GATE Cut-off

Pradeep Chauhan was the GATE 2025 topper in the electrical engineering branch, scoring 81.67 marks out of 100. His GATE score was 1000. In GATE 2025, around 83355 candidates registered for the exam, out of which 67701 candidates appeared for the test. 

The GATE 2026 cutoff will be released soon on official website. IIT Guwahati announced the GATE 2026 result on March 19. The cutoff is different for each subject/branch and varies every year. 

GATE normalisation process is done to provide fairness to all applicants who are appearing for examination. It is because GATE is conducted in multiple sessions. In such case, raw marks are converted into normalised marks using the formula.

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. 

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.

NIT Sikkim cut off for M.Tech was released as scores for different categories belonging to the AI and HS quotas. NIT Sikkim GATE cutoff 2025 ranged between 360 and 432, wherein M.Tech in Communication and Signal Processing emerged as the most sought-after specialisation for admission in the General AI category.

NIT Arunachal Pradesh cut off 2025 was concluded for ME /MTech admission based on GATE entrance exam score, followed by CCMN counselling. The cutoff was released as scores for different categories belonging to the AI and HS quotas. NIT Arunachal Pradesh GATE cutoff 2025 ranged between 354 and 389, wherein M.Tech in Computer Science and Engineering emerged as the most sought-after specialisation for admission in the General AI category.

For candidates belonging to the General AI quota, the minimum and maximum GATE scores required were 356 and 407 during Round 1 admission to the M.Tech course. Please note that the cutoff score vary for different rounds, courses and categories. For GATE, the higher the cutoff scores, the higher is the competiton and vice versa. Candidates can refer to the table below to view the Guru Ghasidas Vishwavidyalaya GATE CCMT Round 1 cutoff scores for the students belonging to the General AI quota: 

NIT Nagaland M.Tech admission in the OBC category requires the student to achieve 450 or higher \during the Round 1 cutoff list. Considering the competitive scores, the most competitive M.Tech specialisations during Round 1 admission was Computer Science and Engineering (450) for the OBC category students. 

NIT Nagaland accepts the GATE entrance exam, followed by the CCMT counselling process for admission to the M.Tech programme. For 2025, the Round 1 cutoff has been released, wherein the scores were in the range of 350 and 486 for the students belonging to the General AI quota. The cutoff scores vary for different rounds, courses, and categories. Candidates can refer to the table below to view the category-wise GATE CCMT Round 1 cutoff scores for M.Tech admission: