M.Tech colleges accepting GATE in Tamil Nadu

No, the Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering examination takes place once a year. Every year, different IITs and IISc conduct exam on rotational basis. GATE is conducted online for three hours for 30 branch papers. 

The GATE counselling process starts after the announcement of results. The GATE counselling is conducted by COAP and CCMT. The COAP (Common Offer Acceptance Portal) is the counselling portal that offers admission to IITs. 

While CCMT (Centralised Counselling for MTech/M.Arch/M.Plan) is the counselling portal that offers admission to NITs, IIITs, and other GFTIs. 

COAP and CCMT 2026 counselling dates are now available for all rounds.

This year, IIT Guwahati is conducting GATE 2026, and two things have been modified - 

• The GATE fees have been revised for all categories
• A new sectional paper has been introduced, called Energy Science (under Engineering Sciences).

The details are available on the official website as well as in the information brochure. 

The Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati conducted GATE 2026 exam. The exam dates along with branch-wise exam dates was released on official website - gate2026.iitg.ac.in. The entrance test was held in two shifts -

• Forenoon - 9:30 am to 12:30 pm
• Afternoon - 2:30 pm to 5:30 pm

No, to get admission into IIT Madras MTech course, students have to appear for the GATE exam. This is a part of minimum eligibility criteria for M.Tech course admissions. After clearing the GATE exam, the students are selected on the basis of merit list. The students have to obtain a minimum of 60% in their UG course to be eligiblr for admisison. 

The Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati, will be conducting the GATE 2026 exam. The dates are OUT now. IIT Guwahati last conducted the GATE exam in 2018. Candidates who want to apply for M.Tech or any research programmes can apply for GATE. The application window is available till October 7 without late fees (revised), till October 13 (with late fee) and the exam will be conducted on February 7, 8, 14, and 15. 

 

The MCQ, MSQ, and NAT are the types of questions asked in the GATE examination. 

• MCQs are the multiple-choice questions
• MSQs are the multiple select questions
• and NAT are numerical answer type questions 

Each question type has a different marking scheme, which the candidates must go through the information brochure carefully. 

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.

NIT Trichy M.Tech course is offered for a duration of two years across 23 specialisations. The total seat intake for all these specialisations is 658. Candidates can secure their seat for M.Tech via GATE + CCMT Counselling process. Find below the seat bifurcation of top M.Tech specialisations offered at NIT Trichy:

Courses	Seats
MTech in Data Analytics	28
MTech in Environmental Engineering	28
MTech in Geotechnical Engineering	25
MTech in Structural Engineering	28
MTech in Transportation Engineering and Management	28

Click here for the complete seat details for NIT Trichy M.Tech course. 

PSG College of Technology, Coimbatore accepts TNEA scores for admission to the BTech courses. Candidates seeking admission can refer to the table given below to check out the Round 1 cutoff trends for the General All India category students for top 5 courses:

 

Spread over four semesters, admission to the ME course offered by Chennai Institute of Technology is subject to GATE / CEETA PG followed by Single Window Counseling through Common Engineering Admission Procedure (CEAP-2023). Candidates willing to pursue M.Tech at CIT need to appear for CEETA PG exam followed by counselling to be eligible. The CEETA PG application form can be submitted only after the application fee is submitted. 

Coimbatore Institute of Technology (CIT) offers undergraduate, postgraduate, and doctoral courses across 13 departments such as Civil Engineering, Electronics & Communication Engineering, Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Physics and Mathematics, among others. The institute also offers an Integrated MSc of five-year duration. Candidates can apply for admission to the course of their choice via online mode. Admission to all the courses offered by CIT Coimbatore is merit as well as entrance based.

If a student fails in the internal exams at Thiagarajar College of Engineering, they'll get the backlog. They can apply for makeup exams if there is a real cause, the sole alternative is to repeat the course or improve if the grade is D. If a student misses an internal exam, they may repeat it if their leave letter is approved by the professor.

 IIITDM Kancheepuram seat intake for M.Tech programme is 200. The total seats are distributed evenly among all the M.Tech offered specialisations. Each specialisations with 20 seat intake. Seat are allocated based on the CCMT counselling. Candidates must apply for CCMT by visiting the official website. Candidates seeking admission to the CCMT participating institutes will be allocated seats based on their choices for college and course and their GATE rank. GATE 2024 exam dates are announced and conducted for 2023. 

Mepco Schlenk Engineering College is a renowned institution offering B.E. / B.Tech, M.E./M.Tech, B.Arch, MBA/PGDM, MCA. Students can choose these courses to embark on their careers in the field of Engineering, Architecture & Planning, Business & Management Studies, IT & Software. The institute is staffed with highly skilled and experienced faculty members dedicated to delivering these programs. Mepco Schlenk Engineering College boasts an impressive review rating of 4.05 based on student feedback at Shiksha. Additionally, it has received a rating of 3.92 for Campus Life, 3.61 for Placements, 4.17 for Faculty, and 4.37 for Infrastructure.

Sri Ramakrishna Engineering College has been rated 4.1 on placements on the basis of 146 reviews done by students.