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    Minimum GATE Score for Government Jobs 2026 - PSU Cutoff Marks

    Minimum GATE Score for Government Jobs 2026 - PSU Cutoff Marks

    K Guna SahitiUpdated on 19 Mar 2026, 10:09 AM IST

    Minimum GATE Score for Government Jobs- Candidates can check this page for the minimum GATE score for government jobs in 2026. The cutoff varies with the number of vacancies, post and organisation. Several PSUs recruit based on GATE 2026 merit. Unreserved category candidates with a score of 650+ have better chances of PSU recruitment through GATE 2026. Note that the value is tentative since the cutoff depends on several factors. Check this article for the expected GATE score for government jobs.

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    1. Minimum GATE Score for Government Jobs 2026
    2. Previous Year Trends in the Minimum GATE Score for Government Jobs
    3. Factors affecting the minimum gate score for government jobs
    Minimum GATE Score for Government Jobs 2026 - PSU Cutoff Marks
    Minimum GATE Score for Government Jobs 2026

    Minimum GATE Score for Government Jobs 2026

    This page mentions the details on the minimum GATE score for government jobs, such as those of PSUs. As observed in previous year data, the GATE cutoff score varies widely between different categories, branches, roles, types of organisation and reservation categories. The minimum score for GATE recruitment will be high for a general category candidate. They may get a government job with a 650+ score. However, the range is too wide to generalise. Hence, all aspirants are advised to check the last few years’ minimum GATE PSU score to get an idea.

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    Previous Year Trends in the Minimum GATE Score for Government Jobs

    Check the following tables for the GATE score for PSU recruitment. However, note that not all the PSUs release the GATE cutoff in the form of a score. Some, like NTPC, release the rank details, organisations like POWERGRID, THDC, and BARC release the cutoff as marks. Hence, check the given data with reference to the GATE result. Also, there are several other aspects that affect the final recruitment other than GATE scores like the interview/group discussion marks.

    GATE Cutoff for NTPC Recruitment 2025

    Discipline

    UR

    EWS

    OBC

    SC

    ST

    PwBD(OH)

    PwBD (HH)

    PwBD (MD)

    Electrical

    1027

    1833

    776

    2705

    3296

    21016

    21016

    21862

    Mechanical

    919

    1664

    953

    3306

    5239

    20556

    21573

    7811

    Electronics

    479

    1574

    1254

    3224

    NA

    24973

    24005

    NA

    Instrumentation

    1498

    NA

    1908

    3189

    NA

    NA

    2917

    NA

    Civil

    752

    NA

    835

    7568

    3784

    26390

    21724

    NA

    Mining

    155

    NA

    218

    844

    1292

    NA

    NA

    NA

    GATE 2023 Cut-off for NPCIL Recruitment

    Papers

    Category

    Cutoff

    Chemical Engineering

    General

    608

    EWS

    462

    SC

    423

    ST

    306

    OBC

    494

    Civil Engineering

    General

    766

    EWS

    570

    SC

    602

    ST

    623

    OBC

    676

    Electrical Engineering

    General

    651

    EWS

    325

    SC

    478

    ST

    450

    OBC

    582

    Electronics and Communication Engineering

    General

    700

    EWS

    537

    SC

    501

    ST

    490

    OBC

    596

    Instrumentation Engineering

    General

    354

    EWS

    324

    SC

    186

    ST

    187

    OBC

    310

    Mechanical Engineering

    General

    668

    EWS

    453

    SC

    459

    ST

    376

    OBC

    570

    ONGC Cutoff marks based on (GATE 2022/2023/2024)

    Discipline

    UR

    EWS

    OBC (NCL)

    SC

    ST

    Mechanical

    620

    339

    547

    408

    347

    Chemical

    545

    316

    324

    262

    219

    Electrical

    635

    481

    551

    455

    442

    Electronics

    6G2

    534

    563

    497

    410

    Instrumentation

    354

    316

    312

    220

    187

    Civil

    751

    628

    678

    590

    593

    ONGC Cutoff marks based on (GATE 2022/2023/2024) for PwBD candidates

    PwBD Category

    Score cutoff

    B-Bling, LV- Low Vision

    232

    D- Deaf, HH- Hard of hearing

    236

    OA- One Arm, OL- one leg, SD-Spine Deformity/SI-Spine injury (with associated limb dysfunction of OA, OL), CP-Cerebral Palsy, LC-Leprosy Cured, Dw-Dwarfism, AAV-Acid attach Victims, SD-Spine Deformity/ SI-Spine injury, without any associated neurological/ limb dysfunction

