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

GATE 2026 branch-wise cutoff OUT: The GATE 2026 cutoff is the most important and crucial for aspirants aiming for MTech admission or PSU recruitment. With GATE result 2026 out, candidates are eagerly looking for qualifying marks for GATE across various disciplines. In this article, candidates can check GATE 2026 cutoff for all branches, like CSE, EE, IN, ME, ECE, and CE. The GATE 2026 branch-wise cutoff and passing marks are now available.

IIT Guwahati has released the GATE 2026 result online at gate2026.iitg.ac.in. Candidates who appeared for Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering can now check their score status at GOAPS login. Since GATE exam result 2026 has been announced, IIT Guwahati has also released the GATE topper’s list with raw marks and scores. Candidates can check below.

To access GATE 2026 result date and link, candidates need to keep their enrollment ID and password ready. In addition, candidates can also 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?

Latest Update

GATE 2026 Branch-Wise Cutoff Marks OUT: Check here

Official GATE 2026 Cutoff Marks (Branch-Wise) OUT

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. 

Check: GATE College Predictor

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

• Qualifying cutoff
• Admission cutoff

Also read:

• 40 Marks in GATE 2026 CSE, how to get into IITs via COAP 2026 counselling
• GATE 2026 cutoff for IIITs, check expected, qualifying 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 the last five year's data, the cutoff marks of the following subjects usually falls under this range, which can be checked 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%.

Also read:

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.

Also read: GATE 2026 CSE marks vs rank

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 -