List of Colleges Accepting GATE Score in India

The accepting GATE 2025 ranks for top IITs in India is expected to be between 300 -700, while the accepting cutoff ranks for NITs are expected to range between 600 -900. The admission process for M.Tech courses in top engineering colleges will begin with the GATE 2025 counseling process.

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List of IITs Accepting GATE Score in India
List of NITs Accepting GATE Score in India
Other Colleges Accepting GATE Score in India
Selection Process after GATE 2025 Exam
Faqs

List of Colleges Accepting GATE Score in India: GATE or Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering is a national-level entrance exam conducted for an M.Tech admission at the top engineering colleges of India. The colleges accepting GATE 2025 scores in India include IITs, NITs, IIITs, GFTIs, etc. Apart from these premier institutes, GATE is also a gateway for M.Tech admission in India's top private and government engineering colleges. Students passing the GATE 2025 exam get several college options to choose from. Students must be aware that each GATE 2025 participating college has its GATE cutoff 2025 range based on which they offer admission. Some engineering colleges accept GATE scores in India between 600 to 700, while others offer admission at GATE 400 to 500. The admissions to the top engineering colleges through GATE 2025 are done based on a centralized GATE 2025 counseling process.
When selecting a college from the list of colleges accepting GATE scores in India, it is important to make a thoughtful decision. You must consider factors like placement records, rankings, location, fees, research opportunities, and available specializations. Choose a college that aligns with your interests, offers your desired specialization, and provides good placement opportunities. Before deciding, take time to explore the M.Tech colleges available to you. To help with this, we have listed colleges in India that accept GATE scores on this page.

The GATE 2025 result will be published for qualified students on March 19, 2025. Applicants will pass the GATE 2025 exam can check the list of colleges accepting GATE scores in India here.

List of IITs Accepting GATE Score in India

Indian Institutes of Technology are the most prestigious engineering colleges in India. These top colleges take students based on their performance in the GATE 2025 exam. Each IIT publishes its cutoff ranks based on which colleges conduct counseling for admissions. Top IITs such as IIT Madras, IIT Delhi, IIT Bombay, and IIT Kharagpur offer M.Tech courses in various fields and specializations. Generally, the cutoff ranks for admission to IITs are very competitive and the accepting ranks vary from 300 -700. Check the detailed list of all the top IITs accepting GATE scores in India for M.Tech admissions below:

