GATE Response Sheet 2026 - IIT Guwahati will announce the GATE 2026 reponse sheet release date on the official website, gate2026.iitg.ac.in. The GATE response sheet 2026 is expected to be released in February 2026. To download the response sheet of GATE 2026, candidates will need their application number and password. The response sheet will include the digital response marked by the candidates during the GATE exam. Students can use the response sheet to verify the answers and calculate their approximate score. The GATE 2026 exam will be conducted on February 7, 8, 14 and 15, 2026. The GATE 2026 question paper will be release along with the answer key. Read the complete article to know the details about the GATE 2026 response sheet.
The GATE 2026 syllabus includes general aptitude, engineering mathematics - subject-wise and a core subject for each discipline such as CSE, mechanical, and civil.
Here is the GATE 2026 syllabus for general aptitude.
| Chapters | Topics |
Verbal Aptitude | Basic English grammar: tenses, articles, adjectives, prepositions, conjunctions, verb-noun agreement, and other parts of speech. Basic vocabulary: words, idioms, and phrases in context, reading and comprehension, Narrative sequencing. |
Quantitative Aptitude | Data interpretation: data graphs (bar graphs, pie charts, and other graphs representing data), 2- and 3-dimensional plots, maps, and tables. Numerical computation and estimation: ratios, percentages, powers, exponents and logarithms, permutations and combinations, and serie.s Mensuration and geometry. Elementary statistics and probability. |
Analytical Aptitude | Logic: deduction and induction, Analogy, Numerical relations, and reasoning |
Spatial Aptitude | Transformation of shapes: translation, rotation, scaling, mirroring, assembling, and grouping paper folding, cutting, and patterns in 2 and 3 dimensions. |
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The Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati will announce the GATE 2026 response sheet release date on the official website, gate2026.iitg.ac.in. Candidates will be able to check the dates for GATE response sheet 2026 in the table below.
| Event | Date |
|---|---|
Release of GATE Response Sheet 2026 | February 2026 |
GATE answer key 2026 release date | February 2026 |
GATE result 2026 release date | March 19, 2026 |
| GATE 2026 Exam Date | February 7, 8, 14 and 15, 2026 |
The step-by-step process to download the GATE response sheet answer key is given below:
The candidate GATE 2026 response sheet comprises the responses entered by the candidate in the exam. Along with the responses, candidates will find the given details in the response sheet of GATE 2026.
Candidates can predict their probable scores using the answer key and GATE 2026 response sheet. Candidates will have to refer to the official marking scheme to match the correct answers with their filled responses and predict their scores before the declaration of the GATE result 2026. Check the GATE marking scheme here:
The authority will release the GATE cutoff 2026 on the official website. Candidates can check the previous year GATE cutoff in the table below.
Test Paper | Cut-off (GEN) | Cut-off (OBC-NCL/EWS) | Cut-off (SC/ST/PwD) |
Aerospace Engineering | 28.9 | 26 | 19.2 |
Agricultural Engineering | 25 | 22.5 | 16.6 |
Architecture and Planning | 40 | 36 | 26.6 |
Biomedical Engineering | 29.2 | 26.2 | 19.4 |
Biotechnology | 28 | 25.2 | 18.6 |
Civil Engineering | 29.2 | 26.2 | 19.4 |
Chemical Engineering | 27.7 | 24.9 | 18.4 |
Computer Science and Information Technology | 29.2 | 26.2 | 19.4 |
Chemistry | 25 | 22.5 | 16.6 |
Data Science and Artificial Intelligence | 29 | 26.1 | 19.3 |
Electronics and Communication Engineering | 25 | 22.5 | 16.6 |
Electrical Engineering | 25 | 22.5 | 16.6 |
Environmental Science and Engineering | 26.1 | 23.4 | 17.4 |
Ecology and Evolution | 39.5 | 35.5 | 26.3 |
Geomatics Engineering | 25.7 | 23.1 | 17.1 |
Geology and Geophysics (Geology) | 38.4 | 34.5 | 25.5 |
Geology and Geophysics (Geophysics) | 40 | 36 | 26.6 |
Instrumentation Engineering | 25.6 | 23 | 17 |
Mathematics | 25 | 22.5 | 16.6 |
Mechanical Engineering | 35.8 | 32.2 | 23.8 |
Mining Engineering | 30.6 | 27.5 | 20.4 |
Metallurgical Engineering | 40 | 36 | 26.6 |
Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering | 25.1 | 22.5 | 16.7 |
Petroleum Engineering | 31.1 | 27.9 | 20.7 |
Physics | 26.8 | 24.1 | 17.8 |
Production and Industrial Engineering | 35.6 | 32 | 23.7 |
Statistics | 30.2 | 27.1 | 20.1 |
Textile Engineering and Fibre Science | 34.7 | 31.2 | 23.1 |
Engineering Sciences | 35.4 | 31.8 | 23.5 |
Humanities and Social Sciences (Economics) | 40 | 36 | 26.6 |
Humanities and Social Sciences (English) | 40 | 36 | 26.6 |
Humanities and Social Sciences (Linguistics) | 40 | 36 | 26.6 |
Humanities and Social Sciences (Philosophy) | 40 | 36 | 26.6 |
Humanities and Social Sciences (Psychology) | 40 | 36 | 26.6 |
Humanities and Social Sciences (Sociology) | 40 | 36 | 26.6 |
Life Sciences | 31.3 | 28.1 | 20.8 |
IIT Guwahati will release the GATE answer key 2026 online at gate2026.iitg.ac.in. The GATE 2026 answer key will contains the correct answers to the questions asked in the GATE exam. Candidates will also be allowed to challenge the provisional answer key within a specified period. The GATE 2026 results will be declared after the exam is concluded. Candidates will be able to check their results from the GOAPS portal using their GATE enrollment ID/email address and password.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
The GATE 2026 response sheet will be announced on the official website, gate2026.iitg.ac.in.
Candidates will be able to download their GATE 2026 response sheet from the GATE GOAPS login portal.
GATE 2026 response sheet will contain all the answers marked by the candidates in the exam. Candidates can use this GATE response sheet to calculate their probable scores once the answer key is out.
The GATE 2026 answer key will be released on the official website, gate2026.iitg.ac.in.
On Question asked by student community
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The link to the question paper is attached here. You can access the question papers along with the answer key on the careers360 website. Careers360 also provides students with preparation tips that will help them in preparing and the mock test and analyse their in-depth performance.
https://engineering.careers360.com/articles/last-15-years-gate-papers-solutions
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Here is a link for the sample papers for GATE Exam with DA subjects. Tap on the link given below to open it:
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Hello aspirant,
If you missed the correction window for GATE 2026, the portal will not allow changes right now. Usually, IIT opens a correction period only once. Since you need to change your surname, the best option is to contact the GATE organizing institute through their official support email or
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