which iits and branch i will get with 1640 rank obc category in mechanical gate 2019?score of 737

1.IIT, Delhi(Mechanical Engineering)

2.IIT, Bombay(Mechanical Engineering)

3.IIT, Guwahati(Mechanical Engineering)

4.IIT, Kanpur(Mechanical Engineering/You can give it a try)

5.IIT, Roorkee(Mechanical and Industrial Engineering)

6.IIT, Hyderabad(Mechanical Engineering)

7.IIT, BHU(Mechanical Engineering)

8.IIT, Jodhpur(Mechanical Engineering)

9.IIT, Gandhinagar(Mechanical Engineering)

10.IIT, Dhanbad(Mechanical Engineering)

Ambitious: IIT Kanpur(IITK), IIT Delhi(IITD), IIT Bombay(IITB), IIT Roorkee(IITR)

Moderate: IIT Guwahati(IITG), IIT Gandhinagar(IITG), IIT Hyderabad(IITH)

Safe: IIT BHU(IITB), IIT Dhanbad(IITD)

Now you will Come to Know which IIT would be the best option for you, Hope it helps. Comment Down if you have any queries.

Hello Saurabh,
With this score you can get the top NIT college not the top IITs but definitely any IITs.
For the details of GATE cutoff for NITs & IITs, please go through the links given below
https://engineering.careers360.com/articles/gate-cutoff-for-nits
https://engineering.careers360.com/articles/gate-cutoff-for-iits
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Hello Saurabh,

First of all, congratulations on getting such a good performance in GATE. Considering there were 7,81,854 candidates in GATE'18, let's assume there were around 7,85,000 applicants this year (more than the previous year) and that would mean you have performed better than 7,83,360 candidates.

So, yeah, you've done a really good job.

According to the formula,

• %ile=100-(your rank/total no. of candidates * 100)

Your percentile is 99.79 approx, which means you are ahead of 99.79 of people who appeared for the exam that year, which is a feat in and itself.

But we know that considering the number of seats available in IITs, NITs, and CFTIs, it isn't enough to secure a seat in any of the IITs, no matter what branch, no matter your category.

The minimum qualifying marks of GATE 2019 are mentioned below category-wise:

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

Every year the qualification marks also vary because of the several factors like the number of candidates that particular year, the difficulty level of the exam, last year cutoffs, etc. In order to have even slightest chance at admission in any of the mentioned institutions, one must have AIR (approximation based on cutoffs in GATE'17 and GATE'18):

• General: <600
• OBC: <700 (against your 1640, you are behind over 940 people)
• SC/ST/PWD: <1000 (upper limit)

So the point is, while you wouldn't make it to IITs or any other college that is directly affiliated to GATE, you still have plenty of options where your GATE score can be used effectively:

Check out the following colleges- includes both private and public- and see which suits you best. Most states offering M.Tech courses offer the preference of admissions to GATE qualified candidates or save a certain percentage of seats. So if a state university or institute is offering the M.Tech course that you are interested in, you could opt for that too. You can look up these GATE accepting government colleges and see if you have a chance after the cutoffs get released.

• JNTU, Hyderabad
• Osmania University (OUCE)
• Jamia Millia Islamia, Delhi
• Andhra University College of Engineering, Visakhapatnam
• Dayananda Sagar College of Engineering, Bangalore

Many private universities also take the GATE scores into consideration. While some offer direct admissions, others have their own admission eligibility criteria. You might stand good chances at the following private colleges:

• SRM, Chennai
• BMS College of Engineering, Bangalore
• Anna University, Chennai
• VIT, Pune
• PSG Tech, Coimbatore

All the above colleges are well-reputed and are popular options for the in-state candidates. It is very likely that your graduation percentage will carry a good weight in the admission process. Some colleges may give seat with external support/recommendation and/or through management also.

In case you want to get a job with the help of your GATE scores, then you're in for a disappointment that you wouldn't get any PSU. But on the bright side, you have high chances in the private sector as your percentile will add bonus points to your profile/resume under the achievement section.

Best of luck!