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{{Short description|Aptitude test for sciences undergraduates}}
{{Use Indian English|date=November 2015}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2015}}
{{Infobox examination
| name                 = Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering
| image_name           =Gate 2025 official logo.png 
| image_size           = 
| image_alt            = 
| caption              =''Official logo of GATE 2025'' 
| acronym              = GATE
| type                 = Computer-based standardized test
| test_admin           = {{plainlist|
* 2024: [[Indian Institute of Science|IISc]]
* 2025: [[IIT Roorkee]]
* 2026: [[IIT Guwahati]]
* 2027: [[IIT Madras]]
}}Conducted jointly by [[Indian Institute of Science|IISc]] and 7 [[Indian Institutes of Technology|IITs]] on behalf of the National Co-ordination Board – GATE, Department of Higher Education, [[Ministry of Human Resource Development (India)|Ministry of Education]], [[Government of India]].<ref>[http://gate.iitd.ac.in/ About GATE Exam]</ref> 
| skills_tested        = Bachelor's degree level knowledge of the chosen engineering or science discipline.
| purpose              = Post-graduate engineering admissions,<ref name="ReferenceB">{{cite web|url=https://gate.iitb.ac.in/brochure.php|title=Gate 2021 Official Website - Information Brochure|access-date=August 29, 2020}}</ref> screening for entry-level engineering jobs
| year_started         = {{Start date and age|df=yes|paren=yes|1983}}<ref>{{cite web |url=https://gate.iitk.ac.in/doc/1983_IB.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220806022537/https://gate.iitk.ac.in/doc/1983_IB.pdf |archive-date=6 August 2022 |title=GATE Information Brochure |access-date=6 August 2022 |url-status=live }}</ref>
| year_terminated      = <!-- {{End date|YYYY}} -->
| duration             = 3 hours<ref>[http://gate.iitg.ac.in/?page_id=84 GATE Test duration]</ref>
| score_range          = Marks (unscaled) out of 100, in 0.33 point increments. <br /> Score (scaled) out of 1000, in 1 point increments.
| score_validity       = 3 years (GATE 2014 onward).
| offered              = One time every year (usually in February 1st or 2nd week).
| attempt_restrictions =
| regions              = Over 1000+ centres in [[India]], [[Bangladesh]], [[Ethiopia]], [[Nepal]], [[Singapore]], [[Sri Lanka]], and [[United Arab Emirates]].
| language             = [[English language|English]]
| test_takers          = {{increase}} 653,292 (2024)
| prerequisite         = Third year student or graduate of Bachelor's degree (or equivalent) in engineering/ architecture or Master's degree (or equivalent) in science, computer applications can apply for GATE
| fee                  = INR ₹ 900 for Indian Female, SC, ST and Physically challenged candidates.<ref>[https://gate2025.iitr.ac.in/application-fees/ GATE Application Fee]</ref> <br /> INR ₹ 1800 for all other Indian candidates. <br /> US $ 100 to $200 for international candidates.
| score_users          = Various Indian engineering colleges offering post-graduate education,<ref name="ReferenceB"/> several public sector Indian companies recruiting engineers, etc.
| qualification_rate   = {{increase}} 19.78% (2024)
| free_label           =
| free                 =
| website              = {{URL| https://gate2025.iitr.ac.in/}} (for GATE 2025)
| footnotes            = 
}}

The '''Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering''' ('''GATE''') is an [[Entrance examination (education)|entrance examination]] conducted in India for admission to technical [[Postgraduate education|postgraduate]] programs that tests the undergraduate subjects of engineering and sciences. GATE is conducted jointly by the [[Indian Institute of Science]] and seven [[Indian Institutes of Technology|Indian Institutes of Technologies]] at [[IIT Roorkee|Roorkee]], [[IIT Delhi|Delhi]], [[IIT Guwahati|Guwahati]], [[IIT Kanpur|Kanpur]], [[IIT Kharagpur|Kharagpur]], [[IIT Madras|Chennai (Madras)]] and [[IIT Bombay|Mumbai (Bombay)]] on behalf of the National Coordination Board – GATE, [[Department of Higher Education (India)|Department of Higher Education]], [[Ministry of Education (India)|Ministry of Education]] (MoE), [[Government of India]].

The GATE score of a candidate reflects the relative performance level of a candidate. The score is used for admissions to various post-graduate education programs (e.g. Master of Engineering, Master of Technology, Master of Architecture, Doctor of Philosophy) in Indian higher education institutes, with financial assistance provided by MoE and other government agencies. GATE scores are also used by several Indian [[Public sector undertakings in India|public sector undertakings]] for recruiting graduate engineers in entry-level positions. It is one of the most competitive examinations in India. GATE is also recognized by various institutes outside India, such as [[Nanyang Technological University]] in Singapore.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://admissions.ntu.edu.sg/graduate/R-Programs/BeforeApplying-Research/Pages/GeneralAdmissionRequirements.aspx|title=General Admission Requirements|website=admissions.ntu.edu.sg|access-date=2016-07-21}}</ref>

==Financial assistance in post-graduate programs==

The GATE is used as a requirement for financial assistance (e.g. scholarships) for a number of programs, though criteria differ by admitting institution.<ref name="ReferenceB" /> In December 2015, the [[University Grants Commission (India)|University Grants Commission]] and MHRD announced that the scholarship for GATE-qualified master's degree students is increased by 56% from {{INRConvert|8000}} per month to {{INRConvert|12400}} per month.<ref name="The Times of India">{{cite news | url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/education/news/UGC-hikes-basic-fellowship-amount-scholarships/articleshow/45349034.cms | title=UGC hikes basic fellowship amount, scholarships. | work=The Times of India | date=2 December 2014 | access-date=13 December 2014}}</ref><ref name="India Today">{{cite news | url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/education/story/ugc-raised-the-scholarship-amount-for-gate-qualified-students/1/404921.html | title=UGC raises scholarship amount for GATE qualified students. | work=India Today | date=3 December 2014 | access-date=13 December 2014}}</ref>

==Eligibility==

The following students are eligible to take GATE:{{Citation needed|date=May 2024}}

* Bachelor's degree holders in Engineering / Technology / Architecture (3 years after 10+2/ 10+2+3(ongoing)/ 10+2+4(ongoing)/ Post-B.Sc./ Post-Diploma) and those who are in the final year of such programs ( Also prefinal year of B.tech).
* Master's degree holders in any branch of Science/Mathematics/Statistics/Computer Applications or equivalent and those who are in the final year of such programs.
* Candidates in the second or
-year integrated master's degree programs (Post-B.Sc.) in Engineering / Technology.
* Candidates in the fourth or higher year of Five-year integrated master's degree programs or Dual Degree programs in Engineering / Technology.
* Candidates with qualifications obtained through examinations conducted by professional societies recognized by UGC/AICTE (e.g. AMIE by IE(India), AMICE by the Institute of Civil Engineers (India)-ICE(I), AMIETE By IETE(India)) as equivalent to B.E./B.Tech.
* A candidate who is currently studying in the 3rd or higher years of any undergraduate degree program OR has already completed any government approved degree program in 
* Engineering / Technology / Architecture / Science / Commerce / Arts is eligible to appear for GATE 2022 examination. Those who have completed section A or equivalent of such professional courses are also eligible.

There is no age limit criterion defined by the exam conducting authority to appear in GATE.

==Disciplines, structure, syllabus, and marking scheme==

=== Disciplines ===
At present, GATE is conducted in the following 30 disciplines. A candidate can select any one or two of these subjects relevant to his/her discipline.<ref name="ReferenceB"/>

From 2022, 2 new papers were introduced: GE (Geomatics Engineering) and NM (Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering).<ref>{{Cite news|last=Samantaray|first=Nita|date=Jul 29, 2021|title=GATE 2022: IIT Kharagpur to conduct exam in February, introduce 2 new papers this year|work=[[Times Now]] 08:48 IST|url=https://www.timesnownews.com/education/article/gate-2022-iit-kharagpur-to-conduct-exam-in-february-introduce-2-new-papers-this-year/791836|access-date=Jul 29, 2021}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! GATE Paper !! Code
|-
|[[Aerospace Engineering]]|| AE
|-
|[[Instrumentation Engineering]]|| IN
|-
|[[Agricultural engineering|Agricultural Engineering]]|| AG
|-
|[[Mathematics]]|| MA
|-
|[[Architecture]] and [[Planning]]|| AR
|-[[Mechanical Engineering]]|| ME
|-
|[[Biomedical engineering|Biomedical]]|| BM
|-
|-[[Mining engineering|Mining Engineering]] MN
|-
|[[Biotechnology]]|| BT
|-
|-[[Metallurgical Engineering]] MT
|-
|[[Civil Engineering]]|| CE
|-
|[[Petroleum engineering|Petroleum Engineering]]|| PE
|-
|[[Chemical engineering|Chemical Engineering]]|| CH
|-
|[[Physics]]|| PH
|-
|[[Computer Science]] and [[Information technology|Information Technology]]|| CS
|-
|[[Production and Industrial Engineering]]|| PI
|-
|[[Chemistry]]|| CY
|-
|[[Textile Engineering|Textile Engineering and Fiber Science]]|| TF
|-
|[[Electronics and Communication engineering|Electronics and Communication Engineering]]|| EC
|-
|[[Engineering Science]]s|| XE<sup>*</sup>
|-
|[[Electrical engineering|Electrical Engineering]]|| EE
|-
|[[Life Sciences]]|| XL<sup>**</sup>
|-
|[[Environmental Engineering|Environmental Science and Engineering]]|| ES
|-
|[[Humanities]] and [[Social Science]]s|| XH***
|-
|[[Ecology]] and [[Evolution]]|| EY
|-
|[[Statistics]]|| ST<ref>{{cite web|url=http://gate.iitm.ac.in/ST|title=What is new in GATE 2019?|website=GATE 2019|publisher=IIT Madras}}</ref>
|-
|[[Geology]] and [[Geophysics]]|| GG
|-
|[[Geomatics Engineering]] || GE
|-
|[[Naval Architecture]] and [[Marine Engineering]] || NM 
|-
|[[Data science|Data Science]] and [[Artificial intelligence|Artificial Intelligence]]|| DA
|-
|}
The paper sections under XE*, XL** and XH*** are defined by some dedicated codes which are mentioned in the following table- 
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! <sup>*</sup> Engineering Sciences (XE) Paper Sections <br /> (A and any 2 of B to H) !! Code !! <sup>**</sup> Life Sciences (XL) Paper Sections <br />(P and any 2 of Q to U) !! Code
!Humanities and Social Sciences (XH) Paper Sections

