Updated On : April 3, 2023
The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Delhi, stated that it will announce GATE Result 2020 that enable candidates to take admission into the M.Tech programmes at the IITs, NITs and GFTIs as well as recruitment in leading PSUs, on March 16 2020, at GOAPS (GATE Online Application Processing System) website.
GATE 2020 Result Date | March 16, 2020 |
Mode of declaration of Result | Online |
Credentials Required to check Result | Enrollment ID, Registration ID, Email, Password, |
Format of Result | Response sheet |
Result validity | 3 years for M.Tech Admissions |
1 year for PSU recruitment | |
Normalization | Applicable |
Candidates who appeared for the 2020 GATE Exam that was held on February 1, 2, 8 & 9 can go through all the important dates related to the GATE Result 2020 in the table listed below.
GATE 2020 Result | Important Dates |
GATE 2020 Exam Date | 01, 02, 08, 09 Feb 2020 |
Answer Key Release | 3rd week of Feb 2020 |
Result Declaration | 16 Mar 2020 |
Scorecard Download | 4th week of Mar 2020 |
Last Date to download Scorecard | 4th week of Dec 2020 |
It is stated that the GATE 2020 result will be announced on the official website of GOAPS. The qualified candidates can follow the steps listed below to view their result.
IIT, Delhi, has released the GATE 2020 response sheet on 12 February 2020. candidates will be able to predict their probable score of GATE exam by using the official answer key and response sheet.
The exam conducting authority will release an official answer key before the release of GATE Result 2020. The result of an individual candidate is calculated using the answer key and the scoring is done within a fixed parameter. Go through the table given below to know how the marks are deducted for wrong answers.
Question Type | Negative Marking for wrong answers | Marks for correct answer |
Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ) | § l ⅓ for 1 mark question l ⅔ for 2 marks question | 1 or 2 marks |
Numerical Answer Type (NAT) | No Negative Marking | 1 or 2 marks |
The exam authorities will use the normalization formula given below to calculate the GATE 2020 normalized scores of the CS, CE, EC, ME and EE papers.
Difference between GATE 2020 Marks & GATE 2020 AIR (All India Rank)
The GATE exam is conducted to test the subject knowledge of the candidate from the Graduation Degree in 24 branches of engineering and science.
The 2020 GATE Scorecard is the important document that provides the qualification for the candidates who have scored equal to or more than the minimum qualifying marks in the GATE exam. Here, we have provided some simple steps to make easier for students to download their scorecard by visiting official GOAPS website.
The eligible candidates can start downloading their GATE 2020 Result Scorecard by visiting the GOAPS website from the day the result is declared. Students can follow the steps provided below to download their 2020 GATE Scorecard.
The GATE Scorecard 2020 contains the details tabulated below. The candidates have to make sure that the scorecard details are same as filled during the application process.
Details |
Name of the candidate |
Registration Number |
Examination Paper |
Marks Out of 100 |
Qualifying Marks (in all categories) |
GATE 2020 Score |
All India Rank (AIR) |
Number of Candidates Appeared for the exam |
The validity of the GATE 2020 Score |
A cutoff is prepared every year to determine a bar for qualifying marks for all the subjects. The GATE Cutoff is prepared according to the relative performance of all the candidates who appear for the test.
GATE Subject | General | OBC | SC/ST/PwD |
AE | 34.4 | 30.9 | 22.9 |
AG | 25 | 22.5 | 16.6 |
AR | 43.9 | 39.5 | 29.2 |
BT | 27.9 | 25.1 | 18.5 |
CE | 26.9 | 24.2 | 17.9 |
CH | 37.8 | 34.0 | 25.1 |
CS | 25.0 | 22.5 | 16.6 |
CY | 25.4 | 22.8 | 16.9 |
EC | 25.0 | 22.5 | 16.6 |
EE | 23.1 | 26.1 | 19.4 |
EY | 49.3 | 44.3 | 32.8 |
GG | 32.4 | 29.1 | 21.5 |
IN | 37.1 | 33.3 | 24.7 |
MA | 29.4 | 26.4 | 19.5 |
ME | 34.7 | 31.2 | 23.1 |
MN | 45 | 40.5 | 30.0 |
MT | 40.3 | 36.2 | 26.8 |
PE | 39.8 | 35.8 | 26.5 |
PH | 29 | 26.1 | 19.3 |
PI | 32 | 28.8 | 21.3 |
TF | 32.2 | 28.9 | 21.4 |
XE | 31.5 | 28.3 | 21.0 |
XL | 29.9 | 26.9 | 19.9 |
Based on the paper analysis and reviews given by various subject matter experts and past cutoff trends, the GATE 2020 expected cutoff is tabulated below. Candidates who appeared for the exam can go through the GATE 2020 Expected cutoff.
