GATE 2026 Exam Dates have been announced by IIT Guwahati. GATE 2026 is going to be organised to provide admission in various PG & doctoral courses offered by IITs, etc. Important details about GATE Schedule/ Dates 2026 along with the events are provided in the article.
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GATE 2026 Exam Dates – Announced
GATE 2026 Exam Dates have been announced. The exam will be held on 7th, 8th, 14th & 15th February 2026. Check other dates from below.
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This article is regarding the important dates and events of the upcoming Graduate Aptitude Test Engineering (GATE 2026). For the session 2026, GATE official notification is available along with application form. GATE exam is conducted online in CBT mode.
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GATE 2026 Exam Schedule
As per the GATE dates announced on the website, we have provided official GATE exam dates details and schedule in the below table. Check GATE Exam Calendar for 2026 session below:
| Events | Dates 2026 (Announced) |
| Notification releases | 6th August 2025 |
| Registration starts | August 28, 2025 |
| Last date to register (without any late fee) | September 28, 2025 |
| Last date to apply (with late fee) | 9th October 2025 |
| Modification/ Correction | till 1st week of November 2025 |
| Release of GATE admit card | 2nd January 2026 |
| GATE 2026 | 7th, 8th, 14th & 15th February 2026 |
| Response sheet availability | February- March 2026 |
| Release of answer key | February- March 2026 |
| Last date to submit objections/ challenges | February- March 2026 |
| Final key releases | 1st week of March 2026 |
| Declaration of result | 19th March 2026 |
| Availability of Scorecard downloading without fee | 27th March – 31st May 2026 |
| Availability of Scorecard downloading with fee | 1st June – 31st December 2026 |
| Counselling portal (COAP) opens | 3rd week of March 2026 |
GATE 2026 Pre & Post Exam Schedule
Here, candidates must check the detailed pre- and post-exam dates for GATE 2026 examination:
Pre-Examination Dates:
The notification for GATE 2026 has been released by IIT Guwahati. GATE 2026 Application form has been released on 28th August 2025. Candidates can submit their filled application forms till 28th September 2025 without any late fee. With a late fee, students can register and pay application fee till 9th October 2025.
GATE 2026 Application Correction facility will be provided in category, paper, and exam city with additional fee payment till first week of November 2025. The rectifying option is enabled by online mode.
GATE 2026 Admit card will be made available to the applicants who have successfully registered for the exam. It can be downloaded on 2nd January 2026. The candidates must then visit the online website and proceed to download their respective GATE admit card via candidate login.
GATE Exam will be held in two session (forenoon and afternoon) in computer-based test mode with a duration of 3 hours. The exam will be held on 7th, 8th, 14th & 15th February 2026.
GATE 2026 Subject Wise Schedule:
Check paper wise expected GATE 2026 schedule in the below mentioned table along with timings:
| Day & Date | Time & Shift |
| Saturday, February 07, 2026 | 9:30 am to 12:30 pm (Forenoon Session – FN) 2:30 pm to 5:30 pm (Afternoon Session – AN) |
| Sunday, February 08, 2026 | 9:30 am to 12:30 pm (Forenoon Session – FN) 2:30 pm to 5:30 pm (Afternoon Session – AN) |
| Saturday, February 14, 2026 | 9:30 am to 12:30 pm (Forenoon Session – FN) 2:30 pm to 5:30 pm (Afternoon Session – AN) |
| Sunday, February 15, 2026 | 9:30 am to 12:30 pm (Forenoon Session – FN) 2:30 pm to 5:30 pm (Afternoon Session – AN) |
Post-Examination Dates:
The authority will release the GATE 2026 answer key for all the subjects. Responses will be made available in last week of February 2026. The answer key will be released in February 2026. The objection/ challenge facility will be available till first week of March 2026. Afterwards, the authority releases the final answer key afterwards.
The GATE 2026 results will be declared on 19th March 2026. The candidates must visit the website and click on the respective link to check their results after its declaration. The GATE 2026 cut off will be released after the result announcement for 2026 session.
The GATE 2026 scorecard of the candidates will be made available for downloading. The candidates must visit the website and proceed to log in by using their login credentials and then download their scorecard.
After the results declaration, GATE 2026 COAP counselling process has started. It will commence from the third week of May 2026 for COAP. The counselling registration for CCMT will begin in May 2026 for the special rounds.
To summarise, candidates should note that the dates given in this article for the GATE 2026 session are tentative. These events/ dates will be updated after the release of notification officially. So, it is advisable to keep a regular check on this article.
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