Candidates can check here the CSIR GATE JRF for 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, and 2015. Candidates can refer to the following tables below to know the CSIR GATE cutoff trends during previous years. It will help them to understand the CSIR GATE cutoff has changed over the years and what can be the expected GATE cutoff for 2023.
CSIR GATE JRF 2022 Qualifying Cutoff
GATE Paper 2022 | GATE Qualifying Marks |
General | OBC-NCL/ EWS | SC/ST/PwD |
CS | 25 | 22.5 | 16.6 |
ECE | 25 | 22.5 | 16.5 |
Biotechnology | 35.5 | 31.9 | 23.6 |
Chemical Engineering | 25.3 | 22.7 | 16.8 |
Statistics | 25 | 22.5 | 16.6 |
Metallurgical engineering | 46.2 | 41.5 | 30.8 |
Mathematics | 27.3 | 24.5 | 18.2 |
Electrical engineering | 30.7 | 27.6 | 20.4 |
Textile engineering and fiber science | 36.8 | 34.9 | 25.6 |
Mechanical Engineering (ME) | 28.1 | 25.2 | 18.7 |
Physics | 26.5 | 23.8 | – |
Life Science (Botany/ Zoology) | 33.9 | 30.5 | 22.5 |
Ecology and life sciences | 33.4 | 30 | 22.2 |
Agriculture Engineering | 26.3 | 23.6 | 17.5 |
Chemistry | 27.5 | 24.7 | 18.3 |
Mining Engineering | 25.5 | 22.9 | 17 |
Engineering Sciences (Flu Mechanics/ Thermodynamics) | 40.3 | 36.2 | 26.8 |
CSIR GATE JRF 2021 Cut off
GATE Paper Code | Highest Score | Highest Marks (out of 100) | Cut-off Marks (out of 100) |
AE | 1000 | 84 | 26.3 |
AG | 1000 | 61.33 | 25 |
AR | 1000 | 79.67 | 40.9 |
BM | 1000 | 64 | 25 |
BT | 1000 | 75.33 | 30 |
CE* | 1000 | 95.56 | 29.2 |
CH | 1000 | 89.67 | 35.1 |
CS* | 1000 | 87.81 | 26.1 |
CY | 996 | 91.33 | 36.2 |
EC | 1000 | 82 | 25 |
EE | 974 | 85.33 | 30.3 |
ES | 966 | 88 | 39.6 |
EY | 1000 | 78 | 35.7 |
GG (Geology) | 945 | 72.67 | 38.9 |
GG (Geophysics) | 1000 | 68.67 | 44.8 |
IN | 933 | 79 | 36 |
MA | 1000 | 68.33 | 29 |
ME* | 979 | 93.22 | 33 |
MN | 1000 | 77.67 | 31 |
MT | 923 | 87.67 | 48.5 |
PE | 947 | 88.67 | 51.4 |
PH | 1000 | 69.67 | 32.8 |
PI | 939 | 83.67 | 35.7 |
ST | 1000 | 51.67 | 25 |
TF | 945 | 79.67 | 41.8 |
XE | 1000 | 90.33 | 37 |
XH-C1 (Economics) | 1000 | 62.67 | 29.4 |
XH-C2 (English) | 986 | 77.67 | 41.7 |
XH-C3 (Linguistics) | 1000 | 65.67 | 35.3 |
XH-C4 (Philosophy) | 1000 | 71 | 37.9 |
XH-C5 (Psychology) | 1000 | 77.33 | 48.5 |
XH-C6 (Sociology) | 1000 | 66 | 34.3 |
XL | 983 | 74.33 | 36 |
CSIR GATE JRF 2021 Qualifying Cutoff
GATE Paper 2021 | GATE Qualifying Marks |
General | OBC-NCL/ EWS | SC/ST/PwD |
Geology and Geophysics | 44.8 | 40.3 | 29.8 |
Civil Engineering | 29.2 | 26.2 | 22.0 |
Biotechnology | 30 | 27 | 20 |
Mechanical Engineering | 33 | 29.7 | 22 |
Textile Engineering and Fibre Science | 41.8 | 37.6 | 27.8 |
Chemistry | 36.2 | 32.5 | 24.1 |
Mathematics | 29 | 26.1 | 19.3 |
Electrical Engineering | 30.3 | 27.2 | 20.2 |
