GATE Physics (PH) Cutoff 2024 - Check Previous Year Cutoffs Here

Diksha Sharma

Updated On: March 19, 2024 10:24 AM

GATE 2024 cutoff for Physics paper has been released on March 16, 2024. The GATE Physics Cutoff 2024 for General is 32.1, OBC NCL/ EWS is 28.9 and SC/ST/PWD is 21.7.

 

GATE Physics Cutoff 2024

GATE Physics Cutoff 2024: IISc Bangalore has released the GATE 2024 cutoff for Physics along with the 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 2024 cutoff is the minimum mark that candidates must get in order to be considered for admission to MTech, MSc, and Ph.D programmes at participating institutes. The cutoff is determined by a number of factors, including the total number of available seats, the candidates' marks, the number of candidates who took the exam, and so on. The official GATE Physics Cutoff 2024 for General category students is 32.1, OBC NCL/ EWS is 28.9 and SC/ST/PWD is 21.7.
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Candidates who meet the GATE cutoff 2024 for Physics are eligible to participate in CCMT counselling for admission to IIITs, NITs, and CFTIs, as well as COAPS counselling for admission to IITs. GATE scores are used for PSU recruitment as well as admission to postgraduate programmes at IITs, NITs, IISc, and other engineering institutes in India. For reference, candidates might look at the GATE cutoffs from past years.
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The selection for admission is done on the basis of the Cutoff of GATE 2024 Physics which includes the closing GATE score for admission for different candidate categories. One of the popular streams of the GATE 2024 exam is the Physics paper for which a separate GATE Physics (PH) Cutoff 2024 has been released. On this page, you can check the GATE Physics Cutoff 2024 along with 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017 & 2016 cutoff details.
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Factors Influencing the Cutoff of GATE 2024 Physics

The Physics Cutoff of GATE 2024 is determined by a number of factors, which are listed below:

  • The number of candidates who took the exam
  • The level of difficulty of the physics question paper
  • The total number of seats available
  • The category into which the candidate wishes to be accepted
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GATE Physics Cutoff 2023

The GATE Physics paper cutoff score for 2023 has been provided below.

Paper Code

Unreserved

For OBC- (NCL)/ EWS

For SC/ ST/ PwD

PH: Physics

31.1

27.9

20.7

GATE 2022 Physics Cutoff

The GATE Physics (PH) Cutoff for the year 2022 is given below

Paper Code

Unreserved

For OBC- (NCL)/ EWS

For SC/ ST/ PwD

PH: Physics

26.5

23.8

17.6

GATE Physics Cutoff 2021

IIT Bombay has only released the GATE 2021 Physics (PH) cutoff marks, and the category-wise cutoff is available on the scorecard.

General OBC-NCL/EWS SC/ST/PwD
32.80 29.5 21.8

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GATE Physics Cutoff 2020

You can check from the table below the GATE 2020 cutoff for GATE Physics (PH) exam:

General/ EWS

37.2

OBC-NCL

33.4

SC/ ST/ PH

24.8

GATE Physics Cutoff 2019

You can check from the table below the GATE 2019 cutoff for GATE Physics (PH) exam:

General

25.2

OBC-NCL

22.7

SC/ ST/ PH

16.8

GATE Physics Cutoff 2018

You can check from the table below the GATE 2018 cutoff for GATE Physics (PH) exam:

General

29

OBC-NCL

26.1

SC/ ST/ PH

19.3

GATE Physics Cutoff 2017

You can check from the table below the GATE 2017 cutoff for GATE Physics (PH) exam:

General

26

OBC-NCL

22.5

SC/ ST/ PH

19

GATE Physics Cutoff 2016

You can check from the table below the GATE 2016 cutoff for GATE Physics (PH) exam:

General

27.5

OBC-NCL

25.5

SC/ ST/ PH

18.6

GATE Cutoff for All Papers

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List of Popular Colleges for M.Tech Engineering Physics

You can check from the table below the popular colleges in India to pursue M.Tech Physics from:

Name of the College

Location

People’s University

Bhopal

Regional College

Jaipur

Roorkee College of Engineering

Roorkee

Saveetha Engineering College

Chennai

Shyam University

Dausa

Vivekananda Global University

Jaipur

Teerthanker Mahaveer University

Moradabad

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FAQs

Which are some of the factors determining the GATE 2024 cutoff?

The GATE 2024 cutoff for each paper is determined by a number of factors such as the number of candidates who appeared for the GATE 2024 exam, the level of difficulty of the GATE question paper, the total number of seats available at the participating colleges etc. 

Which are some of the institutes providing M.Tech programmes in Engineering Physics?

Some of the institutes providing M.Tech programmes in Engineering Physics are Vivekananda Global University Jaipur, Shyam University Dausa, People’s University Bhopal and Saveetha Engineering College Chennai to name a few.

When is the GATE cutoff ranks declared?

The GATE cutoff ranks are released after the GATE exam is conducted.

When is the GATE 2024 result scheduled to be released?

The release date of GATE 2024 result is March 16, 2024.

When was the GATE 2024 Physics exam date?

The GATE 2024 Physics exam will be conducted on February 3, 2024 in the afternoon session. 

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