GATE 2026 Cutoff Marks for IIT vs NIT - Category & Branch-Wise Cutoff Comparison

GATE 2026 Cutoff Marks for IIT vs NIT - Category & Branch-Wise Cutoff Comparison

Team Careers360Updated on 22 Feb 2026, 04:49 PM IST

GATE 2026 Cutoff Marks for IIT vs NIT: Candidates will be able to know the GATE cutoff marks for IIT vs NIT 2026 in this article soon after it is released. The GATE NIT cutoff 2026 will be uploaded by CCMT at ccmt.admissions.nic.in. Whereas, IITs will publish their institute wise cutoff of GATE 2026. Until then, aspirants are advised to check the previous year GATE cutoff marks for IIT vs NIT. Note that IIT Guwahati will declare the GATE cutoff marks, which will be common for NITs and IITs. However, the minimum rank required for actual admission through GATE 2026 will be based on the institute, course, category etc., among other factors. Hence, aspirants are advised to aim for better marks in GATE exam.
Also Check- GATE 2026 Marks Calculator From Response Sheet

This Story also Contains

  1. GATE 2026 Cutoff Marks for IIT and NIT
  2. Previous Year GATE Qualifying Mark
  3. GATE Cutoff Marks for Institute Wise for NIT
  4. GATE 2026 Qualifying Cutoff vs Admission Cutoff
  5. Factors determining GATE 2026 Cutoff
GATE 2026 Cutoff Marks for IIT vs NIT - Category & Branch-Wise Cutoff Comparison
GATE 2026 Cutoff Marks for IIT vs NIT

Candidates can now check which college will provide admission using the GATE 2026 college predictor. Also, know the last year GATE cutoff marks on this page.

GATE 2026 Cutoff Marks for IIT and NIT

The authority will release the GATE Cutoff Marks Institute Wise for IIT online. The GATE 2026 cutoff marks for IIT vs NIT pdf link will be provided here. Until then, candidates can refer to the previous year’s GATE cutoff marks for IIT and NIT in the table below.

Previous Year GATE Qualifying Mark

Check the following tables for the previous year GATE cutoff marks for IIT Vs NIT below. We have provided the GATE cutoff for top 5 IITs and NITs here.

IIT Bombay GATE Cutoff 2025

CourseCategories

GN/ EWS

OBC- NC

(0.9 of GN)

SC /ST (0.6666 of

GN)

Aerospace Engineering

500

450

333

650

585

433

600

540

400

500

450

333

700

630

467

650

585

433

500

450

333

650

585

433

500

450

333

600

540

400

650

585

433

Biomedical Engineering

400

360

267

400

360

267

400

360

267

400

360

267

400

360

267

400

360

267

400

360

267

400

360

267

400

360

267

400

360

267

400

360

267

400

360

267

400

360

267

400

360

267

400

360

267

400

360

267

400

360

267

400

360

267

400

360

267

400

360

267

400

360

267

400

360

267

400

360

267

400

360

267

400

360

267

400

360

267

400

360

267

400

360

267

400

360

267

400

360

267

400

360

267

400

360

267

400

360

267

400

360

267

400

360

267

400

360

267

Chemical Engineering

500

450

333

Civil Engineering

650

585

433

540

486

360

550

495

367

675

608

450

550

495

367

600

540

400

600

540

400

Computer Science & Engineering

750

675

500

Earth Sciences

325

293

217

325

293

217

Electrical Engineering

510

459

340

510

459

340

510

459

340

510

459

340

510

459

340

510

459

340

Energy Science & Engineering

510

459

340

600

540

400

500

450

333

500

450

333

Environmental

500

450

333

500

450

333

500

450

333

Science &

Engineering Department (ESED)

600

540

400

650

585

433

700

630

467

550

495

367

Geo informatics & Natural Resource Engineering (GNR)

400

360

267

500

450

333

450

405

300

350

315

233

350

315

233

450

405

300

450

405

300

350

315

233

350

315

233

Industrial Engineering & Operation Research (IE&OR)

