Admission to Postgraduate Courses, with MHRD Scholarship / Assistantship, in Engineering / Technology / Architecture / Pharmacy at Colleges / Institutes in the country will be open only to those who qualify through GATE. Some engineering colleges/Institutes specify GATE as mandatory qualification even for admission of self-financing students.

The GATE result is currently seen as one of the bench marks for admission to post-graduate and research programmes by many Universities outside the country as well. The GATE qualified candidates in the Engineering discipline are also eligible for the award of Junior Research Fellowship in CSIR Laboratories. Many industries and business houses are using the GATE score as one of the performance indicators for making recruitments. Some industries and universities abroad have shown their interest in obtaining particulars of GATE qualified candidates. The GATE Committee has therefore decided to provide the relevant details of GATE qualified candidates to prospective users. This is a great opportunity for obtaining particulars of the top ranking engineering graduates and science post graduates who have qualified in the National level, Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering. Particulars of the GATE qualified candidates in various discipline papers listed in the table can be made available to the prospective users from industries, scientific organisations, public sector and private undertakings and from Indian and universities abroad on payment of applicable charges. The information will pertain to only those candidates who have agreed that such information can be made available to prospective users.