GATE Exam Qualifying Cutoff Scores by Discipline (2015–2020)

GATE cutoff marks across 24+ engineering and science disciplines for General, OBC, and SC/ST categories from 2015 to 2020.
#
Sr No
Paper Name
Paper Code
GEN
OBC
SC/ST
Year
+
1 0 1 Life Sciences XL 31.70 28.50 21.10 2020
2 1 2 Civil Engineering CE 32.90 29.60 21.90 2020
3 2 3 Electrical Engineering EE 33.40 30.00 22.20 2020
4 3 4 Computer Science and Information Technology CS 28.50 25.60 19.00 2020
5 4 5 Mechanical Engineering ME 34.00 30.60 22.60 2020
6 5 6 Petroleum Engineering PE 39.80 35.80 26.50 2020
7 6 7 Electronics and Communication Engineering EC 28.80 25.90 19.20 2020
8 7 8 Chemical Engineering CH 35.70 32.10 23.80 2020
9 8 9 Chemistry CY 26.70 24.00 17.80 2020
10 9 10 Biotechnology BT 30.70 27.60 20.40 2020
11 10 11 Engineering Sciences Minor XE 26.00 23.40 17.30 2020
12 11 12 Textile Engineering and Fibre Science TF 37.10 33.30 24.70 2020
13 12 13 Aerospace Engineering AE 27.20 24.40 18.10 2020
14 13 14 Agricultural Engineering AG 26.30 23.60 17.50 2020
15 14 15 Architecture and Planning AR 34.80 31.30 23.20 2020
16 15 16 Ecology and Evolution EY 42.20 37.90 28.10 2020
17 16 17 Geology GG 38.40 34.50 25.60 2020
18 17 18 Mathematics MA 25.00 22.50 16.70 2020
19 18 19 Mining Engineering MN 32.70 29.40 21.80 2020
20 19 20 Metallurgical Engineering MT 49.20 44.20 32.80 2020
21 20 21 Physics PH 37.20 33.40 24.80 2020
22 21 22 Production and Industrial Engineering PI 36.60 32.90 24.40 2020
23 22 23 Statistics ST 25.00 22.50 16.60 2020
24 23 24 Biomedical Engineering BM 25.00 22.50 16.60 2020
25 24 25 Life Sciences XL 36.70 33.00 24.50 2019
26 25 26 Civil Engineering CE 28.20 25.40 18.80 2019
27 26 27 Electrical Engineering EE 39.60 35.60 26.40 2019
28 27 28 Computer Science and Information Technology CS 29.50 26.60 19.70 2019
29 28 29 Mechanical Engineering ME 34.10 30.70 22.70 2019
30 29 30 Petroleum Engineering PE 49.90 44.90 33.30 2019
31 30 31 Electronics and Communication Engineering EC 26.70 24.00 17.80 2019
32 31 32 Chemical Engineering CH 34.80 31.30 23.20 2019
33 32 33 Chemistry CY 32.00 28.80 21.30 2019
34 33 34 Biotechnology BT 35.90 32.30 23.90 2019
35 34 35 Engineering Sciences XE 26.70 24.00 17.80 2019
36 35 36 Textile Engineering and Fibre Science TF 40.10 36.10 26.70 2019
37 36 37 Aerospace Engineering AE 33.50 30.20 22.30 2019
38 37 38 Agricultural Engineering AG 28.30 25.50 18.90 2019
39 38 39 Architecture and Planning AR 41.00 36.90 27.30 2019
40 39 40 Ecology and Evolution EY 37.10 33.40 24.70 2019
41 40 41 Geology and Geophysics GG 44.50 40.10 29.70 2019
42 41 42 Instrumentation Engineering IN 31.90 28.70 21.30 2019
43 42 43 Mathematics MA 25.00 22.50 16.70 2019
44 43 44 Mining Engineering MN 31.50 28.40 21.00 2019
45 44 45 Metallurgical Engineering MT 53.50 48.10 35.70 2019
46 45 46 Physics PH 25.20 22.70 16.80 2019
47 46 47 Production and Industrial Engineering PI 32.20 29.00 21.50 2019
48 47 48 Statistics ST 32.50 29.20 21.70 2019
49 48 49 Aerospace Engineering AE 34.40 30.90 22.90 2018
50 49 50 Agricultural Engineering AG 25.00 22.50 16.60 2018
51 50 51 Architecture and Planning AR 43.90 39.50 29.20 2018
52 51 52 Biotechnology BT 27.90 25.10 18.50 2018
53 52 53 Civil Engineering CE 26.90 24.20 17.90 2018
54 53 54 Chemical Engineering CH 37.80 34.00 25.10 2018
55 54 55 Computer Science and Information Technology CS 25.00 22.50 16.60 2018
56 55 56 Chemistry CY 25.40 22.80 16.90 2018
57 56 57 Electronics and Communication Engineering EC 25.00 22.50 16.60 2018
58 57 58 Electrical Engineering EE 29.10 26.10 19.40 2018
59 58 59 Ecology and Evolution EY 49.30 44.30 32.80 2018
60 59 60 Geology and Geophysics GG 32.40 29.10 21.50 2018
61 60 61 Instrumentation Engineering IN 37.10 33.30 24.70 2018
62 61 62 Mathematics MA 29.40 26.40 19.50 2018
63 62 63 Mechanical Engineering ME 34.70 31.20 23.10 2018
64 63 64 Mining Engineering MN 45.00 40.50 30.00 2018
65 64 65 Metallurgical Engineering MT 40.30 36.20 26.80 2018
66 65 66 Petroleum Engineering PE 39.80 35.80 26.50 2018
67 66 67 Physics PH 29.00 26.10 19.30 2018
68 67 68 Production and Industrial Engineering PI 32.00 28.80 21.30 2018
69 68 69 Textile Engineering and Fibre Science TF 32.20 28.90 21.40 2018
70 69 70 Engineering Sciences XE 31.50 28.30 21.00 2018
71 70 71 Life Sciences XL 29.90 26.90 19.90 2018
72 71 72 Electronics and Communication EC 25.00 22.50 16.60 2017
73 72 73 Civil Engineering CE 28.70 25.80 19.10 2017
74 73 74 Electrical Engineering EE 25.20 25.20 16.70 2017
75 74 75 Mechanical Engineering ME 32.87 29.00 21.00 2017
76 75 76 Computer Science & Information Technology CS 25.00 22.50 16.60 2017
77 76 77 Instrumentation Engineering IN 34.60 31.10 23.00 2017
78 77 78 Chemical Engineering CH 44.30 39.80 29.50 2017
79 78 79 Biotechnology BT 38.90 35.00 25.90 2017
80 79 80 Mechanical Engineering ME 29.60 26.60 19.70 2016
81 80 81 Civil Engineering CE 25.00 22.50 16.60 2016
82 81 82 Electrical Engineering EE 25.10 22.50 16.70 2016
83 82 83 Electronics and Communication Engineering EC 25.00 22.50 16.60 2016
84 83 84 Computer Science and Information Technology CS 25.00 22.50 16.60 2016
85 84 85 Instrumentation Engineering IN 31.60 28.40 21.00 2016
86 85 86 Production and Industrial Engineering PI 26.40 23.70 17.50 2016
87 86 87 Mechanical Engineering ME 32.73 29.46 21.82 2015
88 87 88 Civil Engineering CE 25.00 22.50 16.67 2015
89 88 89 Electrical Engineering EE 25.00 22.50 16.67 2015
90 89 90 Electronics and Communication Engineering EC 25.00 22.50 16.67 2015
91 90 91 Computer Science and Information Technology CS 25.00 22.50 16.67 2015
92 91 92 Instrumentation Engineering IN 25.45 22.90 16.96 2015
93 92 93 Production and Industrial Engineering PI 26.82 24.14 17.88 2015

