GATE 2026 Branch-Wise Cutoff: Check Qualifying and Admission Marks

GATE 2026 branch-wise cutoff: The GATE 2026 cutoff is the most important and crucial for aspirants aiming for MTech admission or PSU recruitment. With GATE result 2026 to be out soon, candidates are eagerly looking for qualifying marks for GATE across various disciplines. In this article, we have discussed expected qualifying marks and admission cutoff required for top branches like CSE, EE, ME, ECE, and CE.

GATE 2026 Branch-Wise Cutoff Marks

IIT Guwahati will release GATE 2026 result on March 19. Candidates who appeared for Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering will be able to check their score status at GOAPS login. After the announcement of GATE exam result 2026, IIT Guwahati will declare GATE topper’s list with raw marks and scores. 

To access GATE 2026 result date and link, candidates need to keep their enrollment ID and password ready.In addition, candidates will also be able to check GATE 2026 qualifying marks for their respective branches. Candidates who have secured equal or more than the qualifying mark will be eligible for the GATE 2026 counselling process, which will be conducted by COAP and CCMT respectively. Before we begin with the stats of branch-wise GATE cutoff, let’s understand what exactly does cutoff mean?

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GATE 2026 cutoff: Meaning and Types

The cutoff is minimum mark that is needed to qualify GATE. In Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering, the cutoff can vary for different disciplines and category. In fact, the GATE cutoff 2026 fluctuates every year depending on the number of students qualified, GATE exam question paper difficulty level, past cutoff trends across branches, etc. 

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Now, there are two types of GATE cutoff that serves completely different purposes: 

• Qualifying cutoff
• Admission cutoff

Let’s understand now -

The GATE qualifying cutoff 2026 is the minimum mark to pass the exam and get scorecard, which can be used for admission and recruitment. Also, you will be eligible to obtain GATE scholarships. On the other hand, the GATE 2026 admission cutoff is the realistic score or marks that is required to get admission/seat in a specific institute like IIT, NIT, IIITs, etc. It is always higher than qualifying mark.

 GATE 2026 Branch-Wise Cutoff: Subjects with the Highest Appeared Candidates

Based on past year’s trends, candidates can check expected GATE 2026 branch-wise cutoff marks below -

For OBC-NCL and EWS category, the cutoff is typically 90% of the general marks and for SC/ST and PwD, it is approximately 67%.

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GATE 2026 Expected Cutoff (All Subjects)

Candidates can check expected GATE cutoff marks for all branches below. However, IIT Guwahati will release the official branch-wise cutoff with result and toppers. 

GATE 2026 Admission Cutoff for IITs and NITs

For admission to IITs, qualifying with a GATE cutoff score of 700 to 800 (65 to 75 marks) is mainly required. On the other hand, for NIT admission through GATE, 600 to 750 marks are considered as safe for admission. For IISc Bangalore MTech admission through GATE, 900+ is mainly required. Candidates can check below the minimum GATE marks required for CSE, ME, EE, DA, CE, and ECE branches below.

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Expected GATE admission cutoff marks branch-wise for IITs

Expected GATE admission cutoff marks branch-wise for NITs

GATE 2026 Branch-Wise Cutoff: Expected and Safe Score

Candidates can find the GATE 2026 expected cutoff and safe score for CSE, ME, EE, ECE, CE, DA, XE, and XL paper below -