Engineering Entrance Exam

NIT Sikkim considers GATE scores for admission to MTech. The GATE cutoff was between 359 and 526 for General AI category. MTech in CSE was the most competitive specialisation followed by Data Science & Engineering. The cutoff for CSE was 526 and 499 for DSE. 

If you belong to the General AI quota, the maximum required JEE Main cutoff rank in round 1 was 1317 in 2026. Candidates who want admission to the BTech course in the first round are advised to secure a cutoff below 1317 if they belong to the General AI category.

Tabulated below are the NIT Trichy JEE Main cutoff 2026 for the first round for various All India and Home State quota categories.

The application process for LPUNEST 2026 is scheduled to begin in October 2025 with Phase 1, and the last date to apply for this phase is January 2026. Phase 2 will start in January 2026 and conclude in March 2026, with the final date to apply and book a slot for the examination being March 25, 2026. For the most accurate and updated information, candidates are advised to visit the official LPU NEST website at lpu.in.

OBC-NCL and EWS category candidates are not required to submit or upload any documents or certificates while filling out the GATE 2026 application form. The last date to submit the GATE application form is September 28 (without late fees) and October 9 (with late fees). 

IIT Guwahati will conduct the GATE 2026 exam on February 7, 8, 14, and 15. The exam will be held in two sessions- forenoon (9:30 am to 12:30 pm) and afternoon (2:30 pm to 5:30 pm). 

The GATE 2025 cutoff has been out for admission to various M.Tech programs. With a score of 642, your chances of admission are extremely favourable, as the cutoff ranged from 360 to 432 for the General AI category candidates, with various branches closing their admissions in the early rounds. 

For a more detailed look at which branch you are eligible for, refer to the table below. 

Note: This is the cutoff only for the General AI category, other categories and rounds have diffferent cutoffs.

There is a high chance of securing admission to NIT Durgapur with a score of 500 in the GATE exam. The last round for NIT Durgapur cutoff 2025 among General AI category candidates closed at a range of 350 to 562. Therefore, a lot of options are available at a 500 score, including top branches such as M.Tech in AI & DS and M.Tech. in Microelectronics and VLSI. 

No, candidates do not need to appear for both the CUET and JEE entrance exam to gain admissions into the Marwadi University BTech courses. Candidates only need to register for one of these exams. If the candidates fail to secure Marwadi University admissions into BTech courses through one exam, they can appear for the other exam, if possible. 

The JEE Main 2025 session 1 exam will be conducted on January 22, 23, 24 28 and 29, 2025. For Paper 2, the exam date is January 30, 2025. JEE Main 2025 session 2 will be held from April 1 to 8, 2025. NTA has ended JEE Main 2025 session 1 registration. JEE Main Application form 2025 session 1 was available on the website jeemain.nta.nic.in. 

The required GATE scores vary depending on which branch you want and which category, and which round. NIT Raipur GATE cutoff 2025 for the General AI category, All India quota ranges from 354 to 590 across all M.Tech specialisations. Students belonging to the General AI quota should aim to secure well above 354 to have a chance of getting admission to NIT Raipur. Please note that this is the cutoff for the General AI category only; if you belong to another category, such as OBC AI, you would need to aim for a score ranging between 294 and 436.