GATE Result 2026 Date OUT: Check Scorecard details, topper's list, cutoff, PSU and MTech selection process here
Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering 2026 ( GATE )
Exam On - 7 Feb '26
GATE 2026 result: IIT Guwahati has released GATE result date. The authorities will announce the exam result on March 19. Candidates who have appeared for GATE exam can check their qualifying status. The official website to check GATE MTech result 2026 is gate2026.iitg.ac.in using their enrollment ID and password.
Once the result of GATE 2026 is announced, candidates will be able to download their scorecard at GOAPS portal. The scorecard is valid for three years from the date of result announcement. Candidates can use their scorecard for MTech admission at IITs, NITs, PhD, and PSU recruitment.
The conducting authority declares the result based on the candidates' performance in exam. Scores are obtained by evaluating GATE final answer key. Along with exam result, IIT Guwahati will also release minimum quaifying marks along with GATE topper's list.
- How to Check GATE 2026 Result?
- GATE 2026 Exam Dates & Schedule
- GATE 2026 Toppers
- GATE Score Card 2026
- How to download the GATE 2026 Scorecard?
- GATE 2026 Normalization Procedure
- What to do after GATE Result 2026?
- Colleges Accepting GATE 2026 Score
- GATE 2026 Scorecard Validity for PSUs Recruitment
- GATE Previous Years' Toppers
- GATE 2026 Result FAQs
How to Check GATE 2026 Result?
Applicants can check their GATE result 2026 by visiting the official website. The result link will be updated on this page. Candidates who clear the GATE cutoff will be eligible for the counselling process.
- Visit the official page
- Click on GOAPS portal
- Enter enrollment ID and password
- The result will be displayed on the screen
- Check and download the result scorecard
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Commonly asked questions
Candidates can check their GATE 2026 result on the official website. The result will be announced on March 19. Students who have appeared for the exam will be able to check the result. The GATE MTech/research result determines the qualifying status of the applicant for the counselling process.
GATE 2026 Exam Dates & Schedule
Take a look at the table below for the complete schedule of GATE 2026 exam
| Dates | Upcoming Exam Dates |
|---|---|
| 19 Mar ' 26 | GATE 2026 results |
| 27 Mar ' 26 - 31 May ' 26 | GATE 2026 Scorecard (free download) |
| May ' 26 | COAP 2026 TENTATIVE |
| May ' 26 | CCMT 2026 TENTATIVE |
| 01 Jun ' 26 - 31 Dec ' 26 | GATE 2025 Scorecard by paying a fee of INR 500 per test paper |
GATE 2026 Toppers
The GATE 2026 toppers list will be made available along with the GATE results 2026. The GATE achievers list will include the details, such as test paper, candidate's name, GATE 2026 raw marks, followed by the GATE score out of 1000.
Aspirants can check the GATE Toppers list below;
| Test Paper | Name of the Candidate | Raw Marks (out of 100) |
