What is the GATE 2027 exam pattern?

Candidates can check GATE exam pattern below - Mode Computer-based test Language of question paper English Time duration 3 hours Total number of branches 30 Sections General Aptitude and Selected Subject Total marks 100 Negative marking Applicable on MCQs (for 1 mark MCQs - 1/3rd mark for 2 mark MCQs - 2/3 mark)

What is the GATE registration last date?

GATE registration 2027 last date without late fee is September 27, 2026 and last date with late fee is October 5, 2026.

What is the GATE 2027 application form fees?

As per last year, the GATE registration fee can be checked below - For SC, ST, and PwD applicants is INR 1000 during the regular period and INR 1500 during extended period. For other candidates, including foreign nationals, the fee is INR 2000 (during the regular period) and INR 2500 during the extended timeline.

Can I upload my caste certificate in the GATE 2027 registration form?

Candidates have to upload only photo and signature in GATE registration form.

What documents are required while filling the GATE 2027 application form?

Following documents are needed while filling GATE 2027 application form - Scanned photograph and signature Valid ID poof Category certificate (optional) Dyslexic certificate (optional)

Can I change my category after the submission of the GATE application form?

Yes, candidates can change their category after submitting GATE exam application form. Facility will be made available during form correction at GOAPS, which is October 14 to 21, 2026.

What are the various courses offered by M.Tech colleges accepting GATE score in India?

There are also affordable MTech colleges in India that accept GATE scores , providing quality education without a hefty price tag, and offering opportunities for students seeking cost-effective options to pursue their higher studies. Listed below are some of the top low-cost M.Tech colleges in India along with the courses offered and their total tuition fees/eligibility criteria: College Name Top Courses Offered Total Tuition Fee/Eligibility IIT Madras Courses MTech in CSE , MTech in Biomedical Engineering , MTech in Aerospace Engineering , etc. INR 20,000 GATE and Merit-based MTech Kharagpur Courses MTech in CS and Data Processing , MTech in Food Process Engineering , MTech in CSE , etc. INR 20,000 GATE and graduation with 60% aggregate MTech Roorkee Courses MTech in CSE , MTech in AI , MTech in Data Science , etc. INR 20,000 - INR 51,000 GATE and graduation with 60% aggregate IIT Kanpur Courses MTech in Mechanical Engineering , MTech in CSE , MTech7 in Aerospace Engineering , etc. INR 20,000 GATE and graduation with 55% aggregate Disclaimer: This information is sourced from the official website.

What are the top M.Tech colleges in India other than IITs and NITs?

Some of the top M.Tech colleges in India other than IITs and NITs along with their fees are here. Take a look - College Names Total Tuition Fee VIT Vellore INR 1.6 Lakh - INR 5.9 lakh DTU INR 1.2 Lakh - INR 1.8 lakh BITS Pilani INR 12.9 lakh Jadavpur University INR 9,600 - INR 1.6 lakh Thapar University INR 2.4 Lakh - INR 2.8 lakh SRM IST INR 13 lakh Note - The information is taken from the official site of the college.

M.Tech colleges accepting GATE in Maharashtra

There are colleges in Maharashtra offering M.E./M.Tech. 299 private, 38 public / government and 5 public private colleges out of all the institutions that offer M.E./M.Tech.

Location wise

Colleges offering the M.E./M.Tech are spread all over India's main cities and states. All the prominent sites where these colleges are located are included in the table below:

Location Details	Colleges
Maharashtra	355 Colleges
Tamil Nadu	335 Colleges
Andhra Pradesh	252 Colleges
Karnataka	151 Colleges
Telangana	131 Colleges
Madhya Pradesh	107 Colleges
Pune	88 Colleges
Rajasthan	76 Colleges
Gujarat	75 Colleges
Kerala	72 Colleges
Hyderabad	70 Colleges
Delhi/NCR	70 Colleges
Chennai	68 Colleges
Bangalore	68 Colleges
Punjab	61 Colleges
Uttar Pradesh	60 Colleges
Haryana	56 Colleges
Orissa	54 Colleges
Tamil Nadu - Other	51 Colleges
West Bengal	49 Colleges

Specializations

To give students a variety of career options, the M.E./M.Tech is offered in a number of specialisations. The following table lists the number of universities that offer each M.E./M.Tech specialisation:

