NIT Rourkela offers admission in M.Tech, M.Plan courses through GATE. From GATE 2026 cutoff, Students can get a brief idea of how much cutoff is required to get admission in NIT Rourkela.
NIT Rourkela GATE Cutoff 2026 Category Wise
| Category | Round 1 (Closing marks) | Round 2 (Closing marks) | Round 3 (Closing marks) | Round 4 (Closing marks) | Round 5 (Closing marks) | | General | 350 | 351 | 352 | 351 | 352 |
| OBC | 312 | 300 | 315 | 300 | 294 |
| SC | 212 | 212 | 249 | 206 | 257 |
| ST | 212 | 212 | - | 241 | 271 |
| EWS | 320 | 295 | 342 | 330 | 295 |
Table of Content
- NIT Rourkela GATE Cutoff 2026 for General Category
- NIT Rourkela GATE Cutoff 2026 for OBC Category
- NIT Rourkela GATE Cutoff 2026 for SC Category
- NIT Rourkela GATE Cutoff 2026 for ST Category
- NIT Rourkela GATE Cutoff 2026 for EWS Category
- NIT Rourkela GATE Cutoff Year-Wise Trend for General Category
- NIT Rourkela GATE Cutoff Year-Wise Trend for OBC Category
- NIT Rourkela GATE Cutoff Year-Wise Trend for SC Category
- NIT Rourkela GATE Cutoff Year-Wise Trend for ST Category
- NIT Rourkela GATE Cutoff Year-Wise Trend for EWS Category
NIT Rourkela GATE Cutoff 2026 for General Category
The overall cutoff marks for General Category Students for GATE ranges between 350 - 730. M.Tech Computer Science and Engineering was the most preferred course for General candidates in 2026 with the minimum marks of 655 , followed by M.Tech VLSI Design & Embedded System with a cutoff of 702
NIT Rourkela, GATE Cutoff 2026 for General Category is listed below.
| Courses | Round 1 (Closing marks) | Round 2 (Closing marks) | Round 3 (Closing marks) | Round 4 (Closing marks) | Round 5 (Closing marks) | | M.Tech Computer Science and Engineering | 730 | 694 | 681 | 666 | 655 |
| M.Tech VLSI Design & Embedded System | 702 | 687 | 682 | 666 | 659 |
| M.Tech Information Security | 678 | 655 | 645 | 633 | 628 |
| M.Tech Software Engineering | 671 | 648 | 640 | 632 | 621 |
| M.Tech Signal Processing & Machine Learning | 659 | 627 | 623 | 617 | - |
| M.Tech Digital Signal and Image Processing | 602 | 577 | 558 | 552 | - |
| M.Tech Electronics and Instrumentation Engineering | 597 | 564 | 564 | 552 | 549 |
| M.Tech Electronic Systems | 584 | 560 | 545 | 520 | 516 |
| M.Tech Communication Networks | 580 | 552 | 548 | 523 | 520 |
| M.Tech Biotechnology | 562 | 517 | 507 | 475 | 470 |
| M.Tech Biomedical Engineering | 559 | 523 | - | 482 | - |
| M.Tech RF and Microwave Engineering | 549 | 532 | 528 | 475 | - |
| M.Tech Power Electronics and Drives | 495 | 476 | 472 | 461 | 461 |
| M.Tech Control & Automation | 483 | 438 | 434 | 418 | 400 |
| M.Tech Mechanical System Design | 470 | 411 | - | 389 | 381 |
| M.Plan Urban Planning | 462 | 426 | 421 | 411 | 406 |
| M.Tech Structural Engineering | 449 | 409 | 406 | 389 | 383 |
| M.Tech Constructions Technology & Management | 449 | 426 | - | 416 | 409 |
| M.Tech Power System Engineering | 446 | 423 | 415 | 411 | 403 |
| M.Tech Food Process Engineering | 439 | 433 | 422 | 443 | - |
| M.Tech Atmospheric-Oceanic Science and Technology | 430 | 404 | 397 | 367 | - |
| M.Tech Semiconductor Devices and Technology | 420 | 622 | - | 617 | 583 |
| M.Tech Thermal Engineering | 411 | 378 | 366 | 351 | - |
| M.Tech Chemical Engineering | 409 | 394 | 393 | 353 | - |
| M.Tech Industrial Design | 394 | 351 | 392 | 408 | - |
| M.Tech Transportation Engineering | 393 | 357 | - | 353 | - |
| M.Tech Energy & Environmental Engineering | 386 | 357 | 357 | 378 | 357 |
| M.Tech Manufacturing and Automation | 381 | 359 | - | 370 | - |
| M.Tech Geotechnical Engineering | 374 | 367 | - | - | - |
| M.Tech Mining Engineering | 371 | 352 | 352 | 355 | 352 |
| M.Tech Environmental Engineering | 363 | 353 | - | - | - |
| M.Tech Industrial Refrigeration & Cryogenics | 363 | - | - | 363 | - |
| M.Tech Metallurgical & Materials Engineering | 355 | 356 | - | 401 | - |
| M.Tech Ceramic Engineering | 352 | - | - | 421 | - |
| M.Tech Water Resources Engineering | 350 | - | - | - | - |
NIT Rourkela GATE Cutoff 2026 for OBC Category
The overall cutoff marks for OBC Category Students for GATE ranges between 294 - 678. M.Tech Computer Science and Engineering was the most preferred course for OBC candidates in 2026 with the minimum marks of 625 , followed by M.Tech VLSI Design & Embedded System with a cutoff of 674 (OBC stands for Other Backward Class)
NIT Rourkela, GATE Cutoff 2026 for OBC Category is listed below.
