NIT Raipur GATE cutoff 2026 is the minimum score the candidates require to get admission to MTech courses offered at NIT Raipur. Last year,
- M.Tech Information Technology was the most difficult to get into, as it has the highest cutoff across all rounds i.e. 565
- The lowest cutoff in Round 2 was for MTech Energy & Environment 350 .
Candidates can check the detailed MTech GATE 2025 Cutoff for all rounds and categories in the tables below, which include Opening & Closing Ranks, Category-wise Cutoffs, and College-wise Comparisons.
NIT Raipur GATE Cutoff 2026 - Expected
NIT Raipur GATE 2026 cutoff for Information Technology is expected to be in range of 460 - 480, while Thermal Engineering is expected to be in range of 420 - 440. The cutoff for VLSI & Embedded Systems is projected to be between 410 - 430.
| Course |
Expected GATE Cutoff Score |
| Information Technology |
460-480 |
| Thermal Engineering |
420-440 |
| VLSI & Embedded Systems |
410-430 |
| Structural Engineering |
400-425 |
| M.Plan in Urban Planning |
400-450 |
| Industrial Engineering & Management |
390-410 |
| M.Tech in Power System & Power Electronics |
370-400 |
| Machine Design |
360-390 |
| Energy and Environment |
355-380 |
| Water Resources Development & Irrigation Engineering |
350-380 |
NIT Raipur GATE Cutoff 2025
The GATE cutoff marks for General Category students range from 350 to 590. Among these, M.Tech in Information Technology emerged as the most preferred course for General candidates in 2025, with a minimum cutoff of 483. It was closely followed by M.Tech in VLSI Design & Embedded System, which had a cutoff of 489.
| Courses |
Round 1 (Closing marks) |
Round 2 (Closing marks) |
Round 3 (Closing marks) |
Round 4 (Closing marks) |
| M.Tech Information Technology |
565 |
539 |
531 |
483 |
| M.Tech VLSI Design & Embedded System |
489 |
477 |
460 |
420 |
| M.Tech Urban and Regional Planning |
463 |
412 |
389 |
- |
| M.Tech Industrial Engineering & Management |
414 |
361 |
- |
- |
| M.Tech Power System & Control |
367 |
354 |
- |
- |
| M.Tech Structural Engineering |
366 |
363 |
- |
- |
| M.Tech Energy and Environment |
364 |
350 |
- |
590 |
| M.Tech Water Resources Development & Irrigation Engineering |
359 |
- |
- |
- |
| M.Tech Medical Devices |
358 |
354 |
398 |
372 |
| M.Tech Machine Design |
352 |
- |
- |
- |
NIT Raipur GATE Cutoff 2025 - OBC Category
The overall cutoff marks for OBC Category Students for GATE ranges between 294 - 511. M.Tech Information Technology was the most preferred course for OBC candidates in 2025 with the minimum marks of 443 , followed by M.Tech VLSI Design & Embedded System with a cutoff of 448.
| Courses |
Round 1 (Closing marks) |
Round 2 (Closing marks) |
Round 3 (Closing marks) |
Round 4 (Closing marks) |
| M.Tech Information Technology |
511 |
496 |
489 |
443 |
| M.Tech VLSI Design & Embedded System |
448 |
444 |
444 |
393 |
| M.Tech Urban and Regional Planning |
372 |
344 |
294 |
- |
| M.Tech Structural Engineering |
355 |
317 |
- |
- |
| M.Tech Power System & Control |
354 |
322 |
- |
- |
| M.Tech Medical Devices |
346 |
372 |
330 |
319 |
| M.Tech Industrial Engineering & Management |
345 |
- |
- |
- |
| M.Tech Energy and Environment |
337 |
- |
- |
- |
| M.Tech Machine Design |
325 |
- |
- |
- |
| M.Tech Thermal Engineering |
314 |
- |
- |
- |
| M.Tech Water Resources Development & Irrigation Engineering |
308 |
- |
- |
- |
NIT Raipur GATE Cutoff 2025 - SC Category
The GATE cutoff marks for SC Category students range between 192 and 403. In 2025, M.Tech in Information Technology was the most sought-after course for SC candidates, with a minimum cutoff of 370. This was followed by M.Tech in VLSI Design & Embedded System, which had a cutoff of 345.
