GATE Mechanical Engineering (ME) Marks vs Rank vs Score Analysis 2026

Sakunth Kumar

Updated On: September 01, 2025 03:16 PM

According to the GATE ME marks vs rank 2026 analysis, students with 90 to 100 marks will likely get a 1 to 2 rank, with 80 to 90 marks will likely get a 3 to 15 rank, with 70 to 80 marks will get a 16 to 130 rank, and so on. Check the GATE 2026 marks vs rank Mechanical here. 

GATE Mechanical Engineering (ME) Marks vs Rank vs Score Analysis 2026

GATE Mechanical Engineering (ME) Marks vs Rank vs Score Analysis 2026: GATE Mechanical Engineering marks vs rank vs score analysis 2026 will help you understand what rank you are likely to get based on your marks and scores. As per the expected GATE ME 2026 marks vs rank analysis, students with 80 to 90 marks will likely get a 3 to 15 rank; 70 to 80 marks will get a 16 to 130 rank; students with 60 to 70 marks will get a 136 to 685 rank, and so on. It is expected that GATE 2026 highest marks for Mechanical Engineering paper will be between 90 and 100. GATE rank is assigned to students based on their marks. Those of you scoring the highest marks in the GATE 2026 exam will get an AIR 1 rank. The final score of GATE is calculated for 1000 marks, and the GATE scorecard will have the marks, rank, and final score. The GATE Mechanical Engineering (ME) cutoff in the previous year was 35.8 for the General category, 32.2 for OBC/EWS, and 23.8 for SC/ST/PwD. You can go through the following article to check the tentative GATE Mechanical marks vs rank 2026 and the previous years' GATE marks vs rank Mechanical here.

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GATE ME Marks vs Rank 2026 (Expected)

Understanding the GATE 2026 Mechanical marks vs rank analysis will help you predict what rank you are most likely to get based on your marks. The highest marks scored by the toppers of 2025, 2024, 2023, were 95.33, 84.67, and 90.67, respectively. According to our exam experts, it is expected that the highest marks for the GATE Mechanical Engineering 2026 exam will be between around 90 and 90 to 100. AIR rank 1 will be given to those of you who score the highest marks. Check out the detailed GATE 2026 marks vs rank Mechanical below.
GATE Marks Expected GATE Rank
90+ to 100 marks 1 to 2
80+ to 90 marks 3 to 15
70+ to 80 marks 16 to 135
60+ to 70 marks 136 to 685
50+ to 60 marks 686 to 2165
40+ to 50 marks 2166 to 4790
30+ to 40 marks 4791 to 9250
20+ to 30 marks 9251 to 12975
10+ to 20 marks 12976 to Last Rank

Based on your tentative GATE ME scores,you can predict your probable rank using the GATE rank predictor.

Also Check - What is a Good Score in GATE Mechanical Engineering (ME) 2026?

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GATE ME 2024 Marks vs Rank vs Score Analysis

In 2024, the highest mark scored by the GATE Mechanical Engineering topper was 84.67 out of 100 and got an AIR 1 rank. The GATE ME rank vs marks Mechanical 2024 have been given below.

All India Rank

Marks

Score

1

84.67

1000

2 82.33 1000
4 78.67 963
5 78.33 959
7 77.33 947
8 77.00 943
9 76.67 939
12 76.33 935
16 76.00 931
17 75.00 919
22 74.00 906
24 73.67 902
27 73.33 898
30 73.00 894
33 72.67 890
38 72.33 886
40 72.00 882
43 71.67 878
47 71.00 869
50 70.67 865
58 70.33 861
65 70.00 857
68 69.67 853
82 69.00 845
83 68.67 841
90 68.33 837
93 68.00 833
96 67.67 829
112 67.00 820

GATE ME Marks vs Rank Analysis 2023

In the GATE 2023 exam, the highest mark scored by the Mechanical Engineering topper was 90.67 out of 10, and got an AIR 1 rank. As per the GATE Mechanical rank vs marks 2023 analysis, students with 90.67 rank got AIR 1 rank, between 80 to 90 marks 2 to 12 ranks were assigned, between 70 to 80 marks 13 to 77 ranks were assigned.

