Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Guwahati has officially declared the GATE 2026 at the GOAPS portal at www.gate2026.iitg.ac.in. The GATE 2026 Toppers List for all 30 papers will be released today, 19th March 2026, including the candidate’s name (AIR 1 for each paper),, branch, raw marks out of 100, and GATE score (normalised) out of 1000. Along with the toppers’ list, IIT Guwahati also prepares a list of minimum qualifying marks for all subjects.
GATE 2026 Toppers List
Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) is a national examination conducted for admission to M.Tech, ME, or direct PhD programs in top institutes like IIT, NIT, IIIT, or to make a career in leading Public Sector Undertakings (PSUs). More than 7 lakh candidates appeared for the GATE 2026 college entrance test for admission to MTech. GATE 2026 exam was conducted on 7th, 8th, 14th, and 15th February 2026 in Computer-Based Mode across 30 test papers, and the GATE 2026 Result has been released on 19th March 2026.
The maximum GATE score is 1000, and many toppers achieve this score every year across different engineering and science papers. The branch-wise GATE 2026 Toppers List will be made available at www.gate2026.iitg.ac.in for candidates to analyse their performance and check their raw marks and normalised scores.
GATE Toppers List 2026 PDF
Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Guwahati will release the GATE Toppers List for all 30 papers on its official website, gate2026.iitg.ac.in. Candidates who achieve the highest marks in each paper in the exam will be recognised as toppers. As soon as the GATE 2026 Toppers List PDF is released by officials, the same will be uploaded in the article.
How to Check GATE 2026 Toppers List
- First, visit the official website of GATE 2026 i.e. www.gate2026.iitg.ac.in.
- Now, find the ‘GATE 2026 Topper List Announcement’ link on the homepage and click on it.
- A new page appears on the screen.
- Select your branch/paper
- The AIR 1 candidates’ list displayed on the system screen with name, raw marks, and GATE score
- Download the topper list PDF for future reference.
GATE 2026 AIR 1- Importance
- AIR 1 indicates the highest scorer in a specific paper
- Each branch has its own topper
- It is based on raw marks + normalisation formula
- Top rankers often secure:
Admission in top IITs (like the Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, the Indian Institute of Technology Madras)
High-paying PSU jobs
GATE Previous Year Toppers List
GATE toppers are the AIR 1 candidates of each branch who score the highest marks, often close to a perfect score, and secure admission in top institutes like the Indian Institute of Technology Madras and the Indian Institute of Technology Delhi or jobs in PSUs.
GATE Topper List 2025
GATE AIR 1 toppers list across various papers for GATE 2025, including their raw marks (out of 100) and GATE scores (out of 1000), is mentioned below in the table.
| Name | Subject (Paper) | Raw Marks (Out of 100) | GATE Score (Out of 1000) |
| Rahul Kumar Singh | Computer Science & IT (CSE) | 100 | 1000 |
| Abhay Singh | Civil Engineering (CE) | 89.02 | 1000 |
| Amlan Kumar Tripathy | Chemical Engineering (CH) | 75.33 | 1000 |
| Pradip Chauhan | Electrical Engineering (EE) | 81.67 | 1000 |
| Swarnava Biswas | Electronics & Communication (ECE) | 82.67 | 1000 |
| Debasis Mandal | Chemistry (CY) | 70 | 1000 |
| Sadineni Nikhil Chowdary | Data Science & AI (DA) | 96.33 | 1000 |
| Yash Jain | Environmental Science (ES) | 67.33 | 1000 |
| Keshav R Menon | Ecology & Evolution (EY) | 86.33 | 1000 |
| Balamurugan | Aerospace Engineering (AE) | 81 | 990 |
| Keerthi Revanth Kumar | Agricultural Engineering (AG) | 74.67 | 1000 |
