M.Tech Admission Giude: GATE Percentile and admission to any IIT for M.Tech

2009 May 4

Getting master of engineering (M.Tech, ME) or MS admission in IITs is dream for thousands of student. As every student know that GATE is conducted for Admission to all engineering course right from Computer science and engineering, electrical engineering, electronics engineering, mechanical and civil engineering. The number of admissions offered in these engineering courses are very limited therefore getting less score not able to get admission doesn’t mean that your are not capable of studying M.Tech or MS.

How important is GATE score for getting into IITs for M.Tech studies? This is one of the first questions popup when we think of doing M.Tech (A master degree in technical education in India).IITs and IISc being the best in the country are definitely dream of every student who desire to go there and missed it for undergrad studies. Once you miss this place at undergrad studies you have to wait four years to knock the doors of these heavens of education again.

We write gate to enter there and face a huge competition. Even a 99+ percentile make you confused about the admission, as IITs call for their own written test and an interview to give an admission. Always there is a question how much is the GATE score important to get into IITs. What is the ideal GATE score will fetch me the test and interview call?


I made an analysis of GATE Cutoff scores for IITs, and an informative post about GATE 2009 Cutoff score for IITs and NITs, this will give you an idea about how competitive is admission to IITs and NITs.


The competition for admission to master of engineering degree (M.Tech) in computer science, electronics and electrical engineering too high and in other branched little less than these field of engineering. I think a case study for computer science it will be better for estimation of any other branch of engineering. If you dont have good scores or not able to get admission in good university for master degree you can also keep the option of studying abroad for ms usually master of engineering is called master of science too.

Here I present a very general case for IITs, which is almost same for all IITs. The number s are exact and just reflect an average considering general category.

In computer science for 20 seats they receive applications ranging from 400~600 (mostly depends on job market). Most of the applicants have good GATE scores. People with less GATE score never bother to submit application to save their and authorities time. These candidates are almost same in all IITs. Selecting best among then is a difficult task. The high frequency of similar gate scores made the selection procedure more difficult and regress.
To make it simple and more effective, a score based on their earlier education and GATE score is calculated. For example…

Score = (0.35) GATE score + (0.15) 8 sems Engineering % + (0.1) 10+2th % + (0.1) 10th %

This score has 70% of admission judgment (0.35 + 0.15 + 0.1 + 0.1 = 0.7), another 10% is for written test and 20% weight is given to interview.

As IIT can not call all the candidates, they will call who top in the list depending on resources, such as faculty and available stuff and scores too. If scores of candidates after certain level drops drastically, that is considered as limit.
Usually limit varies from 1:3 to 1:5, for every one seat they may call 3 to 5 top candidates on above said Score. To make it more clear, for 20 seats they may call 60~100 candidates to appear for interview and exam.
Once exam and interview in finished the final scores adding the test and interview are calculated. Top 20 students will admission and another 10 will be in waiting list, if anyone drops the seat can be filled by next best student.
If you don’t get a call for written test in IITs for M.Tech you fell some where at GATE score, Engineering %, 10+2 % or 10th %. As the GATE score is give highest weight, it clearly indicates the GATE PERCENTILE is a very important factor in deciding your entry to IITs.
When I look back and see this admission procedure sometime it looks easier to take admission in Low rank United States universities for MS. If you don’t get a chance in IITs I suggest you to think about this option too.

If this time you could not make dont worry there are lots of good universities all over the world specially if you an average student should try Master of Engineering programs in Germany, France and other European countries, as Education is free and you get good scholarships there, you can also consider master degree admissions in Australia, New Zealand, Canada and US. Getting admission in MS same as M.Tech or Master degrees courses is easier than getting in IITs. On the same time These universities give you good facilities for research and development. Usually Master degree in Computer Science or Master degree in Electrical, Electronics have good findings and support many students. Try all the possibilities to go for higher studies if you are really on to it.

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  1. Vinay Permalink

    Sir,my gate score:319,
    percentile:84.87,
    AIR_8974
    (ME)
    I belong to Sc category..can I apply for Nit’s? ..PLZ suggest me list of possible NIT to apply

  2. BHAWANI SHANKER Permalink

    Respected Sir,

    what is difference between ME and MTech.
    which is better, doing ME or MTech in IISc.

  3. Vishal Verma Permalink

    i wanted to know that how much percentile & rank will be required in gate for doing m.tech from iisc/iits/nits?

  4. Raj Permalink

    sir,
    I appeared gate-2010 in ec stream.I obtained AIR-4953(OBC) having gate score-476 .sir please tell me whether I can get admission in any IITs/NITs/any other good instituitions across the country.

  5. harsha Permalink

    i am harsha i got a AIR-2366 in GATE 2010 and i am not such meritorius student i have a second class and i have 2years of experience and since i have a second class my friends are saying that i will not get stipend,and i am in general category,please tell me some good news wether can i get into any good college i am a civil engineer,plz reply as fast as u can

  6. amrita Permalink

    hi…….my gate score is 339 , 87% and i belong to general category with B.E aggregate of 79.7% .please do tell me which college should i prefer for my ME/Mtech degree.

