GATE 2026 DA Answer Key Solutions with Question Paper; Check Data Science and AI Solutions Here
Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering 2026 ( GATE )
Exam On - 15 Feb '26
GATE 2026 DA Answer Key Solutions with Question Paper will be available here soon after the exam concludes. Students who attempt the GATE DA 2026 exam can check the paper analysis and answer key on this page. Soon after the exam concludes, GATE 2026 Data Science and AI Answer Key Solutions will be released by coaching institutes and updated here. Read more to know about the GATE DA 2026 Memory-Based Answer Key.
GATE 2026 DA Answer Key
GATE 2026 DA Answer Key Solutions with Question Paper: The GATE 2026 DA Question Paper with Solutions will be available here after the exam ends. The GATE 2026 Data Science and Artificial Intelligence exam will be conducted on February 15, 2026, in the afternoon shift. Students who attempt the GATE DA 2026 exam can check the memory-based GATE 2026 DA Answer Key Solutions on this page. The GATE DA Answer Key Solutions with Question Paper released by the coaching institutes will be updated here soon after the exam concludes.
GATE 2026 DA Answer Key Solutions with Question Paper provided here will be memory-based, and the official GATE 2026 answer key response sheet release date is in the last week of February 2026. GATE exam was earlier conducted on Feb 7, 8, 14, 2026. GATE DA, AR and EC exams will be conducted on February 15, 2026.
Latest: GATE 2026 Exam Live Updates Feb 15: EC, DA question paper analysis, answer key solutions
| GATE 2026 Cutoff for DA | GATE 2026 DA Question Paper |
| GATE 2026 Cutoff for EC | GATE 2026 ECE Answer Key |
- GATE DA 2026 Paper Analysis
- GATE 2026 DA Answer Key Solutions and Question Paper
- GATE 2026 Subject-Wise Question Paper with Solutions, Cutoff
- Steps to Calculate Score using GATE 2026 DA Memory-Based Answer Key
- GATE DA 2026 Expected Cutoff
- Steps to Download the GATE 2026 Official Question Paper
- GATE 2026 DA Result Date
- GATE 2026 College Predictor
GATE DA 2026 Paper Analysis
The GATE DA 2026 Paper analysis will be provided here soon after the exam concludes. From the GATE 2026 paper analysis, candidates will know about the difficulty level and the topics covered in the exam.
GATE 2026 DA Answer Key Solutions and Question Paper
GATE 2026 Data Science and AI memory-based Answer Key Solutions will be provided on this page soon. After the exam is over, GATE DA 2026 answer key solutions with the GATE 2026 question paper will be provided here. Students can find all questions and solutions updated here soon after the exam.
GATE 2026 Subject-Wise Question Paper with Solutions, Cutoff
Candidates can find the Memory-Based Question Paper with Solutions for all papers below.
Steps to Calculate Score using GATE 2026 DA Memory-Based Answer Key
The memory-based GATE 2026 DA Answer Key Solutions with Questions will be helpful to the students in calculating their scores before the GATE result 2026 is announced. Candidates must be familiar with the GATE exam pattern and marking scheme to calculate the score. Candidates can follow these steps to find GATE 2026 DA Scores.
- Download the GATE DA 2026 Answer Key PDF.
- There is negative marking for Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs)
- NO negative marking for Multiple Select Questions (MSQs) and Numerical Answer Type (NAT) questions.
- MCQs questions are for 1 mark or 2 marks
- For 1 Marks MCQs, 1 mark is given for a correct answer and 1/2 mark deducted for incorrect answers.
- For 2 Marks MCQs, 2 marks are given for correct answers, and 2/3 marks reduced for incorrect answers.
GATE DA 2026 Expected Cutoff
Based on experts' analysis, the GATE DA 2026 Cutoff is expected to increase this year. Based on previous year trends, the safe qualifying range is around 36 - 38 marks in GATE DA 2026. The expected GATE DA 20226 qualifying cutoff is given in the table below. Check the expected GATE cutoff below.
| Category |
Expected qualifying cutoff 2026 |
GATE 2025 qualifying cutoff mark |
|---|---|---|
| General |
31 - 32 |
29 |
| OBC-NCL/EWS |
27 - 28 |
26.1 |
| SC/ST/PwD |
20 |
19.3 |
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Steps to Download the GATE 2026 Official Question Paper
The GATE question paper with the answer key will be released in the last week of February 2026. Candidates can download the GATE DA 2026 Official question paper from the GOAPS portal. Candidates can follow these steps to download the GATE DA question paper.
