GATE 2026 Qualifying Marks for OBC : IIT Guwahati will release the GATE qualifying marks 2026 for OBC on the official website, gate2026.iitg.ac.in. Based on the previous years' trend, the qualifying marks for Civil Engineering (OBC) are 26.2, and for Computer Science and Information Technology (OBC), the qualifying marks are also 26.2. Candidates can check the GATE 2026 qualifying marks for each category wise on this page. Students who score above the qualifying marks are eligible to participate in the GATE counselling 2026 process. The authority will conduct the GATE 2026 exam on February 7, 8, 14 and 15, 2026.
IIT Guwahati has also released the sample paper for the new energy science sectional paper and previous years’ question papers for GATE 2026.
The official GATE 2026 qualifying marks for all categories will be released online. The GATE result 2026 will be declared on March 19, 2026. Candidates can also refer to our articles for the latest updates. For reference, the previous year's qualifying marks for OBC in GATE 2024 were 25.4 for Civil Engineering (CE) and 24.8 for Computer Science and Information Technology (CSE). Analysing the previous year's GATE qualifying marks is crucial for understanding and predicting the upcoming results. Continue reading for detailed information on the GATE qualifying marks for OBC, last year's cut-offs, and the factors that determine them.
Candidates can check below the previous year's GATE qualifying marks for the OBC category. The main cut-off data will be available once released. Analysing past years' data can help the candidate expect future marks. It can also be valuable in understanding the changing nature of the GATE cut-off every year. See below the GATE qualifying marks for 2025, 2024, 2023, and 2022 data.
| Paper Code | Test Paper | Cut-off (OBC-NCL/EWS) |
|---|---|---|
| AE | Aerospace Engineering | 26 |
| AG | Agricultural Engineering | 22.5 |
| AR | Architecture and Planning | 36 |
| BM | Biomedical Engineering | 26.2 |
| BT | Biotechnology | 25.2 |
| CE | Civil Engineering | 26.2 |
| CH | Chemical Engineering | 24.9 |
| CS | Computer Science and Information Technology | 26.2 |
| CY | Chemistry | 22.5 |
| DA | Data Science and Artificial Intelligence | 26.1 |
| EC | Electronics and Communication Engineering | 22.5 |
| EE | Electrical Engineering | 22.5 |
| ES | Environmental Science and Engineering | 23.4 |
| EY | Ecology and Evolution | 35.5 |
| GE | Geomatics Engineering | 23.1 |
| GG1 | Geology and Geophysics (Geology) | 34.5 |
| GG2 | Geology and Geophysics (Geophysics) | 36 |
| IN | Instrumentation Engineering | 23 |
| MA | Mathematics | 22.5 |
| ME | Mechanical Engineering | 32.2 |
| MN | Mining Engineering | 27.5 |
| MT | Metallurgical Engineering | 36 |
| NM | Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering | 22.5 |
| PE | Petroleum Engineering | 27.9 |
| PH | Physics | 24.1 |
| PI | Production and Industrial Engineering | 32 |
| ST | Statistics | 27.1 |
| TF | Textile Engineering and Fibre Science | 31.2 |
| XE | Engineering Sciences | 31.8 |
| XH-C1 | Humanities and Social Sciences (Economics) | 36 |
| XH-C2 | Humanities and Social Sciences (English) | 36 |
| XH-C3 | Humanities and Social Sciences (Linguistics) | 36 |
| XH-C4 | Humanities and Social Sciences (Philosophy) | 36 |
| XH-C5 | Humanities and Social Sciences (Psychology) | 36 |
| XH-C6 | Humanities and Social Sciences (Sociology) | 36 |
| XL | Life Sciences | 28.1 |
GATE Paper Name | Expected Qualifying Marks |
|---|---|
Aerospace Engineering | 27-30 |
Agricultural Engineering | 22-25 |
Architecture and Planning | 37-40 |
Biomedical Engineering | 22-25 |
Biotechnology | 34-37 |
Civil Engineering | 25-27 |
Chemical Engineering | 22-25 |
Computer Science and Information Technology | 23-26 |
Chemistry | 21-24 |
Data Science and Artificial Intelligence | 32-35 |
Electronics and Communication Engineering | 21-24 |
Electrical Engineering | 22-24 |
Environmental Science and Engineering | 32-35 |
Ecology and Evolution | 31-33 |
Geomatics Engineering | 35-38 |
Geology and Geophysics (Geology) | 36-39 |
Geology and Geophysics (Geophysics) | 43-45 |
Instrumentation Engineering | 28-31 |
Mathematics | 21-23 |
Mechanical Engineering | 34-37 |
Mining Engineering | 22-25 |
Metallurgical Engineering | 36-39 |
Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering | 22-25 |
Petroleum Engineering | 37-39 |
Physics | 28-31 |
Production and Industrial Engineering | 27-29 |
Statistics | 22-25 |
Textile Engineering and Fibre Science | 24-27 |
Engineering Sciences | 32-35 |
Humanities and Social Sciences (Economics) | 32-35 |
Humanities and Social Sciences (English) | 42-45 |
Humanities and Social Sciences (Linguistics) | 43-46 |
Humanities and Social Sciences (Philosophy) | 35-38 |
Humanities and Social Sciences (Psychology) | 46-49 |
Humanities and Social Sciences (Sociology) | 31-34 |
Life Sciences | 25-28 |
GATE Paper Name | Qualifying Marks |
|---|---|
Aerospace Engineering | 29.9 |
Agricultural Engineering | 22.5 |
Architecture and Planning | 37.3 |
Biomedical Engineering | 22.5 |
Biotechnology | 35 |
Civil Engineering | 25.4 |
Chemical Engineering | 22.5 |
Computer Science and Information Technology | 24.8 |
Chemistry | 22.6 |
Data Science and Artificial Intelligence | 33.3 |
Electronics and Communication Engineering | 22.5 |
Electrical Engineering | 23.1 |
Environmental Science and Engineering | 34.1 |
Ecology and Evolution | 32.2 |
Geomatics Engineering | 36.9 |
Geology and Geophysics (Geology) | 37.8 |
Geology and Geophysics (Geophysics) | 44.1 |
Instrumentation Engineering | 29.4 |
Mathematics | 22.5 |
Mechanical Engineering | 25.7 |
Mining Engineering | 22.5 |
Metallurgical Engineering | 36.9 |
Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering | 22.5 |
Petroleum Engineering | 38.3 |
Physics | 28.8 |
Production and Industrial Engineering | 27.4 |
Statistics | 23.9 |
Textile Engineering and Fibre Science | 25.2 |
Engineering Sciences | 32.5 |
Humanities and Social Sciences (Economics) | 33.3 |
Humanities and Social Sciences (English) | 43.2 |
Humanities and Social Sciences (Linguistics) | 44.7 |
Humanities and Social Sciences (Philosophy) | 35.3 |
Humanities and Social Sciences (Psychology) | 47.4 |
Humanities and Social Sciences (Sociology) | 32.4 |
Life Sciences | 26.3 |
GATE Paper Code | Qualifying Marks |
|---|---|
ST: Statistics | 22.5 |
PH: Physics | 27.9 |
CS: Computer Science & Information Technology | 29.2 |
EC: Electronics & Communication Engineering | 26.9 |
CE: Civil Engineering | 23.9 |
IN: Instrumentation Engineering | 31.3 |
EE: Electrical engineering | 22.5 |
ME: Mechanical Engineering | 25.5 |
XE: Engineering Sciences | 34.1 |
CH: Chemical Engineering | - |
GATE Paper Name | Qualifying Marks |
|---|---|
CS | 22.5 |
ECE | 22.5 |
Biotechnology | 31.9 |
Chemical Engineering | 22.7 |
Statistics | 22.5 |
Metallurgical engineering | 41.5 |
Mathematics | 24.5 |
Electrical Engineering | 27.6 |
Textile Engineering and Fibre Science | 34.9 |
Mechanical Engineering | 25.2 |
Physics | 23.8 |
Life Science | 30.5 |
Ecology and Life Sciences | 30 |
Agricultural Engineering | 23.6 |
Chemistry | 24.7 |
Mining Engineering | 22.9 |
Chemistry Engineering | 23.7 |
Civil Engineering | 28.3 |
Engineering Sciences | 36.2 |
The conducting body of the GATE 2026 exam will consider a few factors while determining the GATE cut-off 2026 and GATE qualifying marks for OBC. These factors consist of:
Number of candidates who took the GATE examination
Number of seats available for allocation
Difficulty level of GATE examination
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
No. 50 marks is not at all considered good in the GATE examination.
The passing score varies for each specific subject. Candidates can check the official brochure once released for accurate data.
Yes. The GATE cut-off for NITs varies for each one of them. Kindly check the separate cut-off marks for each NIT in India for accurate data.
On Question asked by student community
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The link to the question paper is attached here. You can access the question papers along with the answer key on the careers360 website. Careers360 also provides students with preparation tips that will help them in preparing and the mock test and analyse their in-depth performance.
https://engineering.careers360.com/articles/last-15-years-gate-papers-solutions
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Here is a link for the sample papers for GATE Exam with DA subjects. Tap on the link given below to open it:
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