NIT Patna GATE Cut off 2026, Previous Year Opening and Closing Ranks for M.Tech Admission (2025-2017)

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The NIT Patna GATE cutoff for 2026 is expected to be released in June 2026. The cutoff will be based on several factors, including the number of test takers, exam difficulty, and seat availability. The expected GATE cutoff for NIT Patna in 2026 for the General AI category is as follows: 

  • Data Science & Engineering: 510–566
  • Urban & Regional Planning: 500–532

NIT Patna GATE Cutoff 2024 for OBC category students ranged between 311 and 401 in the last round. In the NIT Patna Gate Cut Off 2024 last-round, the top three specialisations and their GATE Cut off scores for the General AI category students were:

  • M.Tech. in Cyber Security – 454
  • M.Tech in Data Science & Engineering – 452
  • M.Tech. in Cyber Security 450– 494.
NIT PATNA GATE Cutoff


In 2025, NIT Patna M.Tech. in Cyber Security last-round cutoff score was 448. In 2024, the cutoff for the same specialisation closed at 454. You can expect the cut off in 2026 to be higher than the previous year. 

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NIT Patna GATE Cutoff 2026

The expected GATE 2026 cutoffs for M.Tech programs at NIT Patna reveal that Data Science & Engineering continues to be the most sought-after specialization, with the highest expected cutoff range between 510 and 566, followed by Urban & Regional Planning (500–532) and Cyber Security (450–494).

Course Expected GATE Cutoff 2026
Data Science & Engineering 510 - 566
Urban & Regional Planning 500 - 532
Cyber Security 450 - 494
VLSI & Microelectronics 400 - 438
Environmental Engineering 395 - 428
Control Systems 350 - 404
Power System Engineering 350 - 406
Wireless Communication Technology 350 - 404
Thermal & Fluid Engineering 315 - 384
Design Engineering 315 - 366
Geotechnical Engineering 300 - 358
Structural Engineering 300 - 356
Transportation Engineering 300 - 341
NIT Patna GATE Cutoff 2026

NIT Patna GATE Cutoff 2025

For General category students, the overall GATE cutoff in 2025 ranged from 351 to 572. Among the available courses, M.Tech in Data Science was the most sought-after, with a minimum cutoff of 485, followed by M.Tech in Cyber Security, which had a cutoff of 448.

Courses Round 1 (Closing marks) Round 2 (Closing marks) Round 3 (Closing marks) Round 4 (Closing marks) Round 5 (Closing marks)
M.Tech Data Science 572 549 539 495 485
M.Tech Cyber Security 555 539 523 468 448
M.Plan Urban and Regional Planning 502 485 - 474 -
M.Tech VLSI & Micro-Electronics 471 456 452 428 410
M.Tech Power System Engineering 389 362 - - -
M.Tech Wireless Communication Technology 385 360 358 389 -
M.Tech Control Systems 382 - - 405 -
M.Tech Structural Engineering 382 367 - 367 -
M.Tech Thermal and Fluid Engineering 380 - - - -
M.Tech Environmental Engineering 378 363 - 407 -
M.Tech Design Engineering 369 - - - -
M.Tech Geotechnical Engineering 359 - - - -
M.Tech Transportation Engineering 352 - - 351 -
NIT Patna GATE Cutoff 2025

NIT Patna GATE Cutoff 2025 OBC Category

The overall cutoff marks for OBC Category Students for GATE ranges between 305 - 526. M.Tech Data Science was the most preferred course for OBC candidates in 2025 with the minimum marks of 450 , followed by M.Tech Cyber Security with a cutoff of 429.

