Content Writer | Updated On - Mar 24, 2024
GATE 2024 result has been declared on March 16, 2024. The statistics on the number of qualified aspirants as per GATE 2024 result has also been released. 8,26,239 candidates registered for GATE 2024, 6,53,292 appeared while only 1.29 lakh candidates have qualified the exam. Compared to the previous year, 25% more applications were received this year.
How many students appeared for GATE 2024?
| Paper Code | Test Paper | No. Candidates Registered | No. Candidates Appeared |
|---|---|---|---|
| AE | Aerospace Engineering | 6931 | 5255 |
| AG | Agricultural Engineering | 2777 | 2362 |
| AR | Architecture and Planning | 11450 | 9080 |
| BM | Biomedical Engineering | 2345 | 1860 |
| BT | Biotechnology | 21210 | 17078 |
| CE | Civil Engineering | 108136 | 85869 |
| CH | Chemical Engineering | 16930 | 13937 |
| CS | Computer Science and Information Technology | 152652 | 123967 |
| CY | Chemistry | 35382 | 26825 |
| DA | Data Science and Artificial Intelligence | 52493 | 39210 |
| EC | Electronics and Communication Engineering | 78157 | 63092 |
| EE | Electrical Engineering | 73728 | 59599 |
| ES | Environmental Science and Engineering | 8847 | 6445 |
| EY | Ecology and Evolution | 3336 | 2359 |
| GE | Geomatics Engineering | 3238 | 2491 |
| GG1 | Geology and Geophysics (Geology) | 7154 | 5574 |
| GG2 | Geology and Geophysics (Geophysics) | 1037 | 822 |
| IN | Instrumentation Engineering | 12451 | 9900 |
| MA | Mathematics | 17617 | 13425 |
| ME | Mechanical Engineering | 83114 | 65546 |
| MN | Mining Engineering | 8515 | 7046 |
| MT | Metallurgical Engineering | 3858 | 3111 |
| NM | Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering | 517 | 361 |
| PE | Petroleum Engineering | 2146 | 1770 |
| PH | Physics | 26475 | 20258 |
| PI | Production and Industrial Engineering | 4915 | 3725 |
| ST | Statistics | 2663 | 1694 |
| TF | Textile Engineering and Fibre Science | 1765 | 1422 |
| XE | Engineering Sciences | 14941 | 11261 |
| XH-C1 | Humanities and Social Sciences (Economics) | 3748 | 2721 |
| XH-C2 | Humanities and Social Sciences (English) | 5488 | 3900 |
| XH-C3 | Humanities and Social Sciences (Linguistics) | 368 | 277 |
| XH-C4 | Humanities and Social Sciences (Philosophy) | 513 | 340 |
| XH-C5 | Humanities and Social Sciences (Psychology) | 4872 | 3415 |
| XH-C6 | Humanities and Social Sciences (Sociology) | 1566 | 1020 |
| XL | Life Sciences | 44904 | 36275 |
Every year, about one million candidates register for and take the GATE exams, showing a consistent high volume of participants. These exams are popular among engineering graduates and others seeking further education or job opportunities in the field. Many students aim to enhance their knowledge in specialized engineering fields or pursue higher studies like MS or M. Tech by clearing this exam. Additionally, some candidates take the GATE exam as it serves as a pathway for recruitment by PSUs based on their scores.
For further insights into the number of students appearing in the GATE exam in recent years, refer to the complete article.
