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    GATE 2026 Qualifying Marks For SC/ST Category - Subject-Wise Passing Marks

    GATE 2026 Qualifying Marks For SC/ST Category - Subject-Wise Passing Marks

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    Maniprabha SinghUpdated on 28 Mar 2026, 05:57 PM IST
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    GATE 2026 Qualifying Marks For SC/ST - IIT Guwahati has released the qualifying marks for GATE 2026 exam for SC/ST on March 28, 2026. The GATE 2026 qualifying marks for SC/St category is now available online at gate2026.iitg.ac.in. Those who gain marks above the qualifying marks of GATE will be eligible to participate in the centralised counselling. The GATE 2026 result has been declared on March 19, 2026. The qualifying marks will differ according to the test paper. The GATE cutoff 2026 is now published on the official website. Students are advised to go through the complete article for the expected GATE qualifying marks for CSE and other subjects. Candidates will be able to predict whether they have cleared the GATE exam or not with the help of this article.

    This Story also Contains

    1. GATE Qualifying Marks for SC/ST 2026
    2. GATE Qualifying Marks For SC/ST 2025
    3. How to Calculate GATE 2026 Qualifying Marks?
    4. Previous Year GATE Qualifying Marks For SC/ST
    GATE 2026 Qualifying Marks For SC/ST Category - Subject-Wise Passing Marks
    GATE 2025 Qualifying Marks For SC/ST

    GATE Qualifying Marks for SC/ST 2026

    The authority has released the GATE 2026 qualifying marks for SC/ST on the official website. The qualifying marks for SC/ST has been released for all 30 papers and all student's categories. Candidates' can check the GATE qualifying marks 2026 for SC/ST from the table below:

    GATE 2026 Qualifying Marks for SC/ST

    Paper Code

    Test Paper

    Cut-Off (SC/ST/PwD)

    AE

    Aerospace Engineering

    16.6

    AG

    Agricultural Engineering

    16.6

    AR

    Architecture and Planning

    26.6

    BM

    Biomedical Engineering

    16.6

    BT

    Biotechnology

    17.2

    CE

    Civil Engineering

    19.1

    CH

    Chemical Engineering

    16.6

    CS

    Computer Science and Information Technology

    20

    CY

    Chemistry

    16.6

    DA

    Data Science and Artificial Intelligence

    17.5

    EC

    Electronics and Communication Engineering

    17.5

    EE

    Electrical Engineering

    18.4

    ES

    Environmental Science and Engineering

    20

    EY

    Ecology and Evolution

    26.6

    GE

    Geomatics Engineering

    16.6

    GG-1

    Geology and Geophysics (Geology)

    26.1

    GG-2

    Geology and Geophysics (Geophysics)

    24.7

    IN

    Instrumentation Engineering

    26.5

    MA

    Mathematics

    23.1

    ME

    Mechanical Engineering

    16.7

    MN

    Mining Engineering

    19.6

    MT

    Metallurgical Engineering

    26.6

    NM

    Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering

    22.4

    PE

    Petroleum Engineering

    26.6

    PH

    Physics

    17

    PI

    Production and Industrial Engineering

    24

    ST

    Statistics

    20.2

    TF

    Textile Engineering and Fibre Science

    21

    XE

    Engineering Sciences

    23.4

    XH-C1

    Humanities and Social Sciences (Economics)

    23.8

    XH-C2

    Humanities and Social Sciences (English)

    26.6

    XH-C3

    Humanities and Social Sciences (Linguistics)

    24.9

    XH-C4

    Humanities and Social Sciences (Philosophy)

    25.5

    XH-C5

    Humanities and Social Sciences (Psychology)

    26.1

    XH-C6

    Humanities and Social Sciences (Sociology)

    26.6

    XL

    Life Sciences

    24.1


    GATE Qualifying Marks For SC/ST 2025

    IIT Roorkee released the GATE qualifying marks for 2025 all categories separately. The table given below shows the expected GATE qualifying marks for mechanical and other papers. Also, know the previous year's GATE qualifying marks of SC/ST in the content that follows.

