GATE EE 2020 Cut Off 

Take a look at previous year GATE cutoffs for reference until the cutoffs for GATE 2020 are released.

GATE 2019 cutoff

GATE 2019 was conducted by IIT Madras for 24 papers with Statistics as the new entrant. Take a look at GATE cutoff 2019 as released by IIT Madras after the results got declared on March 15. 

Exam Paper

Qualifying Marks

General

OBC (NCL)

SC/ST/PwD

Aerospace Engineering (AE)

33.5

30.2

22.3

Agricultural Engineering (AG)

28.3

25.5

18.9

Architecture and Planning (AR)

41

36.9

27.3

Biotechnology (BT)

35.9

32.3

23.9

Civil Engineering (CE)

28.2

25.4

18.8

Chemical Engineering (CH)

34.8

31.3

23.2

Computer Science and Information Technology (CS)

29.5

26.6

19.7

Chemistry (CY)

32

28.8

21.3

Electronics and Communication Engineering (EC)

26.7

24

17.8

Electrical Engineering (EE)

39.6

35.6

26.4

Ecology and Evolution (EY)

37.1

33.4

24.7

Geology and Geophysics (GG)

44.5

40.1

29.7

Instrumentation Engineering (IN)

31.9

28.7

21.3

Mathematics (MA)

25

22.5

16.7

Mechanical Engineering (ME)

34.1

30.7

22.7

Mining Engineering (MN)

31.5

28.4

21

Metallurgical Engineering (MT)

53.5

48.1

35.7

Petroleum Engineering (PE)

49.9

44.9

33.3

Physics (PH)

25.2

22.7

16.8

Production and Industrial Engineering (PI)

32.2

29

21.5

Statistics (ST)

32.5

29.2

21.7

Textile Engineering and Fibre Science (TF)

40.1

36.1

26.7

Engineering Sciences (XE-A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H)

26.7

24

17.8

Life Sciences (XL-P, Q, R, S, T, U)

36.7

33

24.5

GATE EE 2020

GATE is an online national level examination conducted for Master of Engineering (ME), Masters in Technology (MTech) and direct PhD admissions to Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs), National Institutes of Technology (NITs), Indian Institutes of Information Technology (IIITs) and other institutes/universities across India. The exam is jointly conducted by IIT Bombay, IIT Delhi, IIT Guwahati, IIT Kanpur, IIT Kharagpur, IIT Madras, IIT Roorkee and Indian Institute for Science, Bangalore (IISC Bangalore), on a rotational basis on behalf of the National Coordination Board (NCB - GATE), Department of Higher Education, Ministry of Human Resource & Development (MHRD), Government of India. 

IIT Delhi, the exam conducting authority for GATE 2020, announced the dates related to the exam on July 9, 2019. GATE 2020 will be held on February 1, 2, 8 and 9 next year. However, the online registration for GATE 2020 was started from August 31, 2019, and the last date to apply for it was September 28. GATE 2020 registration was an online process and the last date for the same was September 28 without late fee and October 5 with the late fee. 

 

GATE 2020 Highlights

Exam Name

Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering

Exam Frequency

Once a year

Exam Mode

Online

Exam Duration

3 hours

Test Takers

Approx 10 Lakh

Accepting Colleges

1405 colleges

Official Website

http://gate.iitd.ac.in/index.php

GATE 2020 Exam Dates

GATE 2020 exam dates were announced by IIT Delhi on July 9 and have extended the last date for the application form twice on September 24 and September 26, 2019. Take a look at GATE exam calendar below: 

GATE Dates

Event

Salient Features

January 3, 2020

GATE admit card download to begin

Download the admit card from GATE official website. It is an essential document and will be required until the admission process

February 1, 2, 8 & 9, 2020

GATE exam day

The exam will be conducted in morning and afternoon slots

March 16, 2020

GATE result announcement

Download GATE scorecard from its official website

July 9, 2019

GATE notification released

IIT Delhi to conduct GATE 2020 Exam

August 31, 2019

GATE registration started

Registration to be done online only. No change in the Registration fee. Rs 500 additional fees to be paid by candidates who missed the deadline.