GATE Score (out of 1000) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aerospace Engineering | BALAMURUGAN | 81 | 990 |
| Agricultural Engineering | KEERTHI REVANTH KUMAR | 74.67 | 1000 |
| Architecture and Planning | JAYANTH GIFTSON R | 83 | 1000 |
| Biomedical Engineering | TANISH GUPTA | 77.67 | 1000 |
| Biotechnology | ARNAB PAUL | 66.67 | 1000 |
| Civil Engineering | ABHAY SINGH | 89.02 | 1000 |
| Chemical Engineering | AMLAN KUMAR TRIPATHY | 75.33 | 1000 |
| Computer Science and Information Technology | RAHUL KUMAR SINGH | 100 | 1000 |
| Chemistry | DEBASIS MANDAL | 70 | 1000 |
| Data Science and Artificial Intelligence | SADINENI NIKHIL CHOWDARY | 96.33 | 1000 |
| Electronics and Communication Engineering | SWARNAVA BISWAS | 82.67 | 1000 |
| Electrical Engineering | PRADIP CHAUHAN | 81.67 | 1000 |
| Environmental Science and Engineering | YASH JAIN | 67.33 | 1000 |
| Ecology and Evolution | KESHAV R MENON | 86.33 | 1000 |
| Geomatics Engineering | NITISH KUMAR | 61.67 | 1000 |
| Geology and Geophysics (Geology) | SUMIT GHOSH | 76.67 | 970 |
| Geology and Geophysics (Geophysics) | RAHUL MUKHERJEE | 70.67 | 1000 |
| Instrumentation Engineering | KAILASH GOYAL | 65 | 993 |
| Mathematics | SOHAM PAL | 57 | 1000 |
| Mechanical Engineering | RAJNEESH BIJARNIYA | 95.33 | 967 |
| Mining Engineering | ANIKET KUMAR GUPTA | 75.67 | 1000 |
| Metallurgical Engineering | YOGESH SARMA SEDAI | 89.67 | 941 |
| Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering | JATIN PAL | 52.33 | 1000 |
| Petroleum Engineering | SAURABH KUMAR | 74 | 1000 |
| Physics | PURNENDU DAS | 76.67 | 1000 |
| Production and Industrial Engineering | DEVENDRA DHANANJAY UMBRAJKAR | 85.67 | 1000 |
| Statistics | ARCHISHMAN MUKHERJEE | 77 | 1000 |
| Textile Engineering and Fibre Science | YADAV AVADHESH ANANTRAM | 73.67 | 1000 |
| Engineering Sciences (Engineering Mathematics, Fluid Mechanics, Solid Mechanics) | ANANT PRAKASH PANDEY | 88.33 | 1000 |
| Humanities and Social Sciences (Sociology) | VICTOR PRINCE N J | 80 | 939 |
| Humanities and Social Sciences (Psychology) | SANJNA SHUKLA | 89 | 922 |
| Humanities and Social Sciences (Linguistics) | MOOMAL MAJEE | 81 | 1000 |
| Humanities and Social Sciences (Sociology) | ARIJIT SENGUPTA | 80 | 939 |
| Humanities and Social Sciences (English) | NAOREET KHONDEKAR | 71 | 1000 |
| Humanities and Social Sciences (Economics) | SAMBUDDHA ROYCHOWDHURY | 87.33 | 948 |
| Humanities and Social Sciences (Philosophy) | MOHIT KUMAR | 76 | 1000 |
| Life Sciences (Chemistry, Biochemistry, Zoology) | YUGANSH BHATIA | 78.67 | 1000 |
GATE 2025 EE Topper's List
| Name | AIR |
|---|---|
| Pradip Chauhan | 1 |
| Kailash Goyal | 2 |
| Puneet Soni | 6 |
| Shivam Kumar Gupta | 6 |
| Akshit Parashari | 19 |
GATE 2025 CE Topper's List
| Name | AIR |
|---|---|
| Abhay Singh | 1 |
| Harshvardhan Singh | 2 |
| Pankaj Meena | 3 |
| Tarun Yadav | 9 |
| Adnan Quasain | 10 |
| Ashutosh Nandan Kumar | 13 |
IISc Bangalore had announced the GATE toppers 2024 for all papers. Once released, candidates can check the complete list of GATE paper-wise toppers 2024 from the table below.
