GATE 2026 Admit Card (Soon) Live Updates: Hall ticket download link soon, exam dates

GATE 2026 Admit Card:The Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati was expected to release the GATE 2026 admit card onJanuary 2,but the release has been postponed. So far, the authorities have not announced a revised date for the admit card. Looking at trends from previous years, a similar delay was observed in 2025, when the admit card, originally scheduled for release on January 2, was eventually issued on January 7. In contrast, there was no delay in 2024, while in 2023 the admit card release was postponed by nearly six days. Based on this pattern, a delay of around five days appears to be common. Therefore, the GATE 2026 admit card is expected to be released anytime soon. Meanwhile, nearly 8 lakh aspirants are eagerly waiting for details about their examination centers so they can plan their travel arrangements in accordance with the GATE 2026 examination schedule.

Once the admit card is officially released, candidates will be able to view and download their hall ticket from the official website,gate2026.iitg.ac.in.To obtain the hall ticket, candidates must click on the above link and log in to their dashboard using their enrollment ID and password.

The admit card is a mandatory document for entry into the examination hall, and candidates will not be permitted to appear for the exam without it. In addition to the admit card, candidates must carry a valid government-issued photo ID for verification purposes. According to the schedule, the GATE 2026 examinations will be held onFebruary 7, 8, 14, and 15.Each day will have two sessions: the Forenoon (FN) session from 9:30 AM to 12:30 PM and the Afternoon (AN) session from 2:30 PM to 5:30 PM.

Stay tuned to this LIVE blog page for the latest updates and more information.

GATE 2026 Admit Card Live Updates

• Jan 09, 2026 09:30 AM IST

  GATE 2026 Admit Card: CS-1 Practice Question 5

  A processor has 64 general-purpose registers and 50 distinct instruction types. An instruction is encoded in 32-bits. What is the maximum number of bits that can be used to store the immediate operand for the given instruction?

  ADD R1, #25 // R1 = R1 + 25

  (a)16
  (b) 20
  (c) 22
  (d) 24

  Answer: (b)

• Jan 09, 2026 09:00 AM IST

  GATE Hall Ticket 2026: CS-1 Practice Question 4

  The number −6 can be represented as 1010 in 4-bit 2’s complement representation. Which of the following is/are CORRECT 2’s complement representation(s) of −6?

  (a) 1000 1010 in 8-bits
  (b) 1111 1010 in 8-bits
  (c) 1000 0000 0000 1010 in 16-bits
  (d) 1111 1111 1111 1010 in 16-bits

  Answer: (b) and (d)

• Jan 09, 2026 08:30 AM IST

  GATE 2026 Hall Ticket: CS-1 Practice Question 3

  Consider the 3-way handshaking protocol for TCP connection establishment. Let the three packets exchanged during the connection establishment be denoted as P1, P2, and P3, in order. Which of the following option(s) is/are TRUE with respect to TCP header flags that are set in the packets?

  (a) P3: SYN = 1, ACK = 1
  (b) P2: SYN = 1, ACK = 1
  (c) P2: SYN = 0, ACK = 1
  (d) P1: SYN = 1

  Answer: (b) and (d)

• Jan 09, 2026 08:00 AM IST

  GATE Admit Card 2026: CS-1 Practice Question 2

  Which ONE of the following techniques used in compiler code optimization uses live variable analysis?

  (a) Run-time function call management

  (b) Register assignment to variables

  (c) Strength reduction

  (d) Constant folding

  Answer: (b)

• Jan 09, 2026 07:30 AM IST

  GATE 2026 Admit Card: CS-1 Practice Question 1

  A shop has 4 distinct flavors of ice-cream. One can purchase any number of scoops of any flavor. The order in which the scoops are purchased is inconsequential. If one wants to purchase 3 scoops of ice-cream, in how many ways can one make that purchase?

