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GATE 2026 Cutoff for EE (Electrical Engineering) - IIT Guwahati has released the GATE EE cutoff 2026 on the official website, gate2026.iitg.ac.in. As per the notification, the GATE 2026 EE cutoff 27.7 for general category, 24.9 for OBC-NCL candidates and 18.4 for SC/ST candidates. Students need to qualify for the Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering to be eligible for counselling. It is important to note that the GATE 2026 cutoff will differ for each discipline and category. The authority conducted the GATE 2026 exam on February 7, 8, 14 and 15, 2026. Qualified candidates will be eligible for M.Tech admissions and the PSU recruitment.
Candidates who secure marks lower than the GATE 2026 EE cutoff will have fewer chances of admission. The GATE 2026 electrical cut-off marks for IIT and NIT will be updated on this page after the official release. Read this article to know more about the GATE EE cutoff 2025.
The GATE EE cutoff 2026 is mentioned in the results. The same details are provided below. The authority will consider various factors to determine the GATE cutoff for EE 2026. The following table comprises the GATE cutoff 2026 for EE. Candidates can check the cutoff for GATE EE 2026 category-wise below.
Category | Cutoff |
|---|---|
General | 27.7 |
OBC-NCL / EWS | 24.9 |
SC / ST / PwD | 18.4 |
Candidates can refer to the institute-wise and past-year cutoff for IIT and NIT. Candidates can predict the gate ee qualifying marks using the previous year cutoff.
Category | Cutoff (Expected) |
|---|---|
General | 27.5 |
OBC-NCL / EWS | 25 |
SC / ST / PwD | 20 |
Category | Cutoff |
|---|---|
General | 25.7 |
OBC-NCL / EWS | 23.1 |
SC / ST / PwD | 17.1 |
GATE Paper 2023 | GATE Qualifying Marks | ||
General | OBC-NCL/ EWS | SC/ST/PwD | |
Electrical Engineering | 25 | 22.5 | 16.6 |
GATE Paper 2022 | GATE Qualifying Marks | ||
General | OBC-NCL/ EWS | SC/ST/PwD | |
Electrical Engineering | 30.7 | 27.6 | 20.4 |
GATE Paper 2021 | GATE Qualifying Marks | ||
Highest score | Highest Marks (out of 100) | Cut-off marks (out of 100) | |
Electrical Engineering | 974 | 85.33 | 30.3 |
Year | General | OBC | SC/ST/PH |
2013 | 25.74 | 23.17 | 17.16 |
2014 | 25 | 22.5 | 16.67 |
2015 | 25 | 22.5 | 16.67 |
2016 | 25.1 | 22.5 | 16.7 |
2017 | 25.2 | 25.2 | 16.7 |
2018 | 29.1 | 26.1 | 19.4 |
2019 | 39.6 | 35.6 | 26.4 |
2020 | 33.4 | 30.0 | 22.2 |
2021 | 30.3 | 27.2 | 20.2 |
Candidates can check the GATE electrical cutoff for IIT below. The GATE cutoff marks for IITs will vary category-wise.
Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) | Closing Rank | |||
General | OBC | SC | ST | |
Indian Institute of Technology Delhi | 735 | 720 | 535 | 495 |
Indian Institute of Technology Banaras Hindu University Varanasi | 781 | 757 | 619 | 534 |
Indian Institute of Technology Mandi | 634 | 616 | 446 | 446 |
Indian Institute of Technology Jodhpur | 612 | 570 | 417 | 361 |
Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar | 592 | 549 | 407 | 407 |
Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad | 827 | 711 | 591 | 449 |
Indian Institute of Technology Bhubaneswar | 592 | 549 | 407 | 368.5 |
Indian Institute of Technology Ropar | 649 | 632 | 482 | 417 |
Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee | 74.66 | 74.31 | 63.35 | 56.16 |
Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati | 741 | 670 | 528 | 464 |
Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur | 900 | 813 | 683 | 594 |
Indian Institute of Technology Madras | 877 | 843 | 651 | 584 |
Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur | 775 | 746 | 558 | 416.9 |
Indian Institute of Technology Indian School of Mines Dhanbad | 634 | 616 | 446 | 379 |
Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore | 800 | 700 | 500 | 500 |
Indian Institute of Technology Tirupati | 608 | 555 | 397 | 373 |
Indian Institute of Technology Palakkad | 554 | 588 | 426 | 265 |
Indian Institute of Technology Goa | 569 | 330 | - | - |
Indian Institute of Technology Jammu | 450 | 405 | 270 | 270 |
National Institute of Technology (NITs) | Closing Rank | |||
General | OBC | SC | ST | |
Dr. B R Ambedkar National Institute of Technology, Jalandhar (Control and Instrumentation Engineering) | 601 | 495 | 353 | 272 |
Malaviya National Institute of Technology, Jaipur (Power Electronics & Drives) | 737 | 615 | 456 | 383 |
Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology, Bhopal (Electrical Drives) | 605 | 558 | 422 | 311 |
Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology, Allahabad | - | - | - | - |
National Institute of Technology, Agartala (Power System Engineering) | 545 | 464 | 362 | 255 |
National Institute of Technology, Warangal (Power Electronics & Drives) | 757 | 698 | 626 | 481 |
National Institute of Technology, Arunachal Pradesh | - | - | - | - |
National Institute of Technology, Calicut (Power Systems) | 669 | 622 | 499 | 349 |
National Institute of Technology, Delhi | NA | NA | NA | NA |
National Institute of Technology, Durgapur (Power System) | 601 | 520 | 387 | 307 |
National Institute of Technology, Goa (Power Electronics & Power Systems) | 609 | 510 | 353 | 302 |
National Institute of Technology, Hamirpur (Power System) | 575 | 515 | 387 | 324 |
National Institute of Technology, Jamshedpur (Power Systems) | 643 | 515 | 387 | 336 |
National Institute of Technology, Kurukshetra (Power System) | 749 | 555 | 426 | 336 |
National Institute of Technology, Manipur (Power System and Control System) | 494 | 460 | 294 | 241 |
National Institute of Technology, Meghalaya (Power & Energy Systems) | 498 | 451 | 307 | 270 |
National Institute of Technology, Mizoram | - | - | - | - |
National Institute of Technology, Nagaland (Power Systems Engineering) | 464 | 451 | 319 | 221 |
National Institute of Technology, Patna (Power Systems Engineering) | 707 | 559 | 464 | 230 |
National Institute of Technology, Puducherry (Power Electronics) | 566 | 537 | 383 | 298 |
National Institute of Technology, Raipur (Power System & Control) | 558 | 502 | 379 | 270 |
National Institute of Technology, Rourkela (Power Systems Engineering) | 660 | 626 | 481 | 379 |
National Institute of Technology, Sikkim (Control Power and Electric Drives) | 515 | 453 | 315 | 260 |
National Institute of Technology, Silchar (Power & Energy Systems Engineering) | 549 | 507 | 358 | 268 |
National Institute of Technology, Srinagar (Electrical Power and Energy System) | 507 | 430 | 311 | 362 |
National Institute of Technology, Surathkal (Power & Energy Systems) | 742 | 657 | 514 | 617 |
National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli (Power Electronics) | 818 | 737 | 673 | 464 |
Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology, Surat (Power Electronics & Electrical Drives) | 679 | 592 | 471 | 298 |
Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology, Nagpur (Power Electronics & Drives) | 775 | 596 | 460 | 345 |
The following are the parameters that determine the GATE cutoff for Electrical Engineering (EE).
The difficulty level of the GATE 2026 question paper
Total number of GATE applicants
Previous year's cutoff trends
Availability of seats (Department-wise or discipline-wise)
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
The GATE 2026 cutoff for EE has been released on March 28, 2026.
To find the cutoff scores for a particular institute or university, candidates must visit the official website of that institute or university.
A valid GATE score in a relevant discipline is the most seeking criterion required in PSU recruitment through GATE. Along with this, there are other factors that are considered to define the eligibility such as age limit, minimum pass percentage or CGPA in bachelor's degree and medical standards.
There are some institutes that give admission to students with low GATE scores or ranks. There are 1074 colleges in India that accept GATE scores for admission in M. Tech. There are 827 private colleges and 247 government colleges.
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