GATE toppers with low CGPA prove that CGPA is not the only factor for success.. Several GATE toppers with low CGPA have shared their journey, including S H Gautham Gudimella(2023) bagged AIR 1 with a lower CGPA, and Vantedu Nithin Sai Ram, AIR 40 (2025), also had a low CGPA.
CGPA does not decide your GATE rank. To attempt the GATE exam, you do not need a minimum CGPA. You can even write GATE being in the 3rd year of an Engineering degree, 5th year of MBBS, and being in the first year of M. Sc, M.Tech, or MA.
- Several toppers have secured top ranks having low CGPA.
- CGPA required for admission into M. Tech, M. Sc admissions into IITs, NITs, IISCs, and IIITs.
- PSU recruitment also sets a minimum CGPA to qualify.
- For a Ph.D., you need a qualifying CGPA.
- However, to write the GATE exam, you do not need a minimum CGPA. Either you should have cleared a qualifying exam or be pursuing
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Is CGPA important for GATE?
- Is CGPA important for GATE? One of the most asked GATE-related questions. The answer is both YES and NO.
- Yes, a CGPA is required for admission through GATE.
- No, for writing the GATE exam, you do not need a minimum CGPA.
The YouTube video below explains, eligibility criteria with respect to CGPA, age validity, etc.
- Also, have a look at the discussions below, found on Quora and Reddit, sharing information on the CGPA required for GATE.
- Several past exam takers shared that they did well in GATE despite low CGPA.
- With the qualifying minimum CGPA required for admission and a good GATE score, they have even bagged good institutes and programs.
- Several of these discussions cite that a minimum CGPA of 6-6.5 is a safer zone to get admissions.
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GATE Exam Pattern 2026 | Total Marks, Marking Scheme, Negative Marking and MoreGATE Toppers with low CGPA: GATE Toppers list-2025
| Subject | Topper | Raw Score | GATE Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aerospace Engineering | Balamurugan | 81 | 990 |
| Agricultural Engineering | Keerthi Revanth Kumar | 74.67 | 1000 |
| Architecture and Planning | Jayanth Giftson R | 83 | 1000 |
| Biomedical Engineering | Tanish Gupta | 77.67 | 1000 |
| Biotechnology | Arnab Paul | 66.67 | 1000 |
| Civil Engineering | Abhay Singh | 89.02 | 1000 |
| Chemical Engineering | Amlan Kumar Tripati | 75.33 | 1000 |
| Computer Science and Information Technology | Rahul Kumar Singh | 100 | 1000 |
| Chemistry | Dabasis Mandal | 70 | 1000 |
| Data Science and Artificial Intelligence | Sadineni Nikhil Chowdary | 96.33 | 1000 |
| Electronic and Communication Engineering | Swarnava Biswas | 82.67 | 1000 |
| Electrical Engineering | Pradip Chauhan | 81.67 | 1000 |
| Environmental Science and Engineering | Yash Jain | 67.33 | 1000 |
| Ecology and Evolution | Keshav R Menon | 86.33 | 1000 |
| Geomatics Engineering | Nithish Kumar | 61.67 | 1000 |
| Geology | Sumith Ghosh | 76.67 | 970 |
| Geophysics | Rahul Mukharjee | 76.67 | 1000 |
| Instrumental Engineering | Kailash Goyal | 65 | 993 |
| Mathematics | Soham Pal | 57 | 1000 |
| Mechanical Engineering | Rajneesh Bijarniya | 95.33 | 967 |
| Mining Engineering | Aniket Kumar Gupta | 75.67 | 1000 |
| Metallurgical Engineering | Yogesh Sarma Desai | 89.67 | 941 |
| Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering | Jatin Pal | 52.33 | 1000 |
| Petroleum Engineering | Saurab Kumar | 74 | 1000 |
| Physics | Purnendu Das | 76.67 | 1000 |
| Production and Industrial Engineering | Devendra Dhanajay Umbrajkar | 85.67 | 1000 |
| Statistics | Archishman Mukharjee | 77 | 1000 |
| Textile Engineering and Fibre Science | Yadav Avadesh Avantram | 73.67 | 1000 |
| Engineering Sciences | Anant Prakash Pandey | 88.33 | 1000 |
| Sociology | Victor Prince N J | 80 | 939 |
| Arijit Sengupta | 80 | 939 | |
| Psychology | Sanjana Shukla | 89 | 922 |
| Linguistics | Moomal Majee | 81 | 1000 |
| English | Navoreet Khondekar | 71 | 1000 |
| Economics | Sambudda Roychoudhury | 87.33 | 948 |
| Philosophy | Mohit Kumar | 76 | 1000 |
| Life Science | Yugansh Bhatia | 78.67 | 100 |
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| Subject | Topper | Raw Score | GATE Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aerospace Engineering | Kundan Jaiswal | 86.33 | 962 |
