What is the difference between the GATE qualifying and admission cutoffs?

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a year ago

The qualifying cutoff is used to determine whether a candidate is eligible for admission to any postgraduate programme such as MTech and PhD, while the admission cutoff is used to select candidates for admission to a specific programme in a particular institute such as IITs, NITs, IIITs, and CFTIs.

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Anushka Mendiratta | Contributor-Level 10

a year ago

GATE exams have two types of cutoffs: qualifying cutoff and admission cutoff. Qualifying Cutoff:

This minimum score requirement allows you to be eligible for appearing in the counselling process for admission to M.Tech, Ph.D., and other GATE-scored programs offered by participating institutes (IITs,

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Shikha Goyal | Contributor-Level 10

2 months ago

GATE qualifying cutoff is institute eligibility cutoff, and on other hand, GATE admission cutoff ensures a call for admission at IITs, NITs, IITs, and CFTIs. Check below in detail:

GATE Qualifying Cutoff: It is minimum mark a candidate must score so that he or she is eligible for admission. But this

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