GATE 2026 Cutoff for NITs: Check Round-Wise Scores

Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering 2026 ( GATE )

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For top NITs, a GATE score ranging between 700+ is considered to be safe for NIT admission. On the other hand, for new and mid NITs, a GATE score 500+ is considered safe for admission. GATE 2026 result date is March 19. Candidates can check complete details below regarding marks vs rank, admission cutoff and more.

GATE 2026 Cutoff for NITS: Candidates who appeared for GATE exam this year can check cutoff scores for NIT admission. Based on past year's trends, for top NITs, a GATE score ranging between 600 - 700+ is considered to be safe for NIT admission. On the other hand, for new and mid NITs, a GATE score 500+ is considered safe for admission. However, this can vary for diferent branches and categories. The GATE counselling 2026 for NITs will be done by CCMT. 

 GATE Cutoff for NITs

GATE Cutoff for NITs: Students can check the GATE NIT cutoff details here. The Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) is a national-level entrance exam conducted every year to offer postgraduate programmes, such as MTech and MS.

One of the key factors determining admission is the GATE cutoff, which varies from year to year and across institutes. Aspirants can check the qualifying GATE cutoff scores for NIT Trichy, Surat, Rourkela, and more here. Candidates can also check GATE cutoff trends for MTech admission at NITs, factors affecting GATE result, and more. This analysis will help you gauge the expected cutoff and strategise for future GATE preparations. IIT Guwahati has announced GATE result 2026 online at official website. 

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Table of contents
  • GATE 2026 Cutoff for NITs
  • What is the GATE 2026 Opening and Closing Score for NITs?
  • GATE Previous Year's Cutoff Scores for NIT Admission (Round-Wise)

GATE 2026 Cutoff for NITs

Counselling for GATE 2026 NIT admission, will be done through CCMT portal. Candidates have to register and enter their GATE exam details within the given deadline. After the declaration of the result, candidates can check round-wise GATE admission cutoff below for NITs. 

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What is the GATE cutoff?

The GATE cutoff is the minimum score or rank of candidates required to be eligible for admission to postgraduate programs in various institutes. The cutoff marks vary based on the following factors:

  • More applicants lead to more competition, often pushing the cutoff higher.
  • Difficulty level of the exam, a more challenging paper may result in lower cutoffs.
  • The GATE seat matrix 2026 in a particular course or institution also impacts the cutoff.
  • Different cutoffs are applied for candidates from categories such as General, OBC, SC, ST, and PwD.

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 What is the GATE 2026 Opening and Closing Score for NITs?

The opening and closing GATE scores will be determined during counselling. The opening score in GATE determines the highest GATE score of candidates admitted to a particular program and category during GATE 2026 counselling. On the other hand, the closing score is the lowest GATE score of the candidate admitted to a program and a counselling category. This can vary depending on the course, institute and category, such as General, OBC-NCL, EWS, SC/ST, and PwD. 

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GATE Previous Year's Cutoff Scores for NIT Admission (Round-Wise)

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GATE 2024 NIT Trichy (Tiruchirapalli) Cutoff Score

Candidates can check the qualifying GATE cutoff score of NIT Trichy (branch-wise) of Rounds 1, 2, and 3 below -

Branch Maximum GATE score Minimum GATE score
Computer Science and Engineering (CS) 804 436
Civil Engineering 753 361
Electronics and Communication (VLSI) 732 677
Data Analytics 749 715
VLSI System 789 750
Material Science and Engineering 467 407
Power Electronics 707 587
Chemical Engineering 638 370
Material Science and Engineering 502 437
Energy Engineering 590 353
Industrial Engineering and Management 661 568
Environmental Engineering 643 549
Power Systems 543 494
Communication Systems 623 568
Geotechnical Engineering 593 505
Industrial Safety Engineering 505 312
Thermal Power Engineering 686 314
Welding Engineering 526 306
Non-Destructive Testing 499 323
Manufacturing Technology 545 484
Structural Engineering 681 441

GATE 2024 Cutoff for NIT Surathkal

Branch GATE 2024 cutoff (category-wise)
Computer Science and Engineering (Information Technology) General - 624 | EWS - 606 | OBC-NCL -602 | SC-422 | ST - 314
Computer Science and Engineering General - 675 | EWS - 635 | OBC-NCL -621 | SC- 436 | ST - 349
Communication Engineering and Networks General - 459 | EWS - 370 | OBC-NCL - 405 | SC- 315 | ST - 266
Information Technology General - 602 | EWS - 570 | OBC-NCL - 574 | SC- 393 | ST - 306
Computational and Data Science General - 617 | EWS - 574 | OBC-NCL - 570 | SC- 423 | ST - 313
Constructional Technology and Management General - 519 | EWS - 463 | OBC-NCL - 466 | SC- 347 | ST - 319
Geotechnical Engineering General - 424 | EWS - 404 | OBC-NCL - 382 | SC- 330 | ST - 285
Environmental Engineering General - 421 | EWS - 352 | OBC-NCL - 348 | SC- 319 | ST - 207
Signal Processing and Machine Learning General - 516 | EWS - 470 | OBC-NCL - 437 | SC- 323 | ST - 310
VLSI Design General - 578 | EWS - 568 | OBC-NCL - 558 | SC- 410 | ST - 345
Power Electronics and Control General - 477 | EWS - 411 | OBC-NCL - 459 | SC- 350 | ST - 297