650

585

433

650

585

433

650

585

433

650

585

433

Mechanical Engineering

600

540

400

600

540

400

600

540

400

Metallurgical Engineering and Material Science

400

360

267

400

360

267

550

495

367

400

360

267

Discontined from the AY 2025-26

400

360

267

550

495

367

400

360

267

400

360

267

550

495

367

400

360

267

400

360

267

550

495

367

400

360

267

400

360

267

400

360

267

Materials, Manufacturing and

Modelling

400

360

267

400

360

267

600

540

400

Systems & Control Engineering

500

450

333

Technology & Development (TD) - (CTARA)

500

450

333

Educational Technology – (ET)

500

450

333

Centre for

400

360

267

400

360

267

500

450

333

Climate Studies

500

450

333

500

450

333


IIT Kanpur GATE 2025 Cutoff (Sustainable Energy Engineering)

CategoryGATE/CS IR/JEST/ NET Maximum GATE ScoreGATE/CS IR/JEST/ NET Minimum GATE Score
GEN727450
EWS631414
OBC (NCL)674420
SC546298
ST345297
OBC (NCL) DAP237237

IIT Bombay GATE Cutoff 2024

Department

Qualifying

GATE Discipline

Cutoff for GEN

Cutoff for OBC

Cutoff for SC/ST

Civil Engineering

CE

CE

650

585

433

CE

CE

600

540

400

CE

CE

570

513

380

CE

CE

675

608

450

All eligible qualifying discipline

PE,CE,NM,ME,XE

600

540

400

All eligible qualifying discipline

CE,GE

600

540

400

CE

CE

600

540

400

Computer Science and Engineering

All eligible Qualifying discipline

CS

750

675

500

Electrical Engineering

All eligible Qualifying discipline

EE,CS,EC

510

459

340

All eligible Qualifying discipline

IN,EE,CS,EC

510

459

340

All eligible Qualifying discipline

IN,EE,EC

510

459

340

All eligible Qualifying discipline

IN,BM,EE,CS,EC

510

459

340

All eligible Qualifying discipline

IN,EE,CS,EC

510

459

340

All eligible Qualifying discipline

IN,EE,CS,PH,EC,MT

510

459

340

Computer Science and Engineering

All eligible Qualifying discipline

CS

600

540

400

Mechanical Engineering

CH,AU,AE,ME

All eligible GATE discipline

600

540

400

AU,AE,PI,MC,ME

All eligible GATE discipline

600

540

400

PI,MC,ME

All eligible GATE discipline

600

540

400

GATE 2024 Cutoff for IIT Delhi

M.Tech. Programme

GATE Paper/ B.Tech. Discipline

GEN

EWS

OBC

SC

ST

PH

Engineering Analysis and Design

ALL

600

600

550

400

400

400

Machine Intelligence and Data Science

ALL

720

686

641

472

303

202

Biomedical Engineering

Bio.Tech/ Life Sc./EE/ME/EC/ BM E/other

450

450

427

405

405

405

Radio Frequency Design & Technology

EE/EC/ Engg. Phy

618

567

489

411

350

350

Atmospheric- Oceanic Science Technology

AG. CE, CH, ME, AE, PI, MN, ES, GE, NM, XECY, PH, MA, ST, GG

400

400

350

275

275

275

XE WITH OPTIONAL PAPER H

350

350

325

275

275

275

Molecular Engg: Chemical Synthesis and Analysis

CY

420

420

399

378

378

378

Chemical Engineering

CH

550

550

500

450

350

350

Construction Engg. & Mgmt.

CE

650

650

650

550

550

550

Environmental Engg. & Mgmt.

CE

600

600

600

450

450

450

Rock Engg. & Underground Structure

CE

475

475

475

425

425

425

Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engg.

CE

550

550

550

500

500

500

Structural Engineering

CE

650

650

650

550

550

550

Water Resources Engg.

CE

550

550

550

300

300

300

Transportation Engg.

CE

600

600

600

350

350

350

Computer Sc. & Engg.

CS/IT

800

800

720

550

550

550

Communications Engg.