(B1 and any 1 of C1 to C6)
!Code
|-
|[[Engineering mathematics|Engineering Mathematics]] (Compulsory) || A ||[[Chemistry]] (Compulsory) || P
|Reasoning and Comprehension (Compulsory)
|B1
|-
|[[Fluid mechanics|Fluid Mechanics]]|| B ||[[Biochemistry]]|| Q
|Economics
|C1
|-
|[[Materials science|Materials Science]]|| C ||[[Botany]]|| R
|English
|C2
|-
|[[Solid mechanics|Solid Mechanics]]|| D ||[[Microbiology]]|| S
|Linguistics
|C3
|-
|[[Thermodynamics]]|| E ||[[Zoology]]|| T
|Philosophy
|C4
|-
|[[Polymer science|Polymer Science and Engineering]]|| F ||[[Food technology|Food Technology]]|| U
|Psychology
|C5
|-
|[[Food technology|Food Technology]]|| G ||  ||
|Sociology
|C6
|-
|[[Atmospheric sciences|Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences]]|| H ||  ||
|
|
|}

=== Duration and examination type ===

The examination is of 3 hours duration, and contains a total of 65 questions worth a maximum of 100 marks. The examination for all the papers is carried out in an online Computer Based Test (CBT) mode where the candidates are shown the questions in a random sequence on a computer screen. The questions consist of some Multiple Choice Questions or MCQs (four answer options out of which only ONE is correct, which has to be chosen). Remaining questions may be of Multiple Select Questions or MSQs (four answer options out of which ONE or MORE than ONE is/are correct, hence correct options need to be chosen) and/or Numerical Answer Type questions or NATs (answer is a real number, to be entered via an on-screen keypad and computer mouse).<ref name="ReferenceB"/>

=== Syllabus ===

* Verbal Ability: [[English grammar]], [[Sentence completion tests|sentence completion]], verbal analogies, [[Word-group|word groups]], instructions, critical reasoning and verbal deduction.
* Numerical Ability: Numerical computation, numerical estimation, numerical reasoning and [[Data Interpretation|data interpretation]].
*[[Engineering mathematics|Engineering Mathematics]] (not for all Papers)
*Technical Ability: Technical questions related to the Paper chosen

=== Questions and marking scheme ===
The examination will consist of totally 65 questions, segregated as One-mark and Two-mark questions. Out of 65 questions, 10 questions will be from General Aptitude (Verbal and Numerical ability) and 55 questions will be Technical, based on the Paper chosen. The General Aptitude section will have 5 One-mark questions and 5 Two-mark questions, accounting for about 15% of total marks. The Technical section and Engineering Mathematics section will combinedly have 25 One-mark questions and 30 Two-mark questions, accounting for about 85% of total marks. Further, all the sections may have some Multiple Choice Questions or MCQs, while remaining questions may be Multiple Select Questions or MSQs and/or Numerical Answer Type questions or NATs. The examination awards negative marks for wrong MCQ answers. Usually, 1/3rd of original marks will be deducted for wrong MCQ answers (i.e. -0.33 for wrong One-mark answers and -0.66 for wrong Two-mark answers) while there are no negative marks for MSQs and NATs. Also there is NO partial credit for MSQs and NATs.

==Result and test score==

GATE results are usually declared about one month after the examinations are over. The results show the total marks scored by a candidate, the GATE score, the all-India rank (AIR) and the cut off marks for various categories in the candidate's paper. The score is valid for 3 years from the date of announcement of the GATE results. The score cards are issued only to qualified candidates.

===Normalized GATE Score (new procedure)===

'''''Calculation of "normalized marks" for subjects held in multiple sessions (CE, CS, EC, EE and ME):'''''

[[File:Actual vs. Normalized Marks in GATE.png|thumb|400 px|'''Graph showing the linear relationship between "actual marks" and "normalized marks" of a candidate, in a multiple-session subject (CE, CS, EC, EE and ME) of GATE.''' <br /> {{overline|''M''}}<sup>''g''</sup><sub>''t''</sub> = average marks of top 0.1 % candidates in all sessions of that subject. <br /> ''M''<sup>''g''</sup><sub>''q''</sub> = mean + standard deviation, of marks of all candidates in all sessions of that subject. <br /> {{overline|''M''}}<sub>''ti''</sub> = average marks of top 0.1 % candidates in the ''i''<sup>''th''</sup> session of that subject. <br /> ''M''<sub>''iq''</sub> = mean + standard deviation, of marks of all candidates in the ''i''<sup>''th''</sup> session of that subject.]]

From 2014 onward, examination for CE, CS, EC, ME and EE subjects is being held in multiple sessions. Hence, for these subjects, a suitable normalization is applied to take into account any variation in the difficulty levels of the question sets across different sessions. The normalization is done based on the fundamental assumption that ''"in all multi-session GATE papers, the distribution of abilities of candidates is the same across all the sessions"''. According to the GATE committee, this assumption is justified since "the number of candidates appearing in multi-session subjects in GATE 2014 is large and the procedure of allocation of session to candidates is random. Further it is also ensured that for the same multi-session subject, the number of candidates allotted in each session is of the same order of magnitude."

Based on the above, and considering various normalization methods, the committee arrived at the following formula for calculating the normalized marks, for CE, CS, EC, EE and ME subjects:<ref>{{cite web | url=http://gate.iitk.ac.in/GATE2015 | title=GATE 2015 - Post Exam - GATE 2015 Score Card | publisher=GATE Office, Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur | access-date=27 March 2015}}</ref>

Normalized mark ({{overset|︿|''M''}}<sub>''ij''</sub>) of ''j''<sup>th</sup> candidate in ''i''<sup>th</sup> session, is given by

<math>\hat{M}_{ij}=\frac{\bar{M}^{g}_{t}-M^{g}_{q}}{M_{ti}-M_{iq}}(M_{ij}-M_{iq})+M^{g}_{q}</math><br /> where,

: ''M''<sub>''ij''</sub> is the actual marks obtained by the ''j''<sup>th</sup> candidate in the ''i''<sup>th</sup> session,
: {{overline|''M''}}<sup>''g''</sup><sub>''t''</sub> is the average marks of the top 0.1 % candidates in all sessions of that subject,
: ''M''<sup>''g''</sup><sub>''q''</sub> is the sum of mean and standard deviation of marks of all candidates in all sessions of that subject,
: {{overline|''M''}}<sub>''ti''</sub> is the average of marks of top 0.1 % candidates in the ''i''<sup>''th''</sup> session of that subject,
: ''M''<sub>''iq''</sub> is the sum of mean and standard deviation of marks of all candidates in the ''i''<sup>''th''</sup> session of that subject.

After evaluation of the answers, normalized marks based on the above formula will be calculated using the raw (actual) marks obtained by a candidate in the CE, CS, EC, EE or ME subject. The "score" will be calculated using these normalized marks. For all other subjects (whose tests are conducted in a single session), the actual marks obtained by the candidates will be used in calculating the score.

'''''Calculation of GATE Score for all subjects (single-session and multiple-session):'''''

[[File:GATE score graph.png|500 px|thumb|'''Graph showing the linear relationship between marks and score in GATE.''' <br /> ''M''<sub>''q''</sub> = Qualifying marks for general category candidates. <br /> ''M''<sub>''t''</sub> = Average marks of top 0.1 % candidates (for subjects with 10000 or more appeared candidates) or top 10 candidates (for subjects with less than 10000 appeared candidates). <br /> ''S''<sub>''q''</sub> = 350. <br /> ''S''<sub>''t''</sub> = 900. <br /> ''Note: In case of multiple-session subjects (EC, CS, ME, EE and CE), "marks" considered are the "normalized marks".'']]

From GATE 2014 onward (and year 2014-15 of the 2-year validity period of GATE 2013 score), a candidate's GATE score is computed by the following new formula.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20170901211617/https://appsgate.iitg.ac.in/ GATE Score]</ref> <br />
<math> S = S_q + (S_t - S_q) \frac {M - M_q}{\overline{M}_t - M_q} </math> <br />
where,
: ''S'' = Score (normalized) of a candidate,
: ''M'' = Marks obtained by a candidate ("normalized marks" in case of multiple-session subjects CE, CS, EC, EE and ME),
: ''M''<sub>''q''</sub> = Qualifying marks for general category candidates in that subject (usually 25 or μ + σ, whichever is higher),
:: μ = Average (i.e. arithmetic mean) of marks of all candidates in that subject,
:: σ = Standard deviation of marks of all candidates in that subject,
: {{overline | ''M''}}<sub>''t''</sub> = Average marks of top 0.1 % candidates (for subjects with 10000 or more appeared candidates) or top 10 candidates (for subjects with less than 10000 appeared candidates),
: ''S''<sub>''t''</sub> = 900 = Score assigned to {{overline|''M''}}<sub>''t''</sub>,
: ''S''<sub>''q''</sub> = 350 = Score assigned to ''M''<sub>''q''</sub>.

