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    GATE 2026 Result Analysis - Check Trends Here

    GATE 2026 Result Analysis - Check Trends Here

    Jalla VenkateshUpdated on 20 Mar 2026, 11:05 AM IST

    GATE 2026 Result Analysis - IIT Guwahati will soon declare the GATE result 2026 analysis in March 2026. The GATE 2026 result analysis link will be updated on the official website. Candidates can check the result analysis of GATE 2026 to know the qualifying percentage of candidates. Additionally, candidates will be able to check the GATE qualifying marks, paper-wise. Aspirants can refer to the result analysis and know the marks to qualify for the GATE 2026 exam. The authority conducted the Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering on February 7, 8, 14 & 15 2026. Detailed information regarding the GATE result 2026 analysis can be found in the article below.

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    GATE 2026 Result Analysis - Check Trends Here
    GATE 2026 Result Analysis

    GATE 2026 Result Analysis

    The analysis of GATE result 2026 will be available after the declaration of the exam result. Candidates can check the previous year analysis and get to know the status of the total qualifying candidates, pass marks and GATE score.

    Previous year GATE Result Analysis

    Number of Candidates Registered and Appeared in GATE 2025

    GATE 2025 PaperNo. Candidates RegisteredNo. Candidates Appeared

    Aerospace Engineering

    7576

    6009

    Agricultural Engineering

    3095

    2624

    Architecture and Planning

    10898

    8501

    Biomedical Engineering

    2682

    2165

    Biotechnology

    24927

    20048

    Civil Engineering

    101596

    79951

    Chemical Engineering

    18009

    14843

    Computer Science and Information Technology

    207851

    170825

    Chemistry

    33058

    25698

    Data Science and Artificial Intelligence

    75854

    57054

    Electronics and Communication Engineering

    97394

    81475

    Electrical Engineering

    83355

    67701

    Environmental Science and Engineering

    9073

    6631

    Ecology and Evolution

    3509

    2713

    Geomatics Engineering

    3616

    2726

    Geology and Geophysics (Geology)

    6837

    5352

    Geology and Geophysics (Geophysics)

    917

    684

    Instrumentation Engineering

    14680

    11935

    Mathematics

    16953

    13171

    Mechanical Engineering

    79830

    62015

    Mining Engineering

    8881

    7438

    Metallurgical Engineering

    4420

    3571

    Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering

    538

    395

    Petroleum Engineering

    1731

    1320

    Physics

    24747

    19225

    Production and Industrial Engineering

    4791

    3547

    Statistics

    3063

    1967

    Textile Engineering and Fibre Science

    2355

    1889

    Engineering Sciences

    14937

    11156

    Humanities and Social Sciences (Economics)

    4161

    2973

    Humanities and Social Sciences (English)

    5665

    4132

    Humanities and Social Sciences (Linguistics)

    378

    297

    Humanities and Social Sciences (Philosophy)

    702

    531

    Humanities and Social Sciences (Psychology)

    5709

    4125

    Humanities and Social Sciences (Sociology)

    2147

    1546

    Life Sciences

    50084

    41086

    How Many Students Registered For GATE 2025

    CategoryTotal Number of Students

    Total number of students that applied

    936019

    Total number of students that appeared

    747319

    GATE 2025 Cutoff Category-wise

    Test PaperCutoff (Gen)Cutoff (OBC-NCL/EWS)Cutoff (SC/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

    GATE 2024 Statistics: How many students appeared for GATE 2024

    ParticularsDetails
    Candidates applied for GATE 2024826239
    Total candidates who appeared for GATE 2024653292

