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GATE Cutoff 2021 has been released by the IIT Bombay. Candidates can check the same in the article below.
GATE Cutoff 2021: IIT Bombay has released the GATE 2021 cutoff for all 27 subject/papers today i.e. March 20 on the official website i.e. gate.iitb.ac.in. Candidates must note that the cutoff of GATE 2021 is different for all 27 papers and varies as per the category of the candidates.
GATE 2021 cutoff is the minimum marks required by the candidates to qualify for the exam. Candidates who scored marks more than the cutoff are eligible to appear for the admission process to M Tech courses offered by various participating institutes of the exam. GATE 2021 scorecards are issued only to the candidate who will score more than the cutoff. However, candidates must note that various institutes will issue separate cutoffs for admission to these institutes. Read the full article to know more about GATE 2021 cutoff, qualifying cutoff and admission cutoff.
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GATE 2021 Cutoff (Official)
The exam conducting authorities has released the GATE 2021 official cutoff at the official website on March 20. For more details, candidates can check the table given below.
| Paper Code |
Highest Score |
Highest Marks (out of 100) |
Avg. Marks (out of 100) |
Cut-off Marks (out of 100) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AE |
1000 |
84.00 |
15.40 |
26.30 |
| AG |
1000 |
61.33 |
11.93 |
25.00 |
| AR |
1000 |
79.67 |
28.95 |
40.90 |
| BM |
1000 |
64.00 |
15.43 |
25.00 |
| BT |
1000 |
75.33 |
18.00 |
30.00 |
| CE* |
1000 |
95.56 |
15.30 |
29.20 |
| CH |
1000 |
89.67 |
19.40 |
35.10 |
| CS* |
1000 |
87.81 |
14.00 |
26.10 |
| CY |
996 |
91.33 |
20.90 |
36.20 |
| EC |
1000 |
82.00 |
12.63 |
25.00 |
| EE |
974 |
85.33 |
17.26 |
30.30 |
| ES |
966 |
88.00 |
23.90 |
39.60 |
| EY |
1000 |
78.00 |
23.50 |
35.70 |
| GG (Geology) |
945 |
72.67 |
25.60 |
38.90 |
| GG (Geophysics) |
1000 |
68.67 |
28.85 |
44.80 |
| IN |
933 |
79.00 |
20.94 |
36.00 |
| MA |
1000 |
68.33 |
19.20 |
29.00 |
| ME* |
979 |
93.22 |
16.60 |
33.00 |
| MN |
1000 |
77.67 |
16.80 |
31.00 |
| MT |
923 |
87.67 |
28.70 |
48.50 |
| PE |
947 |
88.67 |
31.20 |
51.40 |
| PH |
1000 |
69.67 |
22.00 |
32.80 |
| PI |
939 |
83.67 |
19.40 |
35.70 |
| ST |
1000 |
51.67 |
11.30 |
25.00 |
| TF |
945 |
79.67 |
24.50 |
41.80 |
| XE |
1000 |
90.33 |
22.00 |
37.00 |
| XH-C1 (Economics) |
1000 |
62.67 |
17.80 |
29.40 |
| XH-C2 (English) |
986 |
77.67 |
27.00 |
41.70 |
| "XH-C3 (Linguistics) |
1000 |
65.67 |
21.76 |
35.30 |
| XH-C4 (Philosophy) |
1000 |
71.00 |
23.40 |
37.90 |
| XH-C5 (Psychology) |
1000 |
77.33 |
32.60 |
48.50 |
| XH-C6 (Sociology) |
1000 |
66.00 |
21.18 |
34.30 |
| XL |
983 |
74.33 |
23.90 |
36.00 |
GATE 2021: No of candidates appeared
Check the table below to know the subject-wise no of candidates who appeared for the exam
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| Paper Code |
% Qualified Candidates |
Candidates Appeared |
|---|---|---|
| AE |
17.28 |
4,914 |
| AG |
13.39 |
2,277 |
| AR |
22.03 |
10,857 |
| BM |
19.00 |
1,684 |
| BT |
19.48 |
13,186 |
| CE* |
17.19 |
1,15,270 |
| CH |
20.02 |
16,705 |
| CS* |
17.37 |
1,01,922 |
| CY |
19.33 |
23,465 |
| EC |
13.84 |
80,629 |
| EE |
17.41 |
87,559 |
| ES |
20.82 |
9,183 |
| EY |
19.44 |
1,718 |
| GG (Geology) |
23.70 |
4,797 |
| GG (Geophysics) |
29.54 |
826 |
| IN |
20.92 |
16,770 |
| MA |
22.04 |
11,635 |
| ME* |
17.15 |
1,20,594 |
| MN |
22.31 |
3,918 |
| MT |
23.06 |
3,486 |
| PE |
21.09 |
2,153 |
| PH |
20.68 |
17,499 |
| PI |
18.21 |
2,059 |
| ST |
8.42 |
1,199 |
| TF |
20.45 |
1,643 |
| XE |
19.83 |
22,219 |
| XH-C1 (Economics) |
20.16 |
2,307 |
| XH-C2 (English) |
21.55 |
3,846 |
| "XH-C3 (Linguistics) |
20.00 |
315 |
| XH-C4 (Philosophy) |
22.49 |
538 |
| XH-C5 (Psychology) |
21.38 |
1,141 |
| XH-C6 (Sociology) |
23.35 |
1,255 |
| XL |
21.69 |
23,973 |
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| Top IITs / PSUs | 70 - 85+ | 55 - 60 Questions | High attempts with near-perfect accuracy are required to compete for the top 500 ranks. |
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| Category | Potential Branches | Admission Chance |
| General | Interdisciplinary branches (Biomedical, Earth System Science, Aquacultural Engineering) | Moderate |
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| SC / ST | Core branches (Mechanical, Communication, Structural) | Very High |
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