GATE 2026
GATE cut-off marks by paper and category
GATE 2026 CS cut-off: 30 General, 27 OBC-NCL and EWS, 20 SC, ST and PwD.
GATE 2026 cut-off
30out of 100
GATE 2026 CS, General.
- 202529.2
- 202427.6
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GATE 2026 cut-off marks, every paper
| Paper | General | OBC-NCL or EWS | SC, ST or PwD |
|---|---|---|---|
| CS: Computer Science and Information Technology | 30 | 27 | 20 |
| EC: Electronics and Communication Engineering | 26.4 | 23.7 | 17.5 |
| CE: Civil Engineering | 28.7 | 25.8 | 19.1 |
| DA: Data Science and Artificial Intelligence | 26.4 | 23.7 | 17.5 |
| EE: Electrical Engineering | 27.7 | 24.9 | 18.4 |
| ME: Mechanical Engineering | 25.2 | 22.6 | 16.7 |
| XL: Life Sciences | 36.3 | 32.6 | 24.1 |
| CY: Chemistry | 25 | 22.5 | 16.6 |
| BT: Biotechnology | 25.8 | 23.2 | 17.2 |
| PH: Physics | 25.5 | 22.9 | 17 |
| CH: Chemical Engineering | 25 | 22.5 | 16.6 |
| IN: Instrumentation Engineering | 39.8 | 35.8 | 26.5 |
| MA: Mathematics | 34.7 | 31.2 | 23.1 |
| XE: Engineering Sciences | 35.2 | 31.6 | 23.4 |
| AR: Architecture and Planning | 40 | 36 | 26.6 |
| MN: Mining Engineering | 29.5 | 26.5 | 19.6 |
| AE: Aerospace Engineering | 25 | 22.5 | 16.6 |
| XH-C5: Humanities and Social Sciences (Psychology) | 39.3 | 35.3 | 26.1 |
| ES: Environmental Science and Engineering | 30 | 27 | 20 |
| GG-1: Geology and Geophysics (Geology) | 39.3 | 35.3 | 26.1 |
| MT: Metallurgical Engineering | 40 | 36 | 26.6 |
| XH-C2: Humanities and Social Sciences (English) | 40 | 36 | 26.6 |
| PI: Production and Industrial Engineering | 36 | 32.4 | 24 |
| BM: Biomedical Engineering | 25 | 22.5 | 16.6 |
| XH-C1: Humanities and Social Sciences (Economics) | 35.7 | 32.1 | 23.8 |
| EY: Ecology and Evolution | 40 | 36 | 26.6 |
| GE: Geomatics Engineering | 25 | 22.5 | 16.6 |
| AG: Agricultural Engineering | 25 | 22.5 | 16.6 |
| ST: Statistics | 30.4 | 27.3 | 20.2 |
| XH-C6: Humanities and Social Sciences (Sociology) | 40 | 36 | 26.6 |
| TF: Textile Engineering and Fibre Science | 31.5 | 28.3 | 21 |
| PE: Petroleum Engineering | 40 | 36 | 26.6 |
| XH-C4: Humanities and Social Sciences (Philosophy) | 38.3 | 34.4 | 25.5 |
| GG-2: Geology and Geophysics (Geophysics) | 37.1 | 33.3 | 24.7 |
| NM: Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering | 33.7 | 30.3 | 22.4 |
| XH-C3: Humanities and Social Sciences (Linguistics) | 37.4 | 33.6 | 24.9 |
General cut-off, 2024 to 2026
| Paper | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|
| CS | 27.6 | 29.2 | 30 |
| EC | 25 | 25 | 26.4 |
| CE | 28.3 | 29.2 | 28.7 |
| DA | 37.1 | 29 | 26.4 |
| EE | 25.7 | 25 | 27.7 |
| ME | 28.6 | 35.8 | 25.2 |
| XL | 29.3 | 31.3 | 36.3 |
| CY | 25.2 | 25 | 25 |
| BT | 38.9 | 28 | 25.8 |
| PH | 32 | 26.8 | 25.5 |
| CH | 25 | 27.7 | 25 |
| IN | 32.7 | 25.6 | 39.8 |
| MA | 25 | 25 | 34.7 |
| XE | 36.2 | 35.4 | 35.2 |
| AR | 41.5 | 40 | 40 |
| MN | 25 | 30.6 | 29.5 |
| AE | 33.3 | 28.9 | 25 |
| XH-C5 | 52.7 | 40 | 39.3 |
| ES | 37.9 | 26.1 | 30 |
| GG-1 | 42 | 38.4 | 39.3 |
| MT | 41 | 40 | 40 |
| XH-C2 | 48 | 40 | 40 |
| PI | 30.5 | 35.6 | 36 |
| BM | 25 | 29.2 | 25 |
| XH-C1 | 37 | 40 | 35.7 |
| EY | 35.8 | 39.5 | 40 |
| GE | 41.1 | 25.7 | 25 |
| AG | 25 | 25 | 25 |
| ST | 26.6 | 30.2 | 30.4 |
| XH-C6 | 36 | 40 | 40 |
| TF | 28.1 | 34.7 | 31.5 |
| PE | 42.6 | 31.1 | 40 |
| XH-C4 | 39.3 | 40 | 38.3 |
| GG-2 | 49 | 40 | 37.1 |
| NM | 25.1 | 25.1 | 33.7 |
| XH-C3 | 49.7 | 40 | 37.4 |
Questions people ask
What is the GATE 2026 cut-off for CS?
30 out of 100 for General, 27 for OBC-NCL and EWS, and 20 for SC, ST and PwD. 40,661 of 2,11,020 candidates qualified.
Which GATE paper had the highest cut-off in 2026?
6 papers tie for the highest General cut-off, 40: Architecture and Planning (AR), Metallurgical Engineering (MT), Humanities and Social Sciences (English) (XH-C2), Ecology and Evolution (EY), Humanities and Social Sciences (Sociology) (XH-C6) and Petroleum Engineering (PE). 6 papers tie for the lowest General cut-off, 25: Chemistry (CY), Chemical Engineering (CH), Aerospace Engineering (AE), Biomedical Engineering (BM), Geomatics Engineering (GE) and Agricultural Engineering (AG).
Is the cut-off the marks I need for an M.Tech or a PSU job?
No. The cut-off is the mark to qualify in GATE. IITs, NITs and PSUs set their own admission and shortlisting cut-offs.
When is GATE 2027?
6, 7, 13, 14, 20 and 21 February 2027, organised by IIT Madras. Results come out on 19 March 2027.