GATE 2025 XL Expected Qualifying Cutoff Marks:
The GATE 2025 Life Sciences (XL) qualifying marks will be published on the official exam website, gate2025.iitr.ac.in. IIT Roorkee will release the GATE 2025 cutoff marks for all the Life Science papers following
GATE 2025 result
. The GATE 2025 XL qualifying marks will be based on factors such as the difficulty level of the
GATE 2025 exam
, the number of students appeared for the test, the number of seats available in the
GATE 2025 participating colleges
etc. Over the past few years, the number of students appearing for the GATE XL exam has increased significantly, from 23,973 in 2021 to a whopping 36,275 in 2024. Based on the past few years cutoff trends, the GATE 2025 XL expected qualifying cutoff marks for General is 28-33, for SC/ST is 18-23, and for OBC/EWS is 25-30 marks. In this article, we have provided the category-wise cutoff trends and the expected GATE 2025 XL qualifying cutoff marks.
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GATE 2025 XL General Category Expected Qualifying Marks
GATE 2025 XL General category cutoff trends from the past few years hint that the qualifying marks have decreased significantly. From 36 marks in GATE 2021 to 29.3 marks in GATE 2024 exam. For the upcoming exam, the GATE 2025 XL expected qualifying cutoff marks will be around 28-33 marks. Check the table below to get an overview of the previous years' and expected GATE 2025 XL General category qualifying marks.
GATE Exam Year | GATE Qualiying Cutoff Marks |
|---|---|
GATE XL 2025 General Category Expected Cutoff | 28-33 |
GATE XL 2024 General Category Cutoff | 29.3 |
GATE XL 2023 General Category Cutoff | 32.9 |
GATE XL 2022 General Category Cutoff | 33.9 |
GATE XL 2021 General Category Cutoff | 36 |
GATE 2025 XL SC/ST Category Expected Qualifying Marks
The GATE 2025 XL SC/ST category cutoff has consistently decreased over the last four years. In 2023 the cutoff was 21.9 marks and in 2024 it dropped to 19.5. This year, the GATE 2025 XL expected qualifying cutoff marks for SC/ST categories are 18-23. Check the trends from the past five years in the table below.
GATE Exam Year | GATE Qualiying Cutoff Marks |
|---|---|
GATE XL 2025 SC/ST Category Expected Cutoff | 18-23 |
GATE XL 2024 SC/ST Category Cutoff | 19.5 |
GATE XL 2023 SC/ST Category Cutoff | 21.9 |
GATE XL 2022 SC/ST Category Cutoff | 22.5 |
GATE XL 2021 SC/ST Category Cutoff | 24 |
GATE 2025 XL OBC/EWS Category Expected Qualifying Marks
Similar to the SC/ST category, GATE 2025 XL OBC/EWS category cutoff marks have also dropped over the years. The highest cutoff mark was 32.4 in 2021. However, the qualifying cutoff dropped to 26.3 in 2024. Keeping the past years' cutoff pattern, GATE 2025 XL qualifying cutoff is expected to be anywhere between 25 and 30 marks. Check below for a quick overview.
GATE Exam Year | GATE Qualiying Cutoff Marks |
|---|---|
GATE XL 2025 EWS/OBC Category Cutoff | 25-30 |
GATE XL 2024 EWS/OBC Category Cutoff | 26.3 |
GATE XL 2023 EWS/OBC Category Cutoff | 29.6 |
GATE XL 2022 EWS/OBC Category Cutoff | 30.5 |
GATE XL 2021 EWS/OBC Category Cutoff | 32.4 |
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The cutoff marks for the GATE XL life sciences exam are expected to be 29-33, 19-22, and 26-30 for the General, SC/ST, and OBC/EWS respectively. Therefore, a score around the given numbers would be a good score.
The GATE 2024 Life Sciences cutoff scores were 29.3, 19.5, and 26.3 for the General, SC/ST, and OBC/EWS categories respectively.
A total of 36,275 students appeared in the GATE 2024 Life Sciences exam.
All the students who have completed a minimum of 3 years of undergraduate degree in a relevant field with a score of 45% marks are eligible for the GATE Life Sciences exam.
The GATE Life Science exam is a university-level exam conducted for postgraduate admissions through top engineering colleges in India. Generally, the GATE Life Sciences exam difficulty level is easy to moderate.
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