GATE 2026 Cutoff will be released after each round of COAP 2026 Counselling. The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Guwahati will release the GATE results 2026 on March 19, 2026. Along with the result, the institute will also release the GATE cutoff 2026 on the website. The GATE AIR-1 list 2025 (branch-wise) is available now for students who appeared in the exam. Candidates can check the GATE 2026 result cutoff by downloading the scorecard through the online GOAPS portal. The cutoff has been made available for all the branches and categories which are available.
GATE Cutoff the minimum marks that students must secure in order to qualify for the GATE 2026 exam. IIT Roorkee conducted the GATE 2026 exam on February 7, 8, 14 & 15, 2026. The GATE 2025 cutoff for CSE, ME, CE, EE, and ECE has been released on the official website.
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GATE 2025 Cutoff Category-wise
The GATE cutoff is different from the GATE admission cutoff. The GATE Cutoff is also mentioned on the GATE 2026 result. The GATE cutoff will vary from one IIT to another. There are various factors which determine the cutoff marks of GATE exam. These factors are total no. of seats available, total number of students who appeared in the exam, average score, difficulty level of the exam, and previous years’ trends. Check the GATE 2025 official cutoff here.
Paper Code | Test Paper | Cut-off | Cut-off | Cut-off |
AE | Aerospace Engineering | 28.9 | 26 | 19.2 |
AG | Agricultural Engineering | 25 | 22.5 | 16.6 |
AR | Architecture and Planning | 40 | 36 | 26.6 |
BM | Biomedical Engineering | 29.2 | 26.2 | 19.4 |
BT | Biotechnology | 28 | 25.2 | 18.6 |
CE | Civil Engineering | 29.2 | 26.2 | 19.4 |
CH | Chemical Engineering | 27.7 | 24.9 | 18.4 |
CS | Computer Science and Information Technology | 29.2 | 26.2 | 19.4 |
CY | Chemistry | 25 | 22.5 | 16.6 |
DA | Data Science and Artificial Intelligence | 29 | 26.1 | 19.3 |
EC | Electronics and Communication Engineering | 25 | 22.5 | 16.6 |
EE | Electrical Engineering | 25 | 22.5 | 16.6 |
ES | Environmental Science and Engineering | 26.1 | 23.4 | 17.4 |
EY | Ecology and Evolution | 39.5 | 35.5 | 26.3 |
GE | Geomatics Engineering | 25.7 | 23.1 | 17.1 |
GG1 | Geology and Geophysics (Geology) | 38.4 | 34.5 | 25.5 |
GG2 | Geology and Geophysics (Geophysics) | 40 | 36 | 26.6 |
IN | Instrumentation Engineering | 25.6 | 23 | 17 |
MA | Mathematics | 25 | 22.5 | 16.6 |
ME | Mechanical Engineering | 35.8 | 32.2 | 23.8 |
MN | Mining Engineering | 30.6 | 27.5 | 20.4 |
MT | Metallurgical Engineering | 40 | 36 | 26.6 |
NM | Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering | 25.1 | 22.5 | 16.7 |
PE | Petroleum Engineering | 31.1 | 27.9 | 20.7 |
PH | Physics | 26.8 | 24.1 | 17.8 |
PI | Production and Industrial Engineering | 35.6 | 32 | 23.7 |
ST | Statistics | 30.2 | 27.1 | 20.1 |
TF | Textile Engineering and Fibre Science | 34.7 | 31.2 | 23.1 |
XE | Engineering Sciences | 35.4 | 31.8 | 23.5 |
XH-C1 | Humanities and Social Sciences (Economics) | 40 | 36 | 26.6 |
XH-C2 | Humanities and Social Sciences (English) | 40 | 36 | 26.6 |
XH-C3 | Humanities and Social Sciences (Linguistics) | 40 | 36 | 26.6 |
XH-C4 | Humanities and Social Sciences (Philosophy) | 40 | 36 | 26.6 |
XH-C5 | Humanities and Social Sciences (Psychology) | 40 | 36 | 26.6 |
XH-C6 | Humanities and Social Sciences (Sociology) | 40 | 36 | 26.6 |
XL | Life Sciences | 31.3 | 28.1 | 20.8 |
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GATE 2026 Qualifying Cutoff
Candidates can check the GATE 2026 cut off on this page. The GATE cut off 2026 will be made available for all the GATE papers including EC, CS, MA, DA, PH, CH, MN, etc. Candidates must note that there will be two types of GATE cutoff released namely GATE 2026 qualifying cutoff and GATE 2026 admission cutoff. The difference between the two has been given below.
