GATE 2026 participating institutes will accept GATE Score 2026 for admission in science, engineering, and technology in various fields. GATE is most prestigious national-level exam. GATE Exam is conducted by IITs(Indian Institute of Technology) and IISc (Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore).GATE scorecard 2026 will allow candidates to take admission in institutes such as IITs, NITs, and IISc. GATE Score also qualifies for recruitment in PSUs such as NTPC, ONGC, IOCL, and others.
IIT Guwahati will conduct GATE Exam 2026 on February 7, 8, 14, and 15, 2026 across 30 branches. Conducting authority, IIT Guwahati, will release GATE Result 2026 on March 19, 2026. GATE Score Card 2026 will be released in last week of March 2026.
Candidates who will qualify GATE Exam 2026 can use their GATE Scorecard 2026 to take admission to IITs, NITs, and IISc. COAP and CCMT counselling processes will be held to offer admission to GATE-qualified candidates based on their ranking and GATE cut-off 2026 marks released by IIT Guwahati.
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GATE 2026 Participating Institutes
GATE is most prestigious engineering entrance exam jointly conducted by IITs and IISc. Qualifying candidates can gain admission to various Engineering institutes that will accept GATE scorecard 2026 for admission to their Institutes. Candidates can check list of GATE 2026 participating Institutes below
List of GATE 2026 Participating Institutes in India
We are providing a list of GATE 2025 participating Institutes that accept GATE Score 2026 based on their ranking at various national and international levels. Each college releases its own cutoff score for admission. To secure admission, candidates have to obtain a minimum mark set by the officials.
College list based on GATE score 2026 is broadly divided based on institutes that participated in various admission processes. The detailed list of GATE 2026 participating institutes that help in admission is given in the table below
| List of GATE 2026 Participating Institutes | |
| Admission Portal | GATE 2026 Participating Institutes |
| Common Offer Acceptance Portal (COAP) | IISC, IITs, PSUs |
| Centralised Counselling for M.TECH./M.ARCH./M.PLAN. Admissions (CCMT) | all NITs, IIEST, some IIITs, GFTIs |
| Independent Exams or GATE Score Criteria | Government and Private colleges |
IITs Institutes Accepting GATE Score 2026
IITs(Indian Institutes of Technology) are autonomous public technical and research universities across India. IITs offer various undergraduate, postgraduate, and PhD programs in engineering, technology, and related fields.
Here is the list of IITs institutes accepting the GATE Score 2026 given in the table below:
| NIRF Ranking 2024 | IITs participating in GATE 2026 |
| 1 | IIT Madras |
| 2 | IIT Delhi |
| 3 | IIT Bombay |
| 4 | IIT Kanpur |
| 5 | IIT Kharagpur |
| 6 | IIT Roorkee |
| 7 | IIT Guwahati |
| 8 | IIT Hyderabad |
| 10 | IIT BHU |
| 15 | IIT ISM Dhanbad |
| 16 | IIT Indore |
| 18 | IIT Gandhinagar |
| 22 | IIT Ropar |
| 28 | IIT Jodhpur |
| 31 | IIT Mandi |
| 34 | IIT Patna |
| 54 | IIT Bhubaneswar |
| 61 | IIT Tirupati |
| 62 | IIT Jammu |
| 64 | IIT Palakkad |
| 73 | IIT Bhilai |
| Not in the Top 100 | IIT Dharwad |
IISc Accepting GATE Score 2026
IISc (Indian Institute of Science), Bangalore, is offering admissions for research programs and PhD programs. Also known as TATA Institute, renowned for its contributions to scientific research programs and various engineering, Science, and technology streams.
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NITs Accepting GATE Score 2026
NITs(National Institute of Technology) are reputed institutes that accept GATE scores for admissions in various M.Tech programs in engineering, science, technology, architecture, and other fields. List of NITS accepting GATE Score 2026 is given in the table below.
| NIRF Ranking 2024 | NITs participating in GATE 2026 |
| 9 | NIT Trichy (Tiruchirapalli) |
| 12 | NIT Suratkal (Mangalore) |
| 19 | NIT Rourkela |
| 21 | NIT Warangal |
| 25 | NIT Calicut |
| 43 | NIT Jaipur |
| 40 | NIT Silchar |
| 39 | NIT Nagpur |
| 44 | NIT Durgapur |
| 46 | NIT Jalandhar |
| 49 | NIT Allahabad |
| 55 | NIT Patna |
| 81 | NIT Kurukshetra |
| 59 | NIT Surat |
| 71 | NIT Raipur |
| 79 | NIT Srinagar |
| 101-150 | NIT Hamirpur |
GFTIs Accepting GATE Score 2026
GFTIs(Government Funded Technical Institutes) are engineering and technical institutes that offer admission to Undergraduate and postgraduate students in various engineering and technical fields.
