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Safe Score for GATE DA 2026: Candidates can check the GATE DA 2026 safe score on this page. The GATE 2026 DA result will be declared on March 19, 2026. To secure admission to IITs general category candidates are usually advised to aim for a safe score of 800+ marks in the DA paper. The qualifying marks for GATE DA of general category is around 29 marks, based on the previous year’s trends. A safe score based on GATE DA depends on many factors such as the difficulty of paper, number of the candidates to be taken in the exam and overall performance of the students. The exam results will be declared along with the GATE 2026 cutoff.
Candidates can also get a rough idea of their target score after examining the trends of the past year and the competition they should expect by doing this beforehand, which increases their possibility of admission into first rank institutes or securing a job in Public Sector Undertakings (PSUs). Read more about the Safe Score for GATE 2026 DA.
Candidates can check the GATE DA safe score for mtech admission in the table below.
Category Wise | Data Science and Artificial Intelligence |
General | 28-32 |
OBC-NCL | 27-29 |
SC/ST/PwD | 19-21 |
Candidates can check the GATE DA expected cutoff in the table below.
GATE 2026 DA Expected Cutoff for IIT Admission
Institute Wise | General | OBC | SC/ST |
70-80+ | 60-70+ | 50-60+ | |
70-80+ | 60-70+ | 50-60+ | |
60-70+ | 50-60+ | 45-50+ | |
50-60+ | 40-50+ | 40-45+ | |
40-50+ | 35-40+ | 30-40+ |
Branches | Marks | Safe Score |
Top IITs | 80 | 800-900 |
New IITs | 65-72 | 650-750 |
Top NITs | 55-65 | 650-750 |
Marks | Rank |
90+ | 1 |
80-90 | 10 |
70-80 | 50 |
60-70 | 170 |
50-60 | 500 |
40-50 | 1700 |
30-40 | 5000 |
20-30 | 12000 |
Candidates can check the Safe score vs good score for GATE DA 2026 in the table below.
Score Ranging | Performance level |
70+ | Excellent |
60-70 | Very Good |
50-60 | Good |
40-50 | Average |
Below 40 | - |
PSU’s | General | OBC-NCL | SC/ST |
ONGC, IOCL, GAIL (for data analytics, optimization, AI in energy/oil) | 65-80+ | 60-75+ | 50-65+ |
BHEL, PGCIL, NALCO, NPCIL | 55-70+ | 50-65+ | 45-60+ |
CIL, SAIL, BEL | 50-65+ | 45-60+ | 40-55+ |
Candidates can check the GATE DA Cutoff vs Safe Score 2026 in the table below.
Category | Qualifying Cutoff marks | Safe Score |
General | 28-32 | 65-72+ |
OBC-NCL | 27-29 | 60-68 |
SC/ST | 19-21 | 55-63+ |
A number of factors determine the safe score of the GATE annually under the Data Science and Artificial Intelligence (DA) paper of GATE 2026. These include:
The difficulty level of the exam.
Number of candidates appearing.
Normalisation process
Previous year’s institutes cutoff
On Question asked by student community
Hello Student,
A two year gap after b tech is not automatically affect your career negatively, especially if you have used this time productively to prepare for GATE. Many students take one or two years to prepare for competition examinations, and employers or University generally understand this provided you can
Yes, you can apply for GATE if you satisfy the eligibility criteria prescribed for the examination. GATE is open to eligible Indian and foreign nationals from approved countries. Since you are currently studying in India, your nationality alone does not automatically make you ineligible. It is advisable to check the
Hello Dear Student,
The GATE cutoff varies widely by subject paper and candidate category (General, OBC, SC/ST). For instance, the general category qualifying mark for Computer Science (CSE) was 27.6 in 2025 and 25.0 in 2024, while Mechanical Engineering (ME) was 35.8 in 2025.
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The topic wise mark distribution for GATE 2027 has not been officially released. GATE does not prescript fixed marks for each topic. The weightage varies every year independence on the question paper.
Please mention your GATE paper/branch (such as CSE, ECE, EE, ME, CE, DA, etc.), and we
Hello Dear Student,
Yes, you can appear for the GATE Mechanical Engineering (ME) paper even if you have a B.E./B.Tech in Aeronautical Engineering , provided you meet the GATE eligibility criteria.
However, qualifying GATE ME does not automatically make you eligible for PSU jobs .
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