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    GATE Branch-Wise Cutoff 2026 - Expected & Previous Marks

    GATE Branch-Wise Cutoff 2026 - Expected & Previous Marks

    Simran KashyapUpdated on 19 Mar 2026, 09:23 AM IST

    GATE branch wise cutoff 2026: The IIT Guwahati will release the GATE 2026 branch-wise cutoff online. Candidates can check the GATE cut-off branch-wise on the official website, gate2026.iitg.ac.in. The GATE cutoff 2026 will be released for all branches and for each category. The expected general cutoff for GATE is around 30-34 marks, 27-31 marks for OBC-NCL/EWS category, and 20-23 marks for SC/ST category. The branch-wise cutoff for GATE will vary depending upon the aspirants appeared, seat intakes, difficulty level of the exam, trends, and others. The cut-offs will help applicants to find their chances of admission in GATE accepting colleges and recruitment in PSU’s.

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    1. Expected GATE Branch-Wise Cutoff 2026
    2. Factors Affecting the GATE Cutoff 2026
    3. How to calculate the GATE Cut-off 2026?
    4. Previous Year GATE Branch-Wise Cut off
    GATE Branch-Wise Cutoff 2026 - Expected & Previous Marks
    GATE Branch-Wise Cutoff 2026

    The GATE cut-off 2026 category wise will be released along with the results. The authority will release the GATE Results on March 19, 2026. Candidates given the GATE exam can check the GATE college predictor 2026 to know about their expected colleges and courses for admission.

    Expected GATE Branch-Wise Cutoff 2026

    The authority will release the branch-wise cutoff for GATE 2026 online. The authority will release the GATE cut-offs for all 30 papers in each category. The cutoff will help candidates to know the minimum marks required for admission. Candidates can check the expected GATE branch-wise cutoff 2026 from the table below:

    GATE 2026 Branch-Wise Cut-off (Expected)

    GATE Paper

    GATE Qualifying Marks

    Aerospace Engineering

    32 - 34

    Agricultural Engineering

    24.6 - 26

    Architecture and Planning

    40 - 43

    Biomedical Engineering

    24 - 26

    Biotechnology

    37 - 40.2

    Civil Engineering

    27 - 29.5

    Chemical Engineering

    24.1 - 26.3

    Computer Science and Information Technology

    27 - 29.5

    Chemistry

    24 - 27

    Data Science and Artificial Intelligence

    36.5 - 38

    Electronics and Communication Engineering

    24 - 26.7

    Electrical Engineering

    25 - 28

    Environmental Science and Engineering

    37.1 - 39.5

    Ecology and Evolution

    35 - 37

    Geomatics Engineering

    41 - 43

    Geology and Geophysics (Geology)

    41.3 - 44

    Geology and Geophysics (Geophysics)

    48.7 - 50.4

    Instrumentation Engineering

    32 - 33.3

    Mathematics

    24.5 - 26

    Mechanical Engineering

    28 - 29.6

    Mining Engineering

    24 - 26.7

    Metallurgical Engineering

    40.1 - 43.5

    Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering

    24.4 - 26

    Petroleum Engineering

    41.6 - 43.7

    Physics

    31 - 33.1

    Production and Industrial Engineering

    29.7 - 31.2

    Statistics

    26 - 28

    Textile Engineering and Fibre Science

    27 - 29.8

    Engineering Sciences

    35 - 36.4

    Humanities and Social Sciences (Economics)

    36 - 38.1

    Humanities and Social Sciences (English)

    47.7 - 49

    Humanities and Social Sciences (Linguistics)

    48 - 50

    Humanities and Social Sciences (Philosophy)

    38.5 - 40

    Humanities and Social Sciences (Psychology)

    52 - 54

    Humanities and Social Sciences (Sociology)

    35.6 - 27

    Life Sciences

    28 - 30

    Factors Affecting the GATE Cutoff 2026

    The authority considers several factors while preparing the GATE 2026 cut-off. Candidates can check these factors from below:

    • The total number of applicants appeared in the exam.

    • Total Seat Intakes

    • Exam difficulty level

    • Previous year cut-offs

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    How to calculate the GATE Cut-off 2026?

    According to the information brochure, the GATE cutoff for SC, ST, and OBC category will be calculated on the basis of general category cutoff. Candidates can check the formula for calculating the GATE cutoff 2026:

    GATE cutoff for General Category: max(25, min(40, x+y))

    Note- X is the mean and Y is the standard deviation of the candidates marks who had appeared for the exam.

    • GATE Cutoff for OBC-NCL/EWS category = (9/10) × Qualifying marks for GENERAL category

    • GATE Cutoff for SC/ST/PwD category = (2/3) × Qualifying marks for GENERAL category

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    Previous Year GATE Branch-Wise Cut off

    Candidates can refer to the table below for the previous year cut-offs for GATE exam. The cut-offs are mentioned for all the test papers and categories. These cutoffs will help students to understand the trends of cutoffs over the previous years.

