GATE 2023 Scorecard (Out), Result, Cut off, Topper List, COAP, College Predictor, PSU Recruitment

Ans. GATE 2023 result date is March 16, 2023. Candidates can check GATE 2023 result on the official website, gate.iitk.ac.in.

Ans. Candidates who have qualified GATE 2023 cut off are eligible to download scorecard. Those who fail to clear the cut off can check their result though GATE 2023 login, GOAPS but will not be able to download scorecard.

Ans. Total score for GATE exam is 100 marks. The exam is conducted online for three hours with 65 questions.

Ans. GATE 2023 Cut off is expected to be between 25-30 for CSE, 25-30 for ECE, 32-36 for mechanical, and between 25-33 for EEE and Civil. GATE 2023 Cut off is going to be released along with the declaration of result on March 16. 

Ans. GATE College Predictor is a tool uses data based on the previous year cut off and ranks. The list of colleges predicted using Collegedunia's College Predictor will help candidates narrow down their search at the time of admission. The list of colleges predicted using the college predictor will provide a close list of colleges that might accept your admission. However, since there might be a ±5 difference in the cut off as it changes every year, the same will affect the results in GATE College Predictor. However, the list predicted can always be used as a reference for the further admission process.

Ans. For admission to top IITs, GATE rank below 200 can be considered as a good GATE rank. However, candidates with rank ranging from 600-800 can also get admission to IITs and IIITs. For admission to NITs, GATE rank ranging from 350-800 can be considered good.

Ans. GATE Marks are the actual marks/ raw marks scored by candidates calculated out of 100 in the exam. On the other hand, GATE Scores are the normalized score calculated out of 1000 on the basis of GATE Normalization Process. Check GATE Score Calculation

Ans. GATE exam is conducted for students to test their knowledge in subjects like engineering and sciences. The exam scores are used by various institutes for admission to M.Tech and PhD programs at IITs, NITs, IIEST, IIITs and GFTIs. Some of the top international universities also accept GATE scores for study abroad options in Germany and Singapore. GATE scores are also used by multiple PSUs to recruit entry-level engineers for various trainee positions. Some of the top PSUs recruiting GATE-qualified candidates are IOCL, GAIL, BHEL, DRDO, NTPC, etc. 

Ans. GATE and JEE are two different-level exams. GATE is a graduate-level national level exam conducted for admission to M.Tech/ PhD courses at IITs, NITs, IIITs and GFTIs. Meanwhile, JEE is an undergraduate-level national level entrance exam conducted for admission to B.Tech, B.Arch and B.Planning courses at IITs, NITs, IIITs and GFTIs.

Ans. GATE scores are used for a number of reasons. Some of the important reasons include:

• Admission to M.Tech/ ME courses at top IITs and NITs in India
• Recruitment to one of the PSUs such as IOCL, DRDO, NTPC, BPCL, BARC, BHEL, etc.
• Admission to PG courses at International Universities such as the National University of Singapore, Nanyang Technological Univeristy, Singapore, Technical University of Munich, Germany and RWTH Aachen, Germany.
• Admission to Post Graduate Diploma in Industrial Engineering at NITIE, Mumbai. Check Details

Ans. IIT students with a good CGPA score might be exempted from GATE exam while applying for IIT M.Tech program. Candidates applying for M.Tech admissions at IIT need not appear for GATE exam provided they have completed their B.Tech from one of IITs with a minimum CGPA of 8.5. Candidates who have completed MBBS might also be exempted from appearing for GATE exam provided they also meet the minimum marks required for M.Tech admission at IIT. The minimum CGPA might also be different for each of the IITs offering an M.Tech program. 

Ans. GATE 2023 consists of a total of 29 papers. Geomatics Engineering (GE) and Naval Architecture & Marine Engineering(NM) have been added to the exam list last year.

Ans. GATE exam is conducted online as a computer-based exam. The exam is conducted for 29 papers including CSE, ECE, ME, CE, EEE, etc. Each question paper consists of 65 questions carrying 100 marks. Each paper in GATE exam can be divided majorly into two sections General Aptitude (with 10 questions carrying 15 marks) and Subject-specific section (with 55 questions carrying 85 marks). The questions asked are in the form of MCQs, MSQs and NATs carrying 1 or 2 marks each. There is also a negative marking for MSQs and NATs. You can check the detailed paper pattern for GATE exam in the section above. 

Ans. You can sit for either one or two GATE papers. Each candidate can select a second preference of GATE paper from the pre-defined Two-Paper Combination released by the authorities. For example, a candidate applying for Computer Science and Information Technology as their primary paper can also register for EC, GE, MA, PH or ST paper as provided in the list of GATE 2023 two-paper combination list.

Ans. GATE 2023 syllabus is based on topics from General Aptitude and Core Discipline. The general aptitude section is common among all GATE 2023 syllabus PDF carrying a weightage of 15 marks meanwhile, the core discipline syllabus carries a weightage of 85 marks. Candidates can use GATE syllabus PDF links given in the section above to download important topics and sub-topics.

Ans. No. AICTE has not yet announced any update on GATE being a mandatory exit exam for engineers. However, B.Tech graduates seeking M.Tech admission to IITs and NITs are required to appear for GATE 2023. Additionally, GATE scores are also required to get M.Tech admission along with a government scholarship/ stipend.

Ans: Generally, questions are not repeated in GATE exam. However, the basics or foundation of a question might be the same as in previous year GATE Question Papers. Solving the previous year question papers help the candidate in having a clear understanding of the question paper pattern. Check GATE Previous Year Question Papers

Ans: No changes have been made to GATE syllabus 2023. Candidates must follow the official website to download paper-wise GATE 2023 Syllabus PDF to know all the important topics and sub-topics in the exam.

Ans: Candidates can apply for any two of the 29 papers listed in the GATE Information Brochure. A candidate is required to choose the first paper (primary paper) as per his/her qualifying degree/ discipline. The second paper can be chosen from among the list of secondary paper choices for the primary paper, as given in the GATE Information Brochure.

Ans: Yes. You can seek a change of examination city after the successful submission of GATE 2023 Application Form. Candidates can make changes to their GATE 2023 Exam Center through the form corrections window with a fee payment of INR 500. However, the provision would only be allowed during GATE Form Correction and no changes in the application form after the Form Correction period would be allowed.

Ans. GATE 2023 Marking Scheme is expected to remain the same. Based on this, for each incorrect MCQ there is a negative marking, while for MSQs and NATs there is no negative marking. The details on GATE 2023 negative marking has been covered in the table below-

Ans. Each candidate appearing for GATE 2023 is given an opportunity to appear for a second paper based on the paper combination released by the exam conducting body. Candidates can check the GATE Paper Combination in the table below. Based on the given combinations, candidates appearing for GATE 2023 can choose one of the 28 paper as their Paper 2

Ans. Yes. Compared to 2021, the weightage of MSQs asked in GATE 2022 was high. As per GATE 2022 Paper Analysis, GATE 2022 EC paper had the highest number of MSQs asked i.e., 15 MSQs. Candidates can check the paper-wise weightage of questions in the table below-