GATE opening and closing Rank for IIT- Candidates wanting to know for MTech admission to IITs can know the details on the GATE 2026 opening and closing rank. First thing to note is that the participating institutes do not release the rank details during the counselling. Instead, they will provide the cutoff in the form of minimum and maximum scores achieved on the GATE 2026 exam. However, the previous year's GATE cutoff provides an idea of the competition. The score details has been released with the GATE 2026 result. The authority has released the GATE results on March 19, 2026. Go through this page for further details.
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The cutoff is not released in the form of GATE opening and closing ranks for IIT. However, the institutes release the GATE score as a minimum and maximum value. Aspirants can check the GATE score vs rank with respect to the cutoff and determine whether they are eligible for admission to the desired college in the desired course.
The authority only released the GATE score vs rank data in the statistical report. Candidates can use this information to compare the ranks with scores. In correlation with the GATE cutoff, aspirants can predict their chances of admission.
Rank | GATE Electrical Engineering Marks vs Rank |
1000-900 | 1 - 70 |
900-800 | 73 - 342 |
800-700 | 351 - 1282 |
700-500 | 1300 - 6858 |
500-300 | 6292 - 32356 |
300-200 | 32578 - 48285 |
Rank | GATE Electrical Engineering Marks vs Rank |
1000-900 | 1 - 23 |
900-800 | 24 - 116 |
800-700 | 124 - 415 |
700-500 | 433 - 2568 |
500-300 | 2659 - 12184 |
300-200 | 12647 - 19014 |
Score | GATE Electrical Engineering Marks vs Rank |
1000-900 | 1 - 23 |
900-800 | 26 - 296 |
800-700 | 313 - 1043 |
700-500 | 1049 - 3959 |
500-300 | 4031 - 10729 |
300-200 | 10913 - 16161 |
Rank | GATE Electrical Engineering Marks vs Rank |
1000-900 | 1 - 33 |
900-800 | 34 - 212 |
800-700 | 221 - 690 |
700-500 | 695 - 3364 |
500-300 | 3414 - 14905 |
300-200 | 15156 - 24557 |
Check the tables given below to know the GATE maximum and minimum score for IIT in 2025. Note that only some IITs have announced the GATE cutoff data. Please check the following content to get an estimate of the possible cutoff in the 2026 admission cycle.
Programmes | Qualifying Discipline | Non-PwD Cutoff |
GEN | ||
M.Tech in Aerospace Engineering | AE | 699 |
M.Tech in Aerospace Engineering | ME | 788 |
M.Tech in Aerospace Engineering | AU, CE, CH, EN, MF, MM, NA, PR | - |
M.Tech in Aerospace Engineering | CS, EC, EE, IN, ZE, ZS | 808 |
M.Tech in Computational and Experimental Mechanics | AE, AU, CE, CH, DA, ME, MM, NA, PR, ZE | 675 |
M.Tech in Biomedical Engineering | BM | 679 |
M.Tech in Biomedical Engineering | AE, CE, CH, CS, DA, EC, EE, ME, MM, ZE | 893 |
M.Tech in Bioprocess Engineering | AE, AG, AR, AU, BI, BM, BT, CE, CH, CR, CS, EC, EE, EN, EP, ES, IE, IN, IT, ME, MF, ML, MM, MR, NA, PE, PI, PR, ZE | 852 |
M.Tech in Bioprocess Engineering | 584 | |
M.Tech in Civil Engineering with specialization in Building Technology, Construction Materials and Management | CE | 775 |
M.Tech in Civil Engineering with specialization in Building Technology, Construction Materials and Management | AR | 981 |
M.Tech in Civil Engineering with specialization in Environmental Engineering | CE | 649 |
M.Tech in Civil Engineering with specialization in Environmental Engineering | AG, BT, CH, ES, ME, ZE | 807 |
M.Tech in Civil Engineering with specialization in Geotechnical Engineering | CE | 610 |
M.Tech in Civil Engineering with specialization in Hydraulic and Water Resources Engineering | CE | 548 |
M.Tech in Civil Engineering with specialization in Hydraulic and Water Resources Engineering | AG | 741 |
M.Tech in Civil Engineering with specialization in Structural Engineering | CE | 704 |
M.Tech in Civil Engineering with specialization in Transportation Engineering | CE | 613 |
M.Tech in Civil Engineering with specialization in Transportation Engineering | AR, ZE | 818 |
M.Tech in Chemical Engineering | BI, CH, ES, ZE, ZS | 618 |
M.Tech in Clinical Engineering (Coordinating Dept. – Applied Mechanics) | BM | 513 |
