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GATE 2024: Exam Dates, Syllabus, Results, Admit, Registration and More

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Updated On - Nov 15,2023

All GATE-qualified applicants may now access COAP and CCMT for GATE 2023 counseling. Offers for admission to IITs are made by COAP, and counseling for admission to NIT, IIIT, and GFTI is done through CCMT. List of All Exams in India - Click Here

On March 21, IIT Kanpur published the GATE 2023 Scorecard. Notably, only GATE-qualifying applicants can access the candidate portal on the official website, gate.iitk.ac.in, to download their scorecards. The results of GATE 2023 were released on March 16, 2023. Out of the 6.7 lakh registered candidates, 5.17 individuals in total took the GATE 2023 examination. 1 lakh individuals, or 18% of applicants, passed the GATE exam. Trending Courses in India - Click Here

For CSE, 28.4 for Mechanical, 25 for EE, 29.9 for ECE, 26.6 for Civil, 31 for Physics, and 34.8 for IN, the qualifying GATE cut-off for 2023 is 32.5. The GATE 2023 College Predictor from Collegedunia is accessible. Based on their GATE 2023 scores (out of 1000), candidates who pass the exam can forecast the list of top IITs, NITs, and IIITs for M.Tech admission. Register yourself to get more information Click here

GATE Exam Dates 

 Events   Date 
 GATE 2024 Notification Release   August 5, 2023 
 GATE 2024 Application Form   August 31, 2023 
 GATE 2024 Application Form Last Date   October 12, 2023 
 GATE 2024 Application Form Last Date (with late fee)    October 20, 2023 
 GATE 2024 Application Form Correction   November 7, 2023 to November 11, 2023 
 GATE 2024 Admit Card Release Date   January 3, 2024 
 GATE 2024 Exam Date   February 3, 4, 10 and 11, 2024 
 GATE 2024 Response Sheet Release   February 16, 2024 
 GATE 2024 Answer Key Release Date    February 21, 2024 
 GATE 2024 Answer Key Challenge Window   February 22, 2024 to February 25, 2024 
 GATE 2024 Result Release Date   March 16, 2024 
 GATE 2024 Scorecard Release Date   March 23, 2024 

GATE Cut off 

IIT Kanpur released the GATE 2023 cut-off along with the results for each of the 29 examinations on March 16, 2023. Candidates can view the GATE qualifying scores for each branch below. 

2023 GATE Cutoff  

Paper Code For General For OBC- (NCL)/ EWS For SC/ ST/ PwD
 CS: Computer Science and Information Technology  32.5 29.2 21.6
 ME: Mechanical Engineering  28.4 25.5 18.9
 EC: Electronics and Communications Engineering  29.9 26.9 19.9
 EE: Electrical Engineering  25 22.5 16.6
 CE: Civil Engineering  26.6 23.9 17.7
 IN: Instrumentation Engineering  24.8 31.3 23.2
 ST: Statistics  25.0 22.5 16.6
 XE: Engineering Sciences  39.7 34.1 25.2
 CH: Chemical Engineering  32.1 TBA TBA
  PH: Physics  31.1 27.9 20.7
 MA: Mathematics  25.0 22.5 16.6
 AR: Architecture and Planning  33.7 30.3 TBA
 BT: Biotechnology  31.6 28.4 21.0
 EY: Ecology Evolution  42.6 38.3 28.4
 NM: Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering  26.0 22.5 16.6
 BM: Biomedical Engineering  TBA TBA TBA
 AE: Aerospace Engineering  TBA TBA TBA
 AG: Agriculture Engineering  TBA TBA TBA
 CY: Chemistry  TBA TBA TBA
 ES: Environmental Science & Engineering  TBA TBA TBA
 GE: Geomatics Engineering  TBA TBA TBA
 GG: Geology  TBA TBA TBA
 GG: Geophysics  TBA TBA TBA
 MN: Mining Engineering  TBA TBA TBA
 MT: Metallurgical Engineering  TBA TBA TBA
 PE: Petroleum Engineering  TBA TBA TBA
 PI: Production & Industrial Engineering  TBA TBA TBA
 TF: Textile Engineering & Fiber Science  TBA TBA TBA
 XH: Humanities and Social Sciences (C1- Economics)  TBA TBA TBA
 XH: Humanities and Social Sciences (C2- English)  TBA TBA TBA
 XH: Humanities and Social Sciences (C3- Linguistics)  TBA TBA TBA
 XH: Humanities and Social Sciences (C4- Philosophy)  TBA TBA TBA
 XH: Humanities and Social Sciences (C5- Psychology)  TBA TBA TBA
 XH: Humanities and Social Sciences (C6- Sociology)  TBA TBA TBA
 XL: Life Sciences  TBA TBA TBA

GATE has announced two different sorts of cutoffs: qualifying and admission. 

  • GATE Qualification The cut off score is the minimum mark needed for candidates to pass the GATE exam.
  • The minimum cutoff for GATE admission is necessary for admission to the particular college. It is dispersed by the opening and shutting of ranks. 

Candidates can view the GATE Cut Off for the General, OBC, SC, ST, and PwD categories in the section below. 

