Engineering

No, the GATE authorities do not send the admit card by post or any other means. Candidates have to download their GATE admit card from the official website only. The GATE 2026 admit card download link will be made available at the GOAPS portal. 

Since, the GATE 2026 exam is conducted on multiple days, the admit card mentions the specific date and time when the candidate have to reach the centre to appear the exam. The GATE admit card 2026 will be released on January 2. Candidates attempting GATE paper this year, must download the admit card from the website. 

The GATE cutoff (last year - 2025) for electrical engineering can be checked below -

• General category - 25
• OBC-NCL/EWS category - 22.5 marks
• SC/ST category - 16.6 marks

Candidates must note that GATE cutoff varies every year, depending on various factors like number of applicants appearing, difficulty level, pattern, etc. 

There are multiple steps involved in AKGEC course admissions, such as online registration, shortlisting, and counselling followed by seat allotment. Candidates seeking admission must check the eligibility requirements before applying. Candidates must apply at the official website. Students are also asked to keep the basic educational documents handy before applying for the BTech course.

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. 

Here are some good books for GATE AE that candidates can refer for preparation and revision -

• Fundamentals of Aerodynamics by JD Anderson
• Aircraft by GM Sutton and Oscar Biblarz
• Airplane Performance, Stability, and Control by Perkins and Hage
• Aerodynamics of Engineering Students by E.L Houghton, P.W Carpenter
• Introduction to Flight by JD Anderson

The GATE 2025 cutoff for Aerospace Engineering (category-wise) can be checked below -

• General category - 28.9
• OBC-NCL or EWS category - 26
• SC/ST category - 19.2

Out of 7576 candidates, 6009 applicants appeared for the exam. Candidates must note that the GATE cutoff varies every year depending on certain factors, such as difficulty level, registered applicants, etc. 

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. 

The reasoning and compulsory is a compulsory section in the GATE question paper. For humanities and social sciences, the reasoning and comprehension section contains 16 questions of 25 marks, where 7 questions will be of 1 mark and 9 questions will be of 2 marks. 

Yes, candidates can download the GATE question papers for free. The question paper is available in PDF format and can be downloaded from the GATE's website or from our page. The GATE question paper is available separately for each subject.