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Updated on Apr 11, 2025

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GATE Cutoff 2025: IIT Roorkee has released GATE Cutoff 2025 along with GATE Result 2025. Candidates can check the subject-wise GATE Cutoff 2025 at the official website gate2025.iitr.ac.in. GATE 2025 cutoff for different subjects and categories is updated in this article. Candidates can check GATE 2025 Cutoff for each paper. The cutoff is the minimum mark to qualify for the exam and get admission to the desired courses. Candidates who have secured the minimum marks in the exam are considered for admission to IITs, NITs, IIITs, and GFITs in India.

Also Check: GATE 2025 Result 

GATE Cutoff 2025 (Out)

IIT Kanpur has released GATE Cutoff 2025 at the official website. Candidates can check the paper-wise GATE Cutoff 2025 in the table below. The cutoff for Aerospace Engineering is 28.9 for the general category, 26 for OBC-NCL, and 19.2 for SC/ST/PwD.

Test Paper Cut-off (GEN) Cut-off (OBC-NCL/EWS) Cut-off (SC/ST/PwD)
Aerospace Engineering 28.9 26 19.2
Agricultural Engineering 25 22.5 16.6
Architecture and Planning 40 36 26.6
Biomedical Engineering 29.2 26.2 19.4
Biotechnology 28 25.2 18.6
Civil Engineering 29.2 26.2 19.4
Chemical Engineering 27.7 24.9 18.4
Computer Science and Information Technology 29.2 26.2 19.4
Chemistry 25 22.5 16.6
Data Science and Artificial Intelligence 29 26.1 19.3
Electronics and Communication Engineering 25 22.5 16.6
Electrical Engineering 25 22.5 16.6
Environmental Science and Engineering 26.1 23.4 17.4
Ecology and Evolution 39.5 35.5 26.3
Geomatics Engineering 25.7 23.1 17.1
Geology and Geophysics (Geology) 38.4 34.5 25.5
Geology and Geophysics (Geophysics) 40 36 26.6
Instrumentation Engineering 25.6 23 17
Mathematics 25 22.5 16.6
Mechanical Engineering 35.8 32.2 23.8
Mining Engineering 30.6 27.5 20.4
Metallurgical Engineering 40 36 26.6
Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering 25.1 22.5 16.7
Petroleum Engineering 31.1 27.9 20.7
Physics 26.8 24.1 17.8
Production and Industrial Engineering 35.6 32 23.7
Statistics 30.2 27.1 20.1
Textile Engineering and Fibre Science 34.7 31.2 23.1
Engineering Sciences 35.4 31.8 23.5
Humanities and Social Sciences (Economics) 40 36 26.6
Humanities and Social Sciences (English) 40 36 26.6
Humanities and Social Sciences (Linguistics) 40 36 26.6
Humanities and Social Sciences (Philosophy) 40 36 26.6
Humanities and Social Sciences (Psychology) 40 36 26.6
Humanities and Social Sciences (Sociology) 40 36 26.6
Life Sciences 31.3 28.1 20.8

Previous Years’ GATE Cutoff 

Candidates can also refer to the previous years’ GATE Cutoff from the table below. These previous years’ cutoffs will help them understand how GATE Cutoff has changed. The course-wise GATE Cutoff marks for previous years are updated below. 

GATE Cutoff 2024

Candidates can check the category-wise GATE Cutoff 2024 in the table below. GATE Cutoff 2024 for Aerospace Engineering was 33.3 for the general category, 29.9 for the OBC-NCL category and 22.1 for the SC/ST/PwD category. 

GATE Paper Code Qualifying GATE Cutoff 2024
General OBC-NCL/EWS 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

GATE Cutoff 2023

Candidates can check the category-wise GATE Cutoff 2023 in the table below. GATE Cutoff 2023 for Physics was 31.1 for the general category, 27.9 for the OBC-NCL category and 20.7 For the SC/ST/PwD category. 

