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GATE 2026 Cutoff for ECE - IIT Guwahati has declared the GATE 2026 ECE cutoff online. The cutoff is the minimum score required for candidates to be included in the rank list after qualifying for the Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering. Candidates who score equal to or above the cutoff will be eligible for M.Tech admission at IITs, NITs, IIITs, GFTIs, and other participating institutes across the country. It is important to note that the GATE qualifying cutoff and admission cutoff are different and may vary. The category -wise cutoff for General, OBC, SC/ST candidates has been updated on this page. The GATE 2026 result has been released on March 19, 2026.
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The computer-based test GATE 2026 was conducted on February 7, 8, 14, and 15, 2026 by the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Guwahati.
It is important to note that the GATE ECE cutoff varies for different categories. The authority considers 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.
IIT Guwahati has released the qualifying GATE ECE cutoff 2026 online. The authority will consider various factors to decide the GATE Cutoff 2026 for ECE. We updated the GATE Cutoff 2026 for the ECE branch below.
| Category | Cutoff |
|---|---|
General | 26.4 |
OBC NCL | 23.7 |
SC / ST /PwD | 17.5 |
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.
Candidates can check the GATE ECE cutoff 2025 below.
| Category | Cutoff |
|---|---|
General | 25 |
OBC NCL | 22.5 |
SC / ST /PwD | 16.6 |
Candidates can check the GATE ECE cutoff 2024 below.
| Category | Cutoff |
|---|---|
General | 25 |
OBC NCL | 22.5 |
SC / ST /PwD | 16.5 |
Candidates can check the GATE ECE cutoff for IIT below:
| Category | Cutoff |
|---|---|
General | 29.9 |
OBC NCL | 26.9 |
SC / ST /PwD | 19.9 |
Candidates can check the GATE ECE cutoff for 2022 below:
| Category | Cutoff |
|---|---|
General | 25 |
OBC NCL | 22.5 |
SC / ST /PwD | 16.5 |
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.
| Category | Cutoff |
|---|---|
General | 25 |
OBC NCL | 22.5 |
SC / ST /PwD | 16.6 |
| Year | General | OBC-NCL | SC/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 |
| Discipline | GATE Score (Gen) | GATE Score (OBC) |
|---|---|---|
Electronics & Communication (EC) | 618 | 566 |
| Institute | M.Tech Programme | GEN | OBC | SC | ST | PwD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 | |||
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 | |
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 | - | |
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 | ||
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 | - | - | ||
Communications and Signal Processing (TA) | 723 | 671 | 513 | 389 | - | |
Micro Electronics and VLSI(TA) | 730 | 564 | 529 | 421 | - | |
Micro Electronics and VLSKRA) | 428 | - | ||||
Electronics & Communication Engineering | 550 | 495 | 368 | - | ||
Microwave Engineering | Non | 614 | 429 | 402 | - | |
Microelectronics | 698 | 687 | 510 | 434 | - | |
Communication & System Engineering | 671 | 624 | 461 | - | - | |
Digital Techniques & Instrumentation | 666 | 654 | 461 | 411 | - | |
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 | - | |
VLSI | 59% | 48% | 36% | 35% | - | |
Electronics & Comm. Engg. | 28.99 | 26.21 | 19.59 | 23.1 | 20.46 | |
Communication System Engineering | 51.88 | 40 84 | 73.46 | 28.32 | - |
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
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)
The cutoff for GATE ECE for the general category is 26.4.
Candidates need to score 65-75 marks out of 100 for GATE ECE.
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.
Candidates can download the GATE ECE cutoff pdf online at official website.
COAP will release the GATE cutoff for IIT on official website.
On Question asked by student community
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