Hello Chandu,

GATE, Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering, is a national level postgraduate entrance exam conducted by the seven IITs- Delhi, Madras, Bombay, Kanpur, Roorkee, Kharagpur, Guwahati) and the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore, to offer admission to various M.Tech programmes offered by IITs, NITs, Private, Public and International Universities.

This year, 2019, GATE was conducted by IIT Madras in computer-based mode on Feb 2, 3, 9 and 10, 2019. The result which was scheduled to be announced on March 16 got preponed unexpectedly and was announced a day earlier, that is today, March 15, by IIT-Madras.

I'm sorry to inform you that with this rank, you have a poor chance of getting admission in any of the IITs, NITs, IIITs, and other government/central colleges. Even the cutoff for SC/STs doesn't cross AIR 900 and let's not get started about general category cutoffs.

The GATE 2019's minimum qualifying marks:

• General: 39.6
• OBC: 35.6
• SC/ST/PWD: 26.4

Every year, the minimum qualification marks vary. This year, it is higher than 2017's, which means the cutoff to get admission into the colleges will also take a leap.

On the bright side, yes, you've cleared the exam a good 10 points away from passing margin. Yes, you're eligible to apply to IITs and all, but they wouldn't consider your application for admission.

In order to have even slightest chance at admission in any of the mentioned institutions, one must have AIR:

• General: <600
• OBC: <700
• SC/ST/PWD: <1000 (upper limit)

Centralized colleges like DU have cutoffs that are similar to NITs and IITs, so they are too out of question.

However, you can try to get admission in government colleges of AP, Bihar and other states. You might have good chances at the following colleges:

• JNTU, Hyderabad
• Osmania University (OUCE)
• Jamia Millia, Delhi
• GEC, coimbatore
• Anna University, Chennai
• VIT, Pune
• PSG TECH, Coimbatore

I hope it helps.