| Test Paper | Name of the Candidate | Raw Marks (out of 100) |
GATE Score (out of 1000) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aerospace Engineering | KUNDAN JAISWAL | 86.33 | 962 |
| Agricultural Engineering | PRATIK SHERKE | 75.67 | 1000 |
| Architecture and Planning | GAJENDER KUMAR SHARMA | 77 | 981 |
| Biomedical Engineering | SANJEEV C ACHAR | 54.33 | 1000 |
| Biotechnology | AKANKSHA S | 83 | 1000 |
| Civil Engineering | DEEPAK | 87.33 | 989 |
| Civil Engineering | BHANU PRATAP SINGH | 87.33 | 989 |
| Chemical Engineering | ADARSH RAI | 73.33 | 1000 |
| Computer Science and Information Technology | PIYUSH KUMAR | 90 | 1000 |
| Chemistry | HIMANSHU PAPNAI | 78 | 1000 |
| Data Science and Artificial Intelligence | AYYAGARI SATHYA SAI SRIKAR | 90 | 1000 |
| Electronics and Communication Engineering | RAJA MAJHI | 84.67 | 1000 |
| Electrical Engineering | MANOJ KUMAR SINHA | 77 | 1000 |
| Electrical Engineering | SHIVAM | 77 | 1000 |
| Electrical Engineering | SAI KIRAN ADELLY | 77 | 1000 |
| Environmental Science and Engineering | GADDIPATI YASWANTH BABU | 77.33 | 965 |
| Ecology and Evolution | DHRUBOJYOTI PATRA | 81.67 | 1000 |
| Geomatics Engineering | VAIBHAV SONKAR | 79.33 | 1000 |
| Geology and Geophysics (Geology) | JAYDEEP ROY | 82.33 | 1000 |
| Geology and Geophysics (Geophysics) | SHIVAM KUMAR RAI | 75.33 | 999 |
| Instrumentation Engineering | RISHABH GUPTA | 82.67 | 984 |
| Mathematics | SUYASH SRIVASTAVA | 71.33 | 1000 |
| Mechanical Engineering | SURAJ KUMAR SAMAL | 84.67 | 1000 |
| Mining Engineering | ANURAG KUMAR PATHAK | 58.33 | 966 |
| Metallurgical Engineering | HRUTIDIPAN PRADHAN | 81.67 | 977 |
| Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering | PRINCE KUMAR | 55.33 | 1000 |
| Petroleum Engineering | SAURABH KUMAR | 80.67 | 955 |
| Physics | ANURAG SINGH | 78.33 | 1000 |
| Production and Industrial Engineering | KUMAR VISHESH | 84.67 | 1000 |
| Statistics | SINCHAN SNIGDHA ADHIKARY | 89.67 | 1000 |
| Textile Engineering and Fibre Science | MEENU MUNJAL | 72 | 1000 |
| Engineering Sciences (Engineering Mathematics, Fluid Mechanics, Solid Mechanics) | GHANSHYAM GIRISH DHAMAT | 83 | 989 |
| Humanities and Social Sciences (Economics) | SRIJAN SHASHWAT | 70.33 | 940 |
| Humanities and Social Sciences (English) | AJAY KUMAR | 83 | 1000 |
| Humanities and Social Sciences (Linguistics) | JESU NAZARENE ROY | 77.33 | 1000 |
| Humanities and Social Sciences (Philosophy) | UTKARSH RANA | 58.67 | 1000 |
| Humanities and Social Sciences (Psychology) | SRISHTI DATTA | 77.67 | 975 |
| Humanities and Social Sciences (Sociology) | MOHAMMED SHEFIN M P | 63 | 1000 |
| Life Sciences (Chemistry, Biochemistry, Zoology) | SIDDHANT BHARDWAJ | 77.33 | 1000 |
Commonly asked questions
Balamurugan was the GATE 2025 topper in the Aerospace Engineering branch/discipline scoring 81 marks out of 100 (with a GATE score of 990 out of 1000). Last year, 7576 candidates registered for the GATE AE paper, out of which 6009 candidates appeared for the exam.
Pradeep Chauhan was the GATE 2025 topper in the electrical engineering branch, scoring 81.67 marks out of 100. His GATE score was 1000. In GATE 2025, around 83355 candidates registered for the exam, out of which 67701 candidates appeared for the test.
GATE Score Card 2026
The GATE scorecard 2026 will be available for download at GOAPS 2026. Students can download using enrollment ID and password. The scorecard is valid for three years and can be used for MTech/research admissions as well as PSU recruitment.
- GATE 2026 scorecard availability (for free download) - March 27 to May 31, 2026
- Download availability (with late fee - till December 31, 2026
How to download the GATE 2026 Scorecard?