| Courses | Round 1 (Closing marks) | Round 2 (Closing marks) | Round 3 (Closing marks) | Round 4 (Closing marks) | Round 5 (Closing marks) | | M.Tech Computer Science and Engineering | 678 | 645 | 640 | 632 | 625 |
| M.Tech VLSI Design & Embedded System | 674 | 661 | 658 | 633 | 633 |
| M.Tech Information Security | 645 | 621 | 621 | 621 | 609 |
| M.Tech Software Engineering | 641 | 613 | 610 | 609 | 593 |
| M.Tech Signal Processing & Machine Learning | 623 | 610 | 593 | 558 | 550 |
| M.Tech Electronics and Instrumentation Engineering | 557 | 536 | 532 | 512 | 499 |
| M.Tech Electronic Systems | 548 | 520 | 512 | 487 | 475 |
| M.Tech Communication Networks | 532 | 516 | 510 | 480 | 463 |
| M.Tech Digital Signal and Image Processing | 528 | 518 | 516 | 499 | 486 |
| M.Tech RF and Microwave Engineering | 520 | 487 | 483 | 471 | 451 |
| M.Tech Power Electronics and Drives | 476 | 442 | 438 | 423 | 423 |
| M.Tech Biotechnology | 456 | 428 | 414 | 380 | 351 |
| M.Tech Control & Automation | 451 | 397 | - | 373 | 373 |
| M.Tech Biomedical Engineering | 448 | 396 | 390 | - | - |
| M.Tech Structural Engineering | 432 | 401 | 398 | 370 | 351 |
| M.Tech Constructions Technology & Management | 426 | 401 | 401 | 394 | 364 |
| M.Tech Power System Engineering | 415 | 392 | 384 | 400 | 361 |
| M.Tech Mechanical System Design | 412 | 370 | 363 | 348 | - |
| M.Tech Food Process Engineering | 403 | 373 | - | - | - |
| M.Tech Thermal Engineering | 396 | 329 | 329 | 329 | - |
| M.Tech Atmospheric-Oceanic Science and Technology | 379 | 318 | - | 343 | - |
| M.Tech Transportation Engineering | 377 | 317 | - | 323 | - |
| M.Tech Mining Engineering | 376 | 319 | 315 | 310 | - |
| M.Tech Chemical Engineering | 371 | 317 | - | - | - |
| M.Plan Urban Planning | 370 | 345 | 335 | 304 | 294 |
| M.Tech Industrial Design | 363 | 322 | 322 | 335 | - |
| M.Tech Environmental Engineering | 350 | - | - | - | - |
| M.Tech Manufacturing and Automation | 348 | 325 | - | 325 | - |
| M.Tech Industrial Refrigeration & Cryogenics | 337 | - | - | - | - |
| M.Tech Semiconductor Devices and Technology | 334 | 548 | - | 560 | - |
| M.Tech Geotechnical Engineering | 332 | - | - | - | - |
| M.Tech Water Resources Engineering | 325 | - | - | - | - |
| M.Tech Ceramic Engineering | 323 | - | - | 329 | - |
| M.Tech Energy & Environmental Engineering | 315 | 300 | - | 300 | - |
| M.Tech Metallurgical & Materials Engineering | 312 | - | - | - | - |
NIT Rourkela GATE Cutoff 2026 for SC Category
The overall cutoff marks for SC Category Students for GATE ranges between 206 - 548. M.Tech Computer Science and Engineering was the most preferred course for SC candidates in 2026 with the minimum marks of 485 , followed by M.Tech VLSI Design & Embedded System with a cutoff of 527 (SC stands for Scheduled Caste)
NIT Rourkela, GATE Cutoff 2026 for SC Category is listed below.
