GATE Scholarship 2026: Monthly Stipend, Eligibility Criteria & Online Application

Pursuing higher education is a dream of many engineering graduates/students. A higher degree like an M.E., M.Tech, or Ph.D. from a top institution increases the chances of getting placed in good organizations like Google, Microsoft, Apple, Adobe, Siemens, etc. Also a higher degree like an M.E., M.Tech, or Ph.D. from top institutions enhances the valuation of the CV of students. Despite all these benefits, not a lot of students want to pursue higher education.

One of the main reasons for this is that a lot of students consider pursuing higher education as an extra financial burden, which is absolutely wrong, as nearly the whole cost of pursuing an M.E., M.Tech, or Ph.D. is nearly free in India. Yes, you have heard it right. Let us look at how. For admissions into M.E., M.Tech, and Ph.D. programs, candidates need to clear the Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering, popularly known as the GATE exam, with a good rank. After clearing the GATE, candidates have to appear for the interview in different institutions as per their ranks. Once the candidate clears the interview, he/she can get admission into the desired course by paying the fee. Those candidates who enrol in higher education after clearing GATE are eligible for the GATE scholarship. The scholarship amount varies according to the course. In this blog, we will look at the monthly stipend, eligibility criteria, and online application of the GATE scholarship 2026. This blog would be helpful for all those candidates who want to know more details about the GATE scholarship 2026.

GATE Scholarship 2026

The Graduate Aptitude Test of Engineering is one of the most important exams for engineering graduates/students who are looking to pursue higher education like an M.E., M.Tech, or PhD from top technical institutions in India and abroad. A GATE score is also helpful in getting shortlisted for the recruitment of various PSUs and other organizations. Students who are preparing for GATE 2026 can join the MADE EASY classroom course to enhance their preparation. Those students who can’t join the classroom course can join the MADE EASY live online course for GATE 2026, or they can also enroll in the MADE EASY recorded video course for GATE 2026.

GATE is a wonderful opportunity for aspirants who want to pursue higher education or work in PSUs. As said above, pursuing higher education in a technical domain is nearly free, or the candidates have to pay a very minimal amount. Let us look at how.

The total fee of M.Tech (per semester) in IITs/IISc Bangalore is nearly Rs. 30,000-40,000, except for hostel, mess, and other charges (this may vary from institute to institute). Candidates who pursue M.Tech from AICTE-approved institutes after clearing GATE would be eligible to receive a stipend of Rs 12400 per month. However, this stipend is known as a teaching assistantship in various IITs, where GATE-qualified M.Tech students need to help in a UG course or set up labs for UG students for 8 hours per week. Some of the tasks that TAs (teaching assistants) generally have to perform are:

• Help the professors in organizing lecture content and preparing tutorial problems.
• Guide the students in solving tutorial problems.
• Help the professors in setting up exam quizzes/exam papers.
• Evaluate exam answer sheets.

These are some of the duties that TAs generally perform. However, it varies from professor to professor and course to course.

The stipend for PhD students after qualifying GATE is Rs 31,000 per month for the first two years and Rs 35,000 per month from the third year.

Students pursuing M.Tech and PhD degrees from AICTE-approved institutes after clearing GATE are eligible to receive a monthly stipend. These stipends/scholarships are provided by the Ministry of Human Resources and Development. These stipends are provided till the completion of the course (for M.Tech courses, the stipend is provided for 24 months or till the completion of the course, whichever is earlier).

GATE Scholarship 2026 Dates

All the ACTE-approved institutes don’t release the stipend together. MHRD transfers the stipend according to the total number of students. The institute disburse the amount as per the eligibility of the candidates after verification.

All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) has released the notification for scholarship for the session 2025-26. In the table below, we are providing all the important details related to GATE scholarship or Postgraduate scholarship for 2025-26.

S.No	Action taken	Date
1.	Publishing of advertisement in the newspaper	31st August 2025
2.	Opening date of portal for creation of student’s ID by the Institutes/ Online submission of application by the student	1st September 2025
3.	Last date for creation of student’s ID by the Institutes	10th December 2025
4.	Last date for online submission of application by the student.	15th December 2025
5.	Last date for verification by the Institutes	31st December 2025

 

As mentioned in the table above, the portal for creation of student’s ID has been opened from 1^st September 2025. Institutes can create the student’s ID by 10^th December 2025. All the eligible students undergoing Post Graduate courses shall collect the Unique ID from the institute.

Procedure to be followed by students eligible for GATE scholarship.

