GATE Passing Marks 2026 – Category & Paper Wise Cutoff

GATE Passing Marks 2026 – Category & Paper Wise Cutoff

Team Careers360Updated on 14 Jan 2026, 12:16 PM IST

GATE 2026 Passing Marks: IIT Guwahati will publish the GATE 2026 passing marks for the GATE exam after the announcement of the GATE 2026 result. Candidaytes will find the GATE passing marks 2026 on the official website gate2026.iitg.ac.in. Candidates who cross the GATE qualifying marks cutoff only will be eligible for the GATE 2026 counselling session. The authority will declare the GATE 2026 qualifying marks in category-wise based on the caste, EWS, PWD, etc. Candidates can assess their upcoming GATE 2026 exam qualifying marks based on the previous years' qualifying marks we provided on this page.

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  1. GATE 2026 Passing Marks
  2. Previous Years' GATE Passing Marks 2025 Category-wise
  3. Factors Influencing GATE 2026 Passing Marks
GATE Passing Marks 2026 – Category & Paper Wise Cutoff
GATE Qualifying Marks 2026

The authority will publish qualifying marks differently for different categories. The General category students' qualifying marks are higher compared to SC/ST, OBC, and PWD. Factors like toppers' performance, number of candidates appeared, and difficulty of examination will also decide the GATE qualifying marks. Read the article below completely to know more details regarding the GATE 2026 Qualifying Marks.

GATE 2026 Passing Marks

The authority will publish the GATE 2026 passing marks on the official website after the declaration of the GATE 2026 result online. We will update the GATE 2026 passing marks details below whenever they are released on the portal.

Previous Years' GATE Passing Marks 2025 Category-wise

Here we have provided the previous year's GATE 2025 passing marks in a category-wise manner. Candidates can assess their probability of GATE 2026 passing marks based on the data below the previous years' official data.

GATE 2025 Qualifying Marks

Test Paper

Cut-off

(GEN)

Cut-off

(OBC-NCL/EWS)

Cut-off

(SC/ST/PwD)

Aerospace Engineering

28.9

26

19.2

Agricultural Engineering

25

22.5

16.6

Architecture and Planning

40

36

26.6

Biomedical Engineering

29.2

26.2

19.4

Biotechnology

28

25.2

18.6

Civil Engineering

29.2

26.2

19.4

Chemical Engineering

27.7

24.9

18.4

Computer Science and Information Technology

29.2

26.2

19.4

Chemistry

25

22.5

16.6

Data Science and Artificial Intelligence

29

26.1

19.3

Electronics and Communication Engineering

25

22.5

16.6

Electrical Engineering

25

22.5

16.6

Environmental Science and Engineering

26.1

23.4

17.4

Ecology and Evolution

39.5

35.5

26.3

Geomatics Engineering

25.7

23.1

17.1

Geology and Geophysics (Geology)

38.4

34.5

25.5

Geology and Geophysics (Geophysics)

40

36

26.6

Instrumentation Engineering

25.6

23

17

Mathematics

25

22.5

16.6

Mechanical Engineering

35.8

32.2

23.8

Mining Engineering

30.6

27.5

20.4

Metallurgical Engineering

40

36

26.6

Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering

25.1

22.5

16.7

Petroleum Engineering

31.1

27.9

20.7

Physics

26.8

24.1

17.8

Production and Industrial Engineering

35.6

32

23.7

Statistics

30.2

27.1

20.1

Textile Engineering and Fibre Science

34.7

31.2

23.1

Engineering Sciences

35.4

31.8

23.5

Humanities and Social Sciences (Economics)

40

36

26.6

Humanities and Social Sciences (English)

40

36

26.6

Humanities and Social Sciences (Linguistics)

40

36

26.6

Humanities and Social Sciences (Philosophy)

40

36

26.6

Humanities and Social Sciences (Psychology)

40

36

26.6

Humanities and Social Sciences (Sociology)

40

36

26.6

Life Sciences

31.3

28.1

20.8

Factors Influencing GATE 2026 Passing Marks

The GATE 2026 passing marks are influenced by many factors. Qualifying marks differ each year because of the main factors, like below.

  • If the number of candidates appearing for the exam is high, then there might be higher qualifying marks.

  • If the exam is tough, then the qualifying marks would be decided less by the authority to balance the difficulty level.

  • The overall performance of the candidate also decided the GATE qualifying marks.

  • General category candidates have higher qualifying marks than SC/ST, OBC, and PWD applicants.

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