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IIT Patna GATE Cutoff 2026 : The Indian Institute of Technology Patna will release the GATE 2026 cutoff for M.Tech on the official website, gate2026.iitg.ac.in. The IIT Patna GATE 2026 cutoffs will be updated round-wise and category-wise on the offical website. The authority will release the GATE 2026 IIT Patna cutoffs after GATE counselling. Candidates can check the cutoff GATE cutoff 2026 of IIT Patna on the official portal. The cutoff represents the closing score for admission into specific disciplines. Higher GATE scores, the higher the chance of admission to the IIT Patna M.Tech programme. The GATE 2026 cutoff will vary across various disciplines and categories. IIT Patna M.Tech cutoff will be determined based on factors such as the number of applicants, availability of seats, and program demand. Admission to IIT Patna M.Tech courses is only through GATE.
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IIT Patna considers the score of GATE for M.Tech programme admission. Candidates can check the GATE result to know the scores and qualifying marks. Candidates have to secure a score above the GATE cutoff 2026 for IIT Patna to be considered for admission. Aspiring students need to fill out the IIT Patna application form and register for the GATE Common Offer Acceptance Portal. Students who fill out the GATE 2026 form and obtain a score above IIT Patna GATE cutoff 2026 are shortlisted based on their GATE score.
The institute will soon release the IIT Patna GATE cutoff 2026 online. In the meantime, candidates can refer to the expected cutoff based on trends from previous years to estimate the required scores for M.Tech admissions.
Indian Institute of Technology, Patna admits students based on GATE score 2026. Students have to secure the IIT Patna GATE 2026 cutoff to be considered for admission. Aspirants need to fill out the application form for IIT Patna and also register for COAP. Students will be shortlisted based on their score according to the IIT Patna GATE cutoff 2026. The list of shortlisted candidates is released through COAP and the institute portal.
Candidates seeking the IIT Patna GATE 2026 cutoff can refer to the previous year's cutoffs provided in the table below.
| Course Name | Category | Max Score | Min Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Artificial Intelligence | UR | 743 | 681 |
| EWS | 706 | 677 | |
| OBC | 708 | 647 | |
| SC | 552 | 499 | |
| ST | 476 | 339 | |
| Advanced Manufacturing Technology | UR | 490 | 236 |
| EWS | 469 | 359 | |
| OBC | 445 | 342 | |
| SC | 307 | 259 | |
| ST | 314 | 273 | |
| Chemical Engineering | UR | 454 | 242 |
| EWS | 320 | 310 | |
| OBC | 369 | 320 | |
| SC | 286 | 247 | |
| ST | 364 | 220 | |
| Communication Systems & Signal Processing | UR | 534 | 426 |
| EWS | 491 | 350 | |
| OBC | 471 | 370 | |
| SC | 390 | 334 | |
| ST | 424 | 307 | |
| Computer Science & Engineering | UR | 747 | 704 |
| EWS | 727 | 689 | |
| OBC | 710 | 679 | |
| SC | 598 | 496 | |
| ST | 486 | 418 | |
| GEN-PWD | 506 | 281 | |
| Environmental Engineering | UR | 498 | 404 |
| EWS | 431 | 419 | |
| OBC | 464 | 397 | |
| SC | 434 | 344 | |
| ST | 364 | 272 | |
