GATE Admit Card 2026 (Postponed) LIVE Updates: IIT Guwahati delays admit card release, new date soon

GATE Admit Card 2026: Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati has postponed the direct link to download GATE Admit Card 2026 for the exam scheduled on February 7, 8, 14, and 15, 2026, for all registered candidates. Initially, the admit card of GATE 2026 was supposed to be released on January 2. Once the admit card is released, you will be able to access and download the hall ticket atgate2026.iitg.ac.in. For convenience, the direct link to download the admit card has been provided below. To access the hall ticket, you have to click on the link and then log in to your dashboard by entering your enrollment ID and password.

The admit card will be a crucial document for the examination as it will be required for identification purposes. It will include details such as the candidate’s name, signature, exam date, time, exam address, venue, exam-day instructions, and others. Before downloading, you should check all the details and report any discrepancies to the authorities (if found). This admit card will be valid lifelong; therefore, candidates must take out multiple copies in case they misplace one. Candidates should check if all the details are properly printed on the hall ticket before taking a printout. If the information is not properly visible in the hall ticket, then it might not be considered for the verification process, and as a result, the applicant's candidature will be cancelled for the test on the scheduled dates.

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GATE Admit Card 2026 LIVE Updates

• Jan 02, 2026 06:00 PM IST

  GATE 2026 Hall Ticket: Chemical Engineering Practice Question 6

  What is the purpose of a catalyst?

  A) Increase reaction rate

  B) Decrease reaction rate

  C) Increase yield

  D) Decrease yield

• Jan 02, 2026 05:30 PM IST

  GATE Hall Ticket 2026: Chemical Engineering Practice Question 5

  Which reactor is used for gas-liquid reactions?

  A) CSTR

  B) PFR

  C) Packed bed reactor

  D) Bubble column reactor

• Jan 02, 2026 05:00 PM IST

  GATE Hall Ticket 2026: Chemical Engineering Practice Question 4

  What is the equation for Bernoulli's principle?

  A) P + 1/2ρv² + ρgh = constant

  B) P + ρv² + ρgh = constant

  C) P + 1/2ρv + ρgh = constant

  D) P + ρv + ρgh = constant

• Jan 02, 2026 04:30 PM IST

  GATE Exam Hall Ticket 2026: Chemical Engineering Practice Question 3

  What is the process of separating components based on boiling points?

  A) Distillation

  B) Extraction

  C) Absorption

  D) Filtration

• Jan 02, 2026 04:00 PM IST

  GATE Exam Admit Card 2026: Chemical Engineering Practice Question 2

  Which law describes the diffusion of gases?

  A) Fick's Law

  B) Henry's Law

  C) Raoult's Law

  D) Newton's Law

• Jan 02, 2026 03:30 PM IST

  GATE 2026 Admit Card: Chemical Engineering Practice Question 1

  What is the unit of mass transfer coefficient?

  A) m/s

  B) kg/m²s

  C) m²/s

  D) kg/m³

• Jan 02, 2026 03:00 PM IST

  GATE 2026 Hall Ticket: Biotechnology Practice Question 5

  What is the function of mitochondria?

  A) ATP production

  B) Protein synthesis

  C) DNA replication

  D) Cell signaling

• Jan 02, 2026 02:30 PM IST

  GATE 2026 Exam Hall Ticket: Biotechnology Practice Question 4

  What is the pH of neutral water?

  A) 5

  B) 7

  C) 9

  D) 11

• Jan 02, 2026 02:00 PM IST

  GATE 2026 Exam Admit Card: Biotechnology Practice Question 3

  Which is a type of cell signaling?

  A) Paracrine

  B) Autocrine

  C) Endocrine

  D) All

• Jan 02, 2026 01:30 PM IST

  GATE Exam Admit Card 2026: Biotechnology Practice Question 2

  Which enzyme is used in PCR?

  A) Taq polymerase

  B) DNA ligase

  C) RNA polymerase

  D) Protease

• Jan 02, 2026 01:00 PM IST

  GATE Exam Hall Ticket 2026: Biotechnology Practice Question 1

  What is PCR used for?