[[File:GATE 2015 - ME - scorecard (identity blurred).jpg|thumb|400 px|A scorecard in the Mechanical Engineering test of GATE 2015. (The candidate's photograph, signature, name, registration number, and QR code are blurred.)]]
'''''Percentile:'''''

A candidate's percentile denotes the percentage of candidates scoring lower than that particular candidate. It is calculated as:

''Percentile'' = ( 1 - {{sfrac | ''All India rank'' | ''No. of candidates in that subject''}} ) x 100%

===Old formula===

Till GATE 2012 (and year 2013-14 of the 2-year validity period of GATE 2013 score), the score was calculated using the formula:<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gate.iitb.ac.in/gate2013/gate-score-formula-2012/|title=GATE Score Formula 2012|website=iitb.ac.in|access-date=22 March 2015}}</ref>

GATE score = <math>10 (a_g + s_g\frac{m-a}{S})</math>

where,
: ''m'' = Marks obtained by the candidate,
: ''a'' = Average of marks of all candidates who appeared in that subject, in that year, with marks less than zero converted to zero,
: ''S'' = Standard deviation of marks of all candidates who appeared in that subject, in that year, with marks less than zero converted to zero,
: ''a''<sub>''g''</sub> = Global average of marks of all candidates who appeared across all subjects in current and past 5 years (i.e. 2010 to 2013 for GATE 2013), with marks less than zero converted to zero,
: ''s''<sub>''g''</sub> = Global standard deviation of marks of all candidates who appeared across all subjects in current and past 5 years (i.e. 2010 to 2013 for GATE 2013), with marks less than zero converted to zero.

==Qualifying marks==

The rules for qualifying marks have varied from year to year. The qualifying marks (out of 100) are different for different subjects as well as categories.

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Category !! Qualifying mark (out of 100)
|-
| [[Forward caste|General (GN)]] || 25 or 25+, whichever is higher.
|-
| [[Other Backward Class|Other backward classes (OBC)]] || 90% of general category's qualifying mark.
|-
| [[Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes|Scheduled castes (SC) and scheduled tribes (ST)]] || 2/3 (i.e., 66.67%) of general category's qualifying mark.
|}

Here μ is the average (i.e., arithmetic mean) of marks of all candidates in the subject (with negative marks converted to zero) and σ is the standard deviation of all marks in that subject.

Usually, the general category's qualifying mark is in the 25 to 50 range.

The Government of India implemented reservations for other backward classes in college admissions and public sector job recruitment in the year 2008. Before that, all [[Other Backward Class|OBC]] candidates were included in the "general" category. There was no separate OBC category then.

== Statistics ==

Sources:<ref name="web.archive.org">{{Cite web |date=2022-08-30 |title=Find key statistics on GATE exam in terms of candidate registration, % qualified |url=https://skilloutlook.com/phd-research/find-key-statistics-gate-exam-terms-candidate-registration-qualified |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220830182602/https://skilloutlook.com/phd-research/find-key-statistics-gate-exam-terms-candidate-registration-qualified |archive-date=2022-08-30  |access-date=2022-08-30 |website=skilloutlook.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-08-09 |title=Discover Historical Qualifying or Pass Rate of GATE exam and other Statistics |url=https://skilloutlook.com/admission-alert/discover-historical-qualifying-or-pass-rate-of-gate-exam-and-other-statistics |access-date=2022-08-30 |website=SkillOutlook.com |language=en-US}}</ref>

The following line chart shows the number of candidates registered, appeared, and qualified (total of all subjects).
<div style="float: left; padding-right: 10px;">
{{legend|red|Registered}}
{{legend|blue|Appeared}}
{{legend|green|Qualified}}
</div>
{{Graph:Chart
| width = 500
| height = 400
| xAxisTitle = Year
| x = 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023
| yAxisTitle = Candidates
| yAxisMin = 0
| yAxisFormat = s
| yGrid= 
| colors = red, blue, green
| y1 = 184308, 168917, 184672, 230341, 460541, 612568, 777134, 1200728, 1033625, 927580, 971831, 922167, 934461, 927616, 858890, 882684, 845432, 670000
| y2 = 170252, 153822, 166027, 212130, 420596, 558480, 686614, 984855, 889157, 804463, 818850, 787148, 781854, 770681, 685088, 711542, 597030, 517000
| y3 = 33813, 44387, 31694, 35273, 59853, 96239, 108526, 136699, 149694, 121060, 135392, 129149, 132245, 140955, 129000, 126813, 112678, 93000
| showSymbols = 
}}
{| class="wikitable collapsible sortable"
|-
! Year !! Registered !! Appeared !! Qualified !! Percentage of appeared that qualified !! Reference(s)
|-
|'''2006'''
|184,308
|170,252
|33,813
|19.86%
| rowspan="6" |<ref name="web.archive.org"/>
|-
|'''2007'''
|168,917
|153,822
|44,387
|28.86%
|-
| '''2008'''|| 184,672 || 166,027 || 31,694|| 19.09%
|-
| '''2009'''|| 230,341 || 212,130 || 35,273|| 16.63%
|-
| '''2010'''|| 460,541|| 420,596 || 59,853|| 14.23%
|-
| '''2011'''|| 612,568|| 558,480 || 96,239|| 17.23%
|-
| '''2012'''|| 777,134 || 686,614 || 108,526 || 15.81% || <ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.gate.iitb.ac.in/2k12/gate2012/pdffiles/pressrelease.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170321192930/http://www.gate.iitb.ac.in/2k12/gate2012/pdffiles/pressrelease.pdf |archive-date=2017-03-21  |access-date=2022-08-30 |website=GATE |title=Press Release on GATE 2012 Results |date=15 March 2012}}</ref>
|-
| '''2013''' || 1,200,728 || 984,855 || 136,699 || 13.88% || <ref>{{Cite web |date=2013-03-28 |title=GATE 2013 Result Statistics |url=http://www.gate.iitb.ac.in/gate2013/gate-2013-result-statistics |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130328033802/http://www.gate.iitb.ac.in/gate2013/gate-2013-result-statistics |archive-date=2013-03-28  |access-date=2022-08-30 |website=GATE}}</ref>
|-
| '''2014''' || 1,033,625 || 889,156 || 149,694 || 16.84% || <ref>{{Cite web |date=March 28, 2014 |title=GATE 2014: Only 16.84 per cent candidates qualified |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/education-today/news/story/gate-2014-only-16.84-per-cent-candidates-qualified-186586-2014-03-28 |access-date=2022-08-30 |website=India Today |language=en}}</ref>
|-
| '''2015''' || 927,580 || 804,463 || 121,060 <br /> <sub>[13,874 general category candidates who scored above the OBC (NCL) qualifying mark, but below the general category qualifying mark, received scorecards. But they did not qualify.]</sub> || 15.05% || <ref name="Press Release on GATE 2015 Results">{{cite press release | url=http://gate.iitk.ac.in/GATE2015/docs/ResultPressRelease.pdf | title=Press Release on GATE 2015 Results | publisher=GATE Office, Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur | date=March 2015 | access-date=24 March 2015}}</ref>
|-
| '''2016''' || 971,831 || 818,850 || 135,392 || 16.53% || <ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.gate.iisc.ernet.in/?page_id=1298 | title = GATE 2016 Candidate Count | publisher = Indian Institute of Science | date = March 2016 | access-date = 26 May 2016}}</ref>
|-
| '''2017''' || 922,167 || 787,148 || 129,149 || 16.00% || <ref>{{cite news |title=GATE 2017: Only 16% candidates qualified, numbers must improve, says chairman |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/education/gate-2017-just-16-candidates-qualify-numbers-not-good-this-year-too-says-organising-chairman/story-UknXVa8EcYZDC8K839FNXK.html |access-date=12 August 2018 |publisher=Hindustan Times |date=28 Mar 2017}}</ref>
|-
|'''2018'''
|934,461
|781,854
|132,245
|16.91%
| rowspan="3" |<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-02-25 |title=Discover Historical Qualifying or Pass Rate of GATE exam and other Statistics  |url=https://skilloutlook.com/admission-alert/discover-historical-qualifying-or-pass-rate-of-gate-exam-and-other-statistics |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220225200541/https://skilloutlook.com/admission-alert/discover-historical-qualifying-or-pass-rate-of-gate-exam-and-other-statistics |archive-date=2022-02-25  |access-date=2022-08-30 |website=skilloutlook.com}}</ref>
|-
|'''2019'''
|927,616
|770,681
|140,955
|18.28%
|-
|'''2020'''
|858,890
|685,088
|129,000*
|18.80%<ref>{{Cite web |title=GATE 2020 Result: 1.3 Lakh Candidates Ace Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering |url=https://www.ndtv.com/education/gate-2020-result-know-how-to-check-2194407 |access-date=2022-08-30 |website=NDTV.com |language=en}}</ref>
|-
|'''2021'''
|882,684
|711,542
|126,813
|17.82%
|<ref>{{Cite news|title=GATE 2021 result announced, 1.2 lakh candidates qualified  ►|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/education/news/gate-2021-result-announced-1-2-lakh-candidates-qualified/articleshow/81600443.cms|access-date=2021-06-16|website=The Times of India|date=20 March 2021 }}</ref>
|-
|'''2022'''
|845,432
|597,030
|112,678
|18.87%
|<ref name="Facebook">{{Cite web |title=GATE2022_DATA_SR_PR_Website.pdf |url=https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ZUAnUkU0CX4ndaeBHceYfU9jiNe7xdyM/view?usp=embed_facebook |access-date=2022-08-05 |website=Google Docs}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-08-05 |title=GATE2022_DATA_SR_PR_Website.pdf - Google Drive |url=https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ZUAnUkU0CX4ndaeBHceYfU9jiNe7xdyM/view |access-date=2022-08-05 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220805034059/https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ZUAnUkU0CX4ndaeBHceYfU9jiNe7xdyM/view |archive-date=5 August 2022 }}</ref>
|-
|'''2023'''
|670,000*
|517,000*
|93,000*
|18.00*%
|<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-03-16 |title=GATE 2023 result declared; only 18% candidates qualified exam |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/education/gate-2023-about-5-17-lakh-appeared-around-1-lakh-qualify-exam-gate-iitk-ac-in-8501647/ |access-date=2023-06-10 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref>
|-
|'''2024'''
|826,239	
|653,292
|TBD
|TBD
|<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-03-23 |title=GATE 2024 Cut-off Marks |url=https://gate2024.iisc.ac.in/cut-off-marks/ |access-date=2024-03-23 |website=GATE 2024 |language=en}}</ref>
|-
|'''2025'''
|936,019
|747,319
|
|
|
|}
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<sup>*</sup> Precise figures unavailable right now.

