What After GATE 2025? Multiple Career Options for you!

What After GATE 2025? Multiple Career Options for you!

Edited By Team Careers360 | Updated on Oct 05, 2024 02:13 PM IST | #GATE
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What After GATE 2025? Multiple options for you! - GATE exam is conducted for admission to the M.Tech courses offered in NITs, IITs, IIITs, and CFTIs. Many aspirants often have queries about the M.Tech as the only option after the GATE exam or if there are any other options after the GATE. Earlier, candidates would get admission to the M.Tech program through GATE, but now there are several options for the students who qualify the Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering. Various PSU recruitments are based on GATE rank. Moreover, these candidates can opt to study abroad. The Careers360 team has listed the multiple options a student will have after qualifying for GATE 2025. Read the full article to know about these multiple options and analysis of each option. The information given in this article is based on an analysis of the trends in the past years.

What after the GATE 2025 exam?

Candidates should understand opportunities after the gate exam to make an informed decision. Candidates qualifying GATE exam 2025 will have the following options to choose from.

Pursue Post Graduation - The most preferable option after GATE is to pursue M.E/M.Tech/Ph. D. at NITs, IIITs, IITs and CFTIs. Selection of the candidates is based on GATE rank. Admission to IITs is done through COAP, while admission to NITs, IIITs, and CFTIs is done through CCMT. Candidates should also know which is the right institute, course, or specialization for them.

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List of Opportunities after GATE 2025 Exam

Candidates can check the career options after GATE 2025 exam below.

  • MTech (Postgraduate Entrance) – After Gate Exam
  • Public Sector Undertaking (PSU) – After Gate Exam
  • PHD – After Gate Exam
  • Research Opportunities – After Gate Exam
  • MNCs Job Offers – After Gate Exam
  • Teaching Jobs – After Gate Exam
  • STATE ELECTRICITY BOARDS – After Gate Exam
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Top 7 Career Opportunities After GATE Exam 2025

FocusDurationSalary (Avg. Starting)LifestyleIdeal For
Specialization2 years₹5-7 LakhsStudent-like, academicCandidates who want to deepen knowledge in a specific engineering field
Industry Experience & Job SecurityVaries (Training)₹7-10 LakhsStable, good benefitsCandidates who seek practical experience and job security with good pay
Research & Innovation4+ yearsVaries (Depends on funding)Demanding, long hoursCandidates passionate about research and becoming experts in a field
Research & DevelopmentVaries (Project-based)Varies (Depends on funding)Demanding, may require travelCandidates who enjoy problem-solving and contributing to new discoveries
Industry Experience & Global ExposureVaries (Training)₹6-8 LakhsVaries depending on companyCandidates who seek international exposure and competitive salaries
Teaching & Knowledge SharingVaries (Contract/Permanent)₹4-6 LakhsStable, potential for vacationsCandidates passionate about education and inspiring future engineers
Public Service & Infrastructure DevelopmentVaries (Training)₹5-7 LakhsStable, focus on public serviceCandidates who want to contribute to public infrastructure development with a stable career
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Choosing an institute?

Aspirants will be confused about what after the qualifying gate exam to do. Candidates qualifying for GATE can get into NITs, IIITs, IITs and CFTIs based on their scores. So, a candidate needs to qualify for the GATE cutoffs to get admission to any of these institutes.

  • For admission to NITs, IIITs and CFTIs, candidates are required to participate in the CCMT counselling. It is a common counselling for which candidates are required to first register, pay fees and then choose NITs, and IIITs as per their choice and eligibility.
  • For admission to IITs, candidates are required to participate in GATE COAP. Here also candidates are required to register first and check the seats allotted to them. After this, candidates can confirm a seat of their choice by paying the fee of the institute.
  • Many private and state universities also intake GATE-qualified candidates based on their scores. So, candidates also have scope after the gate exam to choose a university of their choice.

Institutions you may get into with your GATE scores

Some Institutes

General Rule for applying

IIT Bombay, IIT Delhi, IIT Madras, IIT Kanpur

GATE scores of 500 to 800

IISc Bangalore

GATE scores of 700 to 1000 for most courses.

IIT Kharagpur

GATE Score of 400 to 800

IIT Guwahati

GATE score of 300 to 800

IIT Roorkee

GATE score of 28 to 70

IIT BHU

GATE Score of 400 to 600

NITs

GATE Cutoff for NIT

Government Engineering Colleges

Up to AIR 2500

Private Engineering Colleges

Above AIR 2500

Choosing Specialization?

