Admission to the postgraduate degree in India is based on an entrance test or merit. Admission to the institutes or universities offering PG programs is based on CUET PG or GATE. Here, we will about the universities or colleges that offer admission based on CUET PG or M.Tech. Detailed information on CUET PG and GATE is also mentioned here.
Common University Entrance Test (CUET) PG and Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) are two national-level entrance tests. Both exams are conducted for admission to the postgraduate course in universities in India. CUET PG exam is a gateway to Central, State, Government Institutions / Fully funded, Deemed Universities / Private Universities. GATE provide you access to the top engineering colleges in India for M.Tech admission. Many PSUs accept the GATE score for recruitment.
- CUET PG Vs GATE: Major Difference
- CUET PG Vs GATE: Mode of Exam
- College Accepting CUET PG
- College Accepting GATE
- CUET PG Vs GATE: Counselling Process
CUET PG Vs GATE: Major Difference
Let us know about these two exams in detail.
What is CUET PG?
Common University Entrance Test PG is a national-level entrance examination. The National Testing Agency conducts the CUET PG exam once a year. Students who wish to get admission to the PG degree courses need to appear for the test. Admission to science, M.Tech, Language, Humanities, Common, and Acharya domains are based on CUET PG. Students who qualify the entrance test are eligible for admission to the Central, State, Government Institutions / Fully funded, Deemed Universities / Private Universities.
What is GATE?
The Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering is national level exam. GATE is conducted by IISc and all IITs on behalf of the National Coordination Board, Department of Higher Education, Ministry of Education (MoE), Government of India. Students who qualify the entrance exam get admission to IITs, NITs, IIEST Shibpur, IIITs and CFTIs.
Commonly asked questions
The GATE 2026 exam will be held on February 7,8, 14, and 15 in two shifts. The GATE 2026 official website is launched - gate2026.iitg.ac.in. The information brochure is available on the website. The GATE MTech entrance exam 2026 will be held on different dates in two shifts- forenoon and afternoon. Registrations for GATE 2026 started on August 28.
Yes, any candidate who meets the GATE 2026 eligibility will be able to appear for the exam. The criteria include the following -
- Any undergraduate student in 3rd year or higher years of any government approved programme in any of the following disciplines, such as engineering/technology/architecture/science/commerce/arts/humanities are eligible for the GATE.
- Apart from that, the candidate must hold Indian citizenship.
- There is no age-limit or pass percentage to appear for the examination.
- Candidates from Nepal, Bangladesh, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Ethiopia, and the United Arab Emirates can apply for GATE 2026.
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) |
CUET UG 2026 notification was released on January 03. National Testing Agency released the CUET detailed official notification at official website- cuet.nta.nic.in. Candidates preparing for the exam can check the following details on CUET notification PDF:
- Exam dates
- eligibility criteria
- steps to apply for exam
- syllabus
- pattern
- CUET subjects
- score calculation
- normalisation process
- exam centres
- number of univeristies participating
CUET PG Vs GATE: Mode of Exam
CUET PG and GATE are conducted as computer based test across various test cities in India. The exam duration of CUET PG is 90 minutes, and for GATE it is 3 hours. Both of them are conducted in multiple phases.
College Accepting CUET PG
Students can check the name of the CUET PG participating institutes on the website, exams.nta.nic.in/cuet-pg/. Here we have mentioned the top 10 university names.
- Assam Down Town University
- Assam Women's University
- Baba Gulam Shah Badshah University
- Barkatullah University
- Centre for Development Studies
- Cluster University of Jammu
- Cluster University of Srinagar
- Delhi Teachers University
- Delhi Technological University
- Devi Ahilya Vishwavidyalaya
Also Read: CUET PG 2026 Participating Institutes
Commonly asked questions
CUET PG application form 2026 was released on December 14, 2025, to provide admissions to postgraduate degree programs like MA, MSc, MCom, MTech, MFA, and other professional degrees like MBA, BEd, LLB, and LLM courses. The last date was January 23, 2026.
Only one application had to be submitted by a candidate. Under no circumstances will candidates be allowed to fill more than one Application Form.
The National Testing Agency will tentatively release the CUET PG result 2027 in the last week of April 2027.
Students need to follow the process given below to check the CUET PG result.
