Every year, the GATE exam is conducted jointly by IISc (Indian Institute of Science), Bangalore and any one of the IITs (Bombay, Delhi, Guwahati, Kanpur, Kharagpur, Madras and Roorkee). Since IIT Bombay (IIT-B) will conduct the GATE exam next year, it will also release the GATE cut off 2021 on behalf of all the participating institutes. The cutoff of GATE 2021 will be released for all the 25 specializations separately online. It is mandatory for the candidates to score equal to or more than the closing rank of the GATE cutoff to qualify the exam. 

It must be noted that the candidates who qualify GATE cutoff 2021 will be able to download the GATE scorecard. IITs (Indian Institute of Technology), NITs (National Institute of Technology), IIITs (Indian Institute of Information Technology), and other CFTIs (Centrally Funded Technical Institute) will offer admission to candidates in courses like M.Tech./ M.Arch./ M.Plan./M.Des if they qualify the GATE 2021 cutoff. Candidates should go through this article to garner pivotal information about GATE 2021 cutoff with previous years’ stats and other useful details.      

   

GATE Cut Off – Highlights

All the candidates who obtain a score that satisfies the minimum qualifying cut-off marks are further eligible to take part in the COAP (Common Offer Acceptance Portal) or CCMT (Centralized Counseling for M.Tech./ M.Arch./ M.Plan./M.Des) for admission in the IITs on the basis of the GATE scores. Some of the major highlights on how the score is generated for candidates taking the test are given below. 

1. The qualifying marks for the general category candidates is 25 marks (out of 100) in each subject or µ+σ, whichever is higher. µ denotes the mean and σ signifies the standard deviation of marks of all the GATE test-takers.
2. Further, the normalization is done on the basis of the fundamental assumption that “in all multi-session GATE papers, the distribution of abilities of candidates is the same across all the sessions”

GATE Cut Off – Deciding Factors

There are a total of 25 papers for which GATE is conducted by the IITs. Cut off scores for each of the papers are different and depend on some basic factors. These factors affecting the cut-off score are listed below: 

• Total number of candidates who appeared for the test
• Total number of seats available in GATE participating institutions
• Difficulty level of the exam
• Total number of applications received (discipline-wise)
• Category of the candidates

GATE Cut Off – Types & Difference

Aspirants must know that two types of GATE cut offs are released:

GATE Qualifying Cut Off

The minimum marks candidates need to score to qualify the GATE exam is simply the GATE qualifying cut off. It varies for all the 25 subjects in which the GATE exam is organized. Another factor that brings variation to GATE qualifying cut off is the candidates belonging from different categories. The category-wise and subject-wise cutoff lists are released along with the GATE result by the institute hosting the exam every year.      

GATE Admission Cut Off

The admission cut off of GATE is published by the each member institute i.e. IITs, NITs, and CFTIs individually. GATE admission cut off is basically the minimum marks a candidate needs to score to get admission in a GATE participating institution. The institutes release this cut off at the time of admission.  

GATE Qualifying Cut Off VS GATE Admission Cut Off

GATE aspirants can distinguish between both types of cut offs with the help of below table:-  

Aspects for Difference	Qualifying GATE Cutoffs	Admission GATE Cutoffs
Score Type	This cut off displays the minimum marks a candidate needs to score to qualify the GATE exam.	This cut off is released by GATE member institutes to present their opening and closing ranks for admission.
Releasing Body	Host of GATE Exam	All the participating institutions
Publishing Time	GATE qualifying cut off is decided before the result declaration	The admission cutoff is fixed after the result announcement
Availability	The qualifying GATE cutoff is made available on GOAPS	The admission cutoff is made available on their respective counselling portal – CCMT/COAP
Structure	The qualifying GATE cutoff displays the qualifying marks paper-wise	The admission cutoff shows course-wise opening and closing ranks at participating institutes

GATE Cut Off – Previous Years’ Stats

As already discussed, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay will release the GATE 2021 cut off along with the GATE result. Candidates can check the GATE cut off trends from the previous three years to get the fair idea of the subject-wise qualifying score in GATE 2021.

