How Many Students Qualified in the GATE 2026: Result OUT, cutoff marks and scores
Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering 2026 ( GATE )
Result - 27 Mar '26 - 31 May '26
How many students qualified for GATE exam: IIT Guwahati released the statistics for number of students registered and qualified for GATE 2026 along with branch-wise cutoff marks.The GATE result 2026 was announced on March 19 on its official website - gate2026.iitg.ac.in. The GATE topper's list and cutoff was released on March 28. Read below to check how many candidates have qualified GATE, so that one can make strategic attempts and opt for paper with less competion or cutoff.
How many students qualified in GATE 2026: IIT Guwahati has finally released topper's list and branch-wise GATE cutoff marks on its official website- gate2026.iitg.ac.in. This year, the total of GATE 2026 registrations has increased compared to last year. However, the number of applicants appeared in the GATE exam remains almost the same. IIT Guwahati released GATE result 2026 on March 19, scorecard on March 27, and cutoff and GATE 2026 topper's list on March 28. The exam was held on February 7, 8, 14, and 15 in two shifts. Candidates who have secured equal to or more than GATE cutoff 2026 will be eligible for counselling at COAP or CCMT.
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How many candidates appeared in GATE 2026 exam?
This year, 10,11,719 candidates registered for Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering, and 797434 candidates appeared for the GATE, which is pretty much same as the last year. Candidates can check official cutoff and topper's list below -
| Paper Code | Test Paper | No. of Candidates Registered | No. of Candidates Appeared | Cut-off (GEN) | Cut-off (OBC-NCL/ EWS) |
Cut-Off (SC/ST/PwD)
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AE | Aerospace Engineering | 8444 | 6591 | 25 | 22.5 | 16.6 |
| AG | Agricultural Engineering | 2985 | 2545 | 25 | 22.5 | 16.6 |
| AR | Architecture and Planning | 10673 | 8415 | 40 | 36 | 26.6 |
| BM | Biomedical Engineering | 3756 | 3041 | 25 | 22.5 | 16.6 |
| BT | Biotechnology | 26808 | 21513 | 25.8 | 23.2 | 17.2 |
| CE | Civil Engineering | 97486 | 76385 | 28.7 | 25.8 | 19.1 |
| CH | Chemical Engineering | 17416 | 14077 | 25 | 22.5 | 16.6 |
| CS | Computer Science and Information Technology | 259922 | 211020 | 30 | 27 | 20 |
| CY | Chemistry | 30775 | 22457 | 25 | 22.5 | 16.6 |
| DA | Data Science and Artificial Intelligence | 91764 | 69242 | 26.4 | 23.7 | 17.5 |
| EC | Electronics and Communication Engineering | 115448 | 95752 | 26.4 | 23.7 | 17.5 |
| EE | Electrical Engineering | 81947 | 65801 | 27.7 | 24.9 | 18.4 |
| ES | Environmental Science and Engineering | 7341 | 5107 | 30 | 27 | 20 |
| EY | Ecology and Evolution | 3659 | 2601 | 40 | 36 | 26.6 |
| GE | Geomatics Engineering | 3582 | 2592 | 25 | 22.5 | 16.6 |
| GG-1 | Geology and Geophysics (Geology) | 5647 | 4336 | 39.3 | 35.3 | 26.1 |
| GG-2 | Geology and Geophysics (Geophysics) | 668 | 519 | 37.1 | 33.3 | 24.7 |
| IN | Instrumentation Engineering | 15608 | 12424 | 39.8 | 35.8 | 26.5 |
| MA | Mathematics | 16272 | 11561 | 34.7 | 31.2 | 23.1 |
| ME | Mechanical Engineering | 76823 | 59612 | 25.2 | 22.6 | 16.7 |
| MN | Mining Engineering | 8415 | 6732 | 29.5 | 26.5 | 19.6 |
| MT | Metallurgical Engineering | 4794 | 3908 | 40 | 36 | 26.6 |
| NM | Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering | 548 | 419 | 33.7 | 30.3 | 22.4 |
| PE | Petroleum Engineering | 1428 | 1137 | 40 | 36 | 26.6 |
| PH | Physics | 24225 | 18055 | 25.5 | 22.9 | 17 |
| PI | Production and Industrial Engineering | 4849 | 3673 | 36 | 32.4 | 24 |
| ST | Statistics | 3333 | 2087 | 30.4 | 27.3 | 20.2 |
| TF | Textile Engineering and Fibre Science | 1549 | 1183 | 31.5 | 28.3 | 21 |
| XE | Engineering Sciences | 12622 | 9099 | 35.2 | 31.6 | 23.4 |
| XH-C1 | Humanities and Social Sciences (Economics) | 4166 | 2952 | 35.7 | 32.1 | 23.8 |
| XH-C2 | Humanities and Social Sciences (English) | 5350 | 3711 | 40 | 36 | 26.6 |
| XH-C3 | Humanities and Social Sciences (Linguistics) | 383 | 285 | 37.4 | 33.6 | 24.9 |
| XH-C4 | Humanities and Social Sciences (Philosophy) | 800 | 570 | 38.3 | 34.4 | 25.5 |
| XH-C5 | Humanities and Social Sciences (Psychology) | 8858 | 6178 | 39.3 | 35.3 | 26.1 |
| XH-C6 | Humanities and Social Sciences (Sociology) | 2643 | 1819 | 40 | 36 | 26.6 |
| XL | Life Sciences | 50732 | 40035 | 36.3 | 32.6 | 24.1 |
| Total | 10,11,719 | 797434 |
How many students appeared in GATE CSE and Data Science?