Courses Round 1 (Closing marks) Round 2 (Closing marks) Round 3 (Closing marks) Round 4 (Closing marks) Round 5 (Closing marks)
M.Tech Data Science 526 510 493 460 450
M.Tech Cyber Security 510 489 479 439 429
M.Tech VLSI & Micro-Electronics 444 440 436 409 390
M.Plan Urban and Regional Planning 395 356 305 - -
M.Tech Structural Engineering 363 332 - 352 341
M.Tech Wireless Communication Technology 358 345 334 - -
M.Tech Power System Engineering 358 330 - - -
M.Tech Control Systems 354 336 326 - -
M.Tech Geotechnical Engineering 337 322 - 341 -
M.Tech Environmental Engineering 337 325 - - -
M.Tech Transportation Engineering 332 328 - 322 -
M.Tech Water Resources Engineering 328 317 - - -
M.Tech Design Engineering 322 - - 314 -
M.Tech Thermal and Fluid Engineering 321 - - 327 -
NIT Patna GATE Cutoff 2025 (OBC)

NIT Patna GATE Cutoff 2025 SC Category

The overall cutoff marks for SC Category Students for GATE ranges between 210 - 439. M.Plan Urban and Regional Planning was the most preferred course for SC candidates in 2025 with the minimum marks of 439 , followed by M.Tech Cyber Security with a cutoff of 414.

Courses Round 1 (Closing marks) Round 2 (Closing marks) Round 3 (Closing marks) Round 4 (Closing marks) Round 5 (Closing marks)
M.Plan Urban and Regional Planning 439 - - - -
M.Tech Cyber Security 414 377 - 339 323
M.Tech Data Science 400 - 397 346 334
M.Tech VLSI & Micro-Electronics 338 315 300 284 -
M.Tech Environmental Engineering 297 - - - -
M.Tech Power System Engineering 291 275 263 255 -
M.Tech Wireless Communication Technology 288 272 - 256 -
M.Tech Control Systems 287 275 - - -
M.Tech Structural Engineering 275 268 - 266 -
M.Tech Geotechnical Engineering 268 247 243 - -
M.Tech Transportation Engineering 267 210 253 252 243
M.Tech Water Resources Engineering 264 243 - - -
M.Tech Design Engineering 241 232 - - -
M.Tech Thermal and Fluid Engineering 236 - - - -
M.Tech Smart Manufacturing 232 - - - -

NIT Patna Year Wise GATE Cutoff Trends

M.Tech in Data Science has consistently been the top choice among students at NIT Patna, with cutoff scores of 485 in 2025 and 352 in 2023.

Courses 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021
M.Tech Data Science 485 - 352 - -
M.Plan Urban and Regional Planning 474 359 358 363 356
M.Tech Cyber Security 448 454 356 - -
M.Tech VLSI & Micro-Electronics 410 385 355 - 350
M.Tech Control Systems 382 358 407 355 362
M.Tech Thermal and Fluid Engineering 380 - - - -
M.Tech Design Engineering 369 363 374 352 351
M.Tech Structural Engineering 367 362 390 469 479
M.Tech Environmental Engineering 363 359 366 361 368
M.Tech Power System Engineering 362 367 356 - 475
M.Tech Geotechnical Engineering 359 351 362 389 458
M.Tech Wireless Communication Technology 358 355 - - -
M.Tech Transportation Engineering 351 355 354 412 454
M.Tech Water Resources Engineering - 351 366 352 350
M.Arch Sustainable Built Environment - 359 372 363 -
M.Tech Thermal Engineering - 371 373 378 361
M.Tech Communication Systems - - 355 354 431
M.Tech Production Engineering - - 371 - 352
M.Tech Computer Science and Engineering - - - - 350
M.Tech Information Technology - - - - 352
NIT Patna MTech Placements

NIT Patna MTech Placement

NIT Patna MTech Placement in session 2024-25 till now has 19 total offers with highest package of ₹12.5 LPA.

Session Total Offers Highest Package (LPA) Minimum Package (LPA) Average Package (LPA)
2024-25 19 12.5 5.0 7.8
2023-24 24 17.0 4.0 8.0
2022-23 99 30.03 3.5 NA
NIT Patna GATE Cut off 2024
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NIT Patna GATE Cut off 2024

Candidates can check previous year GATE Cut off in the article below. Candidates must note that admission to M.Tech courses at NIT Patna will be granted on the basis of GATE scores

