GATE Cutoff 2026 for IIT and NIT: Check Minimum GATE Score for Admission

Q: When will IIT Guwahati release GATE 2026 cutoff?

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.

Q: What is the GATE cutoff for CSE?

GATE 2026 CSE cutoff (category-wise) can be checked here - General OBC-NCL EWS SC/ST and PwD 30 27 20 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.

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GATE cutoff for IITs are in range of 650 to 900 for top institutes like IIT Delhi, IIT Kanpur, IIT Madras, IIT BHU for courses like CS, ME, Civil and EC. However for NITs, the scores are comparatively lower in the range of 200 to 700 for top courses.

Minimum GATE Score for Admission in IITs and NITs: Admission to M.Tech programs at IITs and NITs is through GATE score. The cutoff score of these institutes are generally very high with only toppers able to manage admission in institutes like IIT Delhi, Mumbai and top NITs.

Every year, lakhs of candidates appear in GATE exam to fulfill their dream of studying MTech in top engineering colleges like IIT and NITs because their excellent academic infrastructure and placement opportunities. However, due to the limited number of seats, the GATE cutoff is usually high in top IITs and NITs.

Candidates can check here GATE cutoff for IITs and NITs to know the minimum score required for admission.

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Table of contents

GATE MTech Admission Process at IITs and NITs
Admission to MTech Programs at IITs for Students Graduated from IIT
GATE Score vs Marks
GATE Cutoff Score for IIT BHU
GATE Cutoff Marks for IIT Roorkee
GATE Cutoff for IIT Madras
GATE Cutoff for MNIT Jaipur
GATE Cutoff for NIT Allahabad
GATE Cutoff for NIT Tiruchirappalli

GATE MTech Admission Process at IITs and NITs

Admission to MTech programs at NITs and IITs are solely through GATE Score. Candidates must qualify GATE in order to be considered for MTech admission at any IIT or NIT.

After qualifying GATE, candidates will have to register for the online counselling to get admission in the institute. Counselling for IITs is organized by COAP whereas for NIT, the counselling is managed by CCMT.

Admission to MTech Programs at IITs for Students Graduated from IIT

Students who are pursuing/completed their BTech/BS (4 year) course from any IIT and have an average CGPA/CPI of 8.0 or higher can directly apply for MTech admission at any IIT without GATE score. IIT Graduates are waived off from appearing in GATE and can directly apply to the institute online. The admission will be provided by shortlisting candidates through an interview on the subject/course for which they are applying.

GATE Score vs Marks

Many candidates have doubts about GATE marks and score. It is to note that GATE score are normalized score, calculated out of 1000 whereas GATE marks are raw marks of the candidate out of 100.

GATE Cutoff Score for IIT BHU

Civil Engineering	Cutoff Score
Civil Engineering	GEN	OBC-NCL	SC	ST	EWS
a) Hydraulics & Water Resources Engg.	542	-	-	-	-
b) Geotechnical Engineering	502	474	447	294	-
c) Structural Engineering	579	577	434	344	-
d) Environmental Engineering	498	487	363	-	450
e) Transportation Engineering	598	487	428	-	-
f) Geoinformatics Engineering	567	-	384	-	-
g) Engineering Geosciences	-	-	-	-	-
Computer Science
a) Artificial Intelligence (AI)	772	721	569	-	-
b) Internet of Things (IoT)	757	706	564	-	-
Mechanical Engineering
a) Machine Design	467	521	394	269	395
b) Thermal & Fluid Engineering	387	321	349	-	321
c) Production Engineering	250	-	231	-	-
Electrical Engineering
a) Power Systems	539	492	413	328	-
b) Electrical Machines and Drives	567	508	433	303	-
c) Control Systems	547	515	405	267	-
d) Power Electronics	622	531	441	366	-
Electronics Engineering
a) RF and Microwave Engg.	-	-	-	-	-
b) Communication System Engg.	-	553	360	280	-
c) Microelectronics	655	616	495	346	620
d) Digital Systems Engg.	612	596	420	315	600
e) VLSI Architecture & Chip Design	604	642	534	377	616

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GATE Cutoff Marks for IIT Roorkee