| Jayanth Giftson R | Architecture & Planning (AR) | 83 | 1000 |
| Tanish Gupta | Biomedical Engineering (BM) | 77.67 | 1000 |
| Arnab Paul | Biotechnology (BT) | 66.67 | 1000 |
GATE Topper List 2024
| Name | Subject (Paper) | Raw Marks (Out of 100) | GATE Score (Out of 1000) |
| Kundan Jaiswal | Aerospace Engineering | 86.33 | 962 |
| Pratik Sherke | Agricultural Engineering | 75.67 | 1000 |
| Gajendra Kumar Sharma | Architecture and Planning | 77 | 981 |
| Sanjeev C Achar | Biomedical Engineering | 54.33 | 1000 |
| Akansha S | Biotechnology | 83 | 1000 |
| Deepak | Civil Engineering | 87.33 | 989 |
| Bhanu Pratap Singh | Civil Engineering | 87.33 | 989 |
| Adarsh Rai | Chemical Engineering | 73.33 | 1000 |
| Piyush Kumar | Computer Science and Information Technology | 90 | 1000 |
| Himanshu Papnai | Chemistry | 78 | 1000 |
| Ayyagari Sathya Sai Srikar | Data Science and Artificial Intelligence | 90 | 1000 |
| Raja Majhi | Electronics and Communication Engineering | 84.67 | 1000 |
| Manoj Kumar Sinha | Electrical Engineering | 77 | 1000 |
| Shivam | Electrical Engineering | 77 | 1000 |
| Sai Kiran Adely | Electrical Engineering | 77 | 1000 |
| Gadipati Yashwanth Babu | Environmental Science Engineering | 77.33 | 965 |
| Dhrubojyoti Patra | Ecology and Evolution | 81.67 | 1000 |
| Vaibhav Sonkar | Geomatics Engineering | 79.33 | 1000 |
| Jaydeep Roy | Geology and Geophysics (Geology) | 82.33 | 1000 |
| Shivam Kumar Rai | Geology and Geophysics (Geophysics) | 75.33 | 999 |
| Rishabh Gupta | Instrumentation Engineering | 82.67 | 984 |
| Suyash Srivastava | Mathematics | 71.33 | 1000 |
| Suraj Kumar Samal | Mechanical Engineering | 84.67 | 1000 |
| Anurag Kumar Pathak | Mining Engineering | 58.33 | 966 |
| Hrutidipan Pradhan | Metallurgical Engineering | 81.67 | 977 |
| Prince Kumar | Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering | 55.33 | 1000 |
| Saurabh Kumar | Petroleum Engineering | 80.67 | 955 |
| Anurag Singh | Physics | 78.33 | 1000 |
| Kumar Vishesh | Production and Industrial Engineering | 84.67 | 1000 |
| Sinchan Snigdha Adhikary | Statistics | 89.67 | 1000 |
| Meenu Munjal | Textile Engineering and Fibre Science | 72 | 1000 |
| Ghanshyam Girish Dhamat | Engineering Sciences (Engineering Mathematics, Fluid Mechanics, Solid Mechanics) | 83 | 989 |
| Srijan Shashwat | Humanities and Social Sciences (Economics) | 70.33 | 940 |
| Ajay Kumar | Humanities and Social Sciences (English) | 83 | 1000 |
| Jesu Nazarene Roy | Humanities and Social Sciences (Linguistics) | 77.33 | 1000 |
| Utkarsh Rana | Humanities and Social Sciences (Philosophy) | 58.67 | 1000 |
What Next After GATE Topper List 2026?
- M.Tech / PhD Admissions
Two different GATE counselling processes will be conducted for admission to M.Tech colleges in India, COAP and CCMT. GATE COAP counselling is conducted for admission to M.Tech programs in IITs, while GATE CCMT counselling is conducted for admission to M.Tech programs in NITs, IIITs, GFTIs, and CFTIs. Sarkariexamsalerts - PSU Recruitment
Students on the GATE 2026 toppers list can also apply for jobs at PSUs. Students having valid GATE 2026 scores are recruited as entry-level trainee engineers in many PSUs like GAIL, BHEL, DRDO, and ISRO with high salaries. Careers360 For top PSUs like ONGC and IOCL, candidates generally need to rank within the top 100–200 in their respective branch. - Scorecard Download
IIT Guwahati will issue the GATE scorecard 2026 at GOAPS on 27th March 2026
And it will be available for free till 31st May 2026. Later, students can download it by paying a fee of Rs. 500. The GATE 2026 scorecard will remain valid for three years and can be used for MTech, MSc, PhD admissions and PSU recruitment.
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