GATE

Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering · conducted by IISc Bangalore + 7 IITs (rotating)

65questions in the paper

100total marks

180minutes

The paper

Section by section, as the conducting body sets it.

Section	Questions	Correct	Wrong
General Aptitude	10	+1	0.33
Subject (chosen paper, e.g. CS / EE / ME / CE / EC / IN)	55	+1	0.33

What we have to practise with

We do not have practice questions for this exam.

The pattern and eligibility above are accurate, but nothing on this site prepares you for GATE specifically — its subjects are not in our corpus. Rather than offer school-level material dressed up as GATE preparation, we are saying so.

Before you apply

Who can sit itB.E./B.Tech/B.Pharm/B.Arch/M.Sc/MCA/3-year B.Sc final-year or completed. No upper age limit.

How oftenAnnual (Feb). 30 papers across engineering/sciences/architecture/data-science.

Next windowFeb 2026 (1st – 16th typical). Notification ~Aug 2025.

What it admits you toM.Tech/MS/PhD at IITs/IISc/NITs/IIITs (via COAP, CCMT). PSU recruitment (BHEL, IOCL, NTPC, etc.). Direct PhD at premier institutes.

What changed recentlyTwo-paper combinations allowed since 2022 (e.g. CS + DA). Data Science paper added 2024. Virtual scientific calculator on screen — no physical calc.

Dates and rules change every cycle. The conducting body is the only source that is current: gate2026.iisc.ac.in/

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