GATE 2020 Result Analysis

Updated on Mar 14, 2020 - 10:10 a.m. IST by Satyendra Singh #GATE

GATE 2020 Result Analysis - IIT Delhi has released the result of GATE on March 13 at GOAPS portal. Students can see the GATE result analysis for all the 25 subjects here based on the result statistics. GATE score card will be available for download from March 20 to May 31. GATE 2020 result analysis points out the exam from various perspectives like difficulty levels, previous year cutoff trends, pass percentage and more. GATE result analysis 2020 is of great help to prospective students to understand the exam from various perspectives eventually helping to prepare for the exam. GATE result analysis also contains GATE cutoff (qualifying) for all the 25 subjects as well previous year cutoff trends for various categories and subjects. GATE is conducted for admission in engineering PG courses in IITs, NITs, IIITs and state universities and more. Detailed information regarding the GATE 2020 result analysis can be read in the article below.

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GATE 2020 Result Analysis in Detail

IIT Delhi has released a press notification announcing the declaration of GATE result 2020 on March 13. The authorities have also given statistics and figures that allow for the GATE result analysis 2020 from various perspectives. GATE 2020 result analysis shows that the difficulty levels of the papers are high considering the pass percentage. GATE 2020 also had a new subject Biomedical Engineering thereby increasing the total subject list to 25. Last year Statistics was added as a new subject.

GATE Result Analysis - Facts and Figures
The statistics of GATE released by IIT Delhi show nothing new. GATE has always been perceived as a difficult exam and hence the pass percentage has been always low. However, the number of applicants are also decreasing for the exam if one goes by past figures. This may be on account of the high difficulty levels, vast syllabus, interest in higher education in other fields, placement interests etc. Even PSU Recruitment through GATE has seen a fall with less than 6 to 8 PSUs advertising this year. The GATE figures given below prove the decline in numbers.

GATE 2020 Applicants: 858890
Appeared Candidates: 685088 (79.76%)
Qualified Candidates: 128797 approx (18.8%)

GATE Result Analysis 2020

Students can find below the GATE 2020 result analysis from various perspectives to understand the exam.

Difficulty Level of Exam - If we look at the difficulty level of all GATE papers, questions from most papers were moderate to difficult in nature. As per the student reviews, questions were formulated mostly from the core topics of concerned subjects. Subject experts declared the papers to be moderate in difficulty levels with more questions requiring deeper conceptual understanding. Check the detailed GATE 2020 exam analysis to get a better perspective.

Cutoff Trends - Some papers saw a steep decline in GATE cutoff in 2020 with respect to previous years while some showed an increased cutoff. GATE 2020 exam saw Biomedical Engineering for the first time so cutoffs for the subject were brand new for any comparison. IIT Delhi has given separate GATE cutoffs for the first time for Geology and Geophysics. The rise or fall in cutoff is one sign to understand the difficulty level of the exam. The higher the cutoff, the easier the paper and the lower the cutoff, the higher the difficulty levels. Check the detailed GATE cutoff analysis to know which papers were more difficult and which easier in comparison.

GATE 2020 Result Analysis - Cutoff Trends

S. No.	Paper Name	Paper Code	Qualifying Marks
S. No.	Paper Name	Paper Code	General	OBC (NCL)	SC/ST/PwD
1	Life Sciences	XL	31.7	28.5	21.1
2	Civil Engineering	CE	32.9	29.6	21.9
3	Electrical Engineering	EE	33.4	30.0	22.2
4	Computer Science and Information Technology	CS	28.5	25.6	19.0
5	Mechanical Engineering	ME	34.0	30.6	22.6
6	Petroleum Engineering	PE	39.8	35.8	26.5
7	Electronics and Communication Engineering	EC	28.8	25.9	19.2
8	Chemical Engineering	CH	35.7	32.1	23.8
9	Chemistry	CY	26.7	24.0	17.8
10	Biotechnology	BT	30.7	27.6	20.4
11	Engineering Sciences Minor	XE	26.0	23.4	17.3
12	Textile Engineering and Fibre Science	TF	37.1	33.3	24.7
13	Aerospace Engineering	AE	27.2	24.4	18.1
14	Agricultural Engineering	AG	26.3	23.6	17.5
15	Architecture and Planning	AR	34.8	31.3	23.2
16	Ecology and Evolution	EY	42.2	37.9	28.1
17	Geology	GG	38.4	34.5	25.6
17	Geophysics	GG	51.9	46.7	34.6
18	Instrumentation Engineering	IN	34.6	31.1	23.0
19	Mathematics	MA	25	22.5	16.7
20	Mining Engineering	MN	32.7	29.4	21.8
21	Metallurgical Engineering	MT	49.2	44.2	32.8
22	Physics	PH	37.2	33.4	24.8
23	Production and Industrial Engineering	PI	36.6	32.9	24.4
24	Statistics	ST	25	22.5	16.6
25	Biomedical Engineering	BM	25.0	22.5	16.6

GATE Cutoff Analysis (2020 vs 2019)
The analysis given below depicts the changes in the qualifying GATE Cutoff 2020 vs 2019. While the official result statistics has announced that only 18.8% of candidates have qualified in the exam. There have been many surprises in the cutoffs with many showing a drastic lowering and some showing an increase. Only Mathematics has shown no changes in the GATE cutoff. Check the table below for details.