September 28, 2019

GATE registration ended

Extended from September 24

October 5, 2019

Last date to register with late fee

Candidates could register for the GATE 2020 by paying Rs 500 in addition to the application fee.

October 15, 2019

GATE correction window opened

Candidates can correct their details and change their image/signature. An additional fee will be applicable

November 20, 2019

GATE correction window opened for specific sections

Candidates can correct details like exam city, paper, category, and gender in the submitted application form

 

GATE Subject-wise exam schedule

Candidates can check the subject-wise exam schedule below:

Session Code

Examination Date & Day

Time

Paper(s) Code

S1

February 1 (Saturday)

09:30 am – 12:30 pm
(Forenoon Session)

IN, ME1, MT, PE, PH

S2

February 1 (Saturday)

2:30 pm – 5:30 pm

(Afternoon Session)

CY, ME2, PI

S3

February 2 (Sunday)

09:30 am – 12:30 pm
(Forenoon Session)

AR, BM, BT, CH, MA, MN, ST, XE, XL

S4

February 2 (Sunday)

2:30 pm – 5:30 pm

(Afternoon Session)

AE, AG, EC, GG

S5

February 8 (Saturday)

09:30 am – 12:30 pm
(Forenoon Session)

EE, EY, TF

S6

February 8 (Saturday)

2:30 pm – 5:30 pm

(Afternoon Session)

CS

S7

February 9 (Sunday)

09:30 am – 12:30 pm
(Forenoon Session)

CE1

S8

February 9 (Sunday)

2:30 pm – 5:30 pm

(Afternoon Session)

CE2

GATE EE 2020 Eligibility Criteria

Aspirants can choose any one subject for GATE 2020, out of the 25 papers, they wish to appear for. Please note that a candidate is allowed to appear in only one paper.

Qualifying Degree

Qualifying Degree/Examination

Description of eligible candidates

Year of qualification 
not later than

BE/ B.Tech/ B.Pharm

Bachelor’s degree holders in Engineering/Technology (4 years after 10+2 or 3 years after B.Sc./Diploma in Engineering /Technology)

Currently in the final year or already completed

2019

B.Arch

Bachelor’s degree holders of Architecture (5 years course)

Currently in the final year or already completed

2019

B.Sc (Research)/ BS

Bachelor’s degree in Science (Post-Diploma/4 years after 10+2)

Currently in the 4th year or already completed

2019

M.Sc/ MA/MCA or equivalent

Master’s degree in any branch of Science/Mathematics/Statistics/Computer Applications or equivalent

Currently in the final year or already completed

2019

Int ME/ M.Tech (Post-B.Sc)

Post-BSc Integrated Master’s degree programs in Engineering/Technology (4 years program)

Currently in the 2nd/ 3rd/4th year or already completed

2022

Int ME/ M.Tech or Dual Degree (after Diploma or 10+2)

Integrated Master’s degree program or Dual Degree program in Engineering/Technology (5 years program)

Currently in the 4th/5th year or already completed

2019

Int M.Sc/ Int BS-MS

Integrated M.Sc. or 5 years integrated B.S.-M.S. program

Currently in the final year or already completed

2019

Professional Society Examinations* 
(equivalent to BE/BTech/BArch)

B.E./B.Tech./B.Arch. equivalent examinations of Professional Societies, recognised by MHRD/UPSC/AICTE (e.g., AMIE by Institution of Engineers-India, AMICE by the Institute of Civil Engineers-India and so on)

Completed Section A or equivalent of such professional courses

NA

* The professional societies/institutions, which conduct examinations in various fields of engineering, are as follows:

  • The Institution of Engineers (India) (IE)
  • The Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE)
  • The Institution of Electronics and Telecommunication Engineers (IETE)
  • The Aeronautical Society of India (AeSI)
  • The Indian Institute of Chemical Engineers, including Polymer and Environmental Group (IIChemE)
  • The Indian Institute of Metals (IIM)
  • The Indian Institute of Industrial Engineers (IIE)

However, the candidates who possess certification from any of the professional societies must ensure that those examinations conducted by the societies are approved by the Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD) and All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) as equivalent to B.E./B.Tech./B.Arch.