| Courses |
Round 1 (Closing marks) |
Round 2 (Closing marks) |
Round 3 (Closing marks) |
Round 4 (Closing marks) |
| M.Tech Information Technology |
403 |
389 |
- |
370 |
| M.Tech VLSI Design & Embedded System |
345 |
318 |
- |
305 |
| M.Tech Power System & Control |
291 |
287 |
275 |
255 |
| M.Tech Structural Engineering |
283 |
- |
268 |
- |
| M.Tech Energy and Environment |
271 |
240 |
207 |
- |
| M.Tech Water Resources Development & Irrigation Engineering |
262 |
253 |
200 |
- |
| M.Tech Medical Devices |
251 |
219 |
221 |
194 |
| M.Tech Urban and Regional Planning |
249 |
232 |
192 |
- |
| M.Tech Thermal Engineering |
249 |
- |
- |
- |
| M.Tech Industrial Engineering & Management |
233 |
231 |
- |
- |
| M.Tech Machine Design |
232 |
- |
- |
- |
NIT Raipur GATE Cutoff 2025 - ST Category
The overall cutoff marks for ST Category Students for GATE ranges between 116 - 346. M.Tech Power System & Control was the most preferred course for ST candidates in 2025 with the minimum marks of 346 , followed by M.Tech Information Technology with a cutoff of 314.
| Courses |
Round 1 (Closing marks) |
Round 2 (Closing marks) |
Round 3 (Closing marks) |
Round 4 (Closing marks) |
| M.Tech Power System & Control |
346 |
- |
- |
- |
| M.Tech Information Technology |
314 |
278 |
- |
314 |
| M.Tech Structural Engineering |
298 |
- |
- |
- |
| M.Tech VLSI Design & Embedded System |
288 |
- |
- |
276 |
| M.Tech Medical Devices |
255 |
- |
- |
- |
| M.Tech Water Resources Development & Irrigation Engineering |
243 |
- |
- |
253 |
| M.Tech Urban and Regional Planning |
203 |
181 |
- |
116 |
NIT Raipur Year Wise GATE Cutoff Trends
The year-wise GATE cutoff trends for NIT Raipur showcase varying trends across different M.Tech programs. For M.Tech Information Technology, the cutoff has risen steadily from 352 in 2021 to 483 in 2025. Similarly, M.Tech VLSI Design & Embedded System saw a slight fluctuation, with a peak of 420 in 2025, compared to 374 in 2021. Newer courses such as M.Tech Urban and Regional Planning and M.Tech Medical Devices have their cutoffs starting at 389 and 354 in 2025, respectively. M.Tech Structural Engineering had a consistent decrease from 479 in 2021 to 363 in 2025.
| Courses |
2025 |
2024 |
2023 |
2022 |
2021 |
| M.Tech Information Technology |
483 |
436 |
356 |
368 |
352 |
| M.Tech VLSI Design & Embedded System |
420 |
365 |
389 |
358 |
374 |
| M.Tech Urban and Regional Planning |
389 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| M.Tech Structural Engineering |
363 |
363 |
390 |
444 |
479 |
| M.Tech Industrial Engineering & Management |
361 |
359 |
372 |
355 |
361 |
| M.Tech Water Resources Development & Irrigation Engineering |
359 |
352 |
353 |
364 |
375 |
| M.Tech Medical Devices |
354 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| M.Tech Power System & Control |
354 |
358 |
- |
358 |
350 |
| M.Tech Machine Design |
352 |
359 |
357 |
390 |
351 |
| M.Tech Energy and Environment |
350 |
355 |
- |
364 |
- |
| M.Tech Thermal Engineering |
- |
410 |
418 |
373 |
365 |
| M.Tech Chemical Engineering |
- |
- |
- |
- |
361 |
NIT Raipur MTech Placement
The M.Tech placement data for NIT Raipur reflects a gradual decrease in placement percentages over the years. In 2025, out of 92 eligible students, only 15 were placed, resulting in a placement percentage of 16.30%.