Computer Science | 26.1 | 23.4 | 17.4 |
Electronics and Communication | 25 | 22.5 | 16.6 |
Humanities and Social Sciences | 37.9 | 34.1 | 25.2 |
Instrumentation Engineering | 36.0 | 32.0 | 24.0 |
CSIR GATE JRF Qualifying Cutoff 2020 (Official)
Paper Name | Paper Code | Qualifying Marks |
General | OBC (NCL) | SC/ST/PwD |
Life Sciences | XL | 31.7 | 28.5 | 21.1 |
Civil Engineering | CE | 32.9 | 29.6 | 21.9 |
Electrical Engineering | EE | 33.4 | 30.0 | 22.2 |
Computer Science and Information Technology | CS | 28.5 | 25.6 | 19.0 |
Mechanical Engineering | ME | 34.0 | 30.6 | 22.6 |
Petroleum Engineering | PE | 39.8 | 35.8 | 26.5 |
Electronics and Communication Engineering | EC | 28.8 | 25.9 | 19.2 |
Chemical Engineering | CH | 35.7 | 32.1 | 23.8 |
Chemistry | CY | 26.7 | 24.0 | 17.8 |
Biotechnology | BT | 30.7 | 27.6 | 20.4 |
Engineering Sciences Minor | XE | 26.0 | 23.4 | 17.3 |
Textile Engineering and Fibre Science | TF | 37.1 | 33.3 | 24.7 |
Aerospace Engineering | AE | 27.2 | 24.4 | 18.1 |
Agricultural Engineering | AG | 26.3 | 23.6 | 17.5 |
Architecture and Planning | AR | 34.8 | 31.3 | 23.2 |
Ecology and Evolution | EY | 42.2 | 37.9 | 28.1 |
Geology | GG | 38.4 | 34.5 | 25.6 |
Geophysics | GG | 51.9 | 46.7 | 34.6 |
Instrumentation Engineering | IN | 34.6 | 31.1 | 23.0 |
Mathematics | MA | 25 | 22.5 | 16.7 |
Mining Engineering | MN | 32.7 | 29.4 | 21.8 |
Metallurgical Engineering | MT | 49.2 | 44.2 | 32.8 |
Physics | PH | 37.2 | 33.4 | 24.8 |
Production and Industrial Engineering | PI | 36.6 | 32.9 | 24.4 |
Statistics | ST | 25 | 22.5 | 16.6 |
Biomedical Engineering | BM | 25.0 | 22.5 | 16.6 |
CSIR GATE JRF Cutoff 2019 (Official)
Paper Name | Paper Code | Qualifying Marks |
General | OBC (NCL) | SC/ST/PwD |
Life Sciences | XL | 36.7 | 33 | 24.5 |
Civil Engineering | CE | 28.2 | 25.4 | 18.8 |
Electrical Engineering | EE | 39.6 | 35.6 | 26.4 |
Computer Science and Information Technology | CS | 29.5 | 26.6 | 19.7 |
Mechanical Engineering | ME | 34.1 | 30.7 | 22.7 |
Petroleum Engineering | PE | 49.9 | 44.9 | 33.3 |
Electronics and Communication Engineering | EC | 26.7 | 24 | 17.8 |
Chemical Engineering | CH | 34.8 | 31.3 | 23.2 |
Chemistry | CY | 32 | 28.8 | 21.3 |
Biotechnology | BT | 35.9 | 32.3 | 23.9 |
Engineering Sciences | XE | 26.7 | 24 | 17.8 |
Textile Engineering and Fibre Science | TF | 40.1 | 36.1 | 26.7 |
Aerospace Engineering | AE | 33.5 | 30.2 | 22.3 |
Agricultural Engineering | AG | 28.3 | 25.5 | 18.9 |
Architecture and Planning | AR | 41 | 36.9 | 27.3 |
Ecology and Evolution | EY | 37.1 | 33.4 | 24.7 |
Geology and Geophysics | GG | 44.5 | 40.1 | 29.7 |
Instrumentation Engineering | IN | 31.9 | 28.7 | 21.3 |
Mathematics | MA | 25 | 22.5 | 16.7 |
