exam-image

Top Colleges Accepting GATE 2026 Scores in India: IITs, NITs, IIITs & More

Exam Level: NationalApplication Date: Aug 27, 2025

Last Updated on 17th January 2026

Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering

Top Colleges Accepting GATE Scores

The GATE Exam 2026 is accepted by a number of government and private institutions for admission to their M.Tech./M.Plan./M.Arch courses. This includes IITs, NITs, IIITs, and other institutions. To get admission to these institutions candidates have to register themselves on the COAP or CCMT portal.


Colleges Accepting GATE Scores on COAP Portal

The table below provides the list of the colleges accepting GATE Scores on COAP Portal.

Colleges 

NIRF Ranking 2024

IIT Madras

1

IIT Delhi

2

IIT Bombay

3

IIT Kanpur

4

IIT Kharagpur

5

IIT Roorkee

6

IIT Guwahati

7

IIT Hyderabad

8

NIT Tiruchirappalli

9

BHU Varanasi

10


Government M.Tech. Colleges Based on GATE Score

The table below shows the government medical colleges accepting admissions based on GATE Scores. 

Colleges

NIRF Ranking 2024

IIT Madras

1

IIT Delhi

2

IIT Bombay

3

IIT Kanpur

4

IIT Kharagpur

5

IIT Roorkee

6

IIT Guwahati

7

NIT Trichy

8

IIT Hyderabad

9

NIT Surathkal (Karnataka)

10

Jadavpur University

11

IIT BHU(Varanasi)

13

IIT Dhanbad

14

NIT Rourkela

15

IIT Indore

16

ICT (Institute of Chemical Technology)

18

IIT Mandi

20

NIT Warangal

21

IIT Ropar

22

IIT Gandhinagar

23

IIT Jodhpur

30

NIT Calicut

31

VNIT Nagpur

32

IIT Patna

33

NIT Durgapur

34

DTU Delhi

35

IIT Bhubaneshwar

36

AMU Aligarh

37

NIT Silchar

38

IIEST Shibpur

40

IIST Thiruvananthapuram

43

MNIT Jaipur

46

MNNIT Allahabad

47

NIT Kurukshetra

50

NIT Jalandhar

52

IIT Tirupati

56

SVNIT Surat

58

NIT Meghalaya

60

NIT Patna

63

NIT Raipur

65

NIT Srinagar

66

IIT Palakkad

68

IIIT Delhi

69

MANIT Bhopal

70

DIAT Pune

71

COEP Pune

72

GGSIPU Delhi

74

JNTUH University

76

IIITM Gwalior

78

NSUT Delhi

79

NIT Agartala

80

IIIT Bangalore

81

IIITDM

82

NIT Goa

88

NIT Jamshedpur

90

Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering

Latest News

AcronymGraduate Aptitude Test in Engineering
Conducting BodyOther
Mode and TypeOnline (Computer Based Test (CBT))
Application ModeOnline
Frequency4 in a year
LanguagesEnglish
Test Takers900000
Duration180
Total Marks100
Marking Scheme1 for correct, 0 for incorrect
Application Fee2000
Not sure what you are looking for? Connect with our counsellors.

Not sure what you are looking for? Connect with our counsellors.

Login helps you find curated results for your requirement.