    332

    MD- Multiple Illness

    251

    GATE Cutoff for POWERGRID Recruitment 2025

    Papers

    Category

    Cutoff

    Electrical

    UR

    51

    OBC (NCL)

    45.67

    SC

    37.67

    ST

    35.33

    EWS

    43.67

    Electronics

    UR

    62.33

    OBC (NCL)

    51.33

    SC

    43.67

    Computer Science

    UR

    80.26

    EWS

    31.83

    GATE Cutoff for POWERGRID Recruitment 2023

    Papers

    Category

    Cutoff

    Electrical

    UR

    41.00

    OBC (NCL)

    37.33

    SC

    29.33

    ST

    29.00

    EWS

    36.33

    PwBD

    LD-18.33

    HI -

    SLD/MI

    Civil

    UR

    65.72

    OBC (NCL)

    62.74

    SC

    56.06

    ST

    55.06

    EWS

    59.53

    PwBD

    LD-30.01

    SLD/MI

    Electronics

    UR

    61.00

    OBC (NCL)

    57.33

    PwBD

    ASD/SLD /MI -

    Computer Science

    UR

    63.00

    SC

    43.00

    GATE Cutoff for THDC Recruitment 2021

    GATE Paper

    Job Name

    Category Name

    cutoff

    Mechanical Engineering

    Engineer Trainee(Mechanical)

    General

    80.32

    Engineer Trainee(Mechanical)

    OBC

    76.27

    Engineer Trainee(Mechanical)

    SC

    68.15

    Engineer Trainee(Mechanical)

    ST

    61.11

    Electrical Engineering

    Engineer Trainee(Electrical)

    General

    69.67

    Engineer Trainee(Electrical)

    OBC

    67

    Engineer Trainee(Electrical)

    SC

    54

    Engineer Trainee(Electrical)

    ST

    64

    Civil Engineering

    Engineer Trainee(Civil)

    General

    77.53

    Engineer Trainee(Civil)

    OBC

    74.14

    Engineer Trainee(Civil)

    SC

    65

    Engineer Trainee(Civil)

    ST

    65.73

    GATE Cutoff for AAI Recruitment 2024

    GATE Paper

    Category

    Cutoff

    Electronics

    UR

    643

    EWS

    553

    OBC (NCL)

    573

    SC

    474

    ST

    464

    PwBD

    C-231

    Architecture

    UR

    845

    EWS

    Nil

    OBC(NCl)

    Nil

    SC

    Nil

    ST

    Nil

    PwBD

    B-631

    D&E- Nil

    Information Technology

    UR

    852

    EWS

    833

    OBC(NCL)

    820

    SC

    734

    ST

    Nil

    PwBD

    A-273

    Civil

    UR

    852

    EWS

    813

    OBC(NCL)

    806

    SC

    709

    ST

    756

    PwBD

    B-254

    C-609

    275

    Electrical

    UR

    762

    EWS

    652

    OBC(NCl)

    714

    SC

    604

    ST

    630

    PwBD

    B-271

    C-363

    D&E-240

    Factors affecting the minimum gate score for government jobs

    Here is the list of factors that affect the minimum GATE score required for government jobs-

    • Difficulty of the exam

    • Number of vacancies

    • Number of applicants

    • Competition level

    • Category of the applicant

    • The branch in which the vacancy arises.

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    Questions related to GATE

    On Question asked by student community

    Have a question related to GATE ?

    Hi Atihse,

    You have got a very good score and rank. Based on previous years trends, With GATEn score of 423 you are expected to get colleges like MNIT Allahabad, VNIT Nagpur, NIT Rourkela, IIEST Shibpur, Howrah. Also have a look into the below link.

    Link: https://engineering.careers360.com/articles/gate-rank-vs-college

    Hello,

    You can find information about Mtech CS admission for 2026 without GATE qualification marks through the link provided below.

    https://engineering.careers360.com/articles/list-of-mtech-colleges-without-gate-score

    Any BTech ECE graduate can apply for all the NITs offering MTech CSE based on GATE exam. Some mid and lower NITs are:

    • NIT Warangal
    • MNIT Jaipur
    • VNIT Nagpur
    • NIT Durgapur

    You can check the complete list of NITs offers MTech CSE are - https://engineering.careers360.com/colleges/list-of-top-nit-colleges-in-india

    Hi Shipra,

    To get GATE rank of 1026 in Biotechnology, you need to score GATE marks around 75 out of 100. Check the GATE marks vs Rank article link below to understand it clearly.

    Link: https://engineering.careers360.com/articles/gate-marks-vs-rank