GATE 2026 Exam Schedule Released By IIT

New Delhi:The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Guwahati has released the complete examination schedule for the Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) 2026. Candidates can now check the detailed timetable on the official website gate2026.iitg.ac.in.

GATE, a national-level entrance test crucial for admissions to postgraduate programmes across engineering, technology, architecture, sciences, commerce, arts, and humanities, will be conducted over four days in February 2026. The exam will cover 30 papers, divided into forenoon (9:30 am–12:30 pm) and afternoon (2:30 pm–5:30 pm) sessions, enabling candidates to plan their preparations systematically.

The examinations are scheduled from February 7 to February 15, 2026 and will be held at centres across India under the supervision of various IITs. Results are expected to be declared on March 19, 2026.

GATE 2026 Exam Dates & Sessions

1. Saturday, February 7, 2026

Forenoon Session:Agricultural Engineering, Environmental Science and Engineering, Geology and Geophysics, Instrumentation Engineering, Mathematics, Mining Engineering, Textile Engineering and Fibre Science, Engineering Sciences, Life Sciences

Afternoon Session:Aerospace Engineering, Biotechnology, Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, Geomatics Engineering, Physics, Humanities and Social Sciences

2. Sunday, February 8, 2026

Forenoon Session:Computer Science and Information Technology (CSIT) Paper 1, Statistics

Afternoon Session:Computer Science and Information Technology (CSIT) Paper 2, Ecology and Evolution, Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering, Production and Industrial Engineering

3. Saturday, February 14, 2026

Forenoon Session:Civil Engineering Paper 1, Electrical Engineering, Production and Industrial Engineering

Afternoon Session:Biomedical Engineering, Civil Engineering Paper 2, Mechanical Engineering, Metallurgical and Materials Engineering

4. Sunday, February 15, 2026

Forenoon Session:Electronics and Communication Engineering

Afternoon Session:Architecture and Planning, Data Science and Artificial Intelligence

Candidates are advised to regularly check the official GATE 2026 website for any updates or modifications to the schedule.