Students can download GATE 2026 MTech scorecard, following steps below -
- Visit GATE official website - gate2026.iitg.ac.in
- Click on applicant login and enter enrollment ID and password
- Scorecard will be displayed on screen
- Save and download Details
Printed on GATE Score Card
The following details will be printed on GATE scorecard. A candidate's GATE scorecard comprises following details:
- Candidate's name, photograph, and signature
- GATE paper appeared for GATE
- Score out of 100
- scorecard validity
- Qualifying marks GATE All India Rank (AIR)
- Total number of candidates who appeared for
- GATE QR Code
How to calculate GATE Score?
GATE score is calculated using the raw marks secured by the applicant in exam. For multi-session papers, the scores will be evaluated by converting raw marks into normalised marks for that particular branch. Check formula below.
GATE 2026 Normalization Procedure
GATE normalization will be done for the exams conducted in multiple sessions. It considers the variation in the difficulty levels of the question papers across multiple sessions. The GATE normalisation formula is available below.
What to do after GATE Result 2026?
After the declaration of the GATE result 2026, the scorecard will be available for the qualified candidates. Then, successful candidates will go for either admission to MTech programs or PSU recruitment through GATE. GATE 2026 counselling will be conducted by COAP (Common Offer Acceptance Portal) for admission to IITs, and CCMT (Centralised Counselling for MTech for admission to MTech programs offered by NITs, IIITs, GFTIs, and CFTIs. The cutoff is the minimum mark the candidate must obtain to pass the exam. GATE cut-off marks for IIT, NIT, IIIT, etc., vary from stream to stream.
Colleges Accepting GATE 2026 Score
Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) through GATE
IITs do accept GATE scores for admission to MTech and research programmes. Candidates can check list of IITs below -
| Institute Name |
Website |
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| http://www.iitgn.ac.in/ |
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| http://www.iitbbs.ac.in/ |
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| http://www.iitm.ac.in/ |
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| http://www.iitg.ernet.in/ |
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| http://www.iiti.ac.in/ |
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| http://www.iitk.ac.in/ |
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| http://www.iitj.ac.in/ |
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| http://www.iitkgp.ac.in/ |
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| http://www.iith.ac.in |
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| http://www.iitb.ac.in/ |
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| http://www.iitp.ac.in/ |
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| http://www.iitd.ac.in/ |
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| http://www.iitrpr.ac.in/ |
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| http://www.iitmandi.ac.in/ |
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| http://www.iitr.ernet.in/ |
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| http://iitbhu.ac.in |
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| http://iitjammu.ac.in |
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| http://iitpkd.ac.in |
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| http://iittp.ac.in/ |
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| http://www.iitgoa.ac.in |
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| https://www.iitbhilai.ac.in/ |
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| http://www.iitdh.ac.in/ |
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| http://iitism.ac.in/ |
National Institutes of Technology (NITs) through GATE
The National Institutes of Technology (NITs) are public colleges across the country offering engineering programs in multiple disciplines. Admission to the postgraduate courses of these institutes is done based on GATE. The various NITs are:
| Name of NIT | Website |
|---|---|
| www.mnnit.ac.in |
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| www.manit.ac.in |
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| www.nitc.ac.in |
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| www.nith.ac.in |
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| www.mnit.ac.in |
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| www.nitj.ac.in |
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| http://www.nitjsr.ac.in/ |
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| www.nitkkr.nic.in |
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| www.vnit.ac.in |
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| www.nitrkl.ac.in |
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| www.nits.ac.in |
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| https://www.nitk.ac.in |
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| www.nitw.ac.in |
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| www.nitdgp.ac.in |
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| www.nitsri.net |
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| www.svnit.ac.in |
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| www.nitt.edu |
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| www.nitp.ac.in |
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| www.nitrr.ac.in |
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| https://www.nita.ac.in |
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| https://www.nitap.ac.in |
