GATE 2026 ECE Question Paper Analysis OUT: Students Find Overall Exam Moderate

GATE 2026 ECE Question Paper Analysis OUT: Students Find Overall Exam Moderate

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Saakshi Varsha Lama
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New Delhi, Updated on Feb 15, 2026 13:08 IST
GATE 2026 ECE Question Paper Analysis: Candidates can check here detailed GATE 2026 EC paper analysis. Candidates found the GATE 2026 ECE paper moderate. Some questions in ECE section were time consuming. Read to know important topics, division of marks, section wise difficulty level of GATE 2026 ECE paper.

GATE 2026 Electronics and Communication Engineering Analysis is OUT. As per initial reactions of students, GATE 2026 EC question paper was moderately difficult. Students found questions from Mathematics and General Aptitude easy to moderate, while ECE questions were time consuming. Overall, the GATE ECE paper was balanced and based on official syllabus.Β 

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GATE 2026 ECE Question Paper Analysis OUT

IIT Guwahati has concluded GATE 2026 ECE paper at 12:30 PM. GATE 2026 Electronics and Communication Engineering ECE was held to give candidates eligibility for MTech admissions or PSU recruitment. During the three-hour exam, candidates had to attempt Multiple Choice Questions, Multiple Select Questions and Numerical Answer Type Questions. Only one shift of GATE ECE paper was conducted.

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GATE 2026 ECE Paper Analysis OUT

As per the initial reactions of students who appeared for the exam, GATE 2026 ECE paper was moderate in difficulty. While the overall paper was balanced, students found Mathematics and General Aptitude sections comparatively easier. Some questions in ECE section were lengthy, which caused candidates to spend more time solving these questions. Candidates can check important highlights of GATE EC paper analysis below:

  • As per GATE 2026 paper analysis, the exam was overall moderate
  • Candidates found Mathematics and Aptitude easy to moderate.
  • ECE section had time-consuming questions.
  • Some important topics were EMF, Analog Circuits, Control Systems, Op-amp Circuits, Discrete Time Signals, Vector Analysis, Differential Equations, etc.

GATE 2026 ECE Paper: Division of Questions

Candidates can check division of questions in GATE 2026 EC paper below.

Category Number of Questions
MCQs 42 questions (1 and 2 marks)
NATs 13 questions (1 and 2 marks)
MSQs 10 questions (1 to 2 marks)
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