Department Name	Program Name	Normalized Marks of Last candidate offered admission
Department Name	Program Name	GEN	OBC-NC	SC	ST
Architecture and Planning	M.Arch.	74.3012	63.45783	52.61446	45.38554
Architecture and Planning	M.U.R.P.	79.51807	65.86747	70.68675	57.43373
Hydro and Renewable Energy	M.Tech. Renewable and Hydro Energy	56.64534	48.95626	37.41111	30.42064
Hydro and Renewable Energy	M.Tech. Environmental Management of Rivers and Lakes	58.22892	52.61446	42.16867	32.53012
Chemical Engineering	M.Tech. Chemical Engineering	47.35165	37.60786	26.98792	25.66043
Civil Engineering	M.Tech. Environmental Engg.	63.16558	49.21366	47.52865	43.68681
	M.Tech. Geospatial Engg.	54.04404	46.4697	45.40295	51.74118
	M.Tech. Geotechnical Engg.	50.3707	48.67446	36.41878	36.02561
	M.Tech. Hydraulic Engg.	48.43855	47.52865	40.67625	33.72276
	M.Tech. Structural Engg	58.25657	49.43833	36.82111	39.85621
	M.Tech. Transportation Engg.	63.51906	52.12312	47.52865	46.88834
Earthquake Engineering	M.Tech. Soil Dynamics	42.92294	38.35093	30.65603	29.51022
	M.Tech. Structural Dynamics	54.24047	48.29252	37.969	28.77419
	M.Tech. Seismic Vulnerability and Risk Assessment	43.77668	37.55336	29.43159	26.82543
Electrical Engineering	M.Tech. Electric Drives & Power Electronics	52.37662	49.38166	34.68838	27.75805
	M.Tech. Advanced Instrumentation and Artificial Intelligence	51.83054	47.34909	34.28431	28.14286
	M.Tech. Power System Engg.	53.47129	45.45455	33.05988	38.3617
	M.Tech. Systems and Control	55.50386	46.12465	34.19481	32.46753
	M.Tech. Electric Vehicle Technology	51.94805	47.75315	48.97759	28.57143
Electronics and Communication Engineering	M.Tech. Communication Network and Signal Processing	56.0421	53.22366	36.66667	29.13665
	M.Tech. R.F. & Microwave Engg	54.43329	52.41321	36.92308	26.37298
	M.Tech. Microelectronics and VLSI	75.80743	65.64615	46.36507	37.49849
	M.Tech. Terahertz Communication and Sensing	47.98597	47.17552	34.64037	24.19257
	M.Tech. Semiconductor Technology	56.85255	54.03411	40.7282	30.63989
Computer Science and Engineering	M.Tech. Computer Science & Engg	71.20896	63.75	51.47	39.2
Hydrology	M.Tech. Hydrology	44.06875	38.39561	33.34082	27.49944
Mechanical and Industrial Engineering	M.Tech. Mechanical and Industrial Engg	59.44613	54.47648	38.46638	27.27368
Metallurgical and Materials Engineering	M.Tech. Industrial Metallurgy	53.49837	50.00524	35.80247	31.46963
	M.Tech. Materials Engg.	55.00225	50.35141	36.71457	25.21195
	M.Tech. Computational Materials Engineering	51.74507	48.09	33.91377	24.37

Commonly asked questions

Q: When will IIT Guwahati release GATE 2026 cutoff?

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.

Q: What is the GATE cutoff for CSE?

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

General	OBC-NCL EWS	SC/ST and PwD
30	27	20

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.

Q: What was the last year GATE CCMT Round 1 cutoff for National Institute of Technology Delhi CSE?

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

Minimum GATE score - 668
Maximum GATE score - 741

Q: My score is 550/1000 in Mechanical Engineering. How much rank will I get in GATE?

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.

Commonly asked questions

Q: What is the highest GATE cutoff score for NIT M.Tech admission?

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.