  A) DNA amplification

  B) Protein synthesis

  C) Cell culture

  D) Gene editing

• Jan 02, 2026 12:30 PM IST

  GATE 2026 Admit Card: Electrical Engineering Practice Question 5

  What does MOSFET stand for?

  A) Metal Oxide Semiconductor FET

  B) Metal Oxide FET

  C) Metal Semiconductor FET

  D) None

• Jan 02, 2026 12:00 PM IST

  GATE 2026 Hall Ticket: Electrical Engineering Practice Question 4

  What is the frequency of an AC signal with period 1 ms?

  A) 1 Hz

  B) 10 Hz

  C) 100 Hz

  D) 1 kHz

• Jan 02, 2026 11:40 AM IST

  GATE 2026 Exam Hall Ticket: Electrical Engineering Practice Question 3

  Which is a type of DC motor?

  A) Shunt

  B) Series

  C) Compound

  D) All

• Jan 02, 2026 11:20 AM IST

  GATE 2026 Exam Admit Card: Electrical Engineering Practice Question 2

  In a series RLC circuit, what is the impedance at resonance?

  A) R

  B) L

  C) C

  D) Zero

• Jan 02, 2026 11:00 AM IST

  GATE Exam Admit Card 2026: Electrical Engineering Practice Question 1

  What is the unit of power?

  A) Watt

  B) Volt

  C) Ampere

  D) Ohm

• Jan 02, 2026 10:40 AM IST

  GATE 2026 Admit Card: Mechanical Engineering Practice Question 5

  What is the process of increasing strength of a metal by plastic deformation?
  A) Annealing
  B) Quenching
  C) Work hardening
  D) Tempering

• Jan 02, 2026 10:20 AM IST

  GATE Admit Card 2026: Mechanical Engineering Practice Question 4

  Which is a type of gear?
  A) Spur
  B) Helical
  C) Both A and B
  D) None

• Jan 02, 2026 10:00 AM IST

  GATE Hall Ticket 2026: Mechanical Engineering Practice Question 3

  What is the SI unit of viscosity?
  A) Pa-s
  B) N/m
  C) m/s
  D) kg/m

• Jan 02, 2026 09:40 AM IST

  GATE Exam Hall Ticket 2026: Mechanical Engineering Practice Question 2

  A Carnot engine operates between 300 K and 600 K. What is its efficiency?
  A) 25%
  B) 50%
  C) 60%
  D) 75%

• Jan 02, 2026 09:20 AM IST

  GATE 2026 Hall Ticket: Mechanical Engineering Practice Question 1

  What is the unit of stress?
  A) N
  B) Pa
  C) N/m
  D) m/s

• Jan 02, 2026 09:00 AM IST

  GATE 2026 Admit Card: Metallurgical Engineering Practice Question 5

  What is the crystal structure of FCC?

  A) Face centered cubic

  B) Body centered cubic

  C) Hexagonal

  D) Tetragonal

• Jan 02, 2026 08:40 AM IST

  GATE 2026 Exam Hall Ticket: Metallurgical Engineering Practice Question 4

  What is powder metallurgy used for?

  A) Making alloys

  B) Making complex shapes

  C) Increasing strength

  D) All

• Jan 02, 2026 08:20 AM IST

  GATE Exam Admit Card 2026: Metallurgical Engineering Practice Question 3

  Which is a non-ferrous metal?

  A) Copper

  B) Iron

  C) Steel

  D) Cast iron

• Jan 02, 2026 08:00 AM IST

  GATE 2026 Hall Ticket: Metallurgical Engineering Question 2

  What is the process of removing impurities from metal?

  A) Refining

  B) Smelting

  C) Alloying

  D) Casting

• Jan 02, 2026 07:40 AM IST

  GATE Hall Ticket 2026: Metallurgical Engineering Question 1

  What is the main ore of iron?

  A) Hematite

  B) Magnetite

  C) Siderite

  D) Limonite

• Jan 02, 2026 07:20 AM IST

  GATE 2026 Exam Admit Card: Computer Science and Engineering Practice Question 5

  What does SQL stand for?

