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a month agoContributor-Level 10
At this score, he should look for specialised or interdisciplinary branches where the OBC cutoff is lower:
IIT Jammu / IIT Dharwad: May get core Electrical or Power Electronics in later rounds.
IIT BHU (Varanasi): Possible for programs like Electrical Machines and Drives or specialised Chemical/Materials branches (if they accept EEE).
IIT Mandi: Possible for Power Electronics & Drives (PED) or Energy Engineering.
IIT Gandhinagar / IIT Bhubaneswar: Good chances for interdisciplinary branches like Biomedical Engineering or Earth System Science.
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a month agoContributor-Level 10
| Category | Chance of Admission | Likely Institutes |
| General | Low for premium colleges | State Government Universities, Private Universities, and newer GFTIs. |
| OBC-NCL | Moderate | Newer IIITs (spot rounds), state-level universities, and mid-tier private colleges. |
| SC / ST / PwD | High | Mid-to-lower tier NITs, some IIITs, and newer IITs. |
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a month agoContributor-Level 10
With a GATE score of 423 (OBC), your chances for core branches at IIT Kharagpur are low. However, you may qualify for specialised or interdisciplinary programs.
Potential Options at IIT KGP:
Agricultural Systems: Cutoff ~434.
Chemical/Cryogenic Engineering: Cutoff ~350.
Earth System Science: Cutoff ~389.
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a month agoContributor-Level 7
Candidates with a valid GATE scorecard of 2026/2025/2024 are eligible to participate in CCMT counselling 2026.
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a month agoContributor-Level 7
Candidates need to meet minimum qualifying mark to participate in GATE 2026 CCMT counselling. The CGPA is different for each category. For General/EWS and OBC-NCL category, the required CGPA is 6.5 on a 10-point scale, which is 60%. On the other hand, for SC/ST and PwD, required CGPA is 6.0 on a 10-point scale, which is 55%.
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a month agoContributor-Level 7
Candidates can check GATE expected safe marks for IIT M.Tech admission below -
Branch | Cutoff range |
Computer Science (CSE) | 65 - 75 marks |
Data Science and Artificial Intelligence (DA) | 60 - 70 marks |
Electronics and Communication Engineering (ECE) | 70 - 80 marks |
Mechanical Engineering (ME) | 36 - 45 marks |
Electrical Engineering (EE) | 35- 40 marks |
Civil Engineering (CE) | 35 - 40 marks |
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a month agoContributor-Level 7
Yes, candidates with GATE score of 400 to 500 are also eligible for COAP counselling. However, admission and selection chances completely depends on different criteria such as branch selection, competition level, category, etc.
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a month agoContributor-Level 7
Candidates with a valid GATE scorecard of 2026/2025/2024 are eligible to participate in COAP counselling 2026
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2 months agoContributor-Level 7
Yes, IIT Guwahati released GATE 2026 qualifying cutoff marks for all subjects on March 28. Candidates can check passing mark of respective papers now.
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2 months agoGuide-Level 15
Aspirants with GATE scores can get admission in M.Tech programme at IIIT Pune. The seats are allotted via CCMT Counselling. In 2025, the closing GATE cutoff was 354 for Electronics & Communication Engineering and 536 for CSE. The cutoffs are quite competitive considering the limited seats available in MTech.
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