    GATE 2024 Result Cutoff

    Paper CodeGenCutoff MarksSC/ST/PwD
    Aerospace Engineering (AE)33.329.922.1
    Agricultural Engineering (AG)2522.516.6
    Architecture and Planning (AR)41.537.327.6
    Biomedical Engineering (BM)2522.516.6
    Biotechnology (BT)38.93525.9
    Civil Engineering (CE)28.325.418.8
    Chemical Engineering (CH)2522.516.6
    Computer Science and Information Technology (CS)27.624.818.4
    Chemistry (CY)25.222.616.7
    Data Science and Artificial Intelligence (DA)37.133.324.7
    Electronics and Communication Engineering (EC)2522.516.6
    Electrical Engineering (EE)25.723.117.1
    Environmental Science and Engineering (ES)37.934.125.2
    Ecology and Evolution (ES)35.832.223.8
    Geomatics Engineering (GE)41.136.927.4
    Geology and Geophysics (Geology) (GG1)4237.828
    Geology and Geophysics (Geology) (GG2)4944.132.6
    Instrumentation Engineering (IN)32.729.421.8
    Mathematics (MA)2522.516.6
    Mechanical Engineering (ME)28.625.719
    Mining Engineering (MN)2522.516.6
    Metallurgical Engineering (MT)4136.927.3
    Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering (NM)25.122.516.7
    Petroleum Engineering (PI)30.527.420.3
    Physics (PH)3228.821.3
    Production and Industrial Engineering (PI)30.527.420.3
    Statistics (ST)26.623.917.7
    Textile Engineering and Fibre Science (TF)28.125.218.7
    Engineering Sciences (XE)36.232.524.1
    Humanities and Social Sciences (Economics) (XH-C1)3733.324.6
    Humanities and Social Sciences (English) (XH-C2)4843.232
    Humanities and Social Sciences (Linguistics) (XH-C3)49.744.733.1
    Humanities and Social Sciences (Philosophy) (XH-C4)39.335.326.1
    Humanities and Social Sciences (Psychology) (XH-C5)52.747.,435.1
    Humanities and Social Sciences (Sociology) (XH-C5)3632.424
    Life Sciences (XL)29.326.319.5
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    GATE 2023 Result Analysis in Detail

    IIT Kanpur released a press notification announcing the declaration of GATE result 2023 on March 16. The authorities provided the statistics and figures that allow for the GATE result analysis 2023 from various perspectives. GATE 2023 result analysis show that the difficulty levels of the papers are high considering the pass percentage. Students can find below the GATE 2023 result analysis from various perspectives to understand the exam.

    Difficulty Level of Exam - If we look at the difficulty level of all GATE papers, questions from most papers were moderate. As per the student reviews, questions were mostly from the core topics of the concerned subjects. Subject experts declared the papers to be moderate in difficulty levels. Check the detailed GATE 2023 exam analysis to get a better perspective.

    Cutoff Trends - Some papers saw an increase in GATE cutoff in 2023 to previous years while some are on the same lines as of previous year cutoff. The rise or fall in cutoff is one sign to understand the difficulty level of the exam. The higher the cutoff of GATE 2023, the easier the paper and the lower the cutoff, the higher the difficulty levels. Check the detailed GATE cutoff analysis to know which papers were more difficult and which were easier in comparison.

    Facts and Figures: IIT Kanpur has released the statistics of the GATE 2023 exam. As compared to last year the number of applicants have been decreased for the exam. The reasons can be many like as to high difficulty level of the exam, broad exam syllabus and placement terms and more.

    • GATE 2023 total applicants: 6.70 lakh
    • How many students appeared for gate 2023- 5.17 lakh
    • How many students qualified in gate 2023- 1,00000
    • How many students appeared for GATE 2023 branch wise
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    GATE Result Analysis 2022

    Students can find below the GATE 2022 result analysis from various perspectives to understand the exam.

    Difficulty Level of Exam - If we look at the difficulty level of all GATE papers, questions from most papers were moderate to difficult. As per the student reviews, questions were formulated mostly from the core topics of the concerned subjects. Subject experts declared the papers to be moderate in difficulty levels with more questions requiring deeper conceptual understanding. Check the detailed GATE 2022 exam analysis to get a better perspective.

    Cutoff Trends - Some papers saw a steep decline in GATE cutoff in 2022 concerning previous years while some showed an increased cutoff. The GATE 2022 exam saw Biomedical Engineering for the first time so cutoffs for the subject were brand new for any comparison. IIT Kharagpur gave separate GATE cutoffs for the first time for Geology and Geophysics. The rise or fall in cutoff is one sign to understand the difficulty level of the exam. The higher the cutoff, the easier the paper and the lower the cutoff, the higher the difficulty levels. Check the detailed GATE cutoff analysis to know which papers were more difficult and which were easier in comparison.

    GATE 2022 Result Analysis - Facts and Figures

    The statistics of GATE released by IIT Kharagpur show nothing new. GATE has always been perceived as a difficult exam and hence the pass percentage has been always low. However, the number of applicants are also decreasing for the exam if one goes by past figures. This may be on account of the high difficulty levels, vast syllabus, interest in higher education in other fields, placement interests etc. Even PSU Recruitment through GATE saw a fall with less than 6 to 8 PSUs advertising last year. The GATE figures given below prove the decline in numbers.