GATE Cutoff Marks

Paper Code For General For OBC- (NCL)/ EWS For SC/ ST/ PwD
CS: Computer Science and Information Technology 25 22.5 16.6
ME: Mechanical Engineering 28.1 25.2 18.7
EC: Electronics and Communications Engineering 25 22.5 16.6
EE: Electrical Engineering 30.7 27.6 20.4
CE: Civil Engineering 30.4 27.3 20.2
CH: Chemical Engineering 25.3 22.7 16.8
IN: Instrumentation Engineering 42.4 38.1 28.2
MA: Mathematics 27.3 24.5 18.2
AR: Architecture and Planning 37.3 33.5 24.8
BM: Biomedical Engineering 25 22.5 16.6
AE: Aerospace Engineering 29.8 26.8 19.8
AG: Agriculture Engineering 26.3 23.6 17.5
BT: Biotechnology 35.5 31.9 23.6
CY: Chemistry 27.5 24.7 18.3
ES: Environmental Science & Engineering 25.9 23.3 17.2
EY: Ecology Evolution 33.4 30 22.2
GE: Geomatics Engineering 40.4 36.3 26.9
GG: Goelogy 48.7 43.8 32.4
GG: Geophysics 54.8 49.3 36.5
MN: Mining Engineering 25.5 22.9 17
MT: Metallurgical Engineering 46.2 41.5 30.8
NM: Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering 27.8 25 18.5
PE: Petroleum Engineering 37.8 34 25.1
PH: Physics 26.5 23.8 17.6
PI: Production & Industrial Engineering 43.7 39.3 29.1
ST: Statistics 25 22.5 16.6
TF: Textile Engineering & Fiber Science 38.8 34.9 25.8
XE: Engineering Sciences 40.3 36.2 26.8
XH: Humanities and Social Sciences (C1- Economics) 55.5 49.9 37
XH: Humanities and Social Sciences (C2- English) 51.9 46.7 34.5
XH: Humanities and Social Sciences (C3- Linguistics) 53.1 47.7 35.4
XH: Humanities and Social Sciences (C4- Philosophy) 50.7 45.6 33.8
XH: Humanities and Social Sciences (C5- Psychology) 62.1 55.8 41.4
XH: Humanities and Social Sciences (C6- Sociology) 59.7 53.7 39.8
XL: Life Sciences 33.9 30.5 22.5

Indian GATE Colleges

The top ten IITs and NITs in India according to the NIRF rankings that take GATE scores are listed below:

IIT College NIRF Ranking NIT College NIRF Ranking
IIT Madras 1 NIT Trichy 9
IIT Delhi 2 NIT Karnataka 13
IIT Bombay 3 NIT Rourkela 16
IIT Kanpur 4 NIT Warangal 19
IIT Kharagpur 5 NIT Calicut 23
IIT Roorkee 6 NIT Kurukshetra 40
IIT Guwahati 7 NIT Silchar 46
IIT Hyderabad 8 NIT Durgapur 47
IIT Indore 10 NIT Allahabad 48
IIT (BHU) Varanasi 11 NIT Jalandhar 52

Low scores accepted by GATE colleges 

  • Many GATE colleges in India grant admission to applicants with subpar scores. 
  • The table below contains a list of some private colleges in India that accept low GATE scores. 
College Name Location
Jain University Coimbatore
Institute of Technology and Management Gwalior Gwalior
Jaipur National University Jaipur
KIIT Bhubaneswar Bhubaneswar
Anand Engineering College Agra
Hindustan College of Science and Technology Arga
Amit University Noida

GATE Exam Pattern 

Feature Description
GATE Examination Mode Computer-Based Test (CBT)
GATE Exam Language English
GATE Duration 3 Hours (180 Minutes)
GATE Sectional Time Limit None
GATE Total Marks 100
GATE Total Number of questions 65
GATE Type of Questions Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ); Multiple Select Questions (MSQ); Numerical Answer Type (NAT) Questions
GATE Number of Sections Two/ Three (depending on the paper)
GATE Section-wise Number of Questions General Aptitude (GA)- 10 questions, Core Discipline- 55 questions
GATE Section-wise Weightage General Aptitude (GA)- 15 marks, Core Discipline- 85 marks
GATE Marking Scheme 1 or 2 marks for each correct answer
GATE Negative Marking For 1 mark MCQ, 1/3 mark will be deducted for a wrong answer; For 2-mark MCQ, 2/3 mark will be deducted for a wrong answer; No negative marking for MSQs and NATs

GATE Helpline 2023 

IIT Kanpur contact information:

  • Address: 0512 259 6962, 0512 259 6963
    • GATE 2023's chair of organisation
    • Office of GATE-JAM, IIT Kanpur
    • India's Uttar Pradesh, 208016
    • Email address and phone number by zone:
Zone E-mail ID Phone Number
Indian Institute of Technology Bombay gateoffice @ iitb.ac.in 022-25767068 022-25767022
Indian Institute of Science Bangalore gate @ gate.iisc.ac.in 080-22932392 080-23601227
Indian Institute of Technology Delhi gate @ admin.iitd.ac.in 011-26591749
Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati gate @ iitg.ac.in 0361-2582751 0361-2582755
Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur gate @ iitk.ac.in 0512-2597412
Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur gateonline @ adm.iitkgp.ac.in 03222-282091 03222-282095
Indian Institute of Technology Madras gate @ iitm.ac.in 044-22578200
Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee gate @ iitr.ac.in 01332-284531
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