GATE Cutoff for IIT Madras

Program	GATE paper	Non-PwD Cutoff
Program	GATE paper	GEN	EWS	OBC- NCL	SC	ST
AE1Y	AE, CE, ME, XE	699	462	574	404	411
AE1Y*		788	680	680	515	411
AE1Y*		-	-	-	601	-
AE1Y*		808	-	620	-	-
AM1Y	AE, CE, CH, DA, GE, ME, MT, NM, XE	675	507	528	474	385
AM2Y	AE, BM, CE, CH, CS, DA, EC, EE, GE, IN, ME, MT, NM, XE	679	-	536	393	226
AM2Y*		-	-	-	-	-
AM2Y*		893	628	-	-	366
BT1Y	BT	852	708	689	448	337
BT1Y	CH	584	-	467	354	-
CE1Y	AR, CE	775	681	708	577	640
CE1Y	AR, CE	981	-	727	-	-
CE1Y*	AR, CE	-	-	-	-	-
CE2Y	AG, BT, CE, CH, ES, ME, XE	649	550	558	434	347
CE2Y*	AG, BT, CE, CH, ES, ME, XE	807	656	559	-	-
CE3Y	CE	610	435	514	408	480
CE3Y*	CE	-	-	-	-	-
CE4Y	AG, CE, ES, ME, XE	548	547	494	385	340
CE4Y*		741	-	-	-	-
CE4Y*		-	-	-	-	-
CE5Y	CE	704	628	689	449	592
CE5Y*	CE	-	-	-	-	-
CE6Y	AR, CE	613	529	-	457	476
CE6Y*	AR, CE	818	-	716	-	-
CH1Y	CH	618	535	511	418	369
CL1Y	AE, BM, BT, CE, CS, DA, EC, EE, IN, ME	513	306	438	301	341
CL1Y	AE, BM, BT, CE, CH, CS, DA, EC, EE, IN, ME, MN, MT	734	504	727	598	341
CL1Y	AE, BM, BT, CE, CS, CH, DA, EC, EE, GE, IN, ME, MN, MT, XE	826	474	637	-	337
CL1Y	AE, BM, BT, CE, CS, CH, DA, EC, EE, GE, IN, ME, MN, MT, XE	-	539	-	-	-
CS1Y	CS	881	770	802	585	564
DA1Y	DA	866	768	768	690	553
ED1Y	EC, EE, IN, ME, XE	740	598	685	437	437
ED1Y	EC, EE, IN, ME, XE	-	687	770	-	359
EE1Y	EC	690	592	647	561	346
EE2Y	EE	657	-	622	445	397
EE3Y	EC	881	788	792	760	651
EE4Y	BM, EC, EE, IN	829	678	720	656	433
EE5Y	EC, EE, IN, PH	665	561	590	459	311
EE6Y	EC, EE, IN	944	854	862	686	449
EE7Y	DA, EC, EE, IN	772	547	627	452	358
MA1Y	AE, AG, AR, BM, BT, CE, CH, CS, CY, EC, EE, EY, GE, GG, IN, MA, ME, MN, MT, NM, PE, PH, PI, ST, TF, DA	526	482	304	272	251
MA1Y*		622	526	538	407	423
MA1Y*		909	-	800	889	377
ME1Y	AE, AG, AR, BM, BT, CE, CH, CS, CY, EC, EE, ES, EY, GG, GE, IN, MA, ME, MN, MT, NM, PE, PH, PI, ST, TF, XE, XL	741	525	608	428	390
ME1Y*		874	-	776	474	-
ME2Y	AE, AG, AR, BM, BT, CE, CH, CS, CY, EC, EE, ES, EY, GG, GE, IN, MA, ME,	808	732	712	639	511
ME2Y*		-	-	-	-	-
	MN, MT, NM, PE, PH, PI, ST, TF, XE, XL
ME3Y	AE, AG, AR, BM, BT, CE, CH, CS, CY, EC, EE, ES, EY, GG, GE, IN, MA, ME, MN, MT, NM, PE, PH, PI, ST, TF, XE, XL	632	534	573	483	380
ME3Y*		698	-	-	568	473
MM1Y	CH, ME, MT, PH, PI, XE	528	394	318	199	283
MM1Y*	CH, ME, MT, PH, PI, XE	680	-	667	553	320
OE1Y	CE, NM	569	404	473	367	344
OE2Y	CE, ME, NM	511	369	483	362	325
PE1Y	CE, CH, GE, ME, NM, PE	487	425	438	363	329
PH1Y	AE, AG, AR, BM, BT, CE, CH, CS, CY, EC, EE, EY, GG, GE, IN, MA, ME, MN, MT, NM, PE, PH, PI, ST, TF, XE, XL	503	443	383	333	248
PH1Y*		693	-	503	-	-
PH1Y*		-	-	582	-	-

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Commonly asked questions

Q: What is the required GATE Score for M.Tech admission?

