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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 centralised counselling. The GATE 2026 result will be declared on March 19, 2026 and the GATE 2026 is schedule to be held on February 7, 8, 14 and 15, 2026.
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.
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.
| Test Paper | Cut-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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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 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 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 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)
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.
The GATE qualifying marks for SC ST are the minimum marks required to clear the exam.
The GATE 2025 qualifying marks for CSE for SC ST is 19.4.
The authority will release the qualifying marks of GATE 2026 for SC, ST.
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Yes, you can get admission in M.Tech CSE without GATE .
Through university entrance exams
Many universities conduct their own M.Tech entrance exams. You have to qualify the test and sometimes attend an interview.
Through JET for M.Tech
JET (JAIN Entrance Test) is conducted by Jain University.
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No you cannot get admission to IIT for M Tech if your B Tech is not completed at the time of admission, even if you clear the GATE cutoff but Yes, you can appear for GATE 2028 in your 3rd year of B Tech even if your degree is
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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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