The GATE qualifying cutoff is the minimum marks that candidates must obtain to qualify the GATE exam. Those who clear the GATE 2026 qualifying cutoff will be considered eligible for admission through GATE COAP 2026 counseling. The GATE qualifying cutoff marks will be different for all the 30 subjects of GATE paper. The qualifying GATE cutoff for IITs and NITs will also vary as per the category of the candidates. The GATE qualifying cutoff is usually released by the examination conducting body along with the declaration of the result.
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GATE 2026 Admission Cutoff
The GATE admission cutoff 2026 is the minimum qualifying score that candidates must obtain in order to gain admission to their desired institute. The admission cutoff score of GATE exam will help candidates secure a seat in the participating institute. Each institute participating institute will release its admission cutoff of GATE 2026 exam based on which the admission process will take place.
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GATE 2026 Opening and Closing Ranks
The institutes will release the GATE cutoff marks for admission to IITs and NITs in the form of opening and closing ranks. The IITs and NITs will start the M. Tech admission process after the declaration of gate 2026 results. The admission to gate participating institutes will take place through JoSAA 2026 counselling. After the application and interview rounds the institutes will release the gate opening and closing ranks.
GATE Qualifying vs. Admission Cutoff (General Category)
Branch | GATE Qualifying Cutoff (2024) | GATE Admission Cutoff (IITs & NITs) |
CS (Computer Science) | 32.5 | IITs: 750-850 GATE Score NITs: 650-750 GATE Score |
ME (Mechanical Engineering) | 28.6 | IITs: 720-800 NITs: 600-700 |
CE (Civil Engineering) | 28.3 | IITs: 700-800 NITs: 550-650 |
EE (Electrical Engineering) | 25.7 | IITs: 750-850 NITs: 600-750 |
EC (Electronics & Communication) | 29.9 | IITs: 750-850 NITs: 650-750 |
CH (Chemical Engineering) | 32.1 | IITs: 650-750 NITs: 550-650 |
CY (Chemistry) | 26.7 | IITs: 600-700 NITs: 500-600 |
BT (Biotechnology) | 30.7 | IITs: 650-750 NITs: 550-650 |
IN (Instrumentation Engineering) | 34.6 | IITs: 700-800 NITs: 600-700 |
AG (Agricultural Engineering) | 26.3 | IITs: 600-700 NITs: 500-600 |
GG (Geology & Geophysics) | 38.4 (Geology) 51.9 (Geophysics) | IITs: 650-750 NITs: 500-600 |
GATE Qualifying Cutoff for GATE Papers with Lowered Cutoff
Paper Name | Qualifying Marks (General) | OBC (NCL) | SC/ST/PwD |
EE - Electrical Engineering | 33.4 | 30 | 22.2 |
CS - Computer Science and Information Technology | 28.5 | 25.6 | 19 |
ME - Mechanical Engineering (Minor changes) | 34 | 30.6 | 22.6 |
PE - Petroleum Engineering | 39.8 | 35.8 | 26.5 |
CY - Chemistry | 26.7 | 24 | 17.8 |
BT - Biotechnology | 30.7 | 27.6 | 20.4 |
XE - Engineering Sciences Minor | 26 | 23.4 | 17.3 |
TF - Textile Engineering and Fibre Science | 37.1 | 33.3 | 24.7 |
AE - Aerospace Engineering | 27.2 | 24.4 | 18.1 |
AG - Agricultural Engineering | 26.3 | 23.6 | 17.5 |
AR - Architecture and Planning | 34.8 | 31.3 | 23.2 |
GG - Geology | 38.4 | 34.5 | 25.6 |
GG - Geophysics | 51.9 | 46.7 | 34.6 |
MT - Metallurgical Engineering | 49.2 | 44.2 | 32.8 |
ST - Statistics | 25 | 22.5 | 16.6 |
BM - Biomedical Engineering | 25 | 22.5 | 16.6 |
Analysis of GATE 2026 Expected Cutoff and GATE 2025 Cutoff
GATE Paper Code | Discipline | GATE 2025 Cutoff (General) | Expected GATE 2026 Cutoff (General) |
CS | Computer Science & Information Technology | 29.2 | 27-29 |
CE | Civil Engineering | 29.2 | 28-32 |
ME | Mechanical Engineering | 35.8 | 35.8 |
EE | Electrical Engineering | 25 | 25.7 |
EC | Electronics & Communication Engineering | 25 | 29.9 |
Previous Year GATE Cutoff Trends
Candidates will be able to estimate the expected cutoff of GATE 2026 exam if they go through the previous year GATE cutoff trends. We have provided the GATE previous year cutoffs for GATE 2024, GATE 2023, GATE 2022, and GATE 2021.
