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    What Is a Good Score in GATE 2026? Branch-Wise Safe Marks for IITs, NITs & PSUs

    What Is a Good Score in GATE 2026? Branch-Wise Safe Marks for IITs, NITs & PSUs

    Team Careers360Updated on 23 Feb 2026, 05:37 PM IST

    What is Good Score in GATE 2026? Candidates who attempt the GATE exam often wonder, "What is a good GATE score?” Students can find out what constitutes a good score for GATE 2026 on this page. A good score in GATE 2026 allows candidates to clear the cut-off and participate in the counselling. Detailed information on what makes a good GATE score in 2026, how the GATE scores are calculated, and the GATE cutoff for NITs can be found below. The GATE 2026 exam will be held on February 7, 8, 14 & 15, 2026. The GATE 2026 result will be announced on March 19, 2026.

    This Story also Contains

    1. What is Good Score in GATE 2026?
    2. Understanding of the GATE score
    3. What is a good GATE score 2026?
    4. GATE 2020 Cutoff
    5. Cutoff of GATE for IIT
    6. GATE Scores for PSUs Recruitment
    What Is a Good Score in GATE 2026? Branch-Wise Safe Marks for IITs, NITs & PSUs
    Good GATE 2026 Score

    A good GATE 2026 score helps candidates gain admission into MTech courses, helps in recruitment and also applies for admission in foreign institutes. GATE 2026 will be held for admission into PG programs offered by the IITs, NITs, and other renowned institutions. Candidates can also use their good score in GATE 2026 to apply for a job in PSUs. Read the complete article to know what is good scores in the GATE exam.

    What is Good Score in GATE 2026?

    GATE is an online entrance examination conducted every year by one of the seven IITs (Bombay, Delhi, Guwahati, Kharagpur, Madras, Roorkee, and Kanpur) and the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) Bangalore, in rotation. In 2026, IIT Guwahati will be responsible for conducting the exam. This entrance exam consists of many events, starting from the release of the GATE application form to the result. Along with the GATE result, the authorities also release the qualifying GATE cutoff. Once the GATE cutoff is released, GATE counselling is conducted for admission into MTech across IITs in India.

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    Disciplines like Mechanical Engineering (ME) and Civil Engineering (CE) receive the highest number of applications resulting in these exams being held in two sessions. The marks obtained by the students in these disciplines are calculated through the normalisation formula. In contrast, the raw marks obtained by candidates in single-session papers (excluding ME, CS, EC, EE, and CE) are used directly in the score calculation formula to derive the GATE scores. Candidates must note that the raw marks of candidates will be out of 100, whereas the GATE scores are out of 1000.

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    Understanding of the GATE score

    The authorities calculate the GATE 2026 score using the normalised or actual marks of the candidates as per the GATE Paper they appeared for. Candidates can also use the GATE score calculator of Careers360 to predict their expected scores. The GATE scorecard contains the following details:

    • GATE Score 2026: Marks out of 1000
    • Marks secured by the student
    • Normalised Marks out of 100
    • All India Rank in this paper
    • Qualifying Marks for the paper
    • Number of Candidates in this Paper
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    What is a good GATE score 2026?

    GATE 2026 is one of the most important entrance exams for admission into the M.Tech programmes. Also, many PSU recruitments are done on the basis of marks secured by the candidates in the GATE examination 2026. In simple terms, a good gate score is one that lands you in IITs, NITs, or other renowned institutes offering M.Tech programs or gets you recruited in PSUs offering jobs through GATE.

    Let’s have an understanding of the GATE qualifying cutoff

    The minimum mark required by the candidates in order to be eligible for admission is the GATE qualifying cutoff. Candidates can find the GATE qualifying cutoff in the table below.