GATE Registration Statistics
| Years | Number of Candidates For the GATE Exams |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 6,70,000 |
| 2022 | 8,45,432 |
| 2021 | 8,82,684 |
| 2020 | 8.58,023 |
| 2019 | 7,79,632 |
| 2018 | 7,81,854 |
| 2017 | 7,87,148 |
| 2016 | 8,18,850 |
| 2015 | 8,04,463 |
| 2014 | 8,89,156 |
| 2013 | 9,84,855 |
| 2012 | 6,86,614 |
| 2011 | 5,53,654 |
| 2010 | 4,02,723 |
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Number Of Students Appeared For Gate 2023 Branch-Wise
| Paper Codes/ Subjects | No. Of Candidates |
|---|---|
| AE: Aerospace Engineering | 4914 |
| AG: Agricultural Engineering | 2277 |
| AR: Architecture and Planning | 10857 |
| BM: Biomedical Engineering | 1684 |
| BT: Biotechnology | 13186 |
| CE: Civil Engineering | 115270 |
| CH: Chemical Engineering | 16705 |
| CS: Computer Science & Information Technology | 101922 |
| CY: Chemistry | 23465 |
| EC: Electronics Communication Engineering | 80629 |
| EE: Electrical Engineering | 87559 |
| ES: Environmental Science & Engineering | 9183 |
| EY: Ecology Evolution | 1718 |
| GG: Geology | 4797 |
| GG: Geophysics | 826 |
| IN: Instrumentation Engineering | 16770 |
| MA: Mathematics | 11635 |
| ME: Mechanical Engineering | 120594 |
| MN: Mining Engineering | 3918 |
| MT: Metallurgical Engineering | 3486 |
| PE: Petroleum Engineering | 2153 |
| PH: Physics | 17499 |
| PI: Production and Industrial Engineering | 2059 |
| ST: Statistics | 1199 |
| TF: Textile Engineering and Fibre Science | 1643 |
| XE: Engineering Sciences | 22219 |
| XH-C1: Humanities and Social Sciences(Economics) | 2307 |
| XH-C2: Humanities and Social Sciences(English) | 3846 |
| XH-C3: Humanities and Social Sciences(Linguistics) | 315 |
| XH-C4: Humanities and Social Sciences(Philosophy) | 538 |
| XH-C5: Humanities and Social Sciences(Psychology) | 1141 |
| XH-C6: Humanities and Social Sciences(Sociology) | 1255 |
| XL: Life Sciences | 29,605 |
How many students appeared for GATE 2023?
| Paper Code | General Candidates | GEN-EWS Candidates | OBC-NCL Candidates | SC Candidates | ST Candidates | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Registered | Appeared | Qualified | Registered | Appeared | Qualified | Registered | Appeared | Qualified | Registered | Appeared | Qualified | Registered | Appeared | Qualified | |
| AE | 2288 | 1666 | 333 | 301 | 241 | 54 | 2301 | 1854 | 300 | 899 | 668 | 111 | 209 | 156 | 20 |
| AG | 680 | 571 | 46 | 260 | 232 | 29 | 1038 | 911 | 80 | 446 | 373 | 39 | 298 | 250 | 13 |
| AR | 5794 | 4425 | 896 | 453 | 377 | 91 | 4115 | 3303 | 606 | 1143 | 882 | 283 | 337 | 255 | 89 |
| BM | 740 | 581 | 53 | 88 | 81 | 12 | 732 | 602 | 51 | 193 | 144 | 23 | 56 | 36 | 1 |
| BT | 9110 | 6974 | 1510 | 1102 | 920 | 214 | 5262 | 4368 | 783 | 1881 | 1466 | 399 | 475 | 369 | 93 |
| CE | 29213 | 22229 | 4112 | 7434 | 6084 | 1534 | 40591 | 33234 | 5977 | 18533 | 14358 | 2801 | 9293 | 7282 | 1361 |
| CH | 5593 | 4491 | 881 | 1610 | 1412 | 351 | 6191 | 5242 | 961 | 2320 | 1836 | 435 | 777 | 626 | 104 |