GATE Qualifying Cutoff (Papers that have Lowered Cutoffs)

Paper Name	Paper Code	Qualifying Marks
Paper Name	Paper Code	General	OBC (NCL)	SC/ST/PwD
Electrical Engineering	EE	33.4	30.0	22.2
Computer Science and Information Technology	CS	28.5	25.6	19.0
Mechanical Engineering Minor changes	ME	34.0	30.6	22.6
Petroleum Engineering	PE	39.8	35.8	26.5
Chemistry	CY	26.7	24.0	17.8
Biotechnology	BT	30.7	27.6	20.4
Engineering Sciences Minor	XE	26.0	23.4	17.3
Textile Engineering and Fibre Science	TF	37.1	33.3	24.7
Aerospace Engineering	AE	27.2	24.4	18.1
Agricultural Engineering	AG	26.3	23.6	17.5
Architecture and Planning	AR	34.8	31.3	23.2
Geology	GG	38.4	34.5	25.6
Geophysics NEW	GG	51.9	46.7	34.6
Metallurgical Engineering	MT	49.2	44.2	32.8
Statistics	ST	25	22.5	16.6
Biomedical Engineering	BM	25.0	22.5	16.6

Papers that have increased GATE Qualifying Cutoffs 2020

S. No.	Paper Name	Paper Code	Qualifying Marks
S. No.	Paper Name	Paper Code	General	OBC (NCL)	SC/ST/PwD
2	Civil Engineering	CE	32.9	29.6	21.9
7	Electronics and Communication Engineering	EC	28.8	25.9	19.2
8	Chemical Engineering	CH	35.7	32.1	23.8
16	Ecology and Evolution	EY	42.2	37.9	28.1
18	Instrumentation Engineering	IN	34.6	31.1	23.0
20	Mining Engineering	MN	32.7	29.4	21.8
22	Physics	PH	37.2	33.4	24.8
23	Production and Industrial Engineering	PI	36.6	32.9	24.4

GATE cutoff for various years are provided below to help students understand the exam from various perspectives.

GATE Qualifying Cutoff 2019 (Official)

S.No	Paper Name	Paper Code	Qualifying Marks
S.No	Paper Name	Paper Code	General	OBC (NCL)	SC/ST/PwD
1	Life Sciences	XL	36.7	33	24.5
2	Civil Engineering	CE	28.2	25.4	18.8
3	Electrical Engineering	EE	39.6	35.6	26.4
4	Computer Science and Information Technology	CS	29.5	26.6	19.7
5	Mechanical Engineering	ME	34.1	30.7	22.7
6	Petroleum Engineering	PE	49.9	44.9	33.3
7	Electronics and Communication Engineering	EC	26.7	24	17.8
8	Chemical Engineering	CH	34.8	31.3	23.2
9	Chemistry	CY	32	28.8	21.3
10	Biotechnology	BT	35.9	32.3	23.9
11	Engineering Sciences	XE	26.7	24	17.8
12	Textile Engineering and Fibre Science	TF	40.1	36.1	26.7
13	Aerospace Engineering	AE	33.5	30.2	22.3
14	Agricultural Engineering	AG	28.3	25.5	18.9
15	Architecture and Planning	AR	41	36.9	27.3
16	Ecology and Evolution	EY	37.1	33.4	24.7
17	Geology and Geophysics	GG	44.5	40.1	29.7
18	Instrumentation Engineering	IN	31.9	28.7	21.3
19	Mathematics	MA	25	22.5	16.7
20	Mining Engineering	MN	31.5	28.4	21
21	Metallurgical Engineering	MT	53.5	48.1	35.7
22	Physics	PH	25.2	22.7	16.8
23	Production and Industrial Engineering	PI	32.2	29	21.5
24	Statistics	ST	32.5	29.2	21.7

GATE Qualifying Cutoff 2018 (Official)

S. No	Paper Name	Paper Code	Qualifying Marks
S. No	Paper Name	Paper Code	General	OBC (NCL)	SC/ST/PwD
1	Aerospace Engineering	AE	34.4	30.9	22.9
2	Agricultural Engineering	AG	25	22.5	16.6
3	Architecture and Planning	AR	43.9	39.5	29.2
4	Biotechnology	BT	27.9	25.1	18.5
5	Civil Engineering	CE	26.9	24.2	17.9
6	Chemical Engineering	CH	37.8	34	25.1
7	Computer Science and Information Technology	CS	25	22.5	16.6
8	Chemistry	CY	25.4	22.8	16.9
9	Electronics and Communication Engineering	EC	25	22.5	16.6
10	Electrical Engineering	EE	29.1	26.1	19.4
11	Ecology and Evolution	EY	49.3	44.3	32.8
12	Geology and Geophysics	GG	32.4	29.1	21.5
13	Instrumentation Engineering	IN	37.1	33.3	24.7
14	Mathematics	MA	29.4	26.4	19.5
15	Mechanical Engineering	ME	34.7	31.2	23.1
16	Mining Engineering	MN	45	40.5	30
17	Metallurgical Engineering	MT	40.3	36.2	26.8
18	Petroleum Engineering	PE	39.8	35.8	26.5
19	Physics	PH	29	26.1	19.3
20	Production and Industrial Engineering	PI	32	28.8	21.3
21	Textile Engineering and Fibre Science	TF	32.2	28.9	21.4
22	Engineering Sciences	XE	31.5	28.3	21
23	Life Sciences	XL	29.9	26.9	19.9