- Visit the GATE official website, gate2026.iitg.ac.in
- Click the application portal, which will open the GOAPS portal, goaps.iitg.ac.in
- Log in using the enrollment ID and password.
Along with the official master question paper, authorities will release the provisional and final GATE 2026 answer key.
GATE 2026 DA Result Date
IIT Guwahati will announce the GATE 2026 result on March 19, 2026. Candidates can check their results on the official website. Candidates must click the GOAPs admission portal link provided on the homepage. The login details, like enrollment ID and password, must be entered to check the result. Candidates will be able to download the GATE scorecard on March 27, 2026. The validity ofthe GATE scorecard is three years.
GATE 2026 College Predictor
GATE college predictor 2026 by Shiksha can be used by the candidates to find which college they will be eligible to apply to, based on the with their scores. A college predictor helps the candidates to understand the colleges they can apply to beforehand, which is used during the admission process. The GATE college predictor tool provided here is prepared by Shiksha and is based on the previous years' trends.
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Student Forum
Anything you would want to ask experts?Answered 23 hours ago
GATE 2026 CE-1 paper was conducted on Feb 14 in forenoon shift. Based on the experts and students feedback, the paper was easy to moderate with concept loaded questions. The most important topics that were covered in GATE 2026 CE-1 question paper were - Geotechnical Engineering, Environmental, and T
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Contributor-Level 7
Answered Yesterday
IIT Guwahati had conducted GATE 2026 exam on Feb 7 and 8 in two shifts. The papers that were held on February 7 and 8 can be checked below -
| GATE 2026 Feb 7 exam (shift 1) | AG, ES, GG, IN, MA, MN, TF, XE, XL |
| GATE 2026 Feb 7 (shift 2) | AE, BT, CH, CY, GE, PH, XH |
| GATE Exam 2026 Feb 8 (shift 1) | CS-1 and ST |
| GATE 2026 exam Feb 8 (shift 2) | CS-2, EY, NM, PE |
Based on student's reaction, the GATE 2026 question paper difficulty level varied for all papers. Students can check brief analysis of all GATE subjects below -
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Contributor-Level 7
Answered Yesterday
No, GATE is not a mandatory entrance exam for IIT Patna PhD admissions. To become qualified for IIT Patna course admission to the PhD course, candidates can also appear for the UGC NET as well.
However, candidates with an appropriate CGPA in their BTech course from a Centrally Funded Technical Insti
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered 2 days ago
No, GATE is not a mandatory entrance exam for all PhD admissions at NIT Jalandhar. Candidates who are qualified for direct admissions at NIT Jalandhar's Engineering PhD courses are require to clear it during ME/MTech admissions.
However, for the remaining candidates, they can also appear for the UGC-
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered 2 days ago
No, candidates who are applying through their GATE score are not required to appear for the Written Test conducted by IIIT Bhubaneshwar for M.Tech admissions. This Written Test is only meant for candidates who did not apply through a valid GATE score. Other candidates will be moved directly to the P
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered 2 days ago
No, GATE is not a mandatory entrance exam for securing admissions at IIIT Bhubaneshwar. Candidates who fail to secure a GATE scorecard can still appear for the IIIT Bhubaneshwar M.Tech entrance exam which includes a written test. The syllabus of this written test is the same as the GATE.
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered 3 days ago
GATE memory-based answer key, also known as the unofficial answer key released by several coaching institutes immediately after the completion of the exam. These questions are mainly derived by students feedback and might not be 100% accurate.
These memory-based GATE answer key helps students to ana
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Contributor-Level 7
Answered 3 days ago
The GATE provisional answer key is an official document released by the official authorities along with the response sheet. The provisional answer key of GATE contains all the correct answers to the questions that were asked in Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering.
With the help of the GATE 2026 pr
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Contributor-Level 7
Answered 3 days ago
In GATE (Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering) official answer key, MTA stands for Marks to All.
"Marks to All" states that the marks allotted to that question will be given to all candidates who attempted that particular test paper.
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Contributor-Level 7
Answered 3 days ago
No, both are the same in difficulty level. GATE is conducted for 30 papers, while JAM is held for seven papers. The difficulty level of IIT JAM and GATE varies from paper to paper. To score good marks, students must focus on the exam syllabus and high-weightage topics.
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Contributor-Level 9
What was the difficulty level of GATE 2026 Civil Engineering (CE-1) Shift 1 Paper?