Appeared for GATE 2022? Check expected and previous years’ GATE 2022 cutoff in the article below.
GATE 2022 cutoff is expected to be released soon by the exam conducting authority. The cutoff will help the applicants to know the minimum marks required to appear for the admission process of the engineering stream. Students can check the expected GATE cutoff in the article below.
GATE 2022 was conducted by the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kharagpur on February 5, 6, 12 and 13 for all 29 papers. The exam was conducted in two shifts: Forenoon and afternoon. The forenoon shift was conducted from 9 am to 12 pm while the afternoon shift was conducted from 2:30 to 5:30 pm.
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Now, that the exam is over, the authorities are expected to release the GATE cutoff for candidates. IIT Kharagpur has already announced the dates to release response sheets. With its help, students can estimate their expected scores in the exam. GATE 2022 response sheet will be released on February 15, 2022, at GOAPS. Applicants who appeared for the exam can check the expected and previous years’ GATE cut off here.
Commonly asked questions
GATE qualifying cutoff is institute eligibility cutoff, and on other hand, GATE admission cutoff ensures a call for admission at IITs, NITs, IITs, and CFTIs. Check below in detail:
GATE Qualifying Cutoff: It is minimum mark a candidate must score so that he or she is eligible for admission. But this does not mean that a candidate is selected for admission. Actually, it is fixed before announcement of GATE results. It is announced by conducting IIT and available on GOAPS. It includes qualifying marks for each paper.
Admission GATE Cutoffs: It is final opening and closing rank score fixed by participating institutes for selection of candidates. It is to be noted here that meeting admission GATE cutoff does not mean that candidates will be selected for admission. It is fixed after GATE result date. It is declared by individual participating institutes and available on their respective counselling portals (CCMT/ COAP).
The exam-conducting authority (IIT Roorkee) will decide the GATE cutoff 2025. It is conducted across the country jointly by IIT Bombay, IIT Delhi, IIT Guwahati, IIT Kanpur, IIT Kharagpur, IIT Madras, IIT Roorkee, and the Indian Institute for Science, Bangalore (IISC Bangalore), on a rotational basis on behalf of the National Coordination Board (NCB-GATE), Department of Higher Education, Ministry of Human Resource & Development (MHRD), Government of India. The GATE cutoff will be released with the official result. Candidates who clear the GATE 2025 cutoff marks will be eligible for the counselling procedure. Candidates will be able to check their marks on the official website. A direct link will also be provided on our webpage once it is released. As we know, the cutoff for the GATE exam will be based on the number of students who appear in the examination, the difficulty level of the exam, the average marks scored by the maximum number of candidates, etc. Read more about the GATE 2025 Cutoff: https://www.shiksha.com/engineering/gate-exam-cutoff.
GATE 2022 Cutoff (Expected)
GATE participating institutes decide their cutoff for admission of candidates to a course. GATE cutoff is the minimum marks that test-l need to score to be eligible for admission to various postgraduate and research level programmes offered by the participating institutes. Students can check the GATE 2022 Expected cutoff in the table. All applicants must note that the below information can be different from the actual cutoff of the exam.
| Subject |
Expected Cut-off (General Category) |
|---|---|
| Aerospace Engineering |
26.1 |
| Agricultural Engineering |
25.2 |
| Architecture and Planning |
40 |
| Biotechnology |
31.2 |
| Civil Engineering |
29 |
| Chemical Engineering |
35.1 |
| Computer Science and Information Technology |
25.8 |
| Chemistry |
36 |
| Electronics and Communications Engineering |
25.1 |
| Electrical Engineering |
30.2 |
| Geology |
38.8 |
| Mathematics |
28.8 |
| Mechanical Engineering |
33 |
| Mining Engineering |
32.9 |
| Metallurgical Engineering |
48.3 |
| Petroleum Engineering |
50.9 |
| Physics |
32.8 |
| Production and Industrial Engineering |
35.7 |
| Statistics |
26 |
| Humantites and Social Sciences |
37.9 |
| Life Sciences |
36 |
GATE Cutoff comparison (2021 vs 2020 vs 2019)
Candidates can check the subject-wise cutoff comparison of past years in the table below. Exam conducting authorities announced the GATE cutoff along with the result for all the papers online. The cutoff mentioned in the table is for the general category.
