GATE 2026 Passing Marks: Expected Cutoff, Exam Dates, Previous Years’ Trends
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Passing marks in GATE 2026: The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) will conduct the Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) 2026 on February 7, 8, 14, and 15, 2026, in online mode across 30 engineering and science branches. Aspirants are advised to check the GATE 2026 passing marks once they are released to understand the minimum score required to qualify for the examination.
To pass the GATE 2026 exam, candidates must secure marks equal to or higher than the GATE cutoff prescribed for their respective paper and category. The qualifying marks differ based on the discipline, category of the candidate, exam difficulty level, and overall performance of candidates.
The GATE 2026 result will be released after the completion of the examination on the official website. The GATE 2026 scorecard will also be issued later for qualified candidates, allowing them to use their scores for admissions and recruitment purposes.
It is important to note that qualifying GATE 2026 by meeting the passing marks does not guarantee admission to postgraduate programs. Admissions depend on factors such as seat availability, institute-wise cutoff marks, counselling procedures, and eligibility criteria set by participating institutes.
Passing Marks in GATE 2026
The passing marks for GATE 2026 will be released soon by the conducting IIT. Only candidates who secure the minimum qualifying marks prescribed by the authorities will be considered qualified in the GATE 2026 examination.
The GATE 2026 passing marks will be determined based on several factors, including the overall difficulty level of the exam, the number of candidates appearing, category-wise reservations, and previous years’ GATE passing marks trends. Candidates are advised to keep checking for official updates to stay informed about the qualifying criteria for the Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE).
GATE Passing Marks - Previous Year’s Trend
The GATE passing marks, also known as the qualifying cutoff, represent the minimum score necessary for a candidate to qualify for the exam. The GATE 2026 passing marks will differ for each of the 30 subjects covered in the exam. IIT Roorkee will soon announce the GATE passing marks for all the branches.
Check out the GATE passing marks for 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, and 2021 in the table below.
GATE Passing Marks for 2025
The GATE 2025 passing marks table below shows the category-wise qualifying cutoff for different papers. These marks indicate the minimum score required to qualify the GATE examination.
| GATE Passing Marks for 2025 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| GATE Paper / Subject | General | OBC-NCL / EWS | SC/ST / PwD |
| Aerospace Engineering | 28.9 | 26.0 | 19.2 |
| Agricultural Engineering | 25.0 | 22.5 | 16.6 |
| Architecture & Planning | 40.0 | 36.0 | 26.6 |
| Biomedical Engineering | 29.2 | 26.2 | 19.4 |
| Biotechnology | 28.0 | 25.2 | 18.6 |
| Civil Engineering | 29.2 | 26.2 | 19.4 |
| Chemical Engineering | 27.7 | 24.9 | 18.4 |
| Computer Science & Information Technology | 29.2 | 26.2 | 19.4 |
| Chemistry | 25.0 | 22.5 | 16.6 |
| Data Science & Artificial Intelligence | 29.0 | 26.1 | 19.3 |
| Electronics & Communication Engineering | 25.0 | 22.5 | 16.6 |
| Electrical Engineering | 25.0 | 22.5 | 16.6 |
| Environmental Science & Engineering | 26.1 | 23.4 | 17.4 |
| Ecology & Evolution | 39.5 | 35.5 | 26.3 |
| Geomatics Engineering | 25.7 | 23.1 | 17.1 |
| Geology & Geophysics (Geology) | 38.4 | 34.5 | 25.5 |