| Courses | Round 1 (Closing marks) | Round 2 (Closing marks) | Round 3 (Closing marks) | Round 4 (Closing marks) | Round 5 (Closing marks) | | M.Tech Computer Science and Engineering | 548 | 516 | 500 | 491 | 485 |
| M.Tech VLSI Design & Embedded System | 527 | 510 | 507 | 479 | 471 |
| M.Tech Software Engineering | 489 | 468 | - | 447 | 438 |
| M.Tech Information Security | 487 | 464 | 461 | 451 | 442 |
| M.Tech Signal Processing & Machine Learning | 470 | 457 | - | 422 | - |
| M.Tech Digital Signal and Image Processing | 442 | 411 | - | 386 | - |
| M.Tech Communication Networks | 427 | 407 | 377 | 361 | 334 |
| M.Tech Atmospheric-Oceanic Science and Technology | 411 | 293 | - | 269 | - |
| M.Tech Biomedical Engineering | 396 | 302 | - | - | - |
| M.Tech Electronic Systems | 378 | 378 | - | 361 | 341 |
| M.Tech Electronics and Instrumentation Engineering | 378 | 373 | - | - | - |
| M.Tech Power Electronics and Drives | 376 | 361 | - | 353 | - |
| M.Tech Power System Engineering | 369 | 332 | 319 | 318 | - |
| M.Tech Control & Automation | 365 | 323 | 307 | 307 | 303 |
| M.Tech RF and Microwave Engineering | 361 | 349 | - | 346 | 321 |
| M.Tech Biotechnology | 357 | 348 | 315 | 284 | - |
| M.Tech Food Process Engineering | 356 | 345 | - | - | - |
| M.Tech Structural Engineering | 333 | 325 | - | 260 | 257 |
| M.Plan Urban Planning | 328 | - | - | - | - |
| M.Tech Constructions Technology & Management | 326 | 281 | - | 309 | - |
| M.Tech Mining Engineering | 319 | 317 | - | 317 | - |
| M.Tech Environmental Engineering | 316 | 257 | - | 344 | - |
| M.Tech Mechanical System Design | 300 | 276 | 270 | 269 | - |
| M.Tech Industrial Design | 288 | 270 | - | 307 | 291 |
| M.Tech Transportation Engineering | 286 | 275 | - | 254 | - |
| M.Tech Geotechnical Engineering | 283 | - | - | 257 | - |
| M.Tech Industrial Refrigeration & Cryogenics | 281 | - | - | - | - |
| M.Tech Chemical Engineering | 281 | 257 | 249 | 289 | - |
| M.Tech Water Resources Engineering | 271 | 257 | - | 206 | - |
| M.Tech Manufacturing and Automation | 270 | 238 | - | 232 | - |
| M.Tech Energy & Environmental Engineering | 268 | 249 | - | 237 | - |
| M.Tech Metallurgical & Materials Engineering | 262 | 212 | - | - | - |
| M.Tech Thermal Engineering | 262 | 259 | 259 | - | - |
| M.Tech Semiconductor Devices and Technology | 231 | 447 | - | 259 | - |
| M.Tech Ceramic Engineering | 212 | - | - | - | - |
NIT Rourkela GATE Cutoff 2026 for ST Category
The overall cutoff marks for ST Category Students for GATE ranges between 212 - 457. M.Tech VLSI Design & Embedded System was the most preferred course for ST candidates in 2026 with the minimum marks of 438 , followed by M.Tech Biomedical Engineering with a cutoff of 451 (ST stands for Scheduled Tribes)
NIT Rourkela, GATE Cutoff 2026 for ST Category is listed below.
