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    How Many Students Registered for GATE 2027? Check Registration Statistics

    How Many Students Registered for GATE 2027? Check Registration Statistics

    K Guna SahitiUpdated on 13 Nov 2026, 04:04 PM IST
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    How Many Students Registered for GATE 2027?- IIT Madras is yet to announce the number of students registered for GATE 2027. However, more than 10.2 lakh candidates are assumed to have applied for GATE 2027, as observed in previous year trends. Aspirants can check the GATE 2027 registration statistics based on reports such as registration trends, comparison with previous years and more. Find answers to questions like 'How many students registered for the GATE 2027 exam?' in this article. This information will provide insight into the competition level of GATE 2027 exam. The authority will conduct the GATE exam on February 6, 7, 13, 14, 20 and 21, 2027. 

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    1. How Many Students Registered For GATE 2027?
    2. Previous Year GATE Registration Statistics
    3. GATE 2027 Registration Paper Wise
    How Many Students Registered for GATE 2027? Check Registration Statistics
    How Many Students Registered for GATE 2027?

    How Many Students Registered For GATE 2027?

    IIT Madras will release the complete statistics for total registrations for GATE 2027 along with the GATE result at gate2027.iitm.ac.in. Candidates will be able to check how many students registered for GATE on this page. The authority releases the paper-wise statistics as well. So, aspirants will be able to view how many fellow students took the exams. Meaning, they can interpret the data to determine the competition level. 

    Previous Year GATE Registration Statistics

    Go through the tables given below, aspirants can know the previous year data and analyse how many students appeared for GATE. By understanding the total registrations and total appeared students for the GATE exam, they can see how much the competition can be in 2027.

    How Many Students Appeared For GATE 2026?

    Category

    Total number of students

    Total number of students who applied

    10,11,719

    Total number of students who appeared

    7,97,434

    How Many Students Registered For GATE 2025?

    Category


    Total number of students


    Total number of students that applied

    9,36,019

    Total number of students that appeared

    7,47,319

    How Many Students Appeared For GATE 2024

    Category


    Total number of students


    Total number of students that applied

    826239

    Total number of students that appeared

    653292

    How Many Students Appeared For GATE 2023

    Category


    Total number of students


    Total number of students that applied

    670,000

    Total number of students that appeared

    517,000

    How Many Students Appeared For GATE 2022

    Category


    Total number of students


    Total number of students that applied

    8 lakh

    Total number of students that appeared

    7,11,542

    How Many Students Appeared For GATE 2021

    Category


    Total number of students


    Total number of students that applied

    10 lakhs

    Total number of students that appeared

    8.5 lakhs

    GATE 2027 Registration Paper Wise

    IIT Madras will release the paper wise statistics on how many candidates registered for GATE 2027. The data will be uploaded along with the results and cutoff. Until then, check the below given table for the previous year statistics. 

    How Many Students Registered For GATE 2026 - Paper Wise

    Test Paper

    No. of Candidates Registered in 2026

    No. Candidates Registered in 2025

    Computer Science and Information Technology

    259922

    207851

    Electronics and Communication Engineering

    115448

    97394

    Civil Engineering

    97486

    101596

    Data Science and Artificial Intelligence

    91764

    75854

    Electrical Engineering

    81947

    83355

    Mechanical Engineering

    76823

    79830

    Life Sciences

    50732

    50084

    Chemistry

    30,775

    33058

    Biotechnology

    26808

    24927

    Physics

    24225

    24747

    Chemical Engineering

    17,416

    18009

    Mathematics

    16272

    16953

    Instrumentation Engineering

    15608

    14680

    Engineering Sciences

    12622

    14937

    Architecture and Planning

    10673

    10898

    Humanities and Social Sciences (Psychology)

    8858

    5709

    Aerospace Engineering

    8444

    7576

    Mining Engineering

    8415

    8881

    Environmental Science and Engineering

    7341

    9073

    Geology and Geophysics (Geology)

    5,647

    6837

    Humanities and Social Sciences (English)

    5350

    5665

    Production and Industrial Engineering

    4849

    4791

    Metallurgical Engineering

    4794

    4420

    Humanities and Social Sciences (Economics)

    4166

    4161

    Biomedical Engineering

    3756

    2682

    Ecology and Evolution

    3,659

    3509

    Geomatics Engineering

    3,582

    3616

    Statistics

    3333

    3063

    Agricultural Engineering

    2985

    3095

    Humanities and Social Sciences (Sociology)

    2643

    2147

    Textile Engineering and Fibre Science

    1549

    2355

    Petroleum Engineering

    1428

    1731

    Humanities and Social Sciences (Philosophy)

    800

    702

    Geology and Geophysics (Geophysics)

    668

    917

    Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering

    548

    538

    Humanities and Social Sciences (Linguistics)

    383

    378

    Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

    Q: How many students registered for GATE 2027?
    A:

    The data is yet to be released. Based on observed trends, more than 10.2 lakhs registrations are expected in 2027.

    Q: How many students are expected to appear for GATE 2027?
    A:

    Based on last year statistics, around 9 Lakh candidates are expected to appear in GATE 2027.

    Q: Which year had the highest GATE registration?
    A:

    So far, the highest GATE registrations were in 2026. Although, this years statistics are yet to be released.

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