How does the GATE College Predictor 2026 work?

Enter your GATE normalized score (out of 1000), All-India Rank, category, and target engineering discipline. Our AI engine cross-analyzes multi-year COAP (for IITs and IISc) and CCMT (for NITs and IIITs) closing cutoff scores to calculate your exact admission chances.

What is a good GATE score for M.Tech CSE at IISc Bangalore or IIT Bombay?

For General category applicants, a normalized GATE score above 800-850+ is typically required for Direct TA calls in M.Tech Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence at IISc Bangalore and IIT Bombay.

What is the difference between COAP and CCMT counseling?

COAP (Common Offer Acceptance Portal) is a viewing and offer acceptance window for all 23 IITs and IISc Bangalore, where applicants must apply to institutes individually. CCMT (Centralized Counseling for M.Tech/M.Arch/M.Plan) is a unified centralized counseling portal for all 31 NITs, IIITs, and CFTIs.

Do M.Tech students admitted via GATE receive a monthly stipend?

Yes! All candidates admitted to AICTE/MHRD approved M.Tech programs in IITs, NITs, and government CFTIs with a valid GATE score receive an MHRD Teaching Assistantship (TA) stipend of ₹12,400 per month for up to 24 months.

Which PSUs recruit through GATE scores and what are the salary packages?

Major PSUs including IOCL, ONGC, NTPC, BHEL, GAIL, HPCL, and PGCIL recruit Graduate Executive Trainees directly via GATE scores. Typical starting salary packages range from ₹14 LPA to ₹24 LPA.

Where can I download GATE previous year question papers with answer keys?

Official GATE previous year question papers from 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, and 2025 with official answer keys and verified solutions are available for free PDF download directly on MatchToCollege.

What colleges can I get with a 600 to 700 GATE score?

With a 600 to 700 GATE score, General category candidates can convert top NITs (NIT Trichy, NIT Surathkal, NIT Warangal, NIT Rourkela, NIT Calicut) across major engineering branches via CCMT. You also qualify for newer IITs (IIT Bhubaneswar, IIT Patna, IIT Ropar) and Research Assistantship (RA) / MS by Research programs in top IITs.

Can I get an IIT with a 500 GATE score?

For General category students, a 500 GATE score qualifies for interdisciplinary, self-sponsored, or Research Assistantship (3-year M.Tech/MS) programs at 2nd and 3rd generation IITs (IIT Jammu, IIT Dharwad, IIT Goa, IIT Palakkad) and written-test-based specializations. Reserved category candidates (SC/ST/PwD) with a 500 score have a high probability of securing core M.Tech seats in top IITs (IIT Bombay, IIT Madras, IIT Delhi) via COAP.

What is a safe GATE score for PSU recruitment like IOCL, ONGC, and NTPC?

For General category applicants, a safe GATE score for direct interview shortlists at Maharatna PSUs is generally 750+ for Mechanical and Electrical, 780+ for Civil, and 720+ for Computer Science & Electronics. Selected Graduate Executive Trainees receive CTC packages starting from ₹15 LPA to ₹24 LPA.

Which NITs can I get through CCMT with a 450 to 550 GATE score?

With a 450 to 550 GATE score in CCMT, you can secure seats in established NITs like NIT Silchar, NIT Jalandhar, NIT Durgapur, NIT Hamirpur, NIT Raipur, and premier state universities such as DTU, NSUT, and BIT Mesra with full MHRD ₹12,400 monthly stipend.

