GATE ME · Cutoff

GATE ME cutoff: expected score and rank bands

No official GATE ME 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 — Mechanical 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 300 — All India elite

  95–100%rank ~1–300

  • IIT Bombay, IIT Delhi, IIT Madras — choice of any M.Tech specialization with high stipend/RA positions
  • Preferred choices in IISc Bangalore — interdisciplinary programs
  • Top rank holders eligible for direct PhD admission at premier institutes
  • ISRO, BARC — strong candidacy for Scientist/Engineer positions (typically all-India rank <500 called for interview)
  • Automatic consideration for institute fellowships and research assistantships

• Excellent — top IIT specializations

  87–95%rank ~300–1,500

  • IIT Bombay — M.Tech Thermal & Fluids (rank ~500-1000)
  • IIT Delhi — Manufacturing/Design (rank ~600-1200)
  • IIT Madras — Automotive/Computational Mechanics (rank ~400-1000)
  • IIT Kanpur — Design Engineering, specialized streams
  • Top candidacy for all PSUs including ISRO Scientist/Engineer
  • Direct interview calls from premier PSUs like GAIL, IOCL

• High score — top IITs & premier PSUs

  75–87%rank ~1,500–5,000

  • IIT Bombay, IIT Delhi — M.Tech Mechanical Engineering (rank ~2000-4000 General category)
  • IIT Kanpur — Thermal Science/Design specializations (rank ~2500-4500)
  • IIT Madras — Manufacturing/Automotive streams
  • ISRO — Scientist/Engineer 'SC' (approximate score 70+ out of 100, separate written test)
  • BARC, DRDO — Scientific Officer/Engineer positions (highly competitive, score 75+ recommended)

• Good score — premium NITs & newer IITs

  60–75%rank ~5,000–15,000

  • IIT Guwahati, IIT Hyderabad — M.Tech Mechanical Engineering (rank ~8000-12000 General)
  • NIT Warangal — Thermal/Design specializations (rank ~6000-10000)
  • BITS Pilani — M.E. programs with assistantship
  • Coal India, ONGC — Junior Engineer Grade II (score typically 55-65 out of 100)
  • HAL, BEL — Management Trainee (Technical) positions

• Mid-tier — established colleges

  45–60%rank ~15,000–40,000

  • NIT Trichy, NIT Surathkal — M.Tech Thermal Engineering (approximate cut-off rank 25000-35000)
  • IIT Ropar, IIT Bhubaneswar — Production/Manufacturing specializations
  • IIIT Hyderabad — Computational Engineering programs
  • PSUs like BHEL, NTPC — Junior Engineer (approximate score 45-55 out of 100)
  • Strong candidacy for most state PSU recruitment

• Qualified — lower tier options

  25–45%rank ~40,000–1,00,000

  • M.Tech in newer IITs (IIT Jodhpur, IIT Bhilai) — Thermal/Production specializations
  • NITs like NIT Silchar, NIT Agartala — Manufacturing/Design streams
  • PSUs like IOCL, HPCL — Junior Engineer posts (typically require GATE score + separate written test)
  • State PSUs — various Junior/Assistant Engineer positions
  • Consider re-attempting for better PSU opportunities

• Below qualification threshold

  0–25%

  • Unlikely to qualify for GATE score card
  • Score typically below general category cut-off (~25 marks out of 100)
  • Focus on strengthening core subjects for next attempt
  • Consider revising thermodynamics, mechanics, and manufacturing fundamentals