| Courses | Round 1 (Closing marks) | Round 2 (Closing marks) | Round 3 (Closing marks) | Round 4 (Closing marks) | Round 5 (Closing marks) | | M.Tech VLSI Design & Embedded System | 457 | - | - | 438 | - |
| M.Tech Biomedical Engineering | 451 | - | - | - | - |
| M.Tech Computer Science and Engineering | 431 | 423 | - | 358 | - |
| M.Tech Software Engineering | 391 | - | - | - | 343 |
| M.Tech Information Security | 383 | - | - | - | - |
| M.Tech Signal Processing & Machine Learning | 365 | - | - | 316 | - |
| M.Tech Digital Signal and Image Processing | 341 | 306 | - | - | - |
| M.Tech Communication Networks | 339 | 296 | - | 296 | - |
| M.Tech Electronic Systems | 325 | 292 | - | - | 271 |
| M.Tech Power Electronics and Drives | 323 | 300 | - | 373 | - |
| M.Tech Power System Engineering | 315 | 292 | - | 354 | - |
| M.Tech Electronics and Instrumentation Engineering | 310 | - | - | 260 | - |
| M.Tech RF and Microwave Engineering | 309 | 271 | - | 256 | - |
| M.Tech Thermal Engineering | 303 | - | - | - | - |
| M.Tech Transportation Engineering | 302 | - | - | - | - |
| M.Tech Control & Automation | 296 | 273 | - | 271 | - |
| M.Tech Structural Engineering | 292 | 276 | - | - | - |
| M.Tech Environmental Engineering | 288 | - | - | - | - |
| M.Tech Manufacturing and Automation | 273 | - | - | - | - |
| M.Tech Mechanical System Design | 270 | 236 | - | - | - |
| M.Tech Constructions Technology & Management | 264 | - | - | - | - |
| M.Tech Geotechnical Engineering | 257 | - | - | 245 | - |
| M.Tech Chemical Engineering | 257 | - | - | - | - |
| M.Tech Food Process Engineering | 254 | - | - | - | - |
| M.Plan Urban Planning | 254 | 212 | - | - | - |
| M.Tech Atmospheric-Oceanic Science and Technology | 245 | - | - | 245 | - |
| M.Tech Biotechnology | 245 | 245 | - | - | - |
| M.Tech Mining Engineering | 231 | - | - | 241 | - |
| M.Tech Water Resources Engineering | 213 | - | - | - | - |
| M.Tech Metallurgical & Materials Engineering | 212 | - | - | - | - |
| M.Tech Industrial Design | - | - | - | 288 | - |
| M.Tech Semiconductor Devices and Technology | - | - | - | 392 | - |
NIT Rourkela GATE Cutoff 2026 for EWS Category
The overall cutoff marks for EWS Category Students for GATE ranges between 295 - 706. M.Tech Computer Science and Engineering was the most preferred course for EWS candidates in 2026 with the minimum marks of 633 , followed by M.Tech VLSI Design & Embedded System with a cutoff of 687 (EWS stands for Economically Weaker Section)
NIT Rourkela, GATE Cutoff 2026 for EWS Category is listed below.
| Courses | Round 1 (Closing marks) | Round 2 (Closing marks) | Round 3 (Closing marks) | Round 4 (Closing marks) | Round 5 (Closing marks) | | M.Tech Computer Science and Engineering | 706 | 674 | 670 | 637 | 633 |
| M.Tech VLSI Design & Embedded System | 687 | 649 | 645 | 633 | - |
| M.Tech Information Security | 674 | 637 | 625 | 618 | - |
| M.Tech Software Engineering | 653 | 636 | 633 | 609 | 606 |
| M.Tech Signal Processing & Machine Learning | 605 | 585 | 578 | - | - |
| M.Tech Digital Signal and Image Processing | 578 | 514 | 512 | 549 | 529 |
| M.Tech Electronics and Instrumentation Engineering | 568 | 564 | 556 | 516 | 507 |
| M.Tech Electronic Systems | 548 | 528 | 520 | 463 | - |
| M.Tech Communication Networks | 532 | 516 | 507 | 472 | 457 |
| M.Tech RF and Microwave Engineering | 524 | - | - | 386 | 369 |
| M.Tech Biomedical Engineering | 517 | 454 | - | - | - |
| M.Tech Power Electronics and Drives | 488 | 465 | - | 449 | 430 |
| M.Tech Biotechnology | 437 | - | - | 386 | - |
| M.Tech Structural Engineering | 403 | 346 | - | 340 | - |
| M.Tech Power System Engineering | 400 | 384 | - | 400 | 397 |
| M.Tech Control & Automation | 390 | 382 | 342 | 330 | - |
| M.Tech Industrial Design | 389 | - | - | 407 | - |
| M.Tech Constructions Technology & Management | 387 | 387 | - | - | - |
| M.Tech Food Process Engineering | 373 | 295 | - | 356 | 295 |
| M.Tech Manufacturing and Automation | 364 | - | - | - | - |
| M.Tech Thermal Engineering | 359 | - | - | - | - |
| M.Tech Energy & Environmental Engineering | 356 | - | - | - | - |
| M.Tech Environmental Engineering | 350 | - | - | - | - |
| M.Tech Metallurgical & Materials Engineering | 346 | - | - | - | - |
| M.Tech Mining Engineering | 345 | - | - | - | - |
| M.Tech Mechanical System Design | 340 | 340 | - | 374 | - |
| M.Tech Transportation Engineering | 336 | - | - | - | - |
| M.Tech Atmospheric-Oceanic Science and Technology | 331 | - | - | - | - |
| M.Tech Chemical Engineering | 330 | - | - | - | - |
| M.Tech Semiconductor Devices and Technology | 320 | 315 | - | 583 | 516 |
NIT Rourkela GATE Cutoff Year-Wise Trend for General Category
M.Tech VLSI Design & Embedded System is consistently the top choice for General category students with a cutoff of 659 in 2026, 584 in 2025, 563 in 2024, 549 in 2023, 603 in 2022, There is an increase in cutoff marks for M.Tech VLSI Design & Embedded System in 2026 as compared to 2025.