Based on previous year's cutoff trends and experts analysis, here is an expected GATE score range required for M.Tech admission -

GATE Score Range	MTech options
300 to 400	MTech in any state government college. Also, aspirants can apply for other exams.
GATE Score 500 to 600	The maximum chances of getting into a state government college. Few new NITs options (specific branches or category)
600 to 700 score in GATE	Top NITs (in-demand branches) and few new IITs
GATE score 700 to 800	Top NITs, IITs, and IISc, High chances for PSU recruitment
GATE score 800 to 900	MTech or MSc in Top IITs (core branches), top PSUs recruitment like ISRO, BARC, and DRDO
GATE score 900+	Top IITs, NITs, IISc, and PSU recruitment. Aspirants can also opt for research work.

Q: What is the expected GATE cutoff marks?

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.

Q: What is the cutoff score in GATE?

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.

Q: Which PSUs accept GATE scores for recruitment?

Many PSUs accept the GATE score for recruitment. Here are some top PSUs that accept GATE scores for jobs -

Airports Authority of India (AAI)
Damodar Valley Corporation (DVC)
Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL)
Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL)
Centre for Railway Information Systems (CRIS)
National Highways Authority of India (NHAI)

Most of the PSUs accept the current GATE scorecard for recruitment. Therefore, it is important to stay updated with the recruitment notifications.

PG Program	Category	Max GATE Score	Min GATE Score
Chemical Engineering and Sustainable Technology	SC	217	217
Computer Science & Information Security	OBC-NCL	605	597
Computer Science & Information Security	EWS	622	605
Computer Science & Information Security	OPEN	643	627
Embedded Systems	OBC-NCL	479	479
Embedded Systems	OPEN	545	545
Embedded Systems	ST	272	272
Electronics and Communication Engineering	OBC-NCL	424	412
Electronics and Communication Engineering	OPEN	447	440
Environmental Engineering	SC	277	277
Environmental Engineering	ST	260	260
Materials Engineering	OPEN	350	350
Materials Engineering	SC	260	260
Power Electronics & Drives	OBC-NCL	382	370
Power Electronics & Drives	OPEN	425	417
Power Electronics & Drives	SC	307	307
Power Systems Management	OBC-NCL	322	322
Power Systems Management	SC	275	271
Power Systems	OBC-NCL	334	334
Power Systems	OPEN	354	354
Power Systems	SC	279	279
VLSI Design	OBC-NCL	518	518
VLSI Design	EWS	538	538
VLSI Design	EWS	534	534
VLSI Design	OPEN	569	565
VLSI Design	OPEN	569	569
VLSI Design	SC	389	389
Water Resources Engineering	SC	268	268
Water Resources Engineering	ST	258	250
Computer Science & Engineering	OBC-NCL	635	635
Computer Science & Engineering	EWS	645	638
Computer Science & Engineering	OPEN	657	652
Computer Science & Engineering	SC	498	498

