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GATE Chemistry Cut off 2026- IIT Guwahati will publish the GATE 2026 Chemistry cutoff on the official website, gate2026.iitg.ac.in. The authority will release the GATE Chemistry 2026 cutoff category-wise. According to the previous year's GATE chemistry cutoffs, for the general category candidates, the cutoff was 25. The GATE 2026 cutoff is the minimum score that candidates need to clear to get admission through the exam. The candidate’s score will be mentioned in the GATE 2026 result. Candidates will be able to check the GATE chemistry cutoff 2026 here when released.
IIT Guwahati will announce the GATE 2026 exam results on March 19, as per the schedule available on the official website.
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Along with being able to apply for admission to postgraduate programmes, candidates who clear the chemistry cutoff for the GATE 2026 exam will also be eligible to apply for PSU recruitment. The GATE CY cut-off 2026 will be announced category-wise for General, OBC-NCL/EWS, and SC/ST/PwD candidates.
The GATE 2026 cutoffs for the chemistry paper will be updated here when they are released online. Candidates must refer to the cutoffs of the GATE exam to know if they are eligible for admission. In the meantime, candidates can refer to the previous year's GATE chemistry cutoffs here.
Analysing previous years’ data helps candidates predict the expected GATE Chemistry cut-off 2026. Over the last few years, the qualifying marks for the CY paper have fluctuated depending on exam difficulty and normalisation factors.
Year | Paper | General | OBC-NCL / EWS | SC / ST / PwD |
2025 | Chemistry (CY) | 25.0 | 22.5 | 16.6 |
2024 | Chemistry (CY) | 25.2 | 22.6 | 16.7 |
2023 | Chemistry (CY) | 32.0 | 28.8 | 21.3 |
2022 | Chemistry (CY) | 27.5 | 24.7 | 18.3 |
The authority will release the GATE chemistry cutoffs 2026 in 2 categories. One is the GATE Qualifying cutoffs, while the other is the GATE admission cutoff. Candidates must know the difference between the two cutoffs.
GATE 2026 Qualifying cutoff- This cutoff is the minimum score candidates need to score to be declared as GATE exam- qualified. Hence, this makes candidates eligible to apply for admission through the COAP portal.
GATE 2026 Admission cutoff- This is the institute-wise cutoff that determines if the score secured by the candidate is sufficient to apply for admission into that institute or not. It is dictated by the institute is is usually higher than the qualifying cutoff.
Top institutes such as IISc Bengaluru, IIT Bombay, IIT Madras, and IIT Delhi typically require much higher GATE scores for M.Sc./Ph.D./M.Tech admissions in Chemistry-related disciplines compared to the minimum qualifying marks.
Several parameters influence the GATE Chemistry cut-off each year:
Difficulty level of the paper
Number of candidates appearing
Performance of candidates
Normalization process
Availability of seats
Candidates who clear the GATE Chemistry 2026 cutoff can:
Apply for M.Sc., M.Tech, and PhD at IITs, NITs, IISc, and other institutes
Participate in CCMT counselling for NITs and GFTIs
Apply for PSU recruitment where Chemistry graduates are eligible.
Use GATE scores for research fellowships and funded projects.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
A good score in the GATE Chemistry 2026 exam is approximately 25 marks for the general category. However, it depends on the institute and programme that the candidate is interested in.
No, the GATE CY cutoff varies by category. The cutoff for OBC-NCL/EWS candidates will be lower than that of the General cutoff, while the SC/ST/PwD cutoff will be lower than the OBC-NCL cutoff.
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