GATE Paper Code Qualifying GATE Cutoff Marks
General OBC-NCL/EWS SC/ST/PWD
ST: Statistics 25 22.5 16.6
PH: Physics 31.1 27.9 20.7
CS: Computer Science & Information Technology 32.5 29.2 21.6
EC: Electronics & Communication Engineering 29.9 26.9 19.9
CE: Civil Engineering 26.6 23.9 17.7
IN: Instrumentation Engineering 34.8 31.3 23.2
EE: Electrical engineering 25 22.5 16.6
ME: Mechanical Engineering 28.4 25.5 18.9
XE: Engineering Sciences 37.9 34.1 25.2
CH: Chemical Engineering 32.10 - -

GATE Cutoff 2022

Candidates can check the category-wise GATE Cutoff 2022 in the table below. GATE Cutoff 2022 for Chemical Engineering was 25.3 for the general category, 22.7 for the OBC-NCL category and 16.8 For the SC/ST/PwD category.

GATE Paper 2022 GATE Qualifying Marks
General OBC-NCL/ EWS SC/ST/PwD
CS 25 22.5 16.6
ECE 25 22.5 16.5
Biotechnology 35.5 31.9 23.6
Chemical Engineering 25.3 22.7 16.8
Statistics 25 22.5 16.6
Metallurgical engineering 46.2 41.5 30.8
GATE Maths cut-off 27.3 24.5 18.2
Electrical engineering 30.7 27.6 20.4
Textile engineering and fibre science 36.8 34.9 25.6
Mechanical Engineering (ME) 28.1 25.2 18.7
GATE Physics cut-off 26.5 23.8
GATE Life Science Cut off (Botany/ Zoology) 33.9 30.5 22.5
Ecology and life sciences 33.4 30 22.2
Agriculture Engineering 26.3 23.6 17.5
GATE Chemistry cut-off 27.5 24.7 18.3
Mining Engineering 25.5 22.9 17
Chemistry Engineering 25.3 23.7 17.8
Civil Engineering 31.4 28.3 -
Engineering Sciences (Fluid Mechanics/ Thermodynamics) 40.3 36.2 26.8

GATE Cutoff 2021

Candidates can check the category-wise GATE Cutoff 2021 in the table below. The highest score, highest marks, and cutoff marks are given in the table below. 

GATE Paper Code Highest Score Highest Marks (out of 100) Cut-off Marks (outof 100)
AE 1000 84 26.3
AG 1000 61.33 25
AR 1000 79.67 40.9
BM 1000 64 25
BT 1000 75.33 30
CE* 1000 95.56 29.2
CH 1000 89.67 35.1
CS* 1000 87.81 26.1
CY 996 91.33 36.2
EC 1000 82 25
EE 974 85.33 30.3
ES 966 88 39.6
EY 1000 78 35.7
GG (Geology) 945 72.67 38.9
GG (Geophysics) 1000 68.67 44.8
IN 933 79 36
MA 1000 68.33 29
ME* 979 93.22 33
MN 1000 77.67 31
MT 923 87.67 48.5
PE 947 88.67 51.4
PH 1000 69.67 32.8
PI 939 83.67 35.7
ST 1000 51.67 25
TF 945 79.67 41.8
XE 1000 90.33 37
XH-C1 (Economics) 1000 62.67 29.4
XH-C2 (English) 986 77.67 41.7
XH-C3 (Linguistics) 1000 65.67 35.3
XH-C4 (Philosophy) 1000 71 37.9
XH-C5 (Psychology) 1000 77.33 48.5
XH-C6 (Sociology) 1000 66 34.3
XL 983 74.33 36

GATE Cutoff 2021

Candidates can check the category-wise GATE Cutoff 2021 in the table below. GATE Cutoff 2021 for Biotechnology was 30 for the general category, 27 for the OBC-NCL category and 20 for the SC/ST/PwD category.

