GATE Cutoff Trends Over the Past 10 Years will help students estimate the cut off for the upcoming exam. The cut off for GATE exam varies each year depending upon the difficulty level of the exam, total number of seats, total candidates appearing for the exam, etc.
While the GATE 2025 cut off is yet to be announced by the Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee, it is important that candidates understand the past year cut-off trends. Knowing the GATE cutoff trends over the past 10 years has several key benefits. Among them, it will give the students an approximate idea of the cut-offs of the upcoming exam.
The GATE 2025 exam is scheduled to be held on February 1, 2, 15, and 16, 2025. Hence, candidates must start preparing for the exam. Analysing the past 10 years GATE cut off trends is a crucial step in the preparation.
GATE Cut Off Trends in Past 10 Years
Candidates can refer to the following tables to learn about the cut off trends for past 10 years for the GATE exam:
GATE Cut Off 2024
The category-wise cut off for GATE 2024 exam is tabulated below:
| Test Paper | Cut-off (GEN) | Cutoff(OBC-NCL/EWS) | Cutoff (SC/ST/PwD) |
| Electrical Engineering | 25.7 | 23 | 17.1 |
| Electronics and Communication Engineering | 25 | 23 | 16.6 |
| Physics | 32 | 28.8 | 21.3 |
| Humanities and Social Sciences (Linguistics) | 49.7 | 44.7 | 33.1 |
| Biomedical Engineering | 25 | 23 | 16.6 |
| Mechanical Engineering | 28.6 | 25.7 | 19 |
| Production and Industrial Engineering | 30.5 | 27.4 | 20.3 |
| Textile Engineering and Fibre Science | 28.1 | 25.2 | 18.7 |
| Humanities and Social Sciences (Philosophy) | 39.3 | 35.3 | 26.1 |
| Mining Engineering | 25 | 22.5 | 16.6 |
| Geology and Geophysics (Geophysics) | 49 | 44.1 | 32.6 |
| Humanities and Social Sciences (Psychology) | 52.7 | 47.4 | 35.1 |
| Computer Science and Information Technology | 27.6 | 25 | 18.4 |
| Mathematics | 25 | 22.5 | 16.6 |
| Geology and Geophysics (Geology) | 42 | 37.8 | 28 |
| Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering | 25.1 | 22.5 | 16.7 |
| Petroleum Engineering | 42.6 | 38.3 | 28.4 |
| Life Sciences | 29.3 | 26.3 | 19.5 |
| Architecture and Planning | 41.5 | 37 | 27.6 |
| Aerospace Engineering | 33.3 | 30 | 22.1 |
| Statistics | 26.6 | 23.9 | 17.7 |
| Metallurgical Engineering | 41 | 36.9 | 27.3 |
| Civil Engineering | 28.3 | 25 | 18.8 |
| Data Science and Artificial Intelligence | 37.1 | 33 | 24.7 |
| Humanities and Social Sciences (Sociology) | 36 | 32.4 | 24 |
| Ecology and Evolution | 35.8 | 32.2 | 23.8 |
| Biotechnology | 38.9 | 35 | 25.9 |
| Chemistry | 25.2 | 23 | 16.7 |
| Humanities and Social Sciences (English) | 48 | 43.2 | 32 |
| Agricultural Engineering | 25 | 23 | 16.6 |
| Geomatics Engineering | 41.1 | 36.9 | 27.4 |
| Instrumentation Engineering | 32.7 | 29.4 | 21.8 |
| Humanities and Social Sciences (Economics) | 37 | 33.3 | 24.6 |
