How Many Students Appeared for GATE 2025 Branch Wise? - IIT Roorkee released the details on how many students appeared for the GATE exam at gate2025.iitr.ac.in. The branch-wise GATE 2025 statistics have been released after the admission cycle is concluded. Candidates can check the statistical and performance reports to know how many students appeared for the GATE 2025 exam. This will help to understand the total number of graduates participating in the Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering 2025. This year, approximately 9.36 lakhs graduates have applied for the GATE exam. Being aware of the number of students who participated in the GATE exam is important, as it is a major factor in determining the GATE 2025 score. Check the article to know more about how many students appeared for GATE 2025 branch-wise.
In 2025, approximately 9,36,000 candidates applied for the GATE exam out of which 7,37,000 candidates appeared for the test. In 2025, most students appeared for the GATE CS and EC papers. 1,70,825 students appeared for CS paper and 81,475 candidates appeared for EC paper in GATE 2025. Candidates can check how many students appeared for GATE 2025 branch wise on this page.
Paper Code | Registered | Appeared |
AE | 7,576 | 6,009 |
AG | 3,095 | 2,624 |
AR | 10,898 | 8,501 |
BM | 2,682 | 2,165 |
BT | 24,927 | 20,048 |
CE | 1,01,596 | 79,951 |
CH | 18,009 | 14,843 |
CS | 2,07,851 | 1,70,825 |
CY | 33,058 | 25,698 |
DA | 75,854 | 57,054 |
EC | 97,394 | 81,475 |
EE | 83,355 | 67,701 |
ES | 9,073 | 6,631 |
EY | 3,509 | 2,713 |
GE | 3,616 | 2,726 |
GG1 (Geology) | 6,837 | 5,352 |
GG2 (Geophysics) | 917 | 684 |
IN | 14,680 | 11,935 |
MA | 16,953 | 13,171 |
ME | 79,830 | 62,015 |
MN | 8,881 | 7,438 |
MT | 4,420 | 3,571 |
NM | 538 | 395 |
PE | 1,731 | 1,320 |
PH | 24,747 | 19,225 |
PI | 4,791 | 3,547 |
ST | 3,063 | 1,967 |
TF | 2,355 | 1,889 |
XE | 14,937 | 11,156 |
XH-C1 (Economics) | 4,161 | 2,973 |
XH-C2 (English) | 5,665 | 4,132 |
XH-C3 (Linguistics) | 378 | 297 |
XH-C4 (Philosophy) | 702 | 531 |
XH-C5 (Psychology) | 5,709 | 4,125 |
XH-C6 (Sociology) | 2,147 | 1,546 |
XL | 50,084 | 41,086 |
Below are the previous year paper wise statistics for the GATE exam.
Paper Code | Registered | Appeared |
|---|---|---|
AE | 6931 | 5255 |
AG | 2777 | 2362 |
AR | 11450 | 9080 |
BM | 2345 | 1860 |
BT | 21210 | 17078 |
CE | 108136 | 85869 |
CH | 16930 | 13937 |
CS | 152652 | 123967 |
CY | 35382 | 26825 |
DA | 52493 | 39210 |
EC | 78157 | 63092 |
EE | 73728 | 59599 |
ES | 8847 | 6445 |
EY | 3336 | 2359 |
GE | 3238 | 2491 |
GG1 | 7154 | 5574 |
GG2 | 1037 | 822 |
IN | 12451 | 9900 |
MA | 17617 | 13425 |
ME | 83114 | 65546 |
MN | 8515 | 7046 |
MT | 3858 | 3111 |
NM | 517 | 361 |
PE | 2146 | 1770 |
PH | 26475 | 20258 |
PI | 4915 | 3725 |
ST | 2663 | 1694 |
TF | 1765 | 1422 |
XE | 14941 | 11261 |
XH-C1 | 3748 | 2721 |
XH-C2 | 5488 | 3900 |
XH-C3 | 368 | 277 |
XH-C4 | 513 | 340 |
XH-C5 | 4872 | 3415 |
XH-C6 | 1566 | 1020 |
XL | 44904 | 36275 |
Total | 82623G | 6532G2 |
Paper Code | Registered | Appeared |
|---|---|---|
AE | 5998 | 4585 |
AG | 2722 | 2337 |
AR | 11842 | 9242 |
BM | 1809 | 1444 |
BT | 17830 | 14097 |
CE | 105064 | 83187 |
CH | 16491 | 13607 |
CS | 99555 | 75679 |
CY | 33275 | 24710 |
EC | 70361 | 45833 |
EE | 58342 | 55292 |
ES | 8392 | 6051 |
EY | 2831 | 2086 |
GE | 3058 | 2259 |
GG-G1 | 6574 | 5256 |
GG-G2 | 957 | 743 |
IN | 11741 | 8746 |
MA | 16753 | 12463 |
ME | 82233 | 63489 |
MN | 7401 | 6032 |
MT | 3267 | 2586 |
NM | 490 | 335 |
PE | 2271 | 1796 |
PH | 24739 | 18517 |
PI | 4591 | 3355 |
ST | 2561 | 1429 |
TF | 2054 | 1688 |
XE | 15468 | 11258 |
XH-C1 | 2756 | 1931 |
XH-C2 | 5679 | 3981 |
XH-C3 | 345 | 261 |
XH-C4 | 467 | 352 |
XH-C5 | 3664 | 2684 |
XH-C6 | 1284 | 813 |
XL | 37391 | 29605 |
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
Approx 9,36,000 students applied for GATE 2025.
On Question asked by student community
Hey,
With a VITMEE rank around 944, getting M.Tech CSE at Vellore Institute of Technology Chennai in Category 1 is honestly quite difficult because Category 1 seats usually close at much lower ranks.
But you still have decent chances for:
• Category 2 or 3 in core CSE
• Category
Hi,
Your scholarship eligibility depends on whether your GATE 2026 score meets the General category qualifying cutoff. If your category could not be changed after the correction window, then you are usually treated as a General category candidate during admission and scholarship processing.
Generally:
• If your score is equal
Hi,
With a GATE score of 426, you do have a chance of getting MTech Data Science in some NITs , especially through later counselling rounds or in comparatively less competitive NITs. For top NITs, though, Data Science seats can still be quite competitive since it is a popular specialisation.
Hello Student,
Getting a seat in Mining Engineering in MBM Jodhpur with 67th percentile as an OBC candidate might be difficult, as the cut off goes around 75-80th percentile.
What you can do is to go for spot rounds or REAP's last round, provided the seats remain vacant.
Hello Bhaskar
You can check you Admission chances from the link given below:
https://engineering.careers360.com/gate-college-predictor
Hope it helps.
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