Score-wise GATE Qualifying Cut Off 2020

GATE Paper	General	OBC (NCL)	SC/ST/PwD
Aerospace Engineering	27.2	24.4	18.1
Agricultural Engineering	26.3	23.6	17.5
Architecture and Planning	34.8	31,3	23.2
Biotechnology	30.7	27.6	20.4
Biomedical	25	22.5	16.6
Civil Engineering	32.9	29.6	21.9
Computer Science and Information Technology	28.5	25.6	19
Chemistry	26.7	24	17.8
Chemical Engineering	35.7	32.1	23.8
Ecology and Evolution	42.2	37.9	28.1
Electrical Engineering	33.4	30	22.2
Electronics and Communication Engineering	28.8	25.9	19.2
Geology	38.4	34.5	25.6
Geophysics	51.9	46.7	34.6
Instrumentation Engineering	34.6	31.1	23
Mathematics	25	22.5	16.6
Mining Engineering	32.7	29.4	21.8
Metallurgical Engineering	49.2	44.2	32.8
Mechanical Engineering	34	30.6	22.6
Petroleum Engineering	39.8	35.8	26.5
Physics	37.2	33.4	24.8
Production and Industrial Engineering	36.6	32.9	24.4
Statistics	25	22.5	16.6
Textile Engineering and Fiber Science	37.1	33.3	24.7
Engineering Sciences	26	23.4	17.3
Life Sciences	31.7	28.5	21.1

Score-wise GATE Qualifying Cut Off 2019

GATE paper	General	OBC (NCL)	SC/ST/PwD
Electrical Engineering	39.6	35.6	26.4
Civil Engineering	28.2	25.4	18.8
Mechanical Engineering	34.1	30.7	22.7
Computer Science and Information Technology	29.5	26.6	19.7
Electronics and Communication Engineering	26.7	24	17.8
Petroleum Engineering	49.9	44.9	33.3
Chemistry	32	28.8	21.3
Chemical Engineering	34.8	31.3	23.2
Engineering Sciences	26.7	24	17.8
Biotechnology	35.9	32.3	23.9
Aerospace Engineering	33.5	30.2	22.3
Textile Engineering and Fiber Science	40.1	36.1	26.7
Agricultural Engineering	28.3	25.5	18.9
Architecture and Planning	41	36.9	27.3
Ecology and Evolution	37.1	33.4	24.7
Geology	44.5	40.1	29.7
Instrumentation Engineering	31.9	28.7	21.3
Mathematics	25	22.5	16.7
Mining Engineering	31.5	28.4	21
Metallurgical Engineering	53.5	48.1	35.7
Physics	25.2	22.7	16.8
Production and Industrial Engineering	32.2	29	21.5
Statistics	32.5	29.2	21.7
Life Sciences	36.7	33	24.5

Score-wise GATE Qualifying Cut Off 2018:

GATE Paper	General	OBC	SC/ST/PwD
Aerospace Engineering	34.4	30.9	22.9
Agricultural Engineering	25	22.5	16.6
Architecture and Planning	43.9	39.5	29.2
Biotechnology	27.9	25.1	18.5
Civil Engineering	26.9	24.2	17.9
Chemical Engineering	37.8	34	25.1
Computer Science and Information Technology	25	22.5	16.6
Chemistry	25.4	22.8	16.9
Electronics and Communication Engineering	25	22.5	16.6
Electrical Engineering	29.1	26.1	19.4
Ecology and Evolution	49.3	44.3	32.8
Geology	32.4	29.1	21.5
Instrumentation Engineering	37.1	33.3	24.7
Mathematics	29.4	26.4	19.5
Mechanical Engineering	34.7	31.2	23.1
Mining Engineering	45	40.5	30
Metallurgical Engineering	40.3	36.2	26.8
Petroleum Engineering	39.8	35.8	26.5
Physics	29	26.1	19.3
Production and Industrial Engineering	32	28.8	21.3
Textile Engineering and Fiber Science	32.2	28.3	21.4
Engineering Sciences	31.5	28.3	21
Life Sciences	29.9	26.9	19.9

GATE Admission Cut off – IIT Bombay

The previous years’ course-wise admission cut offs of IIT Bombay and IIT Delhi will definitely help the GATE aspirants to get an idea of the score they need to obtain to secure their M.Tech admission in top IITs.     