The following line chart shows the variation of the '''number of candidates appeared''' in the 5 subjects with the largest numbers of appeared candidates, since GATE 2010:
<div style="float: left; padding-right: 10px;">
{{legend|red|Electronics and Communication Engineering (EC)}}
{{legend|blue|Computer Science and Information Technology (CS)}}
{{legend|green|Mechanical Engineering (ME)}}
{{legend|gold|Electrical Engineering (EE)}}
{{legend|purple|Civil Engineering (CE)}}
{{legend|magenta|All other subjects}}
</div>
{{Graph:Chart
| width = 500
| height = 400
| xAxisTitle = Year
| x = 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018
| yAxisTitle = Candidates
| yAxisMin = 0
| yAxisFormat = s
| yGrid= 
| colors = red, blue, green, gold, purple, magenta
| y1 = 104291, 137853, 176944, 256135, 216367, 172714, 183152, 152318, 125870
| y2 = 107086, 136027, 156780, 224160, 155190, 115425, 131803, 108495, 107893
| y3 = 59338, 81175, 112320, 165814, 185578, 185758, 234727, 197789, 194496
| y4 = 52246, 72680, 110125, 152381, 141799, 125851,146293, 125859, 121383
| y5 = 19406, 29347, 36156, 67472, 90872, 101429, 118147, 119873, 153078
| y6 =  72000, 96000, 94289, 118893, 99350, 103286, 4728, 82814
| showSymbols = 
}}

{| class="wikitable collapsible sortable"
|-
! Year !! Electronics and Communication Engineering !! Computer Science and Information Technology !! Mechanical Engineering !! Electrical Engineering !! Civil Engineering !! Others !! Total !! Reference(s)
|-
| '''2010''' || 104,291 || 107,086 || 59,338 || 52,246 || 19,406 || About 72,000<sup>*</sup> || About 415,000<sup>*</sup> || <ref name="inspirenignite.com">{{cite web |title=Number of Students Appeared in GATE 2010 |date=28 July 2010 |url=http://www.inspirenignite.com/number-of-students-appeared-in-gate-2010/ |access-date=24 March 2015 |publisher=All About Education - Inspirenignite.com}}</ref>{{Unreliable source?|date = March 2015}}
|-
| '''2011''' || 137,853 || 136,027  || 81,175 || 72,680 || 29,347 || About 96,000<sup>*</sup> || About 553,000<sup>*</sup> || <ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.inspirenignite.com/number-of-students-appeared-in-gate-2011/ | title=Number of Students Appeared in GATE 2011 | date=24 July 2011 | publisher=All About Education - Inspirenignite.com | access-date=24 March 2015}}</ref>{{Unreliable source?|date = March 2015}}
|-
| '''2012''' || 176,944 || 156,780 || 112,320 || 110,125 || 36,156 || 94,289 || 686,614 || <ref name="Press Release on GATE 2012 Results">{{Cite web |date=15 March 2012 |title=Press Release on GATE 2012 Results |url=http://www.gate.iitb.ac.in/2k12/gate2012/pdffiles/pressrelease.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120324133715/http://www.gate.iitb.ac.in/2k12/gate2012/pdffiles/pressrelease.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-date=24 March 2012 |website=www.gate.iitb.ac.in/2k12/gate2012 |publisher=[[Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi]] }}</ref>
|-
| '''2013''' || 256,135 || 224,160 || 165,814 || 152,381 || 67,472 || 118,893 || 984,855 || <ref name="GATE 2013 Result Statistics">{{Cite web |date=15 March 2013 |title=GATE 2013 Result Statistics |url=http://www.gate.iitb.ac.in/gate2013/gate-2013-result-statistics/ |website=www.gate.iitb.ac.in/gate2013 |publisher=[[Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay]]}}</ref>
|-
| '''2014''' || 216,367 || 155,190 || 185,578 || 141,799 || 90,872 || 99,350 || 889,156 || <ref name="GATE 2014 Press Release">{{Cite web |date=27 March 2014 |title=GATE 2014 Press Release |url=http://www.musaliarcollege.com/musaliar/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=221:press-release-on-gate-2014-results&catid=46:important-news |website=gate.iitkgp.ac.in/gate2014 |publisher=[[Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur]] |format=PDF}}</ref>
|-
| '''2015''' || 172,714 || 115,425 || 185,758 || 125,851 || 101,429 || 103,286 || 804,463 || <ref name="Press Release on GATE 2015 Results"/>
|-
|'''2016'''
|183,152
|131,803
|234,727
|146,293
|118,147
|4728
|818,850
|
|-
|'''2017'''
|152,318
|108,495
|197,789
|125,859
|119,873
|82814
|787,148
|
|-
|'''2018'''
|125,870
|107,893
|194,496
|121,383
|153,078
|
|
|
|-
|'''2022'''
|54,292
|77,257
|89,567
|69,734
|100,043
|
|597,030
|<ref name="Facebook" />
|-
|'''2023'''
|45,833
|75,679
|63,489
|55,292
|83,187
|
|
|<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-10-01 |title=GATE 2023 PERFORMANCE REPORT |url=https://gate.iitk.ac.in/GATE2023/doc/GATE2023_Statistical_Report_WEB.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231001123002/https://gate.iitk.ac.in/GATE2023/doc/GATE2023_Statistical_Report_WEB.pdf |archive-date=2023-10-01 |access-date=2023-10-01 |website=gate.iitk.ac.in}}</ref>
|-
|'''2024'''
|63,092
|123,967
|65,546
|59,599
|85,869
|255,219
|653,292
|<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-03-23 |title=GATE 2024 Cut-off Marks |url=https://gate2024.iisc.ac.in/cut-off-marks/ |access-date=2024-03-23 |website=GATE 2024 |language=en}}</ref>
|-
|'''2025'''
|81,475
|170,825
|62,015
|67,701
|79,951
|
|
|
|}
<sup>*</sup> Precise figures unavailable right now.
<!-- Replace 2024 link with archived page or as appropriate -->

===Gate Statistics by Years===
{| class="wikitable collapsible collapsed" style="width:1050px;"
|-
! GATE 2012 statistics
|-
|
The three hour test in 21 papers was conducted in 860 centers and 170 cities/towns across the country on two days: the computer based online exam in six papers on 29 January 2012 and the offline exam in the remaining fifteen papers on 12 February 2012. A total of 7,77,134 candidates registered for GATE 2012 and 6,86,614 candidates appeared for the exam. Nearly 81% of the total number of candidates who appeared for GATE 2012 were from four papers: Electronics and Communication Engineering (1,76,944), Computer Science and Information Technology (1,56,780), Mechanical Engineering (1,12,320) and Electrical Engineering (1,10,125).<ref name="GATE 2012 Information">{{Cite web |url=http://www.gate.iitb.ac.in/2k12/gate2012/pdffiles/pressrelease.pdf |title=GATE 2012 Press Release |access-date=7 April 2012 |archive-date=24 March 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120324133715/http://www.gate.iitb.ac.in/2k12/gate2012/pdffiles/pressrelease.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref>

{{Pie chart
| caption = '''Subject-wise distribution of the 686,614 ''appeared'' candidates in GATE 2012'''<ref name="GATE 2012 Information" />
| other = yes
| label1 = Electronics and Communication Engineering (EC)
| value1 = 25.77
| label2 = Computer Science and Information Technology (CS)
| value2 = 22.83
| label3 = Mechanical Engineering (ME)
| value3 = 16.34
| label4 = Electrical Engineering (EE)
| value4 = 16.04
| label5 = Civil Engineering (CE)
| value5 = 5.27
| label6 = Instrumentation engineering (IN)
| value6 = 3.13
| label7 = Chemical Engineering (CH)
| value7 = 1.66
}}

<div style="float: right; padding-left: 10px;">
{{Pie chart
| caption = '''Category-wise distribution of the 108,526 ''qualified'' candidates in GATE 2012'''<ref name="GATE 2012 Information" />
| other =
| label1 = General category (GN)
| value1 = 50.19
| label2 = Other backward classes (OBC)
| value2 = 27.91
| label3 = Scheduled castes (SC) and Scheduled tribes (ST)
| value3 = 21.90
}}
</div>

<div style="float: right; padding-left: 10px;">
{{ #invoke:Chart | bar chart
| height = 300
| width = 550
| stack = 1
| group 1 = 501416 : 85630
| group 2 = 185198 : 22896
| colors = blue : magenta
| group names = Male : Female
| x legends = Appeared : Qualified
}}

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! !! Male !! Female !! Total
|-
| '''Registered''' || NA || NA || 777,134
|-
| '''Appeared''' || 501,416 || 185,198 || 686,614
|-
| '''Qualified''' || 85,630 || 22,896 || 108,526
|-
| '''Percentage of appeared that qualified''' || 17.08% || 12.36% || 15.81%
|}
</div>
<div style="float: right; padding-left: 10px;">
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Subject !! No. of candidates appeared<ref name="GATE 2012 Information"/>
|-
| Electronics and Communication Engineering || 176,944
|-
| Computer Science and Information Technology || 156,780
|-
| Mechanical Engineering || 112,320
|-
| Electrical Engineering || 110,125
|-
| Civil Engineering || 36,156
|-
| Instrumentation engineering || 21,509
|-
| Chemical Engineering || 11,407
|-
| Others || 61,373
|-
| '''Total''' || '''686,614'''
|}
</div>