    • GATE 2022 Applicants: 8,45,432
    • Appeared Candidates: 5,97,030
    • Qualified Candidates: 1,12,678

    GATE Result Analysis - Cutoff Trends

    GATE Paper CodeGATE 2023 qualifying cutoff marks


    General

    OBC-NCL/EWS

    SC/ST/PWD

    Statistics

    25

    22.5

    16.6

    Physics

    31.1

    27.9

    20.7

    CS

    32.5

    29.2

    21.6

    ECE

    29.9

    26.9

    19.9

    CE

    26.6

    23.9

    17.7

    IN

    34.8

    31.3

    23.2

    Electrical engineering

    25

    22.5

    16.6

    Mechanical Engineering (ME)

    28.4

    25.5

    18.9

    XE

    37.9

    34.1

    25.2

    CH

    32.10


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    GATE 2023 Statistics: How many students appeared for GATE 2023?

    ParticularDetails
    Total number of students who applied for GATE 20236.70 lakh
    Total number of students who appeared for GATE 20235.17 lakh
    Total percentage of candidates who appeared77%
    Total percentage of qualifiers18%

    GATE 2022 Cutoff

    GATE 2022 PaperGATE Qualifying Marks


    General

    OBC-NCL/ EWS

    SC/ST/PwD

    CS

    25

    22.5

    16.6

    ECE

    25

    22.5

    16.5

    Biotechnology

    35.5

    31.9

    23.6

    Chemical Engineering

    25.3

    22.7

    16.8

    Statistics

    25

    22.5

    16.6

    Metallurgical engineering

    46.2

    41.5

    30.8

    Mathematics

    27.3

    24.5

    18.2

    Electrical engineering

    30.7

    27.6

    20.4

    Textile engineering and fibre science

    36.8

    34.9

    25.6

    Mechanical Engineering (ME)

    28.1

    25.2

    18.7

    Physics

    26.5

    23.8

    Life Science (Botany/ Zoology)

    33.9

    30.5

    22.5

    Ecology and life sciences

    33.4

    30

    22.2

    Agriculture Engineering

    26.3

    23.6

    17.5

    Chemistry

    27.5

    24.7

    18.3

    Mining Engineering

    25.5

    22.9

    17

    Engineering Sciences (Fluid Mechanics/ Thermodynamics)

    40.3

    36.2

    26.8

    GATE Result Statistics 2022

    DetailsFigures

    Appeared Candidates

    5,97,030

    Qualified Candidates

    1,12,678

    GATE Result Statistics 2021

    DetailsFigures

    Appeared Candidates

    711542

    Qualified Candidates

    126813 (Male- 98732 and Female- 28081)

    Percentage of qualified candidates

    17.82% (comparable to the performance in previous years of GATE examination)

    GATE Qualifying Cut off 2021

    GATE Paper Name and CodeGeneralOBCSC/ST/PwD

    CS: Computer Science and Information Technology

    26.1

    23.4

    17.4

    ME: Mechanical Engineering

    33

    29.7

    22

    EC: Electronics and Communications Engineering

    25

    22.5

    16.6

    EE: Electrical Engineering

    30.3

    27.2

    20.2

    CE: Civil Engineering

    29.2

    26.2

    19.4

    CH: Chemical Engineering

    35.1

    31.5

    23.4

    IN: Instrumentation Engineering

    36

    32.4

    24

    MA: Mathematics

    29

    26.1

    19.3

    AR: Architecture and Planning

    40.9

    36.8

    27.2

    BM: Biomedical Engineering

    25

    22.5

    16.6

    AE: Aerospace Engineering

    26.3

    23.6

    17.5

    AG: Agriculture Engineering

    25

    22.5

    16.6

    BT: Biotechnology

    30

    27

    20

    CY: Chemistry

    36.2

    32.5

    24.1

    ES: Environmental Science & Engineering

    39.6

    35.6

    26.4

    EY: Ecology Evolution

    35.7

    32.1

    23.8

    GG: Goelogy

    38.9

    35

    25.9

    GG: Geophysics

    44.8

    40.3

    29.8

    MN: Mining Engineering

    31

    27.9

    20.6

    MT: Metallurgical Engineering

    48.5

    43.6

    32.3

    PE: Petroleum Engineering

    51.4

    47.1

    34.9

    PH: Physics

    32.8

    29.5

    21.8

    PI: Production & Industrial Engineering

    35.7

    32.1

    23.8

    ST: Statistics

    25

    22.5

    16.6

    TF: Textile Engineering & Fiber Science

    41.8

    37.6

    27.8

    XE: Engineering Sciences

    37

    33.3

    24.6

    XH: Humanities and Social Sciences (C1- Economics)