| Geology & Geophysics (Geophysics) | 40.0 | 36.0 | 26.6 |
| Instrumentation Engineering | 25.6 | 23.0 | 17.0 |
| Mathematics | 25.0 | 22.5 | 16.6 |
| Mechanical Engineering | 35.8 | 32.2 | 23.8 |
| Mining Engineering | 30.6 | 27.5 | 20.4 |
| Metallurgical Engineering | 40.0 | 36.0 | 26.6 |
| Naval Architecture & Marine Engineering | 25.1 | 22.5 | 16.7 |
| Petroleum Engineering | 31.1 | 27.9 | 20.7 |
| Physics | 26.8 | 24.1 | 17.8 |
| Production & Industrial Engineering | 35.6 | 32.0 | 23.7 |
| Statistics | 30.2 | 27.1 | 20.1 |
| Textile Engineering & Fibre Science | 34.7 | 31.2 | 23.1 |
| Engineering Sciences | 35.4 | 31.8 | 23.5 |
| Humanities & Social Sciences (Economics) | 40.0 | 36.0 | 26.6 |
| Humanities & Social Sciences (English) | 40.0 | 36.0 | 26.6 |
| Humanities & Social Sciences (Linguistics) | 40.0 | 36.0 | 26.6 |
| Humanities & Social Sciences (Philosophy) | 40.0 | 36.0 | 26.6 |
| Humanities & Social Sciences (Psychology) | 40.0 | 36.0 | 26.6 |
| Humanities & Social Sciences (Sociology) | 40.0 | 36.0 | 26.6 |
| Life Sciences | 31.3 | 28.1 | 20.8 |
Passing Marks for GATE 2024
IISc Bangalore announced the passing marks for GATE 2024 across 30 different branches. Candidates can find the branch-wise passing marks from the table below:
| Passing Marks for GATE 2024 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Test Paper | Passing Marks for GEN | Passing Marks for OBC-NCL/EWS | Passing Marks for SC/ST/PwD |
| Aerospace Engineering | 33.3 | 29.9 | 22.1 |
| Agricultural Engineering | 25 | 22.5 | 16.6 |
| Architecture and Planning | 41.5 | 37.3 | 27.6 |
| Biomedical Engineering | 25 | 22.5 | 16.6 |
| Biotechnology | 38.9 | 35 | 25.9 |
| Civil Engineering | 28.3 | 25.4 | 18.8 |
| Chemical Engineering | 25 | 22.5 | 16.6 |
| Computer Science and Information Technology | 27.6 | 24.8 | 18.4 |
| Chemistry | 25.2 | 22.6 | 16.7 |
| Data Science and Artificial Intelligence | 37.1 | 33.3 | 24.7 |
| Electronics and Communication Engineering | 25 | 22.5 | 16.6 |
| Electrical Engineering | 25.7 | 23.1 | 17.1 |
| Environmental Science and Engineering | 37.9 | 34.1 | 25.2 |
| Ecology and Evolution | 35.8 | 32.2 | 23.8 |
| Geomatics Engineering | 41.1 | 36.9 | 27.4 |
| Geology and Geophysics (Geology) | 42 | 37.8 | 28 |
| Geology and Geophysics (Geophysics) | 49 | 44.1 | 32.6 |
| Instrumentation Engineering | 32.7 | 29.4 | 21.8 |
| Mathematics | 25 | 22.5 | 16.6 |
| Mechanical Engineering | 28.6 | 25.7 | 19 |
| Mining Engineering | 25 | 22.5 | 16.6 |
| Metallurgical Engineering | 41 | 36.9 | 27.3 |
| Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering | 25.1 | 22.5 | 16.7 |
| Petroleum Engineering | 42.6 | 38.3 | 28.4 |
| Physics | 32 | 28.8 | 21.3 |
| Production and Industrial Engineering | 30.5 | 27.4 | 20.3 |
| Statistics | 26.6 | 23.9 | 17.7 |
| Textile Engineering and Fibre Science | 28.1 | 25.2 | 18.7 |
| Engineering Sciences | 36.2 | 32.5 | 24.1 |
| Humanities and Social Sciences (Economics) | 37 | 33.3 | 24.6 |
| Humanities and Social Sciences (English) | 48 | 43.2 | 32 |
| Humanities and Social Sciences (Linguistics) | 49.7 | 44.7 | 33.1 |
| Humanities and Social Sciences (Philosophy) | 39.3 | 35.3 | 26.1 |
| Humanities and Social Sciences (Psychology) | 52.7 | 47.4 | 35.1 |
| Humanities and Social Sciences (Sociology) | 36 | 32.4 | 24 |
| Life Sciences | 29.3 | 26.3 | 19.5 |
Passing Marks for GATE 2023
The passing marks for GATE 2023 differed from the cut off marks required for admission into IITs, NITs, and other prestigious institutions for higher studies. Check out the category-wise passing marks for GATE 2023 for various branches, including CSE, ME, CE, EE, Chemical Engineering, Instrumentation Engineering, etc., in this section.
