The Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) is a master's level admissions exam that gives a lot of opportunities to the Instrumentation Engineers to choose their future career path. A good GATE Score can help you to fetch admission in prominent universities like IISC, IITs, NITs, government and private colleges. The GATE Instrumental (IN) Paper Syllabus includes certain Electrical and Electronics Engineering subjects which allow them to apply for many interdisciplinary courses.
Do you aim to apply to GATE 2022 for the Instrumentation Engineering paper? Check out the Instrumentation Engineer alternatives available through GATE 2022, as well as the eligibility, application form, job responsibilities, and selection process details.
Career as an Instrumentation Engineer
Check out the below list of options for GATE 2022 IN Paper. A detailed overview is provided for better understanding.
- PSUs & other Govt Jobs
- Higher Education
- JRF
- Other options through GATE 2022
A table is provided below for the probable Cutoffs in the above opportunities through GATE Score 2022.
| Opportunities | GATE Score > 750 | GATE Score 700 - 750 | GATE Score 650 - 700 | GATE Score 600 - 650 | GATE Score 550 - 600 | GATE Score <550 |
| PSUs & Jobs | Yes | Yes | - | - | - | - |
| MTech in Old IITs | Yes | Yes | Yes | - | - | - |
| MTech in Top NITs | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | - | - |
| MS in Top IITs | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | - | - |
| MTech in Top new IITs | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | - | - |
| MTech in other IITs & NITs | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | - |
| NITIE | Yes | Yes | - | - | - | - |
| Direct PhD | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | - |
| Foreign Universities | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | - |
| JRF & MTech in other colleges | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
PSUs & other Govt Jobs through GATE IN 2022
The GATE Score allows the candidates to apply for different PSUs and Government sectors' recruitment processes. Generally, GATE Score acts as a preliminary cutoff for screening the aspirants for subsequent rounds like GD, PI etc. List PSUs allow Instrumental Engineers to apply for the recruitment process.
- Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (HPCL)
- Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL)
- Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited (NPCIL)
- NLC India Limited (NLC)
- National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC)
- Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Limited (ONGC)
- Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL)
Recruitment Process of PSUs for Instrumentation Engineers through GATE 2022
| PSUs | Gate Score | Written Test | Group Discussion | Personal Interview |
| ONGC | Yes | No | No | Yes |
| IOCL | Yes | No | GD + GT | Yes |
| HPCL | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| NPCIL | Yes | No | No | Yes |
| NLC | Yes | No | Yes | Yes |
| NTPC | Yes | No | Yes | Yes |
| SAIL | Yes | No | Yes | Yes |
| BARC | Yes | Yes | No | Yes |
Best course to study after completing Instrumentation Engineering
GATE IN 2022 helps to choose the best colleges for aspirants who are aiming to continue their higher education. There are a lot of chances for Instrumentation Engineers in India and in foreign countries through GATE 2022.
- M.Tech/M.S or M.Tech (Research)/M.Tech (ISI)
- Direct PhD
- Management Courses from NITIE, IIMs, IITs
- Foreign Universities
The admission process in the above colleges are conducted through different admission portal and the criteria are also differs from institutions to institutions. A brief overview is provided below for admission in India & Foreign countries through GATE Score.
Admission Portal | Participating Institute |
Common Offer Acceptance Portal (COAP) | IISC, IITs & PSUs |
Centralized Counselling for M.TECH./M.ARCH./M.PLAN. Admissions (CCMT) | all NITs, IIEST, some IIITs & GFTIs |
Independent Exams or GATE Score Criteria | Government and Private colleges |
Below Main specializations are available for Instrumentation Engineers to get admission in different colleges.
- Microelectronics and VLSI Design
- Instrumentation
- Instrumentation and Signal Processing
- Biomedical Instrumentation
- Communication Engineering
- Control and Automation
- System and Control
There are also some interdisciplinary branches in which Instrumentation Engineers are allowed for higher studies.
- Aerospace
- Data Science and Machine Learning
- Signal Processing and Machine Learning
- Multi-Media Information Processing
- Nanotechnology
- Power Electronics
- Solid-State Materials
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