| CS | 42944 | 31026 | 6063 | 8574 | 7217 | 1716 | 31587 | 25034 | 4116 | 12865 | 9677 | 2316 | 3585 | 2725 | 586 |
| CY | 13683 | 9790 | 1920 | 3223 | 2513 | 631 | 11433 | 8816 | 1534 | 3616 | 2656 | 651 | 1320 | 935 | 159 |
| EC | 21619 | 16286 | 3232 | 4727 | 4015 | 898 | 21061 | 17098 | 3003 | 8443 | 6518 | 1338 | 2492 | 1916 | 346 |
| EE | 19923 | 14888 | 1686 | 4776 | 3986 | 585 | 27262 | 22144 | 2356 | 13199 | 10221 | 1154 | 5201 | 4053 | 432 |
| ES | 2803 | 1919 | 390 | 572 | 447 | 120 | 2871 | 2218 | 461 | 1509 | 1059 | 259 | 637 | 408 | 83 |
| EY | 1411 | 1032 | 226 | 175 | 137 | 15 | 772 | 580 | 119 | 325 | 240 | 71 | 148 | 97 | 18 |
| GE | 1288 | 914 | 212 | 170 | 126 | 31 | 952 | 747 | 164 | 495 | 364 | 87 | 153 | 108 | 22 |
| GG-1 | 2361 | 1821 | 364 | 580 | 493 | 162 | 2170 | 1794 | 405 | 899 | 708 | 196 | 564 | 440 | 68 |
| GG-2 | 247 | 182 | 44 | 128 | 108 | 38 | 361 | 294 | 87 | 140 | 96 | 36 | 81 | 63 | 13 |
| IN | 4221 | 3042 | 645 | 976 | 786 | 237 | 4310 | 3355 | 759 | 1682 | 1169 | 266 | 552 | 394 | 75 |
| MA | 6711 | 4761 | 806 | 1924 | 1519 | 383 | 5693 | 4428 | 803 | 1868 | 1372 | 408 | 557 | 383 | 80 |
| ME | 26865 | 20088 | 3543 | 6074 | 4953 | 1140 | 30901 | 24750 | 4275 | 13753 | 10239 | 1892 | 4640 | 3459 | 551 |
| MN | 1633 | 1286 | 214 | 506 | 422 | 112 | 3237 | 2680 | 433 | 1296 | 1049 | 187 | 729 | 595 | 90 |
| MT | 967 | 719 | 165 | 210 | 182 | 59 | 1229 | 1014 | 257 | 566 | 437 | 112 | 295 | 234 | 44 |
| NM | 152 | 105 | 20 | 28 | 19 | 5 | 190 | 128 | 28 | 92 | 62 | 9 | 28 | 21 | 3 |
| PE | 815 | 625 | 107 | 222 | 183 | 58 | 786 | 637 | 117 | 339 | 266 | 66 | 109 | 85 | 15 |
| PH | 10940 | 7962 | 1582 | 2339 | 1849 | 455 | 8300 | 6418 | 1198 | 2363 | 1701 | 600 | 797 | 587 | 140 |
| PI | 1533 | 1086 | 237 | 356 | 288 | 70 | 1515 | 1168 | 288 | 875 | 599 | 124 | 312 | 214 | 23 |
| ST | 1191 | 623 | 87 | 271 | 169 | 31 | 712 | 429 | 63 | 293 | 155 | 36 | 94 | 53 | 7 |
| TF | 702 | 560 | 97 | 183 | 157 | 41 | 813 | 685 | 130 | 311 | 255 | 53 | 45 | 31 | 2 |
| XE | 5729 | 4013 | 833 | 1495 | 1161 | 279 | 5555 | 4269 | 847 | 2130 | 1454 | 261 | 559 | 361 | 54 |
| XH-C1 | 1448 | 987 | 242 | 274 | 225 | 45 | 660 | 471 | 70 | 270 | 183 | 41 | 104 | 65 | 11 |
| XH-C2 | 2936 | 2043 | 468 | 431 | 325 | 92 | 1448 | 1051 | 214 | 640 | 422 | 160 | 224 | 140 | 37 |
| XH-C3 | 195 | 142 | 32 | 27 | 24 | 5 | 72 | 56 | 6 | 35 | 25 | 8 | 16 | 14 | 6 |
| XH-C4 | 221 | 161 | 46 | 57 | 45 | 5 | 100 | 81 | 16 | 72 | 53 | 15 | 17 | 12 | 5 |
| XH-C5 | 2010 | 1471 | 346 | 266 | 207 | 45 | 984 | 728 | 157 | 309 | 211 | 69 | 95 | 67 | 19 |
| XH-C6 | 550 | 323 | 73 | 130 | 89 | 20 | 353 | 239 | 58 | 178 | 113 | 40 | 73 | 49 | 9 |
| XL | 17544 | 13424 | 2992 | 3115 | 2658 | 644 | 11409 | 9397 | 1920 | 4075 | 3185 | 1178 | 1248 | 941 | 273 |
GATE 2022 Statistics
