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Source document: IIT Guwahati GATE 2026 test papers and syllabus

Common section

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General Aptitude

Selected test paper

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Engineering, technology, science or humanities paper chosen by the candidate
Paper-specific mathematics or optional sections where applicable

GATE 2026 has 30 distinct test papers, each with its own official syllabus, plus a common General Aptitude section. These are paper families only; open the official directory for the syllabus of a chosen paper code.

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Official paper pattern

IIT Guwahati · GATE 2026 official question-paper pattern · Source year 2026 · Last reviewed 2026-09-28

AE/AG/BM/BT/CE/CH/CS/EC/EE/ES/IN/ME/MN/MT/NM/PE/PI/TF

Engineering papers: the 85 subject marks include 13 paper-specific Engineering Mathematics marks. Exact MCQ/MSQ/NAT question counts vary by paper.

Section	Questions	Marks	Minutes	Paper language
General Aptitude	—	15	—	English only
Engineering Mathematics · within subject	—	13	—	English only
Remaining subject	—	72	—	English only
Total	—	100	180	—

CY/DA/EY/MA/PH/ST

General Aptitude plus 85 subject marks; no separate Engineering Mathematics block in the linked paper table.

Section	Questions	Marks	Minutes	Paper language
General Aptitude	—	15	—	English only
Subject	—	85	—	English only
Total	—	100	180	—

AR · Architecture or Planning

Common Part A, then select B1 Architecture or B2 Planning during the examination.

Section	Questions	Marks	Minutes	Paper language
General Aptitude	—	15	—	English only
Common Part A	—	60	—	English only
Selected Part B	—	25	—	English only
Total	—	100	180	—

GE · Geomatics

Common Part A and a choice of Surveying/Mapping or Image Processing/Analysis during the exam.

Section	Questions	Marks	Minutes	Paper language
General Aptitude	—	15	—	English only
Common Part A	—	55	—	English only
Selected Part B	—	30	—	English only
Total	—	100	180	—

GG · Geology or Geophysics

The Geology/Geophysics Part B option must be chosen in the application.

Section	Questions	Marks	Minutes	Paper language
General Aptitude	—	15	—	English only
Common Part A	—	25	—	English only
Selected Part B	—	60	—	English only
Total	—	100	180	—

XE · Engineering Sciences

Engineering Mathematics XE-A is compulsory; choose any two of the other sections during the exam.

Section	Questions	Marks	Minutes	Paper language
General Aptitude	—	15	—	English only
Engineering Mathematics XE-A	—	15	—	English only
Two selected sections	—	70	—	English only
Total	—	100	180	—

XH · Humanities and Social Sciences

Reasoning/Comprehension XH-B1 is common; select one other section when applying.

Section	Questions	Marks	Minutes	Paper language
General Aptitude	—	15	—	English only
Reasoning and Comprehension	—	25	—	English only
Selected section	—	60	—	English only
Total	—	100	180	—

XL · Life Sciences

Chemistry XL-P is compulsory; choose any two of the other sections during the exam.

Section	Questions	Marks	Minutes	Paper language
General Aptitude	—	15	—	English only
Chemistry XL-P	—	25	—	English only
Two selected sections	—	60	—	English only
Total	—	100	180	—

Key rules and selection stages

GATE 2026 has 30 test papers. All are English-only three-hour CBTs worth 100 marks. MCQs, MSQs and numerical-answer questions may appear. One-mark MCQ errors lose one-third mark and two-mark MCQ errors lose two-thirds; MSQ/NAT have no negative marking and MSQ has no partial credit.
Qualifying GATE marks vary by paper and category and are separate from institute admission, scholarship or PSU selection. The official 2026 paper-wise cut-off table is shown below.

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GATE 2026 paper-wise qualifying marks

IIT Guwahati · GATE 2026 cut-off marks · Exam cycle 2026 · Checked 2026-09-28

Official 2026 GATE qualifying marks out of 100 for each paper code and category. GG-1/GG-2 and XH-C1–C6 are separate paper/option rows in the authority table. These are minimum GATE qualification marks, not IIT admission, PSU recruitment or scholarship cut-offs. The page was checked on 28 September 2026; the source does not display a publication date.

General · by paper code

Category	Marks out of 100
AE	25
AG	25
AR	40
BM	25
BT	25.8
CE	28.7
CH	25
CS	30
CY	25
DA	26.4
EC	26.4
EE	27.7
ES	30
EY	40
GE	25
GG-1	39.3
GG-2	37.1
IN	39.8
MA	34.7
ME	25.2
MN	29.5
MT	40
NM	33.7
PE	40
PH	25.5
PI	36
ST	30.4
TF	31.5
XE	35.2
XH-C1	35.7
XH-C2	40
XH-C3	37.4
XH-C4	38.3
XH-C5	39.3
XH-C6	40
XL	36.3

OBC-NCL / EWS · by paper code

Category	Marks out of 100
AE	22.5
AG	22.5
AR	36
BM	22.5
BT	23.2
CE	25.8
CH	22.5
CS	27
CY	22.5
DA	23.7
EC	23.7
EE	24.9
ES	27
EY	36
GE	22.5
GG-1	35.3
GG-2	33.3
IN	35.8
MA	31.2
ME	22.6
MN	26.5
MT	36
NM	30.3
PE	36
PH	22.9
PI	32.4
ST	27.3
TF	28.3
XE	31.6
XH-C1	32.1
XH-C2	36
XH-C3	33.6
XH-C4	34.4
XH-C5	35.3
XH-C6	36
XL	32.6

SC / ST / PwD · by paper code

Category	Marks out of 100
AE	16.6
AG	16.6
AR	26.6
BM	16.6
BT	17.2
CE	19.1
CH	16.6
CS	20
CY	16.6
DA	17.5
EC	17.5
EE	18.4
ES	20
EY	26.6
GE	16.6
GG-1	26.1
GG-2	24.7
IN	26.5
MA	23.1
ME	16.7
MN	19.6
MT	26.6
NM	22.4
PE	26.6
PH	17
PI	24
ST	20.2
TF	21
XE	23.4
XH-C1	23.8
XH-C2	26.6
XH-C3	24.9
XH-C4	25.5
XH-C5	26.1
XH-C6	26.6
XL	24.1