Students’ Speak: Scored a low GATE percentile? This is what your next step should be
Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering 2025 ( GATE )
Admit Card - 2 Jan '26
By: Abdullah Salman
Did not score well in Graduate Aptitude Test for Engineering (GATE 2020) exam? Thinking of appearing the next year? Here I will tell you how to restart your efforts for the next year’s GATE exam.
Create a course of action which you'll follow. By dividing and segregating the quantity of your time and a spotlight that you simply will give each subject. Make sure to specialise in those areas, where you thought you lacked while giving the GATE exam for the primary time. Create a correct study plan and strictly adhere to it.
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Take your time with every little thing. You do not get to hurry up and complete your entire syllabus. If you begin early enough, you'll have enough time to slowly pick through every little thing and canopy every subject.
Since you have already had an experience with the exam and have already studied for it for months, you want to start solving sample papers one after another. Try the previous years’ question papers as well. This will again assist you to understand your weak points, helping you're employed on them in a more efficient way. Solve test series for GATE Exam.
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Keep up with the revisions. Do not deem granted the months of study that you simply put in before going for the exam. You need to stay studying and learning the concepts again and again so that you understand them completely! Revision is the key and it will help you holding topics for a long time. Also attempt to take lesser time, even while fully covering the whole thing, during a lesser amount of your time.
Take part in group study sessions. They always convince be very helpful in making you understand everything that you simply weren't ready to, on your own. With your friends, you would possibly even be ready to get curious about topics by arising with fun learning ways. However, refrain from getting side-tracked because it is extremely easy to try to so. If you're serious about your future, then you want skills to balance fun with learning!
Failing and letting the failure rule you is extremely easy and failing then making your failure become a success is extremely hard! without efforts and endurance, we cannot expect good things to happen! Make sure you retain up your spirits, work hard, and rule over your GATE exams once you provide it again!
About the Author:
Abdullah Salman M is a student of Master in Business Administration (MBA) in General Management from Thiagarajar School of Management (TSM), Madurai. He has worked for over a year as a Network Engineer and has studied his graduation in Bachelor of Engineering with a specialisation in Electrical and Communication Engineering from Anna University, Chennai.
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Anything you would want to ask experts?Answered Yesterday
The GATE exam is conducted once a year. The entrance test takes place on multiple dates and shifts for 30 test papers. For 2026, IIT Guwahati is conducting the exam on February 7, 8, 14, and 15.
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Contributor-Level 7
Answered 2 weeks ago
Yes, IIT Guwahati has extended the GATE 2026 registration date with late fees. The new GATE 2026 registration date is October 13.
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Contributor-Level 7
Answered 2 weeks ago
If you notice an error or discrepancy after submitting your GATE form, don't panic. Once the application correction window opens, log in via GOAPS using your credentials and make the corrections. Details like category, gender, exam city, paper choice, date of birth, etc., can often be edited — usual
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Answered a month ago
The factors that determine the GATE cutoff are -
- Availability of seats (the total seat intake varies every year for NITs, IIITs, and IIT admission)
- Number of registered applicants
- The difficulty level of the examination - (GATE is conducted on multiple days, however, the paper difficulty varies for eve
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Contributor-Level 7
Answered a month ago
Based on the previous year's trends, the GATE 2026 expected cutoff for computer Science and engineering can be checked below-
- For General category it might go around 30 to 31.0
However, the GATE cutoff varies every year, depending on the difficulty level, number of applicants appearing for the exam,
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered a month ago
No, a duplicate GATE 2026 admit card will not be provided at the test center. Candidates must carry their own admit card along with the mentioned documents and items to the GATE exam center. IIT Guwahati will release the GATE admit card on January 2.
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Answered a month ago
Candidates will get only one scribble pad at a time. They must write their name and registration number before using it. If the rough sheet gets filled, then they can ask for another one scribble pad after returning the previous one to the invigilator. After the exam concludes, candidates must retur
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Contributor-Level 7
Answered a month ago
Yes, candidates will get a scribble pad in the GATE exam 2026 to do the rough work. Candidates have to write their name and registration number on the scribble pad before using it. However, the rough sheet must be returned after the completion of the exam.
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Contributor-Level 7
Answered a month ago
The barcode present in the GATE admit card 2026 carries the candidate's information. It is required for a faster verification process and fraud prevention. So, make sure it does not get tampered. Carry multiple copies in case your GATE 2026 hall ticket is torn or tampered.
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Answered a month ago
Applicants must carry the following documents and items to the center along with the GATE 2026 admit card -
- Photo ID proof (as uploaded in the application form)
- Passport-size photograph
- Transparent water bottle
- Pen (blue or black)
It is advised to carry two to three copies of the GATE admit card to avoid
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