The GATE 2026 examination was conducted on February 7, 8, 14 and 15. Each exam day featured two sessions, with the morning shift held from 9:30 am to 12:30 pm and the afternoon shift from 2:30 pm to 5:30 pm. The exam was held in computer-based mode across multiple centres in India, covering a wide range of engineering and science disciplines.
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Once released, applicants will be required to log in using their enrolment ID or email ID along with their password to access the result. The scorecard, which candidates will be able to download, will display important details such as the candidate’s marks, All India Rank (AIR), qualifying status and the GATE score. Additionally, IIT Guwahati, like each year is also expected to announce subject-wise list of toppers who secured all-India rank 1.
In addition to postgraduate admissions, GATE scores are also widely accepted by several Public Sector Undertakings (PSUs) for recruitment to engineering and technical positions. Many major government companies use the GATE score as a screening criterion for selecting candidates for interviews and further stages of recruitment.
IIT Guwahati, the organising institute for this edition, will hold the GATE 2026 examination on February 7, 8, 14, and 15, 2026. The results are scheduled to be declared on March 19, 2026 (Image via MetaAI)
GATE 2026 Result Live Updates: The GATE examination is conducted every year for engineering and science graduates seeking admission to postgraduate programmes. The scores are primarily used for admission to MTech, ME and PhD programmes at institutions such as the Indian Institutes of Technology, National Institutes of Technology and other centrally funded technical institutions across India.
