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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.
According to topper's and experts, the ideal number of questions to attempt correctly is 50 to 55, to obtain a GATE rank under 1000.
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
Considering the past year's trends and experts analysis, GATE CSE, ECE, and EE papers are considered as the toughest papers in GATE exam. Here's why -
Complex technical concepts and fundamentals
Heavy mathematics
Branch popularity and number of registered candidates are more.
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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Student Forum
Anything you would want to ask experts?Answered 3 days ago
Yes, candidates can get admission based on their GATE scores in M.Tech at Ramaiah Institute of Technology. Aspirants can also get a seat in M.Tech course based on Karnataka PGCET scores. The seats are allotted via KEA Counselling.
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Guide-Level 15
Answered 4 days ago
If you belong to the ST AI or SC AI category and have a score of 3000 in GATE CCMT, you could get admission at NIT Agartala in the first round.
For the ST AI category, the NIT Agartala GATE CCMT cutoff 2026 for Round 1 ranged between 251 and 334. See below to know which specialisations are availabl
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered 4 days ago
Candidates can check below the seat allocation rule followed for admission in M.Tech of DTU for the GATE qualifying students:
The total number of seats (out of 18) should be-
- 60 % (~11) for (aa) i.e B.E/B.Tech. in Engineering
- 40% (~7) for (ab) i.e M.Sc. and (ac) i.e MCA.
- During the spot round, all seats
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered 4 days ago
For the OBC AI category, the NIT Agartala M.Tech cutoff 2026 ranged from 321 to 488 in the first round.
As per this range, the most competitive M.Tech course specialisation was Artificial Inteligence, with the cutoff being 488. On the other hand, the least competitive branch was Chemical Engineering
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered 4 days ago
The NIT Agartala M.Tech cutoff 2026 ranged from 353 to 518 in the first round for the General AI category. The NIT Agartala CCMT cutoff 2026 was released for the first round for various All India categories.
See the table below to know the round 1 cutoff range for all other categories.
| Category | NIT Agartala M.Tech cutoff 2026 |
|---|---|
| General | 353 - 518 |
| OBC | 321 - 488 |
| SC | 174 - 411 |
| ST | 251- 334 |
| EWS | 321 - 516 |
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered a week ago
No, students cannot get admission in Dwarkadas J. Sanghvi College of Engineering M.Tech without GATE. Admission is entrance-based. Candidates are shortlisted for the M.Tech programme based on entrance scores in GATE. Candidates who qualify in the admission process are eligible to secure their seat i
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered a week ago
Yes, Rajarshi Shahu College of Engineering does accept GATE for admission to its M.Tech programme. The college offers seats through both MHT CET and GATE scores. Students have to check and apply online for both. The college may reserve some of its intake for students having GATE score.
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered a week ago
At KIIT School of Electronics Engineering, GATE-qualified students follow the same general timeline for the M.Tech application. But, their selection process might move faster if they have a high GATE score, as they are then exempt from the entrance exam.
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Contributor-Level 9
Answered a week ago
At KIIT School of Electronics Engineering, the M.Tech selection process gives strong preference to GATE-qualified candidates. If an applicant has a GATE score of 400 or higher, they are exempt from the entrance examination. This recognizes their national-level competency and simplifies admission jou
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Contributor-Level 9
Answered a week ago
IIIT Ranchi considers the score of GATE exam for M.Tech admission. However, it is not compulsory. The M.Tech admission will be through online/offline counselling based on the GATE score and/or written test and/or interview by the respective departments at IIIT Ranchi.
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