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List of Colleges Accepting GATE Score, Government, Private & Other Colleges

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Colleges Accepting Gate Score

List of Colleges Accepting GATE Score - The Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) is one of the most prestigious examinations held on an all-India basis, and its results are used to gain admission to prestigious institutes such as IITs, NITs, and IISC. GATE score also qualifies you for recruitment in prominent PSUs such as IOCL, ONGC, NTPC, and others. 

IIT Roorkee has successfully hosted the GATE 2025 examination on February 1, 2, 15 and 16, 2025 across 30 various branches. The conducting authority also released the GATE Result 2025 on March 19. Also, the GATE Scorecard 2025 will be released on March 28 onwards. 

Every year, several colleges admit students based on GATE scores in various subjects and fields. Candidates who took the examination must be aware of the colleges to which they can gain admission if they pass the exam. 

In this article, we have provided a list of colleges based on GATE score, where students are eligible for admission based on their marks if they clear the exam.

Check: GATE Toppers List 2025

Colleges Accepting GATE Score​

The GATE Score serves as the most essential requirement for offering M.Tech. and Ph.D. admissions in top institutions. The colleges accept GATE Score to offer seats to most deserving students. For 2025, the admission process will be conducted through COAP and CCMT Counselling.

Candidates who meet the GATE Cut Off 2025 are eligible to participate in the counselling process to obtain admission to the desired colleges. Here is the list of colleges which accepts GATE Score for admission.

Also, Check: PW GATE Toppers List 2025

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List of Colleges Accepting GATE Score​

We've developed a list of the top colleges that accept GATE scores based on their rankings at various national or international levels. In order to get admitted to these colleges, the candidate must have obtained the minimum cut-off marks for each course of the GATE exam.

College lists based on GATE scores can be broadly divided based on the institutes that participated in various admission portals. We have included the following information in the table to help you understand the institutes that participate in the relevant admission portal:

List of Colleges Accepting GATE Score​
Admission Portal Participating Institute
Common Offer Acceptance Portal (COAP) IISC, IITs PSUs
Centralized Counselling for M.TECH./M.ARCH./M.PLAN. Admissions (CCMT) all NITs, IIEST, some IIITs GFTIs
Independent Exams or GATE Score Criteria Government and Private colleges

List of Colleges Accepting GATE Scores On COAP Portal

M.Tech. Colleges in India are top-tier universities that offer postgraduate courses in many sectors of engineering and technology through GATE. Admission to these colleges is mostly determined by candidates' GATE exam scores, which assess their ability in engineering ideas and problem-solving abilities.

NIRF M.Tech. College Rank List Based on GATE Score

On September 29, 2015, the Honourable Minister of Human Resource Development designed and approved the National Institutional Ranking Framework, or NIRF. It offers a system for ranking institutions around the country.

In general, characteristics such as "Teaching, Learning, and Resources," "Research and Professional Practices," "Graduation Outcomes," "Outreach and Inclusivity," and "Perception" are used to rate the various schools and universities.

The below table lists the names of the top M.Tech colleges based on NIRF Ranking 2024:

NIRF Rank 2024 Name of Institute City/State
1 IIT Madras Chennai, Tamil Nadu
2 IIT Delhi New Delhi, Delhi
3 IIT Bombay Mumbai, Maharashtra
4 IIT Kanpur Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh
5 IIT Kharagpur Kharagpur, West Bengal
6 IIT Roorkee Roorkee, Uttarakhand
7 IIT Guwahati Guwahati, Assam
8 IIT Hyderabad Hyderabad, Telangana
9 NIT Tiruchirappalli Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu
10 BHU Varanasi Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh

In 2023, the top institutes that participated in various admission portals are listed in their NIRF ranking.

NIRF Ranking 2023 Name of Institute City/State
1 IIT Madras Chennai, Tamil Nadu
2 IIT Delhi New Delhi, Delhi
3 IIT Bombay Mumbai, Maharashtra
4 IIT Kanpur Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh
5 IIT Roorkee Roorkee, Uttarakhand
6 IIT Kharagpur Kharagpur, West Bengal
7 IIT Guwahati Guwahati, Assam
8 IIT Hyderabad Hyderabad, Telangana
9 NIT Tiruchirappalli Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu
10 Jadavpur University Kolkata, West Bengal

Government M.Tech. Colleges Based on GATE Score

The table below lists government colleges that accept GATE scores, as well as their NIRF ranking. Candidates should carefully review the list because one of these colleges may be the one where they would study after passing the GATE exam.