| Paper Code | General Candidates | GEN-EWS Candidates | OBC-NCL Candidates | SC Candidates | ST Candidates | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Registered | Appeared | Qualified | Registered | Appeared | Qualified | Registered | Appeared | Qualified | Registered | Appeared | Qualified | Registered | Appeared | Qualified | |
| AE | 2741 | 1806 | 359 | 374 | 292 | 69 | 2675 | 1889 | 315 | 932 | 599 | 120 | 224 | 140 | 18 |
| AG | 818 | 639 | 116 | 224 | 185 | 42 | 1209 | 972 | 148 | 458 | 355 | 61 | 299 | 224 | 37 |
| AR | 7034 | 4944 | 1027 | 532 | 391 | 106 | 4292 | 3207 | 687 | 1253 | 897 | 361 | 398 | 270 | 110 |
| BM | 1012 | 673 | 47 | 113 | 84 | 5 | 869 | 635 | 33 | 268 | 177 | 14 | 65 | 45 | 5 |
| BT | 10261 | 7213 | 1499 | 1050 | 790 | 237 | 5507 | 4212 | 765 | 1997 | 1462 | 517 | 488 | 317 | 90 |
| CE | 40564 | 28452 | 4967 | 9109 | 6829 | 1799 | 53355 | 40725 | 6852 | 22639 | 16511 | 2976 | 10618 | 7526 | 1182 |
| CH | 7006 | 4971 | 845 | 1784 | 1429 | 341 | 7070 | 5475 | 914 | 2642 | 1888 | 535 | 843 | 610 | 177 |
| CS | 52596 | 33610 | 5997 | 8933 | 6462 | 1435 | 36595 | 25670 | 3362 | 13757 | 9197 | 1575 | 3577 | 2318 | 356 |
| CY | 15532 | 10842 | 2117 | 3851 | 2983 | 741 | 12766 | 9388 | 1654 | 3887 | 2743 | 732 | 1388 | 969 | 167 |
| EC | 30759 | 19969 | 3705 | 6189 | 4532 | 1089 | 29313 | 20487 | 3292 | 11156 | 7372 | 1574 | 2948 | 1932 | 336 |
| EE | 28884 | 19822 | 3716 | 6402 | 4788 | 1285 | 38296 | 28674 | 4882 | 16930 | 11976 | 2131 | 6338 | 4474 | 666 |
| ES | 3430 | 2142 | 442 | 648 | 461 | 132 | 3391 | 2348 | 472 | 1576 | 981 | 179 | 714 | 425 | 62 |
| EY | 1687 | 1157 | 237 | 187 | 132 | 28 | 775 | 557 | 88 | 395 | 283 | 92 | 160 | 103 | 22 |
| GE | 1805 | 1224 | 272 | 283 | 203 | 60 | 1446 | 1025 | 233 | 579 | 392 | 96 | 212 | 133 | 27 |
| GG-1 | 2463 | 1787 | 389 | 547 | 430 | 155 | 2300 | 1736 | 402 | 882 | 635 | 197 | 628 | 429 | 73 |
| GG-2 | 302 | 192 | 42 | 134 | 102 | 43 | 428 | 300 | 89 | 180 | 132 | 47 | 95 | 63 | 17 |
| IN | 6176 | 4085 | 865 | 1342 | 1017 | 338 | 5932 | 4339 | 907 | 2313 | 1519 | 328 | 685 | 446 | 81 |
| MA | 7638 | 5135 | 1109 | 2216 | 1731 | 509 | 6483 | 4901 | 962 | 1979 | 1369 | 351 | 634 | 382 | 68 |
| ME | 43755 | 30000 | 5119 | 8950 | 6578 | 1641 | 48983 | 35752 | 5735 | 19262 | 13137 | 2153 | 6029 | 4100 | 634 |
| MN | 1354 | 882 | 188 | 376 | 279 | 121 | 2653 | 1980 | 439 | 1050 | 730 | 156 | 570 | 405 | 81 |
| MT | 1235 | 810 | 188 | 300 | 209 | 61 | 1549 | 1087 | 268 | 647 | 444 | 105 | 308 | 209 | 42 |
| NM | 376 | 203 | 32 | 74 | 48 | 14 | 428 | 260 | 61 | 166 | 100 | 24 | 58 | 31 | 3 |
| PE | 983 | 677 | 90 | 240 | 170 | 62 | 902 | 650 | 115 | 382 | 256 | 54 | 132 | 85 | 17 |
| PH | 11977 | 8420 | 1719 | 2590 | 2004 | 501 | 8920 | 6685 | 1271 | 2474 | 1727 | 546 | 776 | 539 | 106 |
| PI | 2059 | 1299 | 262 | 399 | 291 | 91 | 1852 | 1249 | 282 | 1074 | 646 | 112 | 317 | 195 | 21 |
| ST | 1303 | 672 | 54 | 267 | 157 | 11 | 707 | 417 | 17 | 267 | 139 | 5 | 98 | 51 | 1 |
| TF | 953 | 657 | 117 | 193 | 152 | 56 | 1140 | 838 | 181 | 388 | 296 | 76 | 76 | 44 | 5 |
| XE | 8194 | 5691 | 1094 | 1963 | 1468 | 412 | 7653 | 5669 | 1074 | 2679 | 1870 | 371 | 671 | 457 | 61 |
