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GATE Question Papers with Solutions - Preparing for GATE requires consistent practice with previous-year question papers, and having solutions makes all the difference. Previous years question papers are a great resource to practice in the last week. You will be able to find the question paper subject wise below. It is also important for you to go through GATE 2026 exam format. In this article, you can download GATE Question Papers with Solutions (2025–2015) in free PDF format, curated subject-wise and year-wise for easy preparation. Solving these papers will help you understand the exam pattern, question trends, important topics, and difficulty level, while boosting accuracy and confidence for the actual exam
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IIT Guwahati is conducting the GATE 2026. It will be conducted over 4 days - Feb 7, 8, 14, and 15. Each da,y there are going to be 2 shifts - morning and evening. The subject wise time table is given below. The detailed information is given below. Also, note that questions from each subject will be added in this section soon after that subject's paper exam is conducted.
| Date | Shift | Time | Papers (Code – Name) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Feb 2026 (Sat) | Morning | 9:30 AM – 12:30 PM | AG – Agricultural Engineering; ES – Environmental Science & Engineering; GG – Geomatics Engineering; IN – Instrumentation Engineering; MA – Mathematics; MN – Mining Engineering; TF – Textile Engineering & Fibre Science; XE – Engineering Sciences; XL – Life Sciences |
| Afternoon | 2:30 PM – 5:30 PM | AE – Aerospace Engineering; BT – Biotechnology; CH – Chemical Engineering; CY – Chemistry; GE – Geology & Geophysics; PH – Physics; XH – Humanities & Social Sciences | |
| 8 Feb 2026 (Sun) | Morning | 9:30 AM – 12:30 PM | CS-1 – Computer Science & IT (Part 1); ST – Statistics |
| Afternoon | 2:30 PM – 5:30 PM | CS-2 – Computer Science & IT (Part 2); EY – Ecology & Evolution; NM – Naval Architecture & Marine Engineering; PE – Petroleum Engineering | |
| 14 Feb 2026 (Sat) | Morning | 9:30 AM – 12:30 PM | CE-1 – Civil Engineering (Paper 1); EE – Electrical Engineering; PI – Production & Industrial Engineering |
| Afternoon | 2:30 PM – 5:30 PM | BM – Biomedical Engineering; CE-2 – Civil Engineering (Paper 2); ME – Mechanical Engineering; MT – Metallurgical Engineering | |
| 15 Feb 2026 (Sun) | Morning | 9:30 AM – 12:30 PM | EC – Electronics & Communication Engineering |
| Afternoon | 2:30 PM – 5:30 PM | AR – Architecture & Planning; DA – Data Science & Artificial Intelligence |
Below all the previous years GATE question papers are given. Going through them is very important. Go through the importance of GATE question paper below:
1. Understanding exam pattern.
2. Helps in improving accuracy.
3. Revising syllabus quickly.
4. Identifying weaker topics.
5. Helps in time management.
IIT Roorkee has released the GATE 2025 question papers with solutions online. Aspirants can use the above-given link to check the question papers of GATE 2025 with solutions. It will help to analyse their GATE performance based on the final answer key and the actual GATE results.
Aspirants who are preparing for the GATE 2025 exam can practice the GATE previous year question papers to get a better understanding of the syllabus, exam pattern, and weightage. Here we have provided the previous year question papers with answer keys, aspirants who are preparing for the exam can refer to the below tables.
Paper Name | GATE Question Paper |
AE: Aerospace Engineering | |
AG: Agricultural Engineering | |
AR: Architecture and Planning | |
BM: Biomedical Engineering | |
BT: Biotechnology | |
CE: Civil Engineering | |
CH: Chemical Engineering | |
CS: Computer Science and Information Technology | |
CY: Chemistry | |
DA: Data Science and Artificial Intelligence | |
EC: Electronics and Communication Engineering | |
EE: Electrical Engineering | |
ES: Environmental Science and Engineering | |
EY: Ecology and Evolution | |
GE: Geomatics Engineering | |
GG: Geology and Geophysics | |
IN: Instrumentation Engineering | |
MA: Mathematics | |
ME: Mechanical Engineering | |
MN: Mining Engineering | |
MT: Metallurgical Engineering | |
NM: Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering | |
PE: Petroleum Engineering | |
PH: Physics | |
PI: Production and Industrial Engineering | |
ST: Statistics | |
TF: Textile Engineering and Fibre Science | |
XE: Engineering Sciences | |
XH: Humanities & Social Sciences | |
XL: Life Sciences |
Paper Name | GATE Question Paper |
CE: Civil Engineering Previous Year Question Papers | |
CH: Chemical Engineering | |
CS: Computer Science Engineering Previous Year Question Papers | |
CY: Chemistry | |
IN: Instrumentation Engineering Previous Year Question Papers | |
XE: Engineering Sciences | |
XH: Humanities & Social Sciences | |
Below are GATE question papers CSE, CE, ME, BT, and other papers. Candidates can download the GATE 2022 question paper with solution pdf using the link provided below.
Paper Name | GATE Question Paper | GATE Answer Key |
AE: Aerospace Engineering | ||
AG: Agricultural Engineering | ||
AR: Architecture and Planning | ||
BM: Biomedical Engineering | ||
BT: Biotechnology | ||
CE: Civil Engineering | ||
CH: Chemical Engineering | ||
CS: Computer Science and Information Technology | ||
CY: Chemistry | ||
EC: Electronics and Communication Engineering | ||
EE: Electrical Engineering | ||
ES: Environmental Science and Engineering | ||
EY: Ecology and Evolution | ||
GG: Geology | ||
GG: Geophysics | ||
IN: Instrumentation Engineering | ||
MA: Mathematics | ||
ME: Mechanical Engineering | ||
MN: Mining Engineering | ||
MT: Metallurgical Engineering | ||
PE: Petroleum Engineering | ||
PH: Physics | ||
PI: Production and Industrial Engineering | ||
ST: Statistics | ||
TF: Textile Engineering and Fibre Science | ||
XH-C1: Humanities & Social Sciences - Economics | ||
XH-C2: Humanities & Social Sciences - English | ||
XH-C3: Humanities & Social Sciences - Linguistics | ||
XH-C4: Humanities & Social Sciences - Philosophy | ||
XH-C5: Humanities & Social Sciences - Psychology | ||
XH-C6: Humanities & Social Sciences - Sociology |
Candidates can check the GATE previous year questions with solutions.
Paper Name | GATE Question Paper | GATE Answer Key |
Aerospace Engineering | ||
Agricultural Engineering | ||
Architecture and Planning | ||
Biomedical Engineering | ||
Biotechnology | ||
Civil Engineering | ||
Chemical Engineering | ||
Computer Science and Information Technology | ||
Chemistry | ||
Electronics and Communication Engineering | ||
Electrical Engineering | ||
Environmental Science and Engineering | ||
Ecology and Evolution | ||
Geology | ||
Geophysics | ||
Instrumentation Engineering | ||
Mathematics | ||
Mechanical Engineering | ||
Mining Engineering | ||
Metallurgical Engineering | ||
Petroleum Engineering | ||
PH: Physics | ||
PI: Production and Industrial Engineering | ||
ST: Statistics | ||
Textile Engineering and Fibre Science | ||
Engineering Mathematics | ||
Fluid Mechanics | ||
Materials Science | ||
Solid Mechanics | ||
Thermodynamics | ||
Polymer Science and Engineering | ||
Food Technology | ||
Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences | ||
Humanities & Social Sciences - Economics | ||
Humanities & Social Sciences - English | ||
Humanities & Social Sciences - Linguistics | ||
Humanities & Social Sciences - Philosophy | ||
Humanities & Social Sciences - Psychology | ||
Humanities & Social Sciences - Sociology | ||
XL-P: Chemistry | ||
XL-Q: Biochemistry | ||
XL-R: Botany | ||
XL-S: Microbiology | ||
XL-T: Zoology | ||
XL-U: Food Technology |
Paper Code | GATE Question Paper Link | Final Answer Key |
Aerospace Engineering (AE) | ||
Agricultural Engineering (AG) | ||
Architecture and Planning (AR) | ||
Biotechnology (BT) | ||
Biomedical Engineering (BM) | ||
Civil Engineering (CE) | GATE 2020 answer key (CE-1) | |
GATE 2020 answer key (CE-2) | ||
Chemical Engineering (CH) | ||
Computer Science and Information Technology (CS) | ||
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) | GATE 2020 answer key (ME-1) | |
GATE 2020 answer key (ME-2) | ||
Mining Engineering (MN) | ||
Metallurgical Engineering (MT) | ||
Petroleum Engineering (PE) | ||
Physics (PH) | ||
Production and Industrial Engineering (PI) | ||
Statistics (ST) | ||
Textile Engineering and Fibre Science (TF) | ||
Engineering Sciences (XE-A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H) | ||
Life Sciences (XL-P, Q, R, S, T, U) |
Paper Code | GATE Question Paper Link | Final Answer Key |
Aerospace Engineering (AE) | ||
Agricultural Engineering (AG) | ||
Architecture and Planning (AR) | ||
Biotechnology (BT) | ||
Civil Engineering (CE) | ||
Chemical Engineering (CH) | ||
Computer Science and Information Technology (CS) | ||
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) | ||
Textile Engineering and Fibre Science (TF) | ||
Engineering Sciences (XE-A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H) | ||