GATE Exam Qualifying Cutoff Scores by Discipline (2015–2020) — AI Analysis

Metallurgical Engineering had the highest GATE cutoff in 2020 (49.2) — nearly double Computer Science (28.5)

Electrical Engineering cutoff spiked 58% in 2019 (25.1 → 39.6) before dropping back to 33.4 in 2020

Key Findings

  • Cutoffs vary dramatically: Metallurgical Engineering (49.2) requires nearly twice the score of CS (28.5) or Mathematics (25.0) in 2020
  • Electrical Engineering saw the biggest single-year jump: GEN cutoff surged from 25.1 (2016) to 39.6 (2019), then fell back to 33.4
  • The GEN-to-SC/ST gap is roughly one-third of the GEN score across all disciplines (e.g., 49.2 vs 32.8 for Metallurgy)
  • Popular fields like CS and ECE have surprisingly low cutoffs (28-29), reflecting larger candidate pools and tougher competition curves
  • Niche disciplines (Petroleum, Textile, Ecology) consistently have higher cutoffs due to smaller, more selective candidate pools

Visualizations

Electrical Engineering Cutoff Trajectory (All Categories)
GEN vs SC/ST Cutoffs (2020)
Cutoff Trends for Major Engineering Branches (2015–2020)
2020 GEN Cutoff Scores by Discipline

This dataset contains 93 records across 8 fields: , Sr No, Paper Name, Paper Code, GEN, OBC, and 2 more.

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