Finally the most sought after information in GATE world is here. The Holy Grail of all GATE related searches - Cutoffs for M. Tech CS in IITs (General Category)
Methodology
Unfortunately getting cutoffs for all courses in all IITs is not as simple as it sounds. This is because not all institutes announce their cutoffs. Some of them only display a list of shortlisted candidates on their website while some only send emails to the selected candidates. As such getting cutoffs for these institutes is not easy and one has to follow discussion forums or get in touch with candidates to know the cutoffs.Disclaimer
THE CUTOFFS IN THIS POST ARE FOR THE YEAR 2011. THE CUTOFFS FOR FOLLOWING YEARS COULD BE SIGNIFICANTLY DIFFERENT FROM THESE. ALSO, NOT ALL OF THEM WERE DECLARED DIRECTLY BY THE INSTITUTE AND MAY BE INCORRECT. THIS DATA IS FOR YOUR REFERENCE ONLY.Also refer Cutoffs 2012
Cutoffs (General Cat.)
| Institute | Course | Cutoff Score | Cutoff Rank | Cutoff Source |
| IISc | ME CSE Direct Admission | 936 | 41 | Unofficial. From discussion forums |
| IIT Kanpur | M. Tech CSE Direct Admission | 900 | 69 | Unofficial. Institute displays list of shortlisted candidates on website |
| IIT Delhi | M. Tech EET Direct Admission | 900 | 69 | Official cutoff |
| IIT Bombay | M. Tech CS 1st Direct offer | 889 | 76 | Official cutoff |
| IIT Madras | M. Tech CSE with HTTA 1st Offer | 879 | 93 | Unofficial. From discussion forums |
| IIT Bombay | M. Tech CS 2nd Direct offer | 872 | 101 | Official cutoff |
| IIT Bombay | M. Tech CS 3rd offer | 868 | 104 | Official cutoff |
| IIT Madras | M. Tech CSE with HTTA 2nd Offer | 847 | 155 | Unofficial. From discussion forums |
| IIT Madras | M. Tech CSE with HTTA 3rd Offer | 839 | 175 | Unofficial. From discussion forums |
| IIT Delhi | M. Tech CSE Interview | 760 | 428 | Official cutoff |
| IIT Delhi | MS (R) Interview | 760 | 428 | Official cutoff |
| IIT Kgp | M. Tech CSE Interview | 760 | 428 | Unofficial. From discussion forums |
| IIT Delhi | M. Tech JCA Interview | 750 | 480 | Official cutoff |
| IIT Delhi | M. Tech EET Interview | 753 | 482 | Official cutoff |
| IIT Kanpur | M. Tech CSE Test/Interview | 753 | 482 | Unofficial. From discussion forums |
| IIT Bombay | M. Tech RA | 709 | NA | Official cutoff |
| IIT Roorkee | M. Tech CS Interview | NA | 683 | Unofficial. From discussion forums |
| IIT Guwahati | M. Tech CSE Test/Interview | NA | 910 | Unofficial. From discussion forums |
| IIT Madras | MS Interview | NA | 1196 | Unofficial. From discussion forums |
NOTE: I DO NOT HAVE CUTOFFS FOR ANY OTHER INSTITUTE OTHER THAN THE ONES MENTIONED ABOVE. COMMENTS ASKING FOR ANY OTHER INSTITUTE'S CUTOFF WILL BE DELETED.
Interpretation
Although all IITs declare cutoffs in terms of score, I think the cutoff in terms of Rank is a better metric. This is because the seats at each IIT remain constant every year. Hence the rank wise cutoff for each IIT is almost constant year on year. In comparison, cutoff in terms of score, marks or percentile is dependent on the relative toughness of GATE exam that year, number of students appearing etc.