Is GATE Useful Outside India?

Top Universities Accepting Gate Scores

To answer the question – Is GATE useful outside India? Let us elaborate on this topic in-depth. Masters in Engineering and Masters in Technology (M.Tech) studies in Engineering universities across the nation assume GATE scores as eligibility criteria. In addition, the GATE exam has also gathered up the speed to travel the boundary at the international level for admission into postgraduate programs abroad. 

While most universities would accept the GRE score for their M.S. program, few institutes in countries such as Singapore and Germany are known to accept GATE scores for admission to their postgraduate programs are listed below with QS world rankings.

Name of the University	Country	QS World University Ranking 2022
National University of Singapore (NUS)	Singapore	11
Nanyang Technological University (NTU) Singapore	Singapore	13
Technical University of Munich	Germany	50
RWTH Aachen University	Germany	145

Why Attempt GATE to Study Abroad?

The students are often pushed to take the GRE instead of the GATE to pursue higher studies. However, students who wish to research post-graduation engineering abroad understand the importance of writing the GATE exam. Thus we have listed a few top universities to answer the regurgitated question – Is GATE useful outside India?

GATE scores are accepted by several top-ranked reputed universities in Singapore and Germany. However, you are not necessarily required to attempt the GRE to get into various foreign universities. 

National University of Singapore

 The lowest GATE cutoff is set at the 90 percentile for the National University of Singapore.

Closing Date

The closing date was 15th November for the Semester 1st – (August) intake. The closing date was 30th June for the Semester 2nd (January) intake. Applications are open all year round. Applications will be considered for the next relevant intake after the closing date.

Application Fees

• A non-refundable application fee of S$50.00 inclusive of GST is expected per application. Candidates must pay Application fees via the Graduate Admission System online.

RWTH Aachen University, Germany

Usually, the Mechanical and Production engineering students choose to go to Germany for their Master’s as there are many opportunities for development and research in those domains in Germany.

Programs in RWTH Aachen accept GATE results, and scores under the mentioned faculty are listed below –

• Applied Geophysics
• Automotive Engineering
• Biomedical Engineering
• Electrical Engineering, Information Technology, and Computer Engineering,
• Media Informatics
• Metallurgical Engineering
• Physics
• Software Systems Engineering

Nanyang Technological University, Singapore

Candidates must have a Bachelor’s degree with a minimum second class as the ability to pursue research in the candidate submitted field of study.

NTU accepts GATE scores in the following engineering schools:

• School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering
• School of Materials Science and Engineering
• School of Computer Engineering
• School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
• School of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering
• School of Civil and Environmental Engineering

Technical University of Munich, Germany

The GATE cutoff for the Technical University of Munich, Germany is set to be 90%. The university has various courses that specialize in the following fields-

• Engineering
• Technology
• Medicine
• Applied and Natural Sciences

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