Subject | GEN | OBC | SC/ST |
CS | 25-30 | 20-25 | 15-20 |
EE | 25-30 | - | - |
CE | 28-30 | 26-28 | 20-22 |
ME | 30-34 | - | - |
ECE | 25-30 | - | - |
IN | 35 and more |
- | - |
CH | 30-32 | 26-29 | 18-20 |
PH | 30-34 | 28-32 | 22-26 |
CY | 32-35 | 28-30 | 22-24 |
XL | 30-35 | 25-35 | 20-25 |
It is stated that the 2020 GATE Counselling will be started from the first week of April 2020. Candidates can go through some of the important highlights provided below while attending for the counselling process.
The qualified students should know that they are required to carry all the documents tabulated below during the GATE 2020 Counselling.
Documents |
Provisional seat allotment letter |
GATE scorecard |
Date of Birth Certificate |
GATE admit card |
Class 12th mark sheet |
Photo ID proof |
Passport-size photograph (coloured) |
Seat acceptance fee proof |
Graduation mark sheet of all the semester |
Degree/Provisional Certificate |
Printout of the Registration form & locked choices. |
Category Certificate (if valid) |
Candidates have to know that a valid GATE Score will help them in getting a seat in M.Tech. program in one of the top IIT’s, IISc or other universities in India as well as Abroad. Go through the admission criteria of various institutes tabulated below.
Institutes | Links |
IIT Madras M.Tech admission 2020 | https://www.iitm.ac.in/ |
IIT Delhi M.Tech admission 2020 | http://www.iitd.ac.in/ |
IIT Roorkee M.Tech admission 2020 | https://www.iitr.ac.in/ |
IIT Guwahati M.Tech admission 2020 | http://www.iitg.ac.in/ |
IIT Bombay M.Tech admission 2020 | http://www.iitb.ac.in/ |
IIT Kanpur M.Tech admission 2020 | http://www.iitk.ac.in/ |
IIT Kharagpur M.Tech admission 2020 | http://www.iitkgp.ac.in/ |
IIT Gandhinagar M.Tech admission 2020 | https://www.iitgn.ac.in/ |
IIT BHU M.Tech admission 2020 | https://www.iitbhu.ac.in/ |
IIT Jodhpur M.Tech admission 2020 | http://www.iitj.ac.in/ |
IIT Hyderabad M.Tech admission 2020 | https://www.iith.ac.in/ |
IIT Patna M.Tech admission 2020 | https://www.iitp.ac.in/ |
IIT Mandi M.Tech admission 2020 | http://www.iitmandi.ac.in/ |
An excellent 2020 GATE Score can provide aspirants with job placement in most of the Public Sector Undertaking (PSU’s) such as BHEL, GAIL, ONGC, IOCL, etc.
Name of PSU | Application Date(Tentative) | Number of Posts |
DRDO | August 10 to 31, 2019 | 290 |
HPCL | Third week of January to the third week of February 2020 | Multiple Vacancy |
BMRC | Second week of March to the third week of April 2020 | 25 |
Bihar PHED | Third week of November to the third week of December 2019 | 70 |
WBSEDCL | First week of March to the second week of April 2020 | 335 |
BSNL | Second week of February to the second week of March 2020 | 198 |
Here, candidates can check the GATE 2019 topper list provided in the table below.
Rank | Name | Branch |
1 | Prakhar Singh | CE |
1 | Devendra Singh Negi | XE |
1 | Ritesh Lalwani | EE |
1 | Rajat Soni | EC |
1 | Shashwat | CH |
1 | Pranav Sharma | CS |
1 | Shashank Mangal | IN |
1 | Suryanarayana Vijaykumar V | PI |
1 | Vikash Raj | PE |
2 | Mukesh Punia | EE |
3 | Nipun Mittal | CSE |
3 | Manav Agarwal | CH |
4 | Mayank Dixit | CH |
4 | Siddharth Wadla | ME |
5 | Sayantan Bhattacharya | EE |
5 | Atindranath Ghosh | CE |
7 | Aakash Verma | ME |
7 | Shryans Mehta | CE |
19 | Uditya Raj | CE |
27 | Saket Kumar Yadav | ECE |
27 | Gaurav Srivastava | EE |
33 | Sukanya Prasad | TE |
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the website students need to visit to download 2020 GATE scorecard?
Till how long is the GATE score valid?
How to download 2020 GATE scorecard from the official website?
When is the last date to download GATE 2020 Scorecard without fee?
What are the details mentioned on the GATE 2020 Scorecard?
When will the 2020 GATE cut off declared?
How will the 2020 GATE counselling process carried out?
Can students use their 2020 GATE score card for PSUs recruitment?
