GATE 2025 ES Expected Qualifying Cutoff Marks

GATE 2025 ES Expected Qualifying Cutoff Marks: The GATE 2025 Environmental Science and Engineering (ES) cutoff will be released along with the GATE 2025 result, which was released on March 19, 2025. IIT Roorkee will publish the official GATE 2025 cutoff scores for all the categories. The GATE cutoff 2025 is determined based on several factors such as the total number of participants in the exam, the number of seats in the GATE 2025 participating colleges, and the difficulty level of the exam. The previous years’ cutoff scores also affect the GATE 2025 ES expected qualifying cutoff marks. As per the data from the past few years, on average ,around 6,000-7,000 students appear for the GATE ES exam. For the GATE 2024 ES exam, around 6,445 students appeared and 1,514 qualified with the minimum GATE cutoff scores. Last year, the GATE Environmental Science and Engineering paper saw a spike in the GATE cutoff scores from the previous two years. This year for the GATE 2025 exam, the GATE 2025 ES expected qualifying cutoff marks may remain as high as last year, i.e. between 37 and 39 marks (General), 33-36 marks (OBC/EWS), and 25.2 marks (SC/ST). Check this article to get detailed category-wise expected GATE 2025 ES qualifying marks and cutoff trends from the past four years. 

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GATE 2025 ES General Category Expected Qualifying Marks

Over the years, the GATE ES qualification marks have changed significantly. The cutoff for the GATE 2024 exam was 37.9 marks, which was significantly higher than the past years. The highest cutoff scores in the GATE 2023 and GATE 2022 exams were 27.7 and 25.9 respectively. Looking at the past trends, the GATE 2025 ES expected qualifying cutoff marks may range from 35-39 marks. Check the detailed cutoff scores from the past years and the expected GATE 2025 ES General category qualifying marks from the table below.

GATE 2025 ES SC/ST Category Expected Qualifying Marks

The SC/ST category qualifying marks for the GATE 2025 Environmental Science & Engineering are expected to be around 24-26. Since the year 2022, the cutoff marks for this category has increased from 17.2 to 18.4 (2023) and further to 24.7 (2024). Therefore, you can expect a higher cutoff mark from this paper in 2025. Check the GATE 2025 ES expected qualifying cutoff marks and the previous years’ cutoff scores below. 

GATE 2025 ES OBC/EWS Category Expected Qualifying Marks

The  GATE 2025 ES expected qualifying cutoff marks should be between 33 and 36 marks. The cutoff scores for this category generally range from 25-30 marks but, just like the other categories, you can expect a higher cutoff score for the OBC/EWS category also. Check the GATE 2025 ES OBC/EWS category expected qualifying cutoff details here.