GATE Cutoff 2024 - Category wise
GATE Paper Code | General | OBC-NCL/EWS | SC/ST/PWD |
Aerospace Engineering | 33.3 | 29.9 | 22.1 |
Agricultural Engineering | 25 | 22.5 | 16.6 |
Architecture and Planning | 41.5 | 37.3 | 27.6 |
Biomedical Engineering | 25 | 22.5 | 16.6 |
Biotechnology | 38.9 | 35 | 25.9 |
Civil Engineering | 28.3 | 25.4 | 18.8 |
Chemical Engineering | 25 | 22.5 | 16.6 |
Computer Science and Information Technology | 27.6 | 24.8 | 18.4 |
Chemistry | 25.2 | 22.6 | 16.7 |
Data Science and Artificial Intelligence | 37.1 | 33.3 | 24.7 |
Electronics and Communication Engineering | 25 | 22.5 | 16.6 |
Electrical Engineering | 25.7 | 23.1 | 17.1 |
Environmental Science and Engineering | 37.9 | 34.1 | 25.2 |
Ecology and Evolution | 35.8 | 32.2 | 23.8 |
Geomatics Engineering | 41.1 | 36.9 | 27.4 |
Geology and Geophysics (Geology) | 42 | 37.8 | 28 |
Geology and Geophysics (Geophysics) | 49 | 44.1 | 32.6 |
Instrumentation Engineering | 32.7 | 29.4 | 21.8 |
Mathematics | 25 | 22.5 | 16.6 |
Mechanical Engineering | 28.6 | 25.7 | 19 |
Mining Engineering | 25 | 22.5 | 16.6 |
Metallurgical Engineering | 41 | 36.9 | 27.3 |
Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering | 25.1 | 22.5 | 16.7 |
Petroleum Engineering | 42.6 | 38.3 | 28.4 |
Physics | 32 | 28.8 | 21.3 |
Production and Industrial Engineering | 30.5 | 27.4 | 20.3 |
Statistics | 26.6 | 23.9 | 17.7 |
Textile Engineering and Fibre Science | 28.1 | 25.2 | 18.7 |
Engineering Sciences | 36.2 | 32.5 | 24.1 |
Humanities and Social Sciences (Economics) | 37 | 33.3 | 24.6 |
Humanities and Social Sciences (English) | 48 | 43.2 | 32 |
Humanities and Social Sciences (Linguistics) | 49.7 | 44.7 | 33.1 |
Humanities and Social Sciences (Philosophy) | 39.3 | 35.3 | 26.1 |
Humanities and Social Sciences (Psychology) | 52.7 | 47.4 | 35.1 |
Humanities and Social Sciences (Sociology) | 36 | 32.4 | 24 |
Life Sciences | 29.3 | 26.3 | 19.5 |
GATE Cutoff 2023 - Category wise
GATE Paper Code | General | OBC-NCL/EWS | SC/ST/PWD |
Statistics (ST) | 25 | 22.5 | 16.6 |
Physics (PH) | 31.1 | 27.9 | 20.7 |
Computer Science & Information Technology (CS) | 32.5 | 29.2 | 21.6 |
Electronics & Communication Engineering (EC) | 29.9 | 26.9 | 19.9 |
Civil Engineering (CE) | 26.6 | 23.9 | 17.7 |
Instrumentation Engineering (IN) | 34.8 | 31.3 | 23.2 |
Electrical Engineering (EE) | 25 | 22.5 | 16.6 |
Mechanical Engineering (ME) | 28.4 | 25.5 | 18.9 |
Engineering Sciences (XE) | 37.9 | 34.1 | 25.2 |
Chemical Engineering (CH) | 32.1 | - | - |
GATE 2022 Cutoff
GATE Paper Code | General | OBC-NCL/EWS | SC/ST/PWD |
Computer Science (CS) | 25 | 22.5 | 16.6 |
