GATE Cutoff for Civil Engineering (CE) 2026 - Check Here!
  • GATE Cutoff for Civil Engineering (CE) 2026 - Check Here!

GATE Cutoff for Civil Engineering (CE) 2026 - Check Here!

Team Careers360Updated on 09 Sep 2025, 12:16 PM IST

GATE 2026 Cutoff for Civil Engineering (CE) - IIT Guwahati will release the GATE CE cutoff 2026 on the official website, gate2026.iitg.ac.in. The authority announces the GATE 2026 CE cutoff along with the result. The GATE civil engineering cutoff is the minimum mark required to qualify the Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering. Moreover, the GATE cutoff will vary for each category. Candidates whose marks are more than or equal to the cutoff of GATE CE 2026 become eligible to participate in the admission counselling. The authority will announce the GATE 2026 result on March 19, 2026. Candidates can check the GATE CE cutoff 2026 on this page.

GATE Cutoff for Civil Engineering (CE) 2026 - Check Here!
GATE 2026 Cutoff for CE

The GATE cutoff marks for Civil Engineering will be considered for admission to NITs, IIITs, IITs and other CFTIs. Only those candidates that have cleared the cutoff will be eligible to participate in the GATE 2026 counselling. Candidates must note that the cutoff for Civil Engineering GATE 2026 differs each year due to some parameters like the difficulty of GATE 2026, several candidates who have applied, cutoff trends (previous year) etc. Refer to the GATE qualifying cutoff for Civil Engineering 2026 article for more details.

GATE 2026 CE Cutoff

Candidates who appear for the GATE Civil Engineering paper can check the qualifying marks for the GATE CE paper below. Below we will update with the GATE CE cutoff 2026 once it is officially released on the official website. Candidates can also refer to this article for the GATE previous year Civil cutoffs.

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GATE Previous Year’s Civil Cutoff

The authorities will announce the GATE 2026 civil engineering cutoff. Candidates can also check the previous year GATE cutoff from the table below to understand the past year cutoff trends.

GATE Qualifying Cutoff for CE (Civil Engineering)

Category

General

OBC

SC/ST/PH

202428.325.418.8
202326.623.917.7
202220.427.320.2
202129.226.222
202032.929.621.0

2019

26.9

24.2

17.9

2018

26.9

24.2

17.9

2017

28.7

25.8

19.1

2016

25

22.5

16.6

2015

25

22.5

16.67

2014

26.57

23.91

17.71

2013

27.13

24.42

18.09

GATE 2018 Cutoff for CE in IIT Delhi

M.Tech. Programme

Code

GATE

Paper/ B.Tech. Discipline

GEN

OBC

SC

ST

PH

Construction Engg. & Mgmt.

CET

CE

300

300

200

200

200

Environmental Engg.

& Mgmt.

CEV

CE

300

300

200

200

200

Rock Engg. &

Underground Structure

CEU

CE

300

300

200

200

200

Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental

Engg.

CEG

CE

300

300

200

200

200

Structural

Engineering

CES

CE

300

300

200

200

200

Water Resources

Engg.

CEW

CE

300

300

200

200

200

Transportation Engg.

CEP

CE

300

300

200

200

200

GATE 2017 Cutoff for CE in IIT Delhi

Stream

Construction Engg. & Mgmt.

Rock Engg. & Mgmt.

Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering

Structural Engineering

Water Resources Engineering

Transportation Engineering

Gen

735

408

788

848

725

738

OBC

720

408

750

785

660

670

SC

556

264

634

632

520

490

ST

439

272

634

552

480

490

PH

370

200

634

630

480

332

GATE 2017 Cutoff for CE in IIT Guwahati

GATE Papers

General

OBC

SC

ST

Civil Engineering (CE)

