RANKING-WISE COLLEGE PREFERENCE THROUGH GATE 2016

Now since GATE 2016 Exam is over, you all would be thinking of which colleges to apply based on your GATE performance. There are a list of colleges that an applicant can opt for after successfully clearing the GATE written examination. There are plenty of options that one can choose but then it's the best institutions that is the dream of every student who aspires to become an Engineer.

The various institutions that offer engineering courses are ranked according to the infrastructure, faculty, proximity to tier-I cities and the courses offered.

The infrastructure of an engineering institution enables to have a structured campus which is very important. Besides, a robust infrastructure is required to successfully create globally acclaimed research facilities.

The faculty of these engineering institutes is a major parameter for them to be the best among the lot for engineering. The quality of the instructional strategies used to initiate knowledge transfer to the students are also advanced in the premier engineering institution.

A very important aspect which affects the growth of an engineering institution is its close proximity to cities and towns. This makes the travel to the college much easier and also affects the overall quality of engineering education that an institute provides.

The last parameter that we consider before tagging a rank against an engineering institution is the courses offered. Now, if an engineering institute has a more comprehensive approach towards providing a variety of courses, it then affects the ranking of the engineering institute.

Ranking-wise Top Institutes enrolling for Masters & Research programmes through GATE

Some of the Engineering Institutions that has been rated and ranked to be in the top ten groups are as follows:

IISC BANGALORE, IIT MUMBAI (1ST GROUP)

IISc Bangalore is a premier institute located in the southern part of India. It is known for its amazing campus and is also popular for having a dedicated section for Nano Science and Engineering. IISc also is a centre of hyper-sonic studies and is the home to the most acclaimed J.R.D Tata Library. IISc offer ME, Mtech & MS program. The campus is majorly known for its research programs. For direct admission in ME program you are required to have your rank from 1 to 50.

IIT Mumbai was decreed to be institute of national importance. This institution is strategically well located and thus offers good placements & research support. Most of the courses offered in IIT Mumbai require all India GATE Rank between 1 to 200.

Expected GATE Score Required

  • General - 850 + (Direct Admission) - 750 + (For Interview)
  • OBC - 750 + (Direct Admission) - 650 + (Interview)
  • SC - 500 + (Direct Admission) - 600 + (Interview)
  • ST - 400 + (Direct Admission) - 600 + (Interview)

IITD, IITM, IITK, IITKGP, NITIE (2ND GROUP)

IIT Delhi, Madras, Kanpur and Kharagpur fall under group 2 institutions after IISc Bangalore & IIT Mumbai. IIT Delhi is known for good placements & research works. Also, many students target IES & Civil Exam choose IIT Delhi as many coaching institutes are present nearby IIT Delhi.

IIT Kanpur is known for computational works. It offer good Aerospace & Fluid courses. Apart from this, IME (part of IIT Kanpur) also offer few Industrial & financial management course you can apply through GATE.

IIT Madras is again a good option for students who are from south. This institute also offer good placement and have good courses in Industrial engineering.

IIT Kharagpur is another good Institute offering good placements and have good faculties. Mostly upto GATE 400 rank can apply for Group 2 Institutes mainly in core branches. For Interdisciplinary branches the ranking can go upto 1000.

NITIE offer good placements and is at part with other IIT's. NITIE runs an Industrial Management program through GATE which is of very high demand.

Expected GATE Score Required

  • General - 750 + (Direct Admission) - 700 + (For Interview)
  • OBC - 650 + (Direct Admission) - 600 + (Interview)
  • SC - 400 + (Direct Admission) - 500 + (Interview)
  • ST - 350 + (Direct Admission) - 400 + (Interview)

IITR, IITBHU, IIT GUWAHATI, IIT HYDERABAD (3RD GROUP)

IIT Roorkee, BHU & Hyderabad fall under group three Institutes. IIT Hyderabad is the only new IIT which is progressing at a faster rate. This Institute offers good placement and have availability of good faculty. Students with GATE Rank upto 750 can apply to these

Institutes. Expected GATE Score Required

  • General - 700+ (Direct Admission) - 650 + (For Interview)
  • OBC - 600+ (Direct Admission) - 550 + (Interview)
  • SC - 350 + (Direct Admission) - 400 + (Interview)
  • ST - 300 + (Direct Admission) - 350 + (Interview)

NIT'S SURATKAL, WARANGAL & TRICHY (4TH GROUP)

If you don't get a call from any of the above IIT's then we would suggest you to apply for these NIT's rather than new IIT's. These institutes offer better Infrastructure and placements in comparison to new IIT's. The GATE Rank these colleges is expected to be around 1000.