GATE 2024 Cutoff Marks NIT Rourkela

Branch Maximum GATE score Minimum GATE score
Computer Science and Engineering 736 698
Information Security 679 642
Electronics System and Communication 569 509
VLSI Design and Embedded Systems 666 628
Biomedical Engineering 726 520
Communication and Networks 624 547
Software Engineering 686 643
Signal and Image Processing 698 577
Mechanical Systems Design and Control 584 584
Biotechnology 530 421

GATE Cutoff for NIT Warangal 2024

Branch GATE Cutoff for NIT
Computer Science and Information Technology Gen - 639 | EWS- 635 | OBC-NCL -624 | SC- 437 | ST - 368
Computer Science and Engineering Gen - 693 | EWS- 662 | OBC-NCL -634 | SC- 456 | ST - 401
Electronics and Communication Engineering - Embedded and Machine Learning Systems Gen - 488 | EWS- 442 | OBC-NCL - 444 | SC- 335 | ST - 292
VLSI Systems Design Gen - 573 | EWS- 553 | OBC-NCL -543 | SC- 400 | ST - 365
Construction Technology and Management General- 490 | EWS- 482 | OBC-NCL- 432 | SC- 339 | ST- 311
Biotechnology General- 441 | EWS- 324 | OBC-NCL- 340 | SC- 282 | ST- 203
Engineering Structures General- 478 | EWS- 436 | OBC-NCL- 443 | SC- 377 | ST- 312
Environmental Engineering General- 396 | EWS- 336 | OBC-NCL- 347 | SC- 279| ST- 271
Advanced Communication Systems General- 429 | EWS- 355 | OBC-NCL- 390 | SC- 315 | ST- 266
Power Electronics and Drives General- 481 | EWS- 380 | OBC-NCL- 455 | SC- 328 | ST- 297
Power Systems and Engineering General- 415 | EWS- 319 | OBC-NCL- 389 | SC- 306 | ST- 297
Machine Design General- 493 | EWS- 456 | OBC-NCL- 388 | SC- 310 | ST- 265

NIT Agartala GATE 2024 Cutoff

Branch Opening Rank Closing Rank
Biotechnology 630 486
Computer Science and Information Technology (EWS) 718 676
Computer Science and Information Technology (Open) 740 694
Machine Design (Open) 628 N/A
Power Electronics and Drives (OBC-NCL) 529 481
Thermal Engineering (OBC-NCL) 510 461
Machine Design (Open) 628 -
Smart Electric Grid (Open) 534 424
Advanced Communication Systems (ST) 330 -

GATE Cutoff 2024 for NIT Calicut

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Q:   What is the cutoff score in GATE?
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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:   When will IIT Guwahati release GATE 2026 cutoff?
A: 

Indian Institute of Technology will release GATE cutoff 2026 soon. 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 will be available category-wise. Candidates securing the minimum cutoff will be eligible to participate in counselling. 

Note: The minimum qualifying cutoff will be different for all subjects. 

Q:   What is the expected cutoff for GATE 2026?
A: 

IIT Guwahati has released GATE cutoff 2026 mark for all 30 papers. This year, for many papers, the general cutoff is mainly 25-30 marks. Candidates can check GATE passing mark here. 

Category GATE cutoff score
GATE CSE NIT Calicut Open category cutoff 671-551
GATE CSE NIT Calicut EWS category cutoff 588 -502
GATE CSE NIT Calicut SC category cutoff 457-388
GATE CSE NIT Calicut ST category cutoff 423 - 299
GATE CSE NIT Calicut OBC-NCL cutoff 592- 421

GATE Cutoff for NITs 2023

National Institute of Technology Branch GATE 2023 Opening and Closing Rank
NIT Trichy Process Control and Instrumentation 447 - 368
NIT Delhi Electronics and Communication Engineering with specialisation in VLSI 571 - 517
NIT Silchar Structural Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering 399 - 399
NIT Warangal Materials and Systems Engineering Design 505 - 429
NIT Rourkela Computer Science and Engineering 644 - 622
NIT Mizoram Computer Science and Engineering 393-371
NIT Kurukshetra Production and Industrial Engineering 429 - 357
NIT Goa Computer Science and Engineering 588 - 468
NIT Manipur VLSI Design and Embedded Systems 351 - 351
NIT Calicut Instrumentation and Control Systems 570 - 537
NIT Durgapur Chemical Engineering (Energy Resources and Sustainable Energineering) 404 - 360
VNIT Nagpur Structural Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering 458 - 379
NIT Hamirpur Electronics and Communication Engineering 364 - 364
MNIT Jaipur Wireless and Optical Communication 438 - 376
NIT Jalandhar Manufacturing Technology with Machine Learning 539 - 495
NIT Puducherry Computer Science and Engineering 496 - 449

GATE Cutoff for NITs 2022

NITs Accepted GATE marks
NIT Mizoram 381
NIT Silchar 495
NIT Delhi 578
NIT Warangal 710
NIT Rourkela 648
NIT Manipur 381
NIT Kurukshetra 574
NIT Goa 604
NIT Durgapur 569
NIT Surathkal 675
NIT Calicut 669
NIT Hamirpur 556
VNIT Nagpur 651
NIT Sikkim 428
NIT Andhra Pradesh 539
NIT Arunachal Pradesh 354
MNIT Jaipur 618
Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology, Allahabad 662
Dr. B.R Ambedkar National Institute of Technology, Jalandhar 653
NIT Meghalaya 443
NIT Puducherry 539
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Aspirants with GATE scores can get admission in M.Tech programme at IIIT Pune. The seats are allotted via CCMT Counselling. In 2025, the closing GATE cutoff was 354 for Electronics & Communication Engineering and 536 for CSE. The cutoffs are quite competitive considering the limited seats available

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