New Delhi: GATE 2020 exam was conducted by the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi on February 1, 2, 8 and 9. The exam was held across 566 test centres in India and abroad. The examination was conducted in online mode for all 25 subjects.
A total of 858,890 candidates applied for GATE 2020 for 25 subjects. The response sheets of candidates who appeared in the GATE 2020 had already been released on February 12 while the answer key was out on February 18. Students were provided with a chance to raise an objection against the answer key from February 19 to 21.
IIT Delhi has also released the GATE 2020 result date and the same will be declared on March 16. However, due to past trends, it is estimated that the result may be out before the announced result date of GATE 2020.
Students can check important points of GATE 2020 result, M.Tech admission and PSU recruitment.
- The result of GATE is valid for up to three years from the date of the announcement. GATE score can be used by the students for admission in M.Tech or PSU recruitment up to three years.
- For only qualified candidates, the GATE score card is released while students who fail to clear the exam are not issued a score card.
- GATE score card which is issued is an official document as a proof of qualifying status. The score card includes marks scored by a candidate from a total of 100, along with the score out of 1000, all India rank, total number of candidates appeared for that particular subject and candidates basic details like name, photograph and signature.
- No common counselling for M.Tech admission through GATE. Students for a particular field can apply individually to every desired institute. Every institute issues an online application form alongside the declaration of GATE result.
- Students applying for M.Tech admission in IITs also need to register online for Common Offer Acceptance Portal (COAP), which is the platform where every IIT announces the admission status of candidates.
- Students applying for M.Tech admission in NITs or IIITs/ GFTIs/ need to apply for Centralised Counselling for M.Tech/M.Arch/M.Plan (CCMT) which is the website where admission status of candidates will be released.
- Several PSUs offer recruitment to graduate engineers in entry level positions with high salary packages. Students can refer to PSU recruitment through GATE for information regarding job opportunities in PSUs.
- GATE is held every year jointly by Indian Institute of Science (IISc) Bangalore and seven Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) at Roorkee, Delhi, Guwahati, Kanpur, Kharagpur, Madras and Bombay. Each year one IIT among seven is chosen for concluding the GATE exam.
- Students opting for admission in M.E./M.Tech/M.Arch/Phd in Indian higher education institutes is provided financial assistance by MHRD and other government agencies
- The GATE score is the reflection of the relative performance of candidates in perspective of technical as well as general aptitude.
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