GATE 2026 Rank Card – IIT Guwahati has announced the release date of GATE rank card 2026 on the official website, gate2026.iitg.ac.in. The authority will publish the rank card of GATE 2026 on March 27. The GATE result will be declared on March 19. Candidates will be able to download the GATE scorecard till May 31, 2026, for free. It will consist of the rank and score awarded in GATE exam. The authority will conduct the GATE 2026 on February 7, 8, 14 and 15. The GATE 2026 branch wise exam dates have also been released on November 18, 2025.
The Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati (IIT Guwahati) has postponed the release of the Graduate Admission Test in Engineering (GATE) 2026 admit card due to unknown reasons. The institute did not announced any reasons for the delay. However, it has notified that the exam hall ticket release date will be announced soon for MTech students.
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Aspirants will be able to get the GATE rank card 2026 till December 31, by paying Rs 500. Candidates can use the GATE college predictor 2026 tool to know the possibility of admission in various colleges based on their results. For more information about the GATE 2026 rank card, check this article.
Details | Dates |
GATE 2026 exam | February 7, 8, 14 & 15, 2026 |
GATE 2026 result | March 19, 2026 |
GATE Rank card 2026 download | March 27, 2026 |
GATE 2026 rank card download last date | May 31, 2026 |
GATE 2026 rank card download last date with a fee of Rs 500 per paper | December 31, 2026 |
IIT Guwahati will release the GATE rank card 2026 on March 27. The steps to download the GATE 2026 rank card are available here.
Open the official GATE 2026 website gate2026.iitg.ac.in
Click on the “Download GATE 2026 scorecard/Rank card” link
Enter the GATE 2026 enrollment number and password on the login page
Click on the GATE 2026 scorecard tab
The GATE 2026 scorecard will be displayed on the screen.
Candidates will be able to then download the GATE 2026 rank card.
Candidates who are downloading the GATE 2026 rank card should check the following details.
Name of the candidate
GATE 2026 registration date
Guardian’s name and gender
Test paper code
GATE score (out of 1000) and GATE marks (out of 100)
Qualifying marks of the test paper
All India Rank of the candidate in the attempted paper
Photo and signature of the candidate
Validity of the scorecard
In case of errors in the GATE 2026 rank card, candidates should immediately contact the authorities for rectification.
Candidates with a valid rank card for the GATE 2026 exam can use it to apply for admission into various MTech courses. The institutions the candidates can apply to are IITs, IIScs and NITs. Apart from admission to MTech courses, candidates can also apply for jobs in PSUs. To participate in the GATE Counselling 2026 for MTech admission and PSUs, candidates need to submit their GATE Rank cards during verification.
The GATE 2026 rank card is valid for 3 years from the date of issue. For example, if the candidate is issued the GATE Rank card on March 27, 2026, they can use the rank card for admissions and jobs until March 27, 2029.
Candidates can apply for PSUs recruitment through their GATE 2026 scores using the GATE rank card. Candidates can only apply for admission or PSUs using the GATE rank card 2026 within its validity period. Once the three years is lapsed, the GATE 2026 rank card becomes invalid and cannot be used anymore.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
The GATE rank card 2026 release date is March 27, 2026.
IIT Guwahati will set the GATE in 2026.
The GATE rank card 2026 will be released at gate2026.iitg.ac.in.
IIT Guwahati will set the GATE in 2026.
The GATE rank card 2026 will be released at gate2026.iitg.ac.in.
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