Candidates can check how many students appeared for GATE this year. The official number of registered and appeared candidates will be made available soon.
| Branch |
Total students appeared for the paper (2026) |
|---|---|
| CSE (Computer Science and Information Technology) |
211020 |
| DA (Data Science and Artificial Intelligence) |
69242 |
| ME (Mechanical Engineering) |
59612 |
How many candidates qualified in GATE 2026?
| GATE 2026 Exam Statistics Details |
Total Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Total number of Students registered for GATE 2026 |
to be updated |
| Total number of students who appeared for IITG GATE 2026 |
to be updated |
| Total number of candidates qualified in the GATE 2026 exam |
to be updated |
How many students qualified in the GATE 2025
| GATE 2025 Exam Statistics Details |
Total Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Total number of Students registered for GATE 2025 |
936019 |
| Total number of students who appeared for the GATE 2025 |
747319 |
| Total number of candidates qualified in the GATE 2025 exam |
141802 |
The details regarding the GATE 2025 exam statistics has been published online by the authorities on the website- gate2025.iitr.ac.in. The GATE 2025 Statistical and Performance report details can be checked below, along with the GATE branch-wise cutoff marks -
| Paper Code | Test Paper | No. Candidates Registered | No. Candidates Appeared | Cut-off (GEN) |
Cut-off (OBC-NCL/EWS) |
Cut-off (SC/ST/PwD) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AE | Aerospace Engineering | 7576 | 6009 | 28.9 | 26 | 19.2 |
| AG | Agricultural Engineering | 3095 | 2624 | 25 | 22.5 | 16.6 |
| AR | Architecture and Planning | 10898 | 8501 | 40 | 36 | 26.6 |
| BM | Biomedical Engineering | 2682 | 2165 | 29.2 | 26.2 | 19.4 |
| BT | Biotechnology | 24927 | 20048 | 28 | 25.2 | 18.6 |
| CE | Civil Engineering | 101596 | 79951 | 29.2 | 26.2 | 19.4 |
| CH | Chemical Engineering | 18009 | 14843 | 27.7 | 24.9 | 18.4 |
| CS | Computer Science and Information Technology | 207851 | 170825 | 29.2 | 26.2 | 19.4 |
| CY | Chemistry | 33058 | 25698 | 25 | 22.5 | 16.6 |
| DA | Data Science and Artificial Intelligence | 75854 | 57054 | 29 | 26.1 | 19.3 |
| EC | Electronics and Communication Engineering | 97394 | 81475 | 25 | 22.5 | 16.6 |
| EE | Electrical Engineering | 83355 | 67701 | 25 | 22.5 | 16.6 |
| ES | Environmental Science and Engineering | 9073 | 6631 | 26.1 | 23.4 | 17.4 |
| EY | Ecology and Evolution | 3509 | 2713 | 39.5 | 35.5 | 26.3 |
| GE | Geomatics Engineering | 3616 | 2726 | 25.7 | 23.1 | 17.1 |
| GG1 | Geology and Geophysics (Geology) | 6837 | 5352 | 38.4 | 34.5 | 25.5 |
| GG2 | Geology and Geophysics (Geophysics) | 917 | 684 | 40 | 36 | 26.6 |
| IN | Instrumentation Engineering | 14680 | 11935 | 25.6 | 23 | 17 |
| MA | Mathematics | 16953 | 13171 | 25 | 22.5 | 16.6 |
| ME | Mechanical Engineering | 79830 | 62015 | 35.8 | 32.2 | 23.8 |
| MN | Mining Engineering | 8881 | 7438 | 30.6 | 27.5 | 20.4 |
| MT | Metallurgical Engineering | 4420 | 3571 | 40 | 36 | 26.6 |
| NM | Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering | 538 | 395 | 25.1 | 22.5 | 16.7 |
| PE | Petroleum Engineering | 1731 | 1320 | 31.1 | 27.9 | 20.7 |
| PH | Physics | 24747 | 19225 | 26.8 | 24.1 | 17.8 |
| PI | Production and Industrial Engineering | 4791 | 3547 | 35.6 | 32 | 23.7 |
| ST | Statistics | 3063 | 1967 | 30.2 | 27.1 | 20.1 |