  A) Structured Query Language

  B) Simple Query Language

  C) Sequential Query Language

  D) System Query Language

• Jan 02, 2026 07:00 AM IST

  GATE Admit Card 2026: Computer Science and Engineering Practice Question 4

  Which of these is a stateless protocol?

  A) HTTP

  B) FTP

  C) TCP

  D) UDP

• Jan 02, 2026 06:40 AM IST

  GATE 2026 Admit Card: Computer Science and Engineering Practice Question 3

  What is the output of 2^3 in C?

  A) 6

  B) 8

  C) 10

  D) 11

• Jan 02, 2026 06:20 AM IST

  GATE 2026 Admit Card: Computer Science and Engineering Practice Question 2

  Which data structure is used for implementing recursion?

  A) Stack

  B) Queue

  C) Tree

  D) Graph

• Jan 02, 2026 06:00 AM IST

  GATE 2026 Exam Admit Card: Computer Science and Engineering Practice Question 1

  What is the time complexity of binary search?

  A) O(n)

  B) O(log n)

  C) O(n log n)

  D) O(n^2)

• Jan 02, 2026 05:30 AM IST

  GATE Exam Admit Card 2026: Day 4 Shift 2

  Day 4 Shift 2 examination will be held on February 15, 2026 from 2:30 to 5:30 PM for AR, DA test papers.

• Jan 02, 2026 05:00 AM IST

  GATE 2026 Exam Hall Ticket: Day 4 Shift 1

  Day 4 Shift 1 examination will be held on February 15, 2026 from 9:30 AM to 12:30 PM for EC test papers.

• Jan 02, 2026 04:30 AM IST

  GATE Hall Ticket 2026: Day 3 Shift 2

  Day 3 Shift 2 examination will be held on February 14, 2026 from 2:30 to 5:30 PM for BM, CE-2, ME, MT test papers.

• Jan 02, 2026 04:00 AM IST

  GATE Admit Card 2026: Day 3 Shift 1

  Day 3 Shift 1 examination will be held on February 14, 2026 from 9:30 AM to 12:30 PM for CE-1, EE, PI test papers.

• Jan 02, 2026 03:30 AM IST

  GATE 2026 Admit Card: Day 2 Shift 2

  Day 2 Shift 2 examination will be held on February 8, 2026 from 2:30 to 5:30 PM for CS-2, EY, NM, PE test papers.

• Jan 02, 2026 03:00 AM IST

  GATE 2026 Admit Card: Day 2 Shift 1

  Day 2 Shift 1 examination will be held on February 8, 2026 from 9:30 AM to 12:30 PM for CS-1, ST test papers.

• Jan 02, 2026 02:30 AM IST

  GATE 2026 Hall Ticket: Day 1 Shift 2 Exam Date

  Day 1 Shift 2 examination will be held on February 7, 2026 from 2:30 to 5:30 PM for AE, BT, CH, CY, GE, PH, XH test papers.

• Jan 02, 2026 02:00 AM IST

  GATE 2026 Exam Hall Ticket: Day 1 Shift 1 Exam Date

  Day 1 Shift 1 examination will be held on February 7, 2026 from 9:30 AM to 12:30 PM for AG, ES, GG, IN, MA, MN, TF, XE, XL test papers.

• Jan 02, 2026 01:30 AM IST

  GATE Exam Admit Card 2026: Total Number of Test Papers

  There will be 30 test papers in total.

• Jan 02, 2026 01:00 AM IST

  GATE 2026 Exam Admit Card: Negative Marking

  As per the negative marking scheme set by the authorities, ⅓ marks will be deducted for every wrong 1 mark MCQ, and ⅔ mark for every 2 mark MCQ. No marks will be deducted for wrong answers in MSQ or NAT sections.

• Jan 02, 2026 12:30 AM IST

  GATE Admit Card 2026: Exam Marking Scheme

  Candidates will get either 1 or 2 marks for every right answer in the examination.

