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GATE branch wise cutoff 2026: The IIT Guwahati has released 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 is released for all branches and for each category. The general cutoff for GATE is 30, 27 marks for OBC-NCL/EWS category, and 20 marks for SC/ST category. The branch-wise cutoff for GATE varies 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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The GATE cut-off 2026, category-wise is now released along with the results. The authority has released 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.
The authority has released the branch-wise cutoff for GATE 2026 online. The authority has published the GATE cut-offs for all 30 papers in each category. The cutoff helps candidates to know the minimum marks required for admission. Candidates can check the GATE branch-wise cutoff 2026 from the table below:
| Paper Code | Test Paper | Cut-off (GEN) | Cut-off (OBC-NCL/ EWS) | Cut-Off (SC/ST/PwD) |
| AE | Aerospace Engineering | 25 | 22.5 | 16.6 |
| AG | Agricultural Engineering | 25 | 22.5 | 16.6 |
| AR | Architecture and Planning | 40 | 36 | 26.6 |
| BM | Biomedical Engineering | 25 | 22.5 | 16.6 |
| BT | Biotechnology | 25.8 | 23.2 | 17.2 |
| CE | Civil Engineering | 28.7 | 25.8 | 19.1 |
| CH | Chemical Engineering | 25 | 22.5 | 16.6 |
| CS | Computer Science and Information Technology | 30 | 27 | 20 |
| CY | Chemistry | 25 | 22.5 | 16.6 |
| DA | Data Science and Artificial Intelligence | 26.4 | 23.7 | 17.5 |
| EC | Electronics and Communication Engineering | 26.4 | 23.7 | 17.5 |
| EE | Electrical Engineering | 27.7 | 24.9 | 18.4 |
| ES | Environmental Science and Engineering | 30 | 27 | 20 |
| EY | Ecology and Evolution | 40 | 36 | 26.6 |
| GE | Geomatics Engineering | 25 | 22.5 | 16.6 |
| GG-1 | Geology and Geophysics (Geology) | 39.3 | 35.3 | 26.1 |
| GG-2 | Geology and Geophysics (Geophysics) | 37.1 | 33.3 | 24.7 |
| IN | Instrumentation Engineering | 39.8 | 35.8 | 26.5 |
| MA | Mathematics | 34.7 | 31.2 | 23.1 |
| ME | Mechanical Engineering | 25.2 | 22.6 | 16.7 |
| MN | Mining Engineering | 29.5 | 26.5 | 19.6 |
| MT | Metallurgical Engineering | 40 | 36 | 26.6 |
| NM | Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering | 33.7 | 30.3 | 22.4 |
| PE | Petroleum Engineering | 40 | 36 | 26.6 |
| PH | Physics | 25.5 | 22.9 | 17 |
| PI | Production and Industrial Engineering | 36 | 32.4 | 24 |
| ST | Statistics | 30.4 | 27.3 | 20.2 |
| TF | Textile Engineering and Fibre Science | 31.5 | 28.3 | 21 |
| XE | Engineering Sciences | 35.2 | 31.6 | 23.4 |
| XH-C1 | Humanities and Social Sciences (Economics) | 35.7 | 32.1 | 23.8 |
| XH-C2 | Humanities and Social Sciences (English) | 40 | 36 | 26.6 |
| XH-C3 | Humanities and Social Sciences (Linguistics) | 37.4 | 33.6 | 24.9 |
| XH-C4 | Humanities and Social Sciences (Philosophy) | 38.3 | 34.4 | 25.5 |
| XH-C5 | Humanities and Social Sciences (Psychology) | 39.3 | 35.3 | 26.1 |
| XH-C6 | Humanities and Social Sciences (Sociology) | 40 | 36 | 26.6 |
| XL | Life Sciences | 36.3 | 32.6 | 24.1 |
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
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:
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
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 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 |
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 |
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 | - | - |
On Question asked by student community
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The GATE cutoff varies widely by subject paper and candidate category (General, OBC, SC/ST). For instance, the general category qualifying mark for Computer Science (CSE) was 27.6 in 2025 and 25.0 in 2024, while Mechanical Engineering (ME) was 35.8 in 2025.
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The topic wise mark distribution for GATE 2027 has not been officially released. GATE does not prescript fixed marks for each topic. The weightage varies every year independence on the question paper.
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