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NIRF	College Name & Campus	Tier / Portal	Cutoff (General)	Avg Package	Total Fees
#1	IISC IISc Bangalore Bengaluru, Karnataka•M.Tech in AI / CSA / Microelectronics	COAP / Direct	850+ / 1000	₹28.50 LPA Max: ₹86.0 LPA	₹1.45 L
#1	IITM IIT Madras Chennai, Tamil Nadu•M.Tech CSE / Data Science / VLSI	COAP	825+ / 1000	₹24.50 LPA Max: ₹65.0 LPA	₹1.90 L
#2	IITD IIT Delhi New Delhi, Delhi•M.Tech CSE / Machine Intelligence / Telecom	COAP	810+ / 1000	₹25.80 LPA Max: ₹82.0 LPA	₹2.10 L
#3	IITB IIT Bombay Mumbai, Maharashtra•M.Tech CSE / Systems & Control / Power	COAP	820+ / 1000	₹26.20 LPA Max: ₹1.05 Cr	₹2.20 L
#4	IITK IIT Kanpur Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh•M.Tech CSE / Cybersecurity / Robotics	COAP	790+ / 1000	₹23.40 LPA Max: ₹72.0 LPA	₹1.85 L
#5	IITKGP IIT Kharagpur Kharagpur, West Bengal•M.Tech CSE / Embedded Systems / AI	COAP	775+ / 1000	₹21.80 LPA Max: ₹68.0 LPA	₹1.75 L
#6	IITR IIT Roorkee Roorkee, Uttarakhand•M.Tech CSE / AI / Structural Eng	COAP	760+ / 1000	₹20.50 LPA Max: ₹62.0 LPA	₹1.80 L
#7	IITG IIT Guwahati Guwahati, Assam•M.Tech Data Science / VLSI / Robotics	COAP	745+ / 1000	₹19.80 LPA Max: ₹58.0 LPA	₹1.85 L
#8	IITH IIT Hyderabad Hyderabad, Telangana•M.Tech Artificial Intelligence / CSE	COAP	750+ / 1000	₹21.50 LPA Max: ₹65.0 LPA	₹2.00 L
#9	NITT NIT Trichy Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu•M.Tech CSE / Data Analytics / VLSI	CCMT	720+ / 1000	₹19.50 LPA Max: ₹52.0 LPA	₹1.85 L

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Understand how your normalized GATE score converts into estimated All-India Ranks and target engineering institutes.

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GATE Score (/1000)	Estimated All-India Rank	Eligible Institutes & PSU Targets
850 – 1000	AIR 1 – 350	IISc Bangalore, IIT Bombay, IIT Delhi, IIT Madras (Direct TA / RA Calls & Top PSU Selection)
750 – 849	AIR 351 – 1,200	Top IITs (IIT Kanpur, Kharagpur, Roorkee, Guwahati, Hyderabad) & NIT Trichy (CSE/AI)
650 – 749	AIR 1,201 – 3,500	Top NITs (Surathkal, Warangal, Calicut), IIT BHU, IIT Indore, IIIT Allahabad
550 – 649	AIR 3,501 – 8,000	Mid-Tier NITs (VNIT, MNIT, MNNIT, Durgapur), IIIT Delhi, IIIT Bangalore, DTU, NSUT
450 – 549	AIR 8,001 – 15,000	NIT Silchar, NIT Jalandhar, NIT Raipur, CFTIs & Top State Universities (COEP, VJTI, Jadavpur)
350 – 449	AIR 15,001 – 28,000	Qualifying Cutoff for Gen/OBC; Tier-3 NITs, Central Universities, BITS HD, VIT M.Tech
250 – 349	AIR 28,001 – 50,000	Qualifying Cutoff for SC/ST/PwD; State Govt Colleges, Direct Sponsored M.Tech
0 – 249	AIR 50,001 – 150,000	Explore State PG CETs (TS PGECET, AP PGECET) & Private University Tests

Note: Estimated All-India Ranks are calculated based on multi-year distributions across ~6.8 lakh GATE candidates.

