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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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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.
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 |
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.
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.
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 |
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.
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 |
Year | Categories | Closing Rank |
2025 | GEN | 600 |
OBC | 540 | |
SC/ST | 400 | |
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2023 | ||
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2021 | ||
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 |
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 |
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 |
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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On Question asked by student community
Hi,
Your scholarship eligibility depends on whether your GATE 2026 score meets the General category qualifying cutoff. If your category could not be changed after the correction window, then you are usually treated as a General category candidate during admission and scholarship processing.
Generally:
• If your score is equal
Hi,
With a GATE score of 426, you do have a chance of getting MTech Data Science in some NITs , especially through later counselling rounds or in comparatively less competitive NITs. For top NITs, though, Data Science seats can still be quite competitive since it is a popular specialisation.
Hello Student,
Getting a seat in Mining Engineering in MBM Jodhpur with 67th percentile as an OBC candidate might be difficult, as the cut off goes around 75-80th percentile.
What you can do is to go for spot rounds or REAP's last round, provided the seats remain vacant.
Hello Bhaskar
You can check you Admission chances from the link given below:
https://engineering.careers360.com/gate-college-predictor
Hope it helps.
Hello, yes, you can apply for some PSU jobs through your GATE EEE score even if you are studying ECE, but it depends on the eligibility criteria of each PSU recruitment. Some PSUs allow both ECE and EEE candidates for certain posts.
You can check the latest PSU recruitment updates
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