Candidates have to secure minimum cut off marks in GATE for admission to ME/M.Tech program in IITs and NITs and other participating colleges. GATE Cutoff will vary from institute to institute. The cutoff marks determine whether the students get qualified or not for the exam. IIT Madras will release GATE Cut off, after the declaration of results.

• This year, GATE 2020 will be conducted on February 1, 2, 8 and 9, 2020 in computer-based mode.
• GATE 2020 Result will be announced on March 16, 2020 on the official website of GOAPS.
• Candidates score equal or more than cut off marks are called for GATE Counselling.
• Once the result is declared, all the participating Institutes will release their separate cut off. 
• In this article, we are discussing the previous year category wise cutoff for different IITs. Check GATE Participating Colleges

GATE 2020 Cutoff for CS (Expected)

Candidates can check the GATE 2019 expected cutoff categories wise as shown in the table:

Apart from admissions in postgraduate courses, GATE cut off scores are also considered for employment in PSUs, direct recruitment to Group A posts in Central Government. A good GATE Score can avail you financial assistance for postgraduate programs.

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GATE Previous Year Cutoff for CS

GATE 2018 CS Cutoff

The marks for the general category is higher as compared to others. Check the following table for cutoff to get a fair idea of the score they need to obtain to apply for M.Tech admissions.

GATE 2017 CS Cutoff

Here is the GATE 2017 cutoff declared. Candidates scoring marks more than this were eligible for the counselling processes by various institutes.

GATE 2017 CS Cutoff for IITs

Here we have provided the GATE 2017 computer science cutoff meant for the admission criteria of various IITs. 

GATE 2016 Cutoff for CS

Check GATE Cutoff for IITs, NITs and IIITs

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GATE 2015 Cutoff for CS

In nearly, total 1.5 lakhs of candidates appeared for GATE 2015 exam. The minimum qualifying marks to qualify in GATE exam for all the category is as follow:

GATE 2015 CS Cutoff at IIT Kanpur

The admissions in IITs will be done through written test and personal interview conducted by IITs. IIT Kanpur releases their cutoff after the written test and interviews separately for direct admissions in M.Tech course. Here, we are providing the cutoff marks at IIT Kanpur for both rounds.

GATE 2015 CS Cutoff at IIT Delhi

Candidates should have obtained at least 60% of marks in B.Tech to apply for IIT Delhi admission process. Check the following category wise cutoff marks at IIT Delhi:

GATE 2015 CS Cutoff at IIT Kharagpur

IIT Kharagpur cutoff goes higher than other IITs for Computer Science Engineering. It releases separate cutoff marks for different categories as mentioned below:

GATE 2015 CS Cutoff at IIT Hyderabad

Here, the category wise cutoff at IIT Hyderabad are given in the below table.

GATE 2015 CS Cutoff at IIT Madras

IIT Madras has different criteria for the candidates studying in IITs should have obtained at least 8.0 of CGPA. Non- IITs candidates must have obtained at least 70% of marks. Relaxation of 5% in marks will be given to the reserved category candidates as mentioned below:

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GATE CS Cutoff for 2014 & 2013

In these years, i.e. 2014 & 2013 the cutoff marks were similar for all the categories. The candidates can look at previous year cutoff as mentioned in the below table.

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Factors Affecting GATE Cutoff

For getting admission through GATE is not only depend on written examination. The cutoff is the minimum qualifying marks to get shortlisted in different institutes. There are various factors which affects the cutoff marks which are given below:

• Total number of candidates appearing for GATE exam
• The difficulty level of questions which are asked in the examination
• The relative performance of candidates in selection process
• Reservation criteria is also a main factor to raise the cutoff.

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