  7. amrita Permalink

    sir
    my gate score is 339 , 87% and i belong to general category with B.E aggregate of 79.7% .please do tell me which college should i prefer for my ME/Mtech degree.

  8. KUNAL DAS Permalink

    I get all india rank 1719 in GATE 2010,MY GATE SCORE IS 602.NOW I AM IN 3rd Yr.I WILL TAKE ADMISSION IN 2011.IS THERE ANY PROCEDURE TO VALID MY GATE SCORE AND RANK.WILL THERE ARISE ANY DIFFERENCE IN MY GATE SCORE OR RANK DURING THE TIME OF ADMISSION??????

  9. hi my gate score is 878 and my AIR is 100 which iit should i prefer my Stream is computer science

  10. Rakesh Permalink

    Hello Sir,
    My gate rank is 1229 with score of 637.Can I get admission in any one of the Top NIT’s and is there any possiblity to get admission in anna university or PSG college.Kindly suggest me a good university with this rank.I belong to General category.

  11. samhitha Permalink

    hello Zahid ji,
    i qualified GATE-2010 n got AIR:429 n my score is 741 n according to wat i calculated i got my percentile iz 99.58 n i have been called for test in IIT Bombay after understanding da competetion now im really confused n worried abt getting a seat in IIT’s plz help me a bit in detail abt dat tests n interviews dat r conducted in IITs
    ill be thankful…..

  12. samhitha Permalink

    im sorry i forgot give my stream .. im from ECE branch

  13. ruchika Permalink

    hello sir
    i m from ece stream my gate percentile is 84.93………. can u suggest me some good colleges in north india

  14. rupak Permalink

    sir
    my gate score is 383 , 90.64 percentile and i belong to OBC category with B.Tech aggregate of 75.5% from INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY.please do tell me which college should i prefer for my M.Tech degree.Is there is any chances for NIT ?

  15. My gate score is 0297 and AIR is 019066 to be more specific my. My marks are 20 and my paper EC Engineering.please suggest me that in which college should i apply or which my category to OBC.

  16. Mani kandan E S Permalink

    helo sir,
    my gate2010 score is 362, All India Rank-1248,i belongs to obc catagory pl suggest me whether i will nit’s ,iit’s.
    thank u

  17. anand Permalink

    sir,
    i am qualified in the gate 2010 in CSE stream with AIR-3643 and with gate score:511 and marks:35.00 and with percentile score:96.6 please suggest me the any of the nit’s or other universities where can i get seat.

  18. nikhil Permalink

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    sir,
    i am qualified in the gate 2010 in ECE stream with AIR-4437 and with gate score:489 and marks:34.33 please suggest me the any of the nit’s or other universities where can i get seat in c.s.e only

  19. RUMIT TUTEJA Permalink

    I am a second year student with CSE Should I appear for GATE in the third year as well ?

  20. AMIT KUMAR Permalink

    I am a student of second year with M.E. branch Should I appear for GATE in the third year as well ? ,and inst. information also.

  21. Gourab Permalink

    I am a final yr BTech in comp sc & engg.??

    will it be difficult(Contentwise) for me to go for a MTech in VLSI?

  22. satya siva kumar gollapudi Permalink

    Hi.. I am B.Tech 2010 graduate in electrical engineering.My gate score is 478 and percentile is 95.7.My gate AIR is 2243 in electrical discipline. I am interested to go for higher studies i.e., M.Tech or MS. Can you please tell me how to proceed for getting admission. It may be in india or abroad..Please tell me the different opportunities that i have to get admission in to master programmes..My academic details are..10th-87.6%(CBSE)
    12th-91%(CBSE)
    B.Tech-81%(JNTU kakinada)

  23. Tanvi D. Desai Permalink

    sir,

    my GATE 2010 score : 409
    Stream : EC
    AIR : 8302
    Catagory : General
    Can i get admission to NITs for M.Tech? You have given GATE score cutoff’s of some of the NIT’s but can you give 2009 cutoff’s of other NIT’s like jamshedpur, silchar, tripura, nagpur etc? please suggest the NIT’s in which I can get admission.
    thanks.

  24. amol suradkar Permalink

    sir,

    my GATE 2010 score : 319
    Stream : EE
    AIR : 8233
    Catagory :SC
    Can i get admission to NITs for M.Tech? You have given GATE score cutoff’s of some of the NIT’s but can you give 2009 cutoff’s of other NIT’s like jamshedpur, silchar, tripura, nagpur etc? please suggest the NIT’s in which I can get admission.
    thanks.

  25. chhotu Permalink

    sir,

    my GATE 2010 score : 386
    Stream : EC
    AIR : 9836
    Catagory : General
    Can i get admission to NITs for M.Tech? You have given GATE score cutoff’s of some of the NIT’s but can you give 2009 cutoff’s of other NIT’s like surat,patna, jamshedpur, silchar, tripura, nagpur etc? please suggest the NIT’s in which I can get admission.
    thanks.

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