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GATE 2026 Passing Marks: IIT Guwahati has published the GATE 2026 passing marks online. The authority released the GATE passing marks 2026 separately 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 also decide the GATE passing marks. To be eligible for the GATE 2026 counselling session, candidates must clear the GATE qualifying marks cutoff. The authority has decided the GATE 2026 qualifying marks in category-wise based on the caste, EWS, PWD, etc.
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Candidates can assess the qualifying marks of the GATE 2026 exam based on the previous years' qualifying marks available provided on this page. Read the article below completely to know more details regarding the GATE 2026 Qualifying Marks.
The authority has published the GATE 2026 passing marks after the declaration of the GATE 2026 result online. We updated the GATE 2026 passing marks details below.
| Test Paper | GEN | OBC-NCL/ EWS | SC/ST/PwD |
| Aerospace Engineering | 25 | 22.5 | 16.6 |
| Agricultural Engineering | 25 | 22.5 | 16.6 |
| Architecture and Planning | 40 | 36 | 26.6 |
| Biomedical Engineering | 25 | 22.5 | 16.6 |
| Biotechnology | 25.8 | 23.2 | 17.2 |
| Civil Engineering | 28.7 | 25.8 | 19.1 |
| Chemical Engineering | 25 | 22.5 | 16.6 |
| Computer Science and Information Technology | 30 | 27 | 20 |
| Chemistry | 25 | 22.5 | 16.6 |
| Data Science and Artificial Intelligence | 26.4 | 23.7 | 17.5 |
| Electronics and Communication Engineering | 26.4 | 23.7 | 17.5 |
| Electrical Engineering | 27.7 | 24.9 | 18.4 |
| Environmental Science and Engineering | 30 | 27 | 20 |
| Ecology and Evolution | 40 | 36 | 26.6 |
| Geomatics Engineering | 25 | 22.5 | 16.6 |
| Geology and Geophysics (Geology) | 39.3 | 35.3 | 26.1 |
| Geology and Geophysics (Geophysics) | 37.1 | 33.3 | 24.7 |
| Instrumentation Engineering | 39.8 | 35.8 | 26.5 |
| Mathematics | 34.7 | 31.2 | 23.1 |
| Mechanical Engineering | 25.2 | 22.6 | 16.7 |
| Mining Engineering | 29.5 | 26.5 | 19.6 |
| Metallurgical Engineering | 40 | 36 | 26.6 |
| Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering | 33.7 | 30.3 | 22.4 |
| Petroleum Engineering | 40 | 36 | 26.6 |
| Physics | 25.5 | 22.9 | 17 |
| Production and Industrial Engineering | 36 | 32.4 | 24 |
| Statistics | 30.4 | 27.3 | 20.2 |
| Textile Engineering and Fibre Science | 31.5 | 28.3 | 21 |
| Engineering Sciences | 35.2 | 31.6 | 23.4 |
| Humanities and Social Sciences (Economics) | 35.7 | 32.1 | 23.8 |
| Humanities and Social Sciences (English) | 40 | 36 | 26.6 |
| Humanities and Social Sciences (Linguistics) | 37.4 | 33.6 | 24.9 |
| Humanities and Social Sciences (Philosophy) | 38.3 | 34.4 | 25.5 |
| Humanities and Social Sciences (Psychology) | 39.3 | 35.3 | 26.1 |
| Humanities and Social Sciences (Sociology) | 40 | 36 | 26.6 |
| Life Sciences | 36.3 | 32.6 | 24.1 |
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.
| Test Paper | Gen | OBC-NCL | 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 |
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.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
The qualifying marks for GATE 2026 CSE for general is 30.
40 is a decent score in the GATE exam.
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