How to Tackle Post-GATE Anxiety While Waiting for Results?
Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering 2025 ( GATE )
Admit Card - 2 Jan '26
GATE 2026 exam will start soon. Registrations are over, exam dates are announced along with GATE result date 2026 (March 19). However, the real challenge lies while waiting for results. Well, honestly, you are not alone. It's okay to feel restless and overwhelmed. Keeping that in mind, here's a short blog by Shiksha on how to overcome the post-anxiety while waiting for GATE exam results. Read below.
How to Tackle Post-GATE Anxiety While Waiting for Results?
Here are some precautions and tips that one can consider to overcome their stress and anxiety while waiting for GATE exam 2026 result.
Manage Your Anxiety Level
It's okay and natural to feel stressed, we all have been there and done that, but dont let that overcome you. Start with meditation daily. Practice breathing exercises to control stress. Avoid checking your performance in groups. Follow a workout routine or invest your time in book reading, gardening, etc.
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Build Skills and Personality
Try creating a whole new personality by taking online cerification courses, participating in debates or story-telling. Learn coding if you are from tech field. Work on your portfolio, online projects. This will give you new confidence and improve your skills with knowledge.
Have a Backup Plan
GATE is not the end point. Look for backup plans. Keep your goals ready, do in-depth research on alternative paths that you can follow if not GATE is not the right option. If you are solely planning for GATE, then look for colleges with low or mid-cutoffs. Research on good colleges, their placement packages, and PSUs. Look for alternative state-level MTech exams that you can consider. Check PSU recruitment through GATE scores.
Connect with Seniors and Mentors
Try networking with seniors and alumni to guide you with GATE careers and placements. Join community forums to understand about top companies that hire using GATE scores. Participate in GATE workshops and webinars to understand career prospects after qualifyIng GATE.
Enjoy and Try New Hobbies
Follow your passion, don't get stuck with result anxiety. Start giving an hour to book reading. Create a blog and start writing. Learn any art form to keep your brain cells happy.
Plan your Mindset after GATE result
Whatever, GATE result is going to be, keep going. If you pass the GATE exam, congrats. Look for IITs and NITs, research for colleges and understand their admission and GATE counselling process. If your result don't meet expectations, then plan for next year or explore other career options that aligns with your education qualification.
Aspirants must remember that their GATE score is just a part of their career. Instead of stressing over it, have a backup plan ready and learn how to build a confidence career.
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To seek admission to the BTech programme offered at IIT Madras, candidates need to visit the official website of the National Testing Agency (NTA) and fill out the application form in online mode for JEE Main. For other courses such as MSc, MTech, BS-MS (Dual Degree) etc., candidates must visit the official website of the respective national-level entrance exam conducting bodies and fill out the application form in online mode. IIT Madras admission to most of the courses is entrance-based.
No, IIT Madras does not have the provision of direct admission. The institute admits students based on valid HSEE entrance exam scores.
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For students belonging to the General AI quota, most of the BTech branches remained open till the last round for admission at IIT Roorkee. The cutoffs of different branches vary across rounds and categories. Some of the BTech branches, such as CSE, ECE, Civil, and Mechanical, etc., reflected a rise in the last round, closing ranks as compared to initial rounds, indicating IIT Roorkee seats remained vacant till the last round for BTech admission. Whether the branch will remain open till the last round or not depends on the availability of seats allocated for each category. In the meantime, candidates can check out the round-wise cutoff details for a few BTech branches of IIT Roorkee for the students belonging to the General AI quota.
| BTech Branch | Round-wise 2025 closing ranks (General AI quota) |
|---|---|
| CSE | Round 1: 535 | Round 2: 535 | Round 3: 549 | Round 4: 555 | Round 5: 562 | Round 6: 592 |
| ECE | Round 1: 1394 | Round 2: 1394 | Round 3: 1394 | Round 4: 1399 | Round 5: 1407 | Round 6: 1486 |
| Civil | Round 1: 6361 | Round 2: 6397 | Round 3: 6397 | Round 4: 6425 | Round 5: 6532 | Round 6: 6870 |
The dates for JoSAA counselling 2026 choice filling will be announced once the result of JEE Main 2026 is declared. Candidates can fill choices only during the choice filling period. Also, candidates need to lock their choices before the last date.
IIT Delhi BTech admission 2025 is based on JEE Advanced scores. Though the institute records high cutoffs every year, with adequate preparation, anyone can seek admission to its BTech programme. Candidates need to be thorough with their Class 11 and Class 12 syllabus to crack the exam. The students must have a valid score in JoSAA. Also, for similar top-notch or tier 1 BTech colleges such as IITs, NITs and IIITs, the pattern of the entrance for BTech is the same.
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Anything you would want to ask experts?Answered 3 weeks ago
The GATE exam is conducted once a year. The entrance test takes place on multiple dates and shifts for 30 test papers. For 2026, IIT Guwahati is conducting the exam on February 7, 8, 14, and 15.
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Contributor-Level 7
Answered a month ago
Yes, IIT Guwahati has extended the GATE 2026 registration date with late fees. The new GATE 2026 registration date is October 13.
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Contributor-Level 7
Answered a month ago
If you notice an error or discrepancy after submitting your GATE form, don't panic. Once the application correction window opens, log in via GOAPS using your credentials and make the corrections. Details like category, gender, exam city, paper choice, date of birth, etc., can often be edited — usual
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Contributor-Level 6
Answered 2 months ago
The GATE cutoff changes every year depending on seat intake, number of applicants appeared in exam, toughness of question paper, and previous cutoff trends. Candidates who meet cutoff score can participate for counselling.
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Contributor-Level 7
Answered 2 months ago
Based on the previous year's trends, the GATE 2026 expected cutoff for computer Science and engineering can be checked below-
- For General category it might go around 30 to 31.0
However, the GATE cutoff varies every year, depending on the difficulty level, number of applicants appearing for the exam,
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered 2 months ago
No, a duplicate GATE 2026 admit card will not be provided at the test center. Candidates must carry their own admit card along with the mentioned documents and items to the GATE exam center. IIT Guwahati will release the GATE admit card on January 2.
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Contributor-Level 7
Answered 2 months ago
Candidates will get only one scribble pad at a time. They must write their name and registration number before using it. If the rough sheet gets filled, then they can ask for another one scribble pad after returning the previous one to the invigilator. After the exam concludes, candidates must retur
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Contributor-Level 7
Answered 2 months ago
Yes, candidates will get a scribble pad in the GATE exam 2026 to do the rough work. Candidates have to write their name and registration number on the scribble pad before using it. However, the rough sheet must be returned after the completion of the exam.
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Contributor-Level 7
Answered 2 months ago
The barcode present in the GATE admit card 2026 carries the candidate's information. It is required for a faster verification process and fraud prevention. So, make sure it does not get tampered. Carry multiple copies in case your GATE 2026 hall ticket is torn or tampered.
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Contributor-Level 7
Answered 2 months ago
Candidates who are appearing for the GATE exam must carry a valid ID proof along with a passport-size photograph, transperant water bottle, and pen (blue or black) along with GATE 2026 hall ticket. We advise to carry atleast two to three copies of admit card to the centre.
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Admission to the BTech courses offered by IIT Madras are entrance-based and done on the basis of scores obtained in JEE Mains and JEE Advanced. Seats are allocated through JoSAA counselling after the results of the entrance exams are out. Students who clear the IIT Madras BTech cutoff are then required to go through document verification and pay the required fees to complete the process.