| TF | Textile Engineering and Fibre Science | 2355 | 1889 | 34.7 | 31.2 | 23.1 |
| XE | Engineering Sciences | 14937 | 11156 | 35.4 | 31.8 | 23.5 |
| XH-C1 | Humanities and Social Sciences (Economics) | 4161 | 2973 | 40 | 36 | 26.6 |
| XH-C2 | Humanities and Social Sciences (English) | 5665 | 4132 | 40 | 36 | 26.6 |
| XH-C3 | Humanities and Social Sciences (Linguistics) | 378 | 297 | 40 | 36 | 26.6 |
| XH-C4 | Humanities and Social Sciences (Philosophy) | 702 | 531 | 40 | 36 | 26.6 |
| XH-C5 | Humanities and Social Sciences (Psychology) | 5709 | 4125 | 40 | 36 | 26.6 |
| XH-C6 | Humanities and Social Sciences (Sociology) | 2147 | 1546 | 40 | 36 | 26.6 |
| XL | Life Sciences | 50084 | 41086 | 31.3 | 28.1 | 20.8 |
| TOTAL | 936019 | 747319 |
How many students qualified in GATE 2024
| GATE 2024 Exam Statistics Details |
Total Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Total number of Students registered for GATE 2024 |
826239 |
| Total number of students who appeared for the GATE 2024 |
653292 |
| Total number of candidates qualified in the GATE 2024 exam |
129268 |
How many students qualified in GATE 2023
| GATE 2023 Exam Statistics Details |
Total Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Total number of Students who applied for GATE 2023 |
670,000 |
| Total number of students who appeared for the GATE 2023 |
517,000 |
| Total number of candidates qualified in GATE 2023 |
97,928 |
How many students qualified in GATE 2022
| GATE 2022 Exam Statistics Details |
Total Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Total number of Students who applied for GATE 2022 |
8 Lakhs |
| Total number of students who appeared for the GATE 2022 |
7,11,542 |
| Total number of candidates qualified in GATE 2022 |
112,678 |
How many candidates appeared for GATE 2021
| GATE 2021 Exam Statistics Details |
Total Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Total number of Students who applied for GATE 2021 |
10 Lakhs |
| Total number of students who appeared for the GATE 2021 exam |
8 Lakhs |
How many candidates appeared for GATE 2020
| GATE 2020 Exam Statistics Details |
Total Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Total number of Students who applied for GATE 2020 |
858890 |
| Total number of students who appeared for the GATE 2020 exam |
685088 (79.76%) |
| Total number of students qualified for the GATE 2020 exam |
18.8% |
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GATE 2024 Paper-Wise Candidate’s Statistics
| GATE Paper |
Number of registered candidates |
Number of appeared candidates |
|---|---|---|
| AE |
6931 |
5255 |
| AG |
2777 |
2362 |
| AR |
11450 |
9080 |
| BM |
2345 |
1860 |
| BT |
21210 |
17078 |
| CE |
108316 |
85869 |
| CH |
16930 |
13937 |
| CS |
152652 |
123967 |
| CY |
35382 |
26825 |
| DA |
52493 |
39210 |
| EC |
78157 |
63092 |
| EE |
73728 |
59599 |
| ES |
8847 |
6445 |
| EY |
3336 |
2359 |
| GE |
3238 |
2491 |
| GG1 |
7154 |
5574 |
| GG2 |
1037 |
822 |
| IN |
12451 |
9900 |
| MA |
17617 |
13425 |
| ME |
83114 |
65546 |
| MN |
8515 |
7046 |
| MT |
3858 |
3111 |
| NM |
517 |
316 |
| PE |
2146 |
1770 |
| PH |
26475 |
20258 |
| PI |
4915 |
3725 |
| ST |
2663 |
1694 |
| TF |
1765 |
1422 |
| XE |
14941 |
11261 |
| XH-C1 |
3748 |
2721 |
| XH-C2 |
5488 |
3900 |
| XH-C3 |
368 |
277 |
| XH-C4 |
513 |
340 |
| XH-C5 |
4872 |
3415 |
| XH-C6 |
1566 |
1020 |
| XL |
44904 |
36275 |
GATE 2023 Paper-Wise Candidates Statistics
