Shiksha Poll Analysis on GATE 2025 Results: Aspirants Reveal Their Confidence Levels
Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering 2026 ( GATE )
Exam On - 14 Feb '26
With GATE 2025 results announced on March 19, aspirants have shared their expectations and confidence level regarding their performance in exam. GATE, which is known for its difficulty level and competition,plays an important role in getting admissions to top IITs, NITs, and PSUs recruitments. Read below about Shiksha Poll Analysis on "How Confident are students about their GATE 2025 results?
IIT Roorkee released the GATE 2025 result on March 19. Candidates who had appeared exam, were able to check at GATE GOAPS portal using their enrollment ID and password. Before the announcement of GATE exam result, Shiksha conducted a poll asking aspirants confidence level regarding their performance attempting exam. The poll resulted around 2517 participation and responses refelected a bag of mixed emotions from high confidence to nervousness.
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The GATE 2025 Results Shiksha Poll has ended. Check what aspirants feel about their GATE results
Level of Confidence among GATE 2025 Aspirants
The Shiksha poll highlighted the aspirations and emotions among aspirants. When some students felt confident that they would achieve a good score in GATE, on the other hand, few sttudents were unsure about their performance. Honestly, this is completely understandable because of the competition and normalisation process.
Overall, the GATE exam not only tests candidates technical and conceptual knowledge but also checks on their problem-solving abilities and critical thinking skills. Even the most prepared students have felt anxious about their performance due to the concept-based questions and high-cutoff over the past few years.
Also Read: GATE 2025 Result and Cutoff Marks of CE, ME, CS, EE, and EC
What does it mean for GATE 2025 Aspirants
- Students who felt fully confident - Based on Shiksha poll, 29% of aspirants felt super confident about their performance in GATE 2025. If you are among them, then now it's time to start planning for MTech admissions and apply for PSUs based on your expected scores. Go through the GATE cutoff trends and start preparing for next stage.
- Students who felt clueless - About 40% aspirants felt doubtful of their performance. If you are among them, then look for backup options. Apply for state-level entrance exams, such as TS PGECET, AP PGECET, VITREE, etc. You can look for alternative career options where your interests match.
- Candidates who are nervous about their results - Candidates who are nervous, remember this is not the end. There are many career options beyond GATE. Give a break and work on yourself, take online certification programmes and internships to gain skills and technical knowledge.
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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.
Yes, IIT Madras MBA admissions are open now. The institute is accepting online applications for its MBA course through the DoMS admission portal. Students must apply before the last date of application.
IIT Madras course fee vary depending on the programme. The institute charges components including tuition fees, lab fees, caution desposit, and more. The fees for some of the popular IIT Madras programmes is as below:
| Course Name | Total Tuition Fee |
|---|---|
| BTech | INR 8 lakh |
| BSc | INR 8 lakh |
| MTech | INR 1 lakh |
| MS | INR 20,000 |
| MBA | INR 10 Lacs - INR 17 lakh |
Note: This amount is taken from official sources and can change.
No, one does not have to apply separately at IIT Madras website after JoSAA counselling. This is because the institute follows a common admission process for its BTech course just like the other IITs. Shortlisted students who get a seat through the JoSAA counselling, simply need to report for document verification and pay the acceptance fees. All the details of the students will be forwarded to IIT Madras by JoSAA directly. Information about the orientation, fee payment, and hostel allocation will be mailed online.
In order to get into BSc at IIT Roorkee candidate must have passed Class 12 with a minimum of 75%. Further, the candidate is required to qualify JEE Main followed by JEE Advanced. IIT Roorkee admits students based on merit in JEE Main+JEE Advanced. Once the JEE Advanced results are out, students must register at the JoSAA counselling portal. Further counselling and seat allocation is done through this particular portal.
Upon allocation of seat, candidates must pay partial fees on the JoSAA portal itself. After that, students will be required to report to the allocated institute in the stipulated time frame. Students will be successfully admitted upon payment of the remaining fees.
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