GATE 2021 Cutoff Marks

The GATE 2021 cutoff marks represent the minimum qualifying marks that candidates needed to score to qualify for the GATE 2021 examination. GATE 2021 was organized by IIT Bombay 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 2021 examination and receives a scorecard.

GATE 2021 Cutoff Marks - Branch Wise

S. No.	Paper Name	Paper Code	General	OBC/EWS	SC/ST/PwD
1	Aerospace Engineering	AE	26.3	23.6	17.5
2	Agricultural Engineering	AG	25	22.5	16.6
3	Architecture and Planning	AR	40.9	36.8	27.2
4	Biomedical Engineering	BM	25	22.5	16.6
5	Biotechnology	BT	30	27	20
6	Civil Engineering	CE	29.2	26.2	19.4
7	Chemical Engineering	CH	35.1	31.5	23.3
8	Computer Science and Information Technology	CS	26.1	23.4	17.3
9	Chemistry	CY	36.2	32.5	24.1
10	Electronics and Communication Engineering	EC	25	22.5	16.6
11	Electrical Engineering	EE	30.3	27.2	20.1
12	Environmental Science and Engineering	ES	39.6	35.6	26.4
13	Ecology and Evolution	EY	35.7	32.1	23.8
14	Geology and Geophysics (Geology)	GG	38.9	35	25.9
15	Geology and Geophysics (Geophysics)	GP	44.8	40.3	29.8
16	Instrumentation Engineering	IN	36	32.4	24
17	Mathematics	MA	29	26.1	19.3
18	Mechanical Engineering	ME	33	29.7	22
19	Mining Engineering	MN	31	27.9	20.7
20	Metallurgical Engineering	MT	48.5	43.6	32.3
21	Petroleum Engineering	PE	51.4	46.2	34.2
22	Physics	PH	32.8	29.5	21.8
23	Production and Industrial Engineering	PI	35.7	32.1	23.8
24	Statistics	ST	25	22.5	16.6
25	Textile Engineering and Fibre Science	TF	41.8	37.6	27.8
26	Engineering Sciences	XE	37	33.3	24.6
27	Humanities and Social Sciences (Economics)	XH-C1	29.4	26.4	19.5
28	Humanities and Social Sciences (English)	XH-C2	41.7	37.5	27.8
29	Humanities and Social Sciences (Linguistics)	XH-C3	35.3	31.7	23.5
30	Humanities and Social Sciences (Philosophy)	XH-C4	37.9	34.1	25.2
31	Humanities and Social Sciences (Psychology)	XH-C5	48.5	43.6	32.3
32	Humanities and Social Sciences (Sociology)	XH-C6	34.3	30.8	22.8
33	Life Sciences	XL	36	32.4	24

Understanding GATE 2021 Cutoff

The GATE 2021 cutoff marks were determined based on several factors:

Paper Difficulty: The difficulty level of the GATE 2021 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 2021 Cutoff

Highest Cutoff Marks

Geophysics (GP): 47.7 marks (General), 42.9 marks (OBC/EWS), 31.8 marks (SC/ST/PwD)

Lowest Cutoff Marks

Several papers including Electrical Engineering (EE), Mathematics (MA), Biomedical Engineering (BM), Agricultural Engineering (AG), and Statistics (ST) had the lowest cutoff of 25 marks for General category.

Popular Branches

Computer Science (CS): 32.5 marks (General), Mechanical Engineering (ME): 28.4 marks (General), Electronics & Communication (EC): 29.9 marks (General), Civil Engineering (CE): 26.6 marks (General)