| Courses | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | | M.Tech VLSI Design & Embedded System | 659 | 584 | 563 | 549 | 603 |
| M.Tech Computer Science and Engineering | 655 | 665 | 610 | 543 | 543 |
| M.Tech Information Security | 628 | 625 | 580 | 486 | 473 |
| M.Tech Software Engineering | 621 | 618 | 556 | 487 | 455 |
| M.Tech Signal Processing & Machine Learning | 617 | - | - | - | - |
| M.Tech Digital Signal and Image Processing | 552 | 516 | 463 | 350 | 387 |
| M.Tech Electronics and Instrumentation Engineering | 549 | 491 | 429 | 367 | 403 |
| M.Tech Communication Networks | 520 | 503 | 434 | - | - |
| M.Tech Electronic Systems | 516 | 452 | 424 | 396 | 469 |
| M.Tech Biomedical Engineering | 482 | 441 | 386 | 351 | 350 |
| M.Tech RF and Microwave Engineering | 475 | 416 | 370 | - | - |
| M.Tech Biotechnology | 470 | 454 | 421 | 377 | 460 |
| M.Tech Power Electronics and Drives | 461 | 442 | 433 | 367 | 457 |
| M.Tech Food Process Engineering | 422 | 410 | 419 | 364 | 409 |
| M.Tech Semiconductor Devices and Technology | 420 | - | - | - | - |
| M.Tech Constructions Technology & Management | 409 | 389 | - | - | - |
| M.Plan Urban Planning | 406 | 384 | - | - | - |
| M.Tech Power System Engineering | 403 | 389 | 380 | 350 | 414 |
| M.Tech Control & Automation | 400 | 378 | 354 | 360 | 383 |
| M.Tech Structural Engineering | 383 | 423 | 443 | 450 | 462 |
| M.Tech Mechanical System Design | 381 | 380 | - | - | - |
| M.Tech Geotechnical Engineering | 367 | 359 | 362 | 353 | 409 |
| M.Tech Atmospheric-Oceanic Science and Technology | 367 | 375 | 360 | 355 | 361 |
| M.Tech Industrial Refrigeration & Cryogenics | 363 | 352 | - | - | - |
| M.Tech Manufacturing and Automation | 359 | 352 | - | - | - |
| M.Tech Energy & Environmental Engineering | 357 | 354 | 351 | 353 | 350 |
| M.Tech Metallurgical & Materials Engineering | 355 | 352 | 355 | 351 | 351 |
| M.Tech Environmental Engineering | 353 | - | 386 | - | - |
| M.Tech Transportation Engineering | 353 | 359 | 420 | 372 | 442 |
| M.Tech Chemical Engineering | 353 | 360 | 353 | 351 | 350 |
| M.Tech Ceramic Engineering | 352 | - | - | - | - |
| M.Tech Mining Engineering | 352 | 351 | 356 | 355 | 355 |
| M.Tech Industrial Design | 351 | 359 | 359 | 375 | 359 |
| M.Tech Thermal Engineering | 351 | 352 | - | 355 | 463 |
| M.Tech Water Resources Engineering | 350 | 351 | 351 | 351 | 375 |
| M.Tech Industrial Ceramics | - | 355 | 375 | - | 355 |
| M.Tech Cryogenics and Vacuum Technology | - | - | - | 357 | 366 |
| M.Tech Production Engineering | - | - | - | 357 | 386 |
| M.Tech Microwave Communication And Radar Engineering | - | - | - | 361 | 354 |
| M.Tech Communication Networks and Software | - | - | - | 380 | 511 |
| M.Tech Machine Design | - | - | - | 383 | 515 |
| M.Tech Networking and Communications | - | - | - | - | 412 |
NIT Rourkela GATE Cutoff Year-Wise Trend for OBC Category
M.Tech VLSI Design & Embedded System is consistently the top choice for OBC category students with a cutoff of 633 in 2026, 565 in 2025, 509 in 2024, 488 in 2023, 559 in 2022, There is an increase in cutoff marks for M.Tech VLSI Design & Embedded System in 2026 as compared to 2025.
