Only 16% of the Registered Candidates Qualified GATE 2017

In 2017, only 16.40% of the candidates who had registered were able to qualify GATE. A steady decline has been observed in the number of applicants registering for GATE.

A lot of statistics have come forward with the announcement GATE 2017 result on March 26. Analysis of the past few years show that there has been a drop in the number of students passing the GATE entrance exam for postgraduate programmes.

The number of students applying for the exam has also declined as compared to the past few years. The organisers of GATE believe that the fall in GATE pass percentage is a matter of concern as it directly questions the quality of education in technical colleges.

GATE statistics of the past few years:

Year	Registered	Appeared	% Appeared	Qualified	% Qualified
2017	922167	787148	85.35	129149	16.4
2016	971831	818850	84.26	135392	16.53
2015	927580	804463	86.73	121060	15.05
2014	1033625	889157	86.02	149694	16.84
2013	1200728	984855	82.02	136699	13.88
2012	777134	686614	88.35	108526	15.81
2011	612568	558480	91.17	96239	17.23
2010	460541	420596	91.33	59853	14.23
2009	230341	212130	92.09	35273	16.63
2008	184672	166027	89.9	31694	19.09
2007	168917	153822	91.06	44387	28.86
2006	184308	170252	92.37	33813	19.86

In 2017, only 16.40% of the candidates who had registered were able to qualify GATE. A steady decline has been observed in the number of applicants registering for GATE. There can be various reasons including the raising difficulty level of the exam or the lack of interest in pursuing master’s courses.

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Out of the 7,87,148 students who appeared for GATE 2017, only 1,29,149 students qualified the exam including all student categories. Stating the reason behind the drop in qualifying students, Prof G.J Chakrapani, GATE organising Chairman, said that the reason can also be the lack of proper preparation or the fact that students are not taught appropriately in their colleges.

He also added that the paper was set so that maximum number of candidates could qualify the exam. The exam had a mix of complex and easy questions to enable the applicants to perform. The qualifying marks are 25. Students not being able to answer the questions in this scenario is a big concern.

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Prof Chakrapani was also added that despite the common belief, GATE is a rather student friendly entrance exam. The IITs are also making various attempts to reach out to students and provide all possible information about the exam to enhance results.