Colleges NIRF Ranking
IIT Madras NIRF Rank- 1
IIT Delhi NIRF Rank- 2
IIT Bombay NIRF Rank- 3
IIT Kanpur NIRF Rank- 4
IIT Kharagpur NIRF Rank- 5
IIT Roorkee NIRF Rank- 6
IIT Guwahati NIRF Rank- 7
NIT Trichy NIRF Rank- 8
IIT Hyderabad NIRF Rank- 9
NIT Surathkal (Karnataka) NIRF Rank-10
Jadavpur University NIRF Rank- 11
IIT BHU(Varanasi) NIRF Rank-13
IIT Dhanbad NIRF Rank-14
NIT Rourkela NIRF Rank-15
IIT Indore NIRF Rank- 16
ICT (Institute of Chemical Technology) NIRF Rank- 18
IIT Mandi NIRF Rank- 20
NIT Warangal NIRF Rank- 21
IIT Ropar NIRF Rank- 22
IIT Gandhinagar NIRF Rank- 23
IIT Jodhpur NIRF Rank - 30
NIT Calicut NIRF Rank- 31
VNIT Nagpur NIRF Rank- 32
IIT Patna NIRF Rank-33
NIT Durgapur NIRF Rank-34
DTU Delhi NIRF Rank-35
IIT Bhubaneshwar NIRF Rank-36
AMU Aligarh NIRF Rank-37
NIT Silchar NIRF Rank-38
IIEST Shibpur NIRF Rank- 40
IIST Thiruvananthapuram NIRF Rank- 43
MNIT Jaipur NIRF Rank-46
MNNIT Allahabad NIRF Rank-47
NIT Kurukshetra NIRF Rank- 50
NIT Jalandhar NIRF Rank-52
IIT Tirupati NIRF Rank- 56
SVNIT Surat NIRF Rank- 58
NIT Meghalaya NIRF Rank- 60
NIT Patna NIRF Rank- 63
NIT Raipur NIRF Rank- 65
NIT Srinagar NIRF Rank-66
IIT Palakkad NIRF Rank-68
IIIT Delhi NIRF Rank-69
MANIT Bhopal NIRF Rank- 70
DIAT Pune NIRF Rank- 71
COEP Pune NIRF Rank-72
GGSIPU Delhi NIRF Rank- 74
JNTUH University NIRF Rank- 76
IIITM Gwalior NIRF Rank- 78
NSUT Delhi NIRF Rank- 79
NIT Agartala NIRF Rank- 80
IIIT Bangalore NIRF Rank- 81
IIITDM NIRF Rank- 82
NIT Goa NIRF Rank- 88
NIT Jamshedpur NIRF Rank- 90

Private MTech Colleges Based on GATE Score

Aside from government colleges, some private colleges also accept GATE scores for admission. The table below displays a list of private colleges that accept GATE scores as well as their NIRF ranking.

Colleges NIRF Ranking
VIT- Vellore Institute of Technology NIRF Rank- 12
SRM University Chennai NIRF Rank - 24
Shiksha ‘O’ Anusandhan – Bhubaneswar NIRF Rank- 34
Thapar Institute of Engineering & Technology NIRF Rank- 28
BITS Pilani NIRF Rank- 29
SASTRA Tanjavur NIRF Rank- 41
KIIT University NIRF Rank-42
KL University – Guntur NIRF Rank-44
Sri Sivasubramaniya Nadar College of Engineering – Kancheepuram NIRF Rank- 48
BIT Mesra NIRF Rank- 53
PSG College of Technology – Coimbatore NIRF Rank- 57
M. S. Ramaiah Institute of Technology – Bangalore NIRF Rank- 67
Manipur Institute of Technology NIRF Rank- 75
B.M.S. College of Engineering – Bangalore NIRF Rank- 83
Vel Tech Chennai NIRF Rank- 84
Thiagarajar College of Engineering – Madurai NIRF Rank- 85
R. V. College of Engineering – Bangalore NIRF Rank- 89
S.R University Warangal NIRF Rank- 91
JIIT Noida NIRF Rank- 94
SIT Tumkur NIRF Rank- 97
CV Raman Global University NIRF Rank- 98

Other M.Tech. Colleges Based on GATE Score

If you believe that your score is inadequate and that you will be unable to obtain an M.Tech seat at a large IIT or a top-ranked college, you still have numerous possibilities to consider. GATE scores are accepted by many state and private universities. The table below lists all of the colleges that accept the GATE.

