Assam CEE 2026 Safe Score for OBC and SC/ST Categories: Expected Qualifying Marks

The expected safe score in Assam CEE 2026 for OBC/MOBC students is around 170–220 marks, for SC students around 130–175 marks, and for ST students around 70–150 marks out of a total of 480 marks, based on previous year closing rank trends.

Assam CEE 2026 was conducted on June 14, 2026 by the Assam Science and Technology University (ASTU) for admission to B.E./B.Tech programs in government and private engineering colleges in Assam. Students who appeared for the exam can use these estimated safe scores to gauge their chances before the official result and merit list are released in July 2026. A safe score is the marks above which you have a reasonable chance of securing a government engineering seat in your category — not just the minimum marks to be eligible for counselling.

• Assam CEE 2026 total marks: 480 (120 questions × 4 marks, with –1 for each wrong answer).
• Expected safe score for OBC/MOBC students: 170–220 marks out of 480.
• Expected safe score for SC students: 130–175 marks out of 480.
• Expected safe score for ST (Plains) students: 100–150 marks out of 480.
• Expected safe score for ST (Hills) students: 70–120 marks out of 480.
• All figures are expected estimates based on Assam CEE 2024–2025 trends and will be confirmed only after the official 2026 cutoff is published.

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Assam CEE 2026 Exam Pattern and Total Marks

Understanding the marking structure is the first step to estimating a safe score. Assam CEE 2026 is conducted in offline (pen and paper) mode for 3 hours. The exam has 120 multiple choice questions — 40 each from Physics, Chemistry, and Mathematics — with +4 marks per correct answer and –1 mark for each wrong answer. Unattempted questions carry no penalty. The maximum marks in Assam CEE 2026 is 480.

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Expected Safe Score by Category for Assam CEE 2026

A safe score is not the minimum marks to clear the exam — it is the estimated score above which you have a realistic chance of getting a seat in a government engineering college in Assam under your category. The table below gives expected safe score ranges based on Assam CEE 2024–2025 closing rank trends.

Note: These are expected figures based on Assam CEE 2024–2025 trends. Actual 2026 safe scores may shift based on the number of applicants, paper difficulty, and seat availability.

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Assam CEE 2026 Safe Score for OBC and MOBC Category

OBC and MOBC students benefit from reservation-based relaxation in cutoffs compared to the General category. Based on previous year closing ranks, the expected safe score for OBC/MOBC students in Assam CEE 2026 is 170 to 220 marks out of 480. Students scoring within this range have a reasonable chance of securing a seat in a government engineering college in Assam.

For highly competitive branches such as Computer Science and Engineering at top colleges like Assam Engineering College (AEC), OBC students are expected to need 280 marks or above. Scores between 220 and 279 marks offer access to good government colleges in branches like Civil, Electrical, or Mechanical Engineering.

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Assam CEE 2026 Safe Score for SC and ST Categories

SC and ST students have further relaxed thresholds due to reservation policies in Assam government engineering colleges. Based on Assam CEE 2024–2025 closing rank data, the expected safe scores for SC and ST categories in 2026 are outlined below.

For SC students, the expected safe score is around 130–175 marks out of 480. Scoring above 175 marks in the SC category gives stronger access to preferred branches at top government colleges. Scores between 130 and 174 may lead to seats in less competitive branches at government colleges.

For ST (Plains) students, the expected safe score is around 100–150 marks. ST (Hills) students — who belong to a smaller sub-category with fewer applicants — may secure a government seat with as few as 70–120 marks, reflecting the lower competition within this quota.

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How to Calculate Your Assam CEE 2026 Score

You can estimate your Assam CEE 2026 score using the official marking scheme before the result is declared. The formula is: Total Score = (Correct Answers × 4) – (Wrong Answers × 1).

Example: If you attempted 90 questions, got 72 correct and 18 wrong — your estimated score is (72 × 4) – (18 × 1) = 288 – 18 = 270 marks. Compare this with the safe score ranges above for your category to assess your admission prospects.

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Factors That Affect Assam CEE 2026 Safe Score

Safe scores change every year. Understanding what drives these shifts helps you interpret your score in context.

• Exam difficulty: A harder paper reduces high scores across all students, lowering effective cutoffs; an easier paper raises competition and pushes cutoffs up.
• Total applicants in each category: More OBC, SC, or ST students competing for the same reserved seats increases the cutoff for that category.
• College and branch popularity: CSE and ECE at colleges like AEC or JEC carry much higher cutoffs than Mechanical or Production Engineering at lower-tier colleges, even within the same category.
• Seat availability: Additional reserved seats in any college or new colleges added to the counselling pool can lower the effective safe score for that category.
• Year-on-year variation: Assam CEE cutoffs typically shift by 10–20 marks between years, making previous year trends a reliable — but not exact — guide for 2026.