| Year |
Eligible Students |
Students Placed |
Placement Percentage |
Median Package (INR LPA) |
| 2025 |
92 |
15 |
16.30% |
- |
| 2024 |
86 |
23 |
26.74% |
7.5 |
| 2023 |
111 |
30 |
27% |
8.16 |
NIT Raipur MTech Branch Wise Placements
The M.Tech branch-wise placement data for NIT Raipur shows varying placement rates across different specializations. Applied Geology has the lowest placement rate at 6.25%, while Energy and Environment shows a relatively higher rate of 25%. Civil Engineering follows with a placement rate of 9.90%. Electrical Engineering has the highest placement rate at 46.15%, and Information Technology stands at 26.09%.
| MTech Branch |
Placement Rate |
| Applied Geology |
6.25% |
| Energy and Environment |
25% |
| Civil |
9.90% |
| Electrical |
46.15% |
| Information Technology |
26.09% |
NIT Raipur GATE 2024 General Course-wise Cutoff marks
| Category |
Round 1 |
Round 2 |
Round 3 |
Round 4 |
Round 5 |
Round 6 |
| M.Tech Information Technology |
436 |
487 |
483 |
463 |
512 |
454 |
| M.Tech Structural Engineering |
424 |
414 |
393 |
363 |
- |
- |
| M.Tech Thermal Engineering |
410 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| M.Tech Industrial Engineering & Management |
392 |
390 |
385 |
359 |
526 |
- |
| M.Tech Vlsi Design & Embedded System |
390 |
424 |
365 |
420 |
395 |
459 |
| M.Tech Machine Design |
359 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| M.Tech Power System & Control |
358 |
367 |
371 |
358 |
- |
- |
| M.Tech Energy And Environment |
355 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| M.Tech Water Resources Development & Irrigation Engineering |
352 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
NIT Raipur GATE 2024 SC Course-wise Cutoff marks
| Category |
Round 1 |
Round 2 |
Round 3 |
Round 4 |
Round 5 |
Round 6 |
| M.Tech Water Resources Development & Irrigation Engineering |
297 |
253 |
289 |
- |
- |
- |
| M.Tech Structural Engineering |
293 |
253 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| M.Tech Information Technology |
291 |
335 |
326 |
353 |
- |
- |
| M.Tech Industrial Engineering & Management |
281 |
256 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| M.Tech Energy And Environment |
278 |
275 |
257 |
253 |
244 |
244 |
| M.Tech Power System & Control |
275 |
262 |
292 |
288 |
- |
- |
| M.Tech Vlsi Design & Embedded System |
273 |
310 |
305 |
293 |
320 |
- |
| M.Tech Machine Design |
253 |
245 |
269 |
- |
- |
- |
| M.Tech Thermal Engineering |
253 |
232 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
NIT Raipur GATE 2024 ST Course-wise Cutoff marks
| Category |
Round 1 |
Round 2 |
Round 3 |
Round 4 |
| M.Tech Information Technology |
342 |
197 |
- |
- |
| M.Tech Water Resources Development & Irrigation Engineering |
304 |
253 |
- |
- |
| M.Tech Energy And Environment |
284 |
- |
- |
- |
| M.Tech Structural Engineering |
282 |
253 |
- |
- |
| M.Tech Thermal Engineering |
257 |
- |
- |
- |
| M.Tech Power System & Control |
253 |
244 |
332 |
262 |
| M.Tech Vlsi Design & Embedded System |
236 |
244 |
261 |
- |
NIT Raipur GATE 2024 OBC Course-wise Cutoff marks
| Category |
Round 1 |
Round 2 |
Round 3 |
Round 4 |
Round 5 |
Round 6 |
| M.Tech Information Technology |
463 |
353 |
437 |
423 |
397 |
375 |
| M.Tech Vlsi Design & Embedded System |
426 |
364 |
315 |
405 |
400 |
365 |
| M.Tech Structural Engineering |
370 |
355 |
320 |
355 |
- |
- |
| M.Tech Power System & Control |
336 |
332 |
323 |
345 |
- |
- |
| M.Tech Industrial Engineering & Management |
334 |
323 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| M.Tech Machine Design |
334 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| M.Tech Water Resources Development & Irrigation Engineering |
324 |
320 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| M.Tech Energy And Environment |
323 |
319 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
NIT Raipur GATE 2024 EWS Course-wise Cutoff marks
| Category |
Round 1 |
Round 2 |
Round 3 |
Round 4 |
| M.Tech Information Technology |
476 |
349 |
456 |
382 |
| M.Tech Vlsi Design & Embedded System |
430 |
420 |
355 |
335 |
| M.Tech Structural Engineering |
412 |
351 |
- |
- |
| M.Tech Industrial Engineering & Management |
346 |
320 |
- |
- |
| M.Tech Energy And Environment |
333 |
- |
- |
- |
| M.Tech Power System & Control |
323 |
- |
- |
- |
NIT Raipur Last 3 years GATE Cutoff
You can check the detailed NIT Raipur GATE Cutoff for all rounds and categories for last 3 years, which include Opening & Closing markss, Category-wise Cutoffs, and College-wise Comparisons.