| Paper Name |
Paper Code |
GATE Cutoff 2021 |
GATE Cutoff 2020 |
GATE CUtoff 2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aerospace Engineering |
AE |
26.3 |
27.2 |
33.5 |
| Agricultural Engineering |
AG |
25 |
26.3 |
28.3 |
| Architecture and Planning |
AR |
40.9 |
34.8 |
41 |
| Biomedical Engineering |
BM |
25 |
25 |
N/A |
| Biotechnology |
BT |
30 |
30.7 |
35.9 |
| Civil Engineering |
CE* |
29.2 |
32.9 |
28.2 |
| Chemical Engineering |
CH |
35.1 |
35.7 |
34.8 |
| Computer Science and Information Technology |
CS* |
26.1 |
28.5 |
29.5 |
| Chemistry |
CY |
36.2 |
26.7 |
32 |
| Electronics and Communication Engineering |
EC |
25 |
28.8 |
26.7 |
| Electrical Engineering |
EE |
30.3 |
33.4 |
39.6 |
| Environmental Science & Engineering |
ES |
39.6 |
- |
- |
| Ecology and Evolution |
EY |
35.7 |
42.2 |
37.1 |
| Geology |
GG |
38.9 |
38.4 |
44.5 |
| Geophysics |
GG |
44.8 |
51.9 |
N/A |
| Instrumentation Engineering |
IN |
36 |
34.6 |
31.9 |
| Mathematics |
MA |
29 |
25 |
25 |
| Mechanical Engineering |
ME* |
33 |
34 |
34.1 |
| Mining Engineering |
MN |
31 |
32.7 |
31.5 |
| Metallurgical Engineering |
MT |
48.5 |
49.2 |
53.5 |
| Petroleum Engineering |
PE |
51.4 |
39.8 |
49.9 |
| Physics |
PH |
32.8 |
37.2 |
25.2 |
| Production and Industrial Engineering |
PI |
35.7 |
36.6 |
32.2 |
| Statistics |
ST |
25 |
25 |
32.5 |
| Textile Engineering and Fibre Science |
TF |
41.8 |
37.1 |
40.1 |
| Engineering Sciences Minor |
XE |
37 |
26 |
26.7 |
| Economics |
XH-C1 |
29.4 |
- |
- |
| English |
XH-C2 |
41.7 |
- |
- |
| Linguistics |
XH-C3 |
35.3 |
- |
- |
| Philosophy |
XH-C4 |
37.9 |
- |
- |
| Psychology |
XH-C5 |
48.5 |
- |
- |
| Sociology |
XH-C6 |
34.3 |
- |
- |
| Life Sciences |
XL |
36 |
31.7 |
36.7 |
Candidates who will qualify cutoff for GATE in their respective papers can participate in the CCMT counselling for admission to IIITs, NITs, and CFTIs; and COAPS for admission to IITs. Besides admission to postgraduate programs in IITs, NITs, IISc and other engineering colleges in India, the GATE score is also used for PSU recruitment through GATE.
Commonly asked questions
The authority revises the GATE cutoff every year. The GATE 2025 cutoff will be released along with the result. Although the cutoff might remain the same for two consecutive years, the conducting IIT releases a revised cutoff every year. An aspirant cannot qualify for the exam on the basis of the previous year's GATE cutoff. The number of applicants for the GATE exam varies every year. Therefore, on average, around one million students register for the exam. These students came from different educational backgrounds, like engineering, Science, and mathematics. Basically, GATE is a gateway for those candidates who want to take admission into several postgraduate programs in engineering, technology, and Science fields offered by prestigious institutes, including IITs, NITs, IIITs, and other universities across the country. Also secures employment in public sector undertakings that recruit candidates based on their GATE score. Read More about the GATE 2025 Exam Cutoff: https://www.shiksha.com/engineering/gate-exam-cutoff.
IISC Bangalore cutoff 2024 has been released for admission to the MTech programmes. For the General AII India category candidates, the round 1 closing rank ranged between 350 and 665, among which Mechanical Engineering is the most competitive specialisation. For OBC category, the round 1closing rank is 624 for the same specialisation.
Candidates can refer to the table below to check out the IISC Bangalore GATE COAP cutoff 2024 for Round 1:
| Course | 2024 |
|---|---|
| M.Tech. in Computational and Data Science | 600 |
| M.Tech. in Mechanical Engineering | 665 |
| Master of Management Studies (MMS) | – / – |
| M.Tech. in Chemical Engineering | 350 |
| M.Tech. in Mobility Engineering | 640 |
| M.Tech. in Computer Science and Engineering | – / – |
| M.Tech. in Electrical Engineering | 650 |
| M.Tech. in Microelectronics and VLSI Design | 625 |
| M.Tech. in Signal Processing | 621 |
| M.Tech. in Earth and Climate Sciences | 500 |
| M.Tech. in Electronic Systems Engineering | 625 |
| M.Tech. in Instrumentation Systems | 500 |
| M.Tech. in Semiconductor Technology | 500 |
| M.Tech. (Research) in Product Design and Manufacturing | 500 |
| M.Des. in Product Design and Manufacturing | – / – |
| M.Tech. in Artificial Intelligence | 600 |
| M.Tech. in Smart Manufacturing | 400 |
| M.Tech. in Bioengineering | 600 |
| M.Tech. in Electronics and Communication Engineering | 550 |
| M.Tech. in Electronic Product Design | 550 |
| M.Tech. in Quantum Technology | 600 |
| M.Tech. in Robotics and Autonomous Systems | 550 |
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