Here is the list of top GFTIs accepting GATE Score 2026 given in the table below
| NIRF 2024 Ranking | Top GFTIs participating in GATE 2026 |
| 12 | Jadavpur University, Kolkata |
| 13 | SRM Institute of Science and Technology |
| 14 | Anna University, Chennai |
| 48 | Birla Institute of Technology and Science (BITS Mesra) |
| 27 | Delhi Technological University (DTU), Delhi |
Government M Tech Colleges Accepting GATE Score 2026
We are listing GATE 2025 participating government M Tech colleges accepting GATE Score 2026 for admissions with NIRF ranking. The list is given in the table below
| GATE 2026 participating institutes | NIRF Ranking |
| IIT Madras | NIRF Rank- 1 |
| IIT Delhi | NIRF Rank- 2 |
| IIT Bombay | NIRF Rank- 3 |
| IIT Kanpur | NIRF Rank- 4 |
| IIT Kharagpur | NIRF Rank- 5 |
| IIT Roorkee | NIRF Rank- 6 |
| IIT Guwahati | NIRF Rank- 7 |
| NIT Trichy | NIRF Rank- 8 |
| IIT Hyderabad | NIRF Rank- 9 |
| NIT Surathkal (Karnataka) | NIRF Rank-10 |
| Jadavpur University | NIRF Rank- 11 |
| IIT BHU(Varanasi) | NIRF Rank-13 |
| IIT Dhanbad | NIRF Rank-14 |
| NIT Rourkela | NIRF Rank-15 |
| IIT Indore | NIRF Rank- 16 |
| ICT (Institute of Chemical Technology) | NIRF Rank- 18 |
| IIT Mandi | NIRF Rank- 20 |
| NIT Warangal | NIRF Rank- 21 |
| IIT Ropar | NIRF Rank- 22 |
| IIT Gandhinagar | NIRF Rank- 23 |
| IIT Jodhpur | NIRF Rank – 30 |
| NIT Calicut | NIRF Rank- 31 |
| VNIT Nagpur | NIRF Rank- 32 |
| IIT Patna | NIRF Rank-33 |
| NIT Durgapur | NIRF Rank-34 |
| DTU Delhi | NIRF Rank-35 |
| IIT Bhubaneshwar | NIRF Rank-36 |
| AMU Aligarh | NIRF Rank-37 |
| NIT Silchar | NIRF Rank-38 |
| IIEST Shibpur | NIRF Rank- 40 |
| IIST Thiruvananthapuram | NIRF Rank- 43 |
| MNIT Jaipur | NIRF Rank-46 |
| MNNIT Allahabad | NIRF Rank-47 |
| NIT Kurukshetra | NIRF Rank- 50 |
| NIT Jalandhar | NIRF Rank-52 |
| IIT Tirupati | NIRF Rank- 56 |
| SVNIT Surat | NIRF Rank- 58 |
| NIT Meghalaya | NIRF Rank- 60 |
| NIT Patna | NIRF Rank- 63 |
| NIT Raipur | NIRF Rank- 65 |
| NIT Srinagar | NIRF Rank-66 |
| IIT Palakkad | NIRF Rank-68 |
| IIT Delhi | NIRF Rank-69 |
| MANIT Bhopal | NIRF Rank- 70 |
| DIAT Pune | NIRF Rank- 71 |
| COEP Pune | NIRF Rank-72 |
| GGSIPU Delhi | NIRF Rank- 74 |
| JNTUH University | NIRF Rank- 76 |
| IITM Gwalior | NIRF Rank- 78 |
| NSUT Delhi | NIRF Rank- 79 |
| NIT Agartala | NIRF Rank- 80 |
| IIT Bangalore | NIRF Rank- 81 |
| IIITDM | NIRF Rank- 82 |
| NIT Goa | NIRF Rank- 88 |
| NIT Jamshedpur | NIRF Rank- 90 |
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Private M Tech Colleges Accepting GATE Score 2026
We are listing GATE 2026 participating Private M Tech colleges accepting GATE Score 2026 with NIRF ranking. The list is given in the table below
| GATE 2026 participating institutes | NIRF Ranking |
| VIT- Vellore Institute of Technology | NIRF Rank- 12 |
| SRM University Chennai | NIRF Rank – 24 |
| Shiksha ‘O’ Anusandhan – Bhubaneswar | NIRF Rank- 34 |
| Thapar Institute of Engineering & Technology | NIRF Rank- 28 |
| BITS Pilani | NIRF Rank- 29 |
| SASTRA Tanjavur | NIRF Rank- 41 |
| KIIT University | NIRF Rank-42 |
| KL University – Guntur | NIRF Rank-44 |
| Sri Sivasubramaniya Nadar College of Engineering – Kancheepuram | NIRF Rank- 48 |
| BIT Mesra | NIRF Rank- 53 |
| PSG College of Technology – Coimbatore | NIRF Rank- 57 |
| M. S. Ramaiah Institute of Technology – Bangalore | NIRF Rank- 67 |
| Manipur Institute of Technology | NIRF Rank- 75 |
| B.M.S. College of Engineering – Bangalore | NIRF Rank- 83 |
| Vel Tech Chennai | NIRF Rank- 84 |
| Thiagarajar College of Engineering – Madurai | NIRF Rank- 85 |
| R. V. College of Engineering – Bangalore | NIRF Rank- 89 |
| S.R University Warangal | NIRF Rank- 91 |
| JIIT Noida | NIRF Rank- 94 |
| SIT Tumkur | NIRF Rank- 97 |
| CV Raman Global University | NIRF Rank- 98 |
Colleges Accepting GATE Score 2026 in CCMT Portal
We are listing GATE participating Institutes or colleges accepting GATE Score 2026 in CCMT portal; not all colleges have NIRF ranking. The list is given in the table below
| GATE 2026 Participating Institutes | NIRF 2023 Rank |
| National Institute of Technology Tiruchirappalli | 9 |
| National Institute of Technology Karnataka, Surathkal | 12 |
| National Institute of Technology Rourkela | 16 |
| National Institute of Technology, Warangal | 21 |
| Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology, Shibpur | 35 |
| National Institute of Technology Calicut | 23 |
| Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology, Nagpur | 41 |
| Malaviya National Institute of Technology, Jaipur | 37 |