GATE Cut off 2019 by IIT Bombay for M.Tech Mechanical Engineering

Programme	General	OBC- NC	SC / ST
Thermal & Fluids Engineering	NA	NA	400
Design Engineering	600	540	400
Manufacturing Engineering	NA	NA	400

GATE Cut off 2019 by IIT Bombay for M.Tech Computer Science

Programme	General	OBC- NC	SC / ST
Computer Science and Engineering	750	675	500

GATE Cut off 2019 by IIT Bombay for M.Tech Electrical Engineering

Programme	General	OBC- NC	SC / ST
Communication Engineering	510	459	340
Control & Computing	510	459	340
Power Electronics & Power Systems	510	459	340
Microelectronics	510	459	340
Electronics	510	459	340

GATE Cut off 2019 by IIT Bombay for M.Tech Civil Engineering

Programme	General	OBC- NC	SC / ST
Transportation Systems Engineering	550	495	367
Geotechnical Engineering	550	495	367
Water Resources Engineering	500	450	333
Structural Engineering	600	540	400
Ocean Engineering	500	450	333

GATE Admission Cut off – IIT Delhi

GATE Cut off 2019 by IIT Delhi for M.Tech Mechanical Engineering

Programme	General	OBC – NC	SC	ST	PwD
Mechanical Design	725	650	500	300	300
Industrial Engineering	725	650	500	300	300
Production Engineering	725	650	500	300	300
Thermal Engineering	725	650	500	300	300

GATE Cut off 2019 by IIT Delhi for M.Tech Computer Science (Computer Technology)

Programme	General	OBC – NC	SC	ST	PwD
Computer Technology	745	672	500	425	400

GATE Cut off 2019 by IIT Delhi for M.Tech Computer Science (Computer Science & Engineering)

Programme	General	OBC- NC	SC	ST	PwD
Computer Sc & Engg. (Direct Admission)	900	900	900	900	900
Computer Sc & Engg. (Interview Shortlisting)	790	710	–	–	–
Computer Sc & Engg. (Shortlisting 60.0/6.75)	820	735	550	550	550
Computer Sc & Engg. (Interview Shortlisting) 55/6.25	–	–	600	600	600

GATE Cut off 2019 by IIT Delhi for M.Tech Chemical Engineering

Programme	General	OBC- NC	SC	ST	PwD
Chemical Engineering (Direct Admission)	650	615	525	440	525
Chemical Engineering (Interview Shortlisting)	540	450	375	300	375

GATE Cut off 2019 by IIT Delhi for M.Tech Civil Engineering

Programme	General	OBC- NC	SC	ST	PwD
Construction Engineering & Management (CE/ AR)	770/ 780	700/ 650	600/ 425	320/ 339	320/ 300
Structural Engineering	820	780	635	495	495
Water Resources Engineering (CE/ AG)	675/ 650	650/ 650	475/ 475	454/ 454	400/ 400
Transportation Engineering (CE/ AR/ ME)	709/ 600/ 730	624/ 550/ 752	500/ 500/ 539	315/ 450/ 500	400/ 300/ 350

GATE Cut off 2019 by IIT Delhi for M.Tech Electrical Engineering

Programme	General	OBC- NC	SC	ST	PwD
Communications Engineering (EE/EC/IN)	770	720	540	440	440
Power Electronics, Electrical Machines & Drives (EE/ Others)	770/ 850	700/ 850	610/ 800	590/ 800	590/ 800
Power Systems (EE/ Others)	750/ 950	640/ 900	555/ 850	475/ 850	380/ 850

GATE Cut Off – FAQs

Q. Where can a candidate check the GATE qualifying cut off for a particular year?

GOAPS web portal is the right destination to check GATE cut off or any other detail of the GATE exam.

Q. Does the GATE cut off for each discipline vary?

Yes, the GATE cut off stats for all the 25 papers are different from each other.

Q. What are the factors affecting the GATE cut off every year?

There are various factors that affect the GATE cut off each year. Some of the determining factors are total number of candidates, the difficulty level of the paper, the total number of candidates registered for the test, etc.

Q. Will the GATE cut off 2021 be released category-wise?

Yes, the GATE cut-off lists are broadly classified as category-wise as well as discipline-wise.

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