    GATE 2025 qualifying marks for SC, ST

    Test PaperCut-off (SC/ST)

    Aerospace Engineering

    19.2

    Agricultural Engineering

    16.6

    Architecture and Planning

    26.6

    Biomedical Engineering

    19.4

    Biotechnology

    18.6

    Civil Engineering

    19.4

    Chemical Engineering

    18.4

    Computer Science and Information Technology

    19.4

    Chemistry

    16.6

    Data Science and Artificial Intelligence

    19.3

    Electronics and Communication Engineering

    16.6

    Electrical Engineering

    16.6

    Environmental Science and Engineering

    17.4

    Ecology and Evolution

    26.3

    Geomatics Engineering

    17.1

    Geology and Geophysics (Geology)

    25.5

    Geology and Geophysics (Geophysics)

    26.6

    Instrumentation Engineering

    17

    Mathematics

    16.6

    Mechanical Engineering

    23.8

    Mining Engineering

    20.4

    Metallurgical Engineering

    26.6

    Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering

    16.7

    Petroleum Engineering

    20.7

    Physics

    17.8

    Production and Industrial Engineering

    23.7

    Statistics

    20.1

    Textile Engineering and Fibre Science

    23.1

    Engineering Sciences

    23.5

    Humanities and Social Sciences (Economics)

    26.6

    Humanities and Social Sciences (English)

    26.6

    Humanities and Social Sciences (Linguistics)

    26.6

    Humanities and Social Sciences (Philosophy)

    26.6

    Humanities and Social Sciences (Psychology)

    26.6

    Humanities and Social Sciences (Sociology)

    26.6

    Life Sciences

    20.8


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    How to Calculate GATE 2026 Qualifying Marks?

    The authority calculates GATE qualifying scores by using a specific normalisation formula. This formula contains details of marks secured by the candidates, mean marks of the top scorers, standard deviation and category-based reservation.

    GATE Qualifying Cutoff vs GATE Admission Cutoff

    GATE aspirants must be aware that the GATE qualifying cutoff and GATE admission cutoff are both completely different. GATE qualifying cutoffs are the minimum marks needed to qualify for GATE. While the admission qualifying cutoffs are the marks required for admission into prestigious IITs, NITs, etc.

    Factors Influencing GATE Qualifying Cutoff

    Below are the main factors that influence the GATE qualifying marks. The GATE qualifying marks changes every year.

    • Difficulty level of the exam
    • Total number of candidates who appeared for the exam.
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    Previous Year GATE Qualifying Marks For SC/ST

    The past years’ qualifying marks of GATE for SC/ST are given here. Students can judge the competition level of the examination based on the SC/ST GATE qualifying marks in 2024, 2023 and 2022. Know the previous year's GATE qualifying marks for Civil, Mechanical, CSE and other papers below.

    GATE Qualifying Marks for SC, ST 2024

    GATE Paper

    Qualifying GATE Cutoff 2024

    Aerospace Engineering

    22.1

    Agricultural Engineering

    16.6

    Architecture and Planning

    27.6

    Biomedical Engineering

    16.6

    Biotechnology

    25.9

    Civil Engineering

    18.8

    Chemical Engineering

    16.6

    Computer Science and Information Technology

    18.4

    Chemistry

    16.7

    Data Science and Artificial Intelligence

    24.7

    Electronics and Communication Engineering

    16.6

    Electrical Engineering

    17.1

    Environmental Science and Engineering

    25.2

    Ecology and Evolution

    23.8

    Geomatics Engineering

    27.4

    Geology and Geophysics (Geology)

    28

    Geology and Geophysics (Geophysics)

