GATE 2026 Qualifying Marks: Expected Exam Cutoff Marks and Previous Year's Trends
Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering 2026 ( GATE )
Exam On - 14 Feb '26
GATE Qualifying Marks 2026: Candidates appearing for the Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering can check expected GATE 2026 qualifying marks at gate2026.iitg.ac.in. IIT Guwahati will release qualifying cutoff along with GATE result 2026. However, based on the past year’s trends, expected GATE 2026 exam cutoff may be somewhere around 28-37 for general category, 26 -28.3 for OBC/EWS and 27-31 for SC/ST category. Read below about GATE eligibility marks.
The GATE 2026 exam qualifying cutoff is expected to be around 28-37 for the general category, 26 -28.3 for OBC/EWS and 27-31 for SC/ST category. However, this can vary for all 30 subjects. The official GATE passing mark (subject-wise) will be made available along with GATE result 2026.
GATE qualifying mark 2026 is the minimum score that is required to score to pass the exam, and be eligible for GATE counselling. The cutoff marks will vary for each category. This year, IIT Guwahati is conducting GATE 2026, and branch-wise GATE exam dates have been announced. Students are advised to download their GATE hall ticket 2026 and appear for the test on the scheduled date and time.
Latest Update:
- GATE 2026 Expected Cutoff Mark
- GATE Exam Cutoff: What is Passing Marks in Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering
- Do qualifying marks in GATE vary every year?
- GATE 2026 Qualifying Cutoff Vs Admission Cutoff
- How to check GATE Qualifying Marks 2026?
- Previous Year’s GATE Qualifying Marks
GATE 2026 Expected Cutoff Mark
Based on the past year’s trends and experts' analysis, candidates can check the GATE 2026 expected cutoff mark for all 30 subjects below -
| GATE Papers |
Minimum Qualifying Cutoff Mark (General Category) |
|---|---|
| Aerospace Engineering (AE) |
28 - 34 |
| Agricultural Engineering (AG) |
24 - 29 |
| Architecture and Planning (AR) |
40 - 43 |
| Biomedical Engineering (BM) |
25 - 29 |
| Biotechnology (BT) |
28-31 |
| Civil Engineering (CE) |
30-33 |
| Chemical Engineering (CH) |
24 -27.5 |
| Computer Science and Information Technology (CSE) |
30 -34 |
| Chemistry (CY) |
24-27 |
| Data Science and Artificial Intelligence (DA) |
36.5 - 38.7 |
| Electronics and Communication Engineering (EC) |
24-27 |
| Electrical Engineering (EE) |
25 -28 |
| Environmental Science and Engineering (ES) |
26 -29 |
| Ecology and Evolution (EY) |
35 -38 |
| Geomatics Engineering (GG1) |
41-43 |
| Geology and Geophysics (GG2) |
48 - 51 |
| Instrumentation Engineering (IN) |
32 -35 |
| Mathematics (MA) |
24 -27 |
| Mechanical Engineering (ME) |
36 -40 |
| Mining Engineering (MN) |
24.3 - 27.3 |
| Metallurgical Engineering (MT) |
401. - 43.5 |
| Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering (NM) |
24.3 - 25.5 |
| Petroleum Engineering (PE) |
41.3 - 42.2 |
| Physics (PH) |
31 -33.2 |
| Production and Industrial Engineering (PI) |
29 -31.3 |
| Statistics (ST) |
25 -28 |
| Textile Engineering and Fibre Science (TF) |
27 -29.7 |
| Engineering Sciences (XE) |
34 -36.7 |
| Humanities and Social Sciences - Economics (XH-C1) |
37 -43 |
| Humanities and Social Sciences -English (XH-C2) |
47 -49 |
| Humanities and Social Sciences - Linguistics (XH-C3) |
47 -50 |
| Humanities and Social Sciences- Philosophy (XH-C4) |
40-42 |
| Humanities and Social Sciences - Psychology (XH-C5) |
40-42 |
| Humanities and Social Sciences - Sociology (XH-C6) |
40 -43 |
| Life Sciences (XL) |
28 -33 |
GATE Exam Cutoff: What is Passing Marks in Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering
The GATE passing mark is the minimum mark that a candidate must obtain to be eligible for the admission process. IIT Guwahati will announce GATE 2026 exam qualifying mark on its official website - gate2026.iitg.ac.in. Check important details regarding GATE eligibility marks -
- Only candidates who meet the minimum GATE qualifying 2026 marks will be eligible for further admission process. Students scoring below the cutoff will be marked as not qualified, irrespective of how close they are to the passing mark.
