Engineering Entrance Exam

Joining IIT Madras without JEE Mains/ Advanced scores is possible only if the student is applying for a course other than BTech. Since IIT Madras' BTech admissions are done based on JEE only. However, for courses like MBA, MTech, and MSc the institute accepts other national-level exams like CAT, GATE, IIT JAM, etc. followed by counselling process and other selection rounds (if applicable).

The last date to register for GATE 2026 with late fees was October 13. For submission with late fees, the application form window  remained active from October 7 to October 13. The registration fee with late fees is as follows -

• For female/SC/ST and PwD candidates, the fee is INR 1500
• For all other candidates, including foreign nationals, the fee is INR 2500

20% of the BTech seats are available through JEE Mains and class 12th merit scores.

The last date to register for GATE 2026 without late fees have been revised from September 28 to October 6. The GATE candidate login 2026 link is now activated for the application form process. Candidates who want to apply must visit the GATE's official website and register to receive an enrollment ID and password and apply within the mentioned dates. 

Candidates can check GATE exam pattern and question distribution of the papers - AR, CY, DA, EY, GG, GE, MA, PH, ST, XH, and XL below -

• General aptitude section carry 15 marks and subject mark consists questions of 85 marks
• Total marks of GATE question paper - 100 marks
• Mode of exam is online and time duration is 3 hours

No, the students will not be guaranteed admissions if they meet the VITEEE cutoff. However, they will have higher chances of admission if the cutoff is met. Since other factors will also be considered for admission, the students can check the cutoff for their admission chances.

Yes, only the VITEEE scores will be used to prepare the cutoff. Since no other entrance exam score will be accepted for admission, the authorities will prepare the cutoff using the VITEEE scores. While preparing the cutoff, the scores are an integral factor.

VITEEE cutoff is prepared after checking different admission and exam factors. Some important factors are the previous cutoff trends, exam difficulty level, number of applicants, number of available seats for admission and more.

The GATE 2026 topper will be released after the declaration of result. The authorities will publish the topper's list (AIR 1 ) of all 30 subjects. 

Last year, Rahul Kumar Singh was the GATE CS topper scoring full marks in GATE 2025.

After the students are allotted seats, they will have to confirm their VITEEE admission. The tuition fee has to be paid and the students will have to report to their institute for document verification. The original documents and photocopies have to submitted for verification.