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    GATE 2026 Cutoff Mechanical Engineering - ME Qualifying Marks for MTech Admission

    GATE 2026 Cutoff Mechanical Engineering - ME Qualifying Marks for MTech Admission

    RanjeetaUpdated on 19 Mar 2026, 04:54 PM IST

    GATE 2026 Cutoff Mechanical Engineering: IIT Guwahati will release the GATE Cutoff 2026 for the Mechanical Engineering branch. Candidates can access the GATE 2026 ME cutoff on the official website, gate2026.iitg.ac.in. As per the latest GATE cutoff for the General category is between 34 and 37, for EWS/OBC from 28 to 32, and for SC/ST/PWD from 22 to 24. The GATE exam cutoff released by conducting IITs is the minimum score required to qualify for the exam and become eligible for counselling. The GATE result 2026 is released on March 19, 2026. Find more details on the GATE 2026 Cutoff for Mechanical Engineering.
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    1. GATE 2026 Cutoff Mechanical Engineering
    2. What is GATE Qualifying Cutoff and GATE Admission Cutoff?
    3. Previous Year GATE Mechanical Engineering Cutoff
    4. GATE Admission Cutoffs for Top IITs - Mechanical Engineering (ME)
    5. Factors that Affect GATE ME Cutoff 2026
    GATE 2026 Cutoff Mechanical Engineering - ME Qualifying Marks for MTech Admission
    GATE 2026 Cutoff Mechanical Engineering

    GATE 2026 Cutoff Mechanical Engineering

    IIT Guwahati will release the GATE 2026 qualifying cutoff along with the GATE result. Candidates can check the cutoff required to pass the GATE exam for Mechanical Papers. The GATE cutoff only represents the minimum cutoff that candidates need to pass the exam. However, they will have to secure more than the qualifying cutoff for admission.

    GATE Cutoff for Mechanical Engineering 2026

    Category

    GATE 2025 ME cutoff

    General

    To be notified

    EWS

    To be notified

    OBC

    To be notified

    SC

    To be notified

    ST

    To be notified

    What is GATE Qualifying Cutoff and GATE Admission Cutoff?

    Generally, there are two distinct types of GATE 2026 cutoffs: the qualifying cutoff and the admission PSU cutoff. The GATE exam cutoff released by IIT Guwahati is the qualifying marks to be eligible for the counselling rounds. And the GATE ME cutoff released by the GATE participating institute is for GATE ME 2026 admission. The GATE admission cutoff varies across the colleges. Whereas the GATE qualifying cutoff is released only by the conducting body.

    Previous Year GATE Mechanical Engineering Cutoff

    Last year, the GATE ME cutoff was 35.8 for the general category, 32.2 for the OBC category, and 23.8 for the SC/ST category. Candidates can check the GATE ME Cutoff trends throughout the years for more clarity. The GATE qualifying cutoff scores for Mechanical Engineering for the academic year 2025 to 2013 have been presented below.

    GATE Qualifying Cutoff Marks for ME 2025 - 2013

    Years

    General

    OBC

    SC/ST/PH

    2025

    35.8

    32.2

    23.8

    2024

    28.6

    25.7

    19

    2023

    28.4

    25.5

    18.9

    2022

    28.1

    25.2

    18.7

    2021

    33

    29.7

    22

    2020

    34

    30.6

    22.6

    2019

    34.1

    30.7

    22.7

    2018

    34.7

    31.2

    23.1

    2017

    32.87

    29

    21

    2016

    29.6

    26.6

    19.7

    2015

    32.73

    29.46

    21.82

    2014

    28.86

    25.97

    19.24

    2013

    25

    22.25

    16.67

    GATE Admission Cutoffs for Top IITs - Mechanical Engineering (ME)

    Here, check the GATE admission cutoff for the ME branch across the top IITs, IIT Bombay, IIT Madras, IIT Delhi, IIT Hyderabad, IIT Bombay, and more. The Mechanical Engineering branch cutoffs are available for different categories with their closing ranks for different years.

    GATE Cutoff for ME at IIT Madras

    Year

    Categories

    Closing Rank

    2025

    GEN

    808

    EWS

    732

    OBC(NCL)

    712

    SC/ST

    511

    ST

    511

    2024

    GEN

    702

    EWS

    620

    OBC(NCL)

    612

    SC

    397

    ST

    363

    2022

    GEN

    2786

    EWS

    669

    OBC(NCL)

    1268

    SC

    788

    ST

    426

    GATE Cutoff for ME at IIT Bombay

    Year

    Categories

    Closing Rank

    2025

    GEN

    600

    OBC

    540

    SC/ST

    400

    GATE cutoff PDF Links

    2024

    GATE 2024 cutoff for ME

    2023

    GATE 2023 cutoff for ME

    2022

    GATE 2022 cutoff for MM

    2021

    GATE cutoff 2021 for ME

    GATE Cutoff for ME at IIT Delhi

    Year

    Categories

    Closing Rank

    2025

    EWS

    no selection

    GEN

    670

    OBC(NCL)

    no selection

    SC/ST

    238/245

    2024

    EWS

    600

    GEN

    600

    OBC(NCL)

    575

    SC/ST

    42/25

    GATE Cutoff for ME in IIT Hyderabad

    Year

    Categories

    Closing Rank

    2025

    All Category

    583

    2024

    EWS

    567

    GEN

    588

    OBC(NCL)

    563

    OBC(NCL)-PWD

    269

    SC/ST

    367/392

    2020

    General

    749

    EWS

    731

    OBC

    722

    SC

    520

    GATE Cutoff for ME at IIT Indore

    Year

    Categories

    Closing Rank

    2025

    GEN

    450

    EWS

    405

    SC/ST

    297

    2024

    GEN

    461

    EWS

    461

    OBC

    421

    SC/ST

    326/257

    2022

    General

    733

    EWS

    655

    OBC

    663

    SC/ST

    453/316

    2020

    General

    733

    EWS

    655

    OBC

    663

    SC/ST

    453/316

    Factors that Affect GATE ME Cutoff 2026

    The exam authority considers certain factors while calculating the GATE cutoff. Here are list of factors used while calculating the GATE cutoff.

    • The difficulty level of the examination.

    • Number of candidates who appeared in the exam.

    • Number of available seats.

    • previous years’ cutoff trends, etc.

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    Questions related to GATE

    On Question asked by student community

    Have a question related to GATE ?

    Every PSU has different cut-off marks and eligibility. Hence, it is suggested to apply for PSU after checking the eligibility. Also, they do not reveal the marks of the finally selected candidates. So, wait for the final merit list.

    Yes. You can. GATE eligibility specifies that students in their 3rd year and above can appear for the exam. Since the results are valid for 3 years, you can use the same for your admissions.

    If you score 500 marks in GATE2026, your chances of getting into good engineering colleges (especially NITs, IIITs and some older IITs) are strong for most disciplines, while top branches like CSE/EEE/ECE at older IITs may still require higher ranks. Your GATE AllIndia Rank (AIR) with 500 marks usually falls