GATE 2026 EE Question Paper: Download PDF, Check Most Repeated Questions
Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering 2026 ( GATE )
GATE 2026 Scorecard (free download)
27 Mar '26 - 31 May '26
Students appearing GATE 2026 can download GATE EE question paper 2026 and previous year's GATE question paper with solutions here. The official question paper PDF can be downloaded below for free.
IIT Guwahati has started conducting GATE exam. Candidates appearing for GATE Electrical Engineering exam this year, must be aware of the paper pattern, syllabus, exam dates, latest changes in GATE paper, safe attempts, GATE mock test papers, previous year's question papers, and more. IIT Guwahati has updated previous year's question paper with solutions of GATE 2026 EE. Candidates can check complete details regarding Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering below.
- GATE 2026 EE Exam Date
- GATE 2026 EE Exam Date and Shift Timings
- Download GATE EE Previous Year's Question Paper
- IIT Guwahati GATE 2026 Question Paper Answer Key Download
- GATE 2026 EE Mock Test Link
- GATE EE Exam Pattern 2026
- GATE EE Important Topics and Chapters: Repeated Questions
GATE 2026 EE Exam Date
IIT Guwahati completed conducting GATE this year. The exam dates were scheduled for February 7, 8, 14, and 15 in two sessions: forenoon (9:30 am to 12:30 pm) and afternoon (2:30 pm to 5:30 pm). GATE 2026 EE exam date was scheduled for February 14 and exam timings are 9:30 am to 12:30 pm. Candidates can check GATE exam and shift timings here -
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 EE Exam Date and Shift Timings
GATE Electrical Engineering exam was held on February 14 in the first shift (9:30 am to 12: 30 pm). IIT Guwahati has released GATE exam hall ticket at gate2026.iitg.ac.in. Candidates can download it by using their enrollment ID and password.
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Download GATE EE Previous Year's Question Paper
Candidates can download GATE EE question paper with answer key below (year-wise) -
| Year | Download | GATE Answer Key |
|---|---|---|
| GATE 2026 question paper and solutions | soon | soon |
| GATE 2025 question paper answer key | Download | Download |
| GATE 2024 question paper answer key | Download | |
| GATE 2023 question paper answer key | Download | |
| GATE 2022 question paper answer key | Download | |
| GATE 2021 question paper answer key | Download | |
| GATE 2020 question paper answer key | Download | |
| GATE 2019 question paper answer key | ||
| GATE 2018 question paper answer key | Download | |
| GATE 2017 question paper answer key | Download | |
| GATE 2016 question paper answer key | Download | |
| GATE 2015 question paper answer key | Download | |
| GATE 2014 question paper answer key | Download | |
| GATE 2013 question paper answer key | Download | |
| GATE 2012 question paper answer key | Download | |
| GATE 2011 question paper answer key | Download | |
| GATE 2010 question paper answer key | Download | |
| GATE 2009 question paper answer key | Download | |
| GATE 2008 question paper answer key | Download | |
| GATE 2007 question paper answer key | Download | |
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IIT Guwahati GATE 2026 Question Paper Answer Key Download
The Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati conducted Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering. The GATE 2026 exam dates has been released at gate2026.iitg.ac.in. Candidates must follow all instructions and prepare for the exam accordingly. To know about difficulty level of GATE IIT Guwahati question paper, make sure to attempt their question paper frequently.
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GATE 2026 EE Mock Test Link
Candidates can find link to access mock test papers for GATE Electrical Engineering below -
| Year | Mock Test Link |
|---|---|
| 2026 | Click here |
Points to Note:
- Mock tests are for practice to understand exam structure.
- Number of MCQs, MSQs, and NATs may differ in mock test.
- Responses will not be evaluated and scorecard will not be generated.
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GATE EE Exam Pattern 2026
| Parriculars | Details |
|---|---|
| Time duration | 3 hours (180 minutes) |
| Total marks | 100 marks |
| Total questions | 65 questions |
| Number of sections | 2 (General Aptitude and Subject-Specific) |
| General aptitude marks | 15 marks |
| Subject-specific marks | 85 marks |
| Note | One-mark questions are followed by 2-marks questions in each section |
GATE Electrical Engineering Paper Marking distribution
| Section | One-mark question | Two-mark question |
|---|---|---|
| General aptitude | 5 | 5 |
| Subject-specific | 25 | 30 |
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GATE EE Important Topics and Chapters: Repeated Questions
Candidates can check GATE EE important topics below. Many questions from following topics have been repeated from last five years.
| Sections | Important Topics |
|---|---|
| Power Electronics | Basics, rectifiers, choppers, and inverters |
| Power Systems | Transmission line, fault analysis, load flow study, stability, protection |
| Electrical Machines | DC machines, transformer, induction machine, synchronous machines, |
| EMFT | Electrostatics, Magnetostatics |
| Engineering Measurement | PMMC, moving iron, dynamometer-type measurements, digital meters, digital voltmeters, digital multimeters, wattmeters, energy meters, power factors meters, AC and DC bridges (Wheatstone, Maxwell, Kelvin, Hay, Schering, Wien) |
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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.
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Candidates who have qualified GATE exam are given preference for admission in M.Arch in BMS School of Architecture. But those who have qualified Karnataka PGCET are also considered for admission.
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With a GATE EC 2026 score of 609 under the EWS category, you have a strong profile for M.Tech in VLSI and related specializations. Along with IITs and NITs, Lovely Professional University is also a good option to consider for advanced studies in VLSI and Electronics. LPU offers industry-oriented
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Yes, GATE qualified candidates will also have to appear for the PGET exam held on the scheduled date. The merit list will combine performance of both WBUT and GATE paper.
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Contributor-Level 7
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Yes, WBUT PGET do accept GATE score for admission. The merit list will be prepared considering 70% weightage to GATE scores and 30% to PGET.
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Candidates with GATE score of 2026, 2025 or 2024 are eligible for BITS HD 2026 entrance examination.
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No, students can not get direct admission in Cluster Innovation Centre MSc. The college only accepts CUET PG score. Hence, having a GATE scorecard will not come in handy during admissions.
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If you are seeking admission in NIT Surathkal MTech, then GATE is mandatory. Students applying for non-MTech programmes do not need to appear for GATE. For M.Tech however, GATE followed by the centralised counselling is mandatory.
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No, students can not get admission in IIT Roorkee MSc with GATE scores. The institute accepts IIT JAM score only. No other tests including GATE are accepted. Students also have to appear for the centralised counselling to get a seat.
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IISc Bangalore GATE cutoff 2026 for the ECE course for the General AI category was 650 in round 1. For the OBC AI category, the round 1 cutoff for the same course was 600. This difference in the score says that the competiton for the General AI category was higher than the OBC AI quota.
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