GATE Paper 2021 GATE Qualifying Marks
General OBC-NCL/ EWS SC/ST/PwD
Geology and Geophysics 44.8 40.3 29.8
GATE Civil Engineering Cut-Off 29.2 26.2 22.0
Biotechnology 30 27 20
GATE Mechanical Engineering Cut-Off 33 29.7 22
Textile Engineering and Fibre Science 41.8 37.6 27.8
GATE Chemistry cut-off 36.2 32.5 24.1
GATE Maths cut-off 29 26.1 19.3
GATE Electrical Engineering Cut-Off 30.3 27.2 20.2
GATE Computer Science Cut-Off 26.1 23.4 17.4
GATE Electronics and Communication Cut-Off 25 22.5 16.6
Humanities and Social Sciences 37.9 34.1 25.2
Instrumentation Engineering 36.0 32.0 24.0

GATE Cutoff 2020

Candidates can check the category-wise GATE Cutoff 2020 in the table below. GATE Cutoff 2020 for Civil Engineering was 32.9 for the general category, 29.6 for the OBC-NCL category and 21.9 for the SC/ST/PwD category.

Paper Name Qualifying Marks
General OBC (NCL) SC/ST/PwD
XL: Life Sciences 31.7 28.5 21.1
CE: Civil Engineering 32.9 29.6 21.9
EE: Electrical Engineering 33.4 30.0 22.2
CS: Computer Science and Information Technology 28.5 25.6 19.0
ME: Mechanical Engineering 34.0 30.6 22.6
PE: Petroleum Engineering 39.8 35.8 26.5
EC: Electronics and Communication Engineering 28.8 25.9 19.2
CH: Chemical Engineering 35.7 32.1 23.8
CY: Chemistry 26.7 24.0 17.8
BT: Biotechnology 30.7 27.6 20.4
XE: Engineering Sciences Minor 26.0 23.4 17.3
TF: Textile Engineering and Fibre Science 37.1 33.3 24.7
AE: Aerospace Engineering 27.2 24.4 18.1
AG: Agricultural Engineering 26.3 23.6 17.5
AR: Architecture and Planning 34.8 31.3 23.2
EY: Ecology and Evolution 42.2 37.9 28.1
GG: Geology 38.4 34.5 25.6
GG: Geophysics 51.9 46.7 34.6
IN: Instrumentation Engineering 34.6 31.1 23.0
MA: Mathematics 25 22.5 16.7
MN: Mining Engineering 32.7 29.4 21.8
MT: Metallurgical Engineering 49.2 44.2 32.8
PH: GATE Physics Cut off 37.2 33.4 24.8
PI: Production and Industrial Engineering 36.6 32.9 24.4
ST: Statistics 25 22.5 16.6
BM: Biomedical Engineering 25.0 22.5 16.6

Difference Between GATE Qualifying Cutoff and Admission Cutoff

Candidates appearing in GATE exam must understand the difference between the qualifying cutoff and the admission cutoff. GATE qualifying cutoff is the eligibility cutoff for the admission process, and GATE admission cutoff is the minimum mark to get admission to IITs, NITs, IIITs, and GFITs. Candidates can check the difference in the table below.

GATE Qualifying Cutoff GATE Admission Cutoff
Eligibility cutoff for participating in the admission process. It is the minimum mark to secure the admission process.  Participating institutes release this admission cutoff as opening and closing rank.
Candidates are not selected based on the qualifying cutoff  Candidates are selected based on the admission cutoff
The qualifying cutoff is fixed before the announcement of GATE Result Admission cutoff is released after each round of counselling session
It is announced by the conducting authority of GATE exam It is released by the participating institutes
The qualifying cutoff includes the qualifying marks for each paper Admission cutoff includes opening and closing rank for participating institutes

GATE Cutoff 2025 FAQs

Is GATE result 2025 released?

Yes, IIT Roorkee has released GATE Result 2025 at the official website at gate2025.iitr.ac.in. Appearing candidates can download it using login credentials.

Where to check GATE Cutoff 2025?

Candidates can check GATE Cutoff 2025 at the official website at gate2025.iitr.ac.in.

Who is the topper of GATE 2025?

Ans.GATE AIR 1 2025 for DA is Nikhil Sadineni. Sanket Gupta is expected to be AIR 3 for GATE ME 2025 exam, while AIR 5 is Satyeki.

Is 700 a good score in GATE?

Yes, 700 is a perfect score on GATE exam. With this score, candidates can be admitted to IIT Bombay, IIT Madras, or IISc Bangalore.

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