GATE Cut Off
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.
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.
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:
Aspirants must know that two types of GATE cut offs are released:
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.
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 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 |
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.
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 |
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 |
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 |
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.
Programme | General | OBC- NC | SC / ST |
Thermal & Fluids Engineering | NA | NA | 400 |
Design Engineering | 600 | 540 | 400 |
Manufacturing Engineering | NA | NA | 400 |
Programme | General | OBC- NC | SC / ST |
Computer Science and Engineering | 750 | 675 | 500 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
Programme | General | OBC – NC | SC | ST | PwD |
Computer Technology | 745 | 672 | 500 | 425 | 400 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
GOAPS web portal is the right destination to check GATE cut off or any other detail of the GATE exam.
Yes, the GATE cut off stats for all the 25 papers are different from each other.
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.
Yes, the GATE cut-off lists are broadly classified as category-wise as well as discipline-wise.
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