GATE 2024 Cutoff for ECE: GATE Cutoff Marks for ECE

Diksha Sharma

Updated On: March 19, 2024 12:57 PM

GATE Electronics and Communication Engineering cutoff 2024 has been released on March 16, 2024. The GATE ECE cutoff 2024 for the General category students is 25, OBC NCL/EWS is 22.5 and SC/ST/PWD is 16.6.

GATE 2024 Cutoff for ECE

GATE 2024 Cutoff for ECE: IISc Bangalore has released the GATE Electronics and Communication Engineering cutoff 2024 and GATE result 2024 on March 16, at gate2024.iisc.ac.in. The GATE 2024 scorecard will be made available for download on March 23, 2024.  The GATE ECE cutoff 2024 for the General category students is 25, OBC NCL/EWS is 22.5 and SC/ST/PWD is 16.6. The cutoff of GATE ECE 2024 is the minimum mark required for M.Tech admissions in the premier engineering institutes, such as the IITs, IIITs, NITs, and other government-funded institutes, as well as private engineering colleges across India.

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The GATE cutoff refers to the minimum score required by a student in the Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) to be eligible for admission to M.Tech courses. This cutoff varies from institute to institute and discipline to discipline, with factors such as the difficulty level of the GATE, the total number of applications received, and previous years' trends of cutoffs being taken into account. For ECE, the GATE 2024 cutoff marks for admission into various institutes will differ. The individual departments at the institutes will determine the GATE cutoff 2024 for Electronics and Communication Engineering after the release of the GATE Result 2024. Candidates can check their results online to know their GATE ECE marks and the corresponding rank. The GATE 2024 exam dates are February 3, 4, 10 & 11.

Candidates can predict their GATE rank using the GATE Rank Predictor 2024 tool!

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Factors Determining GATE 2024 Cutoff for ECE

GATE ECE cutoff 2024 varies every year depending on several factors. Some of the key determinants of the GATE 2024 cutoff for ECE are as follows -

  • Total number of applicants for the GATE 2024 exam

  • Availability of seats for MTech in the GATE 2024 participating institutes

  • Total number of qualifying candidates

  • Difficulty level of the exam paper

  • Previous trends of GATE cutoff marks for ECE

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Candidates can check the GATE cutoff marks for ECE in online mode. The steps to check the cutoff of GATE ECE 2024 are mentioned below for the reference of students.

  • Visit the official website of IISc Bangalore - gate2024.iisc.ac.in

  • Open the 'GATE Cutoff 2024' link on the homepage

  • View the GATE 2024 Cutoff PDF and check for the GATE paper code for ECE (Electronics and Communication Engineering)

  • Click on the link for 'GATE ECE Cutoff 2024' to view category-wise cutoff marks

  • Download the GATE ECE cutoff pdf

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The GATE Cutoff 2024 for Electronics and Communication Engineering has been released. Candidates can check the category-wise GATE 2024 cutoff for ECE below.

General OBC NCL/EWS SC/ST/PWD
25 22.5 16.6

Previous Year's GATE Cutoff Marks for ECE

Candidates can go through the previous year's GATE cutoff marks for ECE on this page. With the help of the previous years' cutoff trends, candidates can assess the GATE 2024 cutoff for ECE and predict their chances of admission to the top engineering colleges for MTech. The article overviews the year-wise cutoff marks of GATE 2023, 2022, 2021, 2019, 2018, 2017 and earlier.

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GATE ECE Cutoff 2023

The GATE ECE Cutoff 2023 for all categories of students can be checked below -

Category GATE Cutoff Marks 2023
General 29.9
OBC-NCL 26.9
ST/SC/PwD 19.9

GATE ECE Cutoff 2022

Check out the category-wise GATE cutoff marks for ECE 2022 below -

Category GATE Cutoff Marks 2022
General 25
OBC-NCL 22.5
ST/SC/PwD 16.5

GATE ECE Cutoff 2021

The GATE cutoff marks for ECE 2021 have been shared below for the reference of candidates belonging to the General and Reserved categories -

Category GATE Cutoff Marks 2021
General 25
OBC-NCL 22.5
ST/SC/PwD 16.6

GATE ECE Cutoff 2020

The table below features the GATE ECE Cutoff 2020 for different categories -

Category GATE Cutoff Marks 2020
General 28.8
OBC-NCL 25.9
ST/SC/PwD 19.2

GATE Cutoff Marks for ECE (2013-2019)

Check the GATE qualifying cutoff for ECE year-wise (2013 to 2019) for General, OBC-NCL, SC/ST/PwD categories -

Year Category-Wise GATE Cutoff Marks for ECE
General OBC-NCL ST/SC/PwD
2019 26.7 24 17.8
2018 25 22.5 16.6
2017 25 22.5 16.6
2016 25 22.5 16.6
2015 25 22.5 16.67
2014 25.56 23.01 17.04
2013 25 22.25 16.67

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Institute-Wise GATE Cutoff Marks for ECE

Candidates can check this section to know about the GATE ECE cutoff scores for IIT admissions based on the previous years' cutoff trends.

IIT BHU GATE Cutoff for ECE (2017)

Category GATE Score 2017
General 618
OBC 566

GATE ECE Cutoff for Top IITs (2016)

Institute Name

General

OBC

SC

ST

PwD

IIT Bhubaneshwar -

550

495

368

-
IIT Roorkee

28.99

26.21

19.59

23.1

20.46

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FAQs

Where can I download the GATE 2024 cutoff for ECE?

Candidates can download the GATE ECE cutoff 2024 pdf from the official website as and when it is released. 

What is GATE ECE opening and closing rank for IIT?

The GATE ECE opening and closing ranks for IITs will be released on the official website of COAP after the counselling process. 

What is a good score in GATE ECE?

To obtain the minimum GATE cutoff 2024 for Electronics and Communication Engineering, candidates must score at least 65-75 marks out of 100 in the paper. 

What is the cut off for GATE 2024?

The GATE cutoff 2024 is the minimum marks needed to be eligible for admission into various MTech courses in the top engineering institutes across the country. 

Which categories will be given relaxation of cutoff marks in GATE 2024 exam?

Candidates belonging to Other Backward Classes – Non-Creamy Layer, Scheduled Caste, Scheduled Tribes and Persons with Disabilities categories get relaxation in GATE qualifying marks.

What is the GATE 2024 cutoff for ECE?

The GATE ECE cutoff 2024 for the General category students is 25, OBC NCL/EWS is 22.5 and SC/ST/PWD is 16.6.

Who will be eligible for the counselling after the release of GATE cutoff 2024 for Electronics and Communication Engineering?

The candidates who will clear the cutoff of GATE ECE 2024 will be eligible to attend the GATE 2024 counselling process.

What are the factors determining the cutoff of GATE ECE 2024?

Some of the determining factors of GATE ECE cutoff 2024 include -

  • Total number of GATE applicants

  • Marks obtained in the exam

  • Category of the candidate

  • Availability of seats in the participating colleges

  • Difficulty level of the exam

  • Previous years' GATE cutoff marks for ECE

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