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| http://nitdelhi.ac.in/ |
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| www.nitgoa.ac.in/ |
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| www.nitmanipur.ac.in |
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| http://www.nitm.ac.in/ |
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| http://www.nitmz.ac.in/ |
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| https://nitnagaland.ac.in/ |
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| http://www.nitt.edu/home/nitp/ |
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| www.nitc.ac.in/sikkim |
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| http://www.nituk.com/ |
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| http://www.nitandhra.ac.in |
Indian Institutes of Information Technology (IIITs) through GATE
The Indian Institutes of Information Technology across the country accept the GATE score for admission of students to its various postgraduate courses. The various IIITs are established with the objective of developing and promoting professional expertise as well as skilled manpower in the field of Information Technology (IT). The various IIITs are:
| Name of IIITs |
Website |
|---|---|
| http://www.iiitdmj.ac.in/ |
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| http://www.iiitm.ac.in/ |
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| http://www.iiita.ac.in/ |
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| http://www.iiitdm.ac.in/ |
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| http://www.iiitp.ac.in/ |
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| http://www.iiitg.ac.in/ |
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| http://www.iiitkota.ac.in/ |
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| www.iiits.ac.in |
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| http://www.iiitvadodara.ac.in/ |
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| http://iiitn.ac.in/ |
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| http://www.iiitkalyani.edu.in/ |
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| https://www.iiitl.ac.in/ |
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| https://iiitdwd.ac.in |
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| https://iiitbh.ac.in |
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| https://iiitbhopal.co.in |
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| http://www.iiitkottayam.ac.in/ |
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| http://iiitranchi.ac.in/ |
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| http://www.iiitu.ac.in/ |
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| http://www.iiitsurat.ac.in/ |
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| http://www.iiitmanipur.ac.in |
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| http://www.iiitdmkl.ac.in |
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| http://www.iiitt.ac.in/ |
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| http://iiitsonepat.ac.in |
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GATE 2026 Scorecard Validity for PSUs Recruitment
GATE Previous Years' Toppers
GATE 2026 Result FAQs
Commonly asked questions
Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati, is conducting GATE 2026 exam. The dates are February 7, 8, 14, and 15, and will be held in two shifts. Forenoon - 9:30 am to 12:30 pm and Afternoon - 2:30 pm to 5:30 pm. Candidates attempting for paper must download their hall ticket using enrollment ID and password.
Rahul Kumar Singh was the GATE 2025 topper of Computer Science and Information Technology. Rahul scored 100 (raw marks) and a GATE score of 1000 (out of 1000). The GATE 2025 result was announced on March 19. Candidates who have qualified in the GATE 2025 exam can download the scorecard till December 31, 2025 (by paying a fee of INR 500) from the GOAPS portal.
GATE normalisation process is done to provide fairness to all applicants who are appearing for examination. It is because GATE is conducted in multiple sessions. In such case, raw marks are converted into normalised marks using the formula.
This year, IIT Guwahati is conducting the GATE 2026 exam. IIT Guwahati conducted the GATE exam in 2018. Based on the GATE 2018 and past year paper format, the GATE 2026 is expected to be moderately difficult. The question paper is expected to have higher weightage on concept-based questions, blending numerical and practical analysis. Candidates are advised to practice the previous year's question paper as many times as possible to understand the difficulty level of the question paper.
The Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati, has released the GATE 2026 exam dates on the official website. Candidates can check the GATE 2026 dates below -
| Events | Dates |
| GATE 2026 application form release date | August 28 |
| GATE 2026 application form last date (without late fees) | October 7 (REVISED) |
| GATE 2026 application form last date (with late fees) | October 13 |
| GATE 2026 form correction submission last date | November 10 |
| GATE 2026 admit card release date | January 2 |
| GATE 2026 exam date | February 7, 8, 14, and 15 |
| GATE 2026 result date | March 19 |
| GATE scorecard download date | March 27 to May 31 (free download) till December 31 (by paying a fee of INR 500) |
Candidates who have passed GATE exam can download scorecard. The validity of GATE exam scorecard is three years. It is available from March 27 at GOAPS portal. Candidates use their enrollment ID and password to download.
GATE Exam
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