Specialization Details	Colleges
Computer Science Engineering	218 Colleges
Mechanical Engineering	177 Colleges
Electronics Engineering	96 Colleges
Structural Engineering	76 Colleges
Electronics & Communication Engineering	70 Colleges
Civil Engineering	58 Colleges
Power Engineering	58 Colleges
Electrical Engineering	54 Colleges
VLSI Design	53 Colleges
Telecommunication Engineering	51 Colleges
Food Technology	38 Colleges
Construction Engineering	37 Colleges
Environmental Engineering	31 Colleges
Information Technology	31 Colleges
Networking, Hardware & Security	25 Colleges
Chemical Engineering	23 Colleges
CAD / CAM / CAE	18 Colleges
Embedded Systems & VLSI	15 Colleges
Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning	15 Colleges
Production Engineering	12 Colleges

Entrance Exams

Entrance to the specified M.E./M.Tech will be granted based on a passing grade on a national, state, or university-level admission exam. The list of colleges that accept the entrance tests for the following M.E./M.Tech is provided below:

Exam Details	Colleges
GATE	355 Colleges
MHTCET MTech	336 Colleges
MCAER CET	35 Colleges
PERA CET	13 Colleges
ICAR AIEEA	7 Colleges
JEE Main	5 Colleges
CBSE 12th	5 Colleges
ISC	5 Colleges
Maharashtra HSC	5 Colleges
MHT CET	3 Colleges
CUET-PG	3 Colleges
JEE Advanced	1 Colleges
MAH CET	1 Colleges
BVP CET	1 Colleges
CUET	1 Colleges
GPAT	1 Colleges
NEET	1 Colleges
NEET PG	1 Colleges
SU JEE	1 Colleges
SSPU Entrance Test	1 Colleges

There are colleges in Maharashtra offering M.E./M.Tech. 299 private, 38 public / government and 5 public private colleges out of all the institutions that offer M.E./M.Tech.

Location wise

Colleges offering the M.E./M.Tech are spread all over India's main cities and states. All the prominent sites where these colleges are located are included in the table below:

Location Details	Colleges
Maharashtra	355 Colleges
Tamil Nadu	335 Colleges
Andhra Pradesh	252 Colleges
Karnataka	151 Colleges
Telangana	131 Colleges
Madhya Pradesh	107 Colleges
Pune	88 Colleges
Rajasthan	76 Colleges
Gujarat	75 Colleges
Kerala	72 Colleges
Hyderabad	70 Colleges
Delhi/NCR	70 Colleges
Chennai	68 Colleges
Bangalore	68 Colleges
Punjab	61 Colleges
Uttar Pradesh	60 Colleges
Haryana	56 Colleges
Orissa	54 Colleges
Tamil Nadu - Other	51 Colleges
West Bengal	49 Colleges

Specializations

Specialization Details	Colleges
Computer Science Engineering	218 Colleges
Mechanical Engineering	177 Colleges
Electronics Engineering	96 Colleges
Structural Engineering	76 Colleges
Electronics & Communication Engineering	70 Colleges
Civil Engineering	58 Colleges
Power Engineering	58 Colleges
Electrical Engineering	54 Colleges
VLSI Design	53 Colleges
Telecommunication Engineering	51 Colleges
Food Technology	38 Colleges
Construction Engineering	37 Colleges
Environmental Engineering	31 Colleges
Information Technology	31 Colleges
Networking, Hardware & Security	25 Colleges
Chemical Engineering	23 Colleges
CAD / CAM / CAE	18 Colleges
Embedded Systems & VLSI	15 Colleges
Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning	15 Colleges
Production Engineering	12 Colleges

Entrance Exams

Exam Details	Colleges
GATE	355 Colleges
MHTCET MTech	336 Colleges
MCAER CET	35 Colleges
PERA CET	13 Colleges
ICAR AIEEA	7 Colleges
JEE Main	5 Colleges
CBSE 12th	5 Colleges
ISC	5 Colleges
Maharashtra HSC	5 Colleges
MHT CET	3 Colleges
CUET-PG	3 Colleges
JEE Advanced	1 Colleges
MAH CET	1 Colleges
BVP CET	1 Colleges
CUET	1 Colleges
GPAT	1 Colleges
NEET	1 Colleges
NEET PG	1 Colleges
SU JEE	1 Colleges
SSPU Entrance Test	1 Colleges

