XH-C1

6325

3795

XH-C2

2591

1599

XH-C3

289

188

XH-C4

504

334

XH-C5

2963

1933

XH-C6

1396

792

XL

40148

30336

How many candidates qualified in GATE 2021 - Appeared and Qualified

GATE Paper

Number of candidates appeared

Number of candidates qualified percentage

AE

4914

17.70%

AG

2277

13.61%

AR

10857

22.46%

BM

1684

19.06%

BT

13186

19.89%

CE

115270

17.45%

CH

16705

20.35%

CS

101922

17.73%

CY

23465

19.94%

EC

80629

14.15%

EE

87559

17.70%

ES

9183

21.20%

EY

1718

19.96%

GG

4797

24.74%

GG

826

31.84%

IN

16770

21.44

MA

11635

22.88

ME

120594

17.38%

MN

3918

22.66%

MT

3486

23.49%

PE

2153

21.64%

PH

17499

21.45%

PI

2059

18.45%

ST

1199

8.42%

TF

1643

21.11%

XE

22219

20.35%

XH-C1

2307

20.84%

XH-C2

3846

22.12%

XH-C3

315

20.63%

XH-C4

538

22.86%

XH-C5

1141

21.73%

XH-C6

1255

23.98%

XL

23973

22.33%

Q:   How hard it is to get into NIT Durgapur?
A:

NIT Durgapur admissions are based on national-level entrance exam score for most of the courses. The challenging part is qualifying the entrance exam. Candidates need JEE Main rank for BTech, GATE for M.Tech and IIT JAM for MSc admission. CAT, MAT, XAT, CMAT scores are accepted for MBA admission. Aspirants must prepare well for the entrance exam to get admission in NIT Durgapur courses. BTech is one of the popular programme of NIT Durgapur. Looking at the past year cutoffs, a rank under 9,000 can get the candidates the specialisation of their choice.

Q:   What is the minimum eligibility criteria of IIT Delhi MDes programme?
A:

For IIT Delhi M.Des admission, candidates must have passed BE/ BTech/ BDes/ BArch or equivalent degree in a relevant field with a CGPA of 6.00 on a 10-point scale or 60% aggregate. Apart from the minimum eligibility requirement, candidates are also required to appear for the CEED entrance test.

Q:   What is the criteria for admission to IIT Delhi?
A:

In order to get admision at IIT Delhi, the candidate have to meet the last educational qualification. To know the selection criteria for few of a top courses offered at IIT Delhi students can check the table below:

CoursesCommon EligibilitySelection Criteria
BTech

Class 12 from a recognised board with a minimum 75% aggregate

JEE Main/ JEE Advanced + JoSAA counselling
MBA

Bachelor's degree or equivalent with a minimum 60% aggregate

CAT + Group Discussion + Personal Interview
MTech

BE/ BTech/ MSc or equivalent with a minimum 60% aggregate

GATE + COAP Counselling
MSc

Bachelor's degree in a relevant stream with a minimum 55% aggregate

IIT JAM + Counselling
BDes

Candidates from the Science Stream with Physics,  Chemistry and Mathematics as subjects

UCEED

GATE Participation Trend and Analysis Over the Years

Over past five years (2020-2024), GATE has experienced fluctuations in candidate registrations, exam attendance and qualifications. Number of GATE test papers has also increased. GATE two-paper combination was also included, offering more options to candidates. 

GATE Registration and Attendance Trends

GATE Year

GATE Exam Attendance Details

2020

Around 858890 candidates registered for the GATE exam, out of which only 685088 (79.76%) candidates appeared for the GATE 2020.

2021

Registrations increased; around 10 Lakhs candidates registered for GATE 2021, of which 8 lakh (approx) candidates appeared for the exam. 

2022

There was a slight decrease in the registration and attendance rate. Around 8 lakhs registered, out of which 7.12 lakh candidates appeared for the GATE 2022.

2023

A total of 670,000 candidates registered for the exam, out of which 5.17 lakh candidates appeared for the GATE exam. 

2024

A significant rise was noticed with over 8.2 lakhs registering for the GATE across 30 test papers, and 6.53 lakh candidates attending. 

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