Engineering Entrance Exam

The GATE answer key 2026 along with response sheet and question paper was released on February 22 on official website. 

Specialization (General Category)

Approx. GATE Score

Computer Science & Engineering

~750

Civil Engineering (Structures)

~675

Mechanical / Thermal & Fluids

~600

Electrical Engineering (various)

~510

Biomedical Engineering

~400

Earth Sciences

~325

GATE 2026 CE-1 paper was conducted on Feb 14 in forenoon shift. Based on the experts and students feedback, the paper was easy to moderate with concept loaded questions. The most important topics that were covered in GATE 2026 CE-1 question paper were - Geotechnical Engineering, Environmental, and Transportation Engineering.

IIT Goa BTech cutoff 2025 was concluded with the release of the final rounds of cutoff for various categories belonging to the All India quota. 

For the General AI category, the round 1 cutoff was 5626, which later increased to 6242 in the last round. For the OBC AI quota, the cutoff ranged between 2101 and 2247, according to the first and last round, respectively. 

Students can refer to the table below to the know the round 1 and last round cutoff rank for various other All India category. 

IIT Goa JEE Advanced cutoff 2026 was released for admission to the various BTech course specialisations. The cutoff was published for multiple categories belonging to the All India categories. 

For the OBC AI category, the round 1 cutoff ranged between 2143 and 4785. Considering the first round ranks, the most and least competitive specialisations were B.Tech. in Computer Science and Engineering and B.Tech. in Mechanical Engineering, respectively. 

Candidates can refer to the table below to know the OBC AI quota cutoff for the initial round. 

 IIT Bhilai JEE Advanced cutoff 2026 was published for admission to the various BTech course specialisations for the first round for various All India categories. 

For the General AI category, the round 1 cutoff varied between 7981 and 15505, Among all, the hardest for admission course for enrolment was  B.Tech in Computer Science and Engineering, with the cutoff of 7981. 

Students can check out the table below to know the round 1 cutoff for all available courses. 

 IIT Bhilai Mechanical cutoff was released for admission for all rounds and All India categories based on the JEE Advanced results. 

For the General AI category, the last round cutoff rank for BTech in Mechanical Engineering was 12428. In 2024 and 2023, the closing cutoffs were 11505 and 12484, respectively. After analysing this difference, we can conclude that the cutoff trend for this category has been fluctuating over the years. 

For details about other categories,  click here. 

IIT Bhilai CSE cutoff 2026 was 7981 for the first round for the General AI category. The IIT Bhilai JEE Advanced cutoff 2026 was published for the first round for different All India categories. The cutoff was based on the JEE Advanced exams, followed by the JoSAA counselling process. 

Among all categories, the PWD AI category faced the toughest competition in the first round for admission to the CSE branch. This category had the lowest round 1 cutoff rank of 231.

Students can refer to the table below to know the round 1 CSE closing ranks for all other AI categories. 

IIT Jodhpur JEE Advanced cutoff 2025 for the BTech in Mechanical Engineering specialisations was released for all rounds and various All India categories. 

For the General AI category, the round 1 closing cutoff was 8980, which later increased to 9569 in the last round. Students can refer to the list of pointers below to know the cutoff range for IIT Jodhpur BTech cutoff 2025 for all other categories. 

• OBC: 3875 - 4024
• SC: 2155 - 2334
• ST: 1038 - 1111
• EWS: 1467 - 1594

IIT Gandhinagar CSE Cutoff 2025 was released for all rounds and categories under the All India quota. 

For the General AI category, the cutoff in the first round was 1872, and in the last round, it was 2020. On the other hand, for the OBC AI category, the overall cutoff for CSE varied between 791 and 805. Refer to the list of pointers below to know the qualifying closing ranks for all other categories. 

• SC: 420 to 428
• ST: 178 (same in the first and last round)
• EWS: 281 to 308
• PWD: 58 to 83