358

320

252

251

Civil Engineering (CE) PD

252

252

252

NA

PH*

392

NA

390

NA

AR**

400

333

198

162

AG***

362

362

202

144

MN*

NA

NA

299

NA

GG*

460

376

246

NA

CY*

623

NA

NA

NA

MA*

NA

NA

184

NA

PE*

542

NA

NA

NA

GATE 2017 Cutoff for CE in IIT Madras

M.Tech Program

Course Codes

GEN

OBC

SC

ST

Gen-PwD

Environmental Engineering

CE2Y

780

643

603

448


Building Technology and Construction

Management

CE1Y

754

723


527

321

Geotechnical Engineering

CE3Y

768

651

499

397


Structural Engineering

CE5Y

730


507

454

282

Hydraulic and Water Resources Engineering

CE4Y

700

666

478

362


Transportation Engineering

CE6Y

714

637

475

382


Environmental Engineering

CE2N

616





Building Technology and Construction

Management

CE1N

711





Geotechnical Engineering

CE3N

696





Structural Engineering

CE5N

772





Hydraulic and Water Resources Engineering

CE4N

603





Transportation Engineering

CE6N

712




289

GATE 2017 Cutoff for CE in IIT BHU

Scores/ Categories

GEN

OBC

SC

ST

GATE Cutoff Score

624

530

437

No applicants

GATE 2017 Cutoff for CE in IIT Bombay

Branch

Stream

Cutoff

GEN

OBC-NC

SC/ST/PwD

Civil Engineering

Construction Technology and Management (Specialization CE 7)

730

657

487

Geotechnical Engineering (Specialization CE 2)

730

657

487

Transportation Systems Engineering (Specialization CE 1)

730

657

487

Ocean Engineering (Specialization CE 5)

620

558

413

Structural Engineering (Specialization CE 4)

675

608

450

Water Resources Engineering (Specialization CE 3)

640

576

427

GATE 2016 Cutoff for CE at IIT Delhi

M.Tech. Programme

Code

GATE Paper/

B.Tech. Discipline

GEN

OBC

SC

ST

PH

Environmental Engg.

& Mgmt

CEV

CE/EN

700

650

630

630

300

BT

600

600

550

550

300

CH

600

500

400

400

300

Construction Engg.

& Mgmt

CET

CE

770

700

600

320

320

AR

780

650

425

339

300

Rock Engg. &

Underground Structure

CEU

CE

645

630

480

440

300

Transportation Engg.

CEP

CE

709

624

500

315

400

Structural Engineering

CES

CE

820

780

635

495

495

Geotechnical and Geo

Environmental Engg.

CEG

CE

751

710

600

550

400

Water Resources Engg.

CEW

CE

675

650

475

454

400

GATE 2016 Cutoff for CE at IIT Bombay

Specialization

Qualifying

Discipline

GATE

Discipline

GEN

OBC-NC (.9 of GN)

SC/ST (.6666 of GN)

CE1

(Transportation

Systems

Engineering)

CE

CE

550

495

367

CE2

(Geotechnical

Engineering)

CE

CE

550

495

367

CE3

(Water

Resources

Engineering)

CE

CE

500

450

333

CE4

(Structural

Engineering)

CE

CE

600

540

400

CE5

(Ocean

Engineering)

CE

CE

500

450

333

CE7 (Construction Technology and Management)

CE

CE

500

450

333

GATE 2016 Cutoff for CE at IIT Kharagpur

Course

Opening Scores

Closing scores

GEN

OBC

SC

ST

PwD

GEN

OBC

SC

ST

PwD

CE1

751

696

574

435

446

677

605

511

348

333

CE2

788

718

622

490

541

710

-

526

-

-

CE3

755

707

585

453

-

685

611

518

360

-

CE4

795

725

659

591

-

707

669

-

386

-

CE5

847

759

655

547

758

740

751

585

-

410

GATE 2016 Cutoff for CE - IIT Madras

M.Tech Programme

Programme Codes

Discipline Codes

General

OBC

SC

ST

Building Technology and Construction Management

CE1Y

CE

718

634

578


CE1Y

AR

798

-

-

302

CE1Y

ZE

-

-

-

-

Environmental Engineering

CE2Y

CE

674

624

544

-

CE2Y

ZE, AG, BT, CH, EV,

ME

791

681

-

--

Geotechnical Engineering

CE3Y

CE

693

670

674

-

CE3Y

ZE

-

-

-

-

Hydraulic and Water Resources Engineering

CE4Y

CE

667

634

576

413

CE4Y

AG

732

-

102

-

CE4Y

ZE, EV, ME

-

-

-

404

Structural Engineering

CE5Y

CE

759

-

587

-

CE5Y

ZE

-

-

-

-

Transportation Engineering

CE6Y

CE

704

666

580

406

CE6Y

ZE, AR

798

-

-

-

GATE 2015 Cutoff for CE at IIT Bombay

Branch

Stream

Cutoff

GEN

OBC-NC

SC/ST/PwD

Civil Engineering

Transportation Systems Engineering (Specialization CE 1)