Expected GATE Score Required

  • General - 650+ (Direct Admission) - 600 + (For Interview)
  • OBC - 750 + (Direct Admission) - 650 + (Interview)
  • SC - 500 + (Direct Admission) - 600 + (Interview)
  • ST - 300 + (Direct Admission) - 350 + (Interview)

OTHER NIT'S, NEW IIT (5TH GROUP)

After top three NIT's, New IIT's and other NIT's falls in ranking. The expected GATE Rank for these colleges is somewhere around 1500.

Expected GATE Score Required

  • General - 600+ (Direct Admission) - 550 + (For Interview)
  • OBC - 550+ (Direct Admission) - 550 + (Interview)
  • SC - 300 + (Direct Admission) - 400 + (Interview)
  • ST - 300 + (Direct Admission) - 350 + (Interview)

IIIT (6TH GROUP)

IIIT's also offer good Infrastructure and placements specially IIIT Delhi, Bangalore etc. These Institutes are strategically well located and thus many companies visit these colleges for campus placements. You must have GATE rank in the range of 1500-2000 to apply for IIIT's.

Expected GATE Score Required

  • General - 600+ (Direct Admission) - 550 + (For Interview)
  • OBC - 550+ (Direct Admission) - 500 + (Interview)
  • SC - 300 + (Direct Admission) - 400 + (Interview)
  • ST - 300 + (Direct Admission) - 350 + (Interview)

COEP, BITS, VIT ETC (7TH GROUP)

College of Engineering, Pune, BIT's - Pilani and Goa has good infrastructure and research facilities. The GATE Rank required to apply for these institutes is close to 2000.

Expected GATE Score Required

  • General - 500+ (Direct Admission) - 450 + (For Interview)
  • OOBC - 450+ (Direct Admission) - 500 + (Interview)
  • SC - 250 + (Direct Admission) - 400 + (Interview)
  • ST - 250 + (Direct Admission) - 350 + (Interview)

STATE COLLEGES & PRIVATE ENGINEERING COLLEGES

If your Rank is not that good and you are not able to get admission in any of the above colleges than you also have an option to apply for State Engineering colleges. Some of the good institutes are

S.NO. NAME
1 ANNA UNIVERSITY
2 BENGAL ENGINEERING AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY
3 BITS PILANI
4 COCHIN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
5 COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING TRIVANDRUM
6 DEFENSE INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY (DIAT)
7 DELHI COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING
8 DELHI TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY
9 GAUTAM BUDDHA TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY (GBTU)
10 GOVIND BALLABH PANT UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE & TECHNOLOGY
11 GOVT. COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING PUNE (COEP)
12 GURU JAMBHESHWAR UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
13 HBTI KANPUR
14 ISM DHANBAD
15 INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY
16 JADAVPUR UNIVERSITY
17 JAWAHARLAL NEHRU TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY
18 NETAJI SUBHAS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
19 OSMANIA UNIVERSITY
20 PUNJAB ENGINEERING COLLEGE
21 PUNJAB TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY
22 RAJASTHAN TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY (RTU)
23 RAJIV GANDHI PROUDYOGIKI VISWAVIDYALAYA (RGTU) BHOPAL
24 SV COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING
25 UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT
26 UNIVERSITY VISVESVARAYA COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING
27 VJTI MUMBAI

Also, Apart For These Institutes Two Other Good Foreign Universities Of Singapore I.E NTU & NUS (National University Of Singapore) Offers MS & PHD Admission Through GATE. The Eligibility Criteria Is 90 Percentile Through GATE Exam.