Career Opportunities after the GATE exam
Central Public Sector Enterprises (CPSE) & State Public Sector Enterprises (SPSE)
Various Central & State PSEs (Public Sector Enterprises), use the GATE Score for hiring candidates. GATE became a popular exam after various public-sector units (PSUs) signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with IITs for recruitment through GATE. Even Research Institutes such as ISRO, DRDO, BARC recruits through GATE.
List of PSUs recruiting through the GATE exam
| 1 | Maharatna | 1. Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) 2. Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL) 3. Coal India Limited (CIL) 4. Gas Authority of India Limited (GAIL) 5. Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (HPCL) 6. Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL) 7. National Thermal Power Corporation(NTPC) 8. Oil and natural gas corporation(ONGC) 9. Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL) 10. Oil India Limited (OIL) |
| 2 | Navratna | 1. Bharat Electronics Limited 2.Container Corporation of India Limited 3.Engineers India Limited 4. Hindustan Aeronautics Limited 5. Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited 6. National Aluminium Company Limited 7. National Buildings Construction Corporation Limited 8. Neyveli Lignite Corporation Limited 9- NMDC t.imited 10. Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited 11. Shipping Corporation of India Limited 12. Rail Vikas Nigam Limited 13. ONGC Videsh Ltd 14. Rashtriya Chemicals & Fertilizers Limited 15. IRCON International Limited 16. RITES Limited |
| 3 | Miniratna Category 1 | AAI, RCFL, BCCL, NLC, NFL, IRCTC |
Post Graduate (M.Tech) Admission
For candidates considering higher studies after graduation, the best opportunity after the GATE exam
is to join an MTech programme in some prestigious institutes, like IITs, NITs, or IISc. A GATE score is
a mandatory requirement for the admission process. Benefits of the M.Tech programme include better
job opportunities and a handsome stipend.
Teaching Jobs
Most of the Teaching Institutes prefers GATE qualified candidates with ME/MTech degrees