GATE 2026 exam schedule subject-wise: IIT Guwahati has released the subject wise GATE 2026 schedule on November 17, 2025. According to the notification, the GATE 2026 exam will be conducted on February 7, 8, 14 and 15, 2026 in two shifts daily. The Forenoon shift will be from 9:30 am to 12:30 pm, and the Afternoon shift will be from 2:30 pm to 5:30 pm. Candidates can check the GATE 2026 branch wise exam dates on this page. The GATE Computer Science paper will be held into two sessions. CS-1 is on February 08, 2026 (Forenoon), and CS-2 on February 08, 2026 (Afternoon). The GATE 2026 admit card will be issued on January 2, 2026. The authority will conduct the GATE 2026 exam in online mode.
This year, IIT Guwahati has introduced a new sectional paper, Energy Science (XE-1), under the Engineering Sciences (XE) paper.
With the release of the GATE 2026 exam date subject-wise, candidates will have a clear idea of the exam timetable, which will help them organise their study schedule around their specific exam date. Also helps students to avoid confusion and stress by providing clear information on the schedule. As per the latest branch-wise timetable, Computer Science (CS) and Civil Engineering (CE) will be conducted on a 2-shift per day basis. Find below the GATE 2026 exam schedule subject-wise.
Subject (Paper Code) | Date | Time |
February 7, 2026 | 9:30 am – 12:30 pm (Forenoon Session) | |
Environmental Science (ES) | February 7, 2026 | 9:30 am – 12:30 pm (Forenoon Session) |
Geology & Geophysics (GG) | February 7, 2026 | 9:30 am – 12:30 pm (Forenoon Session) |
February 7, 2026 | 9:30 am – 12:30 pm (Forenoon Session) | |
Mathematics (MA) | February 7, 2026 | 9:30 am – 12:30 pm (Forenoon Session) |
Mining Engineering (MN) | February 7, 2026 | 9:30 am – 12:30 pm (Forenoon Session) |
Textile Engineering (TF) | February 7, 2026 | 9:30 am – 12:30 pm (Forenoon Session) |
Engineering Sciences (XE) | February 7, 2026 | 9:30 am – 12:30 pm (Forenoon Session) |
Life Sciences (XL) | February 7, 2026 | 9:30 am – 12:30 pm (Forenoon Session) |
February 7, 2026 | 2:30 pm – 5:30 pm (Afternoon Session) | |
Biotechnology (BT) | February 7, 2026 | 2:30 pm – 5:30 pm (Afternoon Session) |
Chemical Engineering (CH) | February 7, 2026 | 2:30 pm – 5:30 pm (Afternoon Session) |
Chemistry (CY) | February 7, 2026 | 2:30 pm – 5:30 pm (Afternoon Session) |
February 7, 2026 | 2:30 pm – 5:30 pm (Afternoon Session) | |
Physics (PH) | February 7, 2026 | 2:30 pm – 5:30 pm (Afternoon Session) |
February 7, 2026 | 2:30 pm – 5:30 pm (Afternoon Session) | |
Computer Science & IT – Paper 1 (CS-1) | February 8, 2026 | 9:30 am – 12:30 pm (Forenoon Session) |
Statistics (ST) | February 8, 2026 | 9:30 am – 12:30 pm (Forenoon Session) |
Computer Science & IT – Paper 2 (CS-2) | February 8, 2026 | 2:30 pm – 5:30 pm (Afternoon Session) |
Ecology & Evolution (EY) | February 8, 2026 | 2:30 pm – 5:30 pm (Afternoon Session) |
February 8, 2026 | 2:30 pm – 5:30 pm (Afternoon Session) | |
Production & Industrial Engg. (PE) | February 8, 2026 | 2:30 pm – 5:30 pm (Afternoon Session) |
Civil Engineering – Paper 1 (CE-1) | February 14, 2026 | 9:30 am – 12:30 pm (Forenoon Session) |
February 14, 2026 | 9:30 am – 12:30 pm (Forenoon Session) | |
February 14, 2026 | 9:30 am – 12:30 pm (Forenoon Session) | |
February 14, 2026 | 2:30 pm – 5:30 pm (Afternoon Session) | |
Civil Engineering – Paper 2 (CE-2) | February 14, 2026 | 2:30 pm – 5:30 pm (Afternoon Session) |
February 14, 2026 | 2:30 pm – 5:30 pm (Afternoon Session) | |
February 14, 2026 | 2:30 pm – 5:30 pm (Afternoon Session) | |
February 15, 2026 | 9:30 am – 12:30 pm (Forenoon Session) | |
Architecture and Planning (AR) | February 15, 2026 | 2:30 pm – 5:30 pm (Afternoon Session) |
February 15, 2026 | 2:30 pm – 5:30 pm (Afternoon Session) |
Candidates can check the syllabus for all the subjects under the GATE exams 2026 to understand the topics covered under the particular subjects and to help them with exam preparations. Click the link to the different subjects' syllabus to prepare for the GATE exam.
Papers | GATE 2026 Syllabus link |
Data Science & Artificial Intelligence | |
Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering (NM) | |
Aerospace Engineering (AE) | |
Agricultural Engineering (AG) | |
Architecture and Planning (AR) | |
Biotechnology (BT) | |
Civil Engineering (CE) | |
Chemical Engineering (CH) | |
Computer Science (CS) and Information Technology (IT) | |
Chemistry (CY) | |
Electronics and Communication Engineering (EC) | |
Electrical Engineering (EE) | |
Ecology and Evolution (EY) | |
Geology and Geophysics (GG) | |
Instrumentation Engineering (IN) | |
Mathematics (MA) | |
Mechanical Engineering (ME) | |
Mining Engineering (MN) | |
Metallurgical Engineering (MT) | |
Petroleum Engineering (PE) | |
Physics (PH) | |
Production and Industrial Engineering (PI) | |
Statistics (ST) | |
Biomedical Engineering (BM) | |
Engineering Sciences Syllabus (XE) | |
Life Sciences (XL) | |
Humanities and Social Sciences | |
Environmental Science and Engineering | |
Geomatics Engineering (GE) | |
Reasoning and Comprehension (XH-B1) | |
Engineering Mathematics (XE-A) | |
Biochemistry (XL-Q) | |
Material science (XE-C) | |
Philosophy (XH-C4) | |
Thermodynamics (XE-E) | |
Fluid Mechanics (XE-B) | |
Linguistics (XH-C3) | |
Psychology (XH-C5) | |
Botany (XL-R) | |
Economics (XH-C1) | |
Microbiology (XL-S) | |
Solid Mechanics (XE-D) | |
Sociology (XH-C6) |
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
The GATE 2026 admit card will be issued on January 2, 2026.
The GATE 2026 exam will be held on February 7, 8, 14 and 15, 2026. Each day will have two sessions: Forenoon (9:30 am to 12:30 pm) and Afternoon (2:30 PM to 5:30 pm).
The exam date for the GATE CE exam 2026 is Saturday, February 14, 2026.
The GATE 2025 CSE (CS) exam is going to be conducted on January 8, 2026.
Yes, the GATE 2026 subject-wise timetable was released on November 17, 2025.
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The link to the question paper is attached here. You can access the question papers along with the answer key on the careers360 website. Careers360 also provides students with preparation tips that will help them in preparing and the mock test and analyse their in-depth performance.
https://engineering.careers360.com/articles/last-15-years-gate-papers-solutions
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Here is a link for the sample papers for GATE Exam with DA subjects. Tap on the link given below to open it:
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