| Courses | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | | M.Tech VLSI Design & Embedded System | 633 | 565 | 509 | 488 | 559 |
| M.Tech Computer Science and Engineering | 625 | 618 | 566 | 495 | 504 |
| M.Tech Information Security | 609 | 597 | 517 | 450 | 407 |
| M.Tech Software Engineering | 593 | 569 | 514 | 434 | 404 |
| M.Tech Signal Processing & Machine Learning | 550 | - | - | - | - |
| M.Tech Electronics and Instrumentation Engineering | 499 | 456 | 376 | 322 | 332 |
| M.Tech Digital Signal and Image Processing | 486 | 456 | 353 | 318 | 325 |
| M.Tech Electronic Systems | 475 | 428 | 393 | 343 | 400 |
| M.Tech Communication Networks | 463 | 436 | 355 | - | - |
| M.Tech RF and Microwave Engineering | 451 | 414 | 320 | - | - |
| M.Tech Power Electronics and Drives | 423 | 378 | 398 | 310 | 392 |
| M.Tech Biomedical Engineering | 390 | 340 | 346 | 308 | 310 |
| M.Tech Food Process Engineering | 373 | 345 | 364 | 312 | 335 |
| M.Tech Control & Automation | 373 | 342 | 330 | 306 | 335 |
| M.Tech Constructions Technology & Management | 364 | 370 | - | - | - |
| M.Tech Power System Engineering | 361 | 354 | 356 | 310 | 350 |
| M.Tech Structural Engineering | 351 | 382 | 405 | 402 | 413 |
| M.Tech Biotechnology | 351 | 376 | 345 | 309 | 308 |
| M.Tech Environmental Engineering | 350 | - | 381 | - | - |
| M.Tech Mechanical System Design | 348 | 335 | - | - | - |
| M.Tech Industrial Refrigeration & Cryogenics | 337 | 318 | - | - | - |
| M.Tech Semiconductor Devices and Technology | 334 | - | - | - | - |
| M.Tech Geotechnical Engineering | 332 | 322 | 335 | 321 | 344 |
| M.Tech Thermal Engineering | 329 | 338 | - | 330 | 398 |
| M.Tech Water Resources Engineering | 325 | 321 | 320 | 345 | 319 |
| M.Tech Manufacturing and Automation | 325 | 318 | - | - | - |
| M.Tech Ceramic Engineering | 323 | - | - | - | - |
| M.Tech Industrial Design | 322 | 324 | 318 | 330 | 339 |
| M.Tech Atmospheric-Oceanic Science and Technology | 318 | 344 | 280 | 299 | 331 |
| M.Tech Transportation Engineering | 317 | 322 | 374 | 327 | 379 |
| M.Tech Chemical Engineering | 317 | 311 | 303 | 317 | 313 |
| M.Tech Metallurgical & Materials Engineering | 312 | 333 | 305 | 330 | 343 |
| M.Tech Mining Engineering | 310 | 308 | 345 | 323 | 310 |
| M.Tech Energy & Environmental Engineering | 300 | 310 | 305 | 311 | 322 |
| M.Plan Urban Planning | 294 | 294 | - | - | - |
| M.Tech Industrial Ceramics | - | 348 | 318 | - | 333 |
| M.Tech Cryogenics and Vacuum Technology | - | - | - | 380 | 343 |
| M.Tech Production Engineering | - | - | - | 326 | 333 |
| M.Tech Microwave Communication And Radar Engineering | - | - | - | 316 | 332 |
| M.Tech Communication Networks and Software | - | - | - | 351 | 325 |
| M.Tech Machine Design | - | - | - | 334 | 414 |
| M.Tech Networking and Communications | - | - | - | - | 333 |
NIT Rourkela GATE Cutoff Year-Wise Trend for SC Category
M.Tech Computer Science and Engineering is consistently the top choice for SC category students with a cutoff of 485 in 2026, 489 in 2025, 418 in 2024, 356 in 2023, 376 in 2022, There is an decrease in cutoff marks for M.Tech Computer Science and Engineering in 2026 as compared to 2025.