- The GATE exam cutoff are different for all 30 subjects. Students must note that the cutoff varies depending on the difficulty level, number of candidate appeared, and past cutoff factors.
- The GATE passing marks will be released for three category types - General, OBC-NCL/EWS, and SC/ST/PwD. The cutoff marks for general category will be high compared to other two categories.
- With the help of these qualifying mark, students can also estimate their chances using GATE college predictor
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Do qualifying marks in GATE vary every year?
Yes, the minimum qualifying mark changes every year. However, it depends on certain factors such as GATE question paper difficulty level, number of appeared candidates in GATE, category, and past year’s GATE cutoff trends.
GATE 2026 Qualifying Cutoff Vs Admission Cutoff
Candidates can check a detailed explanation of GATE qualifying vs admission cutoff below -
| Qualifying GATE cutoffs |
Admission GATE cutoffs |
|---|---|
| Minimum mark to eligible for GATE admission counselling process. |
It is the final opening and closing ranks score fixed by the participating institutes to select candidates. |
| Meeting the qualifying cutoff does not mean the candidate will be selected for admission. |
Meeting the admission GATE cutoff does not mean the candidate will be selected. |
| It is announced by the conducting IIT and is available on the official website
|
It is released by individual participating institutes and available on their respective counselling portal: CCMT/COAP. |
| It includes qualifying marks for each paper |
It includes opening and closing ranks for courses offered at participating institutes. |
How to check GATE Qualifying Marks 2026?
Candidates can check GATE qualification marks on official website. No credentials will be required to access the GATE 2026 elgibility marks. The authorities will activate the link on its homepage, and will be available for each subject along with number of candidates registered and appeared for the GATE paper.
GATE 2026 scorecard will be available for free download from March 27 to May 31. Later, it will be available till December 31, by paying a fee of INR 500 till December 31, 2026. Candidates can download it at GATE candidate login of GOAPS portal. Candidates who have qualified, will be eligible to download their GATE result scorecard 2026. The scorecard is valid for three years.
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Previous Year’s GATE Qualifying Marks
Applicants can check previous year's GATE exam cutoff below (category-wise).
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GATE 2025 cutoff
IIT Roorkee conducted GATE 2025. The result was announced on March 19. Candidates can check the GATE cutoff last year below -
| Paper Code | Test Paper | No. Candidates Registered | No. Candidates Appeared | Cut-off (GEN) |
Cut-off (OBC-NCL/EWS) |
Cut-off (SC/ST/PwD) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AE | Aerospace Engineering | 7576 | 6009 | 28.9 | 26 | 19.2 |
| AG | Agricultural Engineering | 3095 | 2624 | 25 | 22.5 | 16.6 |
| AR | Architecture and Planning | 10898 | 8501 | 40 | 36 | 26.6 |
| BM | Biomedical Engineering | 2682 | 2165 | 29.2 | 26.2 | 19.4 |
| BT | Biotechnology | 24927 | 20048 | 28 | 25.2 | 18.6 |