550

495

367

Offshore Engineering

(Specialization CE5)

500

450

333

Water Resources Engineering (Specialization CE 3)

500

450

333

Geotechnical Engineering (Specialization CE 2)

550

495

367

Structural Engineering (Specialization CE 4)

600

540

400

GATE 2015 Cutoff for CE in IIT Kharagpur

Discipline

Gen

OBC

SC

ST

Pwd

CE5

841

798

561

449

505

CE4

794

745

544

441

-

CE3

767

719

522

435

-

CE2

785

759

540

449

677

CE1

752

708

524

423

525

GATE 2015 Cutoff for CE in IIT Guwahati

Stream

Main GATE Disciplines

Allied GATE Disciplines

Gen

OBC

SC

ST

Pwd

Gen

OBC

SC

ST

Pwd

Civil Engineering

27.49

25.42

18.63

18.78

20.02

29.35

30.18

20.45

23.1

23.82

GATE 2015 Cutoff for CE in IIT BHU

Discipline

Gen

OBC

SC

ST

PwD

Civil Engineering

572

286

362

263

252

GATE COAP 2026

GATE COAP is the common admission portal that will provide a common platform for M.Tech applicants of IITs. Candidates will get a guide to make the choice of the M.Tech courses to take admission through the common admission portal. It is necessary to register for GATE 2026 COAP. The authority is expected to open the COAP 2026 window after March 20, 2026.

How to register on GATE COAP 2026

Candidates will have to enter the following details while filling out the online application form of COAP.

  • Name
  • Date of birth
  • Email Id and mobile no.
  • GATE registration number.
  • GATE score
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Eligibility criteria: To apply for COAP, candidates are advised to check the eligibility details carefully. They need to have qualified GATE in 2026, 2024 or 2023.

Admission to IIITs, NITs & GFTIs: Qualified candidates will be invited for counselling and seat allotment process after a successful registration.

Parameters that determine GATE Cutoff for CE 2026

The following factors are considered by exam authorities to prepare the cutoff marks for GATE 2026 for CE.

  • Number of seats available for admission.

  • Number of candidates applied.

  • Difficulty level of GATE 2026 exam.

  • Previous years Cutoff trends.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

Q: What is the pass mark for GATE 2026?
A:

The GATE 2026 qualifying marks will vary across all 30 subjects and institutions. For General category students, the minimum qualifying marks typically range between 25 and 30 out of 100.

Q: How many marks are there in GATE 2026?
A:

Each GATE 2026 paper is for a total of 100 marks. The General Aptitude (GA) section, common to all papers, is worth 15 marks, while the remaining 85 marks cover the specific test paper syllabus.

Q: What is the pass mark for GATE 2026?
A:

The GATE 2026 qualifying marks will vary across all 30 subjects and institutions. For General category students, the minimum qualifying marks typically range between 25 and 30 out of 100.

Q: How many marks are there in GATE 2026?
A:

Each GATE 2026 paper is for a total of 100 marks. The General Aptitude (GA) section, common to all papers, is worth 15 marks, while the remaining 85 marks cover the specific test paper syllabus.

Q: How many students appeared for GATE 2024 Civil Engineering?
A:

For Civil Engineering (CE) in GATE 2024, 1,08,136 candidates registered, and 85,869 appeared for the exam.

Q: What is a good rank in GATE civil?
A:

A rank below 200 in GATE Civil Engineering is considered good and can ensure a seat in leading institutions like IITs and IISc.

Q: How many students appeared for GATE 2024 Civil Engineering?
A:

For Civil Engineering (CE) in GATE 2024, 1,08,136 candidates registered, and 85,869 appeared for the exam.

Q: What is a good rank in GATE civil?
A:

A rank below 200 in GATE Civil Engineering is considered good and can ensure a seat in leading institutions like IITs and IISc.

Q: What is the GATE qualifying marks for civil exam?
A:

The qualifying marks for the GATE Civil Engineering (CE) exam in 2024 are 28.3 for General category, 25.4 for OBC-NCL and EWS categories, and 18.8 for SC, ST, and PwD categories.

Q: What is the GATE qualifying marks for civil exam?
A:

The qualifying marks for the GATE Civil Engineering (CE) exam in 2024 are 28.3 for General category, 25.4 for OBC-NCL and EWS categories, and 18.8 for SC, ST, and PwD categories.

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