GATE 2026 February 15 Question Paper with Solutions - Free PDF Download

Download GATE 2026 February 15 Question Paper PDF

Candidates can access the GATE 2026 Feb 15 question paper PDF for shift 1 and Shift 2 in this section as the question paper has been released. . All the subject papers that were conducted on February 15 are mentioned below:

GATE 2026 Shift 1 Question paper

The GATE 2026 Feb 15 question paper subjects for shift 1 are mentioned below:

GATE 2026 Shift 2 Question Paper

The GATE 2026 Feb 15 question paper subjects for Shift 2 are mentioned below:

GATE 2026 February 15 DA Exam Afternoon Session Memory-Based Questions

The GATE 2026 afternoon session held on February 15 has been successfully concluded. The memory-based questions provided below are compiled based on students' feedback to help them understand the type of questions asked and the key topics covered in the exam.

Question 1: Which of the following is not an uninformed search?

Options:

(a)DFS

(b)BFS

(c)A*

(d)DLS

Question 2: If xyz is a three-digit number and the product of its digits is 70, then find the sum of the digits.

(a) 16

(b) 14

(c) 18

(d) 12

Question 3:Consider the ER model:

E1 (A11, A12, A13)

E2 (A21, A22, A23)

Where:

- A21 is the key of E2

- A22 is a multivalued attribute

- R12 is a many-to-many relationship between E1 and E2

Find the minimum number of relations required to convert this ER model into tables.

Question 4: Consider a binary tree whose preorder traversal is

P, Q, S, E, R, F, G

And inorder traversal is

S, Q, E, P, F, R, G

Which of the followinng statement is correct?

(a)Node Q has only one child

(b)Postorder traversal is SEQFGRP

(c)P is the root of the tree

(d)The left subtree of node R contains node G

Question 5: In a data warehouse, a 3D cube initially has dimensions: Product type, Month, and Country. After visualization, the dimension Country is refined into State. Which OLAP operation is performed?

(a) Slicing

(b) Dicing

(c) Rollup

(d) drill down

Question 6: Find the maximum number of node pointers that can be used, given:

Node size = 4096 B Node pointer = 10 B Search key = 11 B Record pointer = 12 B

Question 7: Given the Python code:

def fun(L, i=0):

if i >= len(L) - 1:

return 0

if L[i] > L[i+1]:

L[i+1], L[i] = L[i], L[i+1]

L[i+1], L[i] = L[i], L[i+1] )

else:

return fun(L, i+1)

data = [5, 3, 4, 1, 2]

count = 0

for _ in range(len(data)):

count += fun(data)

print(count)

Question 8: Consider two relations R(A, B) and S(E, C). A is the primary key, and E is a FK referring to A. Which of the following operations never violate FK constraint?

(a) Insert in R

(b) Delete from S

(c) Delete from R

(d) Insert in S

GATE 2026 February 15 EC Exam Forenoon Session Memory-Based Questions

The GATE 2026 EC forenoon session held on February 15 has been successfully concluded. The memory-based questions provided below are compiled based on students' feedback to help them understand the type of questions asked and the key topics covered in the exam.

Question: Consider a p-n junction diode when it is forward biased with 2 V. Which of the following is/are the correct magnitude(s) of the energy difference between quasi Fermi-levels, $E_{f n}$ in the n-side and $E_{f p}$ in the p-side?

(a) 2 eV

(b) 1 eV

(c) 1 V

(d) 2 V

Question: How many flip-flops are required to design the MOD-64 ripple counter?

(a) 4

(b) 5

(c) 6

(d) 7

GATE 2026 February 15 Question Paper Analysis: Overall

Along with the GATE 2026 Feb 15 question paper with solutions, you must also go through the analysis. The overall analysis is given below. The analysis is based on memory-based questions and candidates' feedback.

GATE 2026 February 15 Question Paper Analysis - Previous Year

In this section, you can find the analysis of all subjects that were scheduled for Feb 15. These are EC, AR, and DA. In the given table below, you can find the previous year's analysis added for each subject. It helps you understand the difficulty level of your subject and prepare accordingly. Also, once the GATE 2026 February 15 exam analysis is released, you can compare it with the previous year's analysis to compare the difficulty level:

GATE Previous Year Question Paper PDF

Candidates can check the previous year's GATE question paper in the table below.

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