  (a) 4

  (b) 20

  (c) 24

  (d) 48

  Answer: (b)
   

• Jan 09, 2026 07:00 AM IST

  GATE 2026 Admit Card: EC Practice Question 5

  Which of the following statements is/are TRUE with respect to an ideal opamp?
  (a) It has an infinite input resistance
  (b) It has an infinite output resistance
  (c) It has an infinite open-loop differential gain
  (d) It has an infinite open-loop common-mode gain

  Answer: (a)

• Jan 09, 2026 06:30 AM IST

  GATE Hall Ticket 2026: EC Practice Question 4

  Which of the following can be used as an n-type dopant for silicon? Select the correct option(s).
  (a) Arsenic
  (b) Boron
  (c) Gallium
  (d) Phosphorous

  Answer: (a) and (d)

• Jan 09, 2026 06:00 AM IST

  GATE 2026 Hall Ticket: EC Practice Question 3

  A 3-input majority logic gate has inputs ?, ?, and ?. The output ? of the gate is logic ‘1’ if two or more of the inputs are logic ‘1’. The output ? is logic ‘0’ if two or more of the inputs are logic ‘0’.
  Which one of the following options is a Boolean expression of the output ??

  (a) ?? + ?? + ??

  (b) ? ⊕ ? ⊕ ?

  (c) ? + ? + ?

  (d) ???

  Answer: (a)

• Jan 09, 2026 05:30 AM IST

  GATE Admit Card 2026: EC Practice Question 2

  A pot contains two red balls and two blue balls. Two balls are drawn from this pot randomly without replacement. What is the probability that the two balls drawn have different colours?

  (a) 2/3

  (b) 1/3

  (c) 1/2

  (d) 1

  Answer: (a)

• Jan 09, 2026 05:00 AM IST

  GATE Hall Ticket 2026: Subjects included in GATE ME exam (2/2)

  The following subjects are covered in the GATE 2026 ME exam:

  • Fluid Mechanics and Thermal Sciences
  • Materials, Manufacturing and Industrial Engineering

• Jan 09, 2026 05:00 AM IST

  GATE 2026 Admit Card: EC Practice Question 1

  Identify the option that has the most appropriate sequence such that a coherent
  paragraph is formed:
  P. Over time, such adaptations lead to significant evolutionary changes with
  the potential to shape the development of new species.
  Q. In natural world, organisms constantly adapt to their environments in
  response to challenges and opportunities.
  R. This process of adaptation is driven by the principle of natural selection,
  where favorable traits increase an organism’s chances of survival and
  reproduction.
  S. As environments change, organisms that can adapt their behavior, structure
  and physiology to such changes are more likely to survive.

  (a) P→Q→R→S

  (b) Q→S→R→P

  (c) R→S→Q→P

  (d) S→P→R→Q

  Answer: (b)

   

• Jan 09, 2026 04:30 AM IST

  GATE 2026 Hall Ticket: Subjects included in GATE ME exam (1/2)

  The following subjects are covered in the GATE 2026 ME exam:

  • Engineering Mathematics
  • Applied Mechanics and Design

• Jan 09, 2026 04:00 AM IST

  GATE Admit Card 2026: Subjects included in GATE CH exam (2/2)

  • Chemical Reaction Engineering
  • Instrumentation and Process Control
  • Plant Design and Economics
  • Chemical Technology

• Jan 09, 2026 03:30 AM IST

  GATE 2026 Admit Card: Subjects included in GATE CH exam (1/2)

  • Engineering Mathematics
  • Process Calculations and Thermodynamics
  • Fluid Mechanics and Mechanical Operations
  • Heat Transfer
  • Mass Transfer

• Jan 09, 2026 03:00 AM IST

  GATE Hall Ticket 2026: Subjects included in GATE CE exam (2/2)

  • Environmental Engineering
  • Transportation Engineering
  • Geomatics Engineering

• Jan 09, 2026 02:30 AM IST

  GATE 2026 Hall Ticket: Subjects included in GATE CE exam (1/2)

  • Engineering Mathematics
  • Structural Engineering
  • Geotechnical Engineering
  • Water Resources Engineering