| GATE Paper |
Registered |
Appeared |
|---|---|---|
| AE |
5998 |
4585 |
| AG |
2722 |
2337 |
| AR |
11842 |
9242 |
| BM |
1809 |
1444 |
| BT |
17830 |
14097 |
| CE |
105064 |
83187 |
| CH |
16491 |
13607 |
| CS |
99555 |
75679 |
| CY |
33275 |
24710 |
| EC |
70361 |
45833 |
| EE |
58342 |
55292 |
| ES |
8392 |
6051 |
| EY |
2831 |
2086 |
| GE |
3058 |
2259 |
| GG-G1 |
6574 |
5256 |
| G2-G2 |
957 |
473 |
| IN |
11741 |
8746 |
| MA |
16753 |
12463 |
| ME |
82233 |
63489 |
| MN |
7401 |
6032 |
| MT |
3267 |
2586 |
| NM |
490 |
335 |
| PE |
2271 |
1796 |
| PH |
24739 |
18517 |
| PI |
4591 |
3355 |
| ST |
2561 |
1429 |
| TF |
2054 |
1688 |
| XE |
15468 |
11258 |
| XH-C1 |
2756 |
1931 |
| XH-C2 |
5679 |
3981 |
| XH-C3 |
345 |
261 |
| XH-C4 |
467 |
352 |
| XH-C5 |
3664 |
2684 |
| XH-C6 |
1284 |
813 |
| XL |
37391 |
29605 |
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GATE 2022 Paper-Wise Candidates Participation Statistics
| GATE Paper |
Registered |
Appeared |
|---|---|---|
| AE |
6946 |
4726 |
| AG |
3008 |
2375 |
| AR |
13509 |
9709 |
| BM |
2327 |
1614 |
| BT |
19303 |
13994 |
| CE |
136285 |
100043 |
| CH |
19345 |
14373 |
| CS |
115458 |
77257 |
| CY |
37424 |
26925 |
| EC |
80365 |
54292 |
| EE |
96850 |
69754 |
| ES |
9759 |
6357 |
| EY |
3204 |
2232 |
| GE |
4325 |
2977 |
| GG-G1 |
6820 |
5017 |
| GG-G2 |
1139 |
789 |
| IN |
16447 |
11406 |
| MA |
18950 |
13518 |
| ME |
126979 |
89567 |
| MN |
6003 |
4276 |
| MT |
4039 |
2759 |
| NM |
1102 |
642 |
| PE |
2639 |
1838 |
| PH |
26737 |
19375 |
| PI |
5701 |
3680 |
| ST |
2642 |
1436 |
| TF |
2750 |
1987 |
| XE |
21160 |
15155 |
| XH-C1 |
6325 |
3795 |
| XH-C2 |
2591 |
1599 |
| XH-C3 |
289 |
188 |
| XH-C4 |
504 |
334 |
| XH-C5 |
2963 |
1933 |
| XH-C6 |
1396 |
792 |
| XL |
40148 |
30336 |
How many candidates qualified in GATE 2021 - Appeared and Qualified
| GATE Paper |
Number of candidates appeared |
Number of candidates qualified percentage |
|---|---|---|
| AE |
4914 |
17.70% |
| AG |
2277 |
13.61% |
| AR |
10857 |
22.46% |
| BM |
1684 |
19.06% |
| BT |
13186 |
19.89% |
| CE |
115270 |
17.45% |
| CH |
16705 |
20.35% |
| CS |
101922 |
17.73% |
| CY |
23465 |
19.94% |
| EC |
80629 |
14.15% |
| EE |
87559 |
17.70% |
| ES |
9183 |
21.20% |
| EY |
1718 |
19.96% |
| GG |
4797 |
24.74% |
| GG |
826 |
31.84% |
| IN |
16770 |
21.44 |
| MA |
11635 |
22.88 |
| ME |
120594 |
17.38% |
| MN |
3918 |
22.66% |
| MT |
3486 |
23.49% |
| PE |
2153 |
21.64% |
| PH |
17499 |
21.45% |
| PI |
2059 |
18.45% |
| ST |
1199 |
8.42% |
| TF |
1643 |
21.11% |
| XE |
22219 |
20.35% |
| XH-C1 |
2307 |
20.84% |
| XH-C2 |
3846 |
22.12% |
| XH-C3 |
315 |
20.63% |
| XH-C4 |
538 |
22.86% |
| XH-C5 |
1141 |
21.73% |
| XH-C6 |
1255 |
23.98% |
| XL |
23973 |
22.33% |
GATE Participation Trend and Analysis Over the Years
Over past five years (2020-2024), GATE has experienced fluctuations in candidate registrations, exam attendance and qualifications. Number of GATE test papers has also increased. GATE two-paper combination was also included, offering more options to candidates.
GATE Registration and Attendance Trends
| GATE Year |
GATE Exam Attendance Details |
|---|---|
| 2020 |
Around 858890 candidates registered for the GATE exam, out of which only 685088 (79.76%) candidates appeared for the GATE 2020. |
| 2021 |
Registrations increased; around 10 Lakhs candidates registered for GATE 2021, of which 8 lakh (approx) candidates appeared for the exam. |