• Jan 02, 2026 12:00 AM IST

  GATE Hall Ticket 2026: GATE BT Topic-Wise Marks Weightage

  Here are GATE Biotechnology Topic-Wise Weightage:

  • General Biology: 23
  • General Aptitude: 15
  • Engineering Mathematics: 13
  • Genetics, Cellular and Molecular Biology: 21
  • Plant, Animal, and Microbial Biotechnology: 6
  • Fundamentals of Biological Engineering: 10
  • Bioprocess Engineering and Process Biotechnology: 7
  • Recombinant DNA Technology and Other Tools in Biotechnology: 5

• Jan 01, 2026 11:40 PM IST

  GATE Exam Hall Ticket 2026: GATE ME Topic-Wise Marks Weightage

  Here are GATE Mechanical Engineering Topic-Wise Weightage:

  • General Aptitude: 15
  • Engineering Mathematics: 13
  • Mechanical Engineering Subjects: 72

• Jan 01, 2026 11:20 PM IST

  GATE Exam Admit Card 2026: GATE Metallurgy Subject-Wise Expected Marks Weightage

  Based on the previous year’s trend, GATE Metallurgy Expected Marks Weightage for all subjects has been provided below:

  • Metallurgical Thermodynamics: 10%
  • General Aptitude: 15%
  • Engineering Mathematics: 15%
  • Physical Metallurgy: 20%
  • Transport Phenomena and Rate Processes: 10%
  • Mineral Processing and Extractive Metallurgy: 5%
  • Mechanical Metallurgy: 15%
  • Manufacturing Processes: 10%

• Jan 01, 2026 11:00 PM IST

  GATE 2026 Admit Card: GATE EE Subject-Wise Expected Marks Weightage

  Based on the previous year’s trend, GATE Electrical Engineering Expected Marks Weightage for all subjects has been provided below:

  • General Aptitude: 15
  • Engineering Mathematics: 13
  • Electric Circuits: 7
  • Electromagnetic Fields: 7
  • Signals and Systems: 8
  • Electric Machines: 12
  • Power Systems: 8
  • Control Systems: 8
  • Electrical and Electronic Measurements: 2
  • Analog and Digital Electronics: 10
  • Power Electronics: 11 

• Jan 01, 2026 10:40 PM IST

  GATE Hall Ticket 2026: GATE ECE Subject-Wise Expected Marks Weightage

  Based on the previous year’s trend, GATE Electronic and Communication Engineering Expected Marks Weightage for all subjects has been provided below:

  • Engineering Mathematics: 13%
  • Networks, Signals, and Systems: 20-22%
  • Electronic Devices: 5-7%
  • Analog Circuits: 6-8%
  • Digital Circuits: 8-10%
  • Control Systems: 5-7%
  • Communications: 13-15%
  • Electromagnetic: 10-12%

• Jan 01, 2026 10:20 PM IST

  GATE Admit Card 2026: GATE CS Subject-Wise Percentage of Questions

  • C-Programming, Data Structures, Algorithms: 20%
  • Digital Logic, Computer Architecture, Operating Systems: 20%
  • Discrete Mathematics, Engineering Mathematics: 20%
  • DBMS, Computer N/W: 25%
  • Other Topics: 15%

• Jan 01, 2026 10:00 PM IST

  GATE 2026 Exam Hall Ticket: GATE CS Subject-Wise Expected Marks Weightage

  Based on the previous year’s trend, GATE Computer Science and Engineering Expected Marks Weightage for all subjects has been provided below:

  • Data Structures: 5-6
  • C-Programming: 3-4
  • Algorithms: 7-8
  • DBMS: 7-8
  • Computer Architecture: 6-7
  • Digital Logic: 6-7
  • Theory of Computation: 7-8
  • Operations Systems: 6-7
  • Computer N/W: 9-11
  • Discrete Maths and Engineering Mathematics: 18-21
  • General Aptitude: 15
  • Compiler Design: 2-3

• Jan 01, 2026 09:42 PM IST

  GATE Admit Card 2026 Postponed

  IIT Guwahati has officially confirmed that the release of GATE 2026 admit card has been postponed, and the new date will be announced soon. There is no change in exam date though.

