Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering - GATE Score

GATE Score

After the evaluation of the answers, the raw marks obtained by a candidate will be converted to a normalized GATE Score. From 2013, the GATE score is computed by a new formula.
The GATE Score of a candidate is computed from:
where,

S = GATE Score (normalised) of a candidate,

M = Marks obtained by a candidate in a paper,

M_q = Qualifying marks for general category candidates in the paper,

M_t = Average Marks of top 0.1% or 10 (which ever is higher) of candidates in the paper,

S_t = GATE Score assigned to M_t (around 900), and

S_q = GATE Score assigned to M_q (around 300).

M_q is usually 25 marks (out of 100) or μ+σ, whichever is higher. Here μ is the mean of marks in a paper and σ is the standard deviation.

GATE score remains valid for up to two year from the date of issue.

Old formula:
Till GATE 2012 the score was calculated using the formula: GATE score =

Where

m = marks obtained by the candidate.

a = average of marks of all candidates who appeared in the paper mentioned on this scorecard in GATE for that year

S = standard deviation of marks of all candidates who appeared in the paper mentioned on this scorecard in GATE for that year

a_g= global average of marks of all candidates who appeared across all papers and years

s_g= global standard deviation of marks of all candidates who appeared across all papers and years