 

GATE eligibility for international students

  • Must have completed or are in the final year of their Bachelor’s degree (duration: at least four years) in Engineering/Technology, or

  • Must have completed or are in the final year of their Post Graduate (Master’s) degree (duration: at least two years) in any relevant science subject.

Eligibility Documents:

  • If a candidate has already passed (in 2018 or earlier) one of the qualifying examinations mentioned above, they have to submit (i.e. upload) the degree certificate/provisional certificate/course completion certificate issued by the institute.
  • If the candidate is in the final year of any of the qualifying examinations mentioned above, they have to upload a Certificate from the Head of the Department/Institute 

GATE 2020 Application Form

IIT Delhi had made available the GATE 2020 application form online from August 31, 2019. The last date to register for GATE 2020 through the GATE Online Application Processing System (GOAPS) was September 28, 2019. The last date for application form filling with late fee of Rs 500 was October 5. The GATE 2020 online application submission included steps such as registration, entering essential information like contact, academic and personal details, uploading of photograph, and payment of application fee. Candidates were advised to fill the correct and verifiable information in the GATE 2020 application form. Application forms with wrong information were rejected by the exam conducting authority. 

 

GATE 2020 application form

Registration: Candidates were required to register for GATE 2020 before filling the application form. For registration, candidates have to enter details like name, valid email id, country of residence and mobile number. The candidate also had to choose a password for future log-in. An enrolment number for every candidate was generated after the successful registration. 
Filling the form: The GATE 2020 application form had sections like – personal, academic and contact details. Candidates had to enter the details in the essential fields of each section, choose the GATE paper they will be appearing in, and select three exam centres.
Uploading photographs: Scanned images of photograph, signature and category certificate (if admission is sought under a particular category) had to be uploaded in the prescribed format.
Application fee payment: The application fee varied on the gender and category of candidates. Application fee for general male candidates was Rs 1500 and for female and reserved category candidates, it was Rs 750. The application fee could be paid in online mode only via net banking, credit or debit cards.

GATE EE 2020 Exam Centers

Zone No.

Zonal GATE Office

Tentative List of Examination Cities/Towns*

1

IISc Bangalore 
Bengaluru - 560 012 
Website:http://gate.iisc.ac.in/

Ananthapuramu, Angamaly, Bagalkot, Belagavi (Belgaum), Ballari (Bellary), Bengaluru South, Bengaluru North, Bidar, Davanagere, Kalaburagi (Gulbarga), Hassan, Hubballi (Hubli), Hyderabad, Kannur, Kasaragod, Kolar, Kozhikode, Kurnool, Malappuram, Mangaluru, Manipal, Mysuru (Mysore), Palakkad, Payyanur, PortBlair, Shivamogga (Shimoga), Thrissur, Tumakuru, Vatakara

2

IIT Bombay, 
Powai, Mumbai - 400 076 
Website:http:/gate.iitb.ac.in/

Ahmedabad, Ahmednagar, Amravati, Anand, Aurangabad, Baramati, Bhavnagar, Bhuj, Gandhinagar, Goa, Jalgaon, Kankavli, Kolhapur, Mehsana, Mumbai, Nagpur, Nanded, Nashik, Navi Mumbai, Pune, Rajkot, Ratnagiri, Sangli, Satara, Solapur, Surat, Thane, Vadodara

3

IIT Delhi, HauzKhas, 
New Delhi – 110 016 
Website:http://gate.iitd.ac.in/

Ajmer, Alwar, Bahadurgarh, Rohtak, Bikaner, Faridabad-Palwal, Greater NOIDA, Gurugram, Hisar, Indore, Jaipur, Jammu, Jodhpur, Karnal, Kota, Mathura, New Delhi, Samba, Sikar, Udaipur-Chittorgarh, Ujjain

4

IIT Guwahati 
Guwahati – 781 039 
Website:http://iitg.ac.in/gate-jam

Agartala, Arrah, Asansol, Bihar Sharif, Dhanbad, Dibrugarh, Durgapur, Gangtok, Gaya, Guwahati, Imphal, Itanagar, Jorhat, Kalyani, Muzaffarpur, Patna, Purnea, Shillong, Silchar, Siliguri, Tezpur