Electronics & Communication (ECE) | 25 | 22.5 | 16.5 |
Biotechnology | 35.5 | 31.9 | 23.6 |
Chemical Engineering | 25.3 | 22.7 | 16.8 |
Statistics | 25 | 22.5 | 16.6 |
Metallurgical Engineering | 46.2 | 41.5 | 30.8 |
Mathematics | 27.3 | 24.5 | 18.2 |
Electrical Engineering | 30.7 | 27.6 | 20.4 |
Textile Engineering & Fibre Science | 36.8 | 34.9 | 25.6 |
Mechanical Engineering (ME) | 28.1 | 25.2 | 18.7 |
Physics | 26.5 | 23.8 | - |
Life Sciences (Botany/Zoology) | 33.9 | 30.5 | 22.5 |
Ecology & Life Sciences | 33.4 | 30 | 22.2 |
Agriculture Engineering | 26.3 | 23.6 | 17.5 |
Chemistry | 27.5 | 24.7 | 18.3 |
Mining Engineering | 25.5 | 22.9 | 17 |
Civil Engineering | 31.4 | 28.3 | - |
Engineering Sciences (Fluid Mechanics/Thermodynamics) | 40.3 | 36.2 | 26.8 |
GATE 2021 Cutoff
GATE Paper Code | Highest Score | Highest Marks (out of 100) | Cut-off Marks (out of 100) |
AE (Aerospace Engineering) | 1000 | 84 | 26.3 |
AG (Agricultural Engineering) | 1000 | 61.33 | 25 |
AR (Architecture and Planning) | 1000 | 79.67 | 40.9 |
BM (Biomedical Engineering) | 1000 | 64 | 25 |
BT (Biotechnology) | 1000 | 75.33 | 30 |
CE* (Civil Engineering) | 1000 | 95.56 | 29.2 |
CH (Chemical Engineering) | 1000 | 89.67 | 35.1 |
CS* (Computer Science & Information Technology) | 1000 | 87.81 | 26.1 |
CY (Chemistry) | 996 | 91.33 | 36.2 |
EC (Electronics & Communication Engineering) | 1000 | 82 | 25 |
EE (Electrical Engineering) | 974 | 85.33 | 30.3 |
ES (Environmental Science & Engineering) | 966 | 88 | 39.6 |
EY (Ecology & Evolution) | 1000 | 78 | 35.7 |
GG (Geology) | 945 | 72.67 | 38.9 |
GG (Geophysics) | 1000 | 68.67 | 44.8 |
IN (Instrumentation Engineering) | 933 | 79 | 36 |
MA (Mathematics) | 1000 | 68.33 | 29 |
ME* (Mechanical Engineering) | 979 | 93.22 | 33 |
MN (Mining Engineering) | 1000 | 77.67 | 31 |
MT (Metallurgical Engineering) | 923 | 87.67 | 48.5 |
PE (Petroleum Engineering) | 947 | 88.67 | 51.4 |
PH (Physics) | 1000 | 69.67 | 32.8 |
PI (Production and Industrial Engineering) | 939 | 83.67 | 35.7 |
ST (Statistics) | 1000 | 51.67 | 25 |
TF (Textile Engineering & Fibre Science) | 945 | 79.67 | 41.8 |
XE (Engineering Sciences) | 1000 | 90.33 | 37 |
XH-C1 (Economics) | 1000 | 62.67 | 29.4 |
XH-C2 (English) | 986 | 77.67 | 41.7 |
XH-C3 (Linguistics) | 1000 | 65.67 | 35.3 |
XH-C4 (Philosophy) | 1000 | 71 | 37.9 |
XH-C5 (Psychology) | 1000 | 77.33 | 48.5 |
XH-C6 (Sociology) | 1000 | 66 | 34.3 |
XL (Life Sciences) | 983 | 74.33 | 36 |
GATE 2021 Qualifying Cutoff
GATE Paper 2021 | General | OBC-NCL/EWS | SC/ST/PwD |
Geology and Geophysics | 44.8 | 40.3 | 29.8 |
Civil Engineering | 29.2 | 26.2 | 22 |