April 3, 2023
The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Delhi, stated that it will announce GATE Result 2020 that enable candidates to take admission into the M.Tech programmes at the IITs, NITs and GFTIs as well as recruitment in leading PSUs, on March 16 2020, at GOAPS (GATE Online Application Processing System) website.
GATE 2020 Result Date | March 16, 2020 |
Mode of declaration of Result | Online |
Credentials Required to check Result | Enrollment ID, Registration ID, Email, Password, |
Format of Result | Response sheet |
Result validity | 3 years for M.Tech Admissions |
1 year for PSU recruitment | |
Normalization | Applicable |
Candidates who appeared for the 2020 GATE Exam that was held on February 1, 2, 8 & 9 can go through all the important dates related to the GATE Result 2020 in the table listed below.
GATE 2020 Result | Important Dates |
GATE 2020 Exam Date | 01, 02, 08, 09 Feb 2020 |
Answer Key Release | 3rd week of Feb 2020 |
Result Declaration | 16 Mar 2020 |
Scorecard Download | 4th week of Mar 2020 |
Last Date to download Scorecard | 4th week of Dec 2020 |
It is stated that the GATE 2020 result will be announced on the official website of GOAPS. The qualified candidates can follow the steps listed below to view their result.
IIT, Delhi, has released the GATE 2020 response sheet on 12 February 2020. candidates will be able to predict their probable score of GATE exam by using the official answer key and response sheet.
The exam conducting authority will release an official answer key before the release of GATE Result 2020. The result of an individual candidate is calculated using the answer key and the scoring is done within a fixed parameter. Go through the table given below to know how the marks are deducted for wrong answers.
Question Type | Negative Marking for wrong answers | Marks for correct answer |
Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ) | § l ⅓ for 1 mark question l ⅔ for 2 marks question | 1 or 2 marks |
Numerical Answer Type (NAT) | No Negative Marking | 1 or 2 marks |
The exam authorities will use the normalization formula given below to calculate the GATE 2020 normalized scores of the CS, CE, EC, ME and EE papers.
Difference between GATE 2020 Marks & GATE 2020 AIR (All India Rank)
The GATE exam is conducted to test the subject knowledge of the candidate from the Graduation Degree in 24 branches of engineering and science.
The 2020 GATE Scorecard is the important document that provides the qualification for the candidates who have scored equal to or more than the minimum qualifying marks in the GATE exam. Here, we have provided some simple steps to make easier for students to download their scorecard by visiting official GOAPS website.
The eligible candidates can start downloading their GATE 2020 Result Scorecard by visiting the GOAPS website from the day the result is declared. Students can follow the steps provided below to download their 2020 GATE Scorecard.
The GATE Scorecard 2020 contains the details tabulated below. The candidates have to make sure that the scorecard details are same as filled during the application process.
Details |
Name of the candidate |
Registration Number |
Examination Paper |
Marks Out of 100 |
Qualifying Marks (in all categories) |
GATE 2020 Score |
All India Rank (AIR) |
Number of Candidates Appeared for the exam |
The validity of the GATE 2020 Score |
A cutoff is prepared every year to determine a bar for qualifying marks for all the subjects. The GATE Cutoff is prepared according to the relative performance of all the candidates who appear for the test.
GATE Subject | General | OBC | SC/ST/PwD |
AE | 34.4 | 30.9 | 22.9 |
AG | 25 | 22.5 | 16.6 |
AR | 43.9 | 39.5 | 29.2 |
BT | 27.9 | 25.1 | 18.5 |
CE | 26.9 | 24.2 | 17.9 |
CH | 37.8 | 34.0 | 25.1 |
CS | 25.0 | 22.5 | 16.6 |
CY | 25.4 | 22.8 | 16.9 |
EC | 25.0 | 22.5 | 16.6 |
EE | 23.1 | 26.1 | 19.4 |
EY | 49.3 | 44.3 | 32.8 |
GG | 32.4 | 29.1 | 21.5 |
IN | 37.1 | 33.3 | 24.7 |
MA | 29.4 | 26.4 | 19.5 |
ME | 34.7 | 31.2 | 23.1 |
MN | 45 | 40.5 | 30.0 |
MT | 40.3 | 36.2 | 26.8 |
PE | 39.8 | 35.8 | 26.5 |
PH | 29 | 26.1 | 19.3 |
PI | 32 | 28.8 | 21.3 |
TF | 32.2 | 28.9 | 21.4 |
XE | 31.5 | 28.3 | 21.0 |
XL | 29.9 | 26.9 | 19.9 |
Based on the paper analysis and reviews given by various subject matter experts and past cutoff trends, the GATE 2020 expected cutoff is tabulated below. Candidates who appeared for the exam can go through the GATE 2020 Expected cutoff.