Name of the IIT	NIRF Ranking	Top M.Tech Specialization Offered	Average Course Fee	Expected GATE 2025 Cutoff Range for General Category
IIT Madras	1	Computer Science and Engineering Aerospace Engineering Electrical Engineering Mechanical Engineering Civil Engineering	Rs. 61,500/-	814 to 820
IIT Delhi	2	Power System Computer Technology Material Science Engineering Transportation Engineering Computer Science and Engineering	Rs. 40,500/-	1175 to 1180
IIT Bombay	3	Computer Science and Engineering Artificial intelligence Software Engineering Computer Security	Rs. 41,350/-	710 to 890
IIT Kanpur	4	Electrical Engineering Materials Science and Engineering Aerospace Engineering	Rs. 44,705/-	721 to 726
IIT Kharagpur	5	Biotechnology Computer Science Electronics and Communication Aerospace Engineering	Rs. 60,000/-	615 to 620
IIT Roorkee	6	Data Science Computer Science and Engineering Artificial Intelligence	Rs. 54700/-	126 to 132
IIT Guwahati	7	Biotechnology Data Science Computer Science and Engineering	Rs. 59,150/-	751 to 757
IIT Hyderabad	8	Biomedical Engineering Mechanical Engineering Electrical Engineering Civil Engineering Chemical Engineering	Rs. 60,000/-	775 to 780
IIT BHU	10	Biochemical Engineering Biomedical Engineering Ceramic Engineering Chemical Engineering Civil Engineering Electrical Engineering Electronics Engineering Industrial Management Materials Science & Technology Mechanical Engineering Metallurgical Engineering Mining Engineering Systems Engineering	Rs. 29,965/-	360 to 400
IIT (ISM) Dhanbad	15	Applied Geophysics Chemical Engineering Civil Engineering Computer Science and Engineering Electrical Engineering Electronics and Communication Engineering Environmental Science & Engineering Fuel Minerals and Metallurgical Engineering Management Studies and Industrial Engineering Mathematics and Computing Mechanical Engineering Mining Engineering Petroleum Engineering	Rs. 67,850/-	760 to 800
IIT Indore	16	Electrical Engineering Mechanical Engineering Metallurgy Engineering Electric Vehicle Technology Space Engineering Computer Science & Engineering Civil Engineering Biosciences & Biomedical Engineering Mechanical Engineering	Rs. 70,190/-	615–740
IIT Gandhinagar	18	Biological Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Computer Science and Engineering, Artificial Intelligence, Earth System Science, Electrical Engineering, Integrated Circuit Design and Technology, Mechanical Engineering, Materials Engineering	Rs. 3,00,000/ year	1123 to 2500
IIT Jodhpur	28	Bioscience and Bioengineering Computer Science and Engineering Electrical Engineering Mathematics Mechanical Engineering Metallurgical and Materials Engineering	Rs. 42,050/-	605 - 610
IIT Mandi	31	VLSI Design Biotechnology Computer Science And Engineering Structural Engineering Computational Finance & Machine Learning Thermal and Fluid Engineering (Discontinued) Mechanical Design Power Electronics And Drives Computational Mechanics Communication And Signal Processing Energy Engineering Structural Engineering Environmental Engineering Materials Engineering Geotechnical Engineering Fluid and Thermal Engineering Manufacturing Energy System Engineering Transportation Engineering (Discontinued) Water Resource Engineering Materials and Energy Engineering Geomatics Engineering Fluid Electric Transportation	Rs. 38,950/-	15839-15843
IIT Patna	34	Computer Science & Engineering Artificial Intelligence Mathematics & Computing Materials Science & Engineering Communication System & Engineering Power and Control VLSI & Embedded System Civil Engineering Structural Engineering Geotechnical Engineering Thermal & Fluids Engineering Mechanical Design Advanced Manufacturing Technology Mechatronics Chemical Engineering	Rs. 1,04,750.00/-	550 to 600
IIT Bhubaneswar	54	Climate Science & Technology Structural Engineering Transportation Engineering Environmental Engineering Water Resources Engineering Geotechnical Engineering Computer Science and Engineering Mechanical Systems Design Power System Engineering	Rs. 1,62,680/-	674 to 678
IIT Tirupati	61	Chemical Engineering Civil Engineering Computer Science and Engineering Electrical Engineering Mechanical Engineering	Rs. 44,165/-	2000 to 4000
IIT Jammu	62	Computer Science Engineering Electrical Engineering Civil Engineering Mechanical Engineering Chemical Engineering	Rs. 66,950/-	6500 to 8000
IIT Palakkad	64	Geotechnical Engineering Manufacturing and Materials Engineering Computing and Mathematics Data Science Power Electronics and Power Systems System-on-Chip Design	Rs. 1,08,200/-	500-700
IIT Bhilai	73	Bioengineering Computer Science and Engineering Data Science and Artificial Intelligence Electrical Engineering Electronics & Communication Engineering Materials Science and Metallurgical Engineering Mechanical Engineering Mechatronics Engineering	Rs. 72,375/-	5932 to 14622

NOTE- Applicants must note that the MTech specialization list given above is tentative. Apart from the above-mentioned specialisation the government colleges accepting GATE scores in India also offer several other specializations. The GATE cutoff 2025 range given above is tentative and as per the previous year. The official GATE admission cutoff 2025 will be released during the GATE 2025 counseling in the form of opening and closing ranks.

List of NITs Accepting GATE Score in India

National Institutes of Technology are the tier II engineering colleges in India, these top engineering institutes are well-reputed for their dynamic M.Tech courses and high-quality education. All the NITs accept GATE scores for admission to M.Tech courses in India. The accepting ranks for M.Tech admissions vary between 600 - 900. In the following table, we have provided the list of top NITs accepting GATE scores in India through GATE 2025 counseling:

Name of the NIT College	NIRF Ranking	M.Tech Courses Offered	Fee Structure	Expected GATE 2025 Cutoff Range for General Category
NIT Trichy	9	Transportation Engineering and Management Structural Engineering Environmental Engineering Computer Science Power Systems Power Electronics Communication Systems V.L.S.I. System Thermal Power Engineering Industrial Safety Engineering Welding Engineering Material Science Manufacturing Technology Industrial Engineering Energy Engineering Process Control and Instrumentation Plant Design Non-Destructive Testing	Rs. 61,000/-	770 - 810
NIT Surathkal	17	Water Resources and Ocean Engineering Chemical Engineering Civil Engineering Computer Science & Engineering Electrical and Electronics Engineering Electronics and Communication Engineering Information Technology Mathematical and Computational Sciences Mechanical Engineering Metallurgical and Materials Engineering	Rs. 71,570/-	515 - 650
NIT Rourkela	19	Safety Engineering Civil Engineering Chemical Engineering Ceramic Engineering Computer Science & Engineering Electronics & Communication Engineering Electrical Engineering Earth and Atmospheric Science Food Process Engineering Humanities & Social Sciences Industrial Design Mechanical Engineering Metallurgical & Materials Engineering Mining Engineering Planning and Architecture	Rs. 89,000/-	490-815
NIT Warangal	21	Civil Engineering Electrical Engineering Mechanical Engineering Electronics and Communication Engineering Metallurgical and Materials Engineering Chemical Engineering Computer Science and Engineering Biotechnology	Rs. 77,500/-	785 - 751
NIT Ropar	22	Biomedical Engineering Computer Science & Engineering Electrical Engineering (Power Engineering) Electrical Engineering (Communication & Signal Processing) Mechanical Engineering	Rs. 1,12,710/-	715 - 720
NIT Calicut	25	Architecture & Planning Civil Engineering Chemical Engineering Computer Science & Engineering Electronics & Communication Engineering Electrical Engineering Mechanical Engineering Material Science & Engineering	Rs. 99,286/-	350-895
VNIT Nagpur	39	Computer Science and Engineering VLSI Design Urban Planning Construction Technology and Management Structural Engineering Production & Industrial Engineering CAD/CAM Power Electronics and Drives Environmental Engineering Integrated Power System Communication System Engineering Chemical Engineering Transportation Engineering Geotechnical Engineering	Rs. 1,40,000/-	425-675
NIT Silchar	40	Computer Science And Engineering Artificial Intelligence Structural Engineering Product Design & Manufacturing Data Science Control & Industrial Automation Geotechnical Engineering Thermal Engineering Radio Frequency Communications	Rs. 73,000/-	668 - 570
MNIT Jaipur	43	Architecture and Planning Chemical Engineering Computer Science & Engineering Electrical Engineering Electronics & Communication Engineering Mechanical Engineering Metallurgical & Material Engineering	Rs. 71,815/-	410 - 599
NIT Durgapur	44	Biotechnology Chemical Engineering Civil Engineering Computer Science & Engineering Earth & Environmental Studies Electronics & Communication Engineering Electrical Engineering Mechanical Engineering Metallurgical and Materials Engineering	Rs. 63,100/-	380 - 611
NIT Delhi	45	Applied Sciences Computer Science and Engineering Electrical Engineering Electronics and Communication Engineering Mechanical Engineering	Rs. 71,300/-	500 - 700
NIT Patna	55	Environmental Engineering Civil Engineering Structural Engineering Computer Science & Engineering Mechanical Engineering	Rs. 1.4 lakh - 6.25 lakh	403 - 736
NIT Jalandhar	58	Bio-Technology Chemical Engineering Computer Science and Engineering Computer Science and Engineering (Information Security) Data Science and Engineering Control and Instrumentation Engineering Design Engineering Thermal Engineering	Rs. 5,70,00/-	450 - 555
SVNIT Surat	59	Computer Science & Engineering VLSI and Embedded Systems Mechanical Engineering Environmental Engineering Chemical Engineering Construction Technology and Management Power Electronics and Electrical Drives Transportation Engineering and Planning Structural Engineering	Rs. 1.4 lakh - 6.25 lakh	470 - 600
MNNIT Allahabad	60	Applied Mechanics Civil Engineering Computer Science & Engineering Electrical Engineering Electronics & Communication Engineering Mechanical Engineering	Rs. 1.4 lakh - 2.36 lakh	400 - 660
NIT Meghalaya	68	Computer Science and Engineering VLSI and Embedded Systems Structural Engineering Civil Engineering Power and Energy Systems Fluids and Thermal Engineering	Rs. 69.5 K - 1.4 lakh	395 - 565
NIT Raipur	71	Applied Geology Information Technology VLSI and Embedded Systems Structural Engineering Industrial Engineering and Management Water Resource Development & Irrigation Engineering Energy and Environment Engineering Power System and Control Machine Design Chemical Engineering Thermal Engineering	Rs. 1,70,000/-	420 - 570
NIT Bhopal	72	Civil Engineering Mechanical Engineering Electrical Engineering Material Science and Metallurgical Engineering Electronics and Communication Computer Science and Engineering Biological Science & Engineering Chemical Engineering Architecture and Planning Artificial Intelligence	Rs. 1.4 lakh - 5 lakh	420 - 710
NIT Srinagar	79	Structural Engineering Computer Science & Engineering Communication and Information Technology Microelectronics Electrical Power and Energy System Industrial Tribology and Maintenance Management Mechanical System Design Geotechnical Engineering Power Electronics and Electrical Drives Water Resources Engineering Transportation Engineering and Planning Chemical Engineering	Rs. 1.48 lakh - 2.56 lakh	350 - 580
NIT Kurukshetra	81	Civil Engineering Computer Engineering Electrical Engineering Electronics & Communication Engineering Mechanical Engineering VLSI Design & Embedded System Renewable Energy & Efficiency	Rs. 2,29,400/-	370 - 600
NIT Agartala	82	Computer Science & Engineering Civil Engineering Electrical Engineering Bio-Engineering Chemical Engineering Mechanical Engineering Electronics & Communication Engineering Production Engineering	Rs. 2,27,300/-	360 - 550
NIT Puducherry	97	Civil Engineering Computer Science and Engineering Electrical and Electronics Engineering Electronics and Communication Engineering	Rs. 86,570/- (1 year)	520 - 540