• Jan 09, 2026 02:00 AM IST

  GATE Admit Card 2026: Subjects included in GATE CS exam (2/2)

  • Theory of Computation
  • Compiler Design
  • Operating System
  • Databases
  • Computer Networks

• Jan 09, 2026 01:30 AM IST

  GATE 2026 Admit Card: Subjects included in GATE CS exam (1/2)

  • Engineering Mathematics
  • Digital Logic
  • Computer Organization and Architecture
  • Programming and Data Structures
  • Algorithms

• Jan 09, 2026 01:00 AM IST

  GATE Hall Ticket 2026: Subjects included in GATE EE exam (2/2)

  • Power Systems
  • Control Systems
  • Electrical and Electronic Measurements
  • Analog and Digital Electronics
  • Power Electronics

• Jan 09, 2026 12:30 AM IST

  GATE 2026 Hall Ticket: Subjects included in GATE EE exam (1/2)

  • Engineering Mathematics
  • Electric circuits
  • Electromagnetic Fields
  • Signals and Systems
  • Electrical Machines

• Jan 09, 2026 12:00 AM IST

  GATE Admit Card 2026: Subjects included in GATE ECE exam (2/2)

  The following subjects are covered in the GATE 2026 ECE exam

  • Digital Circuits
  • Control Systems
  • Communications
  • Electromagnetics

• Jan 08, 2026 11:30 PM IST

  GATE 2026 Admit Card: Subjects included in GATE ECE exam (1/2)

  The following subjects are covered in the GATE 2026 ECE exam:

  • Engineering Mathematics
  • Networks, Signals and Systems
  • Electronic Devices
  • Analog Circuits

• Jan 08, 2026 11:00 PM IST

  GATE Hall Ticket 2026: Negative marking

  For a wrong answer to an MCQ, there will be negative marking.

  For a 1-mark MCQ: 1/3 will be deducted

  For 2-mark MCQ: 2/3 will be deducted

• Jan 08, 2026 10:30 PM IST

  GATE 2026 Hall Ticket: Marking scheme

  • Each question carry either 1 mark or 2 marks
  • There is no negative marking for wrong answers to MSQ and NAT questions. There is no partial marking for any question

• Jan 08, 2026 10:00 PM IST

  GATE Admit Card 2026: Marks Distribution for other papers

  Section	Marks
  General Aptitude	15
  Engineering Mathematics	13
  Subject Questions	72
  Total	100

• Jan 08, 2026 09:30 PM IST

  GATE 2026 Admit Card: Marks Distribution for AR test paper

  Note that, CY, DA, EY, GE, GG, MA, PH, ST, XH, and XL papers follows the same marks distribution.

  Section	Marks
  General Aptitude	15
  Subject Questions	85
  Total	100

• Jan 08, 2026 09:00 PM IST

  GATE Hall Ticket 2026: Number of questions to be asked in the exam?

  Section	No. of questions
  General Aptitude	10
  Core Subject, which was selected by candiadate	55
  Total	65

   

• Jan 08, 2026 08:30 PM IST

  GATE 2026 Hall Ticket: What types of abilities are tested in the exam?

  The GATE 2026 exam assesses the following abilities:

  • Recall
  • Comprehension
  • Application
  • Analysis and Synthesis

• Jan 08, 2026 08:00 PM IST

  GATE Admit Card 2026: Types of questions to be asked in the exam?

  • Multiple Choice Question (MCQ)
  • Multiple Select Question (MSQ)
  • Numerical Answer Type (NAT)

• Jan 08, 2026 07:30 PM IST

  GATE 2026 Admit Card: Exam Pattern

  • Mode of exam: Online (CBT)
  • Medium of examination: English
  • Duration: 3 hours 
  • Sections : General Aptitude (GA) + Candidate’s Selected Subject(s)

• Jan 08, 2026 07:00 PM IST

  GATE Hall Ticket 2026: How many test papers available for GATE exam?