| Chemical Engineering | 25 | 23 | 16.6 |
| Engineering Sciences | 36.2 | 32.5 | 24.1 |
| Environmental Science and Engineering | 37.9 | 34.1 | 25.2 |
GATE Cut Off 2023
The following table shows the cut off marks for GATE 2023 exam:
| Program | OPEN | OBC-NCL | EWS | SC | ST |
| Material Science and Engineering | 440 | 375 | 392 | 267 | – |
| Non Destructive Testing | 418 | 383 | 364 | 261 | – |
| VLSI System | 674 | 650 | 646 | 455 | – |
| Industrial Safety Engineering | 516 | 486 | 425 | 304 | – |
| Industrial Metallurgy | 397 | 375 | – | – | – |
| Environmental Engineering | 429 | 474 | 446 | 269 | – |
| Transportation Engineering and Management | 530 | 488 | 486 | 375 | 442 |
| Process Control and Instrumentation | 381 | 482 | – | – | – |
| Manufacturing Technology | 520 | 488 | 421 | 308 | 243 |
| Industrial Safety Engineering | 414 | 390 | 396 | 255 | – |
| Chemical Engineering | 393 | 325 | 364 | 282 | 235 |
| Material Science and Engineering | 385 | 415 | 317 | 232 | – |
| Structural Engineering | 601 | 554 | 582 | 443 | 396 |
| Environmental Engineering | 383 | 357 | – | 411 | – |
| Process Control and Instrumentation | 526 | 349 | 464 | 239 | – |
| Computer Science and Engineering | 637 | 618 | 622 | 427 | 484 |
| Power Electronics | 555 | 526 | 521 | 350 | 271 |
| Energy Engineering | 430 | 418 | – | 215 | 188 |
| Industrial Engineering and Management | 602 | 550 | – | 391 | 306 |
| Environmental Engineering | 522 | 330 | 465 | 273 | 345 |
| Industrial Automation | 581 | 528 | – | 413 | – |
| Data Analytics | 664 | 592 | – | 427 | 352 |
| VLSI System | 679 | 651 | 629 | 521 | 350 |
| Energy Efficient & Sustainable Architecture | 525 | 439 | 425 | 302 | – |
| Communication Systems | 584 | 550 | 667 | 384 | 281 |
| Computer Science and Engineering | 705 | 641 | 637 | 480 | 416 |
| Industrial Automation | 383 | 324 | 554 | 244 | 244 |
| Chemical Engineering | 466 | 384 | 555 | – | – |
| Power Systems | 500 | 475 | 453 | 325 | 208 |
| Thermal Power Engineering | 577 | 535 | 539 | 355 | 277 |
| Welding Engineering | 406 | 391 | 365 | 273 | 407 |
| Geotechnical Engineering | 484 | 452 | – | 355 | 371 |
| Process Control and Instrumentation | 368 | 320 | 345 | 328 | 224 |
| Energy Engineering | 486 | 441 | 373 | 308 | – |
GATE Cut Off 2022
The below tabulated data shows the GATE cut off 2022:
| Program | General | OBC | SC/ST/PwD |
| Geology and Geophysics (GG-G2) | 54.8 | 49.3 | 36.5 |
| Chemical Engineering (CH) | 25.3 | 22.7 | 16.8 |
| Biomedical Engineering (BM) | 25 | 22.5 | 16.6 |
| XH-C2 | 51.9 | 46.7 | 34.5 |
| Ecology & Evolution (EY) | 33.4 | 30 | 22.2 |
| Engineering Sciences (XE) | 40 | 36.2 | 26.8 |
| Production & Industrial Engineering (PI) | 44 | 39.3 | 29.1 |
| Geology and Geophysics (GG-G1) | 48.7 | 43.8 | 32.4 |
| Computer Science & Information Technology (CS) | 25 | 22.5 | 16.6 |
| Mathematics (MA) | 27.3 | 24.5 | 18.2 |