The total number of candidates qualified in GATE 2012 is 1,08,526. This year, 30,294 OBC candidates qualified in the test, while 23,765 SC/ST and 447 physically challenged candidates qualified. Out of 1,85,198 female candidates who appeared in GATE 2012, 22,896 candidates qualified.<ref name="GATE 2012 Information" />

The IIT Delhi zone topped among the other zones with 18,927 candidates figuring in the list of qualified candidates, followed by IIT Madras (17,343), IIT Kharagpur (15,735), IISc Bangalore (14,379), IIT Kanpur (12,469), IIT Roorkee (12,328), IIT Bombay (12,287), and IIT Guwahati (5,058).<ref name="GATE 2012 Information" />
|}

{| class="wikitable collapsible collapsed" style="width:1050px;"
|-
! GATE 2013 statistics
|-
|
<div style="float: right; padding-left: 10px;">
{{ #invoke:Chart | bar chart
| height = 300
| width = 600
| stack = 1
| group 1 = 723508 : 639326 : 108124
| group 2 = 477194 : 345510 : 28572
| group 3 = 26 : 19 : 3
| colors = blue : magenta : green
| group names = Male : Female : Other
| x legends = Registered : Appeared : Qualified
}}

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! !! Male !! Female !! Other !! Total
|-
| '''Registered''' || 723508 || 477194 || 26 || 1200728
|-
| '''Appeared''' || 639326 || 345510 || 19 || 984855
|-
| '''Qualified''' || 108124 || 28572 || 3 || 136699
|-
| '''Percentage of appeared that qualified''' || 16.91% || 8.27% || 15.79% || 13.88%
|}

{{ #invoke:Chart | bar chart
| height = 350
| width = 600
| stack = 1
| group 1 = 618265 : 496284 : 72125
| group 2 = 412191 : 347617 : 41237
| group 3 = 137137 : 113163 : 18936
| group 4 = 33135 : 27758 : 4401
| colors = blue : red : yellow : green
| group names = General category (GN) : Other backward classes (OBC) : Scheduled castes (SC) : Scheduled tribes (ST)
| x legends = Registered : Appeared : Qualified
}}

{| class = "wikitable"
|-
! !! General category <br /> (GN) !! Other backward classes <br /> (OBC) || Scheduled castes <br /> (SC) || Scheduled tribes <br /> (ST) || Total
|-
| '''Registered''' || 618265 || 412191 || 137137 || 33135 || 1200728
|-
| '''Appeared''' || 496284 || 347617 || 113163 || 27758 || 984855
|-
| '''Qualified''' || 72125 || 41237 || 18936 || 4401 || 136699
|-
| '''Percentage of appeared that qualified''' || 14.53% || 11.86% || 16.73% || 15.85% || 13.88%
|}
</div>

A total of 1,200,728 candidates registered for GATE 2013 and 984,855 candidates (82.02%) appeared for the exam, of which 136,699 (13.88%) qualified in GATE 2013.<ref name="gate.iitb.ac.in">{{cite web|url=http://www.gate.iitb.ac.in/gate2013/gate-2013-result-statistics/|title=GATE 2013 Result Statistics|website=iitb.ac.in|access-date=22 March 2015}}</ref>

The three-hour test was conducted on two days over four sessions in total. The computer based online exam for 2,02,223 candidates in fifteen papers was conducted in 572 centers spread over 123 cities and towns across the country on 20 January 2013. The offline exam for 9,98,505 candidates in the remaining six papers was conducted in 992 centers spread over 183 cities and towns across the country on 10 February 2013.<ref name="gate.iitb.ac.in"/>

A larger fraction of the registered men appeared (88%) for the exam than women candidates (72%). Nearly 81% of the total number of candidates who appeared for GATE 2013 were from four papers: Electronics and Communication Engineering (2,56,135), Computer Science and Information Technology (2,24,160), Mechanical Engineering (1,65,814) and Electrical Engineering (1,52,381).<ref name="gate.iitb.ac.in"/>

Women formed 20.9% of the total qualified candidates. As per the candidate supplied category (General, OBC-NC, SC, and ST) information, among the qualified candidates, 72,125 belong to General, 41,237 to OBC-NC, 18,936 to SC, and 4,401 to ST category. Physically challenged candidates comprised a total of 1,136 among the qualified in various categories.<ref name="gate.iitb.ac.in"/>

The top five States that had qualified candidates as their permanent residence were Andhra Pradesh (22,476), Uttar Pradesh (22,400), Maharashtra (9,951), Bihar (9,820), and Kerala (8,992).<ref name="gate.iitb.ac.in"/>

The city of New Delhi has the maximum number of qualified candidates who had mentioned it as their correspondence address. "Correspondence address City" has a slightly different bearing compared to the "Permanent State".  While the Permanent Residence State often relates to the "Native" State or State where their Parents/Guardians live, the Correspondence City is mostly related to the current residence, which is more likely to be the place of study or employment.<ref name="gate.iitb.ac.in"/>

{{Pie chart
| caption = '''Subject-wise distribution of the 984,855 ''appeared'' candidates in GATE 2013'''<ref name="gate.iitb.ac.in"/>
| other = yes
| label1 = Electronics and Communication Engineering (EC)
| value1 = 26.0
| label2 = Computer Science and Information Technology (CS)
| value2 = 22.8
| label3 = Mechanical Engineering (ME)
| value3 = 16.8
| label4 = Electrical Engineering (EE)
| value4 = 15.5
| label5 = Civil Engineering (CE)
| value5 = 6.9
| label6 = Instrumentation Engineering (IN)
| value6 = 2.9
| label7 = Biotechnology (BT)
| value7 = 1.6
| label8 = Chemical Engineering (CH)
| value8 = 1.5
| label9 = Life Sciences (XL)
| value9 = 1.3
| label10 = Chemistry (CY)
| value10 = 1.2
}}

{| class = "wikitable collapsible sortable"
|-
! Subject !! Appeared !! Qualified !! Percentage of appeared that qualified
|-
| Electronics and Communication Engineering (EC) || 256135 || 36394 || 14.21%
|-
| Computer Science and Information Technology (CS) || 224160 || 17440 || 7.78%
|-
| Mechanical Engineering (ME) || 165814 || 24573 || 14.82%
|-
| Electrical Engineering (EE) || 152381 || 25342 || 16.63%
|-
| Civil Engineering (CE) || 67472 || 11920 || 17.67%
|-
| Instrumentation Engineering (IN) || 28249 || 3376 || 11.95%
|-
| Biotechnology (BT) || 16159 || 3424 || 21.19%
|-
| Chemical Engineering (CH) || 14835 || 2887 || 19.46%
|-
| Life Sciences (XL) || 12920 || 2675 || 20.70%
|-
| Chemistry (CY) || 11768 || 2362 || 20.07%
|-
| Physics (PH) || 7497|| 1000 || 13.34%
|-
| Mathematics (MA) || 4963 || 800 || 16.12%
|-
| Aerospace Engineering (AE) || 4523 || 843 || 18.64%
|-
| Production and Industrial Engineering (PI) || 3871 || 679 || 17.54%
|-
| Geology and Geophysics (GG) || 2765 || 629 || 22.75%
|-
| Architecture and Planning (AR) || 2718 || 580 || 21.34%
|-
| Metallurgical Engineering (MT) || 2663 || 635 || 23.85%
|-
| Engineering Sciences (XE) || 2476 || 501 || 20.23%
|-
| Others (4 subjects) || 3486 || 639 || 18.33%
|-
| '''Total (22 subjects)''' || '''984855''' || '''136699''' || '''13.88 %'''
|}<ref name="gate.iitb.ac.in"/>

{{Pie chart
| caption = '''Permanent state-wise distribution of the 136,699 ''qualified'' candidates in GATE 2013'''<ref name="gate.iitb.ac.in"/>
| other = yes
| label1 = [[Andhra Pradesh]] (includes [[Telangana]])
| value1 = 16.4
| label2 = [[Uttar Pradesh]]
| value2 = 16.4
| label3 = [[Maharashtra]]
| value3 = 7.3
| label4 = [[Bihar]]
| value4 = 7.2
| label5 = [[Kerala]]
| value5 = 6.6
| label6 = [[West Bengal]]
| value6 = 5.8
| label7 = [[Rajasthan]]
| value7 = 5.7
| label8 = [[Madhya Pradesh]]
| value8 = 5.6
| label9 = [[Tamil Nadu]]
| value9 = 3.6
| label10 = [[Haryana]]
| value10 = 3.3
}}

{{Bar chart
| title       = Permanent state-wise distribution of the 136,699 ''qualified'' candidates in GATE 2013<ref name="gate.iitb.ac.in"/>
| label_type  = Permanent state
| data_type   = Number of candidates qualifying
| float =
| label1   = [[Andhra Pradesh]] <br /> (includes [[Telangana]])
| data1    = 22476
| label2   = [[Uttar Pradesh]]
| data2    = 22400
| label3   = [[Maharashtra]]
| data3    = 9951
| label4   = [[Bihar]]
| data4    = 9820
| label5   = [[Kerala]]
| data5    = 8992
| label6   = [[West Bengal]]
| data6    = 7967
| label7   = [[Rajasthan]]
| data7    = 7753
| label8   = [[Madhya Pradesh]]
| data8    = 7644
| label9   = [[Tamil Nadu]]
| data9    = 4985
| label10  = [[Haryana]]
| data10   = 4546
| label11  = [[Delhi]]
| data11   = 4393
| label12  = [[Odisha]]
| data12   = 3960
| label13  = [[Karnataka]]
| data13   = 3780
| label14  = [[Jharkhand]]
| data14   = 3409
| label15  = [[Chhattisgarh]]
| data15   = 3288
| label16  = [[Gujarat]]
| data16   = 3064
| label17  = [[Uttarakhand]]
| data17   = 2363
| label18  = [[Punjab, India|Punjab]]
| data18   = 2054
| label19  = [[Assam]]
| data19   = 1308
| label20  = [[Himachal Pradesh]]
| data20   = 735
| label21  = [[Jammu and Kashmir (state)|Jammu and Kashmir]]
| data21   = 558
| label22  = [[Chandigarh]]
| data22   = 329
| label23  = [[Tripura]]
| data23   = 221
| label24  = Others (12 states)
| data24   = 703
}}
|}

