GATE ME 2022 Cut Off, Also Check GATE ME Previous Years Cut Off for IIT'S

By Himanshu Bajpai|Updated : March 10th, 2022

GATE 2022 Mechanical Engineering cut-off determines the minimum marks that candidates must score in this exam to qualify for admission in postgraduate courses offered at various government and non-government engineering colleges accepting GATE scores in India. Preparations must begin months ahead of the exam to achieve more than the GATE 2022 Mechanical Engineering cut-off and secure admission to the institution they want.

The cutoff for ME paper for the GATE 2022 exam for the general category has always been more than 30 marks in recent years but this year in GATE 2022 cut off remained at 28.1. It is evident that the contest is tough for the restricted number of seats available in Mechanical Engineering and related courses at the M.Tech level

Also check: GATE Exam 2022 New Zone-wise & State-wise Exam Centres

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About GATE 2022 Exam

The Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering exam or GATE is a national level examination conducted once a year for candidates aspiring to admission in various postgraduate courses. The entrance examination acts as a platform for admissions in institutions like the IITs and NITs. 

GATE 2022: Important Dates

Candidates must note the important dates mentioned below as these will help ensure that the entire examination process runs smoothly and that candidates do not miss anything.

EventsImportant Dates for GATE 2022
GATE 2022 Registration Starts from30th August 2021
GATE 2022 Registration Ends on24th September 2021
GATE Admit Cards Available for Downloading & Printing3rd January 2022
GATE 2022 Final Examination

5th, 6th, 12th, 13th February 2022

GATE 2022 Announcement of Final Results17th March 2022

Factors Affecting the GATE Cut Off Marks 2022

GATE ME cut Off marks are based on various determinants that affect the cut off marks. Some of the determinants are shared below in detail:

  • GATE ME paper Difficulty level: The difficulty level of the GATE ME paper directly affects the GATE Mechanical Engineering cut Off marks. The tough paper has a low cut off while the easy paper has a high cut off. 
  • Category of the candidate: Categories like SC, ST, OBC, PWD are reserved in nature, so some relaxation in Cut off is given, meaning that candidates belonging to these categories will have cut-offs lower than candidates belonging to unreserved category.
  • Total number of GATE ME applications: Total number of applications also affects Cut Off. The higher the number of these applications, the tougher the competition will bring, and accordingly, GATE ME cut Off marks will boost.

GATE ME Cut Off for 2022

GATE 2022 cut off marks were released after results, so which are shared in artcle below -

UnreservedOBC-NCLSC/ ST/ PWD
282518

Previous Year’s GATE ME Cut Off Marks 

The marks mentioned below are the previous year's lowest marks that the candidates must score to qualify for the GATE Mechanical Engineering exam. It is relevant to mention that the GATE Mechanical Engineering cut off marks for admissions are different from these qualifying marks as they vary across institutions in the country.
 
Previous Year’s GATE ME Qualifying Cut Off Marks
Exam PaperYearQualifying Marks
GATE MEGeneralOBC-NCLSC/ ST/ PwD
202034.030.622.6
201934.130.722.7
201834.731.223.1
201732.872921
201632.7329.4621.82

Download GATE ME Previous Year Papers to boost your exam preparation!

IIT Gandhinagar Previous Year GATE Cut Off

The IIT Gandhinagar Previous Year GATE Cutoff for the mechanical branch is shared below. It will give an idea to other candidates who are willing to go for IIT Gandhinagar about their scores to qualify for IIT Gandhinagar in different ME courses.

Discipline

Category

Closing rank

Mechanical Engineering

General

718

OBC

593

SC

392

IIT Kanpur Expected GATE Cut off 

Here BYJU's Exam Prep provides the GATE cutoff for IIT Kanpur for the mechanical branch. This Cut offs give an idea to other candidates who are willing to go for IIT Kanpur about their scores to qualify for IIT Kanpur in different ME courses.

DepartmentSpecializationGENOBCSCST
Mechanical Engineering
Solid Mechanics & Design (SMD)750+670+500+500+
Fluid Mechanics & Thermal Sciences (FTS)750+670+500+500+
Manufacturing Sciences (MFS)750+670+500+500+
Robotics & Automation (RA)750+670+500+500+

GATE Cutoff for IIT Bombay

This Previous year's GATE Cutoffs give an idea to other candidates who are willing to go for IIT Kanpur about their scores to qualify for IIT Bombay in different ME courses. The IIT Bombay GATE cutoff for ME is listed below -

ME1-Thermal & Fluids Engineering
GATE DisciplineGNOBC-NCSC/ST
All eligible GATE discipline600540400
 ME2-Design Engineering
GATE DisciplineGNOBCSC/ST
All eligible GATE discipline600540400
 ME3-Manufacturing Engineering
GATE DisciplineGNOBCSC/ST
All eligible GATE discipline600540400

How to Check/Download GATE ME Cut Off Scores 2022?

  • The GATE ME cut Off Scores for miscellaneous institutes can be accessed on the official website of the institutes once the COAP counselling is over.
  • The qualifying marks for GATE ME will be released by IIT Kharagpur this year which can be downloaded by logging into your Registration ID on the GOAPS portal from the official website of GATE.
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GATE Exam Related Links
GATE PatternGATE Cut Off 2022
GATE Exam RegistrationGATE Response Sheet
NIELIT Scientist B Previous Year PapersGATE 2022 Fees
GATE Syllabus for CSEGATE Eligibility Criteria 2022
GATE Total MarksHPCL Salary

Official Website-IIT Kharagpur GATE 2022

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FAQs

  • As per trends of GATE ME expected cut Off marks we have shared approximate marks below - 

    Unreserved - 35 – 30, OBC - 30 - 25, SC/ST - 25 – 20

  • The GATE ME cutoff will be declared by the institutes individually after GATE results are declared and counselling is started.


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