NIT Raipur GATE 2023 Course-wise Cutoff marks
NIT Raipur GATE 2023 General Course-wise Cutoff marks
| Category |
Round 1 |
Round 2 |
Round 3 |
Round 4 |
| M.Tech Vlsi Design & Embedded System |
438 |
389 |
389 |
389 |
| M.Tech Structural Engineering |
422 |
403 |
426 |
390 |
| M.Tech Thermal Engineering |
418 |
- |
- |
- |
| M.Tech Industrial Engineering & Management |
415 |
372 |
418 |
- |
| M.Tech Information Technology |
401 |
356 |
356 |
442 |
| M.Tech Machine Design |
357 |
- |
- |
- |
| M.Tech Water Resources Development & Irrigation Engineering |
353 |
353 |
353 |
- |
NIT Raipur GATE 2023 SC Course-wise Cutoff marks
| Category |
Round 1 |
Round 2 |
Round 3 |
Round 4 |
| M.Tech Machine Design |
315 |
315 |
315 |
315 |
| M.Tech Information Technology |
273 |
266 |
266 |
288 |
| M.Tech Structural Engineering |
268 |
259 |
279 |
259 |
| M.Tech Industrial Engineering & Management |
266 |
266 |
266 |
- |
| M.Tech Vlsi Design & Embedded System |
258 |
256 |
256 |
- |
| M.Tech Thermal Engineering |
254 |
254 |
254 |
- |
| M.Tech Water Resources Development & Irrigation Engineering |
248 |
248 |
251 |
- |
| M.Tech Energy And Environment |
193 |
193 |
193 |
193 |
NIT Raipur GATE 2023 ST Course-wise Cutoff marks
| Category |
Round 1 |
Round 2 |
Round 3 |
| M.Tech Water Resources Development & Irrigation Engineering |
315 |
315 |
315 |
| M.Tech Energy And Environment |
296 |
296 |
296 |
| M.Tech Structural Engineering |
263 |
263 |
263 |
| M.Tech Information Technology |
235 |
235 |
235 |
NIT Raipur GATE 2023 OBC Course-wise Cutoff marks
| Category |
Round 1 |
Round 2 |
Round 3 |
Round 4 |
| M.Tech Vlsi Design & Embedded System |
408 |
343 |
351 |
310 |
| M.Tech Water Resources Development & Irrigation Engineering |
347 |
- |
- |
- |
| M.Tech Machine Design |
345 |
345 |
345 |
345 |
| M.Tech Thermal Engineering |
342 |
342 |
342 |
- |
| M.Tech Energy And Environment |
338 |
338 |
- |
- |
| M.Tech Structural Engineering |
321 |
363 |
332 |
332 |
| M.Tech Information Technology |
319 |
318 |
319 |
386 |
| M.Tech Power System & Control |
310 |
- |
- |
- |
| M.Tech Industrial Engineering & Management |
306 |
- |
- |
- |
NIT Raipur GATE 2023 EWS Course-wise Cutoff marks
| Category |
Round 1 |
Round 2 |
Round 3 |
Round 4 |
| M.Tech Structural Engineering |
374 |
341 |
341 |
- |
| M.Tech Information Technology |
348 |
348 |
314 |
371 |
| M.Tech Vlsi Design & Embedded System |
345 |
- |
- |
- |
| M.Tech Industrial Engineering & Management |
334 |
- |
- |
- |
NIT Raipur GATE 2022 Course-wise Cutoff marks
NIT Raipur GATE 2022 General Course-wise Cutoff marks
| Category |
Round 1 |
Round 2 |
Round 3 |
Round 4 |
Round 5 |
Round 6 |
| M.Tech Structural Engineering |
459 |
452 |
444 |
465 |
- |
- |
| M.Tech Industrial Engineering & Management |
459 |
459 |
355 |
469 |
- |
- |
| M.Tech Information Technology |
429 |
411 |
