Safe Score for GATE ME 2026 - Candidates who want to join MTech through the exam must be aware of the safe score for the GATE ME 2026. The safe score is the GATE ME score that candidates need to get admission into the institutes. According to the previous year's trends, candidates must score above 60 out of 100 in the GATE 2026 exam for ME to be in a safe score. More information regarding the Safe Score for GATE ME 2026 can be found in this article.
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Candidates who clear the GATE 2026 ME safe score will have a good chance of getting a seat in MTech programmes. While the safe score will not be officially released, candidates should know the estimated ME safe score for the GATE exam.
The GATE 2026 ME safe score is the score that enables candidates to gain admission into an institute of their choice. Candidates can refer to the table below to know the estimated GATE 2026 ME safe score.
GATE 2026 ME Estimated Safe Score
Category | Safe Marks for M.Tech (Out of 100) |
General | 72 – 78+ |
OBC-NCL / EWS | 66 – 72 |
SC / ST / PwD | 48 – 55 |
The GATE 2026 cutoff and safe score are two different scores. Candidates can find the difference between the two below.
GATE cutoffs - This is the minimum score that candidates need to score to participate in the GATE 2026 counselling. This is released by the conducting body on the official website.
GATE Safe Score- This is the estimated score that candidates need to gain admission into the institutes, which is the GATE 2026 safe score. While these are not officially announced, a score below this usually means that the candidates will get a seat.
While the GATE safe score and cutoffs are different, candidates need to clear the ME cutoff to be eligible to apply for the GATE 2026 counselling.
As the GATE 2026 cutoffs are not yet released, candidates can check the GATE previous year cutoffs from the tables below.
GATE ME cutoff 2025
Category | GATE 2025 ME cutoff |
General | 35.8 |
EWS/OBC | 32,2 |
SC/ST/PH | 23.8 |
GATE Qualifying Cutoff Marks for ME
Years | General | OBC | SC/ST/PH |
2024 | 28.6 | 25.7 | 19 |
2023 | 28.4 | 25.5 | 18.9 |
2022 | 28.1 | 25.2 | 18.7 |
2021 | 33 | 29.7 | 22 |
2020 | 34 | 30.6 | 22.6 |
2019 | 34.1 | 30.7 | 22.7 |
Candidates can check the factors responsible for the GATE ME 2026 safe score.
Number of candidates - The safe score depends on the number of candidates who attempted the GATE 2026 ME exam.
Difficulty level of the GATE exam - The safe score for the ME paper depends on the difficulty level of the GATE Exam. The more difficult the paper, the lower the safe score and vice versa.
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