GATE Result 2023: Know how cut-off is calculated

The candidate who appeared in the GATE 2023 exam can check how to calculate the GATE cut-off 2023 here. Check the GATE 2023 result date and marking scheme here.

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Kirti Saxena | March 15, 2023 | 02:04 PM IST

NEW DELHI: The Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur will declare the GATE 2023 result on March 16 at gate.iitk.ac.in. The authorities will release the GATE 2023 cutoff along with the GATE result 2023. The candidates who appeared in the GATE examination will be able to check the result of GATE 2023, in online mode. To check the GATE cut-off candidates have to enter their enrollment number and password. GATE Result 2023 Live Updates

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The GATE 2023 examination was successfully conducted on February 4, 5, 11 and 12 in different shifts. However, the difficulty level of the paper might differ due to different shifts of examination. The normalized score in the GATE 2023 exam will be calculated out of 1000, which is the GATE score of a candidate. The GATE 2023 scores are used for admissions into PG engineering courses as well as Public Sector Undertakings (PSUs) to offer them employment.

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Formula to calculate the GATE 2023 cut-off marks

Cut-off marks = sum of number of marks secured by all students upon number of students.

The minimum marks for general category is 25, while the cut-off for backward caste is 90% of general. The cut-off for SC/ST/PwD is 67% general.

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GATE 2023 Qualifying Marks

Category

Qualifying Marks (Out of 100)

General Category (Gen)

25 or μ + σ, whichever is higher

Other Backward Classes (OBC)

90% of the general category's qualifying mark

Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe (SC/ST)

2/3 (i.e., 66.67%) of the general category's qualifying mark

Actual GATE marks

  • The GATE 2023 marks will be calculated out of 100 for 65 questions.
  • In multiple choice questions, aspirants will get one mark for every correct answer, while for every incorrect response ⅓ marks will be deducted.
  • In the case of numericals, no marks will be awarded or deducted from the total.
  • In 1 mark MCQs, every incorrect answer deducts 1/3 marks.
  • In 2 marks MCQs, every incorrect answer deducts 2/3 marks.

The authorities will conduct the normalization of marks to calculate the scores for GATE 2023. The Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering 2023 was conducted on February 4, 5, 11 and 12. The exam was conducted in multiple sessions and slots.

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