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GATE Marks & Score Calculator

Estimate GATE Score out of 1000 and qualifying status using raw marks, mean & standard deviation.

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Published by IIT for your paper and category.

Also published with the results. Typically 70–85.

GATE score
720
Out of 1000
Marks above qualifying
+37.00
Position in the band
67.3%
Between Mq and Mt

How this is calculated

S = 350 + (900 − 350) × (M − Mq) ÷ (Mt − Mq)

= 350 + 550 × (62.00 − 25.00) ÷ (80.00 − 25.00) = 720

Mt is the mean of the marks of the top 0.1% of candidates, published with each year's results. It is an input here rather than a fixed number, because it changes every year and with every paper.

GATE Marks & Score Calculator: how it works

The GATE score is a normalisation of your raw marks against the qualifying mark and the mean of the top 0.1 percent — both of which change every year and every paper.

The official formula

S = Sq + (St − Sq) × (M − Mq) ÷ (Mt − Mq)

Sq = 350, the score at the qualifying mark
St = 900, the score at the top 0.1% mean
M = your marks out of 100
Mq = qualifying mark for your category and paper
Mt = mean marks of the top 0.1% of candidates

The formula maps the marks range between the qualifying mark and the top-0.1 percent mean onto the score range 350 to 900. This is what makes scores comparable across papers of differing difficulty.

Why Mt cannot be hardcoded

Both Mq and Mt appear in the official results and in the GATE information brochure for your paper. Take them from there.

Worked example

Worked example · 62 marks, qualifying 25, top-0.1% mean 80

Given

  • Your marks: 62
  • Mq: 25
  • Mt: 80

Working

  1. 1S = 350 + (900 − 350) × (62 − 25) ÷ (80 − 25)
  2. 2= 350 + 550 × 37 ÷ 55
  3. 3= 350 + 370

GATE score: 720

Score, marks and rank

  • Marks out of 100 are what you actually scored on the paper.
  • GATE score out of 1000 is the normalised figure, used by institutes and PSUs.
  • All India Rank is your position among qualified candidates in that paper.
  • Percentile is the proportion of candidates you scored above.

Based on

  • GATE information brochure and official normalisation formula

Frequently asked questions

S = 350 + 550 × (M − Mq) ÷ (Mt − Mq), where M is your marks, Mq is the qualifying mark for your category and paper, and Mt is the mean marks of the top 0.1 percent of candidates.

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