Formula
GATE score = Sq + (St − Sq) × (M − Mq) ÷ (Mt − Mq)Sq = 350, St = 900
- M — your marks (normalised for multi-session papers)
- Mq — qualifying marks for your category in your paper
- Mt — average marks of the top 0.1% of candidates (or top 10 where fewer than 10,000 appeared)
A straight line that gives 350 at the qualifying marks and 900 at the top-candidates' average.
Worked example
Illustrative figures — not a real paper's
- Your marks (M)
- 62.33
- Qualifying marks for your category (Mq)
- 25
- Average of the top 0.1% (or top 10) candidates (Mt)
- 82
GATE score (out of 1000)
710.2
Marks used: 62.33
Status against the qualifying marks: Qualifying marks met (62.33 ≥ 25)
How it works
The GATE score places your marks on a scale of 0 to 1000 so that results from different papers and years can be compared. It is a straight-line mapping: a candidate at the qualifying marks (Mq) gets a score of 350, one at the average of the top 0.1% of candidates (Mt) gets 900, and everyone else is placed proportionally. The two anchor values, 350 and 900, are the same for every paper.
What changes from paper to paper and year to year are Mq and Mt, which the organising institute publishes with the results. That is why this calculator asks for them instead of embedding numbers: the pre-filled values are illustrative only, so replace them with the figures for your own paper. If your paper was held in more than one session, use normalised marks rather than raw marks.
If your marks are below Mq the formula gives a score under 350 and a scorecard is issued to qualified candidates; the formula can also exceed 900 for a top performer, and results are capped at 1000. To total raw marks first, use the GATE Marks Calculator; to express them as a percentage use Marks Percentage Calculator.
Assumptions and limits
- Sq = 350 and St = 900 as in the published formula. Mq and Mt must be the figures for your own paper and year; the defaults are illustrative.
- This estimates the score and is not an official result. Normalisation for multi-session papers must be applied to your marks beforehand.
- Scores above 1000 are capped; the uncapped value is shown when that happens.
Rules, sources and review date
- Applies to
- GATE score formula: S = Sq + (St − Sq)(M − Mq)/(Mt − Mq), Sq = 350, St = 900 — India (GATE, organised by an IIT/IISc each year)
- Effective from
- 2026 cycle
- Last checked
- 13 Oct 2026
- Sources
- Note
- The formula and the constants 350 and 900 agree across the sources checked. Mq and Mt are published per paper and are not embedded.