Course Round 1 (Closing Score) Last Round (Closing Score)
M.Tech. in Control System Engineering 367 389
Discontinued (Jun 2024)- M.Tech. in Cyber Security 519 454
Discontinued (Jun 2024)- M.Tech in Data Science & Engineering 540 452
M.Tech. in Design Engineering 363 363 (R1)
M.Tech. in Environmental Engineering 363 359
M.Tech. in Geotechnical Engineering 351 351 (R1)
M.Arch. in Sustainable Architecture 372 359
Master of Urban and Regional Planning (MURP) 383 394
M.Tech. in VLSI and Microelectronics 447 385
M.Tech. in Power System Engineering 380 367
M.Tech. in Structural Engineering 419 436
M.Tech. in Thermal Engineering 388 371
M.Tech. in Transportation Engineering 370 355
M.Tech. in Water Resources Engineering 351 351 (R1)

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NIT Patna GATE Cut off 2023

NIT Patna GATE Cut off 2023

PG Program Group Category Opening Rank Closing Rank
Control System Engineering G1 SC 214 259
Cyber Security G1 OBC-NCL 378 348
Cyber Security G1 OPEN 438 487
Cyber Security G1 SC 314 254
Communication Systems G1 OPEN 355 459
Data Science & Engineering G1 OBC-NCL 393 341
Data Science & Engineering G1 OPEN 468 536
Data Science & Engineering G1 EWS 438 352
Data Science & Engineering G1 OPEN-PwD 228 228
Data Science & Engineering G1 SC 341 341
Design Engineering G1 OBC-NCL 338 338
Design Engineering G1 SC 311 311
Design Engineering G1 OPEN 374 429
Environmental Engineering G1 OPEN 394 460
Environmental Engineering G2 OBC-NCL 322 322
Environmental Engineering G1 SC 269 300
Environmental Engineering G1 ST 296 296
Environmental Engineering G1 OBC-NCL 337 339
Geotechnical Engineering G1 ST 251 251
Geotechnical Engineering G1 OBC-NCL 337 335
Geotechnical Engineering G1 SC 291 315
Geotechnical Engineering G1 EWS 321 321
Geotechnical Engineering G1 OPEN 371 382
Master of Urban & Regional Planning G1 OBC-NCL 322 322
Master of Urban & Regional Planning G1 OPEN 423 478
Master of Urban & Regional Planning G1 SC 249 249
Microelectronics and VLSI System Design G2 OBC-NCL 377 339
Microelectronics and VLSI System Design G1 OBC-NCL 413 380
Microelectronics and VLSI System Design G2 SC 268 268
Microelectronics and VLSI System Design G1 OPEN 467 480
Microelectronics and VLSI System Design G1 SC 346 346
Power System Engineering G1 OBC-NCL 332 344
Power System Engineering G1 SC 328 328
Power System Engineering G2 OBC-NCL 339 329
Production Engineering G1 OPEN 371 371
Production Engineering G1 SC 258 258
Structural Engineering G1 SC 327 366
Structural Engineering G1 OPEN 426 521
Structural Engineering G1 ST 255 255
Structural Engineering G1 OBC-NCL 398 399
Structural Engineering G1 EWS 374 374
Thermal Engineering G1 OPEN 402 402
Thermal Engineering G1 SC 251 251
Thermal Engineering G1 OBC-NCL 342 343
Transportation Engineering G1 OPEN 374 460
Transportation Engineering G1 EWS 333 333
Transportation Engineering G1 SC 336 369
Transportation Engineering G1 OBC-NCL 341 355
Water Resources Engineering G1 OPEN 366 366
Water Resources Engineering G1 SC 255 255
Water Resources Engineering G1 OBC-NCL 325 325
Water Resources Engineering G1 ST 248 248

Latest Updates:

NIT Patna GATE Cut off 2022

NIT Patna GATE Cut off 2022

PG Program Group Category Opening Rank Closing Rank
Control System Engineering G1 OBC-NCL 371 414
Control System Engineering G1 OPEN 418 543
Control System Engineering G1 SC 278 396
Control System Engineering G2 OPEN 362 362
Communication Systems G1 OBC-NCL 321 321
Communication Systems G1 OPEN 354 508
Communication Systems G1 SC 279 279
Design Engineering G1 OBC-NCL 351 384
Design Engineering G1 OPEN 420 586
Design Engineering G1 SC 268 276
Design Engineering G2 OPEN 387 387
Environmental Engineering G1 OBC-NCL 442 458
Environmental Engineering G1 EWS 337 337
Environmental Engineering G1 OPEN 462 493
Environmental Engineering G1 SC 269 295
Environmental Engineering G2 OBC-NCL 327 342
Environmental Engineering G2 OPEN 361 366
Environmental Engineering G2 SC 270 270
Geotechnical Engineering G1 OBC-NCL 364 389
Geotechnical Engineering G1 EWS 336 342
Geotechnical Engineering G1 OPEN 399 469
Geotechnical Engineering G1 SC 279 375
M.Arch. (Sustainable Architecture) G1 OBC-NCL 339 417
M.Arch. (Sustainable Architecture) G1 OPEN 417 478
M.Arch. (Sustainable Architecture) G1 SC 187 235
M.Arch. (Sustainable Architecture) G1 ST 223 223
Master of Urban & Regional Planning G1 OBC-NCL 320 411
Master of Urban & Regional Planning G1 OPEN 429 575
Master of Urban & Regional Planning G1 SC 205 260
Master of Urban & Regional Planning G1 ST 222 222
Structural Engineering G1 OBC-NCL 413 449
Structural Engineering G1 EWS 375 406
Structural Engineering G1 OPEN 469 528
Structural Engineering G1 SC 352 423
Structural Engineering G1 ST 263 263
Thermal Engineering G1 OBC-NCL 326 378
Thermal Engineering G1 EWS 320 320
Thermal Engineering G1 OPEN 392 510
Thermal Engineering G1 SC 247 294
Transportation Engineering G1 OBC-NCL 395 407
Transportation Engineering G1 EWS 357 376
Transportation Engineering G1 OPEN 412 524
Transportation Engineering G1 SC 266 349
Transportation Engineering G1 ST 264 277
Water Resources Engineering G1 OBC-NCL 347 361
Water Resources Engineering G1 OPEN 376 420
Water Resources Engineering G1 SC 260 295
NIT Patna GATE Cut off 2021

NIT Patna GATE Cut off 2021

Programme Name Group Id Open Seat EWS Seat OBC-NCL Seat SC Seat ST Seat
Max Min Max Min Max Min Max Min Max Min
Control System Engineering G1 623 426 384 366 456 377 275 252 0 0
Computer Networks G1 515 435 407 358 426 366 323 247 0 0
Master of Architecture G1 513 438 302 0 469 333 364 185 154 154
Master of Urban & Regional Planning G1 562 438 358 0 438 333 278 197 228 228
Communication Systems G1 469 355 369 0 417 326 250 247 0 0
Design Engineering G1 651 419 495 0 454 327 320 214 0 0
Environmental Engineering G1 632 449 459 360 460 396 343 307 252 0
Environmental Engineering G2 504 423 300 0 414 334 287 245 245 245
Geotechnical Engineering G1 657 450 448 392 458 417 406 353 249 0
Information Security G1 585 433 428 358 450 353 348 289 0 0
Power System Engineering G1 702 486 407 369 471 414 369 273 260 260
Production Engineering G1 526 351 0 0 388 330 343 282 352 0
Structural Engineering G1 585 486 489 375 488 467 425 343 350 0
Transportation Engineering G1 789 499 499 411 515 423 425 375 294 263
Thermal Engineering G1 617 445 361 361 445 337 419 245 0 0
Microelectronics and VLSI System Design G1 622 431 464 360 462 364 340 274 245 245
Water Resources Engineering G1 469 378 411 332 429 364 350 276 262 262
NIT Patna GATE Cut off 2020

