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IIT Kanpur GATE cutoff 2026 - IIT Kanpur will publish the IIT Kanpur GATE 2026 cutoffs on the official website, iitk.ac.in. The minimum score that candidates need to achieve to gain admission into the M.Tech programmes at IIT Kanpur is the GATE 2026 Cutoff. According to the previous year's data, for admission to Sustainable Energy Engineering, Gen category candidates need to score between 727 & 450 for admission. Only those who clear the IIT Kanpur cutoff of the GATE 2026 will be eligible for admission. Candidates can refer to this article for the IIT Kanpur GATE cutoff 2026.
IIT Kanpur will release the GATE 2026 cutoff after the counselling is concluded. Only those who clear this cutoff will be given admission to the MTech programmes in IIT Kanpur. The GATE cutoffs 2026 for IIT Kanpur will be updated here when released.
As the 2026 admission cycle is not yet completed, candidates can check the previous year's GATE IIT Kanpur cutoffs below.
| Category | GATE/CS IR/JEST/ NET Maximum GATE Score | GATE/CS IR/JEST/ NET Minimum GATE Score |
|---|---|---|
Category | ||
GEN | 727 | 450 |
EWS | 631 | 414 |
OBC (NCL) | 674 | 420 |
SC | 546 | 298 |
ST | 345 | 297 |
OBC (NCL) DAP | 237 | 237 |
Specialization | Eligible Gate Paper Code(s) | GN | OBC- NCL | EWS | SC | ST | DAP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Environmental Engineering | AG, CE, CH, ES, ME | 600 | 540 | 540 | 400 | 300 | 300 |
Geoinformatics | AE, AG, CE, CS, DA, EC, EE, ES, GE, GG, IN, MA, ME, MN, PH, ST, XE | 469 | 422 | 391 | 312 | 189 | * |
Geotechnical Engineering | CE | 500 | 450 | 450 | 333 | 333 | 333 |
Infrastructure Engineering and Management | AR | 690 | 610 | 590 | 450 | 410 | 410 |
Infrastructure Engineering and Management | CE | 610 | 550 | 540 | 400 | 350 | 350 |
Infrastructure Engineering and Management | GE | 690 | 610 | 590 | 450 | 410 | 410 |
Structural Engineering | CE | 540 | 480 | 480 | 360 | 360 | 360 |
Transportation Engineering | AE, CE, ME | 500 | 450 | 450 | 333 | 333 | 333 |
Cut-off GATE scores for direct admission through COAP (without written test and/or interview): | |||||||
Specialization | Eligible Gate Paper Code(s) | GN | OBC- NCL | EWS | SC | ST | DAP |
Hydraulics and Water Resources Engineering | AG | 500 | 450 | 450 | 330 | 330 | 330 |
CE | 415 | 360 | 360 | 270 | 270 | * |
| Branch Name | Category | Closing Rank |
|---|---|---|
Aerospace Engineering | General | 4683 |
EWS | 853 | |
OBC | 2214 | |
SC | 1092 | |
ST | 744 | |
Mechanical Engineering | General | 3155 |
EWS | 592 | |
OBC | 1529 | |
SC | 914 | |
ST | 465 | |
Bio-Engineering | General | 7309 |
EWS | 1409 | |
OBC | 3262 | |
SC | 2071 | |
ST | 1213 | |
Chemical Engineering | General | 4649 |
OBC | 762 | |
SC | 2034 | |
ST | 1281 | |
Civil Engineering | General | 6297 |
EWS | 1078 | |
OBC | 2582 | |
SC | 1380 | |
ST | 430 | |
Computer Science Engineering | General | 237 |
EWS | 55 | |
OBC | 155 | |
SC | 94 | |
ST | 43 | |
Earth Science | General | 9614 |
EWS | 1714 | |
OBC | 4513 | |
SC | 2826 | |
ST | 1314 | |
Electrical Engineering | General | 1368 |
EWS | 287 | |
OBC | 696 | |
SC | 410 | |
ST | 269 | |
Physics | General | 6383 |
EWS | 1568 | |
OBC | 3781 | |
SC | 2446 | |
ST | 1383 | |
Statistics and Data Science | General | 1082 |
EWS | 246 | |
OBC | 833 | |
SC | 588 | |
ST | 378 | |
Materials Science and Engineering | General | 6535 |
EWS | 1226 | |
OBC | 3003 | |
SC | 1881 | |
ST | 1083 | |
Mathematics and Scientific Computing | General | 1143 |