    GATE 2025 Cutoff Category-wise

    Test Paper


    Cut-off (GEN)


    Cut-off (OBC-NCL/EWS)


    Cut-off (SC/ST/PwD)


    Aerospace Engineering

    28.9

    26

    19.2

    Agricultural Engineering

    25

    22.5

    16.6

    Architecture and Planning

    40

    36

    26.6

    Biomedical Engineering

    29.2

    26.2

    19.4

    Biotechnology

    28

    25.2

    18.6

    Civil Engineering

    29.2

    26.2

    19.4

    Chemical Engineering

    27.7

    24.9

    18.4

    Computer Science and Information Technology

    29.2

    26.2

    19.4

    Chemistry

    25

    22.5

    16.6

    Data Science and Artificial Intelligence

    29

    26.1

    19.3

    Electronics and Communication Engineering

    25

    22.5

    16.6

    Electrical Engineering

    25

    22.5

    16.6

    Environmental Science and Engineering

    26.1

    23.4

    17.4

    Ecology and Evolution

    39.5

    35.5

    26.3

    Geomatics Engineering

    25.7

    23.1

    17.1

    Geology and Geophysics (Geology)

    38.4

    34.5

    25.5

    Geology and Geophysics (Geophysics)

    40

    36

    26.6

    Instrumentation Engineering

    25.6

    23

    17

    Mathematics

    25

    22.5

    16.6

    Mechanical Engineering

    35.8

    32.2

    23.8

    Mining Engineering

    30.6

    27.5

    20.4

    Metallurgical Engineering

    40

    36

    26.6

    Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering

    25.1

    22.5

    16.7

    Petroleum Engineering

    31.1

    27.9

    20.7

    Physics

    26.8

    24.1

    17.8

    Production and Industrial Engineering

    35.6

    32

    23.7

    Statistics

    30.2

    27.1

    20.1

    Textile Engineering and Fibre Science

    34.7

    31.2

    23.1

    Engineering Sciences

    35.4

    31.8

    23.5

    Humanities and Social Sciences (Economics)

    40

    36

    26.6

    Humanities and Social Sciences (English)

    40

    36

    26.6

    Humanities and Social Sciences (Linguistics)

    40

    36

    26.6

    Humanities and Social Sciences (Philosophy)

    40

    36

    26.6

    Humanities and Social Sciences (Psychology)

    40

    36

    26.6

    Humanities and Social Sciences (Sociology)

    40

    36

    26.6

    Life Sciences

    31.3

    28.1

    20.8

    GATE Cutoff 2024 Category-Wise

    GATE Paper Code






    Aerospace Engineering

    Qualifying GATE Cutoff Marks

    General

    OBC-NCL/EWS

    SC/ST/PWD

    33.329.922.1
    Agricultural Engineering2522.5
    Architecture and Planning41.537.327.6
    Biomedical Engineering2522.516.6
    Biotechnology38.93525.9
    Civil Engineering28.325.418.8
    Chemical Engineering2522.516.6
    Computer Science and Information Technology27.624.818.4
    Chemistry25.222.616.7
    Data Science and Artificial Intelligence37.133.324.7
    Electronics and Communication Engineering2522.5
    Electrical Engineering25.723.117.1
    Environmental Science and Engineering37.934.125.2
    Ecology and Evolution35.832.223.8
    Geomatics Engineering41.136.927.4
    Geology and Geophysics (Geology)4237.828
    Geology and Geophysics (Geophysics)4944.132.6
    Instrumentation Engineering32.729.421.8
    Mathematics2522.516.6
    Mechanical Engineering28.625.719
    Mining Engineering2522.516.6
    Metallurgical Engineering4136.927.3
    Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering25.122.516.7
    Petroleum Engineering42.638.328.4
    Physics3228.821.3
    Production and Industrial Engineering30.527.420.3
    Statistics26.623.917.7
    Textile Engineering and Fibre Science28.125.218.7
    Engineering Sciences36.232.524.1
    Humanities and Social Sciences (Economics)3733.324.6
    Humanities and Social Sciences (English)4843.232
    Humanities and Social Sciences (Linguistics)49.744.733.1
    Humanities and Social Sciences (Philosophy)39.335.326.1
    Humanities and Social Sciences (Psychology)52.747.435.1
    Humanities and Social Sciences (Sociology)3632.424
    Life Sciences29.326.319.5

    GATE Cutoff 2023

    GATE Paper Code


    StatisticsQualifying cutoff Marks

    General

    OBC-NCL/EWS

    SC/ST/PWD

    25

    22.5

    16.6

    Physics

    31.1

    27.9

    20.7

    CS

    32.5

    29.2

    21.6

    ECE

    29.9

    26.9

    19.9

    CE

    26.6

    23.9

    17.7

    IN

    34.8

    31.3

    23.2

    Electrical engineering

    25

    22.5

    16.6

    Mechanical Engineering (ME)