There are the top five specializations popular among the candidates. These specializations are - Computer Science, Electrical, Electronics, Civil and Mechanical Engineering. These specializations have better career opportunities. Manufacturing Engineering has gained many benefits from gate exams for more companies setting up high-end manufacturing bases in India.

Some most popular specializations are -

Other Niche Engineering specializations

  • Control system and automation
  • Reliability engineering

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PSU Recruitment

Since 2012, many PSUs have accepted GATE scores to offer jobs. Careers at PSU ensure job security, high perks and other benefits. The starting package of candidates recruited in these PSUs is 7 lakh to 11 lakh per annum. In 2020, PSUs like ONGC, Power Grid, NTPC, IOCL, BHEL, and DRDO announced direct recruitment of candidates based on GATE scores.

PSU Recruitment through GATE

Name of PSU

Discipline

PowerGrid


Electrical Engineering, Electronics and Communication, Civil Engineering, Computer Science and Information Technology

NTPC Limited

Mechanical, Production, Industrial, Thermal, Mechanical and Automation, Power, Electrical, Electrical and Electronics, Electrical, Instrumentation and Control, Power System and High Voltage, Power Electronics, Mining, Electronics, Electronics and Telecommunication, Electronics and Power, Electronics and Instrumentation

CEL

Electronics & Communication, Mechanical, Electrical, Material Science

IOCL

Chemical, Petrochemical, Civil, Computer Science & Information Technology, Electrical, Electrical & Electronics, Electronics & Communication, Electronics, Electronics & Telecommunications, Instrumentation, Electronics & Instrumentation, Mechanical,

BHEL


Industrial and Production, Industrial, Mechanical Production and Tool, Production Technology, Manufacturing (NIFFT Ranchi), Mechatronics, Manufacturing Process and Automation, Power Plant Production, Production and Industrial, Thermal, Manufacturing Technology, Power, Electrical & Electronics, Electrical, Instrumentation & Control, High Voltage Power Systems & High Voltage, Electrical Machine,Electronics & Power, Power Electronics, Power Plant, Energy, Power

GAIL

Chemical, Petrochemical, Chemical Technology, Petrochemical Technology, Mechanical, Production, Production & Industrial, Manufacturing, Mechanical & Automobile, Electrical, Electrical & Electronics, Instrumentation, Instrumentation & Control, Electronics & Instrumentation, Electrical & Instrumentation, Electronics, Electrical & Electronics, Computer Science, Information Technology, Electronics & Communication, Electronics & Telecommunication, Telecommunication, Electrical & Electronics, Electrical & Telecommunication

BARC: OCES, DGFS

Mechanical Engineering. Civil Engineering, Electrical Engineering. Electronics & Communication engineering, computer Science, Metallurgical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Instrumentation Engineering

DRDO

To be notified

Cabinet Secretariat, Govt. of India

Computer Science, Electronics and Communications, Electronics, Physics, Chemistry, Telecommunication, Electronics

ONGC Ltd.


Mechanical, Petroleum, Civil, Electrical, Electronics, Telecom, E&T, PG in Physics with Electronics, Instrumentation, Chemical, Applied Petroleum, PG in Geo-Physics, PG in Mathematics, PG in Petroleum Technology, PG in Chemistry, PG in Geology, PG in Petroleum, Geo-Science, PG in Geological Technology, Auto, Computer, Information Technology, MCA, “B” Level Diploma as per Dept of Electronics,

NPCIL


Mechanical, Electrical, Instrumentation, Chemical, Electronics & Communication, Civil Engineering

NMDC GATE recruitment

Electrical, Materials Management, Mechanical, Mining

NHPC Limited


Civil and Mechanical


KIOCL Limited


Mechanical/Metallurgical, Electrical/Electrical and Electronics, Electronics & Communication/ Instrumentation & Control, Electronics & Communication/ Computer Science, Mining


AAI GATE recruitment


Civil/ Electrical/Electronics/ Telecommunications/ Electrical with specialization in Electronics / Architecture


