Hey! The qualifying cutoff for GATE CSE in 2025 was around 29.2 marks for General, 26.2 for OBC/EWS, and 19.4 for SC/ST/PwD. For GATE 2026, the official cutoff is not declared yet, but if we look at the past trends, it usually stays around 30–32 marks for General category. So, if you are preparing, it’s better to target a score well above this range to be on the safer side.

For GATE 2026 in Computer Science, the qualifying marks will only be announced after the exam results, but we can estimate based on previous years. In GATE 2025, the cutoff for general category was around 29 to 30 marks, for OBC and EWS it was about 26 marks, and for SC, ST, and PwD it was close to 19 marks. In most years, the qualifying marks for CS fall between 28 and 32 for general candidates, with proportionate relaxation for other categories. So for 2026, you can expect the cutoff to be in a similar range, although the exact figure will depend on the difficulty level of the paper and overall performance of candidates.