GATE

The GATE question paper is curated to test candidate's skills in analytics and practical-related scenarios. The questions are created in the following category-

• Recall - mainly inclines on the facts, principles, and formulae
• Comprehension - to examine student's understanding of the basic concepts
• Application - to test student's logical reasoning and computational skills. 
• Analysis and synthesis - In such questions, candidates will be provided with data, charts, and diagrams, based on which candidates analyses before answering the question. 

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. 

Yes, applicants can change their category after the submission of the GATE application form during the correction facility. An extra fee will be applicable for changing the category later. The details regarding the fees and process to change will be made available after the registration process is completed. As per the official notification, the last date to make corrections is November 6, 2025. 

Candidates must provide the following details while filling the GATE application form 2026 -

• Personal details, such as name, date of birth, name, mobile number, etc.
• Address of communication
• Education of eligibility (qualification details)
• Institute or college name and address with PIN CODE
• Choice of GATE papers and exam cities
• Documents (photograph, signature, valid ID proof)
• Other documents, such as category or PwD certificate (if applicable)

The eligible GATE paper codes (for two paper combinations) in GATE computer Science and engineering are -

• Data Science and Artificial Intelligence (DA)
• Electronics and Communication (EC)
• Geomatics Engineering (GE)
• Mathematics (MA)
• Physics (PH) and 
• Statistics (ST)

Candidates must be careful with the GATE paper codes while filling out the application form. 

Well, the GATE is a prestigious and highly competitive examination that is conducted annually to offer admissions to higher studies and research programmes. The admission process can be divided into two stages: pre-exam stage and post-exam stage. 

• The pre-exam stage include registration, form correction, and downloading the admit card process
• While the post-exam stage include the examination, result declaration and downloading the admit card, and counselling process. 

Candidates who qualify for the GATE exam will be able to download scorecard, which will be available on the GOAPS portal, and is valid for three years. 

The GATE 2026 exam will be conducted in more than 200 cities across eight zones in India. There are no international centres. Candidates who wish to appear for the exam must travel to India. The details regarding the test city and address will be mentioned in the GATE admit card. 

No, the GATE enrollment ID is created during the registration process. The enrollment ID is used as a login credential. On the other hand, the GATE registration number is a unique number allotted to the student, which serves as an identity proof (for appearing for the exam). The GATE registration number will be mentioned in the admit card (and is not applicable for login purposes). 

The GATE enrollment ID is a unique identification number that is allotted to every candidate for registering at the GOAPS portal. The enrollment ID can be identified as a combination of numerics and letters. With the help of the enrollment ID, candidates will be able to login and perform various GATE activities, such as filling out the application form, downloading admit card, checking GATE result, etc. The enrollment ID is sent to the candidates (on their email ID) and registered phone number after successful registration. 

Each GATE question either carries one or two mark. 

• For a one-mark MCQ, 1/3rd mark will be deducted for incorrect responses. 
• For a two-mark MCQ, 2/3rd mark will be deducted for incorrect responses.
• There is no negative marking for MSQs and NATs.
• Also, there is no partial marking for any question. 

Candidates are advised to check the exam pattern to understand the GATE question paper structure, as they can help in GATE preparation.