    28.4

    25.5

    18.9

    XE

    37.9

    34.1

    25.2

    CH

    32.10



    GATE 2022 Cutoff Subject-wise

    GATE Paper 2022

    CS

    GATE Qualifying Marks

    General

    OBC-NCL/ EWS

    SC/ST/PwD

    25

    22.5

    16.6

    ECE

    25

    22.5

    16.5

    Biotechnology

    35.5

    31.9

    23.6

    Chemical Engineering

    25.3

    22.7

    16.8

    Statistics

    25

    22.5

    16.6

    Metallurgical engineering

    46.2

    41.5

    30.8

    GATE Maths cut-off

    27.3

    24.5

    18.2

    Electrical engineering

    30.7

    27.6

    20.4

    Textile engineering and fibre science

    36.8

    34.9

    25.6

    Mechanical Engineering (ME)

    28.1

    25.2

    18.7

    GATE Physics cut-off

    26.5

    23.8

    GATE Life Science Cut off (Botany/ Zoology)

    33.9

    30.5

    22.5

    Ecology and life sciences

    33.4

    30

    22.2

    Agriculture Engineering

    26.3

    23.6

    17.5

    GATE Chemistry cut-off

    27.5

    24.7

    18.3

    Mining Engineering

    25.5

    22.9

    17

    Chemistry Engineering25.323.717.8
    Civil Engineering31.428.3-

    Engineering Sciences (Fluid Mechanics/ Thermodynamics)

    40.3

    36.2

    26.8

    GATE 2021 Cut-off

    GATE Paper Code

    Highest Score

    Highest Marks (out

    of 100)

    Cut-off Marks (out
    of 100)





    AE

    1000

    84

    26.3

    AG

    1000

    61.33

    25

    AR

    1000

    79.67

    40.9

    BM

    1000

    64

    25

    BT

    1000

    75.33

    30

    CE*

    1000

    95.56

    29.2

    CH

    1000

    89.67

    35.1

    CS*

    1000

    87.81

    26.1

    CY

    996

    91.33

    36.2

    EC

    1000

    82

    25

    EE

    974

    85.33

    30.3

    ES

    966

    88

    39.6

    EY

    1000

    78

    35.7

    GG (Geology)

    945

    72.67

    38.9

    GG (Geophysics)

    1000

    68.67

    44.8

    IN

    933

    79

    36

    MA

    1000

    68.33

    29

    ME*

    979

    93.22

    33

    MN

    1000

    77.67

    31

    MT

    923

    87.67

    48.5

    PE

    947

    88.67

    51.4

    PH

    1000

    69.67

    32.8

    PI

    939

    83.67

    35.7

    ST

    1000

    51.67

    25

    TF

    945

    79.67

    41.8

    XE

    1000

    90.33

    37

    XH-C1 (Economics)

    1000

    62.67

    29.4

    XH-C2 (English)

    986

    77.67

    41.7

    XH-C3

    (Linguistics)

    1000

    65.67

    35.3

    XH-C4

    (Philosophy)

    1000

    71

    37.9

    XH-C5

    (Psychology)

    1000

    77.33

    48.5

    XH-C6

    (Sociology)

    1000

    66

    34.3

    XL

    983

    74.33

    36

    GATE 2020 Cutoff

    Paper Name

    Life Sciences

    Paper Code

    Qualifying Marks

    General

    OBC (NCL)

    SC/ST/PwD

    XL

    31.7

    28.5

    21.1

    Civil Engineering

    CE

    32.9

    29.6

    21.9

    Electrical Engineering

    EE

    33.4

    30.0

    22.2

    Computer Science and Information Technology

    CS

    28.5

    25.6

    19.0

    Mechanical Engineering

    ME

    34.0

    30.6

    22.6

    Petroleum Engineering

    PE

    39.8

    35.8

    26.5

    Electronics and Communication Engineering

    EC

    28.8

    25.9

    19.2

    Chemical Engineering

    CH

    35.7

    32.1

    23.8

    Chemistry

    CY

    26.7

    24.0

    17.8

    Biotechnology

    BT

    30.7

    27.6

    20.4

    Engineering Sciences Minor

    XE

    26.0

    23.4

    17.3

    Textile Engineering and Fibre Science

    TF

    37.1

    33.3

    24.7

    Aerospace Engineering

    AE

    27.2

    24.4

    18.1

    Agricultural Engineering

    AG

    26.3

    23.6

    17.5

    Architecture and Planning

    AR

    34.8

    31.3

    23.2

    Ecology and Evolution

    EY

    42.2

    37.9

    28.1

    Geology

    GG

    38.4

    34.5

    25.6

    Geophysics

    GG

    51.9

    46.7

    34.6

    Instrumentation Engineering

    IN

    34.6

    31.1

    23.0

    Mathematics

    MA

    25

    22.5

    16.7

    Mining Engineering

    MN

    32.7

    29.4

    21.8

    Metallurgical Engineering

    MT

    49.2

    44.2

    32.8

    Physics

    PH

    37.2

    33.4

    24.8

    Production and Industrial Engineering

    PI

    36.6

    32.9

    24.4

    Statistics

    ST

    25

    22.5

    16.6

    Biomedical Engineering

    BM

    25.0

    22.5

    16.6

    GATE Scores for PSUs Recruitment

    GATE Cutoff for BHEL Recruitment

    Discipline

    UR

    OBC

    SC

    ST

    Mechanical

    79.31

    75.18

    61.33

    53.84

    Electrical

    69.98

    66.04

    53.99

    50.59

    Electronics

    68.68

    65.32

    56.46

    49.13

    Metallurgy

    65

    57.67

    56.67

    48.67

    GATE Cutoff for NTPC Recruitment

    Discipline

    General

    OBC

    SC

    ST

    Electrical

    66.69

    61.11

    50.93

    49.28

    Mechanical

    76.31

    68.69

    55.83

    49.72

    Electronics

    63.74

    55.85

    47.47

    47.1

    Instrumentation

    63.33

    55

    43

    46.67

    Civil

    73.12

    70.34

    64.84

    57.56

    IT

    65.93

    55.76

    50.71

    37.71

    GATE Cutoff for GAIL Recruitment

    Discipline

    UR

    OBC-NCL

    SC

    ST

    Chemical

    68.4

    64

    60.75

    53

    Mechanical

    82.58

    80.37

    -

    73.72

    Electrical

    77.95

    74.54

    66.24

    61.82

    Instrumentation

    75.37

    70.50

    -

    56.23

    Business Information System

    70.41

    64.29

    61.82

    -

    Telecom/Telemetry

    76.22

    70.39

    66.34

    58.73

    GATE Cutoff for HPCL Recruitment

    Discipline

    UR

    OBC

    SC

    ST

    Mechanical

    75.14

    70.69

    58.34

    50.85

    Civil

    66.97

    62.26

    54.91

    54.26

    Electrical

    67.35

    65.23

    53.55

    51.61

    Instrumentation

    61.33

    57.33

    44.67

    35.33

    E &TC

    63.18

    62.88

    53.35

    47.83

    Chemical

    54

    51.67

    44.33

    41

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    GATE 2026 Expected Marks vs Rank

    Rank

    Marks



    1-10


    Mechanical

    CSE

    Civil

    Electronics

    Electrical

    92+

    80+

    90+

    73+

    91+

    10-50

    87-92

    75-80

    85-90

    67-73

    87-91

    50-100

    85-87

    72-75

    78-85

    63-67

    84-87

    100-200

    82-85

    68-72

    74-78

    60-63

    81-84

    200-500

    79-82

    62-68

    70-74

    56-60

    77-81

    500-1000

    75-79

    56-62

    64-70

    50-56

    72-77

    1000-2000

    71-75

    50-56

    57-64

    45-50

    66-72

    2000-5000

    63-71

    40-50

    50-57

    38-45

    57-66

    5000-10000

    51-63

    32-40

    40-50

    28-38

    46-57

    Previous Year GATE score vs rank

    Candidates can take a look at the GATE score vs rank using the table given below. Here, we have given the previous year's GATE score vs rank analysis of the top scorers for a better understanding.

