Minimum Qualifying GATE Score/Qualifying Discipline GATE Score for the Year 2020-21

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


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


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


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


*For details about Qualifying/GATE discipline please refer to M.Tech./M.Tech.+Ph.D. (Dual Degree) Information Brochure (2020-21).
  • 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.