| Courses | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | | M.Tech Computer Science and Engineering | 485 | 489 | 418 | 356 | 376 |
| M.Tech VLSI Design & Embedded System | 471 | 425 | 390 | 339 | 350 |
| M.Tech Information Security | 442 | 440 | 404 | 341 | 337 |
| M.Tech Software Engineering | 438 | 454 | 389 | 341 | 289 |
| M.Tech Signal Processing & Machine Learning | 422 | - | - | - | - |
| M.Tech Digital Signal and Image Processing | 386 | 370 | 336 | 239 | 275 |
| M.Tech Electronics and Instrumentation Engineering | 373 | 310 | 310 | 206 | 237 |
| M.Tech Power Electronics and Drives | 353 | 318 | 328 | 208 | 279 |
| M.Tech Food Process Engineering | 345 | 277 | 335 | 273 | 225 |
| M.Tech Electronic Systems | 341 | 315 | 310 | 256 | 267 |
| M.Tech Communication Networks | 334 | 328 | 295 | - | - |
| M.Plan Urban Planning | 328 | 175 | - | - | - |
| M.Tech RF and Microwave Engineering | 321 | 295 | 286 | - | - |
| M.Tech Power System Engineering | 318 | 303 | 314 | 214 | 257 |
| M.Tech Mining Engineering | 317 | 288 | 231 | 263 | 269 |
| M.Tech Control & Automation | 303 | 279 | 279 | 231 | 267 |
| M.Tech Biomedical Engineering | 302 | 262 | 275 | 208 | 118 |
| M.Tech Biotechnology | 284 | 240 | 170 | 184 | 172 |
| M.Tech Industrial Refrigeration & Cryogenics | 281 | 228 | - | - | - |
| M.Tech Constructions Technology & Management | 281 | 291 | - | - | - |
| M.Tech Industrial Design | 270 | 232 | 232 | 258 | 247 |
| M.Tech Atmospheric-Oceanic Science and Technology | 269 | 240 | 261 | 219 | 241 |
| M.Tech Mechanical System Design | 269 | 269 | - | - | - |
| M.Tech Thermal Engineering | 259 | 228 | - | 243 | 247 |
| M.Tech Environmental Engineering | 257 | - | 304 | - | - |
| M.Tech Geotechnical Engineering | 257 | 264 | 272 | 263 | 267 |
| M.Tech Structural Engineering | 257 | 279 | 356 | 307 | 312 |
| M.Tech Transportation Engineering | 254 | 291 | 301 | 271 | 312 |
| M.Tech Chemical Engineering | 249 | 232 | 232 | 251 | 235 |
| M.Tech Energy & Environmental Engineering | 237 | 253 | 206 | 240 | 241 |
| M.Tech Manufacturing and Automation | 232 | 232 | - | - | - |
| M.Tech Semiconductor Devices and Technology | 231 | - | - | - | - |
| M.Tech Ceramic Engineering | 212 | - | - | - | - |
| M.Tech Metallurgical & Materials Engineering | 212 | 217 | 254 | 243 | 210 |
| M.Tech Water Resources Engineering | 206 | 251 | 267 | 248 | 260 |
| M.Tech Industrial Ceramics | - | 213 | 244 | 156 | 206 |
| M.Tech Cryogenics and Vacuum Technology | - | - | - | 243 | 248 |
| M.Tech Production Engineering | - | - | - | 247 | 258 |
| M.Tech Microwave Communication And Radar Engineering | - | - | - | 187 | 231 |
| M.Tech Communication Networks and Software | - | - | - | 239 | 275 |
| M.Tech Machine Design | - | - | - | 243 | 279 |
| M.Tech Networking and Communications | - | - | - | - | 250 |
NIT Rourkela GATE Cutoff Year-Wise Trend for ST Category
M.Tech Biomedical Engineering is consistently the top choice for ST category students with a cutoff of 451 in 2026, 246 in 2025, 226 in 2024, There is an increase in cutoff marks for M.Tech Biomedical Engineering in 2026 as compared to 2025.
| Courses | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | | M.Tech Biomedical Engineering | 451 | 246 | 226 | - | - |
| M.Tech VLSI Design & Embedded System | 438 | 319 | 301 | 246 | 260 |
| M.Tech Semiconductor Devices and Technology | 392 | - | - | - | - |
| M.Tech Information Security | 383 | 360 | 299 | 288 | 285 |
| M.Tech Computer Science and Engineering | 358 | 398 | 305 | 299 | 286 |
| M.Tech Software Engineering | 343 | 338 | 291 | 280 | 280 |
| M.Tech Signal Processing & Machine Learning | 316 | - | - | - | - |
| M.Tech Digital Signal and Image Processing | 306 | 340 | 249 | - | 354 |
| M.Tech Thermal Engineering | 303 | 248 | - | 277 | 301 |
| M.Tech Transportation Engineering | 302 | 288 | 339 | 321 | 250 |
| M.Tech Power Electronics and Drives | 300 | 310 | 257 | 246 | 243 |
| M.Tech Communication Networks | 296 | 260 | 236 | - | - |
| M.Tech Power System Engineering | 292 | 244 | 262 | - | 237 |
| M.Tech Environmental Engineering | 288 | - | - | - | - |
| M.Tech Industrial Design | 288 | - | 236 | - | - |
| M.Tech Structural Engineering | 276 | 258 | 260 | 268 | 263 |
| M.Tech Manufacturing and Automation | 273 | - | - | - | - |
| M.Tech Control & Automation | 271 | 263 | 240 | - | 246 |
| M.Tech Electronic Systems | 271 | 253 | 251 | 270 | 247 |
| M.Tech Constructions Technology & Management | 264 | 256 | - | - | - |
| M.Tech Electronics and Instrumentation Engineering | 260 | 276 | 266 | - | 246 |
| M.Tech Chemical Engineering | 257 | 242 | - | - | - |
| M.Tech RF and Microwave Engineering | 256 | 252 | 254 | - | - |
| M.Tech Food Process Engineering | 254 | 288 | 243 | 246 | - |
| M.Tech Geotechnical Engineering | 245 | 245 | 270 | 263 | 260 |
| M.Tech Atmospheric-Oceanic Science and Technology | 245 | 239 | - | 209 | - |
| M.Tech Biotechnology | 245 | - | 206 | - | - |
| M.Tech Mechanical System Design | 236 | 248 | - | - | - |
| M.Tech Mining Engineering | 231 | 284 | 196 | 178 | - |
| M.Tech Water Resources Engineering | 213 | 264 | 249 | 248 | 310 |
| M.Tech Metallurgical & Materials Engineering | 212 | - | - | - | - |
| M.Plan Urban Planning | 212 | 245 | - | - | - |
| M.Tech Energy & Environmental Engineering | - | 252 | 250 | 251 | 249 |
| M.Tech Industrial Ceramics | - | - | 226 | - | - |
| M.Tech Machine Design | - | - | - | 262 | 272 |
NIT Rourkela GATE Cutoff Year-Wise Trend for EWS Category
M.Tech VLSI Design & Embedded System is consistently the top choice for EWS category students with a cutoff of 633 in 2026, 573 in 2025, 514 in 2024, 521 in 2023, 541 in 2022, There is an increase in cutoff marks for M.Tech VLSI Design & Embedded System in 2026 as compared to 2025.
