GATE 2026 Cutoff (OUT): Check Live Updates, Direct Links and Important dates

There is no restriction on the number of attempts or the age limit. You can appear for GATE as many times as you want, but you should meet the academic eligibility criteria, which is a graduation degree with 3 or more years of duration.

Yes, the GATE scorecard is valid for 3 years from the date of declaration. You can use it for 3 years for admission to IITs, NITs, and other colleges. But some PSUs consider it valid only for 1 year.

With an All India Rank of 5000 in GATE, you can get Mid-level or Newer NITs with branches like Chemical, Metallurgy, Instrumental, and Industrial.

If your All India Rank is below 1000, then you have a good chance to secure your seat in IITs. For ranks above 1000, some candidates may get IITs in the last round of counselling, but it's very uncertain.

A score of 300 out of 1000 in GATE is considered to be low or below average. You can not expect seats in IITs, NITs, or IIITs; you can try taking admissions in other state government colleges for M.Tech.

If you belong to the ST/ST/OBC or PWD category, then you can secure your seat in the Mid-level or Top NITs till the last round of counseling.

All India rank of 4000 in GATE is considered moderate, not good. You can not get PSUs with this rank, but you can try for Mid-level NITs or Newer IITs with this rank for M.Tech programs.

With 40 marks in GATE 2026 CSE, candidates can try taking admissions in state government colleges or private colleges, as this score is considered an average score in GATE.

IIT Guwahati will soon release the officilal list of subject wise qualifying cutoff on its website, gate2026.iitg.ac.in. 

The process for Public Sector Undertakings (PSUs) after the GATE exam involves applying individually to companies using your GATE registration number and score. After shortlisting based on high GATE scores, candidates undergo Group Discussions (GD), Personal Interviews (PI), and medical exams. Final selection is a merit list based on these combined factors. 

With a score of 50 out of 100 in GATE 2026, you can get Newer IITs in the last round, Mid-level NITs, and IIITs. You can also target top GFTIs offering the M.Tech Program.

NIT Trichy is among the top NITs that offer M.Tech programs across various branches. Here is the cutoff list for NIT Trichy

To secure a seat in IIT Hyderabad, candidates must have scored 500+ in GATE 2026. Here are the detailed branch-wise cutoffs.

There are approximately 35+  Public Sector Undertakings (PSUs) accepting the GATE score. Some of the top PSUs are ONGC, NTPC, BHEL, Power Grid, GAIL, and BPCL.

Here are the expected cutoffs of GATE 2026 for PSUs (Public Sector Undertaking)

A score of 320 + out of 1000 is a safe score if you are targeting IIT Guwahati.

Candidates who have scored 550 + marks out of 1000 in GATE 2026 can try for IIT Delhi for the M.Tech program for various branches.

Candidates who scored around 550+ marks out of 1000 can target IIT Bombay for the M.Tech program across various branches. Here is the comparison table for IIT Bombay 2025 cutoff and 2026 expected cutoffs.

For GATE 2026(CS), the qualifying cutoff for the General category is 30, for OBC & EWS, the cutoff is 27, and for ST, SC, and PWD, the cutoff is 20 marks out of 100.

Candidates who scored around 70 marks out of 100 can target IIT Roorkee for the M.Tech program across various branches. Here is the comparison table for IIT Roorkee 2025 cutoff and 2026 expected cutoffs.

Candidates who scored 620-650 normalised marks out of 1000 in GATE 2026 can target IIIT Bangalore for M.Tech in computer science. Here is the table for IIIT Bangalore 2025 cutoff and 2026 expected cutoffs.

If you are targeting IITs, your GATE 2026 score must be 60+ for Top branches (CS /IT), for NITs, your score must be 50+ for top branches (CS/IT/AI).

As the qualifying cutoffs have been released by IIT Guwahati today, here is the complete list of cutoffs.

As the GATE 2026 results have been declared by IIT Guwahati, here is the expected admission cutoff for IITs and NITs.

IIT Guwahati has released the GATE 2026 result along with the qualifying cutoff. The cutoff for the CS branch is as follows:

The Paper-wise qualifying marks list will be available after the release of GATE 2026 Results on the GATE Official Website, gate2026.iitg.ac.in . 

IIT Guwahati will release the GATE 2026 results along with the Qualifying cutoffs, Scorecard, Qualifying Status, and All India Ranks of Candidates on March 19, 2026, on its official website.

No, qualifying GATE 2026 does not guarantee M.Tech Admissions or PSU Jobs. PSU jobs have much higher cutoffs (between 65 to 85) and M.Tech Admissions depend totally on the college you are applying for.

Candidates should score above 38 marks (irrespective of branch) to be on the safe side for the GATE 2026 Qualification. The cutoff for branches like Mechanical can be higher, and EC ,EE can be lower.

The qualifying cutoff for GATE 2025 for various branches was as follows:

Computer Science: 29.2

Civil Engineering: 29.2

Mechanical Engineering: 35.8

Electronics and Communication: 25.0

Electrical Engineering: 25.0

Data Science & AI: 29.0

In 2026, an increase in cutoff is expected as compared to GATE 2025 due to a higher number of candidates expected, and the difficulty level of the exam was moderate to slightly difficult.

For the General Category, the qualifying cutoff for Computer Science will be around 28 to 33 marks out of 100 in GATE 2026. Qualifying cutoff varies from branch to branch.

No, GATE qualifying cutoff is the minimum marks required to qualify GATE exam, whereas admission cutoff is the minimum marks required to secure a seat in a particular college.

The GATE 2026 Cutoff will depend on various factors like the number of candidates , appeared for the exam, paper difficulty, and the high-scoring section weightage.

The Official GATE 2026 Qualifying Cutoffs will be released on March 19, 2026, along with the results and scorecard of candidates. The qualifying status will be visible on the dashboard.