Sl. No. Name
1 Anna University
2 Bengal Engineering And Science University
3 BITS Pilani
4 Cochin University Of Science And Technology
5 College Of Engineering, Trivandrum
6 Defense Institute Of Advanced Technology (DIAT)
7 Delhi College Of Engineering
8 Delhi Technical University
9 Gautam Buddha Technical University (GBTU)
10 Govind Ballabh Pant University Of Agriculture & Technology
11 Govt. College Of Engineering Pune (COEP)
12 Guru Jambheshwar University Of Science & Technology
13 HBTI Kanpur
14 ISM Dhanbad
15 Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University
16 Netaji Subhas Institute Of Technology
17 Osmania University
18 Punjab Engineering College
19 Punjab Technical University
20 Rajasthan Technical University (RTU)
21 Rajiv Gandhi Proudyogiki Viswavidyalaya (Rgtu) Bhopal
22 SV College Of Engineering
23 University Of Calicut
24 University Visvesvaraya College Of Engineering
25 VJTI Mumbai

List of Colleges Accepting GATE Scores in CCMT Portal

The CCMT 2023 admission site has 57 participating institutes in total. But not all institutions have an NIRF ranking. Review the list of institutions below based on your GATE score using the data that is currently available.

Sl. No. Institute Names NIRF 2023 Rank
1 National Institute of Technology Tiruchirappalli 9
2 National Institute of Technology Karnataka Surathkal 12
3 National Institute of Technology Rourkela 16
4 National Institute of Technology, Warangal 21
5 Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology, Shibpur 35
6 National Institute of Technology Calicut 23
7 Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology, Nagpur 41
8 Malaviya National Institute of Technology, Jaipur 37
9 National Institute of Technology Kurukshetra 58
10 National Institute of Technology Silchar 40
11 National Institute of Technology Durgapur 43
12 Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology, Allahabad 49
13 Dr. B.R. Ambedkar National Institute of Technology, Jalandhar 46
14 Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology, Surat 65
15 National Institute of Technology Meghalaya 72
16 Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology, Bhopal 80
17 National Institute of Technology, Raipur 70
18 National Institute of Technology Agartala 91
19 National Institute of Technology Goa 90
20 National Institute of Technology Jamshedpur -
21 PDPM Indian Institute of Information Technology, Design Manufacturing Jabalpur 97
22 National Institute of Technology Patna 56
23 National Institute of Technology Hamirpur -
24 ABV-Indian Institute of Information Technology and Management Gwalior 88
25 Indian Institute of Information Technology, Allahabad 89
26 National Institute of Technology Puducherry -
27 National Institute of Foundry and Forge Technology Ranchi -
28 National Institute of Technology Manipur 95
29 National Institute of Technology, Arunachal Pradesh -

List of M.Tech. Colleges Based on GATE Rank

Because there is no common portal for admission to the PG programme, top scorers have a better chance of acquiring a larger number of seats in various colleges. An overall perspective of lists of colleges based on the GATE score from the previous cut-off is presented below, but it may vary from year to year and by specialization. When you have more than one alternative, the NIRF ranking above will be useful.

GATE Ranks Predicted Colleges
AIR 1 - 50 IISC Bangalore, Top 5 IITs
AIR 50 - 100 Top 5 IITs
AIR 100 - 300 Top 7 IITs
AIR 300 - 500 Lower IITs Top NITs
AIR 500 - 1000 Top 5 NITs
AIR 1000 - 1500 Middle NITs Top Govt Colleges
AIR 1500 - 3000 Lower NITs, Govt Private Colleges

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List of Colleges Accepting GATE Score FAQs

Q. Which are the top colleges for M.Tech. placement?

Ans. The colleges considered best for MTech placements are Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Kanpur -Indian Institute of Technology, Chennai -Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Mumbai -Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Kharagpur -Indian Institute of Technology, Hyderabad.

Q. Which IIT is the most suitable for MTech?

Ans. At the B.Tech. level, the curriculum and syllabi for the same engineering branch are nearly the same at all IITs. The same can be said for faculty teachers and lab resources. The discernible difference is between developed and developing IITs. The top six IITs for MTech are located in Bombay, Kharagpur, Guwahati, Madras, Kanpur, Delhi, and other cities.

Q. Is the GATE exam necessary for MTech admission?

Ans. No, the GATE exam is not required for admission to MTech, however if you want to pursue a master's degree, the GATE exam is the best option. You can enroll in private colleges that offer MTech programs.

Q. How many colleges admit students to MTech programmes based on GATE scores?

Ans. There are numerous private and government colleges that offer admission based on GATE scores. The list is provided in the article above.

Q. When will the M.Tech. admission start in 2025?

Ans. As the GATE Result 2025 is declared, the M.Tech. admission is anticipated to start soon.
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