| Courses | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | | M.Tech VLSI Design & Embedded System | 633 | 573 | 514 | 521 | 541 |
| M.Tech Computer Science and Engineering | 633 | 632 | 574 | 476 | 504 |
| M.Tech Information Security | 618 | 588 | 548 | 438 | 389 |
| M.Tech Software Engineering | 606 | 592 | 511 | 420 | 406 |
| M.Tech Signal Processing & Machine Learning | 578 | - | - | - | - |
| M.Tech Digital Signal and Image Processing | 512 | 418 | 350 | 347 | 329 |
| M.Tech Electronics and Instrumentation Engineering | 507 | 459 | 400 | 447 | 366 |
| M.Tech Electronic Systems | 463 | 425 | 320 | 335 | 469 |
| M.Tech Communication Networks | 457 | 443 | 340 | - | - |
| M.Tech Biomedical Engineering | 454 | 429 | 380 | 338 | 353 |
| M.Tech Power Electronics and Drives | 430 | 393 | 354 | 310 | 332 |
| M.Tech Industrial Design | 389 | 362 | 326 | 353 | 331 |
| M.Tech Constructions Technology & Management | 387 | 374 | - | - | - |
| M.Tech Biotechnology | 386 | 337 | 356 | 393 | 421 |
| M.Tech Power System Engineering | 384 | 370 | 371 | 318 | 332 |
| M.Tech RF and Microwave Engineering | 369 | 441 | 325 | - | - |
| M.Tech Manufacturing and Automation | 364 | 328 | - | - | - |
| M.Tech Thermal Engineering | 359 | 324 | - | 334 | 331 |
| M.Tech Energy & Environmental Engineering | 356 | 340 | 327 | 354 | 344 |
| M.Tech Environmental Engineering | 350 | - | 352 | - | - |
| M.Tech Metallurgical & Materials Engineering | 346 | 324 | - | 326 | 327 |
| M.Tech Mining Engineering | 345 | 361 | 375 | 339 | 323 |
| M.Tech Structural Engineering | 340 | 363 | 385 | 375 | 406 |
| M.Tech Mechanical System Design | 340 | 324 | - | - | - |
| M.Tech Transportation Engineering | 336 | 332 | 348 | 337 | 368 |
| M.Tech Atmospheric-Oceanic Science and Technology | 331 | 337 | 335 | 380 | 327 |
| M.Tech Chemical Engineering | 330 | 324 | 297 | - | 335 |
| M.Tech Control & Automation | 330 | 334 | 315 | 310 | 403 |
| M.Tech Semiconductor Devices and Technology | 315 | - | - | - | - |
| M.Tech Food Process Engineering | 295 | 362 | 377 | - | 374 |
| M.Tech Water Resources Engineering | - | 333 | 362 | 335 | 350 |
| M.Tech Geotechnical Engineering | - | 317 | 348 | 337 | 392 |
| M.Plan Urban Planning | - | 474 | - | - | - |
| M.Tech Industrial Ceramics | - | - | 319 | - | - |
| M.Tech Production Engineering | - | - | - | 357 | 389 |
| M.Tech Microwave Communication And Radar Engineering | - | - | - | 368 | 400 |
| M.Tech Communication Networks and Software | - | - | - | 335 | 469 |
| M.Tech Machine Design | - | - | - | 353 | 406 |
| M.Tech Cryogenics and Vacuum Technology | - | - | - | - | 319 |
| M.Tech Networking and Communications | - | - | - | - | 362 |
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