EC,EE

550

550

500

350

350

350


OTHERS







Computer Technology

EC/CS

550

550

522

350

350

300

Control & Automation

AE/BM/BT/CH/CS/EC/EE/IN/ME

610

610

570

470

470

470

Integrated Electronics & Circuits

All

550

550

500

375

350

350

Power Electronics,

EE

610

610

570

510

510

500


OTHERS

700

700

650

600

600

500

Power Systems

EE

550

540

500

450

400

350

Mechanical Design

All

600

600

575

425

250

250

Industrial Engineering

All

600

600

575

425

250

250

Production Engineering

All

600

600

575

425

250

250

Thermal Engineering

All

600

600

575

425

250

250

Material Sci. & Engg.

PHY. CHEM, PLASTIC TECHNOLOGY

350

350

350

280

280

280


MATERIAL SCIENCE

300

300

300

240

240

240


TEXTILE FIBRE

400

400

400

320

320

320


MECHANICAL, PRODUCTION

450

450

450

360

360

360


CHEMICAL

400

400

400

320

320

320

Applied Optics

PHA

400

400

360

267

267

267


EE /EC

700

700

630

455

455

455

Solid State Materials

PHM

400

400

360

267

267

267


EE /EC

700

700

630

455

455

455

Textile Engineering

B.E./B.Tech (textile)

400

400

360

267

267

267

Fibre Science & Tech.

B.E./B.Tech (non textile)/M.sc

600

600

540

400

400

400

Textile Chemical Processing

Energy & Environment Technologies and Management

B.Tech in Chemical, Electrical, Electrical & Electronics Engg./ Engg. Physics, Energy Engg., Mechanics Engg.,

550

550

550

300

300

300


M. SC Physics, Applied Physics

350

350

350

300

300

300

Instrument

Technology

Electrical. Electrical & Comm../Telecomm Engg. /Instrumentation/ Elect./Control computer Science & Engg.

575

575

525

400

400

0.4

Mechanical

550

550

500

375

375

375

Physics/Applied Physics/ Engg. Physics

425

425

375

350

350

350

Optoelectronics

& Optical

Communication

EE/EC

590

590

580

400

340

340

PH/XE

400

400

360

267

267

267

Polymer Science & Tech.

PHY, CHEM, PLASTIC

350

350

350

280

280

280

CHEMICAL

450

450

450

380

380

380

MECH. PRODUCTION

450

450

450

360

360

360

TEXTILE FIBRE

400

400

400

320

320

320

MATERIAL SCI

300

300

300

240

240

240

Telecom. Tech & Mgmt.

CS, EC, EE, IN,DA

600

600

580

430

400

400

Cyber Security

EE/EC/MA/CS

650

650

600

520

480

520

Robotics

CS, ME, PL EE EC, AE, IN, XE

675

675

625

450

450

450

VLSI Tool Design &JVL

EC

720

720

720

670

670

670

EE

900

900

900

850

850

850

CS

580

580

580

530

530

530

IN

750

750

750

700

700

700

PHY

350

350

350

300

300

300

OTHERS

950

950

950

900

900

900

ME

500

500

500

400

400

400

Electric Mobility

EE

500

500

500

400

400

400

Biomolecular and Bioprocess Engg.

B.TECH/BE

valid gate score card in life science and biotechnology and chemical engineering

M.SC

GATE 2024 Cutoff for IIT Kanpur

Specialization

Eligible Gate Paper Code(s)

GN

OBC- NCL

SC

ST

Environmental Engineering

AG, CE, CH, ES, ME

600

540

400

300

Geoinformatics

AE, AG, CE, CS, DA, EC, EE, ES,

GE, GG, IN, MA, ME, MN, PH, ST, XE

469

422

312

189

Geotechnical Engineering

CE

500

450

333

333

Infrastructure Engineering and Management

AR

690

610

450

410

Infrastructure Engineering and Management

CE

610

550

400

350

Infrastructure Engineering and Management

GE

690

610

450

410

Structural Engineering

CE

540

480

360

360

Transportation Engineering

AE, CE, ME

500

450

333

333

Cut-off GATE scores for direct admission through COAP (without written test and/or interview):






