GATE Cutoff 2018- IIT Guwahati has released the cutoff marks of GATE 2018 along with the GATE Result on 16 March 2018. The cutoff marks are the minimum marks, set by the exam official in order to select the qualified candidates after the GATE Exam. The candidates those who qualify the exam will be able to appear for the counselling round. The cutoff marks of GATE 2018 have been prepared separately for each stream and category as well.
A huge number of candidates appeared in the exam. Since all the candidates cannot be selected, therefore the GATE 2018 Cutoff marks have been announced. The candidates those who succeed in scoring marks more than or equal to the cutoff marks will only be allowed to appear in the further rounds. The candidates those who have appeared in the GATE Exam can check the details for the GATE cutoff marks along with their result. Many institutes will be releasing the GATE 2018 cutoff marks on their official website during the counselling. The candidates can simply visit these websites and check the desired cutoff marks of GATE for admission. Other details for the GATE cutoff marks can be gathered from this article.
GATE Cutoff 2018- Deciding Factors
In order to decide the GATE 2018 Cutoff marks, the exam officials consider various factors related to the exam. In general, there is not a huge difference between the cutoff marks of two consecutive years. Some cutoff deciding factors are listed below-
- Number of candidates appeared in the exam
- The difficulty level of the exam
- Total number of seats
- Previous year cutoff marks
GATE 2018 Cutoff
| Branch | SC/ST/PH | OBC | General |
| Mechanical Engineering (ME) | 23.1 | 31.2 | 34.7 |
| Civil Engineering (CE) | 17.9 | 24.2 | 26.9 |
| Computer Science (CS) | 16.6 | 22.5 | 25 |
| Electrical Engineering (EE) | 19.4 | 26.1 | 29.1 |
| Electronics and Communication (EC) | 16.6 | 22.5 | 25 |
| Production Engineering (PI) | 21.3 | 28.8 | 32 |
| Physics (PH) | 19.3 | 26.1 | 29 |
| Chemistry (CY) | 16.9 | 22.8 | 25.4 |
| Life Science | 19.9 | 26.9 | 29.9 |
| Geology and Geophysics (GG) | 21.5 | 29.1 | 32.4 |
| Biotechnology (BT) | 18.5 | 25.1 | 27.9 |
GATE 2017 Cutoff
| Branches | General | OBC | SC/ST/PH |
| Electronics and Communication Engineering | 25 | 22.5 | 16.6 |
| Computer Science & Information Technology | 25 | 22.5 | 16.6 |
| Electrical Engineering | 25.2 | 25.2 | 16.7 |
| Civil Engineering | 28.7 | 25.8 | 19.1 |
| Mechanical Engineering | 32.87 | 29 | 21 |
| Instrumentation Engineering | 34.6 | 31.1 | 23 |
| Biotechnology | 38.9 | 35 | 25.9 |
| Chemical Engineering | 44.3 | 39.8 | 29.5 |
IIT-wise GATE Cutoff 2017
| IIT | Electrical Engineering | Mechanical Engineering | Civil Engineering | Chemical Engineering | Computer Science Engineering |
| IIT Delhi | 650 | 750 | 700 | 567 | 742 |
| IIT Roorkee | 57.06 | 70.88 | 27.49 | 42.13 | 61.58 |
| IIT Kanpur | 773 | 810 | 696 | 562 | 732 |
| IIT Gandhinagar | 640 | 600 | 660 | 432 | – |
| IIT Madras | 750 | 772 | 759 | 540 | 808 |
| IIT Bombay | 510 | 600 | 550 | 600 | 750 |
| IIT Mandi | 660 | 735 | – | 440 | – |
| IIT Hyderabad | 730 | 713 | 704 | 436 | 728 |
| IIT BHU | 514 | 514 | 402 | 431 | – |
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