GATE 2021 commences today; around 9 Lakh Students to appear in 27 subjects
Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering 2026 ( GATE )
Exam On - 14 Feb '26
IIT Bombay is conducting the GATE 2021 exam from today. Candidates are required to follow certain guidelines for conducting the GATE 2021 smoothly.
Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) 2021 will begin from today. The exam will be conducted in two shifts. The first shift will begin from 9:30 am and ends at 12:30 pm, while the second will start from 3 pm and ends at 6 pm.
Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay is the conducting authority of GATE 2021. The authorities have introduced two new subjects: Environmental Science and Engineering (ES) and Humanities and Social Science (XH) this year. The examination will be conducted for different subjects/papers on February 6-7 and February 13-14.
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GATE 2021 is an online (Computer-Based) test that will comprise three types of questions: Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs), Multiple Select Questions (MSQs), and Numerical Answer Type (NAT). For a wrong answer chosen in an MCQ, there will be negative marking, while for MSQ and NAT, there will be no negative marking for a wrong answer.
GATE 2021 examination will be held at 200 centres across the nation. IIT Bombay has released a list of instructions for the examination day on its official website, gate.iitb.ac.in. As the exam is being held amid the COVID-19 pandemic, authorities have asked candidates to follow the guidelines strictly.
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GATE 2021 Exam Guidelines
- Candidates are advised to reach at least an hour before the exam starts
- Candidates must follow the rope queues and the floor marks while entering and inside the exam centres
- Candidates’ temperature will be checked at the entrance gate of exam centres. Candidates with body temperature above 99.4 degrees Fahrenheit will have to appear for the exam in an isolation room.
- Candidates must carry all the required documents such as GATE admit card and a photo ID proof at their respective examination centres
- Candidates are allowed to carry masks, gloves, sanitiser, pen/pencil and a transparent water bottle
- Candidates will also be required to complete their biometrics after they reach the examination lab
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Student Forum
Anything you would want to ask experts?Answered 2 days ago
The GATE 2026 question paper difficulty level of all subjects will be available after the completion of exam. In addition, students will also get an idea about chapter-wise weightage and important topics asked in major papers like GATE CSE, ME, EC, EE, DA, XE, etc.
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Contributor-Level 7
Answered 3 days ago
No, GATE questions are not exactly repeated. However, the concept, core, and question format may remain the same. Therefore, candidates must focus on concept-building and practice GATE PYQs as many times as possible. In addition, solve mock test paper to improve accuracy and time management.
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Contributor-Level 7
Answered 3 days ago
Yes, GATE has negative marking for Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) only. In GATE question paper, MCQs will be of one and two marks. Hence, the marking scheme for such questions can be checked below -
- For one mark MCQ - 1/3rd mark will be deducted
- For two mark MCQ - 2/3rd mark will be deducted
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Contributor-Level 7
Answered a week ago
NHCE Bangalore accepts GATE score for admission to M.Tech programme. However, it is not compulsory. Aspirants can also get into M.Tech course based on their Karnataka PGCET scores. Selected candidates have to confirm their seat by paying the course fees.
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Guide-Level 15
Answered a week ago
Chandigarh University does not announce branch-wise GATE Exam 2026 cut-offs for M.E. admissions. Since GATE is not mandatory for admission, there are no fixed cut-offs for different specialisations. However, for GATE fellowship allocation, competition may vary by branch depending on the number of ap
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Guide-Level 11
Answered 2 weeks ago
Candidates need to graduate from BTech at IIT Dhanbad with a minimum GPA of 8.0 or above to qualify for M.Tech admissions without GATE. Only the candidates who clear BTech from IIT Dhanbad are allowed admissions without GATE into M.Tech at II Dhanbad with the aforementioned score.
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered 2 weeks ago
No, the GATE 2026 has already been concluded for IIT Dhanbad M.Tech admissions. The GATE 2026 registrations are closed in the month of October. Candidates who have appeared for GATE will need to wait for all merit-lists to be revealed.
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered 2 weeks ago
The PhD admissions to the Institute Assistantship courses at IIT Guwahati require candidates to appear for the GATE or CEED.
However, PhD admissions to the other categories of PhD courses at IIT Guwahati are not decided on the basis of the aforementioned entrance exams scores.
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered 2 weeks ago
No, GATE is not a mandatory entrance exam for Plaksha University MS in AI admissions. Candidates also have the option to appear for other entrance exams to qualify for MS in AI admissions such as GRE, CAT and GMAT.
However, candidates who have cleared their UG level course from top institutes such as
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered 2 weeks ago
The GATE paper will be divided into sections like engineering mathematics, structural engineering, geotechnical engineering, water resources engineering, environmental engineering, etc.
Here's the GATE 2026 Syllabus for Civil Engineering
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Contributor-Level 9
What is the difficulty level of GATE 2026 question paper?