368 |
455 |
- |
- |
| M.Tech Thermal Engineering |
420 |
416 |
373 |
373 |
- |
- |
| M.Tech Machine Design |
411 |
411 |
390 |
424 |
- |
- |
| M.Tech Water Resources Development & Irrigation Engineering |
376 |
375 |
364 |
- |
- |
- |
| M.Tech Vlsi Design & Embedded System |
367 |
460 |
460 |
409 |
474 |
358 |
| M.Tech Energy And Environment |
364 |
364 |
392 |
- |
- |
- |
| M.Tech Power System & Control |
360 |
358 |
393 |
360 |
- |
- |
NIT Raipur GATE 2022 SC Course-wise Cutoff marks
| Category |
Round 1 |
Round 2 |
Round 3 |
Round 4 |
| M.Tech Thermal Engineering |
348 |
258 |
- |
- |
| M.Tech Industrial Engineering & Management |
331 |
331 |
331 |
- |
| M.Tech Structural Engineering |
283 |
283 |
306 |
- |
| M.Tech Vlsi Design & Embedded System |
275 |
267 |
300 |
250 |
| M.Tech Information Technology |
267 |
267 |
267 |
289 |
| M.Tech Power System & Control |
267 |
267 |
271 |
267 |
| M.Tech Machine Design |
265 |
265 |
258 |
- |
| M.Tech Water Resources Development & Irrigation Engineering |
264 |
260 |
260 |
- |
| M.Tech Energy And Environment |
223 |
281 |
256 |
- |
NIT Raipur GATE 2022 ST Course-wise Cutoff marks
| Category |
Round 1 |
Round 2 |
Round 3 |
| M.Tech Industrial Engineering & Management |
355 |
355 |
355 |
| M.Tech Machine Design |
348 |
348 |
348 |
| M.Tech Thermal Engineering |
339 |
339 |
339 |
| M.Tech Information Technology |
337 |
337 |
337 |
| M.Tech Power System & Control |
275 |
- |
- |
| M.Tech Structural Engineering |
253 |
- |
- |
| M.Tech Vlsi Design & Embedded System |
196 |
196 |
196 |
NIT Raipur GATE 2022 OBC Course-wise Cutoff marks
| Category |
Round 1 |
Round 2 |
Round 3 |
Round 4 |
Round 5 |
Round 6 |
| M.Tech Vlsi Design & Embedded System |
433 |
429 |
350 |
342 |
450 |
- |
| M.Tech Structural Engineering |
406 |
382 |
399 |
366 |
326 |
414 |
| M.Tech Industrial Engineering & Management |
391 |
326 |
319 |
- |
- |
- |
| M.Tech Information Technology |
376 |
321 |
346 |
407 |
- |
- |
| M.Tech Water Resources Development & Irrigation Engineering |
366 |
364 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| M.Tech Thermal Engineering |
330 |
319 |
330 |
330 |
- |
- |
| M.Tech Machine Design |
327 |
386 |
378 |
- |
- |
- |
| M.Tech Power System & Control |
321 |
332 |
357 |
- |
- |
- |
| M.Tech Energy And Environment |
318 |
318 |
356 |
- |
- |
- |
NIT Raipur GATE 2022 EWS Course-wise Cutoff marks
| Category |
Round 1 |
Round 2 |
Round 3 |
| M.Tech Vlsi Design & Embedded System |
469 |
450 |
408 |
| M.Tech Machine Design |
411 |
- |
- |
| M.Tech Structural Engineering |
389 |
354 |
354 |
| M.Tech Information Technology |
363 |
337 |
371 |
| M.Tech Industrial Engineering & Management |
362 |
- |
- |
| M.Tech Energy And Environment |
357 |
- |
- |
| M.Tech Water Resources Development & Irrigation Engineering |
350 |
- |
- |
| M.Tech Power System & Control |
332 |
