Minimum Qualifying GATE Score/Qualifying Discipline GATE Score for the Year 2022-23

For Teaching Assistantship (TA) Category

Metallurgical Engineering & Materials Science (MM)

Specialization MM1 - Material Science
Specialization MM2 - Process Engineering
Specialization MM3 - Steel Technology
Specialization MM4 - Corrosion Science & Engineering

Specialization MM1
(Material Science)
Qualifying Discipline* GATE Discipline* Cut Off (GN/EWS) Cut Off (OBC-NC)
(.9 of GN)
Cut Off (SC/ST)
(.6666 of GN)
All eligible Qualifying discipline XE with any two of the following subjects:
Materials Science (code : C), Thermodynamics (code :E), Polymer Science and Engineering (code : F)
450 405 300
All eligible Qualifying discipline CY/PH 450 405 300
All eligible Qualifying discipline CH 500 450 333
All eligible Qualifying discipline EE 500 450 333
All eligible Qualifying discipline ME/PI 600 540 400
All eligible Qualifying discipline MT 450 405 300


Specialization MM2
(Process Engineering)
Qualifying Discipline* GATE Discipline* Cut Off (GN/EWS) Cut Off (OBC-NC)
(.9 of GN)
Cut Off (SC/ST)
(.6666 of GN)
All eligible Qualifying discipline XE 450 405 300
All eligible Qualifying discipline CH 500 450 333
All eligible Qualifying discipline ME/PI 600 540 400
All eligible Qualifying discipline MT 450 405 300


Specialization MM3
(Steel Technology)
Qualifying Discipline* GATE Discipline* Cut Off (GN/EWS) Cut Off (OBC-NC)
(.9 of GN)
Cut Off (SC/ST)
(.6666 of GN)
All eligible Qualifying discipline CH 500 450 333
All eligible Qualifying discipline ME/PI 600 540 400
All eligible Qualifying discipline MT 450 405 300


Specialization MM4
(Corrosion Science & Engineering)
Qualifying Discipline* GATE Discipline* Cut Off (GN/EWS) Cut Off (OBC-NC)
(.9 of GN)
Cut Off (SC/ST)
(.6666 of GN)
All eligible Qualifying discipline CY/XE 450 405 300
All eligible Qualifying discipline AE/CE/EE 500 450 333
All eligible Qualifying discipline CH 500 450 333
All eligible Qualifying discipline ME/PI 600 540 400
All eligible Qualifying discipline MT 450 405 300


*For details about Qualifying/GATE discipline please refer to M.Tech./M.Tech.+Ph.D. (Dual Degree) Information Brochure (2022-23).
  • Minimum Qualifying GATE Score/Qualifying Discipline GATE Score for Person with Benchmark Disability (PwD) category will be the same to that of SC/ST category.