How Many Students Qualified in the GATE Exam: Check Branch-wise cutoff marks and scores
Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering 2026 ( GATE )
Result - 19 Mar '26
How many students qualified for GATE exam: IIT Guwahati will release the statistics for number of students registered and qualified for Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE 2026). The GATE result 2026 will be announced on March 19 on its official website - gate2026.iitg.ac.in. Read below to check how many candidates have qualified GATE, so that one can make strategic attempts and opt for paper with less competion or cutoff.
How many students qualified in GATE 2026: IIT Guwahati conducted GATE exam on February 7, 8, 14, and 15 in two shifts. The branch-wise exam dates have been released, and the GATE admit card 2026 is now available for download. After the announcement of result, the authorities will release the cutoff along with number of candidates registered and appeared in GATE 2026.
As per the official notification, GATE 2026 result will be declared on March 19. Students will be able to check their result at GATE login using their enrollment ID and password.
How many candidates qualified in GATE 2026?
| GATE 2026 Exam Statistics Details |
Total Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Total number of Students registered for GATE 2026 |
to be updated |
| Total number of students who appeared for IITG GATE 2026 |
to be updated |
| Total number of candidates qualified in the GATE 2026 exam |
to be updated |
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How many students qualified in the GATE 2025
| GATE 2025 Exam Statistics Details |
Total Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Total number of Students registered for GATE 2025 |
936019 |
| Total number of students who appeared for the GATE 2025 |
747319 |
| Total number of candidates qualified in the GATE 2025 exam |
141802 |
The details regarding the GATE 2025 exam statistics has been published online by the authorities on the website- gate2025.iitr.ac.in. The GATE 2025 Statistical and Performance report details can be checked below, along with the GATE branch-wise cutoff marks -
| 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 |
How many students qualified in GATE 2024
| GATE 2024 Exam Statistics Details |
Total Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Total number of Students registered for GATE 2024 |
826239 |
| Total number of students who appeared for the GATE 2024 |
653292 |
| Total number of candidates qualified in the GATE 2024 exam |
129268 |
How many students qualified in GATE 2023
| GATE 2023 Exam Statistics Details |
Total Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Total number of Students who applied for GATE 2023 |
670,000 |
| Total number of students who appeared for the GATE 2023 |
517,000 |
| Total number of candidates qualified in GATE 2023 |
97,928 |
How many students qualified in GATE 2022
| GATE 2022 Exam Statistics Details |
Total Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Total number of Students who applied for GATE 2022 |
8 Lakhs |
| Total number of students who appeared for the GATE 2022 |
7,11,542 |
| Total number of candidates qualified in GATE 2022 |
112,678 |
How many candidates appeared for GATE 2021
| GATE 2021 Exam Statistics Details |
Total Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Total number of Students who applied for GATE 2021 |
10 Lakhs |
| Total number of students who appeared for the GATE 2021 exam |
8 Lakhs |
How many candidates appeared for GATE 2020
| GATE 2020 Exam Statistics Details |
