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    GATE Marks VS Rank 2025 – Check GATE Marks & Corresponding Ranks

    05 March, 2025
    Parthiva Mewawala

    Summary: In this blog, you will find detailed information on the GATE Marks Vs Rank 2025 across different papers. Keep reading to improve your understanding and learn about the differences.

    GATE Marks Vs Rank

    The Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) is a nationwide examination that serves as a gateway for engineering graduates to pursue prestigious public sector jobs and master’s programs at top institutions like IITs, NITs, and IISc Bangalore. In 2024, approximately 826,239 candidates registered for GATE, which underscores its importance as one of the most competitive exams in the country. 

    For those preparing for GATE in 2025, it is important to understand the GATE marks vs ranks. While marks represent the score a candidate achieves in the exam, the rank indicates their position relative to other candidates. This distinction can significantly impact admission opportunities and job prospects, making it vital for aspirants to grasp how these metrics work together in the context of their GATE journey.

    In this blog, we will delve into the GATE Marks Vs Ranks 2025 across different papers. 

    GATE Marks Vs Rank 2025

    GATE Marks Vs Rank 2025: EE Analysis

    These numbers are estimates; actual cut-offs may vary depending on the final exam conditions.

     

    Category Marks
    Gen 27
    OBC 23
    SC/ST/PwD 19

     

    Read More – GATE Qualifying Marks 2025 – GATE Previous Years’ Passing Marks

    The marks vs. rank correlation fluctuates yearly, but based on the level of this year’s paper, here’s an estimated breakdown:

     

    Marks Range Expected Rank
    80-90 1-10
    70-80 11-100
    55-69 101-750
    40-55 751-2000
    27-39 2001 onwards

     

    For reference:

    GATE 2024 AIR-1 scored 77 marks.

    GATE 2023 AIR-1 scored 67 marks.

    Read More: GATE Result 2025 – Merit List, Score Card & Cutoff

    GATE Marks Vs Rank 2025: EC Analysis

    GATE 2025 Expected Cut-off’s

    These numbers are estimates; actual cut-offs may vary depending on the final exam conditions.

     

    Category Marks
    Gen 27
    OBC 24
    SC/ST/PwD 16

     

    The marks vs. rank correlation fluctuates yearly, but based on the level of this year’s paper, here’s an estimated breakdown:

     

    Marks Range Expected Rank
    80-90 1-10
    65-80 11-100
    55-64 101-500
    45-54 501-2000
    27-44 2001 onwards

     

    For reference:

    GATE 2024 AIR-1 scored 85 marks.
    GATE 2023 AIR-1 scored 90 marks.

    Read More: GATE Cutoff 2024 – Check Paper & Category Wise CutOff

    GATE Marks Vs Rank 2025: ME Analysis

    These numbers are estimates; actual cut-offs may vary depending on the final exam conditions.

     

    CATEGORY  MARKS
    GEN 28-30
    OBC 25-28
    SC/ST/Pwd 20-22

     

    The marks vs. rank correlation fluctuates yearly, but based on the level of this year’s paper, here’s an estimated breakdown:

     

    Marks  Expected Rank 
    90+ 1-10
    85-90 10-100
    80-85 100–300
    70-80 300–1000
    60-70 1000–3000
    50-60 3000–5000
    40-50 5000–10000

     

    Read More – IIT Bombay GATE Cutoff

    GATE Marks Vs Rank 2025: CE Analysis

     

    Category Unreserved EWS / OBC-NCL SC/ST/PwD
    2023 27 24 18
    2024 28.3 25.4 18.8
    2025 29-31 26-27 19-21

     

    The marks vs. rank correlation fluctuates yearly, but based on the level of this year’s paper, here’s an estimated breakdown:

     

    Marks Range All India Rank (AIR) 
    100 – 80 1 – 30
    80 – 70 30 – 200
    70 – 60 200 – 1000
    60 – 50 1000 – 3000
    50 – 40 3000 – 7000
    40 – 30 7000 and Below

     

    Read More – BARC Recruitment 

    GATE Marks Vs Rank 2025: CS Analysis

    These numbers are estimates; actual cut-offs may vary depending on the final exam conditions.

     

    CATEGORY  MARKS
    GEN 27-29
    OBC 25-27
    SC/ST/Pwd 18-20

     

    The marks vs. rank correlation fluctuates yearly, but based on the level of this year’s paper, here’s an estimated breakdown:

     

    Marks  Expected Rank 
    90+ 1-10
    85-90 10-100
    80-85 100–300
    70-80 300– 600
    60-70 600 – 1500
    50-60 1500 – 4000
    40-50 4000 – 6000

     

    Read More – NIT Surathkal GATE Cutoff

    GATE Marks Vs Rank 2025: DA Analysis

     

    CATEGORY  MARKS
    GEN 34-37
    OBC 32-34
    SC/ST/Pwd 24-26

     

    The marks vs. rank correlation fluctuates yearly, but based on the level of this year’s paper, here’s an estimated breakdown:

     

    Marks  Expected Rank 
    80+ 1-10
    70- 80 10-100
    60- 70 100– 500
    50- 60 500– 1500
    40-50 1500 – 4000

     

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    How is the GATE rank of a candidate calculated?