5

IIT Kanpur 
Kanpur – 208 016 
Website:http://gate.iitk.ac.in/

Agra, Aligarh, Allahabad, Bareilly, Bhopal, Gorakhpur, Gwalior, Jabalpur, Kanpur, Lucknow, Varanasi

6

IIT Kharagpur 
Kharagpur – 721 302 
Website:http://gate.iitkgp.ac.in/

Balasore, Berhampur (Odisha), Bhilai, Bhimavaram, Bhubaneswar, Bilaspur (CG), Cuttack, Eluru, Hooghly, Jamshedpur, Kakinada (AP), Kharagpur, Kolkata, Raipur, Rajamahendravaram (Rajahmundry), Ranchi, Rourkela, Sambalpur, Srikakulam-Vizianagaram, Tadepalligudem, Vijayawada, Visakhapatnam

7

IIT Madras 
Chennai – 600 036 
Website:http://gate.iitm.ac.in/

Alappuzha, Aluva, Attingal, Bapatla – Chirala, Chengannur, Chennai North, Chennai South, Chittoor, Coimbatore, Cuddalore, Dindigul, Ernakulam, Erode-Thiruchengode, Gudur, Guntur, Idukki, Kadapa, Kanjirapally, Kanyakumari-Nagercoil, Karimnagar, Karur, Khammam, Kollam, Kothamangalam, Kottayam, Madurai, Muvattupuzha, Nalgonda, Namakkal, Nedumangad, Nellore, Ongole, Pala, Puducherry, Punalur, Salem, Thanjavur, Thiruvananthapuram, Thiruvannamalai, Tiruchirapalli, Tirunelveli, Tirupati, Tuticorin, Vellore, Villupuram, Virudhunagar, Warangal

8

IIT Roorkee 
Roorkee – 247 667 
Website:http://gate.iitr.ac.in/

Ambala, Amritsar, Baddi (HP), Bathinda, Bhimtal, Dehradun, Fatehgarh Sahib, Ghaziabad, Haldwani, Hamirpur (HP), Jalandhar, Kurukshetra, Ludhiana, Meerut, Mohali, Moradabad, Muzaffarnagar, NOIDA, Panipat, Pathankot, Patiala, Roorkee, Ropar, Saharanpur, Sangrur, Shimla, Solan, Sonepat, Una, Yamunanagar

9

International GATE, 
IIT Madras

Addis Ababa (Ethiopia), Colombo (Sri Lanka), Dhaka (Bangladesh), Dubai (UAE), Kathmandu (Nepal), Singapore

The examination at GATE International centres will be conducted at their local time:

City (Country)

Exam Time (Forenoon Session)

Exam Time Afternoon Session)

Addis Ababa (Ethiopia)

06:30 to 09:30 Hours

11:30 to 14.30 Hours

Colombo (Sri Lanka)

09:00 to 12.00 Hours

14:00 to 17:00 Hours

Dhaka (Bangladesh)

09:30 to 12:30 Hours

14:30 to 17:30 Hours

Dubai (UAE)

07:30 to 10:30 Hours

12:30 to 15:30 Hours

Kathmandu (Nepal)

09:15 to 12:15 Hours

14:15 to 17:15 Hours

Singapore

11:30 to 14:30 Hours

16:30 to 19:30 Hours

How to change examination city for GATE 2020?

  • Step 1: Visit GATE Online Application Processing System (GOAPS) website - http://appsgate.iitm.ac.in/

  • Step 2: Login to your account with your Enrollment ID/Email Address, Password and Captcha
  • Step 3: Click on Change Examination City
  • Step 4: After making changes to GATE 2020 examination city, you need to make a payment of Rs 500

Choice of examination city: The candidate can choose three cities from the list of examination cities given in the above table. The first and second choices must be from the same GATE zone and the third choice can be from any GATE zone.

If a candidate chooses a particular city (in a particular zone) as the first choice, then they will be able to choose the city of the second choice only from that particular zone. However, the third choice can be from any one of the listed cities (i.e., no restriction on the zone for the third choice city). Note that, because of the operational constraints, the GATE Committee reserves the right to add a new city or remove an existing one, and allot a city that may not be from any of the choices selected by the candidate.

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