M.Tech in Clinical Engineering (Coordinating Dept. – Applied Mechanics) | AE, CE, CS, DA, EC, EE, IN, ME | 734 |
M.Tech in Clinical Engineering (Coordinating Dept. – Applied Mechanics) | BT, BI, CH, EP, MM, PI | 826 |
M.Tech in Clinical Engineering (Coordinating Dept. – Applied Mechanics) | AG, AR, AU, CR, EN, ES, IE, IT, MF, ML, MR, NA, PE, PI, PR, ZE | - |
M.Tech in Computer Science and Engineering | All qualifying Discipline | 881 |
M.Tech in Data Science and Artificial Intelligence | All qualifying Discipline | 866 |
M.Tech in Electric Vehicles | EE, IN, EC | 740 |
M.Tech in Electric Vehicles | ME, AU, MM, PR, PI, CH | - |
Stream: Communications and Signal Processing | EC, EE, EP, IN, ZE | 690 |
Stream: Power Systems and Power Electronics | EC, EE, EN, EP, IN, ZE | 657 |
Stream: Microelectronics and VLSI Design | EC, EE, EP, IN, ZE | 881 |
Stream: Electronic System Design and Instrumentation | BM, EC, EE, EP, IN, ZE | 829 |
Stream: RF and Photonics | EC, EE, EP, IN, PH, ZE | 665 |
Stream: Integrated Circuits and Systems | EE, EC, EP, IN, ZE | 944 |
Stream: Control and Optimization | EE, EC, EP, IN, ZE | 772 |
M.Tech in Industrial Mathematics and Scientific Computing | MA | 526 |
M.Tech in Industrial Mathematics and Scientific Computing | PH | 622 |
M.Tech in Industrial Mathematics and Scientific Computing | AE, CE, CH, CS, EC, EE, ME, MM, NA, DA | 909 |
Stream: Thermal Engineering | ME, AE, CH | 741 |
Stream: Thermal Engineering | AU, EN, MR, PE, ZE, ZS | 874 |
Stream: Mechanical Design | ME, AE, AU | 808 |
Stream: Manufacturing Engineering | ME, IN, MF, ML, PI, PR | 632 |
Stream: Manufacturing Engineering | AE, AU, EC, EE, IE, ZE | 698 |
M.Tech in Metallurgical and Materials Engineering | MM | 528 |
M.Tech in Metallurgical and Materials Engineering | CH, CR, ME, MF, MS, NT, PH, PR, ZE | 680 |
M.Tech in Ocean Structures | CE, NA | 569 |
M.Tech in Ocean Technology | CE, ME, NA | 511 |
M.Tech in Petroleum Engineering | CE, CH, GG, ME, NA, PE | 487 |
M.Tech in Functional Materials and Nanotechnology | PH | 503 |
M.Tech in Functional Materials and Nanotechnology | EP, NT | 693 |
M.Tech in Functional Materials and Nanotechnology | CY, EE, MM, MS, ZE | - |
M.Tech in Aerospace Engineering | AE | 531 |
M.Tech in Aerospace Engineering | ME | 677 |
M.Tech in Aerospace Engineering | AU, CE, CH, EN, MF, MM, NA, PR | 639 |
M.Tech in Aerospace Engineering | CS, EC, EE, IN, ZE, ZS | 718 |
M.Tech in Computational and Experimental Mechanics | AE, AU, CE, CH, DA, ME, MM, NA, PR, ZE | 618 |
M.Tech in Biomedical Engineering | BM | 553 |
M.Tech in Biomedical Engineering | AE, CE, CH, CS, DA, EC, EE, ME, MM, ZE | - |
M.Tech in Bioprocess Engineering | AE, AG, AR, AU, BI, BM, BT, CE, CH, CR, CS, EC, EE, EN, EP, ES, IE, IN, IT, ME, MF, ML, MM, MR, NA, PE, PI, PR, ZE | 754 |
M.Tech in Bioprocess Engineering | 496 | |
M.Tech in Civil Engineering with specialization in Environmental Engineering | CE | 465 |
M.Tech in Civil Engineering with specialization in Environmental Engineering | AG, BT, CH, ES, ME, ZE | 630 |
M.Tech in Civil Engineering with specialization in Geotechnical Engineering | CE | 565 |
M.Tech in Civil Engineering with specialization in Hydraulic and Water Resources Engineering | CE | 445 |
M.Tech in Civil Engineering with specialization in Structural Engineering | CE | 602 |
M.Tech in Civil Engineering with specialization in Transportation Engineering | CE | 492 |
M.Tech in Civil Engineering with specialization in Transportation Engineering | AR, ZE | 643 |
M.Tech in Chemical Engineering | BI, CH, ES, ZE, ZS | 550 |
M.Tech in Data Science and Artificial Intelligence | All qualifying Discipline | 843 |
M.Tech in Electric Vehicles | EE, IN, EC | 555 |
M.Tech in Electric Vehicles | ME, AU, MM, PR, PI, CH | 607 |
Stream: Communications and Signal Processing | EC, EE, EP, IN, ZE | 674 |
Stream: Power Systems and Power Electronics | EC, EE, EN, EP, IN, ZE | 614 |
Stream: Microelectronics and VLSI Design | EC, EE, EP, IN, ZE | 842 |
Stream: Electronic System Design and Instrumentation | BM, EC, EE, EP, IN, ZE | 799 |
