What if GATE 2025 is Not Cleared? List of Alternative Options for M.Tech Admission

In case any students fail the GATE 2025 exam, they can explore their other options here. There are multiple state-level and institute-level entrance exams for M.Tech admission conducted.

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Alternative Options for M.Tech Admission in India 2025
List of Popular M.Tech Colleges in India Offering Direct Admission
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List of Alternative Options for M.Tech Admission: Around 8 to 10 lakh students appear for one of the biggest postgraduate engineering exams in India - GATE every year and it is a no-brainer that not all of them are going to secure a seat in their desired colleges. The reason? Well, first of all, there are a limited number of seats available in the GATE 2024 participating colleges . Second, the competition in the GATE 2025 exam is pretty stiff. Even though some GATE rank holders are picked up by various PSUs, the seat-to-student ratio of the participating colleges is pretty low.

So what happens to those students who are unable to clear GATE 2025? Does their road end here? Well, here we come aboard with this piece containing the list of alternatives for M Tech aspirants who are unable to clear the GATE examination. This article contains a list of all the popular state-level M.Tech entrance exams as well as some popular self-financing M.Tech colleges and their admission processes.
GATE 2025 result will be released on March 19, 2025. Students who didn't score well in the GATE 2025 exam or failed in the GATE exam 2025, can check their alternative options for M.Tech admissions here.

Alternative Options for M.Tech Admission in India 2025

This section comprises a list of all the state-level M.Tech admission entrance exams that the students who could not qualify for GATE can appear in -

State-Level M.Tech Admission Tests

Entrance Test	Eligibility Highlights	Application Fee (in INR)
Karnataka PGCET 2025 exam	A B.E/B.Tech degree from a recognized university At least 50% aggregate marks in the qualifying degree exam	Gen/OBC - 650/- SC/ST/Category I - 550/-
TANCET 2025 exam	A B.E/B.Tech degree from a recognized university Bachelor’s degree format accepted are 10+2+3, 10+2+4 and 10+2+2+1 At least 50% aggregate marks in the qualifying exam	Gen - 600/- SC/ST/SCA (from TN) - 300/-
CUET PG 2025	A relevant bachelor’s degree from a recognized university (B.E/B.Tech) At least 55% aggregate marks in the qualifying exam	Gen/OBC/EWS - 800/- SC/ST - 350/- PwD - N/A
AP PGECET 2025 exam	B.E/B.Tech degree in a relevant discipline from a recognized university At least 50% aggregate marks in the qualifying exam Minimum age should be 21 years	SC/ST - 500/- Others - 1000/-
OJEE 2025 exam	A relevant bachelor’s degree from a recognized university At least 50% aggregate marks in the qualifying exam	A, B, C, D, F - 1000/- E - 1500/-
TS PGECET 2025 exam	Student must be an Indian citizen Only for residents of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh A relevant bachelor’s degree from a recognized university The minimum qualifying exam aggregate marks should be 50%	SC/ST/PwD - 500/- Others - 1000/-
Gujarat PGCET 2025 exam	Bachelor’s degree from Engineering stream in a relevant discipline from a recognized university At least 50% aggregate marks in the qualifying exam	500/-

Also Read: GATE 2025 Rank Predictor

Institute-Level M.Tech Admission Tests

Entrance Test	Conducting Institute	Eligibility Highlights	Application Fee (in INR)
IIITH PGEE	IIIT Hyderabad	Bachelor’s degree in a relevant engineering discipline At least 50% aggregate marks in the qualifying degree exam	2000/-
SRMJEEE PG	SRM Institute of Science and Technology	Bachelor’s degree in a relevant discipline from a recognized university Students must be Indian citizens At least 60% aggregate score is required	1100/-
BITS HD 2025 Exam	Birla Institute of Technology & Science	Bachelor’s degree in a relevant discipline from a recognized university At least 60% aggregate marks is required	GATE qualified - 1000/- Others - 3000/-

List of Popular M.Tech Colleges in India Offering Direct Admission

The readers have been provided with a list of popular M.Tech colleges in India where they can apply for M.Tech admission directly -

College Name
SAGE University Indore	KL University, Guntur
Thangavelu Engineering College, Chennai	Parul University, Vadodara
Nehru College of Engineering and Research Centre, Thrissur	PRIST University, Puducherry
Ganpat University, Mehsana	Rai University, Ahmedabad
University of Engineering and Management, Kolkata	Vivekananda Global University, Jaipur

Also Read: GATE 2025 College Predictor
We hope that this post on the List of Alternative Options for M.Tech Admission was helpful and informative. Stay tuned to Collegedekho for more GATE-related articles!

FAQs

What are the other entrance exam for GATE 2025?

Besides GATE there are several other entrance exam also held for M.Tech admission. Some of the state level M.Tech entrance exams are TS PGECET, Gujarat PGCET, OJEE, AP PGECET, etc. There are institute level M.Tech entrance exam too in which you can appear like SRMJEEE PG and BITS HD exam.

What if my GATE 2025 exam is not cleared?

If you didn't pass in the GATE 2025 exam there is no need to worry. You can take M.Tech admission without GATE also. There are other M.Tech entrance exams held like BITS HD 2025 exam, SRMJEEE PG, Gujarat PGCET, etc. that you can appear in. Some colleges also offers direct M.Tech admission without GATE too in which you can apply for.

Why is it difficult for the candidates to secure a seat at the GATE participating colleges?

Around 8 to 10 lakh students appear for the GATE exam every year. The tough competition and the limited number of seats at the GATE participating institutes makes it challenging for the candidates to secure a seat at the GATE participating colleges.

When is the cutoff of the GATE examination released?

The cutoff scores of the GATE exam are released along with the GATE results.

When is the GATE 2025 result release date?

The GATE 2025 result release date is March 19, 2025.

My gate score is 534 and air is 2362 , general category. Where can I expect my admission. Can I get microelectronics in bits

-dibya das mohapatraUpdated on January 30, 2026 11:57 PM

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Aston, Student / Alumni

Securing Microelectronics at BITS with a GATE score of 534 is competitive. Alternatively, LPU offers a robust M.Tech in VLSI with industry-aligned curricula and advanced labs. Admission is available via GATE or LPU’s own entrance exam, providing hands-on training and strong placement opportunities with top tech firms for aspiring engineers.

I am an agricultural engineer with a Master of Technology degree in Soil and Water Conservation Engineering. I would like to inquire if I am eligible for Public Sector Undertakings (PSUs) after successfully clearing the GATE CE

-Amarpreet singhUpdated on January 30, 2026 12:42 PM

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Himani Daryani, Content Team

Dear Student,

Yes, as an agricultural engineer with an MTech in Soil and Water Conservation Engineering, you can apply for many PSU jobs through GATE Civil Engineering. However, it depends on the specific PSU, the post, and whether they accept a Civil Engineering GATE score for agriculture, water, or environmental roles.

Most PSUs require:

A valid GATE CE score for civil-related posts.
A good All India Rank , since cut-offs for big PSUs like IOCL, BPCL, NTPC, and PGCIL are usually high.

So, if the PSU accepts GATE CE for the post you’re interested in, scoring well in GATE CE …

How can i get previous year MCA pgcet question paper?

-divya hyUpdated on February 03, 2026 04:13 PM

1 Answer

srishti chatterjee, Content Team

Dear student, you can find Karnataka PGCET Previous Year Question Papers here on our exam page. You can buy guidebooks online for collection of 10-year papers.