| XH-C3 | 53 | 47.7 | 34.5 |
| Textile Engineering & Fiber Science (TF) | 38.8 | 34.9 | 25.8 |
| Architecture and Planning (AR) | 37.3 | 33.5 | 24.8 |
| Petroleum Engineering (PE) | 37.8 | 34 | 25.1 |
| Environmental Science & Engineering (ES) | 25.9 | 23.3 | 17.2 |
| Statistics (ST) | 25 | 22.5 | 16.6 |
| Metallurgical Engineering (MT) | 46 | 41.5 | 30.8 |
| Aerospace Engineering (AE) | 30 | 26.8 | 19.8 |
| Civil Engineering (CE) | 30 | 27.3 | 20.2 |
| Agriculture Engineering (AG) | 26.3 | 23.6 | 17.5 |
| Electrical Engineering (EE) | 31 | 27.6 | 20.4 |
| Electronics & Communication Engineering (EC) | 25 | 22.5 | 16.6 |
| Life Sciences (XL) | 34 | 30.5 | 22.5 |
| Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering (NM) | 27.8 | 25 | 18.5 |
| XH-C1 | 55.5 | 49.9 | 37 |
| Biotechnology (BT) | 35.5 | 31.9 | 23.6 |
| XH-C6 | 59.7 | 53.7 | 39.8 |
| Mining Engineering (MN) | 26 | 22.9 | 17 |
| Chemistry (CY) | 27.5 | 24.7 | 18.3 |
| Mechanical Engineering (ME) | 28.1 | 25.2 | 18.7 |
| Instrumentation Engineering (IN) | 42 | 38.1 | 28.2 |
| Physics (PH) | 27 | 23.8 | 17.6 |
| XH-C5 | 62.1 | 55.8 | 41.4 |
| XH-C4 | 51 | 45.6 | 33.8 |
GATE Cut Off 2021
The GATE 2021 cut off is presented in the table below:
| Program | Cut-off Marks (out of 100) |
| Chemical Engineering (CH) | 35 |
| Electronics Communication Engineering (EC) | 25 |
| GG (Geophysics) | 44.8 |
| Biotechnology (BT) | 30 |
| Life Sciences (XL) | 36 |
| GG (Geology) | 38.9 |
| Textile Engineering & Fiber Science (TF) | 41.8 |
| Humanities and Social Sciences (XH-C3 (Linguistics)) | 35.3 |
| Physics (PH) | 32.8 |
| Civil Engineering (CE*) | 29 |
| Mechanical Engineering (ME*) | 33 |
| Engineering Sciences (XE) | 37 |
| Environmental Science & Engineering (ES) | 39.6 |
| Humanities and Social Sciences (XH-C4 (Philosophy)) | 37.9 |
| Mathematics (MA) | 29 |
| Agriculture Engineering (AG) | 25 |
| Humanities and Social Sciences (XH-C1 (Economics)) | 29.4 |
| Computer Science & Information Technology (CS*) | 26.1 |
| Chemistry (CY) | 36.2 |
| Mining Engineering (MN) | 31 |
| Ecology Evolution (EY) | 35.7 |
| Petroleum Engineering (PE) | 51 |
| Humanities and Social Sciences (XH-C6 (Sociology)) | 34 |
| Metallurgical Engineering (MT) | 48.5 |
| Statistics (ST) | 25 |
| Humanities and Social Sciences (XH-C2 (English)) | 42 |
| Instrumentation Engineering (IN) | 36 |
| Electrical Engineering (EE) | 30 |
| Biomedical Engineering (BM) | 25 |
| Production & Industrial Engineering (PI) | 36 |
| Aerospace Engineering (AE) | 26.3 |
| Humanities and Social Sciences (XH-C5 (Psychology)) | 49 |
| Architecture and Planning (AR) | 40.9 |
GATE Cut Off 2020
Aspirants can refer to the table below for GATE 2020 cut off:
| Program | General | OBC | SC/ST/PWD |
| Mathematics | 25 | 22.5 | 16.7 |
| Metallurgical Engineering | 53.5 | 48.1 | 35.7 |
| Petroleum Engineering | 49.9 | 44.9 | 33.3 |