Stream: RF and Photonics | EC, EE, EP, IN, PH, ZE | 623 |
Stream: Integrated Circuits and Systems | EE, EC, EP, IN, ZE | 862 |
Stream: Control and Optimization | EE, EC, EP, IN, ZE | 620 |
Stream: Thermal Engineering | ME, AE, CH | 674 |
Stream: Thermal Engineering | AU, EN, MR, PE, ZE, ZS | 703 |
Stream: Mechanical Design | ME, AE, AU | 739 |
Stream: Manufacturing Engineering | ME, IN, MF, ML, PI, PR | 569 |
Stream: Manufacturing Engineering | AE, AU, EC, EE, IE, ZE | - |
M.Tech in Metallurgical and Materials Engineering | MM | 362 |
M.Tech in Metallurgical and Materials Engineering | CH, CR, ME, MF, MS, NT, PH, PR, ZE | 618 |
M.Tech in Ocean Structures | CE, NA | 483 |
M.Tech in Ocean Technology | CE, ME, NA | 460 |
M.Tech in Petroleum Engineering | CE, CH, GG, ME, NA, PE | 445 |
Code | GEN |
AMA | 511 |
AIB | 720 |
BMT | 450 |
CRF | 630 |
AST | 472 |
CYM | 430 |
CHE | 497 |
CET | 639 |
CEV | 607 |
CEU | 475 |
CEG | 524 |
CES | 624 |
CEW | 509 |
CEP | 632 |
MCS | 800 |
EEE | 596 |
EET | 760 |
EEA | 635 |
EEN | 772 |
EEP | 614 |
EES | 582 |
MEM | 746 |
MEE | 715 |
MEP | 511 |
MET | 632 |
MSM | IIT graduates with CGPA >=8 are exempted |
670 | |
596 | |
579 | |
648 | |
PHA | 403 |
PHM | 448 |
TTE | 429 |
TTP | 373 |
ESN | 500 |
350 | |
JID | 583 |
584 | |
453 | |
JOP | 528 |
531 | |
JTM | 616 |
JCS | 761 |
JRB | 675 |
JVL | 710 |
CTE | 681 |
BEM | 793 |
Programe | Category | Score |
CSE | Open | 650 |
CSE | Open PWD | 433 |
CSE | EWS | 650 |
CSE | EWS PWD | 433 |
CSE | OBC (NCL) | 585 |
CSE | OBC (NCL) PWD | 433 |
CSE | SC | 433 |
CSE | SC PWD | 433 |
CSE | ST | 433 |
CSE | ST PWD | 433 |
Course | High Score | Low Score |
Additive Manufacturing | 697 | 483 |
Aerospace Engineering | 788 | 529 |
Artificial Intelligence | 948 | 772 |
Chemical Engineering | 695 | 418 |
Climate Change | 703 | 470 |
Communications,Signal Processing and Learning | 917 | 573 |
Computer Science and Engineering | 918 | 781 |
Energy Science and Technology | 695 | 521 |
Environmental Engineering | 670 | 484 |
E-waste Resource Engineering and Management | 595 | 355 |
Geotechnical Engineering | 734 | 416 |
Hydraulics and Water Resources Engineering | 610 | 415 |
Integrated Circuits and Microsystems Packaging | 799 | 591 |
Integrated Design & Manufacturing | 746 | 553 |
Lightweighting Engineering | 560 | 367 |
Materials Science and Metallurgical Engineering | 826 | 453 |
Mechanics & Design | 898 | 573 |
Medical Biotechnology | 897 | 645 |
Medical Device Innovation | 778 | 549 |
Medical Sensing, Analytics & Simulation (MedSAS) | 829 | 498 |
Microelectronics & VLSI | 928 | 736 |
Nanomedicine & Biomaterials (NBM) | 895 | 630 |
Network and Information Security | 881 | 767 |
Ophthalmic Engineering | 778 | 279 |
Power Electronics and Power Systems | 894 | 602 |
Quantum and Solid State Devices | 778 | 463 |
Robotics and Intelligent System Engineering | 801 | 567 |
Semiconductor Materials and Devices | 826 | 538 |
Smart Mobility | 812 | 487 |
Structural Engineering | 905 | 622 |
Sustainable Engineering | 773 | 547 |
Systems and Control | 917 | 608 |
Techno-Entrepreneurship | 712 | 600 |
Thermo-fluid Engineering | 850 | 573 |
Transportation Engineering | 712 | 712 |
Name of Department/Centre/School | Specialization | |
GEN | ||
Aerospace Engineering | Aerospace Engineering | 544 |
Agricultural And Food Engineering | Farm Machinery and Power | 548 |
Agricultural And Food Engineering | Land and Water Resources Engineering | 512 |
Agricultural And Food Engineering | Food Process Engineering | 644 |
Agricultural And Food Engineering | Agricultural Biotechnology | 585 |
Agricultural And Food Engineering | Aquacultural Engineering | 414 |
Agricultural And Food Engineering | Agricultural Systems and Management | 458 |
Centre Of Excellence In Artificial Intelligence | Artificial Intelligence | 764 |
Architecture And Regional Planning | City Planning | 620 |
Architecture And Regional Planning | Master of Architecture (Sustainable Built Environments) | 592 |
Advanced Technology Development Centre | Electric Transportation | 452 |
Advanced Technology Development Centre | Cyber Physical Systems | 617 |