EWS | 212 | |
OBC | 681 | |
SC | 646 | |
ST | 325 |
| Branch Name | Category | Closing Rank |
|---|---|---|
Aerospace Engineering | General | 750 |
EWS | 670 | |
OBC | 600 | |
SC | 495 | |
ST | 460 | |
Automation and Robotics | General | 750 |
EWS | 675 | |
OBC | 675 | |
SC | 500 | |
ST | 500 | |
Bio Engineering | General | 750 |
EWS | 675 | |
OBC | 675 | |
SC | 490 | |
ST | 490 | |
Chemical Engineering | General | 475 |
EWS | 427 | |
OBC | 427 | |
SC | 285 | |
ST | 285 | |
Civil Engineering | General | 730 |
EWS | 680 | |
OBC | 680 | |
SC | 630 | |
ST | 630 | |
Computer Science Engineering | General | 775 |
EWS | 697 | |
OBC | 697 | |
SC | 516 | |
ST | 516 | |
Earth Science | General | 430 |
EWS | 330 | |
OBC | 330 | |
SC | 310 | |
ST | 269 | |
Electrical Engineering | General | 900 |
EWS | 835 | |
OBC | 813 | |
SC | 683 | |
ST | 594 | |
Engineering Physics | General | 660 |
EWS | 594 | |
OBC | 594 | |
SC | 396 | |
ST | 396 | |
Environmental Engineering | General | 690 |
EWS | 690 | |
OBC | 690 | |
SC | 690 | |
ST | 690 | |
Geoinformatics | General | 730 |
EWS | 671 | |
OBC | 671 | |
SC | 483 | |
ST | 483 | |
Industrial Engineering | General | 825 |
EWS | 790 | |
OBC | 790 | |
SC | 630 | |
ST | 630 | |
Materials Science and Technology | General | 600 |
EWS | 560 | |
OBC | 560 | |
SC | 362 | |
ST | 362 | |
Mechanical Engineering | General | 750 |
EWS | 675 | |
OBC | 675 | |
SC | 558 | |
ST | 558 | |
Transportation Engineering | General | 728 |
EWS | 453 | |
OBC | 654 | |
SC | 559 | |
ST | 525 |
Candidates who are interested in pursuing MTech at IIT Kanpur have to first apply. The application process for IIT Kanpur Mtech is given below.
IIT Kanpur Admission Portal: Application along with preference of specialisation and more must be submitted through the IIT Kanpur admission portal.
GATE COAP portal: The admission offers will be released through the COAP portal; hence, candidates must also register here. The option of accepting/rejecting, paying the admission fee, and more will be done through the COAP portal.
The GATE 2026 qualifying cutoff and the IIT Kanpur admission cutoff are two separate metrics. The differences between the two is highlighted below:
GATE 2026 Qualifying Cutoff- This is the minimum score that candidates need to participate in the GATE 2026 counselling. Candidates who do not meet this score cannot apply for admission through scores of the GATE exam. This is released by the exam- conducting authority and will be lower.
IIT Kanpur Admission Cutoff 2026 - This is the minimum cutoff that candidates need to secure an MTech seat in IIT Kanpur. This cutoff score is determined by IIT Kanpur. This cutoff will be higher than the qualifying cutoff.
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
The expected cutoff for CSE (General category) is approximately between 750 and 820 according to the previous year's data.
No. Candidates must also clear the admission cutoff to be able to apply for IIT Kanpur MTech programmes.
Some MTech departments might conduct interviews before shortlisting the candidates. However, this depends on the choice of the particular department.
No. Each branch at IIT Kanpur will have a separate cutoff, based on the total number of seats available for admission.
Yes. The cutoffs for reserved category candidates will be lower than those of the GEN category cutoffs. Hence, EWS & OBC candidates can get admission at lower GATE scores.
On Question asked by student community
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