332 |
332 |
| M.Tech Thermal Engineering |
327 |
- |
- |
NIT Raipur GATE 2021 Course-wise Cutoff marks
NIT Raipur GATE 2021 General Course-wise Cutoff marks
| Category |
Round 1 |
Round 2 |
Round 3 |
Round 4 |
| M.Tech Industrial Engineering & Management |
531 |
361 |
- |
- |
| M.Tech Structural Engineering |
513 |
479 |
- |
- |
| M.Tech Machine Design |
467 |
351 |
- |
- |
| M.Tech Vlsi Design & Embedded System |
412 |
388 |
374 |
503 |
| M.Tech Water Resources Development & Irrigation Engineering |
396 |
437 |
375 |
- |
| M.Tech Information Technology |
384 |
352 |
353 |
515 |
| M.Tech Power System & Control |
366 |
350 |
358 |
468 |
| M.Tech Thermal Engineering |
365 |
389 |
484 |
- |
| M.Tech Chemical Engineering |
361 |
- |
- |
- |
NIT Raipur GATE 2021 SC Course-wise Cutoff marks
| Category |
Round 1 |
Round 2 |
Round 3 |
Round 4 |
| M.Tech Industrial Engineering & Management |
393 |
241 |
- |
- |
| M.Tech Thermal Engineering |
372 |
- |
- |
- |
| M.Tech Structural Engineering |
352 |
272 |
- |
- |
| M.Tech Vlsi Design & Embedded System |
302 |
- |
- |
- |
| M.Tech Information Technology |
273 |
272 |
277 |
346 |
| M.Tech Machine Design |
266 |
233 |
- |
- |
| M.Tech Water Resources Development & Irrigation Engineering |
249 |
350 |
- |
- |
| M.Tech Power System & Control |
237 |
275 |
- |
- |
NIT Raipur GATE 2021 ST Course-wise Cutoff marks
| Category |
Round 1 |
Round 2 |
| M.Tech Vlsi Design & Embedded System |
498 |
- |
| M.Tech Water Resources Development & Irrigation Engineering |
328 |
- |
| M.Tech Information Technology |
312 |
270 |
| M.Tech Structural Engineering |
292 |
- |
| M.Tech Thermal Engineering |
289 |
- |
| M.Tech Machine Design |
252 |
- |
| M.Tech Industrial Engineering & Management |
234 |
- |
NIT Raipur GATE 2021 OBC Course-wise Cutoff marks
| Category |
Round 1 |
Round 2 |
Round 3 |
| M.Tech Structural Engineering |
461 |
435 |
- |
| M.Tech Vlsi Design & Embedded System |
434 |
336 |
321 |
| M.Tech Information Technology |
419 |
344 |
- |
| M.Tech Industrial Engineering & Management |
417 |
329 |
- |
| M.Tech Power System & Control |
415 |
307 |
- |
| M.Tech Machine Design |
402 |
- |
- |
| M.Tech Thermal Engineering |
395 |
- |
- |
| M.Tech Chemical Engineering |
328 |
- |
- |
| M.Tech Water Resources Development & Irrigation Engineering |
321 |
410 |
- |
NIT Raipur GATE 2021 EWS Course-wise Cutoff marks
| Category |
Round 1 |
Round 2 |
| M.Tech Structural Engineering |
478 |
- |
| M.Tech Thermal Engineering |
449 |
- |
| M.Tech Information Technology |
439 |
326 |
| M.Tech Vlsi Design & Embedded System |
436 |
305 |
| M.Tech Machine Design |
430 |
- |
| M.Tech Industrial Engineering & Management |
399 |
- |
| M.Tech Water Resources Development & Irrigation Engineering |
375 |
- |
| M.Tech Power System & Control |
316 |
- |
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