- Go to the website of CUET PG
- Click on the link indicating the CUET PG scorecard
- Log in with your CUET PG Application Number, password and date of Birth
- Enter the Security Pin and click on Submit
- Now you can download the CUET PG scorecard
The CUET PG scorecard has to be preserved till the admission or counselling process is over. The validity of the CUET PG result is one year.
The counselling process for CUET PG will be held separately for different participating universities under the CUET PG Examination for eligible session. Therefore, the CUET PG Counselling Rounds are not specific to any number. Depending on the availability of vacant seats at that particular university of any course, the CUET PG counselling rounds will vary.
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College Accepting GATE
GATE score is accepted by IITs, NITs, IISc, GFTIs and many government and private universities.
| List of IITs Accepting GATE Scores |
List of NITs Accepting GATE Scores |
List of IIITs Accepting GATE Scores |
| National Institute of Technology Tiruchirapalli | IIIT Hyderabad | |
| National Institute of Technology Rourkela | IIIT Bangalore | |
| National Institute of Technology Karnataka, Suratkal | IIIT Delhi | |
| Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur | National Institute of Technology Calicut | IIIT Allahabad |
| Indian Institutes of Technology Kharagpur | National Institute of Technology Warangal | |
| National Institute of Technology Durgapur | ||
| National Institute of Technology Silchar | ||
| National Institute of Technology Delhi | ||
| National Institute of Technology Agartala | ||
| IIT ISM Dhanbad | National Institute of Technology Hamirpur |
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CUET PG Vs GATE: Counselling Process
The counselling of CUET PG and GATE takes place in May / June. It is conducted online. Students who qualify in the examination can participate in the online counselling process for admission to the participating institutes. Students are allotted courses and colleges based on their rank in the respective exam. Students have to confirm their admission by paying the seat acceptance fees after the allotment.
M.Tech admission counselling for IITs is done through the COAP portal, and for NITs, IIEST Shibpur and some IIITs, GFTIS M.Tech / M.Arch / M.Plan program admission is done through CCMT. There is no centralised counselling portal for admission to the colleges accepting CUET PG score. Check the exam website for detailed information.
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Student Forum
Anything you would want to ask experts?Answered Yesterday
After the challenge submission process is over, NTA will set up a panel of subject experts who will examine each and every challenge or objection and come up with the final answer keys. The CUET PG result will also be computed based on this.
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The payment of the processing fee for the CUET PG answer key challenge will have to be made through Debit card/Credit Card/Net Banking/Paytm/UPI. No challenge will be accepted without receipt of the processing fee. The Answer Key challenges will not be accepted through any other medium, i.e., fax, e
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Answered Yesterday
Registration fee for CUET PG varies for each category. For General students, the registration fee is INR 1400, while for OBC, the fee is 1200. SC/ST category students have to pay INR 1100 as the application fee. This fee is for choosing a maximum of two test papers. In case the CUET PG 2027 form fee
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Answered Yesterday
The CUET PG application form confirmation page will be generated after the registration fee payment has been made successfully. In case the confirmation page is not generated, candidates have to check with their payment gateway for any technical error.
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Answered 2 weeks ago
After the CUET PG 2027 result is declared, the Participating Universities will separately release their merit list or shortlisted candidates' list who are selected to participate in the counselling process for that college. Candidates will then have to register and pay the requiste or asked registra
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Answered 2 weeks ago
CUET PG 2027 counselling process will be conducted by the participating universities separately. The majority of the CUET PG 2027 exam participating universities will be conducting their counselling process online. Candidates have to visit the official websites of participating universities to get i
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Answered 2 weeks ago
Yes, the CUET-PG counselling and admission process for Guru Ghasidas Vishwavidyalaya has already started and advanced rounds, including spot/offline counselling, are currently underway. The university is conducting special offline and spot counselling sessions for remaining vacant seats till late Au
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Answered 2 weeks ago
The National Testing Agency is expected to release the provisional answer key for CUET PG 2027 exam by the second week of April 2027.
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Answered 2 weeks ago
NTA has not yet announced the exam dates for CUET PG 2027. However, the exams are expected to be conducted in March-April 2027, in CBT mode.
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Answered 3 weeks ago
The National Testing Agency will release the CUET PG admit card 2027, after the registration process is over and city intimation slips are released. The tentative release date for CUET PG hall ticket is last week of February 2027.
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