| Geotechnical Engineering | UR | 513 | 382 |
| EWS | 479 | 479 | |
| OBC | 465 | 378 | |
| SC | 430 | 344 | |
| ST | 340 | 287 | |
| Mathematics & Computing | UR | 678 | 612 |
| EWS | 658 | 628 | |
| OBC | 632 | 595 | |
| SC | 452 | 393 | |
| ST | 318 | 318 | |
| Mechanical Design | UR | 573 | 414 |
| EWS | 477 | 461 | |
| OBC | 528 | 414 | |
| SC | 483 | 229 | |
| ST | 314 | 265 | |
| Materials Science & Engineering | UR | 463 | 218 |
| EWS | 385 | 338 | |
| OBC | 408 | 330 | |
| SC | 340 | 232 | |
| ST | 313 | 222 | |
| Mechatronics | UR | 561 | 366 |
| EWS | 463 | 433 | |
| OBC | 494 | 373 | |
| SC | 340 | 259 | |
| ST | 256 | 256 | |
| Power and Control | UR | 539 | 429 |
| EWS | 500 | 500 | |
| OBC | 488 | 441 | |
| SC | 515 | 362 | |
| ST | 433 | 303 | |
| Rock Engineering for Insfrastructure Development | UR | 445 | 247 |
| EWS | 436 | 436 | |
| OBC | 422 | 322 | |
| SC | 328 | 314 | |
| ST | 256 | 256 | |
| Structural Engineering | UR | 547 | 447 |
| EWS | 490 | 430 | |
| OBC | 520 | 422 | |
| SC | 434 | 344 | |
| ST | 325 | 319 | |
| EWS-PWD | 246 | 246 | |
| Transportation Engineering | UR | 565 | 412 |
| EWS | 517 | 347 | |
| OBC | 484 | 415 | |
| SC | 434 | 401 | |
| ST | 319 | 247 | |
| Thermal & Fluids Engineering | UR | 566 | 390 |
| EWS | 469 | 361 | |
| OBC | 515 | 380 | |
| SC | 483 | 283 | |
| ST | 314 | 314 | |
| VLSI & Embedded System | UR | 664 | 525 |
| EWS | 616 | 522 | |
| OBC | 584 | 518 | |
| SC | 495 | 370 | |
| ST | 433 | 299 |
| Branch | Gen | EWS | OBC | SC | ST | GEN-PWD | OBC-PWD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Advanced Manufacturing Technology | 253 | 355 | 363 | 249 | 243 | 0 | 0 |
| Artificial Intelligence | 664 | 620 | 628 | 436 | 344 | 236 | 0 |
| Chemical Engineering | 277 | 0 | 0 | 202 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Civil Engineering | 412 | 392 | 463 | 326 | 308 | 293 | 297 |
| Communication Systems and Signal Processing | 305 | 360 | 434 | 310 | 246 | 0 | 0 |
| Computer Science and Engineering | 668 | 650 | 643 | 459 | 378 | 0 | 0 |
| Geotecnical Engineering | 410 | 491 | 422 | 337 | 312 | 0 | 0 |
| Materials Science and Engineering | 222 | 304 | 371 | 243 | 0 | 437 | 0 |
| Mathematics & Computing | 525 | 489 | 501 | 407 | 300 | 342 | 0 |
| Mechanical Design | 465 | 404 | 392 | 322 | 253 | 0 | 0 |
| Mechatronics | 496 | 520 | 375 | 302 | 250 | 0 | 367 |
| Power and Control System Engineering | 358 | 459 | 426 | 371 | 240 | 0 | 0 |
| Structural Engineering | 428 | 462 | 443 | 370 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Thermal & Fluids Engineering | 328 | 388 | 416 | 269 | 277 | 0 | 0 |
| Vlsi and Embedded Systems | 539 | 615 | 578 | 395 | 314 | 0 | 0 |
Computer Science & Engineering | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
GATE Cutoff score | |||||
1 | General | 654 | |||
2 | OBC NCL | 596 | |||
3 | EWS | 642 | |||
4 | SC | 427 | |||
5 | ST | 255 | |||
6 | PwD | 339 | |||
| Mechanical Engineering | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Cut off GATE score | ||||||
1 | General | 640 | ||||
2 | OBC NCL | 583 | ||||
3 | EWS | 552 | ||||
4 | SC | 360 | ||||
5 | ST | 237 | ||||
6 | PwD | 345 | ||||
| Materials Science & Engineering | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Cut off GATE Rank | |||||||
