GATE Scores

There are many PSUs that accept GATE scores in their recruitment process. Some of the top PSUs in India that accept GATE scores for recruitment are as follows -

• Airport Authority of India (AAI)
• Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL)
• Gas Authority of India Limited (GAIL)
• Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited (NPCIL)
• National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC)
• Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC)
• Power Grid Corporation of India (POWERGRID)

Each PSU have a different eligibilty and selection criteria process. Candidates must go through the guidelines and instructions before filling out the GATE PSU application form. 

The GATE 2025 seat matrix is not released yet. The details will be announced at the time of GATE counselling. However, last year (in GATE 2024), there were a total of 12,000 seats available for M.Tech admissions. 

With a GATE score of 75+, candidates can expect admission into some of the most popular engineering branches, such as electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, and electronics and communication engineering. IIT Roorkee will announce the GATE results on March 19, 2025. Candidates can access their results on the GATE's official website- gate2025.iitr.ac.in. 

No, a GATE score of 40 marks is relatively low for IITs and popular branches like CSE, ME, EE, and ME. The score is considered below average. However, if you score around 40 marks in GATE, you can opt for a branch or institution with less competition. Otherwise, you can attempt GATE next year with more practice and revision.

Read here more about GATE results - https://www.shiksha.com/engineering/gate-exam-results

A safe score in GATE is considered to be a score that is desirable for admissions to IITs, NITs, and top PSUs like ONGC, IOCL, Power Grid, etc. A GATE safe score can be around 80 or above, depending on the branch applied for. With a GATE score of 90+, there are high chances of getting admission in IITs and NITs for the most demanding branches like CS, ME, CE, EC, etc., or qualifying in PSU recruitment. Read more about the GATE 2025 cutoff here - https://www.shiksha.com/engineering/gate-exam-cutoff

A student who wishes to join IIIT Bhubaneswar have to compulsory score more than 30 percentile in GATE to get into IIIT as it is the minimum eligibility that is set by the authorities. If you have minimum score of 30 percentile then you will be called for interview and verification of documents at the institute.

The GATE 2025 result scorecard is valid for three years from the date of the result announcement. IIT Roorkee will announce the GATE results on March 19, 2025. The scorecard will be available on GOPAS portal for free download from March 28 to May 31. Later, the GATE scorecard will be available and can be downloaded by paying a fee of INR 500 until December 31, 2025. 

IIT Roorkee will declare the GATE 2025 results on March 19, 2025. The institute (IIT Roorkee) also conducted the GATE exam in 2017.

 The GATE 2017 results were declared on March 26, and a total of 9,22,167 candidates had registered for the exam, out of which 7,87,148 candidates qualified the GATE exam.