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- By Sarju Saran Tiwari
- Tue, 18 Nov 2025 12:48 PM (IST)
- Source:JND
GATE 2026 Exam Schedule: The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Guwahati, has released the paper schedule for the Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) 2026. The detailed paper schedule has been released at the official website of GATE 2026, gate2026.iitg.ac.in.
As per the schedule released earlier, GATE 2026 was supposed to be held in February. GATE 2026 will be conducted in two shifts each day. The morning session will take place between 9:30 AM and 12:30 PM, and the afternoon session will be held between 2:30 PM and 5:30 PM. The exams will be conducted across India under the supervision of the Indian Institutes of Technology, and the results are expected to be released on March 19, 2026.
GATE 2026 Day-Wise Exam Schedule:
Day, Date | Time (IST) | Test Papers |
Saturday, February 07, 2026
| 9:30 am to 12:30 pm (Forenoon Session – FN)
| AG, ES, GG, IN, MA, MN, TF, XE, XL
|
2:30 pm to 5:30 pm (Afternoon Session – AN)
| AE, BT, CH, CY, GE, PH, XH
| |
Sunday, February 08, 2026 | 9:30 am to 12:30 pm (Forenoon Session – FN)
| CS-1, ST
|
2:30 pm to 5:30 pm (Afternoon Session – AN)
| CS-2, EY, NM, PE
| |
Saturday, February 14, 2026 | 9:30 am to 12:30 pm (Forenoon Session – FN) | CE-1, EE, PI |
2:30 pm to 5:30 pm (Afternoon Session – AN)
| BM, CE-2, ME, MT
| |
Sunday, February 15, 2026 | 9:30 am to 12:30 pm (Forenoon Session – FN) | EC |
2:30 pm to 5:30 pm (Afternoon Session – AN) | AR, DA |
This national-level entrance exam, essential for admissions to postgraduate programs in engineering, technology, architecture, science, commerce, arts, and humanities, will span four days in February next year. The schedule ensures a structured rollout for the 30 test papers, divided into forenoon and afternoon sessions, allowing candidates to prepare accordingly.