Vishwabharati Academy's College of Engineering

AhmednagarPvt

Courses Offered

4 Courses

2.4

Exams Accepted

Total Tuition Fees

₹1.11 L - 1.72 L

Placement Rating

2.0

Terna Engineering College, Osmanabad

OsmanabadPvt

Courses Offered

3 Courses

Exams Accepted

Total Tuition Fees

₹99.1 K

Median Salary

– / –

SSVPS's Bapusaheb Shivajirao Deore College of Engineering (SSVPS's BSD COE)

DhulePvt

Courses Offered

2 Courses

Exams Accepted

Total Tuition Fees

₹98 K

Median Salary

– / –

Sanjeevan Engineering and Technology Institute (SETI, Panhala)

KolhapurPvt

Courses Offered

3 Courses

Exams Accepted

Total Tuition Fees

₹1.45 L

Median Salary

– / –

Yadavrao Tasgaonkar College of Engineering and Management

RaigadPvt

Courses Offered

3 Courses

Exams Accepted

Total Tuition Fees

₹78.22 K - 1.66 L

Median Salary

– / –

Exams Accepted

Total Tuition Fees

₹72.73 K - 1.04 L

Median Salary

– / –

Most preferred locations for M.E./M.Tech

Pune (85)

Nagpur (39)

Mumbai (32)

Maharashtra - Other (31)

D. Y. Patil Agriculture and Technical University

KolhapurPvt

Courses Offered

4 Courses

Exams Accepted

Total Tuition Fees

₹1.1 L

Median Salary

– / –

Babasaheb Naik College of Engineering, Janata Shikshan Prasarak Mandal

YavatmalPvt

Courses Offered

5 Courses

4.0

Exams Accepted

Total Tuition Fees

₹1.13 L - 1.66 L

Placement Rating

3.0

Shri Neminath Jain Bhhramcharyashram

NashikPvt

Courses Offered

2 Courses

Exams Accepted

Total Tuition Fees

– / –

Median Salary

– / –

MGM's College of Engineering

NandedPvt

Courses Offered

4 Courses

Exams Accepted

Total Tuition Fees

₹2.5 L

Median Salary

– / –

Commonly asked questions
On M.Tech colleges accepting GATE in Maharashtra

Q: What is the median package of B.E. / B.Tech course available at MGM's College of Engineering?

As per information available, Institute offers (aprx) INR 650,000 median salary to their students for B.E. / B.Tech course during placements.

International Centre of Excellence in Engineering and Management

AurangabadPvt

Courses Offered

2 Courses

Exams Accepted

Total Tuition Fees

₹1.11 L - 1.24 L

Median Salary

– / –

Choose from the Top Specializations

Computer Science Engineering (219)

Mechanical Engineering (176)

Electronics Engineering (95)

Structural Engineering (77)

Electronics & Communication Engineering (71)

Power Engineering (59)

Civil Engineering (56)

Electrical Engineering (54)

VLSI Design (54)

Telecommunication Engineering (51)

Arvind Gavali College of Engineering

SataraPvt

Courses Offered

1 Course

Exams Accepted

Total Tuition Fees

₹1.97 L

Median Salary

– / –

College of Engineering, Ambajogai

Maharashtra - OtherPvt

Courses Offered

5 Courses

Exams Accepted

Total Tuition Fees

₹91.82 K

Median Salary

– / –

Samarth Group of Institutions

Maharashtra - OtherPvt

Courses Offered

2 Courses

Exams Accepted

Total Tuition Fees

– / –

Median Salary

– / –

Vidharbha Institute of Technology ,Nagpur

NagpurPvt

Courses Offered

4 Courses

Exams Accepted

Total Tuition Fees

₹1.24 L - 2.12 L

Median Salary

– / –

Commonly asked questions
On M.Tech colleges accepting GATE in Maharashtra

Q: How is the faculty at Arvind Gavali College of Engineering?

Arvind Gavali College of Engineering has been rated 3.8 for faculty as per reviews by students. This shows that Institute has qualified and experienced faculty members.

Q: How many seats are available at Vidharbha Institute of Technology, Nagpur for all courses combined?

The overall seats available across all courses offered by Vidharbha Institute of Technology, Nagpur is up to 540. Good thing to know is that Vidharbha Institute of Technology, Nagpur has courses which are approved by prominent Government bodies like AICTE.