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IIT Guwahati GATE 2026: IIT Guwahati has postponed the GATE 2026 admit card. The new revised dates will be released soon on the official website, gate2026iitg.ac.in. The authority will conduct the GATE exam on February 7, 8, 14, and 15, 2026, in an online mode. Check the GATE 2026 notification to find information on registration, eligibility criteria, exam date, admit card, syllabus, and more. The GATE 2026 hall ticket will be available through the candidate's login using the enrollment ID and password. The authority has announced the branch-wise GATE exam dates 2026 online. Candidates can check the GATE College Predictor 2026 based on their GATE score to know which college is best for them. Candidates can improve their scores by taking up the GATE mock tests online conducted by the authority. Also, read the article below for details on GATE 2026 at IIT Guwahati.
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The GATE exam will be conducted by the Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati. The GATE exam is conducted for PG admissions at IITs, IISc, and various other universities and colleges across India. GATE-qualified candidates can also apply for PSU recruitment through the GATE exam. The GATE conducting body plays an important role in setting up the overall structure of the exam. The conducting body influences the GATE exam’s eligibility criteria, exam dates, syllabus, exam pattern, and the process for conducting the exam across different branches and specialisations.
GATE or Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering is carried out jointly by the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) and the seven Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs). These institutions collaborate under the umbrella of the National Coordination Board (GATE), which operates under the Ministry of Education, Government of India. Every year, different IITs keep taking the lead in organising the exam.
| Particulars | Details |
|---|---|
GATE full form | Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering |
GATE 2026 Conducted by | Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati |
Exam level | National-level exam |
Mode of the GATE exam | Online |
Purpose of the GATE 2026 exam | Admission to postgraduate programs like M.E./M.Tech/Ph.D at IITs, IISc, and various other universities and colleges across India • PSU recruitment |
Official GATE 2026 exam notification release date | August 5, 2025 |
GATE 2026 exam date | February 7, 8, 14 and 15, 2026 |
IIT Guwahati GATE 2026 official website | gate2026.iitg.ac.in |
The GATE 2026 exam dates are available on the IIT Guwahati’s official website. The GATE exam date 2026 comprises the schedule for important events such as registration dates, admit card release date, result date, and more. Find below the IIT Guwahati GATE 2026 exam date.
| Event | Date |
|---|---|
Exam Notification Release Date | August 5, 2025 |
Start date for registration |
August 28, 2025 |
Registration last date (Without Late Fee) |
October 7, 2025 |
Last date to submit the GATE application form 2026 (With Late Fee) |
October 13, 2025 |
Modifications in the application form last date | November 10, 2025 |
GATE admit card release date |
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Exam date, branch-wise | February 7, 8, 14 & 15, 2026 |
Availability of the GATE response sheet 2026 | February 2026 |
Release of the exam answer key | February 2026 |
Answer key challenge period | February 2026 |
Result Date | March 19, 2026 |
Availability of the Score Card for download by candidates | March 27 2026, to May 31, 2026 |
| Score Cards available for download by paying a fee of ₹500 per test paper | June 01, 2026 to December 31, 2026 |
| Day, Date | Time (IST) | Test Papers |
|---|---|---|
| Saturday, February 07, 2026 | 9:30 am to 12:30 pm (Forenoon Session – FN) | AG, ES, GG, IN, MA, MN, TF, XE, XL |
| 2:30 pm to 5:30 pm (Afternoon Session – AN) | AE, BT, CH, CY, GE, PH, XH | |
| Sunday, February 08, 2026 | 9:30 am to 12:30 pm (Forenoon Session – FN) | CS-1, ST |
| 2:30 pm to 5:30 pm (Afternoon Session – AN) | CS-2, EY, NM, PE | |
| Saturday, February 14, 2026 | 9:30 am to 12:30 pm (Forenoon Session – FN) | CE-1, EE, PI |
| 2:30 pm to 5:30 pm (Afternoon Session – AN) | BM, CE-2, ME, MT | |
| Sunday, February 15, 2026 | 9:30 am to 12:30 pm (Forenoon Session – FN) | EC |
| 2:30 pm to 5:30 pm (Afternoon Session – AN) | AR, DA |
The IIT Guwahati GATE 2026 syllabus is available in the PDF format for all the subjects. Candidates can download the GATE 2026 syllabus from the official website. The GATE syllabus is available for all 30 papers. The exam papers include General Aptitude, Engineering Mathematics, and core subjects from the undergraduate engineering programme. The General Aptitude section will have the same syllabus and question pattern regardless of the chosen engineering discipline. This section contributes 15 marks out of the total 100 in each GATE paper, and holds 15% weightage in the GATE question paper. Candidates can check the chapters and the topics of the GATE 2026 GA syllabus from the table below.
| 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. |
Candidates are required to go through the GATE eligibility criteria before applying for the exam. To be qualified to appear for the GATE exam, candidates must have completed or be in their third year of a bachelor’s degree from a recognised university. The academic criteria are different for different types of graduation degrees. The IIT Guwahati GATE 2026 eligibility is now available on the official website. Find below the generic eligibility criteria for 2026.
| Criteria | Eligibility |
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Nationality |
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Qualifications for the GATE exam |
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GATE Age Limit | There is no age limit |
GATE attempt limit | There is no restriction on the GATE attempt limit |
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
IIT Guwahati will be conducting the GATE 2026 exam.
GATE 2026 exam registration has already begun from August 28, 2025, onwards. Candidates could apply without a late fee till October 7, 2025.
The last time IIT Guwahati conducted the GATE exam was in 2018. IIT Guwahati will be conducting the GATE exam for 2026.
On Question asked by student community
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Yes, you can get admission in M.Tech CSE without GATE .
Through university entrance exams
Many universities conduct their own M.Tech entrance exams. You have to qualify the test and sometimes attend an interview.
Through JET for M.Tech
JET (JAIN Entrance Test) is conducted by Jain University.
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No you cannot get admission to IIT for M Tech if your B Tech is not completed at the time of admission, even if you clear the GATE cutoff but Yes, you can appear for GATE 2028 in your 3rd year of B Tech even if your degree is
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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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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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