GITAM GAT BArch Pattern 2026: Know Marking Scheme & Exam Duration

GITAM Admission Test or GAT is an entrance test for admission to various UG and PG courses offered by the Gandhi Institute of Technology and Management (GITAM). The exam is held as a computer-based test across various states of India and also as an online proctored test for some courses. GAT is the common test for admission to all GITAM campuses at Vishakapatnam, Hyderabad, Bengaluru and GIMSR. 

For GITAM GAT preparation of BTech, candidates can refer to the books like NCERT and all other books that they refer to for their class 11 and 12 preparations.

Candidates should keep preparing for GITAM GAT along with their class 12 school exams and boards. A good board preparation is enough to score well in GAT.

GITAM GAT exam is not as tough as JEE Main exam, but it needs good preparation. Thus, candidates should focus well in their class 12 boards preparation and also in class 11. This will be enough to crack the GITAM GAT exam.

GITAM GAT is conducted for admission to UG and PG courses offered by GITAM Deemed to be University. Candidates seeking admission to GITAM, must apply for GAT examination and stay updated with the latest events and dates. For the upcoming session, GAT 2026 registration has commenced. The exam is being held in multiple sessions.

Some of important topics for GAT English Language section are: Verbal Reasoning, Sentence completion, Fill In the Blanks, One word substitution, Contextual usage, Syllogisms, Sentence correction, Idioms, Analogies, Different usage of same word, Jumbled paragraphs, Foreign language words used in English.

Check GITAM GAT exam pattern for BTech below:

No, all the questions in the GAT question paper will be objective-type questions and will be in MCQ format. Candidates will be given four options for each question. Candidates will have to select the correct option for each question. GAT question paper will consist of 200 Multiple Choice Questions. Each question will be for one mark. There will be a negative marking for any wrong answers. Candidates will have to attempt the 200 questions in 60 minutes. There will be no sectional time limit to attempt the GAT exam sections. GAT 2026 exam will be held multiple times in a year in computer-based mode across 27 cities in India.

Yes. GITAM accepts scores of JEE, TS EAMCET, or Andhra Pradesh EAMCET. The candidates who do not have scores of these exams can apply via GITAM GAT exam scores.

GITAM Admission Test or GAT is an entrance test for admission to various UG and PG courses offered by the Gandhi Institute of Technology and Management (GITAM). The exam is held as a computer-based test across various states of India and also as an online proctored test for some courses. GAT is the common test for admission to all GITAM campuses at Vishakapatnam, Hyderabad, Bengaluru and GIMSR. 

GAT exam is conducted in multiple sessions. The examination dates are annunced for each phase. GAT is a university level entrance examination conducted for admission to UG and PG management programmes of GITAM Deemed to be University. Candidates willing to appear for GAT exam must stay updated with the phase wise exam dates and last date to apply for exam. It is expected that GAT 2026 registrations will commence in second week of December 2025 at gitam.edu.

Candidates can download the GAT syllabus 2026 for MBA by following the steps below:

• Visit the official website of GITAM Deemed to be University: apply.gitam.edu
• Scroll down and select the following:
• Campus
• Discipline: Managament
• Programme: MBA
• Screen will now show the details about the programme.
• Click on tab 'Syllabus and Sample Papers'
• GAT MBA 2026 syllabus will be displayed

Candidates can download the GAT syllabus 2026 for BBA by following the steps below:

• Visit the official website of GITAM Deemed to be University: apply.gitam.edu
• Scroll down and select the following:
• Campus
• Discipline
• Programme
• Screen will now show the details about the programme.
• Click on tab 'Syllabus and Sample Papers'
• GAT BBA 2026 syllabus will be displayed

As per latest GAT MBA exam pattern 2026, question paper will be divided into three sections:

• Logical Reasoning
• Quantitative Reasoning
• Language Comprehension

GITAM deemed to be university prescribes the GAT BBA exam pattern. Refer the table below to know the latest GAT BBA exam pattern:

Yes, GITAM offers scholarships based on the GAT rank or score or national or state entrance test scores or ranks as per GITAM's scholarship policy. This scholarship is applicable only for the first year, and to avail of the same scholarship for the subsequent years of study, candidates should score a CGPA of 8.0 and above in the qualifying examination. Scholarships are offered on a first-come, first-served basis, and seats under the scholarship quota are limited.