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a month agoContributor-Level 10
Securing 2500 rank in GATE is considered good. With this rank, you can get admission to new IITs, top NITs and IIITs as well. However, opportunities for PSU jobs can be limited. GATE AIR of 2500 can roughly correspond a GATE score of 670 to 750.
- Possible NITs include - NIT Trichy, NIT Suratkal, NIT Calicut
- New IITs - IIT Bhilai, IIT Patna, IIT Mandi, etc.
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a month agoContributor-Level 7
Based on previous year's cutoff trends and experts analysis, here is an expected GATE score range required for M.Tech admission -
| GATE Score Range | MTech options |
|---|---|
| 300 to 400 | MTech in any state government college. Also, aspirants can apply for other exams. |
| GATE Score 500 to 600 | The maximum chances of getting into a state government college. Few new NITs options (specific branches or category) |
| 600 to 700 score in GATE | Top NITs (in-demand branches) and few new IITs |
| GATE score 700 to 800 | Top NITs, IITs, and IISc, High chances for PSU recruitment |
| GATE score 800 to 900 | MTech or MSc in Top IITs (core branches), top PSUs recruitment like ISRO, BARC, and DRDO |
| GATE score 900+ | Top IITs, NITs, IISc, and PSU recruitment. Aspirants can also opt for research work. |
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a month agoContributor-Level 7
The GATE scorecard on 2026 will be valid till 2029. With the help of GATE result scorecard, qualified candidates can apply for M.Tech and PhD at IITs, IISc, NITs, and other engineering colleges in India. With valid GATE scorecard, applicants can also apply for PSU recruitments, such as NTPC, GAIL, AAI, BHEL, etc.
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a month agoContributor-Level 7
Yes, GATE rank is valid for three years. However, some PSUs might not accept previous year's GATE scorecard. Therefore, it is better to go through guidelines and official notification before applying. If a candidate has more than two GATE scorecard, then they must use the one with best score and rank.
GATE 2026 scorecard will be made available for free download from March 27 to May 31. Later from June 1 to December 31, the scorecard can be downloaded by paying a fee of INR 500. The GATE scorecard 2026 will remain valid till 2029.
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a month agoContributor-Level 7
After the release of GATE result, candidates must check refer to the college predictor to check their chances of which college they can get with their scores. This will give a brief idea to list out college and institute options and stay prepared before the counselling process start.
It must be noted that, IIT Guwahati will not conduct counselling. The process will be done in two portals - COAP for IITs admission and CCMT for NITS, IIITs, and GFTIs.
Before the GATE scorecard is officially available at GOAPS, students must check the previous year's cutoff of the college choices and analyse when to apply and which branch to tar
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a month agoContributor-Level 7
For now, there are no updates regarding how many candidates have registered and appeared for GATE 2026 exam. IIT Guwahati will release candidate's stats on its official website along with minimum qualifying cutoff marks and results. Meanwhile here is the stats last 5 years of number of candidates registered and appeared in Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering -
Year | Registered candidates | Appeared candidates |
2025 | 936019 | 747319 |
2024 | 826239 | 653292 |
2023 | 670,000 | 517,000 |
2022 | 8 Lakhs | 7,11,542 |
2021 | 10 Lakhs | 8 Lakhs |
New answer posted
a month agoContributor-Level 10
The following IITs have the lowest GATE cutoffs -
- IIT Mandi
- IIT Palakkad
- IIT Tirupati and
- IIT Dharwad
These IITs mostly offer admission with GATE AIR between 3000 - 5000 ranks (approx) for computer Science and engineering.
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a month agoContributor-Level 7
Securing 25 marks in GATE is just reaching the qualifying cutoff. For SC/ST or PwD applicants, 25 marks can be average and safe for securing good GFTIs. However, targeting core branches can be impossible.
In addition, 25 marks in Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering can give different results, based on the paper you have applied for.
For example, 25 marks in GATE CSE or ECE can fetch you a lower rank. While 25 marks in GATE AG or CY might give you good options during counselling (due to low competition).
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a month agoContributor-Level 10
After the declaration of GATE result, the qualified candidates will have to participate in counselling process. It must be noted that, IIT Guwahati does not conduct GATE counselling.
Admission counselling is done by COAP and CCMT portals.
Common Offer Acceptance Portal (COAP) is the centralised portal for counselling used by IITs and IISc that allow GATE qualified candidates to view and accept choices for M.Tech or PSU jobs based on their scores.
On the other hand, CCMT (Centralised counselling for MTech/MArch/M.Plan) portal used for offering M.Tech admission to NITs, IIITs, and GFTIs.
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a month agoContributor-Level 7
The details regarding the total number students obtaining full marks in GATE 2026 will be available along with result. Candidates will be able to check complete stats on official website as well as here on this page.
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