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GATE 2026 XE Question Paper OUT: GATE 2026 XE (Engineering Sciences) exam has concluded. According to immediate student reactions, GATE 2026 XE paper paper was easy to moderate but a few questions were lengthy. Coaching experts have also released the memory based GATE 2026 Question Paper with Solutions can be checked here. Students who attempted the GATE XE exam can find paper analysis and memory-based GATE XE question paper PDF here. Read below to know more.
GATE 2026 XE Question Paper: Candidates can now check here GATE XE Question Paper with Answer Key Solutions. According to student reaction's, GATE 2026 XE was easy to moderate in difficulty. However, students found a few questions lengthy. There were more statement based questions. Students found Mathematics and Aptitude section easy. IIT Guwahati conducted GATE exam on Feb 7, 8, 14, and 15 in two shifts.
- GATE 2026 XE Question Paper with Answer Key Solutions OUT
- GATE 2026 Official Master Question Paper Release Date
- How to download GATE XE Question Paper 2026?
- GATE 2026 XE Paper Analysis OUT
- What are memory-based GATE question paper?
- How to calculate scores using unofficial GATE question paper 2026?
- GATE 2026 XE Cutoff
- GATE 2026 Result Date
GATE 2026 XE Question Paper with Answer Key Solutions OUT
The GATE 2026 exam date and shift timing for Engineering Sciences (XE) was February 7 in the forenoon session. The exam is over. Students can find all questions and solutions updated here.
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GATE 2026 Official Master Question Paper Release Date
IIT Guwahati have released GATE question paper. Candidates who appeared for Engineering Sciences can able to access GATE XE question paper at GOAPS portal.
How to download GATE XE Question Paper 2026?
Candidates can follow the process below to download question paper-
- Visit GATE’S official website -gate2026.iitg.ac.in
- Click on applicant portal and login using enrollment ID and password
- Download and save GATE 2026 question paper of XE
Along with offiicial master question paper, the authorities will release GATE 2026 answer key - provisional and final answer key at GATE login 2026.
Commonly asked questions
GATE papers have three major sections; General Aptitude, Engineering Mathematics & Specific Subject. There are 65 questions asked for 100 marks in GATE exam.
General aptitude questions are asked for 15 marks, Engineering mathematics in some paper codes, 13 marks and the rest 72 marks from the chosen subject.
In some paper codes engineering mathematics will be excluded only 15 marks general aptitude questions and rest 85 marks will be of chosen subject.
GATE 2026 XE Paper Analysis OUT
Based on initial reactions, GATE 2026 XE paper was of moderate difficulty. Students found few questions lengthy and there were more statement based questions. Few questions from Thermos were also lengthy. General Aptitude and Mathematics section was easy. Some students stated that there were questions similar to GATE ME PYQs.
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What are memory-based GATE question paper?
The memory-based GATE 2026 question paper with answer key solutions are the questions that are derived from students who attempted XE paper on the given GATE 2026 exam date. The unofficial GATE questions with solutions will be released by several coaching institutes like Made Easy.
Students can refer to the GATE 2026 XE memory-based question paper to calculate their scores and predict their rank in GATE 2026. For more accurate results, aspirants can refer to GATE rank predictor by Shiksha.com
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How to calculate scores using unofficial GATE question paper 2026?
Students can evaluate their scores using the unofficial question paper and get to know their estimated marks before the announcement of GATE result 2026. To calculate, students need to know the marking scheme along with GATE exam pattern. Here’s how one can calculate their marks using the GATE XE question paper PDF.
- Download GATE XE question paper PDF
- Questions of GATE either carry 1 or 2 marks.
- For one-mark MCQs, add 1 mark for correct answer, and deduct 1/2 marks for incorrect response.
- In the same way, for 2-mark MCQs, add 2 marks for correct answers, and deduct 2/3 marks for incorrect responses.
- There is no negative marking for MSQs and NAT questions.
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GATE 2026 XE Cutoff
Students can check GATE XE qualifying cutoff below. Read here to know more about GATE cutoff
| Category |
Expected qualifying cutoff 2026 |
GATE 2025 qualifying cutoff mark |
|---|---|---|
| General |
34.0 -36.7 |
35.4 |
| OBC-NCL/EWS |
31.0 - 33.2 |
31.8 |
| SC/ST/PwD |
23.3 - 25.0 |
23.5 |
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IIT Guwahati had announced GATE result on March 19, 2026. Candidates who have attempted exam can check their result at GOAPS using enrollment ID and password. The scorecard is now available for download. The validity of GATE is three years.
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