| CE | Civil Engineering | 101596 | 79951 | 29.2 | 26.2 | 19.4 |
| CH | Chemical Engineering | 18009 | 14843 | 27.7 | 24.9 | 18.4 |
| CS | Computer Science and Information Technology | 207851 | 170825 | 29.2 | 26.2 | 19.4 |
| CY | Chemistry | 33058 | 25698 | 25 | 22.5 | 16.6 |
| DA | Data Science and Artificial Intelligence | 75854 | 57054 | 29 | 26.1 | 19.3 |
| EC | Electronics and Communication Engineering | 97394 | 81475 | 25 | 22.5 | 16.6 |
| EE | Electrical Engineering | 83355 | 67701 | 25 | 22.5 | 16.6 |
| ES | Environmental Science and Engineering | 9073 | 6631 | 26.1 | 23.4 | 17.4 |
| EY | Ecology and Evolution | 3509 | 2713 | 39.5 | 35.5 | 26.3 |
| GE | Geomatics Engineering | 3616 | 2726 | 25.7 | 23.1 | 17.1 |
| GG1 | Geology and Geophysics (Geology) | 6837 | 5352 | 38.4 | 34.5 | 25.5 |
| GG2 | Geology and Geophysics (Geophysics) | 917 | 684 | 40 | 36 | 26.6 |
| IN | Instrumentation Engineering | 14680 | 11935 | 25.6 | 23 | 17 |
| MA | Mathematics | 16953 | 13171 | 25 | 22.5 | 16.6 |
| ME | Mechanical Engineering | 79830 | 62015 | 35.8 | 32.2 | 23.8 |
| MN | Mining Engineering | 8881 | 7438 | 30.6 | 27.5 | 20.4 |
| MT | Metallurgical Engineering | 4420 | 3571 | 40 | 36 | 26.6 |
| NM | Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering | 538 | 395 | 25.1 | 22.5 | 16.7 |
| PE | Petroleum Engineering | 1731 | 1320 | 31.1 | 27.9 | 20.7 |
| PH | Physics | 24747 | 19225 | 26.8 | 24.1 | 17.8 |
| PI | Production and Industrial Engineering | 4791 | 3547 | 35.6 | 32 | 23.7 |
| ST | Statistics | 3063 | 1967 | 30.2 | 27.1 | 20.1 |
| TF | Textile Engineering and Fibre Science | 2355 | 1889 | 34.7 | 31.2 | 23.1 |
| XE | Engineering Sciences | 14937 | 11156 | 35.4 | 31.8 | 23.5 |
| XH-C1 | Humanities and Social Sciences (Economics) | 4161 | 2973 | 40 | 36 | 26.6 |
| XH-C2 | Humanities and Social Sciences (English) | 5665 | 4132 | 40 | 36 | 26.6 |
| XH-C3 | Humanities and Social Sciences (Linguistics) | 378 | 297 | 40 | 36 | 26.6 |
| XH-C4 | Humanities and Social Sciences (Philosophy) | 702 | 531 | 40 | 36 | 26.6 |
| XH-C5 | Humanities and Social Sciences (Psychology) | 5709 | 4125 | 40 | 36 | 26.6 |
| XH-C6 | Humanities and Social Sciences (Sociology) | 2147 | 1546 | 40 | 36 | 26.6 |
| XL | Life Sciences | 50084 | 41086 | 31.3 | 28.1 | 20.8 |
| TOTAL | 936019 | 747319 |
GATE 2024 Cutoff
IISc Bengaluru conducted GATE 2024. The result was declared on March 16. Students can check GATE exam cutoff below -
| Paper Code | Test Paper | No. Candidates Registered | No. Candidates Appeared | Cut-off (GEN) | Cut-off (OBC-NCL/EWS) |
Cut-off (SC/ST/PwD) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AE | Aerospace Engineering | 6931 | 5255 | 33.3 | 29.9 | 22.1 |
| AG | Agricultural Engineering | 2777 | 2362 | 25 | 22.5 | 16.6 |
| AR | Architecture and Planning | 11450 | 9080 | 41.5 | 37.3 | 27.6 |
| BM | Biomedical Engineering | 2345 | 1860 | 25 | 22.5 | 16.6 |
| BT | Biotechnology | 21210 | 17078 | 38.9 | 35 | 25.9 |
| CE | Civil Engineering | 108136 | 85869 | 28.3 | 25.4 | 18.8 |
| CH | Chemical Engineering | 16930 | 13937 | 25 | 22.5 | 16.6 |
| CS | Computer Science and Information Technology | 152652 | 123967 | 27.6 | 24.8 | 18.4 |
| CY | Chemistry | 35382 | 26825 | 25.2 | 22.6 | 16.7 |
| DA | Data Science and Artificial Intelligence | 52493 | 39210 | 37.1 | 33.3 | 24.7 |