You can check out the GATE rank vs marks Mechanical 2023 here.

Marks

Ranks

90+ to 100 marks

1

80+ to 90 marks

2 to 12

70+ to 80 marks

13 to 77

60+ to 70 marks

78 to 452

50+ to 60 marks

453 to 1571

40+ to 50 marks

1572 to 3749

30+ to 40 marks

3750 to 7662

20+ to 30 marks

7663 to 11027

10+ to 20 marks

11028 to 11401

Less than 10 marks

N/A - Not Qualified

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GATE ME Marks vs Rank 2022 Analysis

The highest mark scored by the Mechanical Engineering topper in the GATE 2022 exam was 90.05 out of 100. A student with 90.05 marks got an AIR 1 rank in GATE 2022. According to the GATE marks vs rank Mechanical 2022, students with 80 to 90 marks got 2 to 16 rank, with 70 to 80 marks got 17 to 191 rank, and with 60 to 70 marks got 192 to 922 rank.

GATE Mechanical Engineering marks vs rank 2022 have been given below.

Marks

Ranks

90+ to 100 marks

1

80+ to 90 marks

2 to 16

70+ to 80 marks

17 to 191

60+ to 70 marks

192 to 922

50+ to 60 marks

923 to 2762

40+ to 50 marks

2763 to 5827

30+ to 40 marks

5828 to 10834

20+ to 30 marks

10835 to 14922

10+ to 20 marks

14923 to 15282

Less than 10 marks

N/A - Not Qualified

Also Check - GATE Qualifying Marks 2026

GATE ME Qualifying Cutoff Trends

GATE Mechanical Engineering qualifying cutoff 2026 will be released officially along with the GATE results. The GATE qualifying cutoff marks are the minimum marks that you must score to pass the GATE Mechanical Engineering paper. You can check the GATE ME Qualifying Cutoff for various categories below.

Category

2026 2025 2024

2023

2022

2021

2020

2019

2018

2017

2016

2015

2014

2013

General

TBA 35.8 28.6

28.4

28.1

33

34

34.1

34.7

32.87

29.6

32.73

28.86

25

OBC

TBA 32.2 25.7

25.5

25.2

29.7

30.6

30.7

31.2

29

26.6

29.46

25.97

22.25

SC/ST/PH

TBA 23.8 19

18.9

18.7

22

22.6

22.7

23.1

21

19.7

21.82

19.24

16.67

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FAQs

What is the rank of GATE for 60 marks in Mechanical Engineering?

According to the GATE Mechanical marks vs rank 2026, you will get a rank of around 686 for 60 marks in GATE.

What is the rank for 40 marks in GATE?

As per the GATE marks vs rank Mechanical Engineering 2026, you will get a rank around 2165 for 40 marks in GATE. 

What is the rank for 70 marks in GATE?

According to the GATE Mechanical Engineering 2026 marks vs rank analysis, with 70 marks you will likely get a rank around 685.

What is the rank for 60 marks in GATE mechanical?

As per the expected GATE Mechanical marks vs rank 20256, with 60 marks you will get a rank of around 136.

What is a good GATE score for mechanical engineering?

A score of 75+ is considered as a very good score in the GATE Mechanical Engineering exam. A score of 85+ is termed as an excellent score in GATE ME exam.

What are the GATE ME marks vs rank vs score analysis 2026?

According to the GATE 2026 marks vs rank Mechanical analysis, students with 90 to 100 marks will likely get a 1 to 2 rank, with 80 to 90 marks will likely get a 3 to 15 rank; 70 to 80 marks will get a 16 to 130 rank, and so on.

When is the GATE 2026 result for Mechanical Engineering scheduled to be released?

GATE 2026 result for Mechanical Engineering will be released on March 19, 2026. 

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