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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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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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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.
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 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 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 |
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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