| 2022 |
There was a slight decrease in the registration and attendance rate. Around 8 lakhs registered, out of which 7.12 lakh candidates appeared for the GATE 2022. |
| 2023 |
A total of 670,000 candidates registered for the exam, out of which 5.17 lakh candidates appeared for the GATE exam. |
| 2024 |
A significant rise was noticed with over 8.2 lakhs registering for the GATE across 30 test papers, and 6.53 lakh candidates attending. |
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Anything you would want to ask experts?Answered a week ago
Yes, ITT Guwahati released GATE 2026 qualifying cutoff marks for all subjects on March 28. Candidates can check passing mark of respective papers now.
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Contributor-Level 7
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Aspirants with GATE scores can get admission in M.Tech programme at IIIT Pune. The seats are allotted via CCMT Counselling. In 2025, the closing GATE cutoff was 354 for Electronics & Communication Engineering and 536 for CSE. The cutoffs are quite competitive considering the limited seats available
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Aspirants without scores can get admission in M.Tech programme at IIIT Pune. Such candidates need to appear for written test conducted by the institute. Selected aspirants also need to pass the personal interview round for final selection.
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Guide-Level 15
Answered a week ago
JNU CCMT cutoff 2025 was based on the results for the GATE exam, followed by the CCMT counselling process. For the M.Tech Computer Science and Technology course, the overall cutoff ranged from 529 to 338 for the OBC AI category.
Candidates can refer to the table below to know the cutoff range for di
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Contributor-Level 10
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The JNU M.Tech cutoff 2025 for the OBC AI category varied from 338 to 529 for the M.Tech CSE and M.Tech ECE courses. In the last round, MTech CSE came out as the more competitive course, with the cutoff being 443.
Students can refer to the table below to know the round 1 and last round JNU CCMT cuto
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Answered 2 weeks ago
IIT Guwahati has updated the status of GATE result on the homepage of the official website (under the notification tab). Candidates can login to their page and access the result link.
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IIT Guwahati has declared GATE 2026 result. Candidates can access their result at official website.
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Candidates can find the direct link to access GATE result 2026 at gate2026.iitg.ac.in. The new tab will be created at candidate's login dashboard. The link will reflect once you are logged in.
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The GATE 2026 final answer key will be released soon. The official announcement will be done by the authorities on official website - gate2026.iitg.ac.in. Candidates must note that final answer key cannot be challenged.
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IIT Guwahati released GATE 2026 final answer key. Candidates can login at GOAPS and access master question paper and answer key.
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