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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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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.
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Yes. You can. GATE eligibility specifies that students in their 3rd year and above can appear for the exam. Since the results are valid for 3 years, you can use the same for your admissions.
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