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    GATE 2026 Time Table Out – Check Subject-Wise Exam Date and Timings

    GATE 2026 Time Table Out – Check Subject-Wise Exam Date and Timings

    Gandubilli UnnatiUpdated on 13 Feb 2026, 03:33 PM IST

    GATE 2026 Time Table - IIT Guwahati has announced the GATE 2026 time table on the official website, gate2026.iitg.ac.in. According to the notification, the GATE exam is being conducted on February 7, 18, 14, and 15, 2026. The GATE time table 2026 includes the exact dates for various exam events, such as application, admit card release date, exam dates, and result dates. The authority has announced the branch-wise GATE exam dates 2026 online. The GATE 2026 admit card has been released on January 13, 2026. The authority conducts the GATE exam for 30 papers in online mode. Read the article below to know more about the GATE 2026 Time Table.

    GATE 2026 Time Table Out – Check Subject-Wise Exam Date and Timings
    GATE 2026 Time Table

    GATE 2026 Time Table

    The authority has announced the GATE time table 2026 on the official website, gate2026.iitg.ac.in. Candidates can check the timetable for GATE 2026 in the table below.

    EventsGATE 2026 Dates

    GATE Notification 2026 IIT Guwahati Release Date

    August 5, 2025

    Start date for GATE exam registration 2026

    August 28, 2025

    GATE 2026 registration last date (Without Late Fee)

    October 6, 2025 October 7, 2025

    Last date to submit the GATE application form 2026 (With Late Fee)

    October 9, 2025 October 13, 2025

    Modifications in the GATE 2026 application form

    November 3 to 10, 2025

    GATE admit card release date

    January 2, 2026 January 13, 2026

    GATE 2026 exam date for branch-wise

    February 7, 8, 14 & 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

    Score Cards available for free download

    March 27 to May 31, 2026

    Score Cards are available for download by paying a fee of ₹500 per test paper

    June 01, 2026 to December 31, 2026

    GATE 2026 Subject-Wise Exam Dates

    IIT Guwahati has released the GATE subject-wise exam dates 2026 on the official website. The authority is conducting the GATE exam 2026 on February 7, 8, 14 & 15, 2026, on a 2-shift per day basis. Subjects that usually have a higher registration number, such as Computer Science (CS), Mechanical Engineering (ME), Electrical Engineering (EE), Civil Engineering (CE), and Electronics & Communication (EC), are distributed across different sessions to avoid overlap. Candidates can check the GATE 2026 paper schedule in the table below.

    GATE 2026 Branch-Wise Timetable

    Day, DateTime (IST)Test Papers
    Saturday, February 07, 20269:30 am to 12:30 pm (Forenoon Session – FN)AG, ES, GG, IN, MA, MN, TF, XE, XL
    2:30 pm to 5:30 pm (Afternoon Session – AN)AE, BT, CH, CY, GE, PH, XH
    Sunday, February 08, 20269:30 am to 12:30 pm (Forenoon Session – FN)CS-1, ST
    2:30 pm to 5:30 pm (Afternoon Session – AN)CS-2, EY, NM, PE
    Saturday, February 14, 20269:30 am to 12:30 pm (Forenoon Session – FN)CE-1, EE, PI
    2:30 pm to 5:30 pm (Afternoon Session – AN)BM, CE-2, ME, MT
    Sunday, February 15, 20269:30 am to 12:30 pm (Forenoon Session – FN)EC
    2:30 pm to 5:30 pm (Afternoon Session – AN)AR, DA

    Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

    Q: What is the GATE 2026 time table?
    A:

    The GATE timeline 2026 is the sequence of events related to the exam, along with their exact dates. The timeline table for the GATE 2026 exam is available in the above article.

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