1 | General | ≥2700 | |||||
2 | OBC NCL | ≥8800 | |||||
3 | EWS | ≥6255 | |||||
4 | SC | ≥14852 | |||||
5 | ST | ≥28890 | |||||
6 | PwD | ≥5000 | |||||
| VLSI & Embedded Systems | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Cut off GATE score | ||||
1 | General | 641 | ||
2 | OBC NCL | 622 | ||
3 | EWS | 669 | ||
4 | SC | 412 | ||
5 | ST | 300 | ||
6 | PwD | NA | ||
| Mechatronics | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Cut off GATE score | ||||
1 | General | 667 | ||
2 | OBC NCL | 661 | ||
3 | EWS | 673 | ||
4 | SC | 468 | ||
5 | ST | 297 | ||
6 | PwD | 354 | ||
| Branch Name | Category | Closing Rank |
|---|---|---|
Civil Engineering | General | 611 |
EWS | 630 | |
OBC | 601 | |
SC | 443 | |
ST | 359 | |
Computer Science Engineering | General | 678 |
EWS | 709 | |
OBC | 608 | |
SC | 507 | |
ST | 352 | |
Electronics and Communication Engineering | General | 726 |
EWS | 724 | |
OBC | 669 | |
SC | 520 | |
ST | 316 | |
Materials Science and Technology | General | 610 |
EWS | 350 | |
OBC | 618 | |
SC | 270 | |
ST | - | |
Mathematics and Computing | General | 612 |
EWS | 674 | |
OBC | 588 | |
SC | 426 | |
ST | 329 | |
Mechanical Engineering | General | 663 |
EWS | 655 | |
OBC | 659 | |
SC | 432 | |
ST | 297 | |
Mechatronics Engineering | General | 728 |
EWS | 666 | |
OBC | 634 | |
SC | 457 | |
ST | - |
Students can find below IIT Patna GATE cutoff 2019
M.Tech Course | GATE Paper | GEN | OBC | SC | ST | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Civil & Infrastructure Engineering | CE | 450 | 420 | 350 | 250 | 420 |
Communication System Engineering | EC | 542 | 542 | 296 | 296 | -- |
Computer Science Engineering | CS | |||||
Mathematics & Computing | EC | |||||
CS | ||||||
AE | ||||||
MA | ||||||
IN | ||||||
ME | ||||||
Materials Science & Engineering | XE | 300 | 300 | 200 | 200 | 200 |
ME | 460 | 460 | 230 | 230 | 230 | |
EC | 660 | 660 | 470 | 470 | 470 | |
CH | 350 | 350 | 250 | 250 | 250 | |
MT | 275 | 275 | 170 | 170 | 170 | |
EE | 590 | 590 | 300 | 300 | 300 | |
Mechanical Engineering | ME | |||||
Mechatronics | IN | 628 | 526 | 352 | - | - |
ME | 628 | 526 | 352 | - | - | |
EC | 628 | 526 | 352 | - | - | |
AE | 628 | 526 | 352 | - | - | |
PI | 628 | 526 | 352 | - | - | |
XE | 628 | 526 | 352 | - | - | |
EE | 628 | 526 | 352 | - | - | |
PH | 628 | 526 | 352 | - | - | |
Nano Science & Technology | EE | |||||
EC | ||||||
XE | ||||||
ME | ||||||
PH | ||||||
VLSI & Embedded Systems | EC | 634 | 588 | 403 | 273 | 553 |
| Program | GATE paper | General | BC | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Civil & Infrastructure Engineering | 591 | 650 | 389 | ||
Communication System Engineering | EC | 471 | 506 | 276 | |
CS | 648 | 596 | 410 | 334 | |
Mathematics & Computing | EC | 582 | |||
CS | 568 | 548 | 358 | 263 | |
MA | 459 | ||||
Materials Science & Engineering | ME | 578 | |||
XE | 669 | 306 | 213 | ||
MT | 582 | ||||
Mechanical Engineering | ME | 711 | 700 | ||
Mechatronics | ME | 647 | 604 | 419 | 330 |
Nano Science & Technology | EC | 425 | 385 | ||
PH | 409 | 305 | 193 | ||
ME | 370 | 483 | 376 | ||
VLSI and Embedded System | EC | 632 | 586 | 410 | |
EE | 632 | 576 | |||
IN | 613 | ||||
