What to expect on PSU cutoffs for GATE 2021 aspirants?

GATE 2021 will be held in the first week of February, and this year IIT Bombay is organising the exam. Students from different streams will appear in the exam and as per the scheduled dates, 6th, 7th, 13th, and 14th February. The admit Card of GATE 2021 has been released which can be downloaded from the official website at https://appsgate.iitb.ac.in/.

Many Public Sector Undertakings (PSUs) consider GATE 2021's scorecard to shortlist the candidates for various jobs. However, some PSUs directly recruit the candidates based on their GATE score. All the shortlisted candidates have to undergo a further selection process, which may vary as per various PSUs.

The expected cutoff marks for GATE 2021 for the recruitment in various PSUs have been discussed in this article. Students will get some glimpse regarding the cutoff marks in different PSUs.

GATE 2021 Cutoffs - Public Sector Undertakings (PSUs)

Public Sector Undertakings are the centrally owned enterprises which may either be undertaken by Central government i.e. Central Public Sector Enterprise (CPSUs) or by State government as State Level Public Sector Enterprises (SLPEs).

Keeping the ever-increasing competition in mind, you should prepare diligently for the recruitment to a PSU through GATE in 2021. The criteria of selection to various PSUs vary. Sometimes candidates have to appear in the written test conducted by PSUs but in most of the cases candidates are recruited on the basis of their GATE score card, followed by personal interview.

Expected GATE 2021 PSU Cut Off: Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited, HPCL

Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (HPCL) has financial autonomy and is supported to achieve the status of global giant in the domain of petroleum.

In order to be recruited at HPCL, candidates have to qualify the cutoff marks of GATE 2021. After that, they also need to appear in the personal interview. The final merit list is created on the basis of 85% weightage of the exam score and 15% weightage is given to Personal Interview.

Check the table below to get some idea about expected GATE 2021 cutoff:

A nominal fee of INR 236 (Debit card) and INR 271 (Credit card/ Bank Voucher) has to be paid while applying for the application form of HPCL.

Expected GATE 2021 PSU Cut Off: National Thermal Power Corporation

National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) is growing at a fast pace in terms of massive installation capacity of power all over India. It has already installed the power capacity of around 62,110 MW.

In the final merit list, 85% weightage is given to GATE 2021 cutoff, 10% to interview marks and 5% weightage of marks scored in GD.

To get recruited this PSU through GATE this years, the expected cut off score in various branches has been mentioned in the tables given below:

Branch: Instrumentation

Branch: Electrical

Branch: Mechanical

Branch: Electronics

GATE 2021 Cut Off: Oil and Natural Gas Corporation, ONGC

Oil and Natural Gas Corporation contributes to around 70% of domestic production in terms of crude oil and natural gas. ONGC looks for fresh talented youth who can contribute in their goals of achieving the status of one of the giants, providing Oil and Natural Gas at a massive level.

Candidates are selected on the basis of their score in GATE 2021. There will also be an interview stage before recruiting the candidates. A glimpse of cutoff marks of GATE 2019 for various disciplines is given below:

Cutoff score for AEE in different disciplines:

• Civil Engineer: 459-915

• Instrumentation: 264-730

• Industrial Engineer: 669-795

• Electronics: 257-868

• Mechanical: 228-856

• Electrical: 213-841

Cutoff score for AEE (Production)

• Mechanical: 659-867
• Petroleum: 76-703
• Chemical: 411-689

Cutoff score for AEE (Drilling)

• Mechanical: 691-845
• Petroleum: 311-803

Cutoff score for AEE (Cementing)

• Petroleum: 800-873
• Mechanical: 761-895

Cutoff score for Geophysicist

• Wells: 416-697
• Surface: 283-621

Cutoff score for other fields

• Programming Officer: 370-840
• Transport Officer: 417-899
• MM Officer: 548-923
• Chemist: 192-690
• Geologist: 261-557

After qualifying GATE 2021 score, candidates will be called to appear in the interview stage.

Please Note - The cutoff marks mentioned above are generalized. Candidates are advised to go through category-wise cutoff scores at the official website. This will help them to be more clear about the expected score.

GATE 2021 PSU Cut Off: Power Grid, PGCIL

Power Grid is a Navratan enterprise which is engaged in proper planning and coordination of various transmission systems between different states (inter-state).

GATE Cutoff score for POWERGRID: 2020

GATE Cutoff for POWERGRID: 2019

Students who have qualified the cutoff marks as per GATE exam are eligible to appear in the next stage. The selection process of PGCIL is divided into three steps:

Cut off marks of the Exam - 85% weightage

Group Discussion - 3% Weightage

Personal Interview - 12% weightage

The final score will be calculated on the basis of above-mentioned criteria and candidates will be recruited accordingly.

Expected GATE 2021 PSU Cut Off: Gas Authority of India Limited, GAIL

Gas Authority of India (GAIL) serves the nation through their extensive exploration and transmission of Natural gas to the country. Cutoff marks for the post of executive trainee in various Engineering branches are mentioned below. These are the cutoff marks of GATE 2020. 

The score is considered as the eligibility criteria only. Applicants will have to appear in a personal interview later on. The final merit list is prepared as the cumulative marks scored in the exam and interview.

GATE 2021 PSU Cut Off: Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, BARC

Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, BARC gives an opportunity to engineering Graduate students and Science Post Graduates to be recruited as scientific officers either through Orientation Course for Engineering Graduates and Science Post Graduates (OCES) or DAE Graduate Fellowship Scheme (DGFS).

Interested candidates have to appear in the two stages; Screening and Personal Interview, in order to be recruited at BARC.

For Engineering Graduates

Screening

Gate 2021 exam Score

Written Test conducted by BARC except for Civil Engineering Students where candidates are shortlisted for interview on the basis of exam score without any written test.

Interview: Those candidates who have been shortlisted in the screening stage will be called for a Personal interview.

Students can get some idea regarding the expected cutoff GATE 2021 by going through the cutoff marks for the year 2020.

GATE Cut Off For The Year 2020

For Science Post-graduates

Science post-graduate students have to undergo the following recruitment process.

Screening Stage: There are two ways by which a candidate can be screened before being shortlisted for the interview stage.

Either through written tests or GATE 2021 scores.

Or by appearing in both in the exam as well as Written Test

Interview Stage: After that, they have to appear in an interview. The interview is usually held in months of May to July.

The competition is getting tougher day by day, so the candidates are advised to score at least more than the cut off marks. They should keep checking the official websites of PSUs and remain aware about recent vacancies released by various PSUs.

As the recruitment to a PSU through GATE is not just limited to exam scores, applicants should also work on their communication to sail through the interview stage as well. Stay tuned to our blogs for more information on GATE 2021.