    Previous Year GATE 2025 Toppers List with Marks

    Test PaperName of the CandidateRaw Marks
    (out of 100)
    GATE Score
    (out of 1000)
    Aerospace EngineeringBALAMURUGAN81990
    Agricultural EngineeringKEERTHI REVANTH KUMAR74.671000
    Architecture and PlanningJAYANTH GIFTSON R831000
    Biomedical EngineeringTANISH GUPTA77.671000
    BiotechnologyARNAB PAUL66.671000
    Civil EngineeringABHAY SINGH89.021000
    Chemical EngineeringAMLAN KUMAR TRIPATHY75.331000
    Computer Science and Information TechnologyRAHUL KUMAR SINGH1001000
    ChemistryDEBASIS MANDAL701000
    Data Science and Artificial IntelligenceSADINENI NIKHIL CHOWDARY96.331000
    Electronics and Communication EngineeringSWARNAVA BISWAS82.671000
    Electrical EngineeringPRADIP CHAUHAN81.671000
    Environmental Science and EngineeringYASH JAIN67.331000
    Ecology and EvolutionKESHAV R MENON86.331000
    Geomatics EngineeringNITISH KUMAR61.671000
    Geology and Geophysics (Geology)SUMIT GHOSH76.67970
    Geology and Geophysics (Geophysics)RAHUL MUKHERJEE70.671000
    Instrumentation EngineeringKAILASH GOYAL65993
    MathematicsSOHAM PAL571000
    Mechanical EngineeringRAJNEESH BIJARNIYA95.33967
    Mining EngineeringANIKET KUMAR GUPTA75.671000
    Metallurgical EngineeringYOGESH SARMA SEDAI89.67941
    Naval Architecture and Marine EngineeringJATIN PAL52.331000
    Petroleum EngineeringSAURABH KUMAR741000
    PhysicsPURNENDU DAS76.671000
    Production and Industrial EngineeringDEVENDRA DHANANJAY UMBRAJKAR85.671000
    StatisticsARCHISHMAN MUKHERJEE771000
    Textile Engineering and Fibre ScienceYADAV AVADHESH ANANTRAM73.671000
    Engineering Sciences (Engineering Mathematics, Fluid Mechanics, Solid Mechanics)ANANT PRAKASH PANDEY88.331000
    Humanities and Social Sciences (Sociology)VICTOR PRINCE N J80939
    Humanities and Social Sciences (Psychology)SANJNA SHUKLA89922
    Humanities and Social Sciences (Linguistics)MOOMAL MAJEE811000
    Humanities and Social Sciences (Sociology)ARIJIT SENGUPTA80939
    Humanities and Social Sciences (English)NAOREET KHONDEKAR711000
    Humanities and Social Sciences (Economics)SAMBUDDHA ROYCHOWDHURY87.33948
    Humanities and Social Sciences (Philosophy)MOHIT KUMAR761000
    Life Sciences (Chemistry, Biochemistry, Zoology)YUGANSH BHATIA78.671000

    Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

    Q: How to know the GATE Marks vs Rank vs Score?
    A:
    Candidates can check their GATE 2026 marks vs rank vs score to estimate their performance based on probable outcomes. Students can use GATE Rank Predictor to know their rank.
    Q: What is the GATE cutoff for IITs and NITs?
    A:

    Typically, the highest GATE cutoff for NITs ranges from 700 to 800, with the lowest around 400 to 500. Thus, a score of 600 to 700 is considered good for GATE.

    Q: How much GATE score is required for IIT?
    A:

    The GATE 2026 cutoff for IITs reflects the minimum score required which varies depending upon the courses applied for.

    Q: What is considered a good GATE score?
    A:

    A score of 93+ is considered outstanding in the Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE). Marks above 90 are generally regarded as good, while scores above 93+ are excellent.

    Q: What is a good rank in gate
    A:

    Securing a GATE rank below 200 guarantees candidates admission to the prestigious IITs and IISc. Nevertheless, meeting the eligibility criteria, in addition to achieving the required scores, is imperative for successful admission.

    Q: What sets apart GATE scores from GATE marks?
    A:

    GATE scores are computed on a scale of 1000, whereas GATE marks are on a scale of 100. To secure direct admission to IISC/IITs, candidates should aim for a near-perfect score of around 1000.

    Q: How long is the GATE score valid?
    A:

    The GATE scorecard remains valid for three years of being issued. It remains valid as long as your score meets or exceeds the qualifying marks.

    Q: what is good score in gate for computer science
    A:

    A good score in the GATE exam for Computer Science (CSE) is 90 or more.

    Q: When can I know my GATE score?
    A:

    IIT Guwahati will release the GATE 2026 scores on March 19, 2026.

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