Course | GATE Paper | Category | GATE Marks | GATE Scores | GATE Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Civil and Infrastructure Engineering | CE | General | 34.85 | 622 | 1878 |
SC | 25.03 | 423 | 10771 | ||
Communication System Engineering | EC | General | 28.73 | 543 | 4205 |
OBC | 27.84 | 534 | 4502 | ||
SC | 20.92 | 411 | 10614 | ||
Computer Science & Engineering | CS | General | 35.9 | 644 | 1233 |
OBC | 31.73 | 578 | 2224 | ||
SC | 19.66 | 385 | 9430 | ||
ST | 21.75 | 418 | 7304 | ||
Mathematics & Computing | EC | General | 29.16 | 558 | 3740 |
OBC | 26.88 | 517 | 5108 | ||
SC | 12.12 | 254 | 31186 | ||
CS | General | 27.2 | 505 | 3850 | |
OBC | 23.56 | 447 | 5912 | ||
MA | General | 17.5 | 350 | 556 | |
OBC | 18.2 | 374 | 443 | ||
Materials Science and Engineering | XE | General | 24.54 | 419 | 300 |
ME | General | 38.08 | 574 | 8395 | |
PI | General | 35.51 | 581 | 132 | |
MT | OBC | 26.41 | 330 | 646 | |
ME | SC | 20.65 | 348 | 27889 | |
Mechanical Engineering | ME | General | 45.97 | 691 | 3268 |
OBC | 45.49 | 683 | 3544 | ||
SC | 33.3 | 504 | 12806 | ||
Mechatronics | EC | General | 30.98 | 590 | 2874 |
SC | 15.97 | 323 | 19134 | ||
IE | General | 44.35 | 667 | 264 | |
ME | OBC | 39.9 | 601 | 6946 | |
SC | 18.44 | 284 | 37618 | ||
ST | 20.58 | 347 | 28083 | ||
EE | OBC | 31.32 | 594 | 3077 | |
Nano Science & Technology | ME | General | 32.12 | 486 | 14062 |
OBC | 37.38 | 564 | 8925 | ||
EE | SC | 22.4 | 436 | 9923 | |
VLSI & Embedded System | EC | General | 33.2 | 629 | 2072 |
EE | General | 30.65 | 582 | 3396 | |
CS | OBC | 36.12 | 648 | 1187 |
Course | GATE Paper | Category | GATE Marks | GATE Score | GATE Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Civil and Infrastructure Engineering | CE | General | 42.01 | 537 | 3770 to 3779 |
OBC NCL | 37.38 | 480 | 5458 | ||
SC | 34.3 | 452 | 6977 | ||
Communication System Engineering | EC | General | 51.88 | 695 | 908 |
OBC NCL | 40 84 | 553 | 3608 | ||
OBC NCL >-PD | 25 83 | 361 | 17730 | ||
ST | 73.46 | 330 | 23100 | ||
SC | 28.32 | 393 | 13737 | ||
Computer Science and Engineering | CS | General | 48.96 | 619 | 1462 |
General – PD | 20.77 | 303 | 18254 | ||
OBC NCL | 40 | 524 | 1283 | ||
SC | 35.92 | 472 | 4880 | ||
XE: Sections Material Science (C)Thermodynamics (E) | General | 29.33 | 387 | 346 | |
ME | General | 58.26 | 642 | 4089 | |
OBC NCL | 62.79 | 688 | 2635 | ||
SC | 36.54 | 420 | 18088 | ||
MT | OBC NCL | 37.67 | 274 | 888 | |
CH | SC | 26.67 | 265 | 4095 | |
Mathematics and Computing | EC | General | 42.28 | 572 | 3034 |
OBC NLC | 29.76 | 411 | 11710 | ||
CS | General | 37.71 | 493 | 4193 | |
OBC NLC | 44.61 | 570 | 2241 | ||
SC | 29.57 | 401 | 8436 | ||
Mechanical Engineering | ME | General | 59.06 | 656 | 3590 |
OBC NLC | 61.34 | 873 | 3019 | ||
SC | 42.51 | 481 | 12942 | ||
IN | General | 55.33 | 653 | 286 | |
OBC NLC | 44.67 | 517 | 819 | ||
ME | General | 57.21 | 631 | 4551 | |
OBC NLC | 44.35 | 500 | 11688 | ||
EE | OBC NLC | 45 99 | 588 | 3180 | |
SC | 32 88 | 436 | 9434 | ||
ST | 18.72 | 277 | 28682 | ||
Nano Science & Technology | ME | General | 6814 | 51 | 3748 |
PH | General | 39 | 393 | 1276 | |
EE | General | 38.13 | 475 | 7421 | |
OBC NLC | 33.52 | 434 | 9835 | ||