    32.6

    Instrumentation Engineering

    21.8

    Mathematics

    16.6

    Mechanical Engineering

    19

    Mining Engineering

    16.6

    Metallurgical Engineering

    27.3

    Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering

    16.7

    Petroleum Engineering

    28.4

    Physics

    21.3

    Production and Industrial Engineering

    20.3

    Statistics

    17.7

    Textile Engineering and Fibre Science

    18.7

    Engineering Sciences

    24.1

    Humanities and Social Sciences (Economics)

    24.6

    Humanities and Social Sciences (English)

    32

    Humanities and Social Sciences (Linguistics)

    33.1

    Humanities and Social Sciences (Philosophy)

    26.1

    Humanities and Social Sciences (Psychology)

    35.1

    Humanities and Social Sciences (Sociology)

    24

    Life Sciences

    19.5

    GATE Qualifying Marks for SC/ST 2023

    GATE Paper

    Qualifying GATE Cutoff 2023

    Aerospace Engineering

    16.7

    Agricultural Engineering

    16.6

    Architecture and Planning

    22.4

    Biomedical Engineering

    16.6

    Biotechnology

    21

    Civil Engineering

    17.7

    Chemical Engineering

    21.4

    Computer Science and Information Technology

    21.6

    Chemistry

    17.6

    Data Science and Artificial Intelligence

    _

    Electronics and Communication Engineering

    19.9

    Electrical Engineering

    16.6

    Environmental Science and Engineering

    18.4

    Ecology and Evolution

    28.4

    Geomatics Engineering

    19.1

    Geology and Geophysics (Geology)

    24.4

    Geology and Geophysics (Geophysics)

    31.8

    Instrumentation Engineering

    23.2

    Mathematics

    16.6

    Mechanical Engineering

    18.9

    Mining Engineering

    16.6

    Metallurgical Engineering

    31.6

    Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering

    16.6

    Petroleum Engineering

    22.9

    Physics

    20.7

    Production and Industrial Engineering

    29.4

    Statistics

    16.6

    Textile Engineering and Fibre Science

    16.9

    Engineering Sciences

    25.2

    Humanities and Social Sciences (Economics)

    31.5

    Humanities and Social Sciences (English)

    34.9

    Humanities and Social Sciences (Linguistics)

    30.9

    Humanities and Social Sciences (Philosophy)

    25.3

    Humanities and Social Sciences (Psychology)

    36.6

    Humanities and Social Sciences (Sociology)

    33.3

    Life Sciences

    21.9

    GATE Qualifying Marks for ST/SC 2022

    GATE Paper

    Qualifying GATE Cutoff 2022

    CS

    16.6

    ECE

    16.5

    Biotechnology

    23.6

    Chemical Engineering

    16.8

    Statistics

    16.6

    Metallurgical engineering

    30.8

    Maths

    18.2

    Electrical engineering

    20.4

    Textile engineering and fibre science

    25.6

    Mechanical Engineering (ME)

    18.7

    Physics

    _

    Life Science (Botany/ Zoology)

    22.5

    Ecology and life sciences

    22.2

    Agriculture Engineering

    17.5

    Chemistry

    18.3

    Mining Engineering

    17

    Chemistry Engineering

    17.8

    Civil Engineering

    _

    Engineering Sciences (Fluid Mechanics/ Thermodynamics)

    26.8

    Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

    Q: What is the qualifying marks for SC GATE?
    A:

    The qualifying marks of SC GATE 2025 ranges between 16.6 to 26.6, depending on the subject. For more information, check the article above.

    Q: What is the qualifying marks for SC ST?
    A:

    The GATE qualifying marks for SC ST are the minimum marks required to clear the exam. 

    Q: What is the GATE qualifying marks for CSE?
    A:

    The GATE 2025 qualifying marks for CSE for SC ST is 19.4.

    Q: Is the ST SC GATE qualifying marks 2026 released?
    A:

    The authority will release the qualifying marks of GATE 2026 for SC, ST.

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