Total Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Total number of Students who applied for GATE 2020 |
858890 |
| Total number of students who appeared for the GATE 2020 exam |
685088 (79.76%) |
| Total number of students qualified for the GATE 2020 exam |
18.8% |
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GATE 2024 Paper-Wise Candidate’s Statistics
| GATE Paper |
Number of registered candidates |
Number of appeared candidates |
|---|---|---|
| AE |
6931 |
5255 |
| AG |
2777 |
2362 |
| AR |
11450 |
9080 |
| BM |
2345 |
1860 |
| BT |
21210 |
17078 |
| CE |
108316 |
85869 |
| CH |
16930 |
13937 |
| CS |
152652 |
123967 |
| CY |
35382 |
26825 |
| DA |
52493 |
39210 |
| EC |
78157 |
63092 |
| EE |
73728 |
59599 |
| ES |
8847 |
6445 |
| EY |
3336 |
2359 |
| GE |
3238 |
2491 |
| GG1 |
7154 |
5574 |
| GG2 |
1037 |
822 |
| IN |
12451 |
9900 |
| MA |
17617 |
13425 |
| ME |
83114 |
65546 |
| MN |
8515 |
7046 |
| MT |
3858 |
3111 |
| NM |
517 |
316 |
| PE |
2146 |
1770 |
| PH |
26475 |
20258 |
| PI |
4915 |
3725 |
| ST |
2663 |
1694 |
| TF |
1765 |
1422 |
| XE |
14941 |
11261 |
| XH-C1 |
3748 |
2721 |
| XH-C2 |
5488 |
3900 |
| XH-C3 |
368 |
277 |
| XH-C4 |
513 |
340 |
| XH-C5 |
4872 |
3415 |
| XH-C6 |
1566 |
1020 |
| XL |
44904 |
36275 |
GATE 2023 Paper-Wise Candidates Statistics
| GATE Paper |
Registered |
Appeared |
|---|---|---|
| AE |
5998 |
4585 |
| AG |
2722 |
2337 |
| AR |
11842 |
9242 |
| BM |
1809 |
1444 |
| BT |
17830 |
14097 |
| CE |
105064 |
83187 |
| CH |
16491 |
13607 |
| CS |
99555 |
75679 |
| CY |
33275 |
24710 |
| EC |
70361 |
45833 |
| EE |
58342 |
55292 |
| ES |
8392 |
6051 |
| EY |
2831 |
2086 |
| GE |
3058 |
2259 |
| GG-G1 |
6574 |
5256 |
| G2-G2 |
957 |
473 |
| IN |
11741 |
8746 |
| MA |
16753 |
12463 |
| ME |
82233 |
63489 |
| MN |
7401 |
6032 |
| MT |
3267 |
2586 |
| NM |
490 |
335 |
| PE |
2271 |
1796 |
| PH |
24739 |
18517 |
| PI |
4591 |
3355 |
| ST |
2561 |
1429 |
| TF |
2054 |
1688 |
| XE |
15468 |
11258 |
| XH-C1 |
2756 |
1931 |
| XH-C2 |
5679 |
3981 |
| XH-C3 |
345 |
261 |
| XH-C4 |
467 |
352 |
| XH-C5 |
3664 |
2684 |
| XH-C6 |
1284 |
813 |
| XL |
37391 |
29605 |
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GATE 2022 Paper-Wise Candidates Participation Statistics
| GATE Paper |
Registered |
Appeared |
|---|---|---|
| AE |
6946 |
4726 |
| AG |
3008 |
2375 |
| AR |
13509 |
9709 |
| BM |
2327 |
1614 |
| BT |
19303 |
13994 |
| CE |
136285 |
100043 |
| CH |
19345 |
14373 |
| CS |
115458 |
77257 |
| CY |
37424 |
26925 |
| EC |
80365 |
54292 |
| EE |
96850 |
69754 |
| ES |
9759 |
6357 |
| EY |
3204 |
2232 |
| GE |
4325 |
2977 |
| GG-G1 |
6820 |
5017 |
| GG-G2 |
1139 |
789 |
| IN |
16447 |
11406 |
| MA |
18950 |
13518 |
| ME |
126979 |
89567 |
| MN |
6003 |
4276 |
| MT |
4039 |
2759 |
| NM |
1102 |
642 |
| PE |
2639 |
1838 |
| PH |
26737 |
19375 |
| PI |
5701 |
3680 |
| ST |
2642 |
1436 |
| TF |
2750 |
1987 |
| XE |
21160 |
15155 |
| XH-C1 |
6325 |
3795 |
| XH-C2 |
2591 |
1599 |
| XH-C3 |
289 |
188 |
| XH-C4 |
504 |
334 |
| XH-C5 |
2963 |
1933 |
| XH-C6 |
1396 |
792 |
| XL |
40148 |
30336 |
How many candidates qualified in GATE 2021 - Appeared and Qualified
| GATE Paper |
Number of candidates appeared |
Number of candidates qualified percentage |
|---|---|---|
| AE |
4914 |
17.70% |
| AG |
2277 |
13.61% |
| AR |
10857 |
22.46% |
| BM |
1684 |
19.06% |
| BT |
13186 |
19.89% |
| CE |
115270 |
17.45% |
| CH |
16705 |
20.35% |
| CS |
101922 |
17.73% |
| CY |
23465 |
19.94% |
| EC |
80629 |
14.15% |
| EE |
87559 |
17.70% |
| ES |
9183 |
21.20% |
| EY |
1718 |
19.96% |
| GG |
4797 |
24.74% |
| GG |
826 |
31.84% |
| IN |
16770 |
21.44 |
| MA |
11635 |
22.88 |
| ME |
120594 |
17.38% |
| MN |
3918 |
22.66% |
| MT |
3486 |
23.49% |
