GATE Exam Date:07 Feb' 26 - 08 Feb' 26
GATE 2026 Exam Analysis for EE by The Gate Academy: Candidates can check the GATE 2026 unofficial EE exam analysis immediately after the exam is concluded. By checking the GATE 2026 EE exam analysis, candidates can determine the exam difficulty level, the types of questions asked, the weightage of topics asked, and many more. Gate Academy will prepare the exam analysis for GATE 2026 based on the students' reactions. Moreover, the GATE Academy will also release the memory-based GATE question paper online. Candidates can also check the GATE 2026 expected distribution of marks below. IIT Guwahati will conduct the GATE exam on February 7, 8, 14 & 15, 2026. The GATE 2026 exam will be held as a computer-based exam.
GATE Academy will release the GATE 2026 analysis on its website for the Electrical Engineering paper. The direct link to check the GATE 2026 Electrical Engineering analysis by GATE Academy will be updated here when released.
Topic | Marks Weightage |
General Aptitude | 15 |
Engineering Mathematics | 13 |
Signals and Systems | 8 |
Electromagnetic | 7 |
Electrical Machines | 12 |
Analog Circuits | 7 |
Digital Circuits | 2 |
Power Systems | 8 |
Control Systems | 8 |
Electric Circuits | 7 |
Power Electronics | 11 |
Electrical Measurements | 2 |
Here we have compiled the GATE analysis for EE by The Gate Academy for the previous years. Candidates can refer to the following table to know about the number of questions asked from different topics of the subject in GATE.
According to the students who appeared for the GATE EE paper was tough compared to the previous year. The weightage of MCQ was more compared to NAT and MSQ. There were 40 MCQ, 20 NAT, and 5 MSQ questions. Talking about the difficulty level of the paper was moderate to difficult.
The GATE EE paper question was based on engineering mathematics, power systems, power electronics, signal and system, electromagnetic field theory, electrical machines, analogue electronics, and digital circuits. Moreover, candidates can check below for the distribution of marks topic-wise.
As per the student reviews, unlike the previous subject papers, there were no Multiple Select Questions (MSQs). There were 31 MCQs and 31 NAT questions. Many students found questions from Control Systems very tough while some said that questions from topic Machines were very easy. Also, this year the number of questions from EMFT (Electromagnetic Field Theory) was more than 2. Other topics asked were Signal and Systems, Analog Electronics, Digital Electronics, Power Systems, etc. To check previous year's GATE Electrical Engineering Analysis by The GATE Academy, Click Here
S.No. | Topics | Percentage wise weightage |
1 | General Aptitude | 15% |
2 | Engineering Mathematics | 10% |
3 | Network Theory | 8% |
4 | Signals & Systems | 6% |
5 | Control Systems | 8% |
6 | Analog Circuits | 8% |
7 | Digital Circuits | 7% |
8 | Measurement | 4% |
9 | Power Electronics | 10% |
10 | Electromagnetic Theory | 2% |
11 | Electrical Machines | 12% |
12 | Power Systems | 10% |
Detailed GATE 2018 Paper Analysis for EE by The Gate Academy
Subject Topics | No. Of Questions | Topics – Questions were asked from | Difficulty Level | Total Marks |
Engineering Mathematics | 1 marks- 2 2 marks- 4 | Newton Raphson, Probability, Calculus, Matrix, differentially equation, Laplace transform, | Tough | 10 |
Network Theory | 1 marks- 2 2 marks- 3 | Transient Analysis, Steady State Analysis, Two Port Networks, Basics of networks | Medium | 8 |
Signals & Systems | 1 marks -2 2 marks- 2 | Sampling, Filter, System analysis, Linear Time Invariant(LTI) Systems | Tough | 6 |
Control Systems | 1 marks -4 2 marks- 2 | Basics of Control System, Nyquist plot, Root locus, Bode-plot, Stability & Routh Hurwitz Criterion | Tough | 8 |
Analog Circuits | 1 marks- 4 2 marks- 2 | FET amplifier, BJT Amplifier, Op-amp, Diode Circuits-Analysis and Application, Transistors | Easy | 8 |
Digital Circuits | 1 marks- 1 2 marks- 3 | Logic Gates, Counters, Excitation machine, Kmap, Boolean Algebra | Easy | 7 |
Measurement | 1 marks- 2 2 marks- 1 | Power Factor Measurement, Energy Meter | Medium | 4 |
Power Electronics | 1 marks- 2 2 marks- 4 | Basics of Power Semiconductor Devices, Input power factor, Chopper, Convertor, Inverters | Tough | 10 |
Electromagnetic Theory | 1 marks- 2 2 marks- 3 | 2021 30.3 27.2 20.2Electromagnetic Field | Medium | 2 |
Electrical Machines | 1 marks- 2 2 marks- 5 | DC Machine, Transformer Losses, Induction Machine, Synchronous Machine, Special Machines | Easy | 12 |
Power Systems | 1 marks- 2 2 marks- 4 | Transmission Line, Economics of Power Generation, Fault analysis, Power Factor | Tough | 10 |
General Aptitude | 1 marks- 5 2 marks- 5 | Distance time, Probability, Permutation and Combination | Medium | 15 |
Total | 65 | 100 |
Candidates can check the unofficial GATE Question paper for EE by GATE Academy after the conclusion of the exam. The question paper of GATE for Electrical Engineering by Gate Academy will be memory-based. Candidates can check the GATE 2026 question paper for EE to know what types of questions were framed in the exam, the weightage of topics, high-scoring topics and much more. The official question paper for GATE 2026 EE will be released online. Aspirants can use the question paper to prepare for quick revision.
IIT Gwahati will release the GATE 2026 cutoff for EE online at the official website. Candidates can check the cutoff of GATE 2026 to know the qualifying marks for each category. Candidates need to check the GATE result 2026 for the qualifying cutoff. Below is the previous year cutoff for GATE cutoff for EE.
GATE EE Paper Cutoff for Previous Years
Year | General | OBC NCL | SC/ST/PwD |
2025 | 25 | 22.5 | 16.6 |
2024 | 25.7 | 23.1 | 17.1 |
2023 | 25 | 22.5 | 16.6 |
2022 | 30.7 | 27.6 | 20.4 |
2021 | 30.3 | 27.2 | 20.2 |
2020 | 33.4 | 30.0 | 22.2 |
2019 | 39.6 | 35.6 | 26.4 |
2018 | 29.1 | 26.1 | 19.4 |
2017 | 25.2 | 22.6 | 16.7 |
2016 | 25.1 | 22.5 | 16.67 |
2015 | 25 | 22.5 | 16.67 |
2014 | 25 | 22.5 | 16.67 |
2013 | 25.74 | 23.17 | 17.16 |
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