GATE EE · Cutoff

GATE EE cutoff: expected score and rank bands

No official GATE EE cutoff is published on Shishya yet — the score bands below are indicative, not official. Official cutoffs are published at gate2027.iitm.ac.in.

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AI-curated from historic cutoff patterns. Indicative, not official. Always verify with the latest official notification.

What does your score in Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering — Electrical Engineering actually get you? These bands map a mock or exam percentage to the rank window and the outcomes that score range has typically achieved.

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Score → rank → outcome bands (indicative)

• Top 200 — National excellence

  95–100%rank ~1–200

  • IIT Bombay, IIT Delhi top specializations — guaranteed admission with assistantship (Power Systems, VLSI, rank under 100)
  • IISc Bangalore — Direct PhD with Prime Minister's Research Fellowship eligibility
  • IIT Madras, IIT Kanpur — Research Assistant positions in sponsored projects, monthly stipend ₹50,000+
  • BARC OCES/DGFS — automatic interview, high selection probability for scientific officer grade
  • Foreign university admits — strong profile for MS/PhD with funding (US, Europe, Singapore)
  • Topper scholarships and medal consideration at premier institutions

• All-India top 1000

  85–95%rank ~200–1,000

  • IIT Bombay — M.Tech Power Electronics and Drives, Systems and Control (rank 300-800 typical)
  • IIT Delhi — M.Tech Electric Mobility, Power Systems (rank approximately 250-700)
  • IISc Bangalore — M.Tech and Direct PhD offers with fellowship (rank under 500 preferred)
  • IIT Madras — Research fellowships, RA positions in top labs
  • BARC OCES — direct interview call for scientific officer positions
  • Top PSU offers with signing bonuses — POWERGRID, NTPC Executive trainees (rank under 500)

• Top 3000 — Elite M.Tech access

  75–85%rank ~1,000–3,000

  • IIT Bombay, IIT Delhi, IIT Madras — M.Tech Power Electronics, Power Systems (rank approximately 1500-2500 General)
  • IISc Bangalore M.Tech — Power Systems, high-voltage engineering (rank typically under 2000)
  • IIT Kanpur Communication Systems — approximately rank 1000-2500
  • BARC Training School — Electrical stream (highly competitive, approximately top 1500 ranks)
  • All major PSUs — top preference in GATE-based recruitment (NTPC, PGCIL executive cadre)

• Strong contender — Tier 1 programs

  60–75%rank ~3,000–10,000

  • IIT Kanpur, IIT Kharagpur — M.Tech Power Electronics, Electric Drives (approximately rank 4000-8000 General)
  • NIT Trichy, NIT Warangal — top branches like Control Systems (rank 3000-7000)
  • IISc Bangalore M.Tech (Research) — competitive for shortlist, typically rank under 5000
  • ISRO scientist/engineer — strong position for interview shortlist
  • POWERGRID, NTPC Executive Trainee — high probability of interview call
  • Top PSUs like ONGC, IOCL — Electrical Engineer Grade-A positions

• Mid-tier competitive

  45–60%rank ~10,000–30,000

  • NIT Warangal, NIT Trichy, NIT Surathkal — M.Tech Power Systems, Power Electronics (approximately rank 15000-25000 General)
  • IIT Ropar, IIT Patna, IIT Bhubaneswar — newer IITs M.Tech programs
  • IIIT Hyderabad M.Tech — VLSI, Embedded Systems (competitive, approximately rank 12000-20000)
  • PSU interviews likely — PGCIL, NTPC, BHEL (Trainee Engineer positions)
  • BARC, DRDO scientist entry exams — GATE score meets eligibility

• Qualifying range

  25–45%rank ~30,000–80,000

  • NIT M.Tech programs in Tier-2/3 NITs — branches like Power Electronics, Power Systems (non-core campuses)
  • Some state-funded technical universities — IIITs, GFTIs with lower cut-offs
  • PSU recruitment eligibility (competitive for interviews but challenging)
  • Private university scholarships — BITS, VIT, Thapar for M.Tech programs

• Below typical cut-offs

  0–25%

  • Unlikely to qualify for PSU interviews this cycle
  • May not meet minimum GATE score requirements for most M.Tech admissions
  • Consider strengthening fundamentals in core EE subjects
  • Focus on power systems, control systems, and network theory for next attempt