GATE Score (out of 1000)	Tier / Classification	Eligible Institutes & PSUs	Counseling Route & Call Probability	Avg Package
800 – 1000 Score	Super Elite	IISc Bangalore, IIT Bombay, IIT Delhi, IIT Madras, IIT Kanpur	Direct Teaching Assistantship (TA) offers in core CSE, AI, Data Science & VLSI via COAP	₹24.0 - ₹35.0 LPA
700 – 799 Score	High ROI / PSU	IIT Kharagpur, IIT Roorkee, IIT Guwahati, IIT Hyderabad, IOCL, ONGC, NTPC	Top specializations in 2nd gen IITs, interdisciplinary M.Tech, and direct PSU interview shortlists	₹18.0 - ₹24.0 LPA
600 – 699 Score	Top NITs	NIT Trichy, NIT Surathkal, NIT Warangal, IIT BHU, IIT Indore, IIIT Allahabad	CCMT Round 1-2 allotments in premier NITs; Research Assistantship (RA) in older IITs	₹14.0 - ₹18.0 LPA
500 – 599 Score	Target Tier	NIT Rourkela, NIT Calicut, MNIT Jaipur, VNIT Nagpur, IIIT Delhi, DTU, NSUT	Guaranteed CCMT seats in core engineering branches; MHRD ₹12,400/month stipend assured	₹10.5 - ₹14.0 LPA
400 – 499 Score	Safe / Moderate	NIT Silchar, NIT Durgapur, NIT Jalandhar, NIT Hamirpur, BIT Mesra, Jadavpur University	CCMT special rounds and spot rounds for General; direct top-tier seats for SC/ST/PwD	₹8.0 - ₹11.0 LPA
300 – 399 Score	Accessible	NIT Meghalaya, NIT Mizoram, NIT Nagaland, Central Universities & Tier-2 Engineering Colleges	Qualifying score conversions; direct admission for reserved category candidates at top NITs	₹6.5 - ₹8.5 LPA

GATE Score (out of 1000)

Tier / Classification

Eligible Institutes & PSUs

Counseling Route & Call Probability

Avg Package

800 – 1000 Score

Super Elite

IISc Bangalore, IIT Bombay, IIT Delhi, IIT Madras, IIT Kanpur

Direct Teaching Assistantship (TA) offers in core CSE, AI, Data Science & VLSI via COAP

₹24.0 - ₹35.0 LPA

700 – 799 Score

High ROI / PSU

IIT Kharagpur, IIT Roorkee, IIT Guwahati, IIT Hyderabad, IOCL, ONGC, NTPC

Top specializations in 2nd gen IITs, interdisciplinary M.Tech, and direct PSU interview shortlists

₹18.0 - ₹24.0 LPA

600 – 699 Score

Top NITs

NIT Trichy, NIT Surathkal, NIT Warangal, IIT BHU, IIT Indore, IIIT Allahabad

CCMT Round 1-2 allotments in premier NITs; Research Assistantship (RA) in older IITs

₹14.0 - ₹18.0 LPA

500 – 599 Score

Target Tier

NIT Rourkela, NIT Calicut, MNIT Jaipur, VNIT Nagpur, IIIT Delhi, DTU, NSUT

Guaranteed CCMT seats in core engineering branches; MHRD ₹12,400/month stipend assured

₹10.5 - ₹14.0 LPA

400 – 499 Score

Safe / Moderate

NIT Silchar, NIT Durgapur, NIT Jalandhar, NIT Hamirpur, BIT Mesra, Jadavpur University

CCMT special rounds and spot rounds for General; direct top-tier seats for SC/ST/PwD

₹8.0 - ₹11.0 LPA

300 – 399 Score

Accessible

NIT Meghalaya, NIT Mizoram, NIT Nagaland, Central Universities & Tier-2 Engineering Colleges

Qualifying score conversions; direct admission for reserved category candidates at top NITs

₹6.5 - ₹8.5 LPA

Tier / Institute Group	Key Institutes	General	OBC-NCL	EWS	SC	ST	PwD
IISc & Top Tier-1 IITs	IISc Bangalore, IIT Bombay, IIT Delhi, IIT Madras, IIT Kanpur	800 - 950	720 - 790	740 - 810	540 - 620	460 - 530	450 - 520
Premier & 2nd Gen IITs	IIT Kharagpur, Roorkee, Guwahati, Hyderabad, BHU, Indore	720 - 790	650 - 710	670 - 730	470 - 540	390 - 460	380 - 450
Top NITs (CCMT Round 1-3)	NIT Trichy, Surathkal, Warangal, Rourkela, Calicut	650 - 730	580 - 650	600 - 670	420 - 480	350 - 400	340 - 390
Premier IIITs & CFTIs	IIIT Allahabad, IIIT Delhi, IIIT Bangalore, DTU, NSUT, Jadavpur	580 - 680	520 - 600	540 - 620	370 - 440	310 - 370	300 - 360

Tier / Institute Group

Key Institutes

General

OBC-NCL

EWS

PwD

IISc & Top Tier-1 IITs

IISc Bangalore, IIT Bombay, IIT Delhi, IIT Madras, IIT Kanpur

800 - 950

720 - 790

740 - 810

540 - 620

460 - 530

450 - 520

Premier & 2nd Gen IITs

IIT Kharagpur, Roorkee, Guwahati, Hyderabad, BHU, Indore

720 - 790

650 - 710

670 - 730

470 - 540

390 - 460

380 - 450

Top NITs (CCMT Round 1-3)

NIT Trichy, Surathkal, Warangal, Rourkela, Calicut

650 - 730

580 - 650

600 - 670

420 - 480

350 - 400

340 - 390

Premier IIITs & CFTIs

IIIT Allahabad, IIIT Delhi, IIIT Bangalore, DTU, NSUT, Jadavpur

580 - 680

520 - 600

540 - 620

370 - 440

310 - 370

300 - 360

Institute	GATE Score Weight	Written / Interview Weight	Seat Type (TA vs RA)	Admission Key Focus
IISc Bangalore	70% - 100%	30% (for M.Tech AI/CSA)	Direct TA & Research (M.Tech Res)	100% GATE score for core M.Tech; written test + coding for M.Tech AI & Data Science
IIT Bombay	70% - 100%	30% (for RA/Interdisciplinary)	TA (Direct) / RA (Test + Interview)	Direct admission for high GATE scores (>750+); written test for 3-year RA programs
IIT Delhi	70% - 100%	30% (Interview for select streams)	Direct TA offers via COAP	Highest cutoffs for Computer Technology, Machine Intelligence, and Telecom
IIT Madras	100%	None for Direct TA	Direct Admission via COAP	Strictly pure GATE Score basis for regular M.Tech programs with zero interview bias
IIT Kanpur	70% - 100%	30% (Test + Coding for CSE)	Direct TA / MS by Research	Coding & programming aptitude test conducted for M.Tech CSE & Cybersecurity
IIT Kharagpur	70% (GATE) + 30% (Test)	Written test for select disciplines	Direct TA / CoE Specializations	Multi-round COAP allotment across 50+ specialized M.Tech streams
NIT Trichy	100% (CCMT)	Zero Interview	Centralized CCMT Counseling	Pure normalized score based seat allotment with MHRD monthly stipend ₹12,400

Institute

GATE Score Weight

Written / Interview Weight

Seat Type (TA vs RA)

Admission Key Focus

IISc Bangalore

70% - 100%

30% (for M.Tech AI/CSA)

Direct TA & Research (M.Tech Res)

100% GATE score for core M.Tech; written test + coding for M.Tech AI & Data Science

IIT Bombay

70% - 100%

30% (for RA/Interdisciplinary)

TA (Direct) / RA (Test + Interview)

Direct admission for high GATE scores (>750+); written test for 3-year RA programs

IIT Delhi

70% - 100%

30% (Interview for select streams)

Direct TA offers via COAP

Highest cutoffs for Computer Technology, Machine Intelligence, and Telecom

IIT Madras

100%

None for Direct TA

Direct Admission via COAP

Strictly pure GATE Score basis for regular M.Tech programs with zero interview bias

IIT Kanpur

70% - 100%

30% (Test + Coding for CSE)

Direct TA / MS by Research

Coding & programming aptitude test conducted for M.Tech CSE & Cybersecurity

IIT Kharagpur

70% (GATE) + 30% (Test)

Written test for select disciplines

Direct TA / CoE Specializations

Multi-round COAP allotment across 50+ specialized M.Tech streams

NIT Trichy

100% (CCMT)

Zero Interview

Centralized CCMT Counseling

Pure normalized score based seat allotment with MHRD monthly stipend ₹12,400

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