| PE |
2153 |
21.64% |
| PH |
17499 |
21.45% |
| PI |
2059 |
18.45% |
| ST |
1199 |
8.42% |
| TF |
1643 |
21.11% |
| XE |
22219 |
20.35% |
| XH-C1 |
2307 |
20.84% |
| XH-C2 |
3846 |
22.12% |
| XH-C3 |
315 |
20.63% |
| XH-C4 |
538 |
22.86% |
| XH-C5 |
1141 |
21.73% |
| XH-C6 |
1255 |
23.98% |
| XL |
23973 |
22.33% |
GATE Participation Trend and Analysis Over the Years
Over past five years (2020-2024), GATE has experienced fluctuations in candidate registrations, exam attendance and qualifications. Number of GATE test papers has also increased. GATE two-paper combination was also included, offering more options to candidates.
GATE Registration and Attendance Trends
| GATE Year |
GATE Exam Attendance Details |
|---|---|
| 2020 |
Around 858890 candidates registered for the GATE exam, out of which only 685088 (79.76%) candidates appeared for the GATE 2020. |
| 2021 |
Registrations increased; around 10 Lakhs candidates registered for GATE 2021, of which 8 lakh (approx) candidates appeared for the exam. |
| 2022 |
There was a slight decrease in the registration and attendance rate. Around 8 lakhs registered, out of which 7.12 lakh candidates appeared for the GATE 2022. |
| 2023 |
A total of 670,000 candidates registered for the exam, out of which 5.17 lakh candidates appeared for the GATE exam. |
| 2024 |
A significant rise was noticed with over 8.2 lakhs registering for the GATE across 30 test papers, and 6.53 lakh candidates attending. |
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COAP also called as Common Offer Acceptance Portal is a platform used for GATE qualified candidates to exercise their college acceptance choices for admission to MTech/Ph/ME programmes. The COAP is a counselling platform used by participating IITs, IISc, and PSU for job recruitments.
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In GATE, normalisation process generally makes a gap of 4 to 7 marks (approximately) between actual and normalised scores. However, if difficulty level of paper was high then the marks might increase. On other hand, for easier paper, marks may reduce offering fairness across sessions.
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No, the GATE 2026 exam has already been concluded at this point for Jerusalem College of Engineering ME admissions. The entrance exam was conducted in the month of February and the result is expected to be revealed soon in the upcoming month of March.
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No, to get admission into IIT Madras MTech course, students have to appear for the GATE exam. This is a part of minimum eligibility criteria for M.Tech course admissions. After clearing the GATE exam, the students are selected on the basis of merit list. The students have to obtain a minimum of 60%
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No, there is no subject-wise cutoff mark for GATE exam. The scores along with minimum-qualifying cutoff will be released (category-wise) along with normalised score.
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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.
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Based on the question paper difficulty level of GATE CS 1 and CS2, it is expected that the normalisation will not be more than +-4 to 5 marks. GATE CSE paper was moderate to tough. The result will be declared on March 19. Candidates can check their qualifying status at GOAPS portal using their enrol
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Yes, with 50 marks in the GATE exam candidates can get admission to few IITs and NITs as well.
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