Life Sciences (XL-P, Q, R, S, T, U) |
GATE Paper | GATE 2015 | GATE 2014 |
Aerospace Engineering | ||
Agricultural Engineering | ||
Architecture and Planning | ||
Biotechnology | ||
Chemical Engineering | ||
Chemistry | ||
Civil Engineering | ||
Computer Science and Information Technology | GATE 2015 CS question paper for paper 1 | GATE 2014 CS question paper for paper 1 |
GATE 2014 CS question paper for paper 2 | ||
GATE 2015 CS question paper for paper 3 | GATE 2014 CS question paper for paper 3 | |
Electrical Engineering | ||
GATE 2015 EE question paper | ||
Electronics & Communication Engineering | GATE 2015 EC Paper 2 Question Paper | GATE 2014 EC question paper |
GATE 2015 EC Paper 3 question paper | GATE ECE question paper 2014 | |
GATE 2014 EC question paper | ||
GATE 2014 EC question paper | ||
Ecology and Evolution | ||
Geology and Geophysics | ||
Instrumentation Engineering | Paper 1 - GATE 2015 IN question paper | |
Mathematics | Paper 2 - GATE 2015 Maths question paper | |
Mechanical Engineering | Paper 3 - GATE 2015 ME question paper | Paper 1 - GATE 2014 ME question paper |
Paper 2 - GATE 2014 question paper | ||
Paper 3 - GATE ME question paper 2014 | ||
NA | Paper 4 - GATE ME question paper 2014 | |
Metallurgical Engineering | ||
Mining Engineering | ||
Petroleum Engineering | NA | |
Physics | ||
Production and Industrial Engineering | ||
Textile Engineering and Fibre Science | ||
Engineering Sciences XE | ||
Life Sciences XL |
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
Candidates will be able to download the GATE question papers after the exam is over. Meanwhile, check the links for previous year GATE question papers and solutions in the article.
Yes, the authority will release the official GATE answer key online after the exam is over. However, candidates can download the GATE answer key along with the GATE question papers for previous years.
GATE 2026 question papers for all the subjects will be available on the official website, gate2026.iitg.ac.in.
As per GATE exam pattern 2026, the question paper has 1 mark and 2 mark questions. For a 1 mark question, 1/3 mark is deducted for wrong answer, and for a 2 mark question, 2/3 marks are deducted for the wrong answer. There is no negative marking for Numerical Answer Type (NAT) questions.
The GATE 2026 question paper will be prepared by IIT Guwahati.
GATE is considered to be a tough exam. Candidates need to have a good foundation in the study and knowledge of the topics that are important for preparation. As per the previous year's trend, the GATE exam was of moderate to difficult level.
Candidates can check the GATE 2026 syllabus on the website, gate2026.iitg.ac.in.
The authority will release the GATE 2026 question paper on the official website, gate2026.iitg.ac.in.
Candidates can get a feel about the GATE 2026 exam by practising the questions that had appeared. It will help in analysing their weak areas and focus their preparations on those areas.
Candidates should practice at least the last 5 years GATE question papers for proper analysis of preparation.
On Question asked by student community
The cutoff marks for OBC category students are different for different paper codes. You can check the article on Gate cutoff for all the detailed information. Hope it helps.
IIT Guwahati has released GATE exam ME answer key in online mode. Here we have provided direct link to download IIT Guwahati Mechanical Engineering answer key.- Download Here
The official GATE 2026 Shift 2 (Feb 8) answer key was released by IIT Guwahati on February 22, 2026, on the GOAPS portal.
Check out the GATE 2026 February 8 Question Paper with Solutions .
Hi Raj, please check the link for GATE Agricultural Engineering question paper 2026 to know about the syllabus and the topic covered.
Hi Uma,
You can download GATE 2026 February 8 question paper with solutions by clicking on the link below:
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