EC | OBC NLC | 35.07 | 479 | 8861 | |
SC | 18.75 | 270 | 39098 |
M.Tech Course | GATE Paper | Gen | OBC | SC | ST | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Civil & Infrastructure Engineering | CE | 609 | 572 | 449 | - | - |
Communication System Engineering | EC | 677 | 588 | 482 | 348 | 373 |
Computer Science Engineering | CS | 683 | 680 | 540 | - | 447 |
Mathematics & Computing | EC | 676 | 720 | - | - | - |
CS | 788 | 559 | 441 | - | 447 | |
AE | 653 | - | 245 | - | - | |
MA | 756 | - | - | - | - | |
IN | - | 579 | - | - | - | |
ME | - | 610 | - | - | - | |
Materials Science & Engineering | XE | 385 | 411 | - | - | - |
ME | 680 | 654 | - | - | - | |
CH | 493 | - | - | - | - | |
MT | 409 | 294 | - | - | - | |
Mechanical Engineering | ME | 735 | 676 | 581 | 391 | - |
Mechatronics | IN | 579 | - | - | - | - |
ME | 625 | 583 | 410 | - | - | |
EC | - | - | 386 | - | - | |
Nano Science & Technology | EE | 607 | - | - | - | - |
EC | 605 | 246 | 435 | - | 316 | |
XE | -- | - | - | - | - | |
ME | 535 | 437 | - | - | - | |
PH | - | 411 | - | - | - |
IIT Patna GATE 2026 cutoff is dependent on several factors listed below. Students must note that GATE Cutoff 2026 will vary for all the different programs and also for various categories. Below are the factors that determine the IIT Patna MTech cut-off.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
GATE rank 1500 is not considered to be a good rank. Students with this rank struggle to get admission to the top IITs.
Candidates will be able to check the IIT Patna GATE cutoff 2026 pdf at the COAP website.
On Question asked by student community
Hello Student,
A two year gap after b tech is not automatically affect your career negatively, especially if you have used this time productively to prepare for GATE. Many students take one or two years to prepare for competition examinations, and employers or University generally understand this provided you can
Yes, you can apply for GATE if you satisfy the eligibility criteria prescribed for the examination. GATE is open to eligible Indian and foreign nationals from approved countries. Since you are currently studying in India, your nationality alone does not automatically make you ineligible. It is advisable to check the
Hello Dear Student,
The GATE cutoff varies widely by subject paper and candidate category (General, OBC, SC/ST). For instance, the general category qualifying mark for Computer Science (CSE) was 27.6 in 2025 and 25.0 in 2024, while Mechanical Engineering (ME) was 35.8 in 2025.
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Hello Student,
The topic wise mark distribution for GATE 2027 has not been officially released. GATE does not prescript fixed marks for each topic. The weightage varies every year independence on the question paper.
Please mention your GATE paper/branch (such as CSE, ECE, EE, ME, CE, DA, etc.), and we
Hello Dear Student,
Yes, you can appear for the GATE Mechanical Engineering (ME) paper even if you have a B.E./B.Tech in Aeronautical Engineering , provided you meet the GATE eligibility criteria.
However, qualifying GATE ME does not automatically make you eligible for PSU jobs .
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