| EC | Electronics and Communication Engineering | 78157 | 63092 | 25 | 22.5 | 16.6 |
| EE | Electrical Engineering | 73728 | 59599 | 25.7 | 23.1 | 17.1 |
| ES | Environmental Science and Engineering | 8847 | 6445 | 37.9 | 34.1 | 25.2 |
| EY | Ecology and Evolution | 3336 | 2359 | 35.8 | 32.2 | 23.8 |
| GE | Geomatics Engineering | 3238 | 2491 | 41.1 | 36.9 | 27.4 |
| GG1 | Geology and Geophysics (Geology) | 7154 | 5574 | 42 | 37.8 | 28 |
| GG2 | Geology and Geophysics (Geophysics) | 1037 | 822 | 49 | 44.1 | 32.6 |
| IN | Instrumentation Engineering | 12451 | 9900 | 32.7 | 29.4 | 21.8 |
| MA | Mathematics | 17617 | 13425 | 25 | 22.5 | 16.6 |
| ME | Mechanical Engineering | 83114 | 65546 | 28.6 | 25.7 | 19 |
| MN | Mining Engineering | 8515 | 7046 | 25 | 22.5 | 16.6 |
| MT | Metallurgical Engineering | 3858 | 3111 | 41 | 36.9 | 27.3 |
| NM | Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering | 517 | 361 | 25.1 | 22.5 | 16.7 |
| PE | Petroleum Engineering | 2146 | 1770 | 42.6 | 38.3 | 28.4 |
| PH | Physics | 26475 | 20258 | 32 | 28.8 | 21.3 |
| PI | Production and Industrial Engineering | 4915 | 3725 | 30.5 | 27.4 | 20.3 |
| ST | Statistics | 2663 | 1694 | 26.6 | 23.9 | 17.7 |
| TF | Textile Engineering and Fibre Science | 1765 | 1422 | 28.1 | 25.2 | 18.7 |
| XE | Engineering Sciences | 14941 | 11261 | 36.2 | 32.5 | 24.1 |
| XH-C1 | Humanities and Social Sciences (Economics) | 3748 | 2721 | 37 | 33.3 | 24.6 |
| XH-C2 | Humanities and Social Sciences (English) | 5488 | 3900 | 48 | 43.2 | 32 |
| XH-C3 | Humanities and Social Sciences (Linguistics) | 368 | 277 | 49.7 | 44.7 | 33.1 |
| XH-C4 | Humanities and Social Sciences (Philosophy) | 513 | 340 | 39.3 | 35.3 | 26.1 |
| XH-C5 | Humanities and Social Sciences (Psychology) | 4872 | 3415 | 52.7 | 47.4 | 35.1 |
| XH-C6 | Humanities and Social Sciences (Sociology) | 1566 | 1020 | 36 | 32.4 | 24 |
| XL | Life Sciences | 44904 | 36275 | 29.3 | 26.3 | 19.5 |
| TOTAL | 826239 | 653292 |
GATE 2023 Cutoff
IIT Kanpur conducted GATE 2023, and the result link was activated on March 16. Candidates can refer to the GATE qualifying marks below -
| GATE Paper |
Paper Code |
GATE Passing Marks 2023 |
||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| General |
OBC-NCL/EWS |
SC/ST/PwD |
||
| Computer Science & Information Technology |
CS |
32.5 |
29.2 |
21.6 |
| Mechanical Engineering |
ME |
28.4 |
25.5 |
18.9 |
| Electronics & Communication Engineering |
EC |
29.9 |
26.9 |
19.9 |
| Electrical Engineering |
EE |
25 |
22.5 |
16.6 |
| Civil Engineering |
CE |
26.6 |
23.9 |
17.7 |
| Chemical Engineering |
CH |
32.1 |
28.8 |
21.4 |
| Instrumentation Engineering |
IN |
34.8 |
31.3 |
23.2 |
| Mathematics |
MA |
25 |
22.5 |
16.6 |
| Architecture & Planning |
AR |
33.7 |
30.3 |
22.4 |
| Biomedical Engineering |
BM |
25 |
22.5 |
16.6 |
| Aerospace Engineering |
AE |
25.1 |
22.5 |
16.7 |
| Agriculture Engineering |
AG |
25 |
22.5 |
16.6 |
| Biotechnology |
BT |
31.6 |
28.4 |
21 |
| Chemistry |
CY |
26.5 |
23.8 |
17.6 |
| Environmental Science & Engineering |
ES |
27.7 |
24.9 |
18.4 |
| Ecology & Evolution |
EY |
42.6 |
38.3 |
28.4 |
| Geomatics Engineering |
GE |
28.7 |
25.8 |
19.1 |
| Geology |
- |
36.7 |
33 |
24.4 |
| Geophysics |
- |
47.7 |
42.9 |
31.8 |
| Mining Engineering |
MN |
25 |
22.5 |
16.6 |
| Metallurgical Engineering |
MT |
47.5 |
42.7 |
31.6 |