GATE Cutoff for NIT Allahabad

PG Program	Category	Max GATE Score	Min GATE Score
Biotechnology	OBC-NCL	389	389
Biotechnology	EWS	424	372
Biotechnology	OPEN	474	474
Biotechnology	SC	303	303
Chemical Engineering	SC	209	207
Control & Instrumentation	OBC-NCL	355	350
Control & Instrumentation	EWS	345	345
Control & Instrumentation	OPEN	393	385
Communication Systems	OBC-NCL	432	424
Communication Systems	EWS	409	397
Communication Systems	OPEN	456	449
Communication Systems	ST	272	272
Design Engineering	SC	275	275
Computer Science & Engineering in (Artificial Intelligence & Data Science)	EWS	643	643
Computer Science & Engineering in (Artificial Intelligence & Data Science)	OPEN	661	655
Computer Science & Engineering in (Artificial Intelligence & Data Science)	SC	481	481
Environmental Engineering	OBC-NCL	332	322
Geoinformatics	OBC-NCL	327	311
Geoinformatics	EWS	335	335
Geoinformatics	OPEN	410	400
Information Security	OBC-NCL	618	618
Information Security	EWS	622	622
Information Security	OPEN	645	639
Information Security	SC	456	431
Information Security	ST	327	327
Microelectronics & VLSI Design	OPEN	608	600
Microelectronics & VLSI Design	SC	405	405
Microelectronics & VLSI Design	ST	323	323
Power Electronics & Drives	OBC-NCL	425	424
Power Electronics & Drives	EWS	385	385
Power Electronics & Drives	OPEN	441	441
Signal Processing	OBC-NCL	456	448
Signal Processing	OPEN	480	471
Signal Processing	SC	323	323
Structural Engineering	OBC-NCL	385	385
Structural Engineering	EWS	340	340
Structural Engineering	OPEN	445	445
Transportation Engineering	OBC-NCL	348	344
Power System	OBC-NCL	354	350
Power System	SC	288	288
Power System	ST	244	244
Computer Science & Engineering	ST	342	342
Computer Science & Engineering	EWS	671	661
Computer Science & Engineering	OPEN	688	678
Computer Science & Engineering	SC	530	502
Biomedical Engineering	EWS	317	317
Biomedical Engineering	OPEN	415	396
Biomedical Engineering	SC	187	187

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PG Program	Category	Max GATE Score	Min GATE Score
Chemical Engineering	OBC-NCL	374	374
Communication Systems	OBC-NCL	538	534
Communication Systems	OPEN	577	577
Data Analytics	OPEN	727	727
Data Analytics	SC	559	559
Energy Efficient & Sustainable Architecture	OPEN	525	525
Energy Efficient & Sustainable Architecture	ST	164	164
Environmental Engineering	OPEN	466	461
Environmental Engineering	SC	389	389
Environmental Engineering	OBC-NCL	423	423
Environmental Engineering	OBC-NCL	369	369
Environmental Engineering	OBC-NCL	335	335
Energy Engineering	OBC-NCL	351	343
Energy Engineering	OBC-NCL	374	366
Energy Engineering	OPEN	390	390
Energy Engineering	ST	284	284
Geotechnical Engineering	OBC-NCL	393	393
Geotechnical Engineering	OPEN	423	419
Industrial Safety Engineering	OBC-NCL	376	373
Industrial Safety Engineering	OPEN	470	435
Industrial Automation	OBC-NCL	401	401
Industrial Automation	OPEN	472	472
Industrial Automation	OPEN	456	456
Industrial Automation	SC	327	327
Industrial Engineering & Management	OBC-NCL	487	486
Industrial Engineering & Management	EWS	473	456
Industrial Engineering & Management	OPEN	551	549
Manufacturing Technology	EWS	345	345
Manufacturing Technology	OBC-NCL	425	425
Manufacturing Technology	OPEN	487	477
Material Science & Engineering	OBC-NCL	346	341
Material Science & Engineering	OPEN	406	393
Non Destructive Testing	OBC-NCL	344	326
Non Destructive Testing	OPEN	389	380
Process Control and Instrumentation	OPEN	449	449
Power Electronics	OBC-NCL	547	547
Power Electronics	OPEN	571	571
Power Electronics	ST	328	328
Power Systems	OBC-NCL	445	441
Power Systems	SC	346	346
Structural Engineering	OBC-NCL	514	511
Structural Engineering	EWS	454	454
Structural Engineering	OPEN	532	532
Transportation Engineering & Management	OBC-NCL	438	431
Transportation Engineering & Management	OPEN	464	460
Thermal Power Engineering	OBC-NCL	497	497
Thermal Power Engineering	EWS	452	445
Thermal Power Engineering	OPEN	563	553
VLSI System	OBC-NCL	653	653
VLSI System	SC	510	510
VLSI System	SC	523	523
Computer Science & Engineering	OBC-NCL	722	722
Computer Science & Engineering	EWS	754	743
Computer Science & Engineering	OPEN	764	761
Computer Science & Engineering	ST	452	452