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    How Many Students Give The GATE Exam

    Team Careers360Updated on 29 Mar 2023, 05:40 PM IST

    What is the GATE exam?

    The Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) is a highly respected exam in India that is used for assessing a candidate's understanding and knowledge of various undergraduate engineering and science disciplines. This exam is used for determining eligibility for admission to master's programs and for employment opportunities in public sector undertakings (PSUs). GATE is jointly conducted by the Indian Institute of Science and seven Indian Institutes of Technologies across the country, and is administered by the National Coordination Board - GATE, Department of Higher Education, Ministry of Education (MoE), Government of India. A candidate's performance on the exam is reflected in their GATE score, which is a relative measure of their abilities and understanding in the relevant field.

    Students Who Take GATE Exams:

    One of the most difficult tests used to evaluate the performance of engineering graduates is GATE. The number of candidates taking the exam increases each year as lakhs more applicants attempt it. There are several reasons why people take the GATE exams. The GATE tests are chosen by candidates who wish to advance their knowledge in the specific domains of engineering or other related fields and acquire admission to the appropriate higher educational institutions for MS or M. Tech Courses. Candidates are also chosen by PSUs based on their GATE results. We go into great detail on how many students take the GATE exam in this article.

    Every year, on average, approximately ten lakh people show up for the tests. Nearly 8.5 lakh people registered to take the GATE Exams in 2021. This is an estimation of all candidates who will take the board exams for the particular academic year. Engineering and science candidates can be found in huge numbers in some branches, but fewer candidates can be found in other branches. Mechanical engineering, electronics and communication engineering, computer science and information technology, electrical engineering, and civil engineering are the most common subfields.

    Number of Students Giving GATE Exams

    Please review the information in the table below for a list of candidates for the GATE exams from 2010 to 2021, organized by branch:

    Years

    Number of Candidates For the GATE Exams

    2021

    8,82,684

    2020

    8.58,023

    2019

    7,79,632

    2018

    7,81,854

    2017

    7,87,148

    2016

    8,18,850

    2015

    8,04,463

    2014

    8,89,156

    2013

    9,84,855

    2012

    6,86,614

    2011

    5,53,654

    2010

    4,02,723

    Number of Candidates for the Relevant Papers of the GATE Exams 2021

    Check out the table below to see how many students registered for the GATE Exams 2021 branch-specific papers in the meantime:

    Paper Codes/ Subjects

    No. Of Candidates

    AE: Aerospace Engineering

    4914

    AG: Agricultural Engineering

    2277

    AR: Architecture and Planning

    10857

    BM: Biomedical Engineering

    1684

    BT: Biotechnology

    13186

    CE: Civil Engineering

    115270

    CH: Chemical Engineering

    16705

    CS: Computer Science & Information Technology

    101922

    CY: Chemistry

    23465

    EC: Electronics Communication Engineering

    80629

    EE: Electrical Engineering

    87559

    ES: Environmental Science & Engineering

    9183

    EY: Ecology Evolution

    1718

    GG: Geology

    4797

    GG: Geophysics

    826

    IN: Instrumentation Engineering

    16770

    MA: Mathematics

    11635

    ME: Mechanical Engineering

    120594

    MN: Mining Engineering

    3918

    MT: Metallurgical Engineering

    3486

    PE: Petroleum Engineering

    2153

    PH: Physics

    17499

    PI: Production and Industrial Engineering

    2059

    ST: Statistics

    1199

    TF: Textile Engineering and Fibre Science

    1643

    XE: Engineering Sciences

    22219

    XH-C1: Humanities and Social Sciences(Economics)

    2307

    XH-C2: Humanities and Social Sciences(English)

    3846

    XH-C3: Humanities and Social Sciences(Linguistics)

    315

    XH-C4: Humanities and Social Sciences(Philosophy)

    538

    XH-C5: Humanities and Social Sciences(Psychology)

    1141

    XH-C6: Humanities and Social Sciences(Sociology)

    1255

    XL: Life Sciences

    23973

    Conclusion

    Only 15% of applicants are chosen; every year, 6-7 lakh students take the GATE exam. Only 15% of the kids achieve GATE success, or a score of at least 25.

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