NIT Patna GATE Cut off 2020

Programme Name Group Id Open Seat EWS Seat OBC-NCL Seat SC Seat ST Seat
Max Min Max Min Max Min Max Min Max Min
Control System Engineering G1 594 464 490 362 502 444 387 320 243 217
Computer Networks G1 612 472 441 375 488 391 367 305 251 0
Master of Architecture G1 573 437 365 0 427 314 241 189 0 0
Communication Systems G1 527 453 458 369 486 393 336 259 0 0
Design Engineering G1 704 520 537 403 519 453 404 240 0 0
Environmental Engineering G1 570 440 459 417 477 417 331 299 261 256
Geotechnical Engineering G1 537 470 470 440 484 444 348 305 263 234
Information Security G1 558 476 437 430 469 395 364 317 0 0
Microelectronics & VLSI Design G1 604 498 546 434 547 458 377 328 300 0
Power System Engineering G1 707 524 552 375 559 464 464 362 230 230
Production Engineering G1 554 455 478 356 512 428 356 245 352 0
Structural Engineering G1 586 518 518 444 522 504 425 331 341 234
Transportation Engineering G1 652 481 466 447 504 451 364 320 290 242
Thermal Engineering G1 737 530 523 491 553 457 373 269 0 0
Urban & Regional Planning G1 494 443 370 0 432 331 303 213 173 0
Water Resources Engineering G1 650 428 447 405 459 410 356 317 253 0
NIT Patna GATE Cut off 2019

NIT Patna GATE Cut off 2019

Programme Name Group Id Open Seat EWS Seat OBC-NCL Seat SC Seat ST Seat
Max Min Max Min Max Min Max Min Max Min
Control System Engineering G1 587 524 502 446 545 474 464 298 241 0
Computer Networks G1 612 503 489 0 485 418 386 256 289 0
Master of Architecture G1 523 443 0 0 449 313 239 133 0 0
Communication Systems G1 553 496 499 376 511 411 355 327 0 0
Design Engineering G1 636 545 498 422 578 399 326 248 0 0
Environmental Engineering G1 594 463 433 396 485 426 378 325 293 278
Geotechnical Engineering G1 559 485 459 404 507 451 422 313 296 254
Information Security G1 592 507 503 422 529 430 367 263 256 0
Microelectronics & VLSI Design G1 599 534 538 480 561 449 369 361 304 304
Power System Engineering G1 796 548 527 439 576 496 450 333 252 0
Production Engineering G1 558 487 515 487 523 370 368 235 0 0
Structural Engineering G1 678 549 548 530 564 507 415 307 318 301
Transportation Engineering G1 585 518 515 433 526 459 496 341 322 259
Thermal Engineering G1 657 534 512 387 571 458 399 326 0 0
Urban & Regional Planning G1 684 455 0 0 406 325 282 115 288 0
Water Resources Engineering G1 526 455 447 0 478 400 337 293 289 254
NIT Patna GATE Cut off 2018

NIT Patna GATE Cut off 2018

Programme Name Group Id Open Seat OBC-NCL Seat SC Seat ST Seat
Max Min Max Min Max Min Max Min
Computer Science & Engineering G1 628 520 525 445 421 366 330 330
Computer Science & Engineering (Dual Degree) G1 529 529 473 437 0 0 0 0
Control System Engineering G1 570 529 547 481 411 342 286 246
Control System Engineering (Dual Degree) G1 558 551 551 499 0 0 0 0
Communication System (Dual Degree) G1 496 441 441 430 0 0 0 0
Communication Systems G1 526 441 459 370 360 244 224 0
Design Engineering G1 740 629 622 595 412 310 359 359
Design Engineering (Dual Degree) G1 0 0 589 589 0 0 0 0
Environmental Engineering G1 589 532 531 487 389 351 311 256
Environmental Engineering (Dual Degree) G1 568 522 545 492 0 0 0 0
Geotechnical Engineering G1 599 541 545 511 417 371 325 301
Geotechnical Engineering (Dual Degree) G1 688 531 0 0 361 342 0 0
Information Technology G1 560 489 477 378 390 302 298 263
Information Technology (Dual Degree) G1 521 493 467 410 0 0 0 0
Microelectronics & VLSI Design G1 585 461 511 395 410 254 0 0
Microelectronics & VLSI System Design(Dual Degree) G1 536 536 0 0 354 239 0 0
Power System Engineering (Dual Degree) G1 591 591 0 0 0 0 397 397
Power Systems Engineering G1 900 554 568 507 488 430 353 257
Production Engineering G1 641 604 609 565 391 299 294 294
Production Engineering (Dual Degree) G1 657 593 0 0 373 303 0 0
River Engineering G1 531 492 489 446 355 321 274 274
Structural Engineering G1 697 595 606 568 512 385 358 315
Structural Engineering (Dual Degree) G1 578 578 572 568 0 0 0 0
Thermal Engineering G1 697 634 647 599 469 380 355 0
Thermal Engineering (Dual Degree) G1 759 759 0 0 407 341 0 0
Transportation Engineering G1 627 548 568 519 475 374 369 276
Transportation Engineering (Dual Degree) G1 616 616 0 0 0 0 279 0
Urban & Regional Planning G1 554 486 441 369 369 172 186 186
Urban & Regional Planning (Dual Degree) G1 683 554 0 0 397 161 0 0
Water Resources Engineering G1 555 515 518 474 375 345 311 311
Water Resources Engineering (Dual Degree) G1 535 505 0 0 0 0 0 0
NIT Patna GATE Cut off 2017

