GATE Biotechnology (BT) Cutoff 2024 - Check Previous Year Cutoffs Here

Diksha Sharma

Updated On: March 19, 2024 02:36 PM | GATE

IISc Bangalore has released the GATE 2024 cutoff for BT. GATE Biotechnology cutoff 2024 is 38.9 for General category students, 35 for OBC NCL/EWS, and 25.9 for SC/ST/PWD students. 

GATE 2024 cutoff for Biotechnology

GATE 2024 Cutoff for Biotechnology: IISc Bangalore has released the GATE Biotechnology cutoff 2024 along with the GATE result 2024 on March 16, 2024. The GATE 2024 scorecard will be made available for download on March 23, 2024 at gate2024.iisc.ac.in. The GATE BT cutoff 2024 is 38.9 for General category students, 35 for OBC NCL/EWS, and 25.9 for SC/ST/PWD students. The cutoff indicates the minimum score that candidates must obtain to qualify for admission to MTech, MSc, and PhD courses offered at participating institutes. The cutoff is determined based on several factors, such as the total number of seats available, the marks obtained by the candidates, and the number of candidates who appeared in the exam.

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Candidates who score above the GATE Cutoff 2024 are eligible to take part in the COAP and CCMT counselling for admission to prestigious institutions like NITs, IIITs, IITs, GFTIs, and other reputed private engineering colleges. Apart from securing admission to postgraduate programs in these institutes, the GATE score also plays a crucial role in PSU recruitment through GATE. To get a better understanding of the GATE cutoff marks for Biotechnology, candidates can refer to the previous year's cutoff on this page.

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Factors Determining GATE Biotechnology Cutoff 2024

The GATE cutoff marks for Biotechnology usually vary each year owing to several exam-related factors. Some of the major factors that will determine the GATE Biotechnology cutoff 2024 are listed below -

  • Cutoff trends of the previous years

  • Difficulty level of the GATE Biotechnology (BT) paper

  • Total number of candidates registered and appeared for the exam

  • Total number of seats available in the participating colleges

Candidates can follow the steps below to check the cutoff of GATE Biotechnology 2024 -

Step 1: Go to the GATE 2024 official website - gate2024.iisc.ac.in

Step 2: Click on the link for 'GATE Cutoff 2024' on the homepage

Step 3: The GATE 2024 cutoff pdf will open in a new tab

Step 4: Use CTRL+F to search for branch-wise GATE cutoff

Step 5: Check GATE Biotechnology cutoff 2024 for different categories, including General, SC, ST, and OBC

Step 6: Download the GATE cutoff marks for Biotechnology

IISc Bangalore has released the GATE Biotechnology Engineering cutoff 2024 on March 16, 2024. Candidates can check the category-wise GATE BT Cutoff 2024 below.

Paper General OBC NCL/EWS SC/ST/PWD
BT - Biotechnology 38.9 35 25.9

Candidates can check the table below featuring details regarding the total number of applicants who registered, appeared and qualified for the GATE exam last year.

Candidates/Categories General Gen-EWS OBC-NCL SC ST
Registered 9110 1102 5262 1881 475
Appeared 6974 920 4368 1466 369
Qualified 1510 214 783 399 93
The GATE score is scaled for 1000 to provide a broader and more precise range for ranking candidates. The exam is written for 100, but the scaling to 1000 allows for finer differentiation of scores, especially at the higher end of the spectrum. This scaling enables fair comparison and ranking of candidates across different disciplines and years. GATE scores represent the normalized marks obtained on a scale of 1000, whereas GATE marks represent an applicant's raw score out of 100. Candidates can refer to the table below to check the previous year's GATE raw marks vs scores range (minimum and maximum) for Biotechnology paper.
Paper Code Paper Name Max Raw Marks Min Raw Marks Max Score Min Score
BT Biotechnology 79.67 -9.33 1000 -290

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Candidates awaiting the official cutoff of GATE Biotechnology 2024 can refer to this page to check the qualifying marks of the previous years. The GATE cutoff marks will provide students with a general idea of the qualifying cutoff of the previous year and whether they are likely to secure admission based on that.

The GATE BT cutoff 2023 for General, OBC and SC/ST/PwD categories can be checked below -

Category GATE Cutoff Marks 2023
General 31.6
OBC/EWS 28.4
ST/SC/PwD 21

GATE Biotechnology Cutoff 2022

Given below is the GATE 2022 biotechnology cutoff for all categories -

GATE Paper 2022

GATE Qualifying Marks

General

OBC-NCL/ EWS

SC/ST/PwD

Biotechnology

35.5

31.9

23.6

GATE Biotechnology Cutoff 2021

The category-wise cutoff marks for GATE Biotechnology 2021 are available below -

General OBC-NCL/EWS SC/ST/PwD
30 27 20

GATE Biotechnology Cutoff 2020

The table below provides the GATE 2020 cutoff for Biotechnology for all categories -

Category GATE Cutoff Marks 2020

General/ EWS

30.7

OBC-NCL

26.7

SC/ ST/ PH

20.4

GATE Biotechnology Cutoff 2019

The table below features the GATE cutoff marks for Biotechnology 2019 for different categories -

Category GATE Cutoff Marks 2019

General

35.9

OBC-NCL

32.3

SC/ ST/ PH

23.9

GATE Biotechnology Cutoff 2018

Check out the category-wise GATE cutoff marks for Biotechnology 2018 -

Category GATE Cutoff Marks 2018

General

35.9

OBC-NCL

32.3

SC/ ST/ PH

23.9

GATE Biotechnology Cutoff 2017

Candidates can check the category-wise GATE 2017 cutoff for the Biotechnology paper below -

Category GATE Cutoff Marks 2017

General

38.90

OBC-NCL

35

SC/ ST/ PH

25.9

GATE Biotechnology Cutoff 2016

Check out the GATE 2016 cutoff for the Biotechnology paper for General, OBC, SC/ST/PwD categories here -

Category GATE Cutoff Marks 2016

General

36.8

OBC-NCL

32.1

SC/ ST/ PH

28.6

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List of Colleges for M.Tech Biotechnology in India

Given below is the list of colleges in India where candidates can take admission to M.Tech in Biotechnology courses after qualifying the GATE exam:

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