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 06 Aug 2025, 06:38 PM IST
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GATE 2026 Qualifying Marks For SC/ST - IIT Guwahati will release the qualifying marks for GATE 2026 exam for SC/ST after the result declaration. GATE 2026 qualifying marks for SC/St category will be available online at gate2026.iitg.ac.in. Those who gain marks above the qualifying marks of GATE will be eligible to participate in the centralized counselling. The GATE 2026 result will be declared on March 19, 2026 and GATE 2026 is schedule to be held on February 7, 8, 14 and 15, 2026.

GATE 2026 Qualifying Marks For SC/ST Category - Subject-Wise Passing Marks
GATE 2025 Qualifying Marks For SC/ST

The GATE 2026 SC/ST qualifying marks will differ according to the test paper. Remember that the GATE cutoff 2026 for admission will be provided along with the counselling process. 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.

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

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

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 GATE qualifying marks for CSE?
A:

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

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. 

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