| Passing Marks for GATE 2023 | |||
| GATE Paper Name | GATE Passing Marks For General | GATE Passing Marks For OBC and EWS | GATE Passing Marks For SC, ST, and PWD |
| Computer Science | 32.5 | 29.2 | 21.6 |
| Mechanical Engineering | 28.4 | 25.5 | 18.9 |
| Electronics and Communication | 29.9 | 26.9 | 19.9 |
| Electrical Engineering | 25 | 22.5 | 16.6 |
| Civil Engineering | 26.6 | 23.9 | 17.7 |
| Chemical Engineering | 32.1 | 28.8 | 21.4 |
| Instrumentation Engineering | 34.8 | 31.3 | 23.2 |
| Mathematics | 25 | 22.5 | 16.6 |
| Architecture and Planning | 33.7 | 30.3 | 22.4 |
| Biomedical Engineering | 25 | 22.5 | 16.6 |
| Aerospace Engineering | 25.1 | 22.5 | 16.7 |
| Agriculture Engineering | 25 | 22.5 | 16.6 |
| Biotechnology | 31.6 | 28.4 | 21 |
| Chemistry | 26.5 | 23.8 | 17.6 |
| Environmental Science and Engineering | 27.7 | 24.9 | 18.4 |
| Ecology Evolution | 42.6 | 38.3 | 28.4 |
| Geomatics Engineering | 28.7 | 25.8 | 19.1 |
| Geology | 36.7 | 33 | 24.4 |
| Geophysics | 47.7 | 42.9 | 31.8 |
| Mining Engineering | 25 | 22.5 | 16.6 |
| Metallurgical Engineering | 47.5 | 42.7 | 31.6 |
| Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering | 25 | 22.5 | 16.6 |
| Petroleum Engineering | 34.4 | 30.9 | 22.9 |
| Physics | 31.1 | 27.9 | 20.7 |
| Production and Industrial Engineering | 44.2 | 39.7 | 29.4 |
| Statistics | 25 | 22.5 | 16.6 |
| Textile Engineering & Fiber Science | 25.4 | 22.8 | 16.9 |
| Engineering Sciences | 37.9 | 34.1 | 25.2 |
| Economics (XH- C1) | 47.3 | 42.5 | 31.5 |
| English (XH- C2) | 52.4 | 47.1 | 34.9 |
| Linguistics (XH- C3) | 46.4 | 41.7 | 30.9 |
| Philosophy (XH- C4) | 38 | 34.2 | 25.3 |
| Psychology (XH- C5) | 54.9 | 49.4 | 36.6 |
| Sociology (XH- C6) | 50 | 45 | 33.3 |
| Life Sciences | 32.9 | 29.6 | 21.9 |
Passing Marks for GATE 2022
The Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur (IITKGP) released the passing marks for GATE 2022. Students can examine the branch-wise GATE passing marks for general, SC, ST, OBC, and other categories in the table outlined below.
| Passing Marks for GATE 2022 | |||
| GATE Paper Name and Code | GATE Passing Marks For General | GATE Passing Marks For OBC (NCL) and EWS | GATE Passing Marks For SC, ST, and PWD |
| Computer Science and Information Technology (CS) | 25 | 22.5 | 16.6 |
| Mechanical Engineering (ME) | 28.1 | 25.2 | 18.7 |
| Electronics and Communications Engineering (EC) | 25 | 22.5 | 16.6 |
| Electrical Engineering (EE) | 30.7 | 27.6 | 20.4 |
| Civil Engineering (CE) | 30.4 | 27.3 | 20.2 |
| CH: Chemical Engineering | 25.3 | 22.7 | 16.8 |
| IN: Instrumentation Engineering | 42.4 | 38.1 | 28.2 |
| MA: Mathematics | 27.3 | 24.5 | 18.2 |
| AR: Architecture and Planning | 37.3 | 33.5 | 24.8 |
| BM: Biomedical Engineering | 25 | 22.5 | 16.6 |
| AE: Aerospace Engineering | 29.8 | 26.8 | 19.8 |
| AG: Agriculture Engineering | 26.3 | 23.6 | 17.5 |
| BT: Biotechnology | 35.5 | 31.9 | 23.6 |
| CY: Chemistry | 27.5 | 24.7 | 18.3 |
| ES: Environmental Science & Engineering | 25.9 | 23.3 | 17.2 |
| EY: Ecology Evolution | 33.4 | 30 | 22.2 |
| GE: Geomatics Engineering | 40.4 | 36.3 | 26.9 |
| GG: Geology | 48.7 | 43.8 | 32.4 |
| GG: Geophysics | 54.8 | 49.3 | 36.5 |
| MN: Mining Engineering | 25.5 | 22.9 | 17 |
| MT: Metallurgical Engineering | 46.2 | 41.5 | 30.8 |
| NM: Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering | 27.8 | 25 | 18.5 |
| PE: Petroleum Engineering | 37.8 | 34 | 25.1 |
| PH: Physics | 26.5 | 23.8 | 17.6 |
| PI: Production & Industrial Engineering | 43.7 | 39.3 | 29.1 |
| ST: Statistics | 25 | 22.5 | 16.6 |
| TF: Textile Engineering & Fiber Science | 38.8 | 34.9 | 25.8 |
| XE: Engineering Sciences | 40.3 | 36.2 | 26.8 |
| XH: Humanities and Social Sciences (C1- Economics) | 55.5 | 49.9 | 37 |
| XH: Humanities and Social Sciences (C2- English) | 51.9 | 46.7 | 34.5 |
| XH: Humanities and Social Sciences (C3- Linguistics) | 53.1 | 47.7 | 35.4 |
| XH: Humanities and Social Sciences (C4- Philosophy) | 50.7 | 45.6 | 33.8 |
| XH: Humanities and Social Sciences (C5- Psychology) | 62.1 | 55.8 | 41.4 |
| XH: Humanities and Social Sciences (C6- Sociology) | 59.7 | 53.7 | 39.8 |
| XL: Life Sciences | 33.9 | 30.5 | 22.5 |
Passing Marks for GATE 2021
The Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay (IITB) announced the result along with the passing marks for GATE 2021. Students can analyze the branch-wise GATE passing marks for general and other reserved categories in the table provided below.