• All the eligible Institutes shall upload the eligible PG Student’s details on the AICTE portal on or before 15th December, 2025 and distribute student’s Unique ID generated by the system to all the PG students admitted in their Institutes within approved intake during 2025-26.
• All the students undergoing Post Graduate courses having valid GATE/CEED score and admitted in AICTE approved Institutes/Programs and within approved intake shall collect the Unique ID from the institute and the login at link: https://pgscholarship.aicte.gov.in/ for uploading the scanned copies of all original documents in JPG/JPEG format only

1. Scanned copy of GATE/CEED score card.
2. Bank account should be ACTIVE with Aadhar Card. The students can follow the manual link to check their bank account linkage status with Aadhar.
3. Only Aadhar active savings bank account will be considered since the PG Scholarship is released through Aadhaar Bridge Payment System (ABPS) mode through Public Financial Management System (PFMS).
4. No-Frill Account, Jan Dhan account, Bank Account having limits on transactions/credits & Joint Account are not permitted.
5. Bank account should not either be closed or transferred/shifted during period of course.
6. Scanned copy of original Aadhar Card should be uploaded in jpg/jpeg format.
7. Scanned copy of the valid Category Certificate for SC/ST, EWS, OBC & Non-Creamy Layer (NCL) should be uploaded. The latest (not beyond one year old) EWS and OBC & Non-Creamy Layer (NCL) certificate should be issued by the Competent Authority.

• The Institute shall then verify the student data and approve his/her candidature on the portal. (Students verification) and approve for eligibility of disbursement of the scholarship.
• It may be ensured by the Institute that students personal details, date of admission/date of commencement & course completion date is correctly filled in.

All eligible students shall upload their information on or before 15th December, 2025 on AICTE web portal and the Institute shall complete the procedure of student data verification and approval for the eligibility for the receipt of scholarship on or before 31st December, 2025.

GATE Scholarship Eligibility

GATE Scholarship is entitled only to those students:

1. Having a valid GATE score at the time of admission.
2. Must be admitted as a full-time scholar.
3. Students of final years of dual degree integrated programmes would also be entitled to PG Scholarship from the 9th semester onwards i.e. only for one year in final year.
4. Admitted in AICTE approved Institutions/University Departments & AICTE approved programs viz. Master of Engineering, Master of Technology and Master of Design.
5. Number of PG Scholarship is limited to the AICTE approved intake in the programme in that year. However in addition to the approved intake, AICTE will provide PG scholarship to the additional 10% candidates over and above the approved intake of that course from EWS category, if the university/ institute has admitted students from Economically Weaker Sections (EWSs) as per MHRD OM F.No.12-4/2019-U1 dated 17th January 2019.

AICTE PG Scholarship Student Login

GATE scholarship/ Post Graduate Scholarship disbursement process can be summarised in 4 steps:

• Creation of Student ID by the Institute.
• Submission of Application form by Student
• Application Verification by the Institute
• Application Verification by AICTE
• Monthly Attendance Generation & Scholarship Transfer in AADHAAR Linked student Account through DBT

Candidates need to follow the below mentioned steps for login and submission of application form for GATE scholarship 2026.

• Candidate would receive an E-Mail by [email protected] having their username and password. Candidates should click on verify button and login.
• Login in Portal using the URL: https:// pgscholarship.aicte-india.org/
• Dashboard will be opened. Click on “create application” and fill all the details asked in the form.
• Click on Submission of the Application Form.

For more details, candidates can visit here.

GATE scholarship document required

Candidates eligible for GATE scholarship need to arrange the following documents.

• GATE scorecard
• Bank Passbook
• Passport size photograph
• Aadhar Card
• Caste Certificate
• Student ID
• OBC NCL certificate (not more than 1 year old)
• Disability certificate (if possible)

Candidates ineligible for GATE scholarship

Till now, we have seen the eligibility of students for GATE scholarship. Now let us have a look at the candidates who are not eligible for GATE scholarship.

• Candidates who don’t have valid GATE score card.
• Candidates not having a bank account.
• Candidates with join bank account.
• Foreign nationals, sponsored candidates and candidates enrolled through management quota.
• Candidates enrolled in part time M.Tech program.
• Candidates who have already availed the GATE scholarship.
• OBC candidate who from creamy layer category.
• SC/ST/PwbD candidates without valid certificate.

This was all about GATE scholarship or GATE stipend. Let us summarise all the important points related to GATE scholarship.

Particulars	Details
GATE scholarship offering body	MHRD
GATE scholarship amount	Rs 12,400
GATE scholarship duration	24 months or till the completion of degree
Eligibility	Valid GATE score Must be full time scholar Admitted in AICTE approved Institutions/University Admitted in AICTE approved programs viz. Master of Engineering, Master of Technology and Master of Design.
Official website	https://pgscholarship.aicte-india.org

GATE 2026

Till now, we have seen all the important details related to the GATE scholarship. But till now we haven’t seen the most important condition for getting a scholarship, i.e., a valid GATE score.

The Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering, popularly known as GATE, is one of the toughest exams for engineering graduates/students. It is jointly conducted by the 7 IITs and IISc Bangalore. Every year, lakhs of students appear in 30 different papers of GATE. The majority of them belong to engineering streams. This is because a higher degree like M.Tech, M.E., PhD, etc., adds a lot of weightage to the CV of engineering graduates.

It won’t be an exaggeration to call GATE the Gateway of Opportunities. This is because GATE provides a lot of opportunities to engineering students/graduates. Some of which are listed below.

• Candidates can pursue M.Tech/M.E. from top technical institutes like IITs, IISc, NITs, etc., after clearing GATE at a very minimal fee or maybe for free.
• Candidates can pursue PhDs from top technical institutes like IITs, IISc, NITs, etc., after clearing GATE.
• Candidates can also enroll in top foreign universities like NTU, NUS, Berlin University, and others on the basis of the GATE score.
• Lots of PSUs shortlist/recruit candidates for the post of engineers on the basis of GATE scores.
• Lots of state engineering departments also recruit candidates on the basis of their GATE score.
• Candidates have the opportunity to work in research organizations like BARC on the basis of their GATE score.

These are some of the opportunities candidates can get after clearing the GATE exam. But here comes the most important part. How to clear the GATE exam? As said above, it is one of the most difficult exams for engineering students; therefore, students need conceptual clarity and good practice. However, lots of students don’t have strong conceptual understanding of their engineering subjects; as a result, most of the students can’t clear the GATE exam or are unable to get their desired results.

MADE EASY is one of the oldest coaching institutes, which provides guidance to the aspirants of GATE, ESE, and other engineering-related exams. In terms of results, MADE EASY is unmatchable. Let us have a look at the MADE EASY results of GATE 2025.

Civil Engineering

• 10 ranks in top 10
• 15 ranks in top 20
• 69 ranks in top 100
• 83% selections are from classroom and online courses.

Mechanical Engineering

• 9 Ranks in Top 10
• 13 Ranks in Top 20
• 64 Ranks in Top 100
• 66% Selections are from Classroom & Online Courses

Electrical Engineering + Computer Science Engineering

• 6 Ranks in Top 10
• 15 Ranks in Top 20
• 97 Ranks in Top 100
• 42% Selections are from Classroom & Online Courses

Electronics Engineering + Instrumentation Engineering

• 9 Ranks in Top 10
• 22 Ranks in Top 20
• 87 Ranks in Top 100
• 35% Selections are from Classroom & Online Courses

Engineering Science + Environmental Science and Engineering

• 7 Ranks in Top 10
• 10 Ranks in Top 20
• 36 Ranks in Top 100
• 79% Selections are from Classroom & Online Courses

Production and Industrial Engineering

• 5 Ranks in Top 10
• 13 Ranks in Top 20
• 48 Ranks in Top 100
• 75% Selections are from Classroom & Online Courses

These are the glimpse GATE 2025 results of MADE EASY. For complete results of GATE 2025 as well as previous results by MADE EASY, readers can visit here.

These results are the reason why most of the GATE, ESE, and other engineering exam aspirants trust MADE EASY and why MADE EASY is unmatchable in GATE and ESE results.

Students who are preparing for GATE 2026 or GATE 2027 can join MADE EASY classroom courses. Those who are unable to join classroom courses can enroll in MADE EASY live online classes or the MADE EASY GATE recorded course. Students who are preparing for other exams like RRB JE, SSC JE, or other AE-JE level exams can also join MADE EASY live online classes. To know more about MADE EASY courses and classes.

FAQs:

Who is eligible for the GATE scholarship?

Answer: GATE Scholarship is entitled only to those students:

• Having a valid GATE score at the time of admission.
• Must be admitted as a full-time scholar.
• Students of final years of dual degree integrated programmes would also be entitled to PG Scholarship from the 9th semester onwards i.e. only for one year in final year.
• Admitted in AICTE approved Institutions/University Departments & AICTE approved programs viz. Master of Engineering, Master of Technology and Master of Design.

How much is a GATE scholarship?

Answer: Candidates pursuing M.Tech/M.E. from AICTE approved institution after clearing GATE are eligible to receive Rs 12,400 per month as scholarship/stipend.

How much scholarship can I get after the GATE exam?

Answer: Students can get Rs 12,400 if they take admission in M.Tech/M.E. courses from AICTE approved institution after clearing GATE.

Do IIT and IISc students also receive a GATE stipend?

Answer: Yes, IIT and IISc students also receive GATE stipend.

What is the duration of the GATE 2026 scholarship?

Answer: 24 months or till the completion of degree whatever earlier.