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GATE 2026 Schedule - IIT Guwahati has announced the GATE schedule 2026 on the official website, gate2026.iitg.ac.in. According to the notification, the GATE 2026 exam will be conducted on February 7, 8, 14, and 15, 2026, in two shifts on each exam day. The updated GATE exam schedule 2026 has been provided on this page. The subject-wise exam dates will be announced online. The GATE 2026 registration has begun on August 28, 2025. The GATE exam is conducted for 30 subjects. Candidates must appear for the GATE 2026 exam related to their respective branches. The exam will be organised by IIT Guwahati. Read the article below completely to know more details regarding the GATE 2026 schedule.
IIT Guwahati will announce the Branch-wise GATE 2026 exam dates on its official website. Every year GATE exam will be conducted in 2 sessions each day, with a morning session and an afternoon session. The GATE exam will be conducted in 30 different subjects. Candidates, according to their subject or specialisation, must attend the GATE 2026 examination. This year, too GATE exam is expected to be conducted over 2 weekends on Saturday and Sunday, in February 2026. Below are the tentative GATE 2026 exam dates based on the previous year.
Paper Codes | GATE Exam Date 2026 | Shift Timing |
CS1, AG, MA | February 7, 2026 | Forenoon Session |
CS2, NM, MT, TF, IN | February 7, 2026 | Afternoon Session |
ME, PE, AR | February 8, 2026 | Forenoon Session |
EE | February 8, 2026 | Afternoon Session |
CY, AE, DA, ES, PI | February 14, 2026 | Forenoon Session |
EC, GE, XH, BM, EY | February 14, 2026 | Afternoon Session |
CE1, GG, CH, PH, BT | February 15, 2026 | Forenoon Session |
CE2, ST, XE, XL, MN | February 15, 2026 | Afternoon Session |
GATE 2026 exam will be conducted in morning and afternoon sessions each day over the two weekends. Based on the previous year's GATE exam timings, GATE 2026 exam timings could be expected as shown in the table below.
Session | Timings |
Forenoon Session | 9:30 AM to 12:30 PM |
Afternoon Session | 2:30 PM to 5:30 PM |
The GATE 2026 exam is held for 3 hours.
Candidates with disabilities will get an extra hour, extended to 4 hours.
Candidates have to occupy their seats 40 minutes before the examination.
Candidates arriving for the exam after 30 minutes of the scheduled examination time will not be allowed to log in.
Candidates must log in and read the instructions 20 minutes before the start of the examination.
Candidates are not allowed to leave the examination hall before the end of the GATE examination time.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
The GATE 2026 admit card will be issued on January 2, 2026.
GATE 2026 examination dates are February 7, 8, 14 and 15, 2026.
IIT Guwahati is organising the GATE 2026 examination.
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Yes, you can change your category from General to OBC during the GATE 2026 correction window.
GATE always allows candidates to correct details like category. You will need to pay a small correction fee for this change. Make sure you upload a valid OBC certificate as per the format and date mentioned by GATE.
So, wait for the correction window, log in to your application, and update your category to OBC.
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You can download GATE Previous Year Question Papers either from the official website of GATE 2026, or from Careers360. Here are the links for both :
Official Website : Download GATE Previous Papers (https://gate2025.iitr.ac.in/download.html)
Careers360 : GATE Question Papers with Solutions
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