    GATE 2025 Qualifying Cutoff

    GATE 2025 Paper

    Qualifying Marks

    Test Paper

    Cut-off

    (GEN)

    Cut-off

    (OBC-NCL/EWS)

    Cut-off

    (SC/ST/PwD)

    Aerospace Engineering

    28.9

    26

    19.2

    Agricultural Engineering

    25

    22.5

    16.6

    Architecture and Planning

    40

    36

    26.6

    Biomedical Engineering

    29.2

    26.2

    19.4

    Biotechnology

    28

    25.2

    18.6

    Civil Engineering

    29.2

    26.2

    19.4

    Chemical Engineering

    27.7

    24.9

    18.4

    Computer Science and Information Technology

    29.2

    26.2

    19.4

    Chemistry

    25

    22.5

    16.6

    Data Science and Artificial Intelligence

    29

    26.1

    19.3

    Electronics and Communication Engineering

    25

    22.5

    16.6

    Electrical Engineering

    25

    22.5

    16.6

    Environmental Science and Engineering

    26.1

    23.4

    17.4

    Ecology and Evolution

    39.5

    35.5

    26.3

    Geomatics Engineering

    25.7

    23.1

    17.1

    Geology and Geophysics (Geology)

    38.4

    34.5

    25.5

    Geology and Geophysics (Geophysics)

    40

    36

    26.6

    Instrumentation Engineering

    25.6

    23

    17

    Mathematics

    25

    22.5

    16.6

    Mechanical Engineering

    35.8

    32.2

    23.8

    Mining Engineering

    30.6

    27.5

    20.4

    Metallurgical Engineering

    40

    36

    26.6

    Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering

    25.1

    22.5

    16.7

    Petroleum Engineering

    31.1

    27.9

    20.7

    Physics

    26.8

    24.1

    17.8

    Production and Industrial Engineering

    35.6

    32

    23.7

    Statistics

    30.2

    27.1

    20.1

    Textile Engineering and Fibre Science

    34.7

    31.2

    23.1

    Engineering Sciences

    35.4

    31.8

    23.5

    Humanities and Social Sciences (Economics)

    40

    36

    26.6

    Humanities and Social Sciences (English)

    40

    36

    26.6

    Humanities and Social Sciences (Linguistics)

    40

    36

    26.6

    Humanities and Social Sciences (Philosophy)

    40

    36

    26.6

    Humanities and Social Sciences (Psychology)

    40

    36

    26.6

    Humanities and Social Sciences (Sociology)

    40

    36

    26.6

    Life Sciences

    31.3

    28.1

    20.8

    GATE 2024 Cutoff Category-Wise

    Paper

    Qualifying Marks

    GATE Paper Code

    Qualifying GATE Cutoff 2024

    General

    OBC-NCL/EWS

    SC/ST/PWD

    Aerospace Engineering

    33.3

    29.9

    22.1

    Agricultural Engineering

    25

    22.5

    16.6

    Architecture and Planning

    41.5

    37.3

    27.6

    Biomedical Engineering

    25

    22.5

    16.6

    Biotechnology

    38.9

    35

    25.9

    Civil Engineering

    28.3

    25.4

    18.8

    Chemical Engineering

    25

    22.5

    16.6

    Computer Science and Information Technology

    27.6

    24.8

    18.4

    Chemistry

    25.2

    22.6

    16.7

    Data Science and Artificial Intelligence

    37.1

    33.3

    24.7

    Electronics and Communication Engineering

    25

    22.5

    16.6

    Electrical Engineering

    25.7

    23.1

    17.1

    Environmental Science and Engineering

    37.9

    34.1

    25.2

    Ecology and Evolution

    35.8

    32.2

    23.8

    Geomatics Engineering

    41.1

    36.9

    27.4

    Geology and Geophysics (Geology)

    42

    37.8

    28

    Geology and Geophysics (Geophysics)

    49

    44.1

    32.6

    Instrumentation Engineering

    32.7

    29.4

    21.8

    Mathematics

    25

    22.5

    16.6

    Mechanical Engineering

    28.6

    25.7

    19

    Mining Engineering

    25

    22.5

    16.6

    Metallurgical Engineering

    41

    36.9

    27.3

    Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering

    25.1

    22.5

    16.7

    Petroleum Engineering

    42.6

    38.3

    28.4

    Physics

    32

    28.8

    21.3

    Production and Industrial Engineering

    30.5

    27.4

    20.3

    Statistics

    26.6

    23.9

    17.7

    Textile Engineering and Fibre Science

    28.1

    25.2

    18.7

    Engineering Sciences

    36.2

    32.5

    24.1

    Humanities and Social Sciences (Economics)

    37

    33.3

    24.6

    Humanities and Social Sciences (English)

    48

    43.2

    32

    Humanities and Social Sciences (Linguistics)

    49.7

    44.7

    33.1

    Humanities and Social Sciences (Philosophy)

    39.3

    35.3

    26.1

    Humanities and Social Sciences (Psychology)

    52.7

    47.4

    35.1

    Humanities and Social Sciences (Sociology)

    36

    32.4

    24

    Life Sciences

    29.3

    26.3

    19.5

    GATE Cutoff 2023 Category-Wise

    Paper

    Qualifying Marks



    GATE Paper Code

    Qualifying GATE 2023 Cutoff Marks

    General

    OBC-NCL/EWS

    SC/ST/PWD

    ST: Statistics

    25

    22.5

    16.6

    PH: Physics

    31.1

    27.9

    20.7

    CS: Computer Science & Information Technology

    32.5

    29.2

    21.6

    EC: Electronics & Communication Engineering

    29.9

    26.9

    19.9

    CE: Civil Engineering

    26.6

    23.9

    17.7

    IN: Instrumentation Engineering

    34.8

    31.3

    23.2

    EE: Electrical engineering

    25

    22.5

    16.6

    ME: Mechanical Engineering

    28.4

    25.5

    18.9

    XE: Engineering Sciences

    37.9

    34.1

    25.2

    CH: Chemical Engineering

    32.10

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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