| XH-C1 | 1171 | 688 | 166 | 300 | 198 | 49 | 715 | 460 | 92 | 284 | 179 | 51 | 121 | 74 | 21 |
| XH-C2 | 3265 | 1971 | 463 | 493 | 325 | 90 | 1582 | 968 | 223 | 733 | 399 | 167 | 252 | 132 | 41 |
| XH-C3 | 157 | 105 | 26 | 25 | 15 | 6 | 71 | 49 | 9 | 23 | 13 | 6 | 13 | 6 | 2 |
| XH-C4 | 236 | 151 | 45 | 58 | 44 | 11 | 103 | 70 | 10 | 88 | 58 | 16 | 19 | 11 | 2 |
| XH-C5 | 1749 | 1097 | 208 | 206 | 143 | 34 | 693 | 486 | 109 | 252 | 167 | 85 | 61 | 40 | 14 |
| XH-C6 | 66 | 364 | 75 | 132 | 84 | 27 | 336 | 198 | 61 | 189 | 98 | 35 | 93 | 48 | 11 |
| XL | 19584 | 14465 | 3229 | 3058 | 2445 | 589 | 11860 | 9297 | 1821 | 4238 | 3169 | 1138 | 1408 | 960 | 295 |
How Many Students Register/ Appeared for GATE FAQs
Ques. How Many Students Appeared For Gate 2023 CSE?
Ans. 31026 students appeared for GATE 2023 CSE and 6063 students qualified the exam. This figure is for general category students. 31587 OBC-NCL students registered for GATE and only 4116 could qualify for GATE CSE.
Ques. How Many Students Appeared For Gate 2023 ECE?
Ans. 21619 general students registered for GATE ECE paper. But 16286 appeared and only 3232 qualified the exam.
Ques. How Many Students Appeared For GATE 2023 Mechanical?
Ans. For GATE Mechanical, 20088 appeared and only 3543 could qualify the exam.
Ques. What is the total number of students who registered almost every year
Ans. Around 1 million (10 lakhs) students registered for the GATE examination across various disciplines.
Ques. How many students appeared for GATE 2023, and in which disciplines did they participate?
Ans. Around 6.70 lakh students registered for GATE 2023 out of which about 5.17 lakh appeared for the exam. Of them, around one lakh candidates qualified the GATE 2023. They participated in diverse disciplines like Aerospace Engineering (AE), Agriculture Engineering (AG), Architecture and Planning (AR), Biomedical Engineering (BM), Biotechnology (BT), Civil Engineering (CE), Chemical Engineering (CH), Computer Science and Information Technology (CS), and more.
Ques. How many students qualified in the GATE 2023 examination in various disciplines?
Ans. The number of students who qualified varies for each discipline. For instance, in Civil Engineering (CE) or Computer Science and Information Technology (CS), there are significant numbers of qualifying candidates.
Ques. Is there any specific discipline or category that witnessed a significant increase in registrations or appearances from GATE 2022 to GATE 2023?
Ans. The participation numbers may vary each year
Ques. What is the significance of GATE examination participation for candidates aiming for higher education or PSU job opportunities?
Ans. GATE examination participation is essential for candidates aspiring for higher education (like MS or M. Tech) in specialized fields and for securing job opportunities in Public Sector Undertakings (PSUs) based on their scores.
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