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GATE 2026: Application process and guidelines
The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Guwahati has launched the official website for the Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) 2026 — gate2026.iitg.ac.in. The registration will begin on August 25, 2025. Candidates can apply without a late fee until September 25. The extended deadline with a late fee is October 6. GATE 2026 will be held on four days — February 7, 8, 14, and 15, 2026 — across Saturdays and Sundays. The results will be announced on March 19, 2026.The exam is conducted at the national level by the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) and seven IITs, on behalf of the National Coordination Board (NCB), Department of Higher Education, Ministry of Education. It evaluates candidates' understanding of undergraduate-level subjects in Engineering, Technology, Architecture, Science, Commerce, Arts, and Humanities.Candidates in their third year or higher of any undergraduate programme or those who have completed a degree approved by the government in Engineering, Technology, Architecture, Science, Commerce, Arts, or Humanities are eligible.Candidates with qualifications from professional societies like IE, ICE, IETE, AeSI, IIChE, IIM, and IIIE must ensure that their certification is recognised by the MoE/AICTE/UGC/UPSC as equivalent to a BE/BTech/BArch/BPlanning degree.Foreign students who hold or are pursuing equivalent degrees in their third year or above can also apply. Candidates holding higher degrees than the ones listed are also eligible.GATE 2026 will be conducted in 30 subjects. A new paper — Energy Science (XE-I) — has been added under Engineering Sciences. Candidates can choose to appear in one or two papers. However, only specific two-paper combinations are allowed.The subjects are spread across Engineering & Technology (e.g., CE, ME, EE, EC, CS, IN) and Science & Humanities (e.g., PH, MA, ST, XH, XL). All papers are for 100 marks — 15 marks for General Aptitude and 85 marks for subject-specific questions.Each GATE paper will be in English and follow a standard pattern. Some papers are sectional and require candidates to take both compulsory and optional sections.Examples include:Compulsory Mathematics + 2 optional sections (e.g., Fluid Mechanics, Thermodynamics)Compulsory Reasoning + 1 optional section (e.g., Economics, Psychology)Compulsory Chemistry + 2 optional sections (e.g., Botany, Zoology)Paper codes must be correctly selected during registration and exam time.Only one application per candidate is allowed. If appearing for two papers, both must be selected within the same form. Multiple applications will be rejected and fees will not be refunded.Candidates are advised to visit the official website — gate2026.iitg.ac.in — for complete details including the syllabus, eligibility criteria, and other updates.
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