Specialization

Eligible Gate Paper Code(s)

GN

OBC- NCL

SC

ST

Hydraulics and Water Resources Engineering

AG

500

450

330

330


CE

415

360

270

270

GATE 2024 Cutoff for IIT Indore

MTech Programs

General

EWS

OBC- NCL

SC

ST

Advanced Manufacturing

357

484

355

310

232

Applied Optics and Laser Technology

315

330

370

267

257

Biomedical Engineering

540

386

546

297

Nil

Communication & Signal Processing

509

602

459

345

266

Computer Science & Engineering

720

683

654

485

389

Electric Vehicle Technology

456

575

446

420

Nil

Material Science and Engineering

355

320

430

227

Nil

Mechanical Systems Design

461

477

412

326

257

Metallurgical Engineering

438

Nil*

320

Nil

236

Space Engineering

416

Nil*

Nil*

236

Nil

Structural Engineering

516

Nil*

555

421

270

Thermal Energy Systems

502

371

510

Nil

290

VLSI Design and Nanoelectronics

591

Nil*

499

400

363

Water, Climate and Sustainability

455

Nil*

491

293

359

IIT Gandhinagar GATE Cutoff 2024

Discipline

EWS

General

OBC(NCL)

SC

ST

Artificial Intelligence

632

723

686

505

375

Biological Engineering

456

575

388

-

247

Chemical Engineering

314

360

325

227

321

Civil Engineering

466

392

351

300

337

Computer Science and Engineering

723

736

675

505

386

Earth System Science

377

400

317

-

223

Electrical Engineering

-

527

485

358

253

Integrated Circuit Design and Technology

568

558

-

380

253

Materials Engineering

-

402

337

254

-

Mechanical Engineering

-

400

-

285

318

GATE Cutoff Marks for Institute Wise for NIT

The authority will release the GATE 2026 Cutoff Marks for NIT on the official website. Candidates can refer to the previous year cutoff for NIT iin round 1 of CCMT counselling in the table below.

NIT Surathkal GATE Cutoff 2025

PG Program

Max GATE Score

Min GATE Score

Mechatronics Engineering

663

508

Computer Science & Engineering

797

760

Chemical Engineering

428

394

Industrial Biotechnology

747

550

Mechanical Design

739

715

Nanotechnology

588

491

Geoinformatics

578

388

Information Technology

737

724

Signal Processing and Machine Learning

722

701

Marine Structures

431

397

Communication Engineering and Networks

584

543

Transportation Engineering

502

457

Environmental Engineering

644

453

Construction Technology and Management

689

595

Geotechnical Engineering

483

457

Power & Energy Systems

527

496

POWER ELECTRONICS AND CONTROL

595

567

Materials Engineering

402

362

Manufacturing Engineering

570

501

Thermal Engineering

639

539

Water Resources Engineering & Management

438

401

Computer Science & Engineering (Information Security)

760

735

Environmental Science & Technology

480

397

MTech in Materials Process Technology

407

358

VLSI Design

756

698

Computational and Data Science

777

733

Structural Engineering

760

532

NIT Jalandhar GATE Cutoff 2025

PG ProgramMax GATE Score

Min GATE Score

Artificial Intelligence643589
Renewable Energy457428
Mathematics and Computing561548
Energy and Environmental Engineering663451
Biotechnology513461
Data Analytics592562
Data Science & Engineering618577
Computer Science & Engineering622602
Electric Vehicle Design518412
Machine Intelligence and Automation579560
Textile Engineering and Management429353
VLSI Design598522
Geotechnical Engineering and Infrastructure Design378378
Design Engineering428353
Signal Processing and Machine Learning543424
Structural and Construction Engineering416351
Industrial Engineering and Data Analytics539519
Computer Science & Engineering (Information Security)667575
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NIT Trichy GATE 2025 Cutoff

PG ProgramMax GATE Score

Min GATE Score

Data Analytics597568
Energy Efficient & Sustainable Architecture570497
Environmental Engineering474474
Energy Engineering332332
Industrial Automation590531
Industrial Automation645605
Industrial Engineering & Management570521
Non Destructive Testing350305
Structural Engineering520434
Thermal Power Engineering663591
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NIT Durgapur Cut Off Of GATE 2024

