GATE BT 2026: Exam Date, Syllabus, Question Paper, Answer Key, Response Sheet

GATE BT 2026: IIT Guwahati has announced the GATE 2026 exam dates on its official website. Like every year, the GATE exam will be held in February, and the results will be available in March. According to the latest schedule, GATE 2026 exam will be held on February 7, 8, 14, and 15. However, the exact date for GATE Biotechnology (BT) paper is yet to be announced. Biotechnology is one of the most opted papers in GATE examinations. Last year, 20048 students appeared for the GATE BT exam but only 4417 qualified. This clearly indicates that the competition is tough for this paper. So, if your goal is to crack the GATE entrance exam on your first attempt, you have to well versed with the exam pattern, syllabus, and previous year question pattern while preparing.

Following the GATE Biotechnology exam conclusion, the provisional answer key and response sheet will be provided for self-evaluation.

GATE BT 2026 Exam Date

GATE 2026 exam dates have been declared, so you can start preparing for the upcoming academic session. The official GATE BT 2026 exam date will be updated below as and when confirmed by IIT Guwahati.

GATE BT 2026 Syllabus

GATE syllabus 2026 for the Biotechnology specialization is available now. You can go and access the official GATE BT 2026 syllabus from gate2026.iitg.ac.in. The GATE Biotechnology syllabus is quite big and includes 7 topics like Engineering Mathematics,  General Biology, Genetics, Cellular and Molecular Biology, Fundamentals of Biological Engineering, Bioprocess Engineering and Process Biotechnology, Plant, Animal and Microbial Biotechnology, and Recombinant DNA technology and Other Tools in Biotechnology. Besides these sections, the syllabus for Biotechnology also includes a section of General Aptitude.

The questions in the exam can be asked from any part of the GATE 2026 syllabus , so you shouldn’t don’t skip any topic. However, if you want to know the important and high-weightage topics, you can go through the previous year's papers and analyze them.

You can access the official GATE 2026 Biotechnology syllabus by clicking on the link provided below.

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GATE BT 2026 Question Papers

The official GATE question papers are usually available a few days after the exam. The GATE authorities release the question papers along with the answer key. According to the students who appeared in last year's GATE Biotechnology paper, the exam was moderate in terms of the difficulty level. If you want your GATE 2026 paper to be easy, you need to do very good exam preparation. For practice purposes, you can solve the GATE Biotechnology previous years' question papers.

You can get the last 3 years of GATE Biotechnology question papers by clicking on the PDF link provided below.

GATE BT 2026 Answer Key

The GATE answer key is very helpful for students in terms of checking the correct answers. You will need to wait a few days after you have taken the GATE exam to access the official GATE BT answer key. On the other hand, the unofficial GATE answer keys are made available immediately after the exam by the coaching institutes. You can expect the GATE 2026 answer key to be released by the end of February.

You can access the last 3 years' GATE answer keys for the Biotechnology paper by clicking on the link given below.

GATE BT 2026 Response Sheet

The GATE response sheet is as helpful as the answer key, too. The response sheet of GATE includes the answers marked by the students in the exam. You can use the answer key and your response sheet to calculate your expected score for the GATE exam. Knowing your score in advance can help you predict your admission chances in your desired GATE colleges.

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