Other Colleges Accepting GATE Score in India

Apart from the IITs and NITs, several top private and government engineering colleges offer admission based on the GATE 2025 scores. Several of these colleges are known for their campus, curriculum, research facilities, and high-quality engineering education. Check some of the top private and government engineering colleges accepting GATE scores for M.Tech admissions in India based on their NIRF 2024 rankings:

Name of the College	NIRF 2024 Ranking
Vellore Institute of Technology	11
Jadavpur University	12
S.R.M. Institute of Science and Technology	13
Anna University	14
Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani	20
Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham	23
Jamia Milia Islamia	24
Siksha `O` Anusandhan	26
Delhi Technological University	27
Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology	29

Selection Process after GATE 2025 Exam

Following the GATE 2025 exam and the announcement of the GATE 2025 result on 19 March 2025, the exam authorities will begin the counseling process. The counseling process is done to provide admission to several GATE 2025 participating colleges in M.Tech courses. The selection process is commenced based on a centralized counseling process. The GATE 2025 counseling process is commenced via two separate processes, the Common Offer Acceptance Portal (COAP) and the Centralised Counselling for M. Tech/M. Des (CCMT). The applicants who wish to seek admission to the top IITs are required to register themselves with the COAP portal. On the other hand, the applicants looking for admission to NITs, IIITs, and other colleges must register with the CCMT portal.
Students can use the GATE 2025 college predictor tool to predict their admission chances into their desired participating institutes.
We hope that this post on the list of colleges accepting GATE scores in India was helpful and informative.

FAQs

How much GATE rank is required for IIT Bombay?

According to the previous year's IIT Bombay GATE Cutoff, the opening and closing GATE ranks for the Indian Institute of Bombay (IITB) were about 325 to 750.

What is the lowest GATE cutoff for IIT?

In general, based on recent years' GATE cutoff patterns for IITs, candidates should aim for a GATE rank of 200 or below to improve their chances of admission. GATE scores for IIT admissions often lie between 400 and 800.

Is 700 a good score in GATE 2025?

Yes, 700 is an excellent GATE test score. With a 700 score, you can get into IIT Bombay, IIT Madras, or IISc Bangalore. In reality, with a GATE score of 700, you may get into disciplines like civil engineering, electrical engineering, biotechnology, etc.

Where is the GATE score accepted?

GATE score is accepted for granting M.Tech admissions in IITs, NITs, IIITs, GFTIs, IISc Bangalore, etc. Many government and private engineering colleges of India accept GATE scores like BITS Pilani, SRM University, IIT Delhi, IIT Madras, Vellore University, etc. GATE score is also accepted for PSU recruitment.

Which college can I get after the GATE exam?

After qualifying GATE 2024 exam you get several college options to choose from. The list of colleges accepting GATE score in India includes various IITs, NITs, GFTIs, IIITs, and private engineering colleges.

Which are the top engineering colleges in West India?

Nirma Institute of Technology, Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Bharati Vidyapeeth's College of Engineering, D.Y. Patil College of Engineering, and Sardar Patel College of Engineering, are some of the top engineering colleges in West India.

Which are the top engineering colleges in South India?

Cochin University of Science and Technology, Anna University, Annamalai University, Dr. M.G.R Engineering College, and Vellore Institute of Technology are some of the top engineering colleges in South India.

Which are the top engineering colleges in North India?

Some of the top engineering colleges in North India are Delhi Technological University, Jamia Millia University, Kurukshetra University, National Institute of Technology, Devi Ahilya Vishwavidyalaya, etc.