GATE 2014 result analysis: 16.84% candidates get qualifying marks in the exam

The wait is finally over! GATE (Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering) 2014 results are out and you can check the same here!

The exam was conducted at 660 centers across 26 states and union territories in India. As many as 10,33,625 aspirants registered for the exam, however, 8,89,156 candidates (86.02 per cent) actually took the exam.

Out of the total registered candidates, 86 per cent male (out of the total male candidates who registered) and 85 per cent female registrants (out of the total female candidates who registered) appeared for the examination. Of the total candidates who registered for the exam, 30.17 per cent were females while the rest were male candidates and others.

Papers with largest number of registered candidates are:

Branch	Number of candidates who took the exam
Electronics and Communication Engineering	2, 16,367
Mechanical Engineering	1, 85,578
Computer Science and Information Technology	1, 55,190
Electrical Engineering	1, 41,799
Civil Engineering	90,872

According to the official website, around 1,49,694 (16.84 per cent) candidates have been able to comply with qualifying marks criterion and thus, only these many students will receive the scorecards.

The following number of students in each category have been able to clear the exam:

Category	Number of applicants who cleared the exam:
General	85,063
OBC(NCL)	42,287
SC	17,085
ST	4224
PwD candidates	1035

As many as (21% per cent) of the total female candidates will receive the score-cards.

For the year 2014, 17 PSUs will be accepting GATE scores. Click here to know more!

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