NTPC GATE recruitment

Mechanical, Electrical, Electronics, and Instrumentation

NHAI GATE recruitment

Civil Engineering

NALCO GATE recruitment

Mechanical, Electrical, Metallurgy, Electronics, instrumentation Engineering


BIS GATE recruitment

Mechanical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Electronics & Telecommunication Engineering, Computer Engineering, Food Technology, Chemical Engineering, Bio-Technology, Petro-Chemical Engineering, Bio-medical Engineering

HURL GATE recruitment


Chemical, Mechanical, Electrical and Instrumentation


BARC GATE recruitment


Mechanical Engineering. Civil Engineering, Electrical Engineering. Electronics & Communication engineering, computer Science, Metallurgical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Instrumentation Engineering


ECIL GATE recruitment


Electronics & Communication Engineering, Electronics & Telecommunication Engineering, Electronics Engineering, Electronics Technology, Mechanical Engineering, Mechanical [Production] Engineering, Computer Science Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Technology


OMPL GATE Recruitment

Chemical, Mechanical, Electrical, Instrumentation and IT


SAIL GATE Recruitment

Mechanical, Electrical, Mining, Chemical, Instrumentation, Metallurgy


PSPCL GATE Recruitment

Electrical/ Electrical & Electronics Engineering/ Civil Engineering/ Computer Science/ IT

Study Abroad

Candidates qualifying for GATE have an opportunity to study abroad. Countries like Singapore and Germany offer admission through GATE to postgraduate engineering courses.

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Foreign universities accepting GATE scores

University

Country

GATE score (required average)

National University of Singapore (NUS)

Singapore


90 percentile

Nanyang Technological University (NTU)

90 percentile

Technical University of Germany

Germany

90 percentile

RWTH ACHEN

Not available

Some specializations for which the GATE score is accepted in Germany -

  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Civil Engineering and Surveying
  • Software Systems Engineering
  • Geophysics
  • Electrical Engineering and Information Technology
  • Automotive Engineering
  • Biomedical Engineering
  • Metallurgical Engineering
  • Physics

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

1. What can I do after GATE exam?

Applicants who qualify GATE exam can choose to pursue programs like M.E/M.Tech/PhD in NITs, IIITs, IITs and CFTIs. GATE scores are used to select applicants for admission to any institute.

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BHEL, IOCL, ONGC, SAIL, NTPC, HPCL, PGCIL, BARC and many more PSUs recruitment ate available for students who qualify gate exam followed by interview.

Also some government colleges Offering Teaching Positions Following the GATE Exam.you can apply for it too.

Gate exam let you in for positions in government organizations such as DRDO,

BARC, ISRO etc.

All the updates of recruitment through gate is available in the link

https://engineering.careers360.com/articles/psu-recruitment-through-gate

There are various private institutes in India which offer Data Science and Machine Learning courses with great placement opportunities, although make sure you look at the course content, duration of the course and then decide which one best suit your requirement and then go ahead with it.you can consider these colleges;


Symbiosis Centre for Management and Human Resource Development (SCMHRD)

Symbiosis Centre for Information Technology (SCIT)

Wellingkar Institute of Management

NL Dalmia

NMIMS Mumbai

Goa institute of management

These are good universities which doesn't required Gate you can consider. They provide 2 years full-time programs m.tech in data science .You can get admission through CAT, XAT, MAT, etc. They require an aptitude test followed by interviews


You can get all the details about the college admission and its placement and fees in the link below for delhi which is a hub of data science you can filter cities as per your convenience

https://engineering.careers360.com/colleges/list-of-me-mtech-in-data-science-colleges-in-delhi-ncr



Candidates who are currently studying in the last year of any undergraduate degree program or who have completed any government approved degree program in Engineering/ Technology/ Science/ Architecture/ Humanities are eligible to appear for GATE 2024.if you are planning to get into m.plan in housing some universities may require GATE scores for admission, while others may allow direct admission and other state conducts their own exam like TANCET.

To know more about M.Plan you can read: https://www.careers360.com/courses/m-plan-master-of-planning

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Here's what you can do:


Scan the Portal Regularly: Check the portal regularly and see if anything has been updated. Sometimes it might take a couple of days for the system to compute the changes.

Contact Helpdesk: You can contact the helpdesk of eGATE 2025 or concerned departments. They can let you know the status of the application and what exactly should be done to make the process smooth.

Upload and Clear Documents: Confirm all required documents are uploaded clearly.

If still nothing results from these steps, contacting the relevant authorities head-on to seek clarification and assistance is advisable.

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