GATE Cut-Off 2025: Qualifying marks increase for civil, chemical engineering; branch-wise cut-offs
Alivia Mukherjee | March 19, 2025 | 04:06 PM IST | 2 mins read
GATE Cut-off 2025: Scorecards will be available from March 28 to May 31. GATE 2025 cut-off for data science and artificial intelligence dropped to 29 from 33.3 last year for the general category.
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Check NowNEW DELHI: The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Roorkee has declared the Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) 2025 cut-offs and results today, March 19. The IIT Roorkee has also announced the category-wise GATE 2025 cut-offs for all 30 papers. The GATE 2025 cut-offs have increased for civil engineering, chemical engineering and data science and artificial intelligence engineering compared to the previous year.
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The GATE 2025 exam was held on February 1, 2, 15, and 16. The GATE 2025 was conducted in two sessions - from 9:30 am to 12:30 pm and 2:30 pm to 5:30 pm. The GATE 2025 answer key and response sheet were out on February 27.
GATE 2025 Cutoffs: Determining factors
The GATE 2025 cutoffs will be determined by several factors, including:
- Total number of applicants – Higher participation leads to increased competition and higher cut-offs.
- Difficulty level of GATE 2025– A tougher paper results in lower cut-offs, and easier papers have higher cut-offs.
- Number of available seats, job openings – The number of MTech seats and PSU recruitment vacancies affects the cut-offs.
- Previous years' cutoff trends – Past cutoff data serve as a benchmark for determining the expected range.
- Performance of candidates – The overall scores obtained by candidates also influence the qualifying marks.
- Reservation policies – Cut-offs vary based on category-wise reservations for SC, ST, OBC, EWS, and PwD candidates.
GATE 2025 Cut-offs: Branch wise
The category-wise GATE 2025 cut-offs are as follows.
| Paper Code | Test Paper | GATE cut-offs 2025 | GATE cut-offs 2024 | ||||
| Cut-off (General) | Cut-off | Cut-off (SC, ST, PwD) | Cut-off (General) | Cut-off | Cut-off (SC, ST, PwD) | ||
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| (OBC-NCL, EWS) | (OBC-NCL, EWS) | ||||||
| AE | Aerospace Engineering | - | - | - | 33.3 | 29.9 | 22.1 |
| AG | Agricultural Engineering | - | - | - | 25 | 22.5 | 16.6 |
| AR | Architecture and Planning | - | - | - | 41.5 | 37.3 | 27.6 |
| BM | Biomedical Engineering | - | - | - | 25 | 22.5 | 16.6 |
| BT | Biotechnology | - | - | - | 38.9 | 35 | 25.9 |
| CE | Civil Engineering | 29.3 | 26.4 | 19.8 | 28.3 | 25.4 | 18.8 |
| CH | Chemical Engineering | 27.7 | 24.9 | 18.4 | 25 | 22.5 | 16.6 |
| CS | Computer Science and Information Technology | 29.2 | 26.2 | 19.4 | 27.6 | 24.8 | 18.4 |
| CY | Chemistry | 25 | 22.5 | 16.6 | 25.2 | 22.6 | 16.7 |
| DA | Data Science and Artificial Intelligence | 29 | 26.1 | 19.3 | 37.1 | 33.3 | 24.7 |
| EC | Electronics and Communication Engineering | 25 | 22.5 | 16.6 | 25 | 22.5 | 16.6 |
| EE | Electrical Engineering | - | - | - | 25.7 | 23.1 | 17.1 |
| ES | Environmental Science and Engineering | - | - | - | 37.9 | 34.1 | 25.2 |
| EY | Ecology and Evolution | - | - | - | 35.8 | 32.2 | 23.8 |
| GE | Geomatics Engineering | - | - | - | 41.1 | 36.9 | 27.4 |
| GG1 | Geology and Geophysics (Geology) | - | - | - | 42 | 37.8 | 28 |
| GG2 | Geology and Geophysics (Geophysics) | - | - | - | 49 | 44.1 | 32.6 |
| IN | Instrumentation Engineering | - | - | - | 32.7 | 29.4 | 21.8 |
| MA | Mathematics | - | - | - | 25 | 22.5 | 16.6 |
| ME | Mechanical Engineering | - | - | - | 28.6 | 25.7 | 19 |
| MN | Mining Engineering | - | - | - | 25 | 22.5 | 16.6 |
| MT | Metallurgical Engineering | - | - | - | 41 | 36.9 | 27.3 |
| NM | Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering | - | - | - | 25.1 | 22.5 | 16.7 |
| PE | Petroleum Engineering | - | - | - | 42.6 | 38.3 | 28.4 |
| PH | Physics | - | - | - | 32 | 28.8 | 21.3 |
| PI | Production and Industrial Engineering | - | - | - | 30.5 | 27.4 | 20.3 |
| ST | Statistics | - | - | - | 26.6 | 23.9 | 17.7 |
| TF | Textile Engineering and Fibre Science | - | - | - | 28.1 | 25.2 | 18.7 |
| XE | Engineering Sciences | - | - | - | 36.2 | 32.5 | 24.1 |
| XH-C1 | Humanities and Social Sciences (Economics) | 40 | 36 | 26.6 | 37 | 33.3 | 24.6 |
| XH-C2 | Humanities and Social Sciences (English) | - | - | - | 48 | 43.2 | 32 |
| XH-C3 | Humanities and Social Sciences (Linguistics) | - | - | - | 49.7 | 44.7 | 33.1 |
| XH-C4 | Humanities and Social Sciences (Philosophy) | - | - | - | 39.3 | 35.3 | 26.1 |
| XH-C5 | Humanities and Social Sciences (Psychology) | - | - | - | 52.7 | 47.4 | 35.1 |
| XH-C6 | Humanities and Social Sciences (Sociology) | - | - | - | 36 | 32.4 | 24 |
| XL | Life Sciences | - | - | - | 29.3 | 26.3 | 19.5 |
The GATE 2025 qualifying cut-off and admission cut-off are different. GATE 2025 qualifying cut-off is the minimum score required to qualify the MTech entrance exam. On the other hand, GATE 2025 admission cut-off is the minimum score required for admission to a specific institute and programme. The GATE 2025 admission cut-offs will vary across different IITs, NITs, IIITs.
GATE 2025 Results: Scorecard date
The GATE 2025 scorecard date has also been announced. The GATE 2025 scorecard will be available from March 28 to May 31. Candidates will also be able to download the GATE 2025 scorecard till December 31, by paying a fee of Rs 500 per paper.
Candidates can download the GATE 2025 results by visiting the official website, gate2025.iitr.ac.in. Candidates will be required to enter their enrollment ID and password to download the GATE scorecard 2025.
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