• Jan 01, 2026 09:40 PM IST

  GATE Exam Hall Ticket 2026: GATE CH Subject-Wise Expected 2-Marks Questions

  • General Aptitude: 5
  • Engineering Mathematics: 4-5
  • Chemical Reaction Engineering: 4-5
  • Instrumental and Process Control: 2-3
  • Fluid Mechanics: 3-4
  • Mechanical Operations: 1
  • Heat Transfer: 3
  • Mass Transfer: 5-6
  • Plant Design and Economics: 0-1
  • Chemical Technology: 0-1

• Jan 01, 2026 09:20 PM IST

  GATE Exam Hall Ticket 2026: GATE CH Subject-Wise Expected 1-Mark Questions

  • General Aptitude: 5
  • Engineering Mathematics: 4-5
  • Chemical Reaction Engineering: 3-5
  • Instrumental and Process Control: 2
  • Fluid Mechanics: 1-2
  • Mechanical Operations: 1-2
  • Heat Transfer: 2
  • Mass Transfer: 1-2
  • Plant Design and Economics: 1
  • Chemical Technology: 3-4

• Jan 01, 2026 09:00 PM IST

  GATE 2026 Exam Hall Ticket: GATE CH Subject-Wise Expected Marks Weightage

  Based on the previous year’s trend, GATE Chemical Engineering Expected Marks Weightage for all subjects has been provided below:

  • General Aptitude: 15
  • Engineering Mathematics: 13
  • Chemical Reaction Engineering: 8-11
  • Instrumental and Process Control: 6-8
  • Fluid Mechanics: 8-10
  • Mechanical Operations: 4
  • Heat Transfer: 8
  • Mass Transfer: 8
  • Plant Design and Economics: 4
  • Chemical Technology: 4-6

• Jan 01, 2026 08:40 PM IST

  What to do if I misplace the GATE 2026 Exam Admit Card?

  If you misplace the GATE 2026 Exam Admit Card, you will not be allowed to appear at the examination hall without it. Neither will digital copy be allowed for the verification purpose. However, you can login to GOAPS portal, download your hall ticket by entering your login credentials and take a printout and show it to the officials for the next processes. Considering that all this might take time, reach much before the reporting time, so that you have sufficient time to take the printout. 

• Jan 01, 2026 08:20 PM IST

  GATE Admit Card 2026: Types of Questions in Exam

  Candidates will get to answer multiple-choice questions, numerical answer types, and multiple-select questions in GATE 2026 examination.

• Jan 01, 2026 08:00 PM IST

  GATE 2026 Admit Card: Exam Day Instructions

  • Reach the examination hall 1 hour before the examination.
  • Do not carry prohibited items like calculators, smartwatches, or electronic devices to the exam hall.
  • Avoid any unfair conduct in the examination hall as it can lead to disqualification. 
  • Follow all the instructions provided by the invigilators for a hassle-free exam. 

• Jan 01, 2026 07:40 PM IST

  GATE 2026 Admit Card: Documents to Be Carried on Exam Day

  • Admit Card
  • A Valid ID Proof (Voter ID/Aadhar Card/PAN Card/Passport/Driving License/College ID)
  • Transparent Water Bottle
  • A passport sized Photograph
  • Pen/Pencil 

• Jan 01, 2026 07:20 PM IST

  GATE 2026 Hall Ticket: Exam Shift Timings

  GATE 2026 examination will be held in two shifts. Shift 1 will be held from 9:30 AM to 12:30 PM, and Shift 2 will be conducted from 2:30 PM to 5:30 PM.

• Jan 01, 2026 07:00 PM IST

  GATE Hall Ticket 2026: Exam Dates

  ​​​​​GATE 2026 examination will be held on four days: 

  • February 7, 2026
  • February 8, 2026
  • February 14, 2026
  • February 15, 2026

• Jan 01, 2026 06:40 PM IST

  Credentials Required to Access GATE 2026 Exam Admit Card

  The credentials required to access and download GATE 2026 Exam Admit Card are enrollment ID and password. 

• Jan 01, 2026 06:20 PM IST

  GATE Exam Hall Ticket 2026 Release Mode

  The conducting authority will release GATE Exam Hall Ticket 2026 in online mode only. 

• Jan 01, 2026 06:00 PM IST

  GATE Admit Card 2026 Release Date

  Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati will release GATE Admit Card 2026 on January 2, 2026.