GATE CSE Expected Cutoff 2026: IIT Guwahati will release the cutoff for GATE 2026 on the official website, gate2026.iitg.ac.in. Until then, check the expected cutoff for GATE CS to analyse the chance of admission. The expected CS cutoff for GEN is between 30 and 32, 28 and 26 for OBC, and 19 and 21 for SC/ST. The GATE CS cutoff serves as a minimum qualification required for admission in IITs, IIITs, NITs, and direct recruitment in PSUs. However, a cutoff alone is not sufficient for the final admission based on GATE 2026 exam. There will be several other factors based on which GATE admission will be considered.
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The GATE cutoff for CSE will be based on multiple factors. Further, check the GATE college predictor to find the best GATE colleges. Read the article for more details on the expected cutoff for GATE CS 2026.
Candidates can analyse their admission chances based on the expected GATE CS cutoff. The expected cutoff for Computer Science and Information Technology will likely range between 32 to 21. The cutoff trends have been set based on the previous year’s cutoff data.
Category | GATE Qualifying Marks 2026 for CSE |
General | 30-32 |
OBC | 28- 26 |
SC/ST/PH | 18 - 20.2 |
Over the recent years, the GATE CSE cutoff typically ranged from 19 to 32 for all categories.
The CSE branch, in particular, the GEN category cutoff has seen slight changes and trends over the past two years, which was 29 in 2025, higher to 27.6 in 2024, but lower than 32.5 in 2023.
Category | GATE cutoff 2025 for CSE |
General | 29 |
OBC | 26 |
SC/ST/PH | 19.4 |
Year | General | OBC | SC/ ST/ PH |
2024 | 27.6 | 24.8 | 18.4 |
2023 | 32.5 | 29.2 | 21.6 |
2022 | 25 | 22.5 | 16.6 |
2021 | 26.1 | 17.4 | 23.4 |
2020 | 28.5 | 25.6 | 19.0 |
2019 | 29.5 | 26.6 | 19.7 |
2018 | 25 | 22.5 | 16.6 |
2017 | 25 | 22.5 | 16.6 |
2016 | 25 | 22.5 | 16.6 |
2015 | 25 | 22.5 | 16.67 |
2014 | 25 | 22.25 | 16.67 |
2013 | 25 | 22.25 | 16.67 |
The Cutoff trends for GATE CSE are mainly affected by various factors, such as exam difficulty, number of candidates, normalisation, and more. Check below the factors affecting the GATE CSE cutoff 2026.
CSE Seat registered: The CSE cutoff will mainly be affected by the number of seats available for the CSE branch in the particular institutes.
Students appearing for the GATE exam: The cutoff also fluctuates based on the number of students registered for the GATE exam.
Exam Difficulty Level: The level of difficulty of the GATE CSE paper for the exam matters when calculating the final GATE cutoff.
Previous year cutoff trends: The CSE cutoff are also based on the previous year cutoff trends. The cutoff for 2025 will be considered for 2026 cutoff.
NIT Name | Max GATE Score | Min GATE Score |
804 | 749 | |
706 | 645 | |
856 | 761 | |
757 | 747 |
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
The expected cutoff for GATE CSE will range from 21 to 32.
GATE admission is likely based on the qualifying cutoff score, i.e., 21 to 32. However for IIT a or NITs candidates will have to score more than the qualifying cutoff.
25 marks is an average mark in GATE. Candidates will have to secure more than that to secure admission in top IITs and NITs.
On Question asked by student community
The cutoff marks for OBC category students are different for different paper codes. You can check the article on Gate cutoff for all the detailed information. Hope it helps.
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