Source: The official website of GATE
The Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati (IIT Guwahati) published the subject-wise exam dates for the Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) 2026 on November 17, 2025. Registered candidates can check the schedule on the official website.
GATE 2026 is conducted by IIT Guwahati on behalf of the National Coordination Board (NCB), Department of Higher Education, Ministry of Education, Government of India. It contains 30 test papers, and the candidate can appear for one or two test papers. However, candidates who wish to attempt two papers may do so, according to the combination that is offered by the authoritative body. These combinations can be viewed below, and further information regarding the same can be found on the official website.
GATE 2026 Important Dates:
Particulars | Details |
Online Application Start Date | August 28, 2025 |
Regular Online Application Last Date (Without Late Fee) | October 7, 2025 |
Extended Online Application Last Date (with Late Fees) | October 13, 2025 |
Time | Test Paper | Exam Dates |
9:30 am to 12:30 pm (Forenoon Session – FN) | AG, ES, GG, IN, MA, MN, TF, XE, XL | February 7, 2026 (Saturday) |
2:30 pm to 5:30 pm (Afternoon Session – AN) | AE, BT, CH, CY, GE, PH, XH |
9:30 am to 12:30 pm (Forenoon Session – FN) | CS-1, ST | February 8, 2026 (Sunday) |
2:30 pm to 5:30 pm (Afternoon Session – AN) | CS-2, EY, NM, PE |
9:30 am to 12:30 pm (Forenoon Session – FN) | CE-1, EE, PI | February 14, 2026 (Saturday) |
2:30 pm to 5:30 pm (Afternoon Session – AN) | BM, CE-2, ME, MT |
9:30 am to 12:30 pm (Forenoon Session – FN) | EC | February 15, 2026 (Sunday) |
2:30 pm to 5:30 pm (Afternoon Session – AN) | AR, DA |
GATE 2026 Tentative Result Dates | March 19, 2026 |
GATE 2026 Registration Fee:
Gender/ Category | Regular Period | Extended Period |
Female/SC/ ST/ PwBD* | Rs. 1,000/- | Rs. 1,500/- |
Other Candidates | Rs. 2,000/- | Rs. 2,500/- |
Note:
For 2 papers, the candidates have to pay double the fees.
* PwBD stands for Persons with Benchmark Disability.
GATE 2026 Two Paper Combinations:
Name and Code of First Paper | Name and Code of Second Paper |
Aerospace Engineering (AE) | Civil Engineering (CE), Mechanical Engineering (ME), Engineering Sciences (XE) |
Agricultural Engineering (AG) | Civil Engineering (CE) |
Architecture and Planning (AR) | Civil Engineering (CE), Geomatics Engineering (GE) |
Biomedical Engineering (BM) | Biotechnology (BT), Instrumentation Engineering (IN) |
Biotechnology (BT) | Biomedical Engineering (BM), Life Sciences (XL) |
Civil Engineering (CE) | Aerospace Engineering (AE), Agricultural Engineering (AG), Architecture and Planning (AR), Environmental Science & Engineering (ES), Geomatics Engineering (GE), Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering (NM), Engineering Sciences (XE) |
Chemical Engineering (CH) | Environmental Science & Engineering (ES), Petroleum Engineering (PE), Engineering Sciences (XE) |
Computer Science and Information Technology (CS) | Data Science and Artificial Intelligence (DA), Electronics and Communication Engineering (EC), Geomatics Engineering (GE), Mathematics (MA), Physics (PH), Statistics (ST) |
Chemistry (CY) | Engineering Sciences (XE), Life Sciences (XL) |
Data Science and Artificial Intelligence (DA) | Computer Science and Information Technology (CS), Electronics and Communication Engineering (EC), Electronics Engineering (EE), Mathematics (MA), Mechanical Engineering (ME), Physics (PH), Statistics (ST), Engineering Sciences (XE) |
Electronics and Communication Engineering (EC) | Computer Science and Information Technology (CS), Data Science and Artificial Intelligence (DA), Electrical Engineering (EE), Instrumentation Engineering (IN), Physics (PH) |
Electrical Engineering (EE) | Data Science and Artificial Intelligence (DA), Electronics and Communication Engineering (EC), Instrumentation Engineering (IN), Physics (PH) |
Environmental Science & Engineering (ES) | Civil Engineering (CE), Chemical Engineering (CH), Geomatics Engineering (GE) |
Ecology and Evolution (EY) | Life Sciences (XL) |
Geomatics Engineering (GE) | Architecture and Planning (AR), Civil Engineering (CE), Computer Science and Information Technology (CS), Environmental Science & Engineering (ES), Geology and Geophysics (GG) |
Geology and Geophysics (GG) | Geomatics Engineering (GE) |
Instrumentation Engineering (IN) | Biomedical Engineering (BM), Electronics and Communication Engineering (EC), Electrical Engineering (EE), Mechanical Engineering (ME) |
Mathematics (MA) | Computer Science and Information Technology (CS), Data Science and Artificial Intelligence (DA), Physics (PH), Statistics (ST) |
Mechanical Engineering (ME) | Aerospace Engineering (AE), Data Science and Artificial Intelligence (DA), Instrumentation Engineering (IN), Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering (NM), Production and Industrial Engineering (PI), Engineering Sciences (XE) |
Mining Engineering (MN) | - |
Metallurgical Engineering (MT) | Engineering Sciences (XE) |
Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering (NM) | Civil Engineering (CE), Mechanical Engineering (ME) |
Petroleum Engineering (PE) | Chemical Engineering (CH) |
Physics (PH) | Computer Science and Information Technology (CS), Data Science and Artificial Intelligence (DA), Electronics and Communication Engineering (EC), Electrical Engineering (EE), Mathematics (MA), Engineering Sciences (XE) |
Production and Industrial Engineering (PI) | Mechanical Engineering (ME), Engineering Sciences (XE) |
Statistics (ST) | Computer Science and Information Technology (CS), Data Science and Artificial Intelligence (DA), Mathematics (MA), Humanities and Social Sciences (XH) |
Textile Engineering and Fibre Science (TF) | - |
Engineering Sciences (XE) | Aerospace Engineering (AE), Civil Engineering (CE), Chemical Engineering (CH), Chemistry (CY), Data Science and Artificial Intelligence (DA), Mechanical Engineering (ME), Metallurgical Engineering (MT), Physics (PH), Production and Industrial Engineering (PI) |
Humanities & Social Sciences (XH) | Statistics (ST) |
Life Sciences (XL) | Biotechnology (BT), Chemistry (CY), Ecology and Evolution (EY) |
