GATE 2018 Cutoff Marks

The GATE 2018 cutoff marks represent the minimum qualifying marks that candidates needed to score to qualify for the GATE 2018 examination. GATE 2018 was organized by IIT Guwahati and the cutoff marks varied across different branches and categories (General, OBC/EWS, SC/ST/PwD).

Qualifying the GATE exam is essential for candidates to receive their GATE scorecard, which is required for admission to M.Tech/Ph.D. programs and for applying to various Public Sector Undertakings (PSUs) that accept GATE scores.

Important: The cutoff marks shown below are the official qualifying marks released by the GATE organizing institute. These marks determine whether a candidate qualifies for the GATE 2018 examination and receives a scorecard.

GATE 2018 Cutoff Marks - Branch Wise

S. No.	Paper Name	Paper Code	General	OBC/EWS	SC/ST/PwD
1	Aerospace Engineering	AE	34.4	30.9	22.9
2	Agricultural Engineering	AG	25	22.5	16.6
3	Architecture and Planning	AR	43.9	39.5	29.2
4	Biotechnology	BT	27.9	25.1	18.5
5	Civil Engineering	CE	26.9	24.2	17.9
6	Chemical Engineering	CH	37.8	34	25.1
7	Computer Science and Information Technology	CS	25	22.5	16.6
8	Chemistry	CY	25.4	22.8	16.9
9	Electronics and Communication Engineering	EC	25	22.5	16.6
10	Electrical Engineering	EE	29.1	26.1	19.4
11	Ecology and Evolution	EY	49.3	44.3	32.8
12	Geology and Geophysics	GG	32.4	29.1	21.5
13	Instrumentation Engineering	IN	37.1	33.3	24.7
14	Mathematics	MA	29.4	26.4	19.5
15	Mechanical Engineering	ME	34.7	31.2	23.1
16	Mining Engineering	MN	45	40.5	30
17	Metallurgical Engineering	MT	40.3	36.2	26.8
18	Petroleum Engineering	PE	39.8	35.8	26.5
19	Physics	PH	29	26.1	19.3
20	Production and Industrial Engineering	PI	32	28.8	21.3
21	Textile Engineering and Fibre Science	TF	32.2	28.9	21.4
22	Engineering Sciences	XE	31.5	28.3	21
23	Life Sciences	XL	29.9	26.9	19.9

Understanding GATE 2018 Cutoff

The GATE 2018 cutoff marks were determined based on several factors:

Paper Difficulty: The difficulty level of the GATE 2018 question paper
Number of Candidates: Total number of candidates who appeared for each paper
Performance Distribution: Overall performance of candidates across all categories
Reservation Policy: Government reservation policies for different categories

Key Highlights of GATE 2018 Cutoff

Highest Cutoff Marks

Ecology and Evolution (EY): 49.3 marks (General), 44.3 marks (OBC/EWS), 32.8 marks (SC/ST/PwD)

Lowest Cutoff Marks

Several papers including Agricultural Engineering (AG), Computer Science (CS), and Electronics & Communication Engineering (EC) had the lowest cutoff of 25 marks for General category.

Popular Branches

Computer Science (CS): 25 marks (General), Mechanical Engineering (ME): 34.7 marks (General), Electronics & Communication (EC): 25 marks (General), Civil Engineering (CE): 26.9 marks (General), Electrical Engineering (EE): 29.1 marks (General)