{| class="wikitable collapsible collapsed" style="width:1050px;"
|-
! GATE 2014 statistics
|-
|
A total of 1,033,625 candidates registered, of which 889,156 candidates (86.02%) appeared for the exam. Out of the total candidates registered, 30.17% were female candidates while the rest were male candidates and others.<ref name="ReferenceC">{{Cite web |url=http://gate.iitkgp.ac.in/gate2014/press_release.pdf |title=GATE 2014 |access-date=29 March 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140329093546/http://gate.iitkgp.ac.in/gate2014/press_release.pdf |archive-date=29 March 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

{{Pie chart
| caption = '''Subject-wise distribution of the 889,156 ''appeared'' candidates in GATE 2014'''<ref name="ReferenceC" />
| other = yes
| label1 = Electronics and Communication Engineering
| value1 = 24.33
| label2 = Mechanical Engineering
| value2 = 20.87
| label3 = Computer Science and Information Technology
| value3 = 17.45
| label4 = Electrical Engineering
| value4 = 15.95
| label5 = Civil Engineering
| value5 = 10.22
| label6 = Instrumentation Engineering
| value6 = 2.52
| label7 = Chemical Engineering
| value7 = 1.78
| label8 = Biotechnology
| value8 = 1.21
| label9 = Life Sciences
| value9 = 0.96
| label10 = Chemistry
| value10 = 0.89
}}

<div style="float: right; padding-left: 10px;">
{{Pie chart
| caption = '''Category-wise distribution of the 149,694 ''qualified'' candidates in GATE 2014'''<ref name="ReferenceC" />
| other = 
| label1 = General
| value1 = 56.82
| label2 = Scheduled castes
| value2 = 11.41
| label3 = Scheduled tribes
| value3 = 2.82
| label4 = Other backwards classes (non-creamy layer)
| value4 = 28.25
| label5 = Persons with disabilities
| value5 = 0.69
}}
</div>

{{ #invoke:Chart | bar chart
| height = 350
| width = 500
| stack = 1
| group 1 = 721780 : 623083 : 118263
| group 2 = 311845 : 266073 : 31431
| colors = blue : magenta
| group names = Male and other : Female
| x legends = Registered : Appeared : Qualified
}}

Out of the registered candidates, 86% of the Male and 85% of the Female registrants appeared for the examination. In terms of the number of candidates, the five largest papers were: Electronics and Communication Engineering (2,16,367), Mechanical Engineering (1,85,578), Computer Science and Information Technology (1,55,190), Electrical Engineering (1,41,799) and Civil Engineering (90,872). Examination for all these papers was conducted in multi-session mode. A suitable normalization method was followed for these papers.<ref name="ReferenceC" />

<div style="float: right; padding-left: 10px;">
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! !! Male and other !! Female !! Total
|-
| '''Registered''' || About 722,000 || About 312,000 || 1,033,625
|-
| '''Appeared''' || About 623,000 || About 266,000 || 889,156
|-
| '''Qualified''' || 118,263 || 31,431 || 149,694
|-
| '''Percentage of appeared that qualified''' || About 19% || About 12% || 16.84%
|}
</div>

In GATE 2014, based on the qualified marks criterion, 149,694 (16.84%) candidates qualified (i.e., received scorecards). In terms of the category as declared by the candidates [General, OBC (non-creamy layer), SC, ST and PwD], 85,063 General, 42,287 OBC (non-creamy layer), 17,085 SC, 4,224 ST and 1,035 PwD candidates qualified. The number of female qualified candidates was 31,431 (21% of the total).<ref name="ReferenceC" />

{| class="wikitable collapsible sortable"
|-
! rowspan = "2" | Subject code !! rowspan = "2" | Subject !! rowspan = "2" | No. of candidates appeared !! colspan = "3" | Qualifying marks
|-
! General category !! Other Backward Classes (Non-creamy layer) !! Scheduled Castes / Scheduled Tribes / Persons with disabilities
|-
| AE || Aerospace Engineering || 4559 || 25.00 || 22.50 || 16.67
|-
| AG || Agricultural Engineering || 1168 || 25.00 || 22.50 || 16.67
|-
| AR || Architecture and Planning || 3087 || 32.50 || 29.25 || 21.67
|-
| BT || Biotechnology || 10719 || 25.84 || 23.26 || 17.23
|-
| CE || Civil Engineering || 90872 || 26.57 || 23.91 || 17.71
|-
| CH || Chemical Engineering || 15844 || 35.14 || 31.62 || 23.43
|-
| CS || Computer Science and Information Technology || 155190 || 25.00 || 22.50 || 16.67
|-
| CY || Chemistry || 7932 || 29.87 || 26.88 || 19.91
|-
| EC || Electronics and Communication Engineering || 216367 || 25.56 || 23.01 || 17.04
|-
| EE || Electrical Engineering || 141799 || 25.00 || 22.50 || 16.67
|-
| EY || Ecology and Evolution || 652 || 42.89 || 38.60 || 28.59
|-
| GG || Geology and Geophysics || 2659 || 36.33 || 32.70 || 24.22
|-
| IN || Instrumentation Engineering || 22367 || 25.00 || 22.50 || 16.67
|-
| MA || Mathematics || 3840 || 25.00 || 22.50 || 16.67
|-
| ME || Mechanical Engineering || 185578 || 28.86 || 25.97 || 19.24
|-
| MN || Mining Engineering || 1140 || 33.67 || 30.30 || 22.44
|-
| MT || Metallurgical Engineering || 3586 || 49.87 || 44.88 || 33.25
|-
| PH || Physics || 6132 || 31.72 || 28.55 || 21.15
|-
| PI || Production and Industrial Engineering || 3316 || 25.00 || 22.50 || 16.67
|-
| TF || Textile Engineering and Fibre Science || 1290 || 25.71 || 23.14 || 17.14
|-
| XE || Engineering Sciences || 2532 || 29.18 || 26.26 || 19.45
|-
| XL || Life Sciences || 8527 || 31.04 || 27.93 || 20.69
|-
| - || '''Total''' || '''889156''' || - || - || -
|}
|}

{| class="wikitable collapsible collapsed" style="width:1050px;"
|-
! GATE 2015 statistics
|-
|
{{Pie chart
| caption = '''Subject-wise distribution of the 804,463 ''appeared'' candidates in GATE 2015'''<ref name="Press Release on GATE-2015 Results">{{cite press release | url=http://gate.iitk.ac.in/GATE2015/docs/ResultPressRelease.pdf | title=Press Release on GATE-2015 Results | publisher=GATE Office, Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur | date=March 2015 | access-date=27 March 2015}}</ref>
| other = yes
| label1 = Electronics and Communication Engineering
| value1 = 21.47
| label2 = Mechanical Engineering
| value2 = 23.09
| label3 = Computer Science and Information Technology
| value3 = 14.35
| label4 = Electrical Engineering
| value4 = 15.64
| label5 = Civil Engineering
| value5 = 12.61
}}
<div style="float: right; padding-left: 7px;">
{{Pie chart
| caption = '''Gender-wise distribution of the 804,463 ''appeared'' candidates in GATE 2015'''<ref name="Press Release on GATE-2015 Results"/>
| other = 
| label1 = Male
| color1 = blue
| value1 = 70.50
| label2 = Female
| color2 = magenta
| value2 = 29.49
| label3 = Other
| color3 = lightgreen
| value3 = 0.01
}}
</div>
<div style="float: right; padding-left: 7px;">
{{Pie chart
| caption = '''Category-wise distribution of the 121,060 ''qualified'' candidates in GATE 2015'''<ref name="Press Release on GATE-2015 Results"/>
| other = 
| label1 = [[Forward caste|General Category]]
| value1 = 50.76
| label2 = [[Other backward class|Other Backward Classes (Non-creamy layer)]]
| value2 = 32.66
| label3 = [[Scheduled castes and scheduled tribes|Scheduled castes]]
| value3 = 13.10
| label4 = [[Scheduled castes and scheduled tribes|Scheduled tribes]]
| value4 = 3.48
}}
</div>
A total of 927,580 candidates had registered for GATE 2015 and 804,463 candidates have appeared for the examination. Out of the total registered candidates, 567,111 of the Male and 237,235 of the Female registrants appeared for the examination. In terms of the number of candidates appeared, the five largest papers are: Electronics and Communication Engineering (172,714), Mechanical Engineering (185,758), Computer Science and Information Technology (115,425), Electrical Engineering (125,851) and Civil Engineering (101,429).

{| class="wikitable collapsible sortable"
|-
! !! Male !! Female !! Other !! Total
|-
| '''Registered''' || || || || 927,580
|-
| '''Appeared''' || 567,111 || 237,235 || 117 || 804,463
|-
| '''Received <br /> scorecard''' || || 24,545 || || 134,934
|}

The examination for all the 22 papers was conducted in 8 sessions spread over 2 weekends, starting from 31 January 2015 and ending on 8 February 2015. The examination was conducted in over 680 centers spread over 26 states and union territories of the country.

In GATE 2015, based on the qualified marks criterion, 121,060 (15.05%) candidates qualified. There were 13,874 General Category candidates who scored above the OBC category cut off marks but below the General Category cut off marks. Those candidates, although not qualified in General Category, have been issued score cards. They will be considered qualified in OBC category in case their category status changes to OBC at a later stage. Qualified candidates included 947 physically challenged candidates. The number of female candidates receiving the scorecards is 24,545 (18.19% of the total of 134,934).