| Passing Marks for GATE 2021 | |||
| GATE Paper Name and Code | GATE Passing Marks For General | GATE Passing Marks For OBC (NCL) and EWS | GATE Passing Marks For SC, ST, and PWD |
| Aerospace Engineering (AE) | 26.3 | 23.6 | 17.5 |
| Agriculture Engineering (AG) | 25 | 22.5 | 16.6 |
| Architecture and Planning (AR) | 40.9 | 36.8 | 27.2 |
| Biomedical Engineering (BM) | 25 | 22.5 | 16.6 |
| Biotechnology (BT) | 30 | 27 | 20 |
| Civil Engineering (CE) | 29.2 | 26.2 | 19.4 |
| Chemical Engineering (CH) | 35.1 | 31.5 | 23.4 |
| Computer Science & Information Technology (CS) | 26.1 | 23.4 | 17.4 |
| Chemistry (CY) | 36.2 | 32.5 | 24.1 |
| Electronics and Communication Engineering (EC) | 25 | 22.5 | 16.6 |
| Electrical Engineering (EE) | 30.3 | 27.2 | 20.2 |
| Environmental Science & Engineering (ES) | 39.6 | 35.6 | 26.4 |
| Ecology Evolution (EY) | 35.7 | 32.1 | 23.8 |
| Geology (GG) | 38.9 | 35 | 25.9 |
| Geophysics (GG) | 44.8 | 40.3 | 29.8 |
| Instrumentation Engineering (IN) | 36 | 32.4 | 24 |
| Mathematics (MA) | 29 | 26.1 | 19.3 |
| Mechanical Engineering (ME) | 33 | 29.7 | 22 |
| Mining Engineering (MN) | 31 | 27.9 | 20.6 |
| Metallurgical Engineering (MT) | 48.5 | 43.6 | 32.3 |
| Petroleum Engineering (PE) | 51.4 | 47.1 | 34.9 |
| Physics (PH) | 32.8 | 29.5 | 21.8 |
| Production & Industrial Engineering (PI) | 35.7 | 32.1 | 23.8 |
| Statistics (ST) | 25 | 22.5 | 16.6 |
| Textile Engineering & Fiber Science (TF) | 41.8 | 37.6 | 27.8 |
| Engineering Sciences (XE) | 37 | 33.3 | 24.6 |
| Humanities and Social Sciences (XH-C1 (Economics)) | 29.4 | 26.4 | 19.5 |
| Humanities and Social Sciences (XH-C2 (English)) | 41.7 | 37.5 | 27.8 |
| Humanities and Social Sciences (XH-C3 (Linguistics)) | 35.3 | 31.7 | 23.5 |
| Humanities and Social Sciences (XH-C4 (Philosophy)) | 37.9 | 34.1 | 25.2 |
| Humanities and Social Sciences (XH-C5 (Psychology)) | 48.5 | 43.6 | 32.3 |
| Humanities and Social Sciences (XH-C6 (Sociology)) | 34.3 | 30.8 | 22.8 |
| Life Sciences (XL) | 36 | 32.4 | 24 |
GATE 2026 Passing Marks- Key Points to Remember
- The GATE 2026 passing marks are the minimum scores test takers need to achieve in order to qualify for the examination.
- The passing marks for GATE 2026 will be different for all 30 subjects, and they may further vary as per the category of aspirants.
- The exam conducting authority will publish the passing marks on its official website.
- Aspirants who acquire passing marks in the GATE 2026 exam will only move forward with the counseling procedure.
- The parameters on which the GATE 2026 passing marks will be decided include test takers' performance in the exam, the specific category they belong to, and previous years' passing marks trends.
GATE 2026 Passing Marks - How to Check?
As the result is announced, IIT Roorkee will release the GATE 2026 passing marks soon. Students who have appeared for the examination can check their passing or qualifying marks by following the steps outlined below.
Step 1: Visit the official website at www.gate2026.iitr.ac.in or the GOAPS portal.
Step 2: Students will be required to enter their enrollment ID and password in order to log in.
Step 3: Once logged in, look for the “GATE 2026 Result” link and expand it to view the passing marks for GATE 2026.
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