    29.4

    26.4

    19.5

    XH: Humanities and Social Sciences (C2- English)

    41.7

    37.5

    27.8

    XH: Humanities and Social Sciences (C3- Linguistics)

    35.3

    31.7

    23.5

    XH: Humanities and Social Sciences (C4- Philosophy)

    37.9

    34.1

    25.2

    XH: Humanities and Social Sciences (C5- Psychology)

    48.5

    43.6

    32.3

    XH: Humanities and Social Sciences (C6- Sociology)

    34.3

    30.8

    22.8

    XL: Life Sciences

    36

    324

    24

    GATE Qualifying Cut off 2020

    GATE Paper Name and CodeGeneralOBCSC/ST/PwD

    CS: Computer Science and Information Technology

    28.5

    25.6

    19

    ME: Mechanical Engineering

    34

    30.6

    22.6

    EC: Electronics and Communications Engineering

    28.8

    25.9

    19.2

    EE: Electrical Engineering

    33.4

    30

    22.2

    CE: Civil Engineering

    32.9

    29.6

    21.9

    CH: Chemical Engineering

    35.7

    32.1

    23.8

    IN: Instrumentation Engineering

    34.6

    31.1

    23

    MA: Mathematics

    25

    22.5

    16.6

    AR: Architecture and Planning

    34.8

    31.3

    23.2

    BM: Biomedical Engineering

    25

    22.5

    16.6

    AE: Aerospace Engineering

    27.2

    24.4

    18.1

    AG: Agriculture Engineering

    26.3

    23.6

    17.5

    BT: Biotechnology

    30.7

    27.6

    20.4

    CY: Chemistry

    26.7

    24

    17.8

    EY: Ecology Evolution

    42.2

    37.9

    28.1

    GG: Geology

    38.4

    34.5

    25.6

    GG: Geophysics

    51.9

    46.7

    34.6

    MN: Mining Engineering

    32.7

    29.4

    21.8

    MT: Metallurgical Engineering

    49.2

    44.2

    32.8

    PE: Petroleum Engineering

    39.8

    35.8

    26.5

    PH: Physics

    37.2

    33.4

    24.8

    PI: Production & Industrial Engineering

    36.6

    32.9

    24.4

    ST: Statistics

    25

    22.5

    16.6

    TF: Textile Engineering & Fiber Science

    37.1

    33.3

    24.7

    XE: Engineering Sciences

    26

    23.4

    17.3

    XL: Life Sciences

    31.7

    28.5

    21.1

    GATE Score Card 2026

    IIT Guwahati will release the GATE 2026 scorecard on the official website. The GATE scorecard is an important document required for admission in PG courses in all the participating institutes and is valid for three years. Students participating in PSU recruitment through GATE 2026 will also be required to show their score card at the time of the interview. The GATE score card will comprise of scores out of 1000, total marks obtained out of 100 (Raw Score), All India Rank of the candidate in the paper for which attempted in the exam, qualifying marks for all categories for the paper and the total number of candidates appeared for the paper.

    What After GATE 2026?

    Students aiming for admission in M.Tech courses have to apply for the institute in which admission is desired. Students will also be required to register for GATE COAP to get admission in IITs and CCMT for admission in NITs, IIITs and GFTIs. Students aiming for PSU recruitment have to apply for the respective PSU. The offer of allotment for various courses or recruitment has to be followed from the official portal of the institute /PSUs.

    Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

    Q: How many students appeared for GATE 2026?
    A:

    IIT Guwahati will release the complete GATE 2026 statistics online. 

    Q: How many students registered for GATE 2026?
    A:

    The authority will announce the GATE 2026 statistics after the declaration of results.

    Q: How many students qualified in GATE 2026?
    A:

    The qualifying candidate's report will be published along with the declaration of the GATE 2026 result.

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    Have a question related to GATE ?

    Every PSU has different cut-off marks and eligibility. Hence, it is suggested to apply for PSU after checking the eligibility. Also, they do not reveal the marks of the finally selected candidates. So, wait for the final merit list.

    Yes. You can. GATE eligibility specifies that students in their 3rd year and above can appear for the exam. Since the results are valid for 3 years, you can use the same for your admissions.

    If you score 500 marks in GATE2026, your chances of getting into good engineering colleges (especially NITs, IIITs and some older IITs) are strong for most disciplines, while top branches like CSE/EEE/ECE at older IITs may still require higher ranks. Your GATE AllIndia Rank (AIR) with 500 marks usually falls