| Mining Engineering | 31.5 | 28.4 | 21 |
| Engineering Sciences | 26.7 | 24 | 17.8 |
| Biotechnology | 35.9 | 32.3 | 23.9 |
| Textile Engineering and Fibre Science | 40.1 | 36.1 | 26.7 |
| Computer Science and Information Technology | 29.5 | 26.6 | 19.7 |
| Chemical Engineering | 34.8 | 31.3 | 23.2 |
| Geology and Geophysics | 44.5 | 40.1 | 29.7 |
| Ecology and Evolution | 37.1 | 33.4 | 24.7 |
| Physics | 25.2 | 22.7 | 16.8 |
| Statistics | 32.5 | 29.2 | 21.7 |
| Aerospace Engineering | 33.5 | 30.2 | 22.3 |
| Architecture and Planning | 41 | 36.9 | 27.3 |
| Civil Engineering | 28.2 | 25.4 | 18.8 |
| Electronics and Communication Engineering | 26.7 | 24 | 17.8 |
| Electrical Engineering | 39.6 | 35.6 | 26.4 |
| Production and Industrial Engineering | 32.2 | 29 | 21.5 |
| Life Sciences | 36.7 | 33 | 24.5 |
| Mechanical Engineering | 34.1 | 30.7 | 22.7 |
| Instrumentation Engineering | 31.9 | 28.7 | 21.3 |
| Agricultural Engineering | 28.3 | 25.5 | 18.9 |
| Chemistry | 32 | 28.8 | 21.3 |
GATE Cut Off 2019
The table below shows the cut off marks for GATE 2019:
| Paper | General | OBC | SC/ST/PWD |
| Aerospace Engineering (AE) | 33.5 | 30.2 | 22.3 |
| Biotechnology (BT) | 35.9 | 32.3 | 23.9 |
| Engineering Sciences | 26.7 | 24 | 17.8 |
| Civil Engineering (CE) | 28.2 | 25.4 | 18.8 |
| Textile Engineering and Fibre Science (TF) | 40.1 | 36.1 | 26.7 |
| Electrical Engineering (EE) | 39.6 | 35.6 | 26.4 |
| Ecology and Evolution (EY) | 37.1 | 33.4 | 24.7 |
| Life Sciences | 36.7 | 33 | 24.5 |
| Agricultural Engineering (AG) | 28.3 | 25.5 | 18.9 |
| Architecture and Planning (AR) | 41 | 36.9 | 27.3 |
| Chemistry (CY) | 32 | 28.8 | 21.3 |
| Petroleum Engineering (PE) | 49.9 | 44.9 | 33.3 |
| Computer Science and Information Technology (CS) | 29.5 | 26.6 | 19.7 |
| Mechanical Engineering (ME) | 34.1 | 30.7 | 22.7 |
| Electronics and Communication Engineering (EC) | 26.7 | 24 | 17.8 |
| Mathematics (MA) | 25 | 22.5 | 16.7 |
| Physics (PH) | 25.2 | 22.7 | 16.8 |
| Production and Industrial Engineering (PI) | 32.2 | 29 | 21.5 |
| Instrumentation Engineering (IN) | 31.9 | 28.7 | 21.3 |
| Statistics (ST) | 32.5 | 29.2 | 21.7 |
| Metallurgical Engineering (MT) | 53.5 | 48.1 | 35.7 |
| Chemical Engineering (CH) | 34.8 | 31.3 | 23.2 |
| Geology and Geophysics (GG) | 44.5 | 40.1 | 29.7 |
| Mining Engineering (MN) | 31.5 | 28.4 | 21 |
GATE Cut Off 2018
The GATE cut off 2018 is given below for student’s reference:
| Paper | General | OBC | SC/ST/PWD |
| Physics (PH) | 25.2 | 22.7 | 16.8 |
| Biotechnology (BT) | 35.9 | 32.3 | 23.9 |
| Statistics (ST) | 32.5 | 29.2 | 21.7 |
| Computer Science and Information Technology (CS) | 29.5 | 26.6 | 19.7 |
| Civil Engineering (CE) | 28.2 | 25.4 | 18.8 |
| Metallurgical Engineering (MT) | 53.5 | 48.1 | 35.7 |
| Electronics and Communication Engineering (EC) | 26.7 | 24 | 17.8 |
| Geology and Geophysics (GG) | 44.5 | 40.1 | 29.7 |
