GATE 2026 DA Question Paper; Check Data Science and AI Memory Based Questions with Answers Here
Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering 2026 ( GATE )
Exam On - 14 Feb '26
GATE Data Science and AI Question Paper 2026 will be available here after the exam concludes. Students who attempt the GATE DA 2026 exam can check the paper analysis and memory-based GATE 2026 DA Question Paper with Solutions on this page. After the exam concludes, coaching institutes will release the GATE Data Science and Artificial Intelligence Answer Key, which will be updated here. Read below to know more.
GATE DA 2026 Question Paper with Answers
GATE DA 2026 Question Paper: Candidates can check here for GATE Data Science and AI Question Paper with Answer Key Solutions. The memory-based DA GATE 2026 question paper with answers will be released by the experts at coaching institutes immediately after the exam ends. GATE 2026 Data Science and AI exam will be conducted on February 15, 2026 (Afternoon).
GATE 2026 DA question paper answer key that will be provided here are memory-based, and official GATE 2026 response sheet answer key release date is in the last week of February 2026. IIT Guwahati had conducted GATE exam on Feb 7, 8, 2026. The next schedule of GATE 2026 is on February 14 and 15, 2026, in two shifts.
- GATE 2026 DA Question Paper with Solutions
- Calculating Scores using memory-based GATE question paper 2026
- GATE 2026 Official Question Paper Release Date
- Steps to download GATE DA Question Paper 2026
- GATE Data Science and AI 2026 Expected Cutoff
- GATE 2026 Result Date
GATE 2026 DA Question Paper with Solutions
GATE 2026 exam date and shift timing for Data Science and AI is on February 15 in the afternoon session. After the exam is over, memory-based GATE DA 2026 question paper with answer key solutions will be provided here. Students can find all questions and solutions updated here soon after the exam.
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Calculating Scores using memory-based GATE question paper 2026
Candidates can use the memory-based GATE DA 2026 question paper with solutions to calculate the marks before the GATE result 2026 is announced. Candidates must check GATE exam pattern and marking scheme to estimate the score. The steps to find the score using the GATE 2026 DA question paper PDF is given below.
- Candidates must download GATE DA question paper PDF
- In GATE 2026, each question is allotted either 1 or 2 marks
- There is negative marking for Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs)
- For one-mark MCQs, 1 mark is given for correct answer, and 1/2 marks is deducted for incorrect response.
- For 2-mark MCQs, 2 marks is given for correct answers, and 2/3 marks reduced for incorrect answers.
- There is no negative marking for Multiple Select Questions (MSQs) and Numerical Answer Type (NAT) questions.
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- GATE Exam 2026: How many questions to attempt to score 40 marks in GATE, Marks vs Rank, and Cutoff Insights
GATE 2026 Official Question Paper Release Date
Expected date of release of GATE question paper is in the last week of February 2026. Candidates who appeared for Data Science and AI Paper will be able to download the GATE DA 2026 question paper at GOAPS portal.
Steps to download GATE DA Question Paper 2026
Candidates can follow these steps to download the GATE DA question paper.
- Open GATE official website, gate2026.iitg.ac.in
- Click on the applicant portal and login using enrollment ID and pass
Along with offiicial master question paper, authorities will release provisional and final GATE 2026 answer key at GATE login 2026.
GATE Data Science and AI 2026 Expected Cutoff
Based on experts' analysis, the cutoff for GATE DA paper might increase this year. Some expert analyses show that the safe qualifying range is around 36 - 38 marks in Data Science and AI. Students can check the expected GATE DA 20226 qualifying cutoff 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 |
GATE 2026 Result Date
IIT Guwahati will announce the GATE 2026 result on March 19, 2026. Candidates can check their result on the GOAPS portal by entering their login details like enrollment ID and password. Candidates will be able to download the GATE scorecard on March 27, 2026. The validity of GATE scorecard is three years.
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Student Forum
Anything you would want to ask experts?Answered 22 hours ago
Yes, it is expected that the GATE 2026 cutoff may increase compared to last year, for the following reasons -
Increase in the number of registered applicants.
Difficulty level of the question paper
Inclination towards newer branches, such as Data Science, Machine Learning, Quantum Tech, etc.
Due to the
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Contributor-Level 7
Answered 22 hours ago
The highest GATE cutoff score for NIT M.Tech admission typically ranges from 800 to 850 in the first round. Some of the top NITs include NIT Surathkal, NIT Trichy, and NIT Warangal, accept admissions with GATE score 800 above for branches like EC, CS, ME, and EE.
Qualified candidates have to register
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Contributor-Level 7
Answered 23 hours ago
Based on the past-year's records and experts analysis, it is expected that the average expected cutoff for GATE exam 2026 can fall somewhere between 28 to 37 for general category, 26 to 28.3 marks for OBC-NCL/EWS category, and 27 -31 for SC/ST category.
The above cutoff mark can vary for each paper
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Contributor-Level 7
Answered 23 hours ago
Indian Institute of Technology will release GATE cutoff 2026 along with result. The IITG GATE 2026 result date is March 19. The conducting body will declare the exam result and cutoff for all 30 subjects. The cutoff for GATE 2026 will be available category-wise. Candidates securing the minimum cutof
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Contributor-Level 7
Answered 23 hours ago
40 marks in GATE will approximately give a rank between 2000 to 5000 depending on the paper difficulty level and the number of registered candidates in that particular branch. Obtaining 40 marks is mainly considered average, opening chances to a few new IITs (less popular branches) and NITs.
However
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered 23 hours ago
The cutoff score in GATE is the minimum mark required to qualify for the exam. The conducting body releases the qualifying cutoff along with result. It determines, whether a candidate is eligible to participate in the counselling round or not.
The cutoff score in GATE varies every year (category-wis
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Contributor-Level 7
Answered 3 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 5 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 5 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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