| Naval Architecture & Marine Engineering |
NM |
25 |
22.5 |
16.6 |
| Petroleum Engineering |
PE |
34.4 |
30.9 |
22.9 |
| Physics |
PH |
31.1 |
27.9 |
20.7 |
| Production & Industrial Engineering |
PI |
44.2 |
39.7 |
29.4 |
| Statistics |
ST |
25 |
22.5 |
16.6 |
| Textile Engineering & Fiber Science |
TF |
25.4 |
22.8 |
16.9 |
| Engineering Sciences |
XE |
37.9 |
34.1 |
25.2 |
| Life Sciences |
XL |
32.9 |
29.6 |
21.9 |
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Candidates can check GATE response sheet answer key at GOAPS portal using enrollment ID and password. The link will be activated at candidate login.
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Based on past year's trends, IIT Guwahati will publish GATE answer key in the last week of February 2026. Once date is announced, it will be updated here.
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Yes, GATE is a mandatory entrance exam for CGC Landran M.Tech admissions. The selection of candidates for the M.Tech course is done during the PTU counseling. During the PTU counseling round, CGC Landran will look at the GATE score obtained by a candidate to decide their admission.
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No, the GATE registrations have been closed for CGC Landran M.Tech admissions at this point. The GATE registrations are usually scheduled from the month of August till October of the prior year.
The GATE itself is conducted in the month of February of the academic year.
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Scoring 700 marks in GATE is considered great. It can roughly estimate around 60 to 70 marks in GATE out of 100. With 700 marks, students have high chances to get admission to IITs, NITs, and for PSUs even.
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A GATE score of 500 can be roughly around 40 to 50 raw scores out of 100 marks. However, it can vary depending for each engineering discipline. For example, for CSE it can be around 45 to 56 marks, for mechanical engineering it can correspond around 46 - 55, and for ECE it can roughly correspond aro
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Yes, it is expected that the GATE 2026 cutoff may increase compared to last year, for the following reasons -
Increase in the number of registered applicants.
Difficulty level of the question paper
Inclination towards newer branches, such as Data Science, Machine Learning, Quantum Tech, etc.
Due to the
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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
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Based on the past-year's records and experts analysis, it is expected that the average expected cutoff for GATE exam 2026 can fall somewhere between 28 to 37 for general category, 26 to 28.3 marks for OBC-NCL/EWS category, and 27 -31 for SC/ST category.
The above cutoff mark can vary for each paper
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Indian Institute of Technology will release GATE cutoff 2026 along with result. The IITG GATE 2026 result date is March 19. The conducting body will declare the exam result and cutoff for all 30 subjects. The cutoff for GATE 2026 will be available category-wise. Candidates securing the minimum cutof
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