Subject | GEN | OBC | SC/ST |
CS | 25-30 | 20-25 | 15-20 |
EE | 25-30 | - | - |
CE | 28-30 | 26-28 | 20-22 |
ME | 30-34 | - | - |
ECE | 25-30 | - | - |
IN | 35 and more |
- | - |
CH | 30-32 | 26-29 | 18-20 |
PH | 30-34 | 28-32 | 22-26 |
CY | 32-35 | 28-30 | 22-24 |
XL | 30-35 | 25-35 | 20-25 |
It is stated that the 2020 GATE Counselling will be started from the first week of April 2020. Candidates can go through some of the important highlights provided below while attending for the counselling process.
The qualified students should know that they are required to carry all the documents tabulated below during the GATE 2020 Counselling.
Documents |
Provisional seat allotment letter |
GATE scorecard |
Date of Birth Certificate |
GATE admit card |
Class 12th mark sheet |
Photo ID proof |
Passport-size photograph (coloured) |
Seat acceptance fee proof |
Graduation mark sheet of all the semester |
Degree/Provisional Certificate |
Printout of the Registration form & locked choices. |
Category Certificate (if valid) |
Candidates have to know that a valid GATE Score will help them in getting a seat in M.Tech. program in one of the top IIT’s, IISc or other universities in India as well as Abroad. Go through the admission criteria of various institutes tabulated below.
Institutes | Links |
IIT Madras M.Tech admission 2020 | https://www.iitm.ac.in/ |
IIT Delhi M.Tech admission 2020 | http://www.iitd.ac.in/ |
IIT Roorkee M.Tech admission 2020 | https://www.iitr.ac.in/ |
IIT Guwahati M.Tech admission 2020 | http://www.iitg.ac.in/ |
IIT Bombay M.Tech admission 2020 | http://www.iitb.ac.in/ |
IIT Kanpur M.Tech admission 2020 | http://www.iitk.ac.in/ |
IIT Kharagpur M.Tech admission 2020 | http://www.iitkgp.ac.in/ |
IIT Gandhinagar M.Tech admission 2020 | https://www.iitgn.ac.in/ |
IIT BHU M.Tech admission 2020 | https://www.iitbhu.ac.in/ |
IIT Jodhpur M.Tech admission 2020 | http://www.iitj.ac.in/ |
IIT Hyderabad M.Tech admission 2020 | https://www.iith.ac.in/ |
IIT Patna M.Tech admission 2020 | https://www.iitp.ac.in/ |
IIT Mandi M.Tech admission 2020 | http://www.iitmandi.ac.in/ |
An excellent 2020 GATE Score can provide aspirants with job placement in most of the Public Sector Undertaking (PSU’s) such as BHEL, GAIL, ONGC, IOCL, etc.
Name of PSU | Application Date(Tentative) | Number of Posts |
DRDO | August 10 to 31, 2019 | 290 |
HPCL | Third week of January to the third week of February 2020 | Multiple Vacancy |
BMRC | Second week of March to the third week of April 2020 | 25 |
Bihar PHED | Third week of November to the third week of December 2019 | 70 |
WBSEDCL | First week of March to the second week of April 2020 | 335 |
BSNL | Second week of February to the second week of March 2020 | 198 |
Here, candidates can check the GATE 2019 topper list provided in the table below.
Rank | Name | Branch |
1 | Prakhar Singh | CE |
1 | Devendra Singh Negi | XE |
1 | Ritesh Lalwani | EE |
1 | Rajat Soni | EC |
1 | Shashwat | CH |
1 | Pranav Sharma | CS |
1 | Shashank Mangal | IN |
1 | Suryanarayana Vijaykumar V | PI |
1 | Vikash Raj | PE |
2 | Mukesh Punia | EE |
3 | Nipun Mittal | CSE |
3 | Manav Agarwal | CH |
4 | Mayank Dixit | CH |
4 | Siddharth Wadla | ME |
5 | Sayantan Bhattacharya | EE |
5 | Atindranath Ghosh | CE |
7 | Aakash Verma | ME |
7 | Shryans Mehta | CE |
19 | Uditya Raj | CE |
27 | Saket Kumar Yadav | ECE |
27 | Gaurav Srivastava | EE |
33 | Sukanya Prasad | TE |
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the website students need to visit to download 2020 GATE scorecard?
Till how long is the GATE score valid?
How to download 2020 GATE scorecard from the official website?
When is the last date to download GATE 2020 Scorecard without fee?
What are the details mentioned on the GATE 2020 Scorecard?
When will the 2020 GATE cut off declared?
How will the 2020 GATE counselling process carried out?
Can students use their 2020 GATE score card for PSUs recruitment?