GATE 2026 Paper Analysis: The IIT Guwahati is conducting the GATE 2026 exam on February 7, 8, 14, and 15, 2026. Today, the exam for subjects such as Civil Engineering (CE), Electrical Engineering (EE), Production and Industrial Engineering (PI), Biomedical Engineering (BM), Mechanical Engineering (ME), and Metallurgical Engineering (MT) is being held in two shifts.
The morning shift was conducted from 9:30 AM to 12:30 PM, while the afternoon shift took place from 2:30 PM to 5:30 PM.
In this article, you will get a subject-wise analysis of GATE 2026, including the overall difficulty level, expected good attempts, number of candidates who appeared, and the types of questions asked from different topics. This will help you understand the paper pattern and evaluate your performance.
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GATE Exam Pattern 2026
The GATE 2026 exam is scheduled on February 14 and 15, 2026, for various engineering papers. Familiarity with the marking scheme is important as it will help aspirants attempt the questions more carefully. Here are the key highlights of the GATE marking scheme, along with other details shared below for the reference of the candidates.
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Particulars |
Details |
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Mode of exam |
Computer Based Test (CBT) |
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Medium of Exam |
English |
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Duration |
3 hours |
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Number of subjects (papers) |
30 test papers |
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Sections |
General Aptitude (GA) + Candidate’s Opted Subject(s) |
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Types of questions |
(a) Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ) (b) Multiple Select Questions (MSQ) (c) Numerical Answer Type (NAT) |
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Number of questions |
10 (General Aptitude) + 55 (Subject) = 65 Questions |
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Distribution of Marks# in all papers EXCEPT AR, CY, DA, EY, GG, MA, PH, ST, XH and XL |
General Aptitude: 15 marks + Engineering Mathematics**: 13 marks + Subject Questions: 72 marks = Total: 100 marks (**XE includes an Engineering Mathematics section XE-A of 15 marks) |
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Distribution of Marks# in papers AR, CY, DA, EY, GG, MA, PH, ST, XH and XL |
General Aptitude: 15 marks + Subject Questions: 85 marks = Total: 100 marks |
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Marking scheme |
Questions carry 1 mark and 2 marks |
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Negative marking |
Negative marking is applicable for MCQs. For 1-mark/2 mark MCQ, 1/3 mark/ 2/3 mark will be deducted for a wrong answer. No negative markings for MSQ and NAT questions. No partial marking applicable for any question |
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