NIT Patna GATE Cut off 2017

Programme Name Group Id Open Seat OBC-NCL Seat SC Seat ST Seat
Max Min Max Min Max Min Max Min
Computer Science & Engineering G1 582 516 505 450 476 358 271 271
Computer Science & Engineering (Dual Degree) G1 585 538 538 457 0 0 0 0
Control System Engineering G1 610 537 559 483 394 327 304 302
Control System Engineering (Dual Degree) G1 598 541 521 521 0 0 0 0
Communication System (Dual Degree) G1 558 543 499 499 0 0 0 0
Communication Systems G1 592 498 511 435 366 274 244 0
Design Engineering G1 700 631 645 576 510 401 420 323
Design Engineering (Dual Degree) G1 679 641 641 581 0 0 0 0
Environmental Engineering G1 620 503 499 465 367 330 282 249
Environmental Engineering (Dual Degree) G1 552 516 454 450 0 0 0 0
Geotechnical Engineering G1 586 513 513 482 399 351 302 250
Geotechnical Engineering (Dual Degree) G1 561 534 525 461 0 0 0 0
Information Technology G1 541 483 467 403 352 279 0 0
Information Technology (Dual Degree) G1 541 514 0 0 357 272 0 0
Microelectronics & VLSI Design G1 606 530 557 458 359 268 272 0
Microelectronics & VLSI System Design(Dual Degree) G1 580 580 0 0 330 275 0 0
Power System Engineering (Dual Degree) G1 602 559 0 0 0 0 306 0
Power Systems Engineering G1 602 554 566 513 509 347 333 260
Production Engineering G1 648 605 620 557 444 356 519 321
Production Engineering (Dual Degree) G1 654 638 0 0 408 408 0 0
River Engineering G1 503 465 475 427 349 309 278 0
Structural Engineering G1 742 571 586 523 437 366 337 337
Structural Engineering (Dual Degree) G1 636 552 482 482 0 0 0 0
Thermal Engineering G1 691 634 655 587 571 451 335 270
Thermal Engineering (Dual Degree) G1 701 679 615 610 0 0 0 0
Transportation Engineering G1 610 520 526 485 475 340 333 275
Transportation Engineering (Dual Degree) G1 582 541 0 0 0 0 292 0
Urban & Regional Planning G1 523 406 411 322 284 189 211 211
Urban & Regional Planning (Dual Degree) G1 684 412 0 0 223 223 0 0
Water Resources Engineering G1 544 496 489 454 366 334 283 253
Water Resources Engineering (Dual Degree) G1 516 475 0 0 0 0 0 0

Fees Structure

Structure based on different categories

CategoriesState
General1800
Women900
sc900
pwd900

Note: GATE 2024 Application Fee needs to be paid online through net banking or debit card or credit card facilities. Additional charges will be applicable as per the rule of the bank from where the money is being transferred. This charge will be specified on the payment portal.

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