GATE

A GATE score of 350 for the DA (Data Analytics) subject is considered an average score. With this score, you can target a range of NITs (National Institutes of Technology) and some IIITs (Indian Institutes of Information Technology) for M.Tech programs. Specific colleges will depend on your category (General, OBC, SC/ST) and the branch you are interested in. 

With a GATE score of this 416 in Ece, you might able to get Nits for some specific specifications in less competitive branches, you could target NIT Warangal, rourkela and can opt the branches u need ! within your score, often some nits offer these at your score ranges

Also some private universities can also give u the same branches but fees may be high.

These are some recommendations:

1. NIT Warangal
2. NIT SILCHAR 
3. NIT ROURKELA 

To check the GATE application form status 2026, candidates need to have access to the GOAPS portal. The steps to check the GATE status is as follows -

• Visit the GATE's 2026 website and click on the GOAPS portal
• Log in using the enrollment ID and password
• Once logged in, candidates will be redirected to the dashboard, where they can view their current status of the application form.

Candidates are advised to regularly check their GATE application status 2026 inorder to submit the correct application form, expecially during the scrutiny phase, as they have make changes within the given deadline if any issues are found. 

GATE cutoffs for PSUs in Civil Engineering:

- *General*: 78.54-81.66 marks

- *OBC*: 73.92-75.85 marks

- *SC/ST*: 64.74-67.91 marks

Some PSU-specific cutoffs:

- *BHEL*: 76.92 (General), 66.65 (OBC), 57.12 (SC), 49.85 (ST)

- *NTPC*: 73.12 (General), 70.34 (OBC), 64.84 (SC), 57.56 (ST)

- *ONGC*: 71.69 (General), 56.53 (SC)

- *IOCL*: 77-78 marks

- *PGCIL*: 78-79 marks

Check specific PSU cutoffs for the year you're applying.

Yes, definitely you can pursue Masters in Technology M.Tech in Data Science from Indian Institute of Technology IITs and National Institute of Technology NITs through Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering GATE because both the institutions accepts GATE entrance exam scores primarily for admission to MTech. There are some other colleges in Delhi who offers M.Tech course through Gate scores like Delhi Technological University DTU, Amity University Noida, Netaji Subhas University of Technology NSUT, Indraprastha Institution of Information Technology IIIT Delhi.