GATE 2026 Cutoff for ECE - Electronics and Communication Engineering Qualifying Marks

GATE 2026 Cutoff for ECE - Electronics and Communication Engineering Qualifying Marks

Team Careers360Updated on 22 Feb 2026, 04:18 PM IST

GATE 2026 Cutoff for ECE - IIT Guwahati will declare the the GATE 2026 ECE cutoff along with the exam results on the official website gate2026.iitg.ac.in. The cutoff is the minimum score required to be included in the rank list after clearing the Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering. Candidates with marks more or equal to the cutoff will be eligible for M.Tech admission at IITs, NITs, IIITs, GFTIs, and private institutes across the country. Moreover, GATE qualifying and admission cutoff will vary from each other. Aspirants can check the expected GATE cutoff for ECE 2026 here. The GATE 2026 ECE cutoff for General, OBC, SC/ST will be updated on this page once released online.
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GATE 2026 Cutoff for ECE - Electronics and Communication Engineering Qualifying Marks
GATE ECE Cutoff for IIT

It is important to note that the GATE ECE cutoff varies for different categories. The authority consider various factors to determine the GATE 2026 cutoff for ECE like the exam difficulty level, the total number of applications and previous year's trends of cutoffs, etc. The GATE ECE cutoff 2026 is different for admission and changes from institute to institute. Candidates can check the GATE 2026 ECE cutoff on this page.

GATE Cutoff 2026 for ECE

IIT Guwahati will publish the qualifying GATE ECE cutoff 2026 online on the official website, gate2026.iitg.ac.in. The authority will consider various factors to decide the GATE Cutoff 2026 for ECE. We will update the GATE Cutoff 2026 for the ECE branch below whenever it gets officially released on the portal.

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Previous Year's GATE Cutoff for ECE

Candidates can get the previous year's GATE qualifying marks for ECE here. By using the previous year's cutoff, candidates who are appearing in the GATE exam will be able to predict the GATE ECE qualifying marks for the current year.

GATE Cutoff ECE 2025

Candidates can check the GATE ECE cutoff 2024 below.

CategoryCutoff

General

25

OBC NCL

22.5

SC / ST /PwD

16.6

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GATE Cutoff ECE 2024

Candidates can check the GATE ECE cutoff 2024 below.

CategoryCutoff

General

25

OBC NCL

22.5

SC / ST /PwD

16.5

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GATE Cutoff 2023 for ECE

Candidates can check the GATE ECE cutoff for IIT below:

CategoryCutoff

General

29.9

OBC NCL

26.9

SC / ST /PwD

19.9

GATE ECE Cutoff 2022

Candidates can check the GATE ECE cutoff for 2022 below:

CategoryCutoff

General

25

OBC NCL

22.5

SC / ST /PwD

16.5

GATE 2021 ECE Cutoff

The GATE cutoff ECE has been updated here on this page after it was released by the authorities. Here, we have compiled the GATE ECE cutoff 2021 for all major NITs, IITs, and IIITs.

CategoryCutoff

General

25

OBC NCL

22.5

SC / ST /PwD

16.6

GATE Qualifying Cutoff for ECE (2013-2019)

YearGeneralOBC-NCLSC/ST/PH

2019

26.7

24

17.8

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

25.56

23.01

17.04

2013

25

22.25

16.67

IIT BHU GATE Cutoff for ECE (2017)

DisciplineGATE Score (Gen)GATE Score (OBC)

Electronics & Communication (EC)

618

566

GATE Cutoff for ECE (2016) - IITs

InstituteM.Tech ProgrammeGENOBCSCSTPwD

IIT Bombay

Communication Engineering EE1

510

459

340

340

-

Control & Computing EE2

-

Power Electronics & Power Systems

-

Microelectronics EE4

-

Electronics EE5

-

Dynamics and Control (AE2)

600

540

400


-

Material Science (MM1)

400

360

267


-

Systems & Control Engineering (SC)

600

540

400



IIT Delhi

Communications Engg.

770

720

540

440

440

Computer Technology

745

672

500

425

400

Applied Optics

750

675

500

500

500

Optoelectronics & Optical Communication

680

610

500

350

450

Solid State Materials

750

675

500

500

500

IIT Madras

Control and Instrumentation

846

-

-

442


Computer Science & Engineering

808

729

532

404

-

Communication and Signal Processing

792

737

542

477

-

Power Systems and Power Electronics

832

802

560

483

-

Microelectronics and VLSI Design

842

796

789

604

-

Microelectronics and Photonics

775

734

569

463

-

IIT Kharagpur

Micro Electronics and VLSI Design

867

820

659

628

773

RF and Microwave Engineering

652

487

355

652


Telecommunication Systems Engineering

702

503

416

702

604

Visual Information and Embedded Systems Engineering

682

491


682

546

IISc Bangalore

Communication & Networks

1000 - 863

894-761

722 -638

628 - 550

604

Signal Processing

1000 -846

869-761

745-672

654 - 522

-

916 - 811

779-741

652-652

-

-

IIT Hyderabad

Communications and Signal Processing (TA)

723

671

513

389

-

Micro Electronics and VLSI(TA)

730

564

529

421

-

Micro Electronics and VLSKRA)


428



-

IIT Bhubaneswar

Electronics & Communication Engineering


550

495

368

-

IIT BHU

Microwave Engineering

Non

614

429

402

-

Microelectronics

698

687

510

434

-

Communication & System Engineering

671

624

461

-

-

Digital Techniques & Instrumentation

666

654

461

411

-

IIT Guwahati

Theoretical Computer Science

563

-

-

342

-

VLSI

728

638

515

338

-

Signal Processing

672

582

438

295

-

Communication Engineering

662

559

461

522

-

Power and Control

726

629

489

1

-

RF and Photonics

617

565

-

292

-

IIT Mandi

VLSI

59%

48%

36%

35%

-

IIT Roorkee

Electronics & Comm. Engg.

28.99

26.21

19.59

23.1

20.46

IIT Patna

Communication System Engineering

51.88

40 84

73.46

28.32

-

How to check GATE Cutoff 2026 for ECE?

Candidates can check the cutoff of GATE ECE in online mode. Below are a few important steps to follow to check the GATE ECE cutoff 2026.

  • Visit the official website at gate2026.iitg.ac.in.

  • Click on the GATE Cutoff link

  • GATE cutoff pdf will display. Check for the paper code ECE

Determiners of GATE 2026 cutoff for ECE

The cutoff of GATE ECE 2026 shall be determined by using the factors given below.

  • Total no. of applied candidates.

  • The difficulty level of the question paper.

  • Discipline-wise/department-wise total number of M.Tech seats.

  • Previous years cutoffs are used by each department to shortlist candidates for a personal interview or written test.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

Q: What is the expected cutoff for GATE ECE 2026?
A:

The expected cutoff for GATE ECE for the general category is 27. 

Q: What is a good GATE score for ECE?
A:

Candidates need to score 65-75 marks out of 100 for GATE ECE. 

Q: Which PSUs recruit through GATE 2026?
A:

PSUs that recruit through GATE include IOCL, Power Grid, HPCL, GAIL, DRDO, NPCIL, NMDC and much more. For more details, check- PSU recruitment through GATE 2026.

Q: How can I download GATE 2026 cutoff for ECE pdf?
A:

Candidates will be able to download the GATE ECE cutoff pdf online at official website. 

Q: What is GATE opening and closing rank for IIT?
A:

COAP will release the GATE cutoff for IIT on official website.

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