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What is a good rank for GATE 2026? - Candidates attempting the GATE 2026 exam will be curious about what is a good rank for the GATE 2026 exam. According to the previous year's trends, a GATE rank below 200 is considered an excellent rank. Candidates with a rank 200 can easily secure admission to IITs and IISC Bangalore. Students with a high rank in the GATE 2026 exam can also apply for jobs in PSUs. Further, GATE ranks between 300 to 800 are considered good, and secure seats at NITs and IIITs. However, what is a good GATE rank depends on several factors, including the difficulty level of the exams or the number of students participating. The rank secured by a candidate will be mentioned in the GATE 2026 result. Candidates can check the article to know what a good rank is for the GATE exam 2026.
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Candidates need to score 80+ marks to obtain a good score in the GATE exam. According to 2025, students with 84.67 marks in GATE Mechanical obtained a rank 1. To obtain a good rank in GATE CSE, candidates must obtain 70+ marks and for GATE ECE, 60+ marks are required. GATE rank is based on various factors such as the number of students who applied for the test, students who appeared for the test, exam difficulty level and previous year trends. Here we have provided the previous year's GATE marks vs rank. Candidates can check the course-wise marks vs the rank of GATE to know what a good rank for GATE.
| Rank | GATE Civil Engineering Marks vs Rank |
|---|---|
| 1-10 | 90+ |
| 10-50 | 85-90 |
| 50-100 | 78-85 |
| 100-200 | 74-78 |
| 200-500 | 56-60 |
| 500-10000 | 64-70 |
| 10000-2000 | 57-64 |
| 2000-5000 | 50-57 |
| 5000-10000 | 40-50 |
| Rank | GATE Mechanical Engineering Marks vs Rank |
|---|---|
| 1-10 | 92+ |
| 10-50 | 87-92 |
| 50-100 | 85-87 |
| 100-200 | 82-85 |
| 200-500 | 79-82 |
| 500-10000 | 75-79 |
| 10000-2000 | 75-79 |
| 2000-5000 | 63-71 |
| 5000-10000 | 51-63 |
Students can find the GATE Marks vs Rank in the table below.
| Rank | GATE Electrical Engineering Marks vs Rank |
|---|---|
| 1-10 | 91+ |
| 10-50 | 87-91 |
| 50-100 | 84-87 |
| 100-200 | 81-84 |
| 200-500 | 77-81 |
| 500-10000 | 72-77 |
| 10000-2000 | 66-72 |
| 2000-5000 | 57-66 |
| 5000-10000 | 46-57 |
Candidates can check the GATE CSE Marks Vs Rank in the table below.
| Rank | GATE Computer Science Engineering 2024 Marks vs Rank |
|---|---|
| 1-10 | 80+ |
| 10-50 | 75-80 |
| 50-100 | 72-75 |
| 100-200 | 68-72 |
| 200-500 | 62-68 |
| 500-10000 | 56-62 |
| 10000-2000 | 50-56 |
| 2000-5000 | 40-50 |
| 5000-10000 | 32-40 |
Candidates can check the GATE toppers marks of the past year to understand the variation in the marks and predict the probable score for GATE 2026. Here are the GATE Topper marks for the top M.Tech branches.
| GATE Test Paper | Student Name | GATE Marks | GATE Score |
|---|---|---|---|
Civil Engineering | ABHAY SINGH | 89.02 | 1000 |
Computer Science and Engineering | RAHUL KUMAR SINGH | 100 | 1000 |
Electrical Engineering | PRADIP CHAUHAN | 81.67 | 1000 |
Electronics and Communication Engineering | SWARNAVA BISWAS | 82.67 | 1000 |
Mechanical Engineering | RAJNEESH BIJARNIYA | 95.33 | 967 |
| GATE Test Paper | Student Name | GATE Marks | GATE Score |
|---|---|---|---|
Civil Engineering | Deepak & Bhanu Pratap Singh | 87.33 | 989 |
Computer Science and Engineering | Piyush Kumar | 90 | 1000 |
Electrical Engineering | Manoj, Shivam, and Sai Kiran Adelly | 77 | 1000 |
Electronics and Communication Engineering | Raja Majhi | 84.67 | 1000 |
Mechanical Engineering | Suraj Kumar Samal | 84.67 | 1000 |
| GATE Test Paper | Student Name | GATE Marks | GATE Score |
|---|---|---|---|
Civil Engineering | Suban Kumar Mishra | 83.11 | 1000 |
Computer Science and Engineering | Jaydeep Sudhakar More | 93.67 | 1000 |
Electrical Engineering | Bhanwar Singh Choudhary | 66 | 1000 |
Electronics and Communication Engineering | Siddharth Sabharwal | 90 | 1000 |
Mechanical Engineering | Aryan Choudhary | 90.67 | 1000 |
GATE 2022 Toppers
| GATE Test Paper | Student Name | GATE Marks | GATE Score |
|---|---|---|---|
Civil Engineering | Abhishek Agrawal | 97.36 | 1000 |
Computer Science and Engineering | Abhinav Garg | 81 | 1000 |
Electrical Engineering | Gaurav Kumar | 92.67 | 1000 |
Electronics and Communication Engineering | Ram Balaji S | 78 | 1000 |
Mechanical Engineering | Nikhil Kumar Saha | 90.05 | 1000 |
IIT Guwhati will announce the GATE 2026 exam results today, March 19, 2026. Candidates can check the result of GATE 2026 on the website, gate2026.iitg.ac.in. To check the exam result candidates have to provide an email id and password. Students can check their results to know the GATE score, total marks and qualifying marks categories-wise. Along with the result the authority will release the GATE Toppers list. The toppers list will help candidates know the toppers' GATE raw marks, score out of 1000 and their rank. Knowing the toppers score candidates will get to know what is a good rank for GATE.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
Yes, GATE rank 5000 is good. Candidates can secure admission to the IITs.
As per the previous year trends, GATE rank below 200 is good for getting admission to IITs. Moreover, 300 to 800 rank in GATE will also help to get admission to top NITs and IIITs.
No, it is below-average score in GATE.
On Question asked by student community
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:
You can check the complete list of NITs offers MTech CSE are - https://engineering.careers360.com/colleges/list-of-top-nit-colleges-in-india
With a qualifying GATE 2026 score of 32 under the EWS category, candidates will likely secure MTech seats in lower-demand branches in newer NITs/IIITs/GFTIs.
With a score of 423 out of 1000, candidates can expect MTech admission options mostly in mid-tier IITs, NITs, and other private institutes offering Biomedical Engineering.
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