The GATE 2026 examination will be held between February 7 and February 15, 2026, across multiple centres in India and abroad.
The GATE 2026 admit card was made public on January 13 by the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Guwahati. The official websites, gate2026.iitg.ac.in and goaps.iitg.ac.in, will allow candidates to download their GATE 2026 admission cards. The Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) 2026 is being organized by IIT Guwahati.
The GATE 2026 exam will take place in several locations in India and overseas between February 7 and February 15, 2026.
To prevent last-minute problems on test day, candidates taking the GATE 2026 exam must carefully check all the information displayed on their admit card. The candidate’s name and parents’ names are important elements that must be verified; they must match the information provided in the application form and be spelled correctly. Any inconsistency in personal information could cause issues when it comes to exam center verification.
The paper or paper combinations listed on the admit card must match the ones chosen during the application procedure.
The photo and signature that are printed on the admit card must match the ones that were uploaded during registration and be easily readable. If a candidate’s identity does not match the photo on their admit card, they might not be allowed to take the test. Additionally, information like the site of the exam center, the time of the session, the reporting time, and crucial instructions for the day of the exam should be carefully reviewed.
Candidates are urged to get in touch with the GATE administering body at IIT Guwahati right once if there is a mistake or inconsistency on their GATE 2026 admit card so that the problem can be fixed well in advance of the exam.
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There will be thirty test papers for GATE 2026. During the weekends of February 7–15, the exam will be administered in two sessions each day: a morning session from 9.30 am to 12.30 pm and an afternoon session from 2.30 pm to 5.30 pm.
GATE PAPER PATTERN
GATE 2026 will be conducted for 30 test papers. A candidate is allowed to appear either in one or up to two test papers.
| Particulars | Details |
|---|---|
| Mode of Examination | Computer Based Test (CBT) |
| Language of examination | English |
| Duration | 3 Hours* |
| Number of papers (Subjects) | 30 test papers |
| Sections | General Aptitude (GA) + Candidate’s Selected Subject(s) |
| Type of Questions | (a) Multiple Choice Question (MCQ) (b) Multiple Select Question (MSQ) (c) Numerical Answer Type (NAT) |
| Testing of abilities | (a) Recall (b) Comprehension (c) Application (d) Analysis & Synthesis |
| Distribution of Marks in all Papers EXCEPT papers AR, CY, DA, EY, GE, GG, MA, PH, ST, XH, and XL | General Aptitude: 15 marks Engineering Mathematics**: 13 marks Subject Questions: 72 marks Total: 100 marks (**XE includes Engineering Mathematics section XE-A of 15 marks) |
| Distribution of Marks in papers AR, CY, DA, EY, GE, GG, MA, PH, ST, XH, and XL | General Aptitude: 15 marks Subject Questions: 85 marks Total: 100 marks |
| Marking Scheme | Questions carry either 1 mark or 2 marks |
| Negative Marking | For a wrong answer chosen in an MCQ, there will be negative marking. For a 1-mark MCQ, 1/3 mark will be deducted for a wrong answer. For a 2-mark MCQ, 2/3 mark will be deducted for a wrong answer. There is no negative marking for wrong answer(s) to MSQ or NAT questions. There is no partial marking in MSQ. |
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