| National Institute of Technology Kurukshetra | 58 |
| National Institute of Technology Silchar | 40 |
| National Institute of Technology Durgapur | 43 |
| Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology, Allahabad | 49 |
| Dr. B.R. Ambedkar National Institute of Technology, Jalandhar | 46 |
| Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology, Surat | 65 |
| National Institute of Technology Meghalaya | 72 |
| Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology, Bhopal | 80 |
| National Institute of Technology, Raipur | 70 |
| National Institute of Technology, Agartala | 91 |
| National Institute of Technology, Goa | 90 |
| National Institute of Technology Jamshedpur | – |
| PDPM Indian Institute of Information Technology, Design Manufacturing Jabalpur | 97 |
| National Institute of Technology Patna | 56 |
| National Institute of Technology Hamirpur | – |
| ABV-Indian Institute of Information Technology and Management Gwalior | 88 |
| Indian Institute of Information Technology, Allahabad | 89 |
| National Institute of Technology Puducherry | – |
| National Institute of Foundry and Forge Technology, Ranchi | – |
| National Institute of Technology Manipur | 95 |
| National Institute of Technology, Arunachal Pradesh | – |
List of M.Tech Colleges Based on GATE Rank 2026
Number of institutes offer admission based on GATE Score 2026, and high-ranking candidates have many options to gain admission. Here we are providing the most relevant GATE ranks for various institutes. Candidates can check and decide the best institute for admission. The rank may vary from the official cut-off ranking.List of GATE 2026 participating institutes based on GATE rank is given in the table below
| GATE Ranks | Predicted Colleges |
| AIR 1 – 50 | IISC Bangalore, Top 5 IITs |
| AIR 50 – 100 | Top 5 IITs |
| AIR 100 – 300 | Top 7 IITs |
| AIR 300 – 500 | Lower IITs Top NITs |
| AIR 500 – 1000 | Top 5 NITs |
| AIR 1000 – 1500 | Middle NITs Top Govt Colleges |
| AIR 1500 – 3000 | Lower NITs, Govt. Private Colleges |
Foreign Colleges Accepting GATE Score 2026
GATE Scorecard 2026 will be utilised for offering admissions to top colleges in India as well as in foreign Universities. Mainly, National University of Singapore, Technical University of Munich, Nanyang Technological University, and RWTH Aachen University consider the GATE Score 2026 for PG admissions in various specialisations. Detailed information on foreign colleges accepting GATE Score 2026 is given below
Requirements for Foreign Universities Accepting GATE Score
Candidates willing to study abroad based on the GATE Score must have to meet the requirements listed below
- Bachelor’s in a relevant field, preferably B.Tech. / B.E. in the desired minimum score according to the Universities.
- Applicant must possess a valid GATE Score
- IELTS or TOEFL Exam must be passed to be admitted to foreign Universities.
Foreign Universities Admissions Through Gate Score 2026
List of Foreign Universities Admissions Through GATE Score 2026 is provided in the table below
| Foreign Universities AdmissionsThrough GATE Score 2026 | |
|---|---|
| Name of the University | Country |
| National University of Singapore (NUS) | Singapore |
| Nanyang Technological University (NTU) Singapore | Singapore |
| Technical University of Munich | Germany |
| RWTH Aachen University | Germany |
| University of Melbourne | Australia |
| University of Toronto | Canada |
| University of California, Berkeley | USA |
| University of Oxford | UK |
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GATE 2026 Participating Institutes FAQs
Which rank is safe for IISc or the top 5 IITS?
If you want to get admission in IISc or the top 5 IITs, you must attain a rank between AIR 1 - AIR 50. There will be a higher possibility of available seats in this rank.
What is the effective way of preparing for GATE Exam?
For effective Preparation for the gate exam, you must follow the GATE updated syllabus, the last 5 years' GATE PYQs, recommended best GATE books, attempt mock tests, and make handwritten short notes and revise daily basis. If you can follow these, surely you will attempt many questions during the Exam and will score a high rank
How can we download GATE PYQS easily?
You can download GATE PYQs from the official website, or you can follow the link provided on this page, which is sufficient for your GATE preparation
How can we get the GATE 2026 Syllabus?
GATE 2026 syllabus was released with the release of GATE 2026 notification . Candidates can download GATE syllabus 2026 from Official website.
