What is the minimum GATE score required for a PhD?
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33 percent minimum GATE score required for a Ph.D. programme. Eligibility Criteria: Applicants must possess a valid GATE score or should have cleared other equivalent national exams. Qualification:
1- Master's degree in engineering, technology, or Science or an equivalent degree: 60 percent for the general category and 55 percent for the OBC, SC, and ST categories.
2- Master's degree in arts, commerce, or an equivalent degree: 55 percent for the general category and 50 percent for the OBC, SC, and ST categories. I hope this will help you. -
For admission in IIT Madras, minimum rank should be around 657 for general category and 200 for OBC, SC and ST. For IIT Bombay, cutoff is around 743 for general category and 343 for SC, ST and OBC. Getting a rank below 1000 can help you get admission in good and best institutes like IISC /IIT.
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The factors that determine the GATE cutoff are -
- Availability of seats (the total seat intake varies every year for NITs, IIITs, and IIT admission)
- Number of registered applicants
- The difficulty level of the examination - (GATE is conducted on multiple days, however, the paper difficulty varies for every session)
- Previous year cutoff trends
Based on the previous year's trends, the GATE 2026 expected cutoff for computer Science and engineering can be checked below-
- For General category it might go around 30 to 31.0
However, the GATE cutoff varies every year, depending on the difficulty level, number of applicants appearing for the exam, etc.
No, a duplicate GATE 2026 admit card will not be provided at the test center. Candidates must carry their own admit card along with the mentioned documents and items to the GATE exam center. IIT Guwahati will release the GATE admit card on January 2.
Candidates will get only one scribble pad at a time. They must write their name and registration number before using it. If the rough sheet gets filled, then they can ask for another one scribble pad after returning the previous one to the invigilator. After the exam concludes, candidates must return the scribble pad to the invigilator.
Yes, candidates will get a scribble pad in the GATE exam 2026 to do the rough work. Candidates have to write their name and registration number on the scribble pad before using it. However, the rough sheet must be returned after the completion of the exam.
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