
For GATE aspirants targeting top IITs, knowing the minimum score required is as important as exam preparation itself. Institutes like IIT BHU and IIT Hyderabad differ significantly in how they release and structure cutoff data, which directly affects your admission strategy.
While IIT BHU admissions are conducted through CoAP with limited public cutoff visibility, IIT Hyderabad provides detailed round-wise cutoff trends through RTI data. This difference helps aspirants better understand real competition levels, especially in high-demand branches like Computer Science, Electronics, and Electrical Engineering.
Find here a clear breakdown of expected GATE scores, round-wise cutoff trends, and placement insights to help you make a well-informed choice.
IIT BHU M.Tech cutoffs give a clear idea of how much GATE score is needed across different branches and categories. Since admissions are conducted through CoAP, the available data reflects actual trends from recent rounds.
By analysing these cutoffs, aspirants can set realistic target scores, shortlist suitable branches, and plan their application strategy more effectively.
Ceramic Engineering – Among the lowest cutoffs
Mechanical (Production, Thermal, Machine Design) – Comparatively lower demand
Chemical Engineering
General: 389
OBC-NCL: 403
SC: 271
ST: 232
EWS: 384
Civil Engineering Specializations
Hydraulics & Water Resources: 542
Geotechnical: 502
Structural: 579 / 577 / 434
Environmental: 498 / 487 / 363 / 450
Transportation: 598 / 487 / 428
Geoinformatics: 567 / 384
Computer Science (CSAI, CSIoT) – ~700+ GATE score
Electronics (VLSI) – Around 600+
Electrical Engineering – Competitive across specializations
IIT Hyderabad's round-wise cutoff data through RTI makes it easier to understand how much GATE score is required for admission. Unlike static cutoffs, these trends show how scores change across rounds, helping candidates evaluate competition levels and identify realistic chances of selection in different branches.
Round 1 cutoffs represent the initial range, from the highest to the lowest GATE scores selected.
If a branch data is blank in subsequent rounds, it implies all seats were filled in the previous round(s).
If data is present, offers were extended in that round. This continues until all seats are filled.
The abbreviation 'NA' (Not Available) signifies that seats for that particular branch/category have been filled, and no further offers were made in that round or subsequent rounds.
Generally, Round 1 always has high cutoffs for all respective categories.
Computer Science: 876 GATE score (highest).
Integrated Design & Manufacturing: 75.
Civil courses and Mechanical courses are also listed.
VLSI: Highest calls up to 850 GATE score.
Cutoffs gradually drop in successive rounds.
Round 2: Computer Science dropped to 856. Other courses, like one that was 850, dropped to 807.
Round 3: Computer Science dropped to 837. The Environmental and Aerospace branches are listed. VLSI dropped to 799.
Round 4: Computer Science dropped to 831. VLSI dropped to 792.
Round 6: Computer Science saw calls up to 800.
Round 7 & 8: Data is available.
Computer Science (General Category): 781 GATE score (last call for IIT Hyderabad).
Computer Science (OBC-NCL): 737 GATE score.
Computer Science (EWS): 780 GATE score.