{| class="wikitable collapsible sortable"
|-
! Category !! No. of qualified candidates !! Percentage of total
|-
| [[Forward caste|General category]] || 61,450 || 50.76%
|-
| [[Other backward class|Other Backward Classes (Non-creamy layer)]] || 39,538 || 32.66%
|-
| [[Scheduled castes and scheduled tribes|Scheduled castes]] || 15,861 || 13.10%
|-
| [[Scheduled castes and scheduled tribes|Scheduled Tribes]] || 4,211 ||3.48%
|-
| '''Total''' || 121,060 || 100%
|}
|}

==Admission to post-graduate programs==

Unlike undergraduate admissions in India, candidates must apply individually to each institute after the institute has published its M.Tech. notification (usually in the month of March). There is no separate counselling held. For admissions in NITs and IIITs, CCMT is held every year and the notification is released around April of each year.{{Citation needed|date=May 2024}}

Some institutions specify GATE qualification as mandatory even for admission of self-financing students to postgraduate programs. GATE qualified candidates are also eligible for the award of [[Research fellow|Junior Research Fellowship]] in [[Council of Scientific and Industrial Research|CSIR]] Laboratories and CSIR sponsored projects. Top rank holders in some GATE papers are entitled to apply for "Shyama Prasad Mukherjee Fellowship" awarded by CSIR. Some government organizations prescribe GATE qualification as a requirement for applying to the post of a Scientist/Engineer.

In recent years, various academics have recognized GATE as being one of the toughest exams in its category. Some non-Indian universities like the [[National University of Singapore]], [[Nanyang Technological University]] in [[Singapore]] and some technical universities in [[Germany]] also identify GATE score as a parameter for judging the quality of the candidates for admission into their Masters and Ph.D. programs.

Most Indian institutes do not specify cut-off marks for previous years. But in the recent years [[IIT Kharagpur]] and [[IIT Guwahati]] have been specifying last year cut-off mark list. Typically the [[Indian Institute of Science]] and [[Indian Institutes of Technology]] are the most selective followed by [[BITS Pilani]], [[National Institutes of Technology]] and others. Even within the top institutes, the selection criteria varies widely across departments and programs depending on expertise areas. 

===CSIR's JRF - GATE fellowship===

The [[Council of Scientific and Industrial Research]] (CSIR) introduced the Junior Research Fellowship (JRF) - GATE scheme in 2002 to allow GATE-qualified engineering graduates and [[Graduate Pharmacy Aptitude Test|GPAT]]-qualified pharmaceutical graduates to pursue research through suitable Ph.D. programs at CSIR laboratories.<ref name="csirhrdg.res.in">[http://www.csirhrdg.res.in/jrfgate.pdf GATE Fellowship]</ref>

'''Stipend and tenure:'''

The fellowship amount is {{INRConvert|31000}} per month plus HRA (house rent allowance). In addition, contingency grant of {{INRConvert|20000}} per annum (calculated on pro-rata basis for fraction of a year) is also provided. On completion of 2 years as JRF - GATE, the fellowship may be upgraded to SRF (Senior Research Fellowship) - GATE and stipend may be increased to {{INRConvert|35000}} per month in the subsequent years, on the basis of assessment of CSIR JRF-NET guidelines.

The total duration of the fellowship is 5 years, within which the candidate is expected to complete the Ph.D. degree.<ref name="csirhrdg.res.in"/>

==Recruitment==

[[Public sector undertakings in India|Public sector undertakings]] (PSUs) in India, for long, have had troubles conducting their recruitment processes with more than 100,000 students taking the exams for less than 1000 jobs (a selection rate of less than 1%). After sensing the exponential rise in the number of engineering graduates in India who wish to get a PSU job, the PSUs have decided that a GATE score shall be the primary criteria for initial shortlisting. This change was the primary cause for the rapid increase in applicants for GATE 2012.

[[Indian Oil Corporation]] was the first PSU which successfully tested out this system and was followed two years later by [[National Thermal Power Corporation]], [[Bharat Heavy Electricals]], [[Bharat Electronics]] & [[PowerGrid Corporation of India]].

Usually these companies release their recruitment notifications right after GATE notification, indicating that candidates have to take GATE to be considered for a job in their organizations.

===List of companies===

Many companies have signed [[Memorandum of understanding|Memorandums of Understanding]] (MoUs) with the GATE organizing committee, for using the GATE score as a screening tool for recruiting engineers at entry-level positions.
* [[Bharat Petroleum Corporation]] Ltd.<ref>{{cite web|title = CURRENT OPENINGS|publisher = Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited|url= https://www.bharatpetroleum.com/careers/current-openings.aspx|access-date = 23 September 2017}}</ref>
* [[Hindustan Petroleum Corporation]] Ltd.<ref>{{cite web|title = RECRUITMENT OF OFFICERS THROUGH GATE 2018|publisher = Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited|url = http://www.hindustanpetroleum.com/documents/pdf/HPCL%20GATE%20Advertisment.pdf|access-date = 23 September 2017}}</ref>
* [[Indian Oil Corporation]] Ltd.<ref>{{cite web|title = Recruitment of Engineers/ Officers / Assistant Officer (Quality Control) through GATE - 2018|publisher = Indian Oil Corporation Limited|url = https://www.iocl.com/download/Open_Recruitment_Engineers_2018_DetailAd.pdf|access-date = 23 September 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title = Indian Oil Corporation Limited Recruitment of Graduate Engineers through GATE - 2018 Frequently asked questions|publisher = Indian Oil Corporation Limited|url = https://www.iocl.com/download/Open_Recruitment_Engineers_GATE2018_FAQ.pdf|access-date = 23 September 2017}}</ref>
* [[National Hydroelectric Power Corporation]] Ltd.<ref>{{cite web|title = NHPC's advertisement regarding recruitment of Trainee Engineers (Electrical) via GATE 2015|publisher = National Hydroelectric Power Corporation Limited|url = http://www.nhpcindia.com/writereaddata/Images/pdf/gate_final2014.pdf|access-date = 25 September 2014}}</ref>
* [[Power Grid Corporation of India]] Ltd.<ref>{{cite web|title = Power Grid's detailed notice regarding recruitment of Executive Trainees (23rd batch)|publisher = Power Grid Corporation of India Limited|url = http://www.powergridindia.com/sites/default/files/CC_ET_23_Detailed_Advertisement_1.pdf|access-date = 23 September 2017}}</ref>
* [[Mazagon Dock]] Ltd.<ref>{{cite web|title = Mazagon Dock's detailed advertisement for recruitment of Executive Trainees (technical) via GATE 2018|publisher = Mazagon Dock Limited|url =http://www.mazdock.com/writereaddata/career/Advertisement_No.58_(GATE_2018)_for_MDL_website_921201734701PM.pdf|access-date = 23 September 2017}}</ref>
* [[Gujarat State Electricity Corporation]] Ltd.<ref>{{cite web|title = GSECL's detailed advertisement regarding recruitment of Vidyut Sahayak Junior Engineers via GATE 2015|publisher = Gujarat State Electricity Corporation Limited|url = http://www.gsecl.in/GATE-2015.pdf|access-date = 25 September 2015}}</ref>
* [[Oil and Natural Gas Corporation]]<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.ongcindia.com/wps/wcm/reportspdf/common/advteng1809.pdf| title=ONGC advertisement about recruitment through GATE 2018 | publisher=Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Ltd. | access-date=23 September 2017}}</ref>
* [[Central Electronics]] Ltd. {{citation needed|date=September 2017}}
* [[Coal India]] Ltd. {{citation needed|date=September 2017}}
* [[National Thermal Power Corporation]] Ltd. {{citation needed|date=September 2017}}<ref>{{Cite web|title=RECRUITMENT SYSTEM in NTPC|url=https://www.ntpc.co.in/en/recruitment-system-ntpc}}</ref>
* [[Punjab State Power Corporation]] Ltd. {{citation needed|date=September 2017}}
* [[THDC Ltd]]. {{citation needed|date=September 2017}}
* [[Odisha Power Generation Corporation]]   {{citation needed|date=September 2017}}
* [[Ircon International]] Ltd. {{citation needed|date=September 2017}}
* [[Bharat Broadband Network Limited]]<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.bbnl.nic.in/index1.aspx?lid=505&lsid=625&pid=281&lev=3&langid=1 | title=Important Update on Recruitment of Executive Trainee through GATE-2017 }}</ref>
* [[National Highways Authority of India]]<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.nhai.org/Doc/11sep17/advertisement.pdf| title=NHAI advertisement about recruitment through GATE 2018 | publisher= National Highway Authority of India. | access-date=7 December 2017}}</ref>
* [[Airport Authority of India]]    {{citation needed|date=September 2017}}
* [[Delhi Metro Rail Corporation]]  {{citation needed|date=September 2017}}
* [[Bihar State Power Holding Company Limited]]  {{citation needed|date=September 2017}}
* [[West Bengal State Electricity Distribution Company]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Welcome to WBSEDCL |url=https://www.wbsedcl.in/irj/go/km/docs/internet/new_website/careers.html |access-date=2022-05-03 |website=www.wbsedcl.in}}</ref>

The syllabus for the GATE exam and its preparation remains the same, irrespective of whether one is applying for a job at a PSU or seeking admission for post-graduation in engineering.