Programme

Group

Opening Marks

Closing marks

Structural Engineering

G1

407

458

Machine Design

G1

380

481

Electrical Engineering (Instrumentation and Control)

G1

398

409

Environmental Science & Technology

G1

383

430

Computer Science & Engineering

G1

580

628

Artificial Intelligence & Data Science

G1

621

712

Thermal Engineering

G1

367

399

GATE Cutoff 2024 for NIT Rourkela

PG Program

Group

Max GATE Score

Min GATE Score

Thermal Science and Energy Engineering

G2

494

494

Chemical Engineering

G4

399

384

Information Security

G1

679

642

Mining Engineering

G3

405

381

Biotechnology

G1

600

530

Energy and Environmental Engineering

G1

456

425

Communication & Networks

G1

624

547

Electronic Systems & Communication

G1

569

509

Electronics and Instrumentation Engineering

G1

568

499

Metallurgical & Materials Engineering

G3

375

375

Chemical Engineering

G2

426

426

Mining Engineering

G1

469

469

Manufacturing and Automation Engineering

G1

457

457

Energy and Environmental Engineering

G3

401

396

Mining Engineering

G2

442

417

Computer Science

G1

736

698

Mechanical Systems Design and Control

G2

571

571

Chemical Engineering

G3

426

426

GATE Cutoff 2024 for NIT Silchar

Courses

Categories

Max GATE Score

Min GATE Score

Computer Science & Engineering

Open

668

570

Structural Engineering

Open

459

405

Thermal Engineering

Open

424

368

Transportation Engineering

Open

409

351

Water Resources Engineering

Open

366

355

Data Science & Engineering

Open

620

555

NIT Srinagar Cutoff of GATE 2024

Courses

Maximum scores

Minimum Scores

Power Electronics & Electrical Drives

402

354

Structural Engineering

524

436

Communication & Signal Processing

434

355

Industrial Tribology & Maintenance Management

368

368

Water Resources Engineering

424

392

Microelectronics

405

375

Thermal Engineering

385

385

Computer Science & Engineering

736

512

Chemical Engineering

375

375

Electrical Power and Energy System

371

358

GATE 2026 Qualifying Cutoff vs Admission Cutoff

Particulars

GATE 2026 Qualifying Cutoff

GATE 2026 Admission Cutoff

Published by

It is published by the organizing IIT. The qualifying GATE cutoff 2026 will be published by IIT Roorkee.

GATE 2026 admission cutoff is published by the institutes individually.

Parameters for deciding cutoff

  • Performance of the candidate's GATE exam.

  • Category of the candidates

  • Previous cutoff trends

  • Number of applications received for admission

  • Availability of seats

  • Category of the candidates

Whether used for admission

No

Yes

Whether subject-specific

Yes

Yes

Factors determining GATE 2026 Cutoff

  • The total number of seats available

  • The marks secured by candidates

  • The total number of candidates who appeared for the exam, and more.

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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

Q: How much GATE score is required for IIT and NIT?
A:

The IITs and NITs may have a range between 650 and 750, and this depends on the demand of the specific branch and the number of seats that are available. As for day IIT Bombay (CS), it will take 780 general, 720 OBC-NCL, and 500 SC/ST to prepare for. According to the previous year’s analysis, the expected cutoff for NIT Trichy for Mechanical Engineering Branch is 700 for general category students, 650 for OBC-NCL Students, and 450 for SC/ST students.

Q: What is the GATE qualifying marks for Civil Engineering?
A:

The expected GATE CE cutoff for 2026 is 27 to 29.5 for general.

Q: What is the GATE qualifying marks for Computer Science Engineering (CSE)?
A:

For GATE 2025, the cutoff for CSE was: General: 29.2, OBC: 26.2 and SC/ST: 19.4.

Q: Is GATE 2026 cutoff out?
A:

No, the GATE 2026 cutoff is yet to be released.

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