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GATE 2026 Conducted by IIT Guwahati: The Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati is conducting the GATE 2026 exam. The authority has launched the GATE 2026 official website, gate2026.iitg.ac.in. The last date to submit the GATE 2026 registration with a late fee was October 13, 2025. The authority will conduct the GATE 2026 exam on February 7, 8, 14 and 15, 2026. The GATE examination will be held in both forenoon and afternoon sessions on each of these days. The GATE 2026 results will be announced on March 19, 2026. Find more information on the GATE 2026 exam conducted by IIT Guwahati below.
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GATE 2026 is being conducted by IISc and all IITs, on behalf of the National Coordination Board-GATE, Ministry of Education (MoE), Government of India. IIT Guwahati is the Organizing Institute for GATE 2026. GATE 2026 will be conducted as a computer-based test (CBT) and will have a total of 30 test papers. A new sectional paper on Energy Science (XE-I) is being introduced in the Engineering Sciences (XE) paper. The test papers will be in English only. Candidates have the option to appear for one or two test papers from the allowed two-paper combinations. The GATE score obtained by the candidates will remain valid for a period of three years from the date of announcement of results.
IIT Guwahati will be conducting the GATE 2026. The institute is among the top IITs and has secured the 9th position under the overall category as per the NIRF ranking 2024. This year, IIT Guwahati will be conducting the GATE 2026 exam. Previously, the institute had conducted the exam for the year 2018. Candidates can check the GATE 2018 question paper to have a better insight into the GATE 2026 exam paper.
Since each IIT has their subtle variation in exam style. Having an insight into IIT Guwahati's approach from GATE 2018 can give you a competitive edge for the GATE 2026 exam paper. Here is an overview of the students ' 2018 question papers:
The 2018 GATE paper mainly focused on conceptual depth and logical reasoning, rather than purely computational problems.
Students found time management as the main concern during the exam, as most of the 2-mark questions were lengthy.
As per the students, the two-mark questions were innovative and needed a bit of creativity to answer them.
Download: GATE 2018 Question Papers
Reviewing 2018's paper can provide insights into the type of questions and difficulty level you can expect in 2026. The exam pattern remains consistent every year, but the exam papers keep changing every year.
IIT Guwahati has released the GATE 2026 exam pattern on its official website. The question paper consists of exam duration, mode of exam, marking scheme, types of questions, etc. Candidates can check the question patterns to have a better understanding of the GATE exam pattern.
Particulars | Details |
Mode of Exam | The test papers will be in English. Computer-Based Test (CBT) [will be conducted at select centers in select cities]. |
Duration | 3 hours |
Number of Subjects (Papers) | Candidate’s Selected Subject(s)
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Sections | General Aptitude (GA) + Candidate's Selected Subjects |
Questions for testing these abilities |
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Distribution of Marks in all Papers EXCEPT papers AR, CY, DA, EY, GG, MA, PH, ST, XH and XL |
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Marking Scheme | Questions carry 1 mark or 2 marks |
Negative Marking |
There is no partial marking in MSQ. |
GATE 2026 dates have been released on the official website. Candidates can now check the complete schedule for the GATE 2026 exam. Find the important dates for GATE 2026 below.
Event | Date |
GATE registration 2026 | August 28, 2025 |
GATE 2026 registration last date (Without Late Fee) |
October 7, 2025 |
Last date to submit the GATE application form 2026 (With Late Fee) |
October 13, 2025 |
Modifications in the GATE 2026 application form last date | November 6, 2025 |
GATE admit card release date | January 2, 2026 |
GATE 2026 exam date branch-wise | February 7, 8, 14, and 15, 2026 |
Availability of the GATE response sheet 2026 | February 2026 |
Release of the GATE exam answer key | February 2026 |
GATE 2026 answer key challenge period | February 2026 |
Result Date | March 19, 2026 |
Availability of Score Card for download by candidates | March 2026 |
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
IIT Guwahati will conduct the GATE 2026 exam.
Yes, the GATE 2026 syllabus has been released along with brochure.
Candidates who have completed a bachelor's degree from a recognised university are eligible to apply for the GATE exam in 2026.
On Question asked by student community
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.
Hello,
Visit the below website to download the previous 15 years question paper of GATE exam.
https://engineering.careers360.com/articles/last-15-years-gate-papers-solutions
You'll also get the solutions from it. These question papers will help you a lot in your preparation.
All the best.
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 !
Hello dear candidate,
No, you application of GATE 2026 will not get rejected.
Under scrutiny, rectification done means they have got your correction and are checking it. If everything matches your application will be accepted soon.
I hope you find thie helpful. Thank you.
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