Students’ Speak: These are your options in case of a low GATE score
Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering 2026 ( GATE )
Result - 19 Mar '26
By: Vivek Kumar
Everyone gets the opportunity to grow with different challenges to be faced in life. Make the most of the options available and work towards achieving the set goals.
Let's analyse all the scenarios if a student can or cannot crack the GATE exam.
The total number of candidates appeared for GATE 2019 was over 9 lakhs and around 7.8 lakhs gave the exam out of which only 1.29 lakhs including all categories qualified this exam. Getting in PSU after clearing GATE is like a dream for every student but what about other students who could not clear this exam. In this article, we will discuss the options available for students with low scores in GATE.
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Some points that could be considered by students are as follows:
- Re-attempt: If a student is confident to prepare for GATE again with focus and diligence then they could go for re-attempting the exam Re-attempting would require re-planning of the schedule and adhere to it at all cost.
- Practise hard to make sure the same mistakes are not repeated this time
- Solve mock tests and then analyse it; this would give a chance to understand the mistakes and re-work on the same.
- Practising more previous year question papers and mock tests regularly would help in boosting the confidence level
- Preparing for other government exams: If you’re good in Aptitude and reasoning but lack in core subjects of graduation then opt for other government exams as well. First, check the exam pattern of the exam you are planning to prepare for and then plan accordingly.
- Career change: Self-satisfaction is important for every individual, so in case you’re not satisfied with the field chosen by you; then start exploring options and start doing whatever makes you feel happy. Everyone gets a new opportunity to grow, however, the challenges may differ from person to person. It’s ok to go after your dream even if you have identified it late in life.
Continue with Corporate Life: In case, you are working in a good corporate and GATE was only given to test your capabilities and not for any future preference then it is advised to continue with the current job.
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About the Author:
A writer by hobby and a coder by choice, Vivek Kumar is a B.Tech in CSE student at Lovely Professional University. He is intermediate trained in JAVA, SQL, R, Tableau.
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Student Forum
Anything you would want to ask experts?Answered 12 hours ago
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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Contributor-Level 7
Answered 17 hours ago
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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Guide-Level 15
Answered 22 hours ago
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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Guide-Level 15
Answered 3 days ago
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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Guide-Level 15
Answered 6 days ago
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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Contributor-Level 7
Answered a week ago
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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Guide-Level 15
Answered a week ago
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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Contributor-Level 10
Answered 2 weeks ago
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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Contributor-Level 10
Answered 2 weeks ago
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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Contributor-Level 10
Answered 2 weeks ago
Yes, according to GITAM University, candidates can answer their paper in whichever order they want.
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