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IIT Patna GATE Cutoff 2026 - Admission Procedure

IIT Patna GATE Cutoff 2026 - Admission Procedure

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Chintakuntla Sai GnanUpdated on 24 Dec 2025, 11:57 AM IST

IIT Patna GATE Cutoff 2026 : The Indian Institute of Technology Patna will release the GATE 2026 cutoff for M.Tech program on the official website, iitp.ac.in. Candidates can check the cutoff to know the minimum GATE score for admission to various M.Tech programmes at IIT Patna. 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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  1. IIT Patna GATE Cutoff 2026 - Expected
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  3. Previous Year GATE Cutoff for IIT Patna
  4. Factors that determine IIT Patna GATE Cutoff 2026
IIT Patna GATE Cutoff 2026 - Admission Procedure
GATE Cutoff for IIT Patna 2026

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.

IIT Patna GATE Cutoff 2026 - Expected

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.

IIT Patna Admission Procedure

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.

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Previous Year GATE Cutoff for IIT Patna

Candidates seeking the IIT Patna GATE 2026 cutoff can refer to the previous year's cutoffs provided in the table below.

GATE 2025 Cutoff for IIT Patna

Course NameCategoryMax ScoreMin Score
Artificial Intelligence
UR743681
EWS706677
OBC708647
SC552499
ST476339
Advanced Manufacturing Technology
UR490236
EWS469359
OBC445342
SC307259
ST314273
Chemical Engineering
UR454242
EWS320310
OBC369320
SC286247
ST364220
Communication Systems & Signal Processing
UR534426
EWS491350
OBC471370
SC390334
ST424307
Computer Science & Engineering
UR747704
EWS727689
OBC710679
SC598496
ST486418
GEN-PWD506281
Environmental Engineering
UR498404
EWS431419
OBC464397
SC434344
ST364272
Geotechnical Engineering
UR513382
EWS479479
OBC465378
SC430344
ST340287
Mathematics & Computing
UR678612
EWS658628
OBC632595
SC452393
ST318318
Mechanical Design
UR573414
EWS477461
OBC528414
SC483229
ST314265
Materials Science & Engineering
UR463218
EWS385338
OBC408330
SC340232
ST313222
Mechatronics
UR561366
EWS463433
OBC494373
SC340259
ST256256
Power and Control
UR539429
EWS500500
OBC488441
SC515362
ST433303
Rock Engineering for Insfrastructure Development
UR445247
EWS436436
OBC422322
SC328314
ST256256
Structural Engineering
UR547447
EWS490430
OBC520422
SC434344
ST325319
EWS-PWD246246
Transportation Engineering
UR565412
EWS517347
OBC484415
SC434401
ST319247
Thermal & Fluids Engineering
UR566390
EWS469361
OBC515380
SC483283
ST314314
VLSI & Embedded System
UR664525
EWS616522
OBC584518
SC495370
ST433299
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GATE 2024 Cutoff for IIT Patna

Branch
Gen
EWS
OBC
SC
ST
GEN-PWD
OBC-PWD
Advanced Manufacturing Technology25335536324924300
Artificial Intelligence6646206284363442360
Chemical Engineering27700202000
Civil Engineering412392463326308293297
Communication Systems and Signal Processing30536043431024600
Computer Science and Engineering66865064345937800
Geotecnical Engineering41049142233731200
Materials Science and Engineering22230437124304370
Mathematics & Computing5254895014073003420
Mechanical Design46540439232225300
Mechatronics4965203753022500367
Power and Control System Engineering35845942637124000
Structural Engineering428462443370000
Thermal & Fluids Engineering32838841626927700
Vlsi and Embedded Systems53961557839531400
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GATE 2021 Cutoff for IIT Patna

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

GATE 2020 Cutoff for IIT Patna

Branch NameCategoryClosing 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

-

GATE 2019 Cutoff for IIT Patna

Students can find below IIT Patna GATE cutoff 2019

M.Tech Course

GATE Paper

GEN OBCSCSTPD

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

GATE 2018 Cutoff for IIT Patna

ProgramGATE paperGeneralBCSCST

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


GATE 2017 Cutoff for IIT Patna

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

GATE Cutoff for 2016

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

Materials Science and Engineering

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

Mechatronics



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

GATE 2015 Cutoff for IIT Patna

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

-

-

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