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what is the total marks for a electronic engineering student in GATE and what will be the minimum marks he has to score in it to enter into iit if he comes under general category as well as for an sc student

You have to score above 60 per cent aggregate in class 12. For getting into the IIT, you have to appear in the Joint Entrance Examination (Advanced) which is a common admission test for students seeking admission to undergraduate programmes of all IITs. Initially you have to appear as a candidate in the JEE (Main) which is conducted by JEE Apex Board, in the month of April. JEE(Advanced) is conducted by IITs in the month of June. Only the top 1,50,000 scorers in JEE (Main), which includes students from all categories (GE, OBC (NCL), SC, ST and PD) will be eligible to appear in JEE (Advanced). The JEE (Advanced) have two objective type papers. Each paper will consist of Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics. Duration of each paper will be 3-hours.
There are 16 IITs across the country.
IIT Khargpur
-IIT Delhi
-IIT Madras
-IIT Kanpur
-Bombay
-IIT Guwahati
-IIT Bangalore
-IIT roorkee
-IIT Rupanagar
-IIT Jaipur
-IIT Hyderabad
-Gandhi Nagar
-IIT Bhubaneswar
-IIT Indore
-IIT Patna
-IIT Mandi

The Graduate Admission Test in Engineering (GATE) is defined as an all-India level examination for students who wish to pursue Masters/Direct PhD in India as well as abroad. GATE score matters a lot for those aspiring to seek admission in institutes like IIT, NIT, IISC. The GATE score is important for admissions to various post-graduate programs. For eligibility, candidate needs to hold Bachelor’s degree in Engineering/ Technology/ Architecture (4 years after 10+2/ Post-B.Sc./ Post-Diploma). Even Master’s degree holders in any branch of Science/ Mathematics/ Statistics/ Computer Applications are eligible. Even candidates in the second or higher year of Four-year integrated Master’s degree programs in Engineering/ Technology is also eligible. Candidates who have obtained score in examinations conducted by UPSC/AICTE can also write GATE exam.