GATE Scores

The factors that determine the GATE cutoff are -

• Availability of seats (the total seat intake varies every year for NITs, IIITs, and IIT admission)
• Number of registered applicants
• The difficulty level of the examination - (GATE is conducted on multiple days, however, the paper difficulty varies for every session)
• Previous year cutoff trends

Based on the previous year's trends, the GATE 2026 expected cutoff for computer Science and engineering can be checked below- 

• For General category it might go around 30 to 31.0

However, the GATE cutoff varies every year, depending on the difficulty level, number of applicants appearing for the exam, etc. 

The GATE marks is the actual marks obtained by the candidate. It is calculated out of 100. On the other hand, the GATE scores is calculated out of 1000 using a formula of GATE normalisation process. The GATE result will be released on March 19. 

Candidates who are not satisfied with the answer key released by the GATE authorities can raise objections. The steps can be checked below -

• Visit the GATE official website
• Click on the GOAPS GATE candidate login 
• Enter your credentials and select the answer key
• Look for the answer and select objection option
• Provide reasons to justify the question 
• Make the payment and submit

Candidates must note that only provisional key can be challenged. 

Over the years, the following branches have the highest cutoff in GATE exam -

• Computer Science and Engineering, being the most demanding branch, followed by
• Electronics and Communication Engineering
• Mechanical Engineering
• Electrical Engineering
• and Civil Engineering

These branches have the highest registered applicants and cutoff every year due to the industry growth. 

Candidates can check their GATE 2026 result on the official website. The result will be announced on March 19. Students who have appeared for the exam will be able to check the result. The GATE MTech/research result determines the qualifying status of the applicant for the counselling process. 

The GATE cutoff (last year - 2025) for electrical engineering can be checked below -

• General category - 25
• OBC-NCL/EWS category - 22.5 marks
• SC/ST category - 16.6 marks

Candidates must note that GATE cutoff varies every year, depending on various factors like number of applicants appearing, difficulty level, pattern, etc. 

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. 

Balamurugan was the GATE 2025 topper in the Aerospace Engineering branch/discipline scoring 81 marks out of 100 (with a GATE score of 990 out of 1000). Last year, 7576 candidates registered for the GATE AE paper, out of which 6009 candidates appeared for the exam. 

Here are some of the most important civil engineering topics that will help aspirants to score 60+ marks in GATE 2026 -

• Engineering mathematics 
• Environmental engineering (around 10 to 11 marks)
• Geotechnical engineering (around 13 marks)
• Fluid mechanics and OCF (7 to 8 marks)
• Transportation engineering
• Irrigation and Hydrology
• Structural Analysis and steel structures