When should a B.Tech CSE student start preparing for GATE?

Yes, ITT Guwahati released GATE 2026 qualifying cutoff marks for all subjects on March 28. Candidates can check passing mark of respective papers now.

Aspirants with GATE scores can get admission in M.Tech programme at IIIT Pune. The seats are allotted via CCMT Counselling. In 2025, the closing GATE cutoff was 354 for Electronics & Communication Engineering and 536 for CSE. The cutoffs are quite competitive considering the limited seats available

Aspirants without scores can get admission in M.Tech programme at IIIT Pune. Such candidates need to appear for written test conducted by the institute. Selected aspirants also need to pass the personal interview round for final selection.

JNU CCMT cutoff 2025 was based on the results for the GATE exam, followed by the CCMT counselling process. For the M.Tech Computer Science and Technology course, the overall cutoff ranged from 529 to 338 for the OBC AI category. 

Candidates can refer to the table below to know the cutoff range f

The JNU M.Tech cutoff 2025 for the OBC AI category varied from 338 to 529 for the M.Tech CSE and M.Tech ECE courses. In the last round, MTech CSE came out as the more competitive course, with the cutoff being 443. 

Students can refer to the table below to know the round 1 and last round JNU CCMT