| Agricultural Engineering | Prathik Sherke | 75.67 | 1000 |
| Architecture and Planning | Gajendar Kumar Sharma | 77 | 981 |
| Biomedical Engineering | Sanjeev C Achar | 54.33 | 1000 |
| Biotechnology | Akanksha S | 83 | 1000 |
| Civil Engineering | Deepak | 87.33 | 989 |
| Bhanu Prartap Singh | 87.33 | 989 | |
| Chemical Engineering | Adarsh Rai | 73.33 | 1000 |
| Computer Science and Information Technology | Piyush Kumar | 90 | 1000 |
| Chemistry | Himanshu Papnai | 78 | 1000 |
| Data Science and Artificial Intelligence | Ayyagari Sathya Sai Srikar | 90 | 1000 |
| Electronic and Communication Engineering | Raja Majhi | 84.67 | 1000 |
| Electrical Engineering | Manoj Kumar Sinha | 77 | 1000 |
| Shivam | 77 | 1000 | |
| Sri Kiran Adelly | 77 | 1000 | |
| Environmental Science and Engineering | Gaddipati Yashwant Babu | 77.33 | 965 |
| Ecology and Evolution | Dhrubojyoti Patra | 81.67 | 1000 |
| Geomatics Engineering | Vaibhav Sonkar | 79.33 | 1000 |
| Geology | Jaydeep Roy | 82.33 | 1000 |
| Geophysics | Shivam Kumar Rai | 75.33 | 999 |
| Instrumental Engineering | Rishab Gupta | 82.67 | 984 |
| Mathematics | Suyash Srivastav | 71.33 | 1000 |
| Mechanical Engineering | Suraj Kumar Samal | 84.67 | 1000 |
| Mining Engineering | Anurag Kumar Pathak | 58.33 | 966 |
| Metallurgical Engineering | Hrutidipan Pradhan | 81.67 | 977 |
| Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering | Prince Kumar | 55.33 | 1000 |
| Petroleum Engineering | Saurabh Kumar | 80.67 | 955 |
| Physics | Anurag Singh | 78.33 | 1000 |
| Production and Industrial Engineering | Kumar Vishesh | 84.67 | 1000 |
| Statistics | Sinchan Snigdha Adhikary | 89.67 | 1000 |
| Textile Engineering and Fibre Science | Meenu Munjal | 72 | 1000 |
| Engineering Sciences | Ghanashyam Girish Dhamat | 83 | 989 |
| Sociology | Mohammad Shefin M P | 63 | 1000 |
| Psychology | Stishti Datta | 77.67 | 975 |
| Linguistics | Jezu Nazarene Roy | 77.33 | 1000 |
| English | Ajay Kumar | 83 | 1000 |
| Economics | Sambudda Roychoudhury | 70.33 | 940 |
| Philosophy | Utkarsh Rana | 58.67 | 1000 |
| Life Science | Siddanth Bharadwaj | 77.33 | 1000 |
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| 2025 | Abhay Singh | 89.02 | 1000 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Deepak | 87.33 | 989 |
| Bhanu Prartap Singh | 87.33 | 989 | |
| 2023 | Suban Kumar Mishra | 83.11 | 1000 |
| 2022 | Abhishek agarwal | 97.36 | 1000 |
| 2021 | Amit Sharma | 95.56 | 1000 |
| 2020 | Sumit DvedaAjay Singhal | 90.7790.77 | - |
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- The GATE Toppers list with marks is published by the IIT every year.
- The rank list contains stream-wise toppers, their raw core, and GATE score.
- Here are the direct links for the GATE toppers list with marks.
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GATE Toppers List| Year | Toppers Official List Link |
| 2025 | GATE Toppers 2025 |
| 2024 | GATE Toppers 2024 |
| 2023 | GATE Toppers 2023 |
| 2022 | GATE Toppers 2022 |
| 2021 | GATE Toppers 2021 |
| 2020 | GATE Toppers 2020 |
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Ques. What is the minimum CGPA for the GATE Exam?
Ans: There is no minimum CGPA for attempting the GATE exam.
- You need a minimum 6.0-6.5 CGPA for admissions through GATE into IITs, NITs.
- SC/ST/PwD may require 5.0-5.5 minimum CGPA for admissions.
- Minimum CGPA requirement for admission differs across institutions.
Ques. Does CGPA matter in the GATE exam?
Ans: For appearing in GATE, CGPA does not matter.
- You should have cleared your qualifying exam or be in the 3rd or 5th year.
- However, a CGPA is required for admission.
Ques. Is 40 a good score in the GATE?
Ans: GATE is a cut-off score for around 8 programs.
- A score of 40 qualifies you to get almost every program.
- It is not the best score, but a deciding score.
Ques. Is a 6.5 CGPA good for IIT?
Ans: Yes, a 6.5 CGPA is considered a safe CGPA for most IITs
- Almost all NITs, IIITs set a minimum 6.0-6.5 CGPA for admissions.
- 6.5 may also make you eligible for some PSUs.
- For the reserved categories, 6.5 CGPA is a good threshold.
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