GATE 2026 Branch-Wise Exam Dates: Check Paper-Wise Schedule

GATE 2026 Branch-Wise Exam Dates: Check Paper-Wise Schedule

Jalla VenkateshUpdated on 11 Nov 2025, 11:08 AM IST

GATE 2026 Exam Date Branch Wise: India Institute of Guwahati will soon publish the GATE exam date 2026 branch wise on the official website, gate2026.iitg.ac.in. Candidates will be able to check the GATE 2026 branch wise exam dates in this article once released. The GATE 2026 exam will be conducted in two shifts for 30 papers. The GATE 2026 dates announcement will include specific exam date, exam timings and more. The GATE 2026 exam date has been announced by IIT as February 7, 8, 14 and 15, 2026.

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  1. IIT Guwahati GATE 2026 Branch-Wise Schedule
  2. GATE 2026 Examination Schedule
  3. GATE 2026 Exam Timings
  4. GATE 2026 Two Paper Combinations
GATE 2026 Branch-Wise Exam Dates: Check Paper-Wise Schedule
GATE 2026 Branch-Wise Exam Dates

The GATE entrance exam will be held over four days and will have two sessions: forenoon (9:30 AM to 12:30 PM) and afternoon (2:30 PM to 5:00 PM). Read more about the GATE branch-wise exam schedule for 2026 below. Get further details on the GATE 2026 branch timetable from the article given here.

IIT Guwahati GATE 2026 Branch-Wise Schedule

The authority will announce the GATE 2026 subject-wise schedule on the official website, gate2026.iitg.ac.in. Candidates can check the tentative GATE 2026 branch schedule in the table below.

GATE 2026 Branch Wise Date, IIT Guwahati Expected

Paper Codes

GATE 2026 Exam Date

Shift Timings

CS1, AG, MA

February 7, 2026

Forenoon Session

CS2, NM, MT, TF, IN

February 7, 2026

Afternoon Session

ME, PE, AR

February 8, 2026

Forenoon Session

EE

February 8, 2026

Afternoon Session

CY, AE, DA, ES, PI

February 14, 2026

Forenoon Session

EC, GE, XH, BM, EY

February 14, 2026

Afternoon Session

CE1, GG, CH, PH, BT

February 14, 2026

Forenoon Session

CE2, ST, XE, XL, MN

February 14, 2026

Afternoon Session

GATE 2026 Examination Schedule

Day, Date

Time (IST)

Saturday, February 07, 2026

9:30 am to 12:30 pm (Forenoon Session – FN)

2:30 pm to 5:30 pm (Afternoon Session – AN)

Sunday, February 08, 2026

9:30 am to 12:30 pm (Forenoon Session – FN)

2:30 pm to 5:30 pm (Afternoon Session – AN)

Saturday, February 14, 2026

9:30 am to 12:30 pm (Forenoon Session – FN)

2:30 pm to 5:30 pm (Afternoon Session – AN)

Sunday, February 15, 2026

9:30 am to 12:30 pm (Forenoon Session – FN)

2:30 pm to 5:30 pm (Afternoon Session – AN)

GATE 2026 Exam Timings

Candidates can check the GATE 2026 timelines in the table below.

GATE Exam Timings 2026

Events

Session 1

Session 2

Reporting time

8 AM

1 PM

Exam starts

9:30 AM

2:30 PM

Last entry allowed

10:00 AM

3:00 PM

Exam concludes

12:30 PM

5:30 PM

GATE 2026 Two Paper Combinations

Candidates can check the GATE two paper combinations 2026 in the table below.

GATE Two Paper Combinations

Code of the First Paper

Code of the Second Paper

AE

CE, ME, XE

AG

CE

AR

CE, GE

BM

BT, IN

BT

BM, XL

CE

AE, AG, AR, ES, GE, NM, XE

CH

ES, PE, XE

CS

DA, EC, GE, MA, PH, ST

CY

XE, XL

DA

CS, EC, EE, MA, ME, PH, ST, XE

EC

CS, DA, EE, IN, PH

EE

DA, EC, IN, PH

ES

CE, CH, GE

EY

XL

GE

AR, CE, CS, ES, GG

GG

GE

IN

BM, EC, EE, ME

MA

CS, DA, PH, ST

ME

AE, DA, IN, NM, PI, XE

MN

-

MT

XE

NM

CE, ME

PE

CH

PH

CS, DA, EC, EE, MA, XE

PI

ME, XE

ST

CS, DA, MA, XH

TF

-

XE

AE, CE, CH, CY, DA, ME, MT, PH, PI

XH

ST

XL

BT, CY, EY

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

Q: What is the date of the GATE exam in 2026?
A:

The GATE 2026 exam will be held on February 7, 8, 14 and 15, 2026.

Q: Who will conduct the GATE in 2026?
A:

The GATE 2026 exam will be conducted by IIT Guwahati.

Q: When will the GATE 2026 Exam Branch wise Dates be announced?
A:

The authority will announce the GATE exam branch wise 2026 dates soon.

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Hello dear candidate,

You will not receive another rectification mail unless and until there is still an error in your reuploaded signature. if everything is okay your status will change to accepted on the GATE portal.

My advice is that you should keep checking your application status on the official website of GATE 2026.

Thank you.

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This is likely a temporary portal or validation issue, not something you did wrong. When candidates try to change category from GEN to OBC-NCL during the GATE correction window, the system checks required fields and sometimes a supporting certificate or fee is needed. If any required data or document is missing, or the server is busy, the portal can show Something went wrong, please try again. Explain to them that first they should log into the GATE portal, open the Correction tab and confirm which fields are editable and whether a payment or document upload is required for category change. Tell them to clear browser cache or try a different browser/device and retry. If the error persists, advise contacting GATE support or the zonal office with a screenshot and timing of the error so officials can check server logs.

Hello,

The GATE 2026 Agricultural Engineering (AG) paper will have a total of 100 marks. Out of this, 15 marks are for General Aptitude and 85 marks are for core Agricultural Engineering subjects.

The marks are generally distributed among major topics like Engineering Mathematics (12–13 marks), Farm Machinery (10–11), Farm Power (14–15), Soil & Water Conservation (12–13), Irrigation & Drainage (10–12), Agricultural Process Engineering (10–12), and Dairy & Food Engineering (9–10 marks).

The official qualifying marks for GATE 2026 are not yet released. However, based on previous years, the cutoff for the Agricultural Engineering paper is expected to be around 25 marks for General, 22.5 for OBC/EWS, and 16.6 for SC/ST/PwD candidates.

Hope it helps !