==Changes in recent years==

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year !! class="unsortable"|Changes !! class="unsortable"|Reference(s)
|-
| 2009 ||
* The ''Information Technology'' and ''Computer Science'' tests were merged into a single ''Computer Science and Information Technology'' test (code "CS").
* The GATE score was valid only for one year but later the GATE committee made it valid for two years in 2010.
|| 
|-
| 2010 ||
* ''Pharmacy'' was no longer a GATE subject, with the [[Graduate Pharmacy Aptitude Test]] (conducted by the [[All India Council for Technical Education]]) as the replacement.
* The Biotechnology section of the ''Engineering Sciences'' GATE paper had been removed and a separate ''Biotechnology'' test (code "BT") was started.
* An additional section of General Aptitude was introduced in GATE. Ten questions carrying 15 marks make up this section of the GATE Exam.
|| 
|-
| 2011 ||
* Based on a trouble-free pilot project in 2010, four of the GATE papers in GATE 2011 were run using computer-based online mode. The four online papers for 2011 were ''Aerospace Engineering'' (code "AE"), ''Geology and Geophysics'' (code "GG"), ''Mining Engineering'' (code "MN") and ''Textile Engineering and Fiber Science'' (code "TF").
* GATE was held in the morning (9:00 to 12:00) session for some papers and afternoon (14:00 to 17:00) session for others. Also, the computer-based tests were held on a different date.
|| 
|-
| 2012 ||
* Only final year students and passed-out candidates were declared eligible to take GATE. Pre-final year B.E./B.Tech. students, who were eligible till 2011, were no longer eligible.
* The application process was made completely online. Candidates could view their responses to the ORS and also GATE Office released official solutions for GATE papers.
* The admit card was made downloadable from the application website. Sending admit cards by post was discontinued.
* The exam mode was changed from paper-based to "online" (i.e. computer-based) for 2 additional subjects: ''Agricultural Engineering'' (code "AG") and ''Architecture and Planning'' (code "AR").
* The use of pencils to darken the bubbles in the answer sheet was discontinued. Candidates could use only black ink ballpoint pens for darkening of the bubbles in the answer sheet.
|| <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gate.iitb.ac.in/2k12/gate2012/newin2012.php|title=GATE 2012 - Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering|website=iitb.ac.in|access-date=22 March 2015}}</ref>
|-
| 2013 ||
* Female candidates were exempted from paying the application fee.
* Candidates were required to upload a scanned copy of photograph and signature. Print-out of the completed application form was to be mailed to the institute by post.
* The application fee was increased from {{Indian Rupee}} 1000 to {{Indian Rupee}} 1200.
* The GATE score formula was changed. Scores calculated using the old formula were effective during the year 2013–14. Scores calculated using the new formula were effective during the year 2014–15.
|| <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gate.iitb.ac.in/gate2013/|title=GATE 2013|website=iitb.ac.in|access-date=22 March 2015|archive-date=2 September 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160902184834/http://www.gate.iitb.ac.in/gate2013/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gate.iitb.ac.in/gate2013/post-exam/|title=Post-Exam Related Information|website=iitb.ac.in|access-date=22 March 2015}}</ref>
|-
| 2014 ||
* A new subject of ''Ecology and Evolution'' (code "EY") was introduced.
* Examinations for all 22 subjects were conducted by an online Computer-Based Test (CBT). The online examination contained some questions for which numerical answers must be keyed in by the candidate using the "virtual" (i.e. on-screen) keypad. The rest of the questions were of Multiple Choice Question (MCQ) type.
* Female candidates were required to pay some fee for application, a change introduced due to many raising complaints about a large portion of female candidates who registered but did not appear for the exam in 2013.
* Application fee was increased from {{Indian Rupee}} 1200 to {{Indian Rupee}} 1500 for general category, OBC male/other candidates, and {{Indian Rupee}} 750 for all female candidates and SC, ST male/other candidates.
* GATE score's validity is increased from 2 years to 3 years.
* Examinations were held during forenoon and afternoon sessions on alternate weekends (Saturday and Sunday) between 1 February 2014 and 2 March 2014. Examination for the subjects ME, EE, EC, and CS was held in multiple sessions due to the large numbers of registered candidates.
|| <ref>[http://gate.iitkgp.ac.in/gate2014/index.php?id=MTE6SkZZV0VXT1k6OGM0MDJmZWE2MTQ2NmZhOTM5OTg5NzA0N2ViMDE2NzM= GATE 2014]</ref>
|-
| 2015 ||
* The entire application process is made online. All required documents have to be scanned and uploaded on the online application system. Candidates no longer have to send anything by post.
* Printed (i.e. hard-copy) scorecards are no longer sent to candidates. Only a digital (i.e. soft-copy) scorecard can be downloaded by qualified candidates from the official GATE website.
|| <ref>{{cite web|url=http://gate.iitk.ac.in/GATE2015/|title=IIT GATE 2015|website=iitk.ac.in|access-date=22 March 2015|archive-date=16 March 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150316062900/http://gate.iitk.ac.in/GATE2015/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://gate.iitk.ac.in/GATE2015/docs/ib.pdf |title=GATE 2015 Press release |access-date=30 August 2014 |archive-date=10 January 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170110184630/http://gate.iitk.ac.in/GATE2015/docs/ib.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title = GATE 2015 Information Brochure|publisher = GATE/JAM Office, IIT Kanpur|date = September 2014|url = https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B5z8M7cmZEg1NUgzNUZxZnQ5eHc/edit|access-date = 21 September 2014}}</ref>
|-
| 2016 ||
* Candidates are not permitted to bring their own calculators. An online virtual (i.e. on-screen) calculator will be available during the examination.
* The syllabus has been revised for some subjects.
* A new subject of Petroleum Engineering (code "PE") has been introduced.
* After completion of all test sessions, an Answer Key will be provided for candidates to check. Candidates can challenge the GATE 2016 Answer Key on a nominal fee for a specified time period.
|| {{Citation needed|date=May 2024}}
|-
|2017
|
* A New Section has been introduced in the Engineering Sciences (XE) Paper. This section is the Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences (section H).
* International students from countries namely [[Bangladesh]], [[Nepal]], [[Sri Lanka]], [[Ethiopia]] and [[United Arab Emirates]] are now eligible to apply for GATE 2017.
|| <ref>[http://www.gate.iitr.ernet.in/?page_id=186 gate 2017]</ref>
|-
|2018
|
* While choosing the exam centers for GATE 2018, the candidates will have to select their first two choices from the same GATE zone. The third choice can be from any other GATE zone.
* Candidates are not required to upload the scanned image of their thumb impression while filling the GATE online application.
* GATE will be held across 200 cities in [[India]].
* GATE 2018 will also be held in the following international cities- Addis Ababa, Colombo, Dhaka, Kathmandu, Dubai, and Singapore.
|| <ref>[https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B2kqrqyN1YIJTlF5Y09NaS1yUms/view GATE 2018 Brochure]</ref>
|-
|2019
|
*GATE 2019 introduces a new paper "Statistics" with a code of "ST".
*Candidates who fail to apply by 21 September 2018 can still apply till 1 October 2018 by paying a late fee of {{Indian Rupee}} 500. The late fee in the case of foreign centers is US$20.

||{{Citation needed|date=May 2024}}
|-
|2020
|
*GATE 2020 introduces a new paper "Biomedical Engineering" with a code of "BM".

||<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://gate.iitd.ac.in/ |title=GATE Official Website, IIT Delhi |access-date=24 September 2021 |archive-date=5 August 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210805183921/http://gate.iitd.ac.in/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>
|-
|2021
|
*Two new subjects - Environmental Science and Engineering (ES) and Humanities and Social Science (XS) have also been added to the GATE exam 2021. 
*There was a relaxation in minimum eligibility for applying to GATE 2021 due to the COVID-19 situation. As per the announcement, candidates in their third year of undergraduate degree would be eligible for GATE 2021.
||
|-
|2022
|
*Two new subjects - Geomatics Engineering (GE) and Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering (NM) were added to the GATE exam 2022.
|
|-
|2024
|
*GATE 2024 introduced a new paper Data Science and Artificial Intelligence (DA).
|
|}

==Year and Organizing Institute==

Each year's GATE is organized by any one of 8 institutes: [[Indian Institute of Science|IISc]] and 7 [[Indian Institutes of Technology|IITs]]. The overall coordination and responsibility of conducting GATE lies with this institute, which is designated as the Organizing Institute (OI) for GATE of that year. GATE coaching [[institutes]] often make speculations regarding the topics to focus upon depending upon the institute that is the OI of that year.{{citation needed | date = June 2015}}

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Institute !! GATE editions organized
|-
| [[Indian Institute of Science]] || 1984, 1990, 1996, 2002, 2008, 2016, 2024.
|-
| [[Indian Institute of Technology, Madras]] || 1983,<ref>{{Cite web |title=IITM Annual Report 1982 |url=https://www.iitm.ac.in/sites/default/files/iitm-annualreport-1982.pdf |access-date=2022-11-29}}</ref> 1985, 1991, 1997, 2003, 2011, 2019, 2027.
|-
| [[Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi]] || 1986, 1992, 1998, 2004, 2012, 2020, 2028.
|-
| [[Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay]] || 1987, 1993, 1999, 2005, 2013, 2021, 2029.
|-
| [[Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur]] || 1988, 1994, 2000, 2006, 2014, 2022, 2030.
|-
| [[Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur]] || 1989, 1995, 2001, 2007, 2015, 2023.
|-
| [[Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee]] || 2009, 2017, 2025.
|-
| [[Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati]] || 2010, 2018, 2026.
|}

==See also==

===Examinations===
* [[Fundamentals of Engineering Examination]] (FE exam)
* [[Principles and Practice of Engineering Examination]] (PE exam)
* [[Graduate Record Examination]] (GRE)
* [[Graduate Management Admission Test]] (GMAT)
* [[Common Admission Test]] (CAT)
* [[Test of English as a Foreign Language]] (TOEFL)
* [[International English Language Testing System]] (IELTS)
* [[Joint Entrance Examination]] (JEE)

===Institutes===
* [[Indian Institute of Science]]
* [[Indian Institutes of Technology]]
* [[National Institutes of Technology]]
* [[Indian Institutes of Information Technology]]

==See also==

* [[Public service commissions in India|List of Public service commissions in India]]

== References ==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* [https://gate2024.iisc.ac.in/ Official website (GATE 2024)]

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