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    What is a Good Rank for GATE 2026? - Check Details

    What is a Good Rank for GATE 2026? - Check Details

    Jalla VenkateshUpdated on 19 Mar 2026, 04:14 PM IST

    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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    1. What is a Good Rank for GATE 2026?
    2. GATE Toppers Marks
    3. GATE Result 2026
    What is a Good Rank for GATE 2026? - Check Details
    What is a good rank for GATE 2026

    What is a Good Rank for GATE 2026?

    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.

    GATE Marks vs Rank: Civil Engineering

    RankGATE Civil Engineering Marks vs Rank
    1-1090+
    10-5085-90
    50-10078-85
    100-20074-78
    200-50056-60
    500-1000064-70
    10000-200057-64
    2000-500050-57
    5000-1000040-50
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    GATE Marks vs Rank: Mechanical Engineering

    Rank

    GATE Mechanical Engineering Marks vs Rank

    1-1092+
    10-5087-92
    50-10085-87
    100-20082-85
    200-50079-82
    500-1000075-79
    10000-200075-79
    2000-500063-71
    5000-1000051-63
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    GATE Marks vs rank: ECE

    Students can find the GATE Marks vs Rank in the table below.

    RankGATE Electrical Engineering Marks vs Rank
    1-1091+
    10-5087-91
    50-10084-87
    100-20081-84
    200-50077-81
    500-1000072-77
    10000-200066-72
    2000-500057-66
    5000-1000046-57
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    GATE Marks vs rank: CSE

    Candidates can check the GATE CSE Marks Vs Rank in the table below.

    RankGATE Computer Science Engineering 2024 Marks vs Rank
    1-1080+
    10-5075-80
    50-10072-75
    100-20068-72
    200-50062-68
    500-1000056-62
    10000-200050-56
    2000-500040-50
    5000-1000032-40

    GATE Toppers Marks

    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 2025 Toppers

    GATE Test PaperStudent NameGATE MarksGATE 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 2024 Toppers

    GATE Test PaperStudent NameGATE MarksGATE 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 2023 Toppers

    GATE Test PaperStudent NameGATE MarksGATE 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 PaperStudent NameGATE MarksGATE 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

    GATE Result 2026

    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)

    Q: Is 5000 rank good in GATE?
    A:

    Yes, GATE rank 5000 is good. Candidates can secure admission to the IITs.

    Q: What is the minimum rank for GATE?
    A:

    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. 

    Q: Is 25 a good score in GATE?
    A:

    No, it is below-average score in GATE.

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