GATE 2026 February 7 Paper Analysis Shift 1, 2 (OUT): Shift-wise Difficulty Level, Student Reactions

GATE 2026 February 7 Exam Schedule and Subjects

The GATE 2026 examination on 7 February was conducted in two sessions with different subjects allotted to each session, as per the official GATE schedule.

GATE 2026 February 7 Paper Analysis

The detailed analysis of both sessions is now available.

• The General Aptitude section was easy in both sessions
• The difficulty level for the core subjects ranged from moderate to difficult.
• Questions based on verbal ability and numerical ability were asked in GA.
• A few concepts that were not asked in previous years were seen in this exam.
• This time, new concepts, or we can say different questions, were asked compared to previous years.
• Engineering maths was seen to be on the tougher side.

GATE 2026 February 7 Paper Analysis - Forenoon Session

As the exam has concluded, we are providing a detailed GATE 2026 February 7 forenoon session paper analysis here for subjects such as AG, ES, GG, IN, MA, MN, TF, XE, and XL. The analysis covers important aspects like overall difficulty level, type of questions asked, weightage of topic, and important trends followed. Watch this section to get the details about the GATE 2026 question paper.

• The overall difficulty was moderate to tough
• General aptitude was easy and was mostly doable
• Questions were asked from Dice, Pythagoras, Age-related problems, Distance problem
• Microbiology was moderate
• Biochemistry was easy; MSQ and NAT questions were significantly increased compared to earlier.
• Zoology was moderately challenging
• Food technology was easy
• Botany was moderate to tough
• Chemistry was moderately challenging
• Engineering Sciences was Moderate
• AG was moderate
• ES was moderate to tough

GATE 2026 February 7 Paper Analysis: Afternoon Session

GATE 2026 February 7 Afternoon Session paper analysis for subjects like AE, BT, CH, CY, GE, PH, and XH has been updated and is now available. Check this section for the latest updates. The analysis covers important aspects like overall difficulty level, type of questions asked, weightage of topics, and important trends followed.

• The overall difficulty was moderate to tough
• General aptitude was easy, and was mostly doable, and questions were asked from Dice problems, Paper unfolding, Venn diagram, Permutations and combinations, Analogy, Hill direction
• The biotechnology paper was comparatively on a tougher side.
• A few concepts that were not asked in previous years were seen in this exam.
• Engineering maths was seen to be on the tougher side.
• Questions from Differentiation, Integration, Eigenvalue, and Parallel equations were seen in engineering mathematics.
• AE was Moderate with a few statement-based questions.
• CY session ranged from moderate to difficult.
• PH ranged from moderate to difficult

GATE 2026 February 7 General Aptitude Paper Analysis Forenoon and Afternoon Session: Comparison

Subjects in both sessions vary, but the General Aptitude section is common in all subjects; it follows the same syllabus and marking scheme. Given below is the comparison table between the two sessions:

GATE 2026 February 7 Paper Analysis - Subject-wise Overview

Both forenoon and afternoon sessions cover different subjects; an overview of the difficulty level and important topics is given below in the form of a table. The Gate 2026 Feb 7 paper review focuses on a subject-wise evaluation.

GATE 7 February Shift 1 Analysis 2026

GATE 7 February Shift 2 Analysis 2026

Strategy for Coming GATE Sessions and Future Attempts

Given below are some points on strategies to follow for future attempts based on the Gate 2026 Feb 7 exam analysis. Students who are preparing for the upcoming GATE examinations should keep these points in mind to score better:

1. First, understand the GATE Syllabus thoroughly, then cover the core subjects, as conceptual clarity is a must for scoring good marks.

2. Then try to solve as many questions and do not forget to solve NAT and MSQ-type questions.

3. Do not forget General aptitude as questions in this section are score deciding. Try to solve some questions daily from this section.

4. After proper conceptual clarity, solve previous year question papers and mock tests.