| Life Sciences | 36.7 | 33 | 24.5 |
| Mechanical Engineering (ME) | 34.1 | 30.7 | 22.7 |
| Mathematics (MA) | 25 | 22.5 | 16.7 |
| Textile Engineering and Fibre Science (TF) | 40.1 | 36.1 | 26.7 |
| Ecology and Evolution (EY) | 37.1 | 33.4 | 24.7 |
| Engineering Sciences | 26.7 | 24 | 17.8 |
| Electrical Engineering (EE) | 39.6 | 35.6 | 26.4 |
| Chemical Engineering (CH) | 34.8 | 31.3 | 23.2 |
| Production and Industrial Engineering (PI) | 32.2 | 29 | 21.5 |
| Aerospace Engineering (AE) | 33.5 | 30.2 | 22.3 |
| Instrumentation Engineering (IN) | 31.9 | 28.7 | 21.3 |
| Petroleum Engineering (PE) | 49.9 | 44.9 | 33.3 |
| Agricultural Engineering (AG) | 28.3 | 25.5 | 18.9 |
| Mining Engineering (MN) | 31.5 | 28.4 | 21 |
| Architecture and Planning (AR) | 41 | 36.9 | 27.3 |
| Chemistry (CY) | 32 | 28.8 | 21.3 |
GATE Cut Off 2017
Candidates can refer to the table below for GATE cut off 2017:
| Program | General | OBC- (NCL)/ EWS | For SC/ ST/ PwD |
| Mechanical Engineering | 32.7 | 29.4 | 21.8 |
| Instrumentation Engineering | 34.6 | 31.1 | 23 |
| Biotechnology | 38.9 | 35 | 25.9 |
| Electronics and Communications Engineering | 25 | 22.5 | 16.6 |
| Computer Science and Information Technology | 25 | 22.5 | 16.6 |
| Civil Engineering | 28.7 | 25.8 | 19.1 |
| Electrical Engineering | 25.2 | 22.6 | 16.7 |
| Chemical Engineering | 44.33 | 39.8 | 29.5 |
GATE Cut Off 2016
Students can refer to the table below for the cut off of GATE 2016:
| Branch in Engineering | General | OBC | SC/ST/PH |
| Production and Industrial Engineering (PI) | 26.4 | 23.7 | |
| Civil Engineering (CE) | 25 | 22.5 | 16.6 |
| Instrumentation Engineering (IN) | 31.6 | 28.4 | 21 |
| Electronics and Communication Engineering (EC) | 25 | 22.5 | 16.6 |
| Mechanical Engineering (ME) | 29.6 | 26.6 | 19.7 |
| Computer Science and Information Technology (CS) | 25 | 22.5 | 16.6 |
| Electrical Engineering (EE) | 25.1 | 22.5 | 16.7 |
GATE Cut Off 2015
The table below shows the GATE 2015 cut off:
| Program | General | OBC-NCL | SC / ST / PWD |
| Computer Science & Information Technology | 25 | 22.5 | 16.67 |
| Biotechnology | 26.08 | 23.47 | 17.39 |
| Civil Engineering | 25.45 | 22.9 | 16.96 |
| Chemical Engineering | 27.52 | 24.77 | 18.34 |
| Mechanical Engineering | 25 | 22.5 | 16.67 |
| Electrical Engineering | 25 | 22.5 | 16.67 |
| Instrumentation Engineering | 32.73 | 29.46 | 21.82 |
| Electronics & Communication Engineering | 25 | 22.5 | 16.67 |
Factors Affecting GATE Cut Off
The factors that affect the GATE cut off are presented below:
- Total number of candidates appearing for the examination
- Difficulty level of the examination
- Previous years’ cut off
- Total number of seats available
The cutoff trend for GATE exam for the past 10 years will give students an understanding about the cut off for the upcoming examination. This will in turn help them prepare accordingly for the exam.
