GATE

Getting into IIT Ropar for the M.Tech. programme in CSE with a GATE score of 700 might be challenging, but it's not impossible. High Cutoff Trends: The cutoff trends for M.Tech. in CSE at IIT Ropar have been increasing in recent years. For the round 3 of counselling in 2024, the closing rank for the General category (All India Quota) was 740.

GATE Score is One Factor: While the GATE score is a crucial factor, IIT Ropar might also consider other aspects during the selection process. These factors could include:

Work Experience: Candidates with relevant work experience in the field might be given some weightage during the selection process.

Academic Background: Your academic performance in your Bachelors programme might be considered by some IITs.

Reservation Category: The cutoff score for admission can vary depending on the reservation category (General, EWS, OBC, SC/ST) you belong to. The cutoff score for some categories might be lower than the general category cutoff.

Indian Institute of Technology Ropar has offered several courses for students aspiring to get admission to the Masters Programme.  IIT Ropar accepts GATE COAP scores for admission to MTech programmes.

According to the IIT Ropar MTech cutoff 2024, M.Tech. in Computer Science Engineering and M.Tech. in Artificial Intelligence have become the most competitive specialisations, with a score of 740 in both for General AI category students.  Likewise, M.Tech. in Chemical Engineering was the least competitive course, with a Round 3 cutoff of 345 for General AI students.

Furthermore, in the IIT Ropar Round 3 cutoff 2024, the CSE Round 1, 2, and 3 cutoff scores were 764, 749, and 740, respectively, for the General AI category. Similarly, for the OBC category, the CSE Round stood at 640, 641, and 708, respectively.

Candidates must score a mark higher than 700 in the round-wise GATE 2024 exam to be eligible for admission to the CSE course at IIT Ropar. Check out the table below for the branch-wise comparison of GATE COAP Round 3 cutoffs for current and previous years:

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IIT Guwahati will release the GATE 2026 exam pattern on the official website. The GATE 2025 exam had a total of 65 questions carrying 100 marks out of which 10 questions carrying a total of 15 marks were general aptitude. In the papers bearing the codes AE, AG, BT, CE, CH, CS, EC, EE, IN, ME, MN, MT, PI, TF and XE, the General Aptitude and Engineering Mathematics will carry around 28% of the total marks and the remaining 72% of the total marks is devoted to the subject of the paper. In the papers bearing the codes AR, CY, EY, GG, MA, PH, XH and XL, the General Aptitude section will carry 15% of the total marks and the remaining 85% of the total marks is devoted to the subject of the paper.

The Indian Institutes of Science (IISc) and Technology (IITs) alternate in offering the Graduate Aptitude Test for Engineering (GATE). Every year, the syllabus remains unchanged. The essential components of the exam like syllabus won't alter, while the authorities might think about making a few little adjustments. The maximum modification that could take place is a minor revision to the syllabus, pattern  something that wouldn't deter candidates from starting their GATE exam preparation ahead of time. Every year, the GATE material and exam format are essentially the same. Every time the exam pattern changes, the data will be updated with official information.