GATE 2016 Cut Off Marks Branch Wise and Category Wise Expected

The Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering conducted every year in the months of February and March tests the ability of candidates in comprehending the knowledge gained in undergraduate engineering courses. GATE 2016 cut off marks are the minimum qualifying marks to be scored by a candidate to become eligible to the various post-graduate programs offered by various IITs, IISc and other leading institutes across the country. The Cut off for GATE 2016 will vary from institute to institute as it relies upon the seat intake and the number of students applying among other factors. The GATE Cut Off Marks are generally common to most of the IITs while it is determined by the CCMT for admissions to the various NITs across the country. The cut off marks vary across disciplines and across categories. The GATE 2016 Cut Off Marks will be determined by assessing various factors like normalization among papers etc.

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GATE 2015 Cut Off Marks:-

Based on the previous year’s pattern of GATE cut offs, we may as well predict the cut offs for GATE 2016 as it is not expected much to vary from its past values. Now, we will try to predict the expected GATE 2016 Cut Off Marks branch wise and category wise. The prediction is based on studying GATE 2016 scores of recent years considering the amount of difficulty and various other factors such as normalization etc.

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Expected GATE 2016 cut off marks CS/IT:

• No. of candidates appeared in GATE 2015 exam: 115425
• Details Qualifying marks (General) Qualifying marks (OBC) Qualifying marks (SC/ST/PD)
• GATE 2015 cut off (CS/IT) 25 22.5 16.67
• GATE 2016 cut off (CS/IT) expected 25 22.5 16.67

Expected GATE 2016 cut off marks Mechanical Engineering (ME):

• No. of candidates appeared in 2015: 22,367
• Details Qualifying marks (General) Qualifying Marks (OBC) Qualifying Marks (SC/ST/PD)
• GATE 2015 cut off ME 32.73 29.46 21.82
• GATE 2016 cut off expected 33 29.5 22

Expected GATE 2016 cut off marks Civil Engineering:

• No. of candidates appeared in 2015: 101429
• Details Qualifying Marks (General) Qualifying marks (OBC) Qualifying marks (SC/ST/PD)
• GATE 2015 cut off 25 22.5 16.67
• GATE 2016 cut off civil expected 25 22.5 16.67

Expected GATE 2016 cut off marks Electrical Engineering:

• No. of candidates appeared in 2015: 125851
• Details Qualifying marks (General) Qualifying marks (OBC) Qualifying marks (SC/ST/PD)
• GATE 2015 cut off 25 22.5 16.67
• GATE 2016 cut off EE expected 25 22.5 16.67

Expected GATE 2016 cut off marks Electronics and Communication Engineering (ECE):

• No. of candidates appeared in 2015: 172714
• Details Qualifying marks (General) Qualifying Marks (OBC) Qualifying marks (SC/ST/PD)
• GATE 2015 cut off 25 22.5 16.67
• GATE 2016 cut off ECE expected 25 22.5 16.67

With the expected cut offs predicted, one may aim to cross the cut offs and be eligible for admission in M.Tech programs in various Government of India institutes and other institutes which take admissions based on the CAT score.

Here is the Final Updates of GATE 2016 Analysis and Cut Off List-

A total of 9,71,831 candidates have registered for GATE 2016, while 8,18,850 students have appeared for the test, of whom 6,81,441 are male and 2,90,347 are female candidates. In all, about 15 percent to 16 percent of the candidates who appeared have qualified in the exam. The stream-wise cut-off scores for GATE 2016 are as follows: