GATE 2026 Result Date & Time (OUT): Direct Link, Details, Scorecard Download

The GATE counselling process starts after the announcement of results. The GATE counselling is conducted by COAP and CCMT. The COAP (Common Offer Acceptance Portal) is the counselling portal that offers admission to IITs. 

While CCMT (Centralised Counselling for MTech/M.Arch/M.Plan) is the counselling portal that offers admission to NITs, IIITs, and other GFTIs. 

COAP and CCMT 2026 counselling dates are now available for all rounds.

Indian Institute of Technology released GATE cutoff 2026. The IITG GATE 2026 result has been declared. The conducting body releases the exam result and cutoff for all 30 subjects. The cutoff for GATE 2026 is available category-wise. Candidates securing the minimum cutoff will be eligible to participate in counselling. 

Note: The minimum qualifying cutoff is different for all subjects. 

GATE 2026 CSE cutoff (category-wise) can be checked here -

The cutoff is the minimum mark that is required for all candidates to qualify for the exam. IIT Guwahati announced GATE result 2026 on March 19. 

The GATE CCMT cutoff for CSE (round 1) at NIT Delhi can be checked below -

• Minimum GATE score - 668
• Maximum GATE score - 741

As we know, admission to the M.Tech programmes offered at NITs, IIITs, and CFTIs is done via CCMT counselling based on GATE scores. The conducting body for CCMT counselling changes every year. After the announcement of the organising body, candidates can check the result of the seat allotment on the official website.

The CCMT eligibility is mentioned below: - Candidates must have a valid GATE score - A minimum of 6.5 CGPA or 60% marks must be acquired in the qualifying exam (For General and OBC). -

For SC/ST/PwD category candidates, the eligibility is set at a minimum of 6.0 CGPA or 55% marks.

A GATE score of 550 in mechanical engineering will fetch you a rank range of 1500 - 3000. Students with this GATE score range can opt for M.Tech at NIT Calicut, NIT Trichy, etc. 

Candidates who have passed GATE exam can download scorecard. The validity of GATE exam scorecard is three years. It is now available at GOAPS portal. Candidates use their enrollment ID and password to download.

GATE counselling is done by CCMT and COAP to offer admission to MTech and research programmes. The mode of counselling is online. Stages of GATE counselling are as follows -

• Candidate registration
• Choice filling
• Choice locking and fee payment
• Seat acceptance and downloading the seat allotment letter
• Reporting to the allotted institute for document verification

IIT Guwahati has released GATE 2026 cutoff mark on its official page. Candidates who have appeared exam, can check qualifying marks now. The GATE passing mark differs for each branch paper.

The GATE scorecard on 2026 will be valid till 2029. With the help of GATE result scorecard, qualified candidates can apply for M.Tech and PhD at IITs, IISc, NITs, and other engineering colleges in India. With valid GATE scorecard, applicants can also apply for PSU recruitments, such as NTPC, GAIL, AAI, BHEL, etc.

The cutoff score in GATE is the minimum mark required to qualify for the exam. The conducting body releases the qualifying cutoff along with result. It determines, whether a candidate is eligible to participate in the counselling round or not. 

The cutoff score in GATE varies every year (category-wise), depending on the number of students registered, difficulty level of the question paper, and previous year's trends. The GATE cutoff score are mainly of two types - admission and qualifying cutoff.

Candidates can find the direct link to access GATE result 2026 at gate2026.iitg.ac.in. The new tab will be created at candidate's login dashboard. The link will reflect once you are logged in.

The National Spot Round is conducted to fill out the vacant seats after the completion of the regular rounds and special rounds. For the national spot round counselling, separate registration, choice filling and document uploading is held for participating in the counselling process. 

The highest GATE cutoff score for NIT M.Tech admission typically ranges from 800 to 850 in the first round. Some of the top NITs include NIT Surathkal, NIT Trichy, and NIT Warangal, accept admissions with GATE score 800 above for branches like EC, CS, ME, and EE.

Qualified candidates have to register at the CCMT portal to participate in the GATE counselling. The counselling process will begin in June/July.

IIT Guwahati declared GATE result for 2026 on March 19. Candidates can now login with their credentials to download result.

GATE scorecard is valid for three years, which means the scorecard can be used till March 31, 2030. Candidates can download their scorecard using their enrollment ID and password.