    In the GATE exam, the rank of a candidate depends on the following factors, i.e.,

    • Difficulty level of the examination
    • GATE cut-off marks
    • Average marks secured by all the candidates
    • Average marks secured by top 10 candidates
    • Marks secured by the candidate

    With regards to the difficulty level, if more questions are framed from hard to very hard level, the average marks secured by the top 10 candidates and the average marks secured by all the candidates will decrease. In this case, even lesser marks can result in a better rank. On the other hand, if more questions are framed from moderate to hard level, then average marks secured by top 10 candidates and average marks secured by all the candidates will be higher. In this case, the candidate has to secure good marks to get a better rank.

    How is the GATE score of a candidate calculated?

    The GATE score will be generated using the formula below from the GATE marks secured by the candidate out of 100.

    GATE Score = Sq+ St–Sq( M-Mq)( Mt–Mq) 

    Where,

    • M: marks obtained by the candidate (actual marks for single-session papers and normalised marks for multi-session papers)
    • Mq: is the qualifying marks for general category candidates in the paper
    • M̅t: is the mean of marks of the top 0.1% or top 10 (whichever is larger) of the candidates who appeared in the paper (in case of multi-session papers including all sessions)
    • Sq: 350 is the score assigned to Mq
    • St: 900 is the score assigned to M̅t

    In the GATE score formula, Mq is usually 25 marks (out of 100) or (μ+σ), larger. Here, μ is the mean, and σ is the standard deviation of all the candidates who appeared in the paper.

    Read More – NIT Warangal GATE Cutoff

    The GATE Committee can decide the qualifying mark/score for each GATE paper. If any claim or dispute arises with respect to GATE, the Courts and Tribunals in Madras alone shall have the exclusive jurisdiction to entertain and settle any such dispute or claim.

    Here, we have considered the average data for the last 5 years.

    Paper-wise and category-wise qualifying GATE marks and qualifying GATE scores

     

    Streams Qualifying marks Qualifying Gate Score Candidates Appeared Candidates Qualified
    Gen Gen – EWS/

    OBC-NCL

    		 SC/

    ST/ PwD

    		 Gen Gen – EWS/

    OBC-NCL

    		 SC/

    ST/ PwD
    CE 27 24 18 350 318 244 90000 16200
    CS 33 29 22 350 313 227 80000 14400
    ECE 29 27 20 350 313 226 60000 10800
    EE 25 23 17 350 307 207 60000 9000
    ME 28 26 19 350 317 242 70000 12600

     

    Read More – NIT Delhi GATE Cutoff

    Paper-wise range of GATE marks (Out of 100) of appeared candidates for the GATE 2023 exam

     

    Paper Code ≤ 0 0<M≤10 10<M≤20 20<M≤30 30<M≤40 40<M≤50 50<M≤60 60<M≤70 70<M≤80 80<M≤90 90<M≤100
    CE 2693 30104 29942 11907 4806 2229 1063 369 69 5 0
    CS 1356 14797 27091 18895 8315 3184 1353 495 150 40 3
    EC 1360 13270 16199 8318 3705 1905 833 204 37 2 0
    EE 3595 26932 17179 5283 1682 512 97 12 0 0 0
    ME 2062 21068 23281 9416 3913 2178 1119 375 65 11 1

     

    Starting and ending GATE score vs rank for qualified candidates

     

    Papers S=(1000-901) S=(900-801) S=(800-701) S=(700-601) S=(600-501) S=(500-401) S=(400-301) S=(300-201)
    Starting Rank Ending Rank Starting Rank Ending Rank Starting Rank Ending Rank Starting Rank Ending Rank Starting Rank Ending Rank Starting Rank Ending Rank Starting Rank Ending Rank Starting Rank Ending Rank
    CE 1 29 30 214 219 762 778 1869 1904 3930 3971 7825 7956 16156 16391 24722
    CS 1 34 38 135 139 448 460 1210 1267 2986 3067 6923 7138 15938 16457 28510
    EC 1 16 17 78 81 322 337 1028 1077 2450 2528 4879 5022 9172 9431 15005
    EE 1 19 21 78 82 239 257 622 648 1417 1471 2946 3069 5682 5908 11360
    ME 1 23 24 114 119 489 510 1481 1521 3345 3425 6183 6327 11869 12208 18637

     

    Read More – GATE PSU Cutoffs – How much do you need to score to land a coveted PSU job?

    To sum up, the discussion about GATE marks vs rank boils down to personal choices. Some aim for good scores, which helps them get into a good college for higher education, while others focus on securing top ranks to secure a PSU job. Success lies in finding the right balance of available time and targeted marks, emphasising both subject knowledge and effective exam strategies.