Mining Engineering | MN | 31.5 | 28.4 | 21 |
Metallurgical Engineering | MT | 53.5 | 48.1 | 35.7 |
Physics | PH | 25.2 | 22.7 | 16.8 |
Production and Industrial Engineering | PI | 32.2 | 29 | 21.5 |
Statistics | ST | 32.5 | 29.2 | 21.7 |
CSIR GATE JRF Cutoff 2018 (Official)
Paper Name | Paper Code | Qualifying Marks |
General | OBC (NCL) | SC/ST/PwD |
Aerospace Engineering | AE | 34.4 | 30.9 | 22.9 |
Agricultural Engineering | AG | 25 | 22.5 | 16.6 |
Architecture and Planning | AR | 43.9 | 39.5 | 29.2 |
Biotechnology | BT | 27.9 | 25.1 | 18.5 |
Civil Engineering | CE | 26.9 | 24.2 | 17.9 |
Chemical Engineering | CH | 37.8 | 34 | 25.1 |
Computer Science and Information Technology | CS | 25 | 22.5 | 16.6 |
Chemistry | CY | 25.4 | 22.8 | 16.9 |
Electronics and Communication Engineering | EC | 25 | 22.5 | 16.6 |
Electrical Engineering | EE | 29.1 | 26.1 | 19.4 |
Ecology and Evolution | EY | 49.3 | 44.3 | 32.8 |
Geology and Geophysics | GG | 32.4 | 29.1 | 21.5 |
Instrumentation Engineering | IN | 37.1 | 33.3 | 24.7 |
Mathematics | MA | 29.4 | 26.4 | 19.5 |
Mechanical Engineering | ME | 34.7 | 31.2 | 23.1 |
Mining Engineering | MN | 45 | 40.5 | 30 |
Metallurgical Engineering | MT | 40.3 | 36.2 | 26.8 |
Petroleum Engineering | PE | 39.8 | 35.8 | 26.5 |
Physics | PH | 29 | 26.1 | 19.3 |
Production and Industrial Engineering | PI | 32 | 28.8 | 21.3 |
Textile Engineering and Fibre Science | TF | 32.2 | 28.9 | 21.4 |
Engineering Sciences | XE | 31.5 | 28.3 | 21 |
Life Sciences | XL | 29.9 | 26.9 | 19.9 |
CSIR GATE JRF 2017 Qualifying Cutoff (Official)
Branch | General | OBC | SC/ST/PH |
Electronics and Communication (EC) | 25.00 | 22.50 | 16.60 |
Civil Engineering (CE) | 28.70 | 25.8 | 19.10 |
Electrical Engineering (EE) | 25.20 | 25.20 | 16.70 |
Mechanical Engineering (ME) | 32.87 | 29 | 21 |
Computer Science & Information Technology (CS) | 25 | 22.50 | 16.60 |
Instrumentation Engineering (IN) | 34.60 | 31.10 | 23.00 |
Chemical Engineering (CH) | 44.30 | 39.80 | 29.50 |
Biotechnology (BT) | 38.90 | 35.00 | 25.90 |
CSIR GATE JRF Qualifying Cutoff 2016/ 2015 (Official)
2016 | 2015 |
Branch | General | OBC | SC/ST/PH | General | OBC | SC/ST/PH |
Mechanical Engineering (ME) | 29.6 | 26.6 | 19.7 | 32.73 | 29.46 | 21.82 |
Civil Engineering (CE) | 25 | 22.5 | 16.6 | 25 | 22.5 | 16.67 |
Electrical Engineering (EE) | 25.1 | 22.5 | 16.7 | 25 | 22.5 | 16.67 |
Electronics and Communication Engineering (EC) | 25 | 22.5 | 16.6 | 25 | 22.5 | 16.67 |
Computer Science and Information Technology (CS) | 25 | 22.5 | 16.6 | 25 | 22.5 | 16.67 |
Instrumentation Engineering (IN) | 31.6 | 28.4 | 21 | 25.45 | 22.9 | 16.96 |
Production and Industrial Engineering (PI) | 26.4 | 23.7 | 17.5 | 26.82 | 24.14 | 17.88 |