  • There will be a total of 30 test papers.
  • GATE 2026 will have a new sectional test paper on Energy Science (XE-I) in Engineering Sciences (XE) paper

• Jan 08, 2026 06:30 PM IST

  GATE 2026 Hall Ticket: Day 4- Session 2 schedule

  • Architecture and Planning (AR)
  • Data Science and Artificial Intelligence (DA)

• Jan 08, 2026 06:00 PM IST

  GATE Admit Card 2026: Day 4- Session 1 schedule

  Electronics and Communication Engineering (EC)

• Jan 08, 2026 05:30 PM IST

  GATE 2026 Admit Card: Day 3- Session 2 schedule

  • Biomedical Engineering (BM)
  • Civil Engineering (CE-2)
  • Mechanical Engineering (ME)
  • Metallurgical Engineering (MT)

• Jan 08, 2026 05:00 PM IST

  GATE Hall Ticket 2026: Day 3- Session 1 schedule

  • Civil Engineering (CE-1)
  • Electrical Engineering (EE)
  • Production and Industrial Engineering (PI)

• Jan 08, 2026 04:30 PM IST

  GATE 2026 Hall Ticket: Day 2- Session 2 schedule

  • Computer Science and Information Technology (CS-2)
  • Ecology and Evolution (EY)
  • Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering (NM)
  • Petroleum Engineering (PE)

• Jan 08, 2026 04:00 PM IST

  GATE Admit Card 2026: Day 2- Session 1 schedule

  • Computer Science and Information Technology (CS-1,)
  • Statistics (ST)

• Jan 08, 2026 03:30 PM IST

  GATE 2026 Admit Card: Day 1- Session 2 schedule

  • Aerospace Engineering (AE)
  • Biotechnology (BT)
  • Chemical Engineering (CH)
  • Chemistry (CY)
  • Geomatics Engineering (GE)
  • Physics (PH)
  • Humanities & Social Sciences (XH)

• Jan 08, 2026 03:00 PM IST

  GATE Hall Ticket 2026 : Day 1- Session 1 schedule

  • Agricultural Engineering (AG)
  • Environmental Science & Engineering (ES)
  • Geology and Geophysics (GG)
  • Instrumentation Engineering (IN)
  • Mathematics (MA)
  • Mining Engineering (MN)
  • Textile Engineering and Fibre Science (TF)
  • Engineering Sciences (XE)
  • Life Sciences (XL)

• Jan 08, 2026 02:30 PM IST

  GATE 2026 Hall Ticket: Number of sessions per day

  According to the schedule, the GATE 2026 examinations,  Each day will have two sessions: 

  • Forenoon (FN) session from 9:30 AM to 12:30 PM
  • Afternoon (AN) session from 2:30 PM to 5:30 PM.

• Jan 08, 2026 02:00 PM IST

  GATE Admit Card 2026: Important Documents to Carry on the exam day

   Candidates must carry the following important documents to the examination centre:

  • At least two printed copies of the admit card
  • A passport-size photograph
  • Any valid government-issued photo ID, such as Aadhaar card, PAN card, passport, driving licence, etc.

• Jan 08, 2026 01:30 PM IST

  Details mentioned on GATE 2026 Admit Card

  • Candidate Name
  • Father’s Name
  • Application Number
  • Exam date and center
  • Shift timings
  • Appeared exam subject name
  • Category

• Jan 08, 2026 01:00 PM IST

  GATE 2026 Hall Ticket: Exam Dates

  As per the released official schedule, the GATE 2026 examinations will be held will be held on February 7, 8, 14, and 15.

• Jan 08, 2026 12:30 PM IST

  GATE Admit Card 2026: Login Credentials

  Candidates need to enter their entrollment ID and password deatils to access the admit card.

• Jan 08, 2026 12:00 PM IST

  GATE 2026 Admit Card: Official Release Date

  IIT Guwahati was earlier scheduled to be released on January 2, however it has been postponed. So far, the authorities have not announced an official revised date for the admit card. Therefore, the GATE 2026 Admit Card is anticipated to be most likely today or tomorrow.