GATE 2026 is divided into eight zones, each managed by an IIT or IISc. Each zone contains a list of cities where exam centres are located. You must choose your cities from a single zone only.
The list of the eight GATE 2026 zones is as follows -
- Zone 1 - IISc Bengaluru
- Zone 2 - IIT Bombay
- Zone 3 - IIT D
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MTech in CSE, ECE, ME, CE, DA, and EE usually have the highest salaries in India. Many IITs and IIITs offer placement packages over 50 LPA. However, the average package remains around 20 to 30 LPA.
For subjects like EE, CE, and ME opportunities for high salaries are mainly through PSU jobs, as these
There are 20000+ seats for M.Tech admission through GATE including IITs, NITs, and IISc admission. Each IITs have an approximately seat intake of 1000+ seats. On the other hand, NITs, IIITs, and GFTIs, have around 20000+ seats.
The GATE 2026 toppers list will be released after the result, along with qualifying marks. Last year, 21 students secured GATE score of 1000, securing top AIR position in their respective subjects.
Candidates can check toppers list on official website - gate2026.iitg.ac.in under GATE papers section. The topper's list will have the name of candidate, with raw marks and scores.
Swarnava Biswas was the ECE topper in GATE 2025, securing 82.67 marks out of 100 and GATE score of 1000.
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