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    GATE Passing Marks 2026 – Category & Paper Wise Cutoff

    GATE Passing Marks 2026 – Category & Paper Wise Cutoff

    Team Careers360Updated on 28 Mar 2026, 05:52 PM IST

    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.

    This Story also Contains

    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

    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.

    GATE 2026 Passing 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.

    GATE 2026 Passing Marks

    Test PaperGENOBC-NCL/ EWSSC/ST/PwD
    Aerospace Engineering2522.516.6
    Agricultural Engineering2522.516.6
    Architecture and Planning403626.6
    Biomedical Engineering2522.516.6
    Biotechnology25.823.217.2
    Civil Engineering28.725.819.1
    Chemical Engineering2522.516.6
    Computer Science and Information Technology302720
    Chemistry2522.516.6
    Data Science and Artificial Intelligence26.423.717.5
    Electronics and Communication Engineering26.423.717.5
    Electrical Engineering27.724.918.4
    Environmental Science and Engineering302720
    Ecology and Evolution403626.6
    Geomatics Engineering2522.516.6
    Geology and Geophysics (Geology)39.335.326.1
    Geology and Geophysics (Geophysics)37.133.324.7
    Instrumentation Engineering39.835.826.5
    Mathematics34.731.223.1
    Mechanical Engineering25.222.616.7
    Mining Engineering29.526.519.6
    Metallurgical Engineering403626.6
    Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering33.730.322.4
    Petroleum Engineering403626.6
    Physics25.522.917
    Production and Industrial Engineering3632.424
    Statistics30.427.320.2
    Textile Engineering and Fibre Science31.528.321
    Engineering Sciences35.231.623.4
    Humanities and Social Sciences (Economics)35.732.123.8
    Humanities and Social Sciences (English)403626.6
    Humanities and Social Sciences (Linguistics)37.433.624.9
    Humanities and Social Sciences (Philosophy)38.334.425.5
    Humanities and Social Sciences (Psychology)39.335.326.1
    Humanities and Social Sciences (Sociology)403626.6
    Life Sciences36.332.624.1

    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 PaperGenOBC-NCLSC/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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    Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

    Q: What are the qualifying marks for GATE 2026?
    A:

    The qualifying marks for GATE 2026 CSE for general is 30.

    Q: Is 40 a good score in the GATE?
    A:

    40 is a decent score in the GATE exam. 

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