GATE Qualifying Cutoff 2017 (Official)

S.No	Branch	General	OBC	SC/ST/PH
1	Electronics and Communication (EC)	25	22.5	16.6
2	Civil Engineering (CE)	28.7	25.8	19.1
3	Electrical Engineering (EE)	25.2	25.2	16.7
4	Mechanical Engineering (ME)	32.87	29	21
5	Computer Science & Information Technology (CS)	25	22.5	16.6
6	Instrumentation Engineering (IN)	34.6	31.1	23
7	Chemical Engineering (CH)	44.3	39.8	29.5
8	Biotechnology (BT)	38.9	35	25.9

GATE Qualifying Cutoff 2016 (Official)

S.No	Branch	General	OBC	SC/ST/PH
1	Mechanical Engineering (ME)	29.6	26.6	19.7
2	Civil Engineering (CE)	25	22.5	16.6
3	Electrical Engineering (EE)	25.1	22.5	16.7
4	Electronics and Communication Engineering (EC)	25	22.5	16.6
5	Computer Science and Information Technology (CS)	25	22.5	16.6
6	Instrumentation Engineering (IN)	31.6	28.4	21
7	Production and Industrial Engineering (PI)	26.4	23.7	17.5

GATE Qualifying Cutoff 2015 (Official)

S.No	Branch	General	OBC	SC/ST/PH
1	Mechanical Engineering (ME)	32.73	29.46	21.82
2	Civil Engineering (CE)	25	22.5	16.67
3	Electrical Engineering (EE)	25	22.5	16.67
4	Electronics and Communication Engineering (EC)	25	22.5	16.67
5	Computer Science and Information Technology (CS)	25	22.5	16.67
6	Instrumentation Engineering (IN)	25.45	22.9	16.96
7	Production and Industrial Engineering (PI)	26.82	24.14	17.88

GATE Score Card 2020

The score card of GATE 2020 will be available for download from the March 20 to May 31. Thereafter it will be available till December 31 on payment of Rs 500. GATE score card is an important document required for admission in PG courses in all the participating institutes and is valid for three years. Students participating in PSU recruitment through GATE 2020 will also be required to show their score card at the time of interview. GATE score card will mention details of GATE score (out of 1000), total marks obtained out of 100 (Raw Score), All India Rank of candidate in paper for which attempted in the exam, qualifying marks for all categories for the paper and the total number of candidates appeared for the paper.

What After GATE 2020?

Students aiming for admission in M.Tech courses have to apply for the institute in which admission is desired. Student will also be required to register for GATE COAP to get admission in IITs and CCMT for admission in NITs, IIITs and GFTIs. Students aiming for PSU recruitment have to apply for the respective PSU. The offer of allotment for various courses or recruitment have to be followed from official portal of the institute /PSUs.

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Manidipa Kundu Student Expert 31st May, 2020

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see cutoff score changes every year and it depends on certain factors like number of participants, questions difficulty level, seat matrix etc, at this score you have decent chances in

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MY GATE SCORE IS 403 IN MECHANICAL CAN I GET MTECH IN NIT TRICHY IN MECH OR METALLURY STEAM LIKE WELDING OR MATERIAL SCIENCE ?AND I BELONG TO OBC-NCL

Sonali Sahu Student Expert 31st May, 2020

Hello,

There is chance to get an admission through categorical rank/score. you can take specialization in the your graduation branch only. You can't choose other branch specialization. For general , cutoff starts from 450.

domain wise cutoff is not available. for generalized cutoff please visit the link below:-

https://engineering.careers360.com/articles/gate-cutoff

You can also try for lower rank IITs for Mechanical engineering.

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Manidipa Kundu Student Expert 31st May, 2020

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see gate cutoff for psus differ year to year and it depends on certain factors like stream of engineering or gate paper, number of vacancy, questions difficulty level, etc, as per previous years cutoff 750 gate score for general candidates, for sc/st around 650 cutoff.

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I am a undergraduate from mechanical engineering currently.Can I appear for GATE ECE stream examination?If so, which iits will allow to join ECE stream in post graduation!

pritamsingh5798 31st May, 2020

Hey there

Ofcourse there is no restriction you can take your gate exam from any of the streams irrespective of your current stream infact many students from mechanical, civil they do give exams from cse, ece as they later on realise that they have interest in other streams. Almost all IITs accepts students for PG in ece( subject will be chosen by you). Some of the famous IITs for PG are IITB, IITK, IITD, ISM DHANBAD, IITM etc.

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