Biotechnology | 30 | 27 | 20 |
Mechanical Engineering | 33 | 29.7 | 22 |
Textile Engineering and Fibre Science | 41.8 | 37.6 | 27.8 |
Chemistry | 36.2 | 32.5 | 24.1 |
Mathematics | 29 | 26.1 | 19.3 |
Electrical Engineering | 30.3 | 27.2 | 20.2 |
Computer Science | 26.1 | 23.4 | 17.4 |
Electronics and Communication | 25 | 22.5 | 16.6 |
Humanities and Social Sciences | 37.9 | 34.1 | 25.2 |
Instrumentation Engineering | 36 | 32 | 24 |
GATE Qualifying Cutoff 2020 - Official
Paper Name | General | OBC (NCL) | SC/ST/PwD |
XL: Life Sciences | 31.7 | 28.5 | 21.1 |
CE: Civil Engineering | 32.9 | 29.6 | 21.9 |
EE: Electrical Engineering | 33.4 | 30 | 22.2 |
CS: Computer Science and Information Technology | 28.5 | 25.6 | 19 |
ME: Mechanical Engineering | 34 | 30.6 | 22.6 |
PE: Petroleum Engineering | 39.8 | 35.8 | 26.5 |
EC: Electronics and Communication Engineering | 28.8 | 25.9 | 19.2 |
CH: Chemical Engineering | 35.7 | 32.1 | 23.8 |
CY: Chemistry | 26.7 | 24 | 17.8 |
BT: Biotechnology | 30.7 | 27.6 | 20.4 |
XE: Engineering Sciences Minor | 26 | 23.4 | 17.3 |
TF: Textile Engineering and Fibre Science | 37.1 | 33.3 | 24.7 |
AE: Aerospace Engineering | 27.2 | 24.4 | 18.1 |
AG: Agricultural Engineering | 26.3 | 23.6 | 17.5 |
AR: Architecture and Planning | 34.8 | 31.3 | 23.2 |
EY: Ecology and Evolution | 42.2 | 37.9 | 28.1 |
GG: Geology | 38.4 | 34.5 | 25.6 |
GG: Geophysics | 51.9 | 46.7 | 34.6 |
IN: Instrumentation Engineering | 34.6 | 31.1 | 23 |
MA: Mathematics | 25 | 22.5 | 16.7 |
MN: Mining Engineering | 32.7 | 29.4 | 21.8 |
MT: Metallurgical Engineering | 49.2 | 44.2 | 32.8 |
PH: Physics | 37.2 | 33.4 | 24.8 |
PI: Production and Industrial Engineering | 36.6 | 32.9 | 24.4 |
ST: Statistics | 25 | 22.5 | 16.6 |
BM: Biomedical Engineering | 25 | 22.5 | 16.6 |
Analysis of GATE Cutoff Trends (2025-2021)
Branch | GATE 2025 Cutoff | GATE 2024 Cutoff | GATE 2023 Cutoff | GATE 2022 Cutoff | GATE 2021 Cutoff | Trend |
CS (Computer Science) | 29.2 | 28.5 | 32.5 | 25 | 26.1 | Increasing |
ME (Mechanical Engg.) | 35.8 | 34 | 28.4 | 28.1 | 33 | Increasing |
CE (Civil Engg.) | 29.2 | 28.3 | 26.6 | 30.4 | 29.2 | Increasing |
EE (Electrical Engg.) | 25 | 33.4 | 25 | 30.7 | 30.3 | Fluctuating |
EC (Electronics & Comm.) | 25 | 28.8 | 29.9 | 25 | 25 | Fluctuating |
CY (Chemistry) | 25 | 26.7 | 26.6 | 33.4 | 36.2 | Fluctuating |
BT (Biotechnology) | 28 | 30.7 | 31.6 | 35.5 | 30 | Fluctuating |
IN (Instrumentation Engg.) | 25.6 | 34.6 | 34.8 | 42.4 | 36 | Fluctuating |
AG (Agricultural Engg.) | 26.3 | 26.3 | 24.9 | 25 | 26 | Stable |
GG2 (Geophysics) | 25 | 51.9 | 38.3 | 40.7 | 52 | Fluctuating |