Biotechnology | Biotechnology and Biochemical Engineering | 663 |
Civil Engineering | Hydraulic and Water Resources Engineering | 487 |
Civil Engineering | Transportation Engineering | 552 |
Civil Engineering | Environmental Engg. and Management | 505 |
Civil Engineering | Geotechnical Engineering | 513 |
Civil Engineering | Structural Engineering | 621 |
Chemical Engineering | Chemical Engineering | 452 |
Centre For Oceans, Rivers, Atmosphere & Land Sciences | Earth System Science and Technology | 459 |
Cryogenic Engineering | Cryogenic Engineering | 371 |
Computer Science & Engineering | Computer Science and Engineering | 781 |
Electronics & Electrical Communication Engg. | Microelectronics and VLSI Circuits | 745 |
Electronics & Electrical Communication Engg. | RF and Microwave Engineering | 538 |
Electronics & Electrical Communication Engg. | Communications and Signal Processing | 604 |
Electronics & Electrical Communication Engg. | Vision and Intelligent Systems | 529 |
Electrical Engineering | Machine Drives and Power Electronics | 480 |
Electrical Engineering | Control System Engineering | 460 |
Electrical Engineering | Power and Energy Systems | 425 |
Electrical Engineering | Instrumentation and Integrated Electronics | 569 |
Electrical Engineering | Signal Processing & Machine Learning | 551 |
Energy Science And Engineering | Renewable Energy Technologies | 552 |
Geology & Geophysics | Exploration Geosciences | 354 |
G S Sanyal School Of Telecommunications | Wireless Communications and Networks | 534 |
Ranbir & Chitra Gupta School Of Infrastructure Design & Management | Infrastructure Design and Management | 643 |
Industrial And Systems Engineering | Industrial Engineering and Management | 579 |
Industrial And Systems Engineering | Operations Research and Data Analytics | 466 |
Mathematics | Computer Science and Data Processing | 533 |
Mechanical Engineering | Manufacturing Science and Engineering | 539 |
Mechanical Engineering | Thermal and Fluids Engineering | 570 |
Mechanical Engineering | Mechanical Systems Design | 611 |
Mining Engineering | Geomechanics for Mineral and Energy Resources | 466 |
Mining Engineering | Safety, Health and Environment | 495 |
School Of Medical Science & Technology | MedicaI imaging and Informatics | 519 |
School Of Medical Science & Technology | Biomedical Engineering | 405 |
Materials Science Centre | Materials Science and Engineering | 446 |
Metallurgical & Materials Engineering | Metal and Materials Engg | 358 |
Ocean Engeneering And Naval Architecture | Ocean Engineering and Naval Architecture | 456 |
Physics | Functional Materials and Devices | 468 |
Subir Chowdhury School Of Quality & Reliability | Qualify and Reliability Engineering | 596 |
Rajendra Mishra School Of Engg Entrepreneurship | Technology Innovation and Entrepreneurship | 668 |
Rubber Technology | Rubber Technology | 463 |
Centre Of Excellence In Safety Engineering And Analytics | Safety Engineering and Analytics | 419 |
School Of Water Resources | Water Engineering and Management | 446 |
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
The GATE cutoff is released in the form of scores. The minimum score required to rank varies with the institute and college.
Yes, as per the previous year cutoff, the GATE 3000 rank will roughly be around 570 to 650 score. So, yes, it's good.
No, 33 score is very low and not a good score in GATE.
A 10,000 rank in GATE can be considered a good rank. However, the GATE cutoff rank depends on the course, category, college and competition level.
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 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
Check the syllabus first - https://engineering.careers360.com/articles/gate-data-science-and-ai-syllabus . Understand where you stand with your knowledge. Check out any past question papers for this and see the question types.
Start preparing on those lines, take up free mock tests and series. There are plenty available on reddit and telegram and other social
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