Difference between GATE 2024 Marks, Score and Percentile
Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering 2025 ( GATE )
Exam On - 15 Feb '25
Is GATE 2024 percentile & score the same, how to calculate the GATE percentile from the rank. Know the difference between GATE 2024 Marks, Score & Percentile here.
The Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) 2024 is scheduled for February 3, 4, 10, and 11, 2024. After the GATE 2024 result is announced, the next set of questions in every student’s mind is what will be my score, are GATE 2024 percentile and score same, how to calculate the percentile from rank, and others.
Being one of the biggest exams for engineering graduates to pursue higher studies, every candidate who appears in the GATE 2024 must be free from all such confusion. The article below is the answer to every query that a candidate may have in their mind.
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GATE 2024 exam pattern
There are two types of questions asked in the paper.
Q: What are the factors deciding the GATE 2025 cutoff?
Q: How to check the GATE Cut Off 2025?
Q: What is the difference between the GATE qualifying and admission cutoffs?
Multiple-choice questions
In such questions, candidates will have four options to choose the correct option for a question. There are two types of multiple-choice questions:
One mark multiple-choice questions: Candidates will be awarded 1 mark for marking the correct option but 1/3 marks will be deducted for a wrong answer.
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Two marks multiple-choice questions: Candidates will be awarded two marks for marking the correct option but 2/3 marks will be deducted for a wrong answer.
Numerical Answer Type Questions
Such questions have a unique integer-type answer (which is the only single correct answer) or else a floating-point answer that can take a range of values. There is NO negative marking for numerical answer-type questions.
Detailed Marking Scheme
Candidates can check the detailed marking scheme for GATE 2024 below:
| Paper Code |
General Aptitude (GA) Marks |
Subject Marks |
Total Marks |
Total Time (Minutes) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AE, AR, AG, BT, CE, CH, CS, CY, EC, EE, ES, EY, IN, MA, ME, MN, MT, PE, PH, PI, TF, ST and BM |
15 |
85 |
100 |
180 |
| GG [Part A + Part B (Section 1 Geology OR Section 2 Geophysics)] |
15 |
25 + 60 |
100 |
180 |
| XE (Section A + Any TWO Sections) |
15 |
15 + (2 x 35) |
100 |
180 |
| XH (Section B1 + Any ONE Section) |
15 |
25 + (1 x 60) |
100 |
180 |
| XL (Section P + Any TWO Sections) |
15 |
25 + (2 x 30) |
100 |
180 |
Note: There will be NO negative marking for a wrong answer in NAT questions.
Click here to check the GATE 2024 Exam Pattern and division of marks
Q: Can I get MTech in IIT Bombay with GATE?
Yes, GATE score is required to get admission to IIT Bombay course. However, aspirants who have not qualified GATE can also get admission based on written test conducted by the institute. The shortlisted candidates are further called for a personal interview round. In order to be eligible to apply for the course, an aspirant must have a BE/ BTech/ BSc/ Bachelor of Architecture and Bachelor of Planning/ MSc/ MCA/ MBBS/ MPharm/ BPharm/ BDS/ degree recognised equivalent to BE/ BTech with a minimum of 60% aggregate (55% aggregate for SC/ ST/ PwD category) earned through Associate Membership Examinations conducted by recognised professional bodies to apply for MTech course.
Q: How much CAT percentile is required for DMS IIT Delhi?
DMS IIT Delhi cutoff 2023 to Management courses including MBA is based of valid CAT scores. For DMS IIT Delhi MBA admission, students must meet both the overall CAT cut off percentile and the sectional cut off. Tabulated below is CAT percentile for DMS IIT Delhi cutoff for General category students for last two years:
| Master of Business Administration (MBA) - DMS IIT Delhi : CAT percentile Cutoff (General-All India) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Section | 2022 | 2023 |
| Overall | 98.04 | 98.04 |
| Quants | 98.04 | 98.04 |
| VA-RC | 98.04 | 98.04 |
| DI-LR | 98.04 | 98.04 |
Q: Which exam score is accepted for IIT Bombay admissions for the M.Tech course?
IIT Bombay accepts GATE score for admission to MTech course. Candidates must have a BE/ BTech/ BSc/ Bachelor of Architecture and Bachelor of Planning/ MSc/ MCA/ MBBS/ MPharm/ BPharma/ BDS/ degree recognised equivalent to BE/ BTech with a minimum of 60% aggregate (55% aggregate for SC/ ST/ PwD category). For MTech General-All India, cut offs for GATE 2024 closed off at score 600 for MTech in Chemical Engineering and 750 for Computer Science and Engineering. Similarly, for MTech in Industrial Engineering and Operations Research, the GATE score closed off on 650.
Q: Who is eligible for IIT Delhi MSc course?
Candidates applying to a MSc course in IIT Delhi must fulfil the required eligibility criteria. Thus, aspirant must hold a valid bachelor's degree in a relevant stream for at least two years (four semesters) and a minimum aggregate between 55% and 80% or 5.5 CGPA out of 10.
For MSc cognitive science/economic courses, the accepted degrees are BA/BSc/BCom/BTech/BE/BStat/BMath or equivalent. The total course fee for MSc course is ranges between INR 30K and INR 3 lakh.
Q: What is the minimum eligibility criteria of IIT Delhi MDes programme?
For IIT Delhi M.Des admission, candidates must have passed BE/ BTech/ BDes/ BArch or equivalent degree in a relevant field with a CGPA of 6.00 on a 10-point scale or 60% aggregate. Apart from the minimum eligibility requirement, candidates are also required to appear for the CEED entrance test.
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GATE Rank
GATE rank is also known as All India Rank (AIR). A candidate gets his/her GATE rank only for his branch. For example, candidates appearing in the Electrical Engineering paper will get the rank among students who appeared in the same paper only.
Marks Out of 100
It is displayed on the GATE 2024 scorecard of every candidate but all students must be very clear about it. These marks have two versions:
For papers conducted in a single session: For Candidates who appeared in the single session papers/subjects, actual marks obtained in the subject will be displayed in this field.
For papers conducted in multiple sessions: Candidates who appeared in the single session papers/subjects will get their normalised marks will be displayed in this field. The normalization will be done using the formula given below:
Candidates can have a rough idea about what will be their normalised marks against the actual marks with the help of the graph below:
GATE Score
The GATE score of candidates will also be decided based on the papers he/she appeared in.
For papers conducted in a single session: For all papers for which there is only one session, actual marks obtained by the candidates will be used for calculating the GATE 2024 Score.
For papers conducted in multiple sessions: For papers conducted in multiple sessions: For papers in multi-session, normalized marks will be calculated corresponding to the raw marks obtained by a candidate and the GATE 2024 Score will be calculated based on the normalized marks.
For all candidates (including single and multiple sessions) GATE Score will be calculated using the following formula:
Candidates can have a rough idea about what will be their score against the actual marks/normalised marks with the help of the graph below:
GATE Percentile
The percentile is the percentage of people behind you in the GATE exam. The percentile is calculated as shown below:
For Example:
Suppose 5,00,000 candidates appeared in your subject of the GATE exam.
Example 1:
Your rank is 1
Percentile = ((5,00,000-1)/(5,00,000-1)) x 100 = 100
Example 2:
Your rank is 100
Percentile = ((5,00,000-100)/(5,00,000-1)) x 100 = 99.95
Example 3:
Your rank is 5,00,000
Percentile = ((5,00,000-5,00,000)/(5,00,000-1)) x 100 = 0
Candidates who wish to get direct admission into IISC/ IITs must try to score nearly 100 percentile.
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