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

GATE CS 2026: Exam Date, Syllabus, Question Paper, Answer Key, Response Sheet presents key details related to the Computer Science and Information Technology paper. IIT Guwahati will conduct the GATE CS 2026 exam on February 8, 2026, in two separate sessions.

The Computer Science paper will be held as CS-1 in the forenoon session from 9:30 am to 12:30 pm and CS-2 in the afternoon session from 2:30 pm to 5:30 pm on the same day. Both sessions follow the same GATE CS syllabus, exam pattern, and marking scheme. Aspirants are allotted either CS-1 or CS-2 automatically via their GATE admit card .

The GATE CS syllabus and question paper have two sections: General Aptitude carrying 15 marks and core subject carrying 85 marks, making a total of 100 marks. The syllabus covers 10 topics such as Engineering Mathematics, Digital Logic, Computer Organisation, Programming and Data Structures, Algorithms, Theory of Computation, Compiler Design, Operating Systems, Databases, and Computer Networks.
The paper has a combination of MCQs, MSQs, and NAT questions, with negative marking applicable only to MCQs. Typically, within a few days after the exam, the GATE CS answer key and response sheet are released to help test takers review their responses and find out their probable GATE results .
Computer Science & Information Technology, being one of the most popular specialisations in GATE, sees around 1.8 lakh exam takers every year. However, of these, only about 27,000-28,000 students manage to qualify, implying high competition among peers. Going by the past years' paper analysis, GATE 2026 CS exam is estimated to have a moderate to difficult level, so you need to have a very good knowledge of the subject topics to be able to pass the exam.
Read on for complete details related to GATE 2026 CS Exam Date, Syllabus, Question Paper, Answer Key, and Response Sheet.

GATE CS 2026 Exam Dates

The GATE 2026 exam date for CS paper is provided below.

GATE CS 2026 Syllabus

The GATE 2026 syllabus for Computer Science & Information Technology is quite extensive and is broadly divided into three sections: Engineering Mathematics, General Aptitude, and the core CS subjects. The sooner you get familiar with the topics, the better your chances of scoring well in the upcoming exam.
You can download the official GATE 2026 Computer Science & Information Technology Syllabus in PDF format from the link below to get a quick look at the section-wise topics at your convenience.

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GATE CS 2026 Question Paper

Like every year, the GATE CS 2026 paper will be conducted online in CBT mode, so no physical copies will be made available to the students immediately after the test. However, a few days after the exam, IIT Guwahati will release the official GATE CS 2026 master question paper on the website. In order to prepare effectively for the test, it is important to practice the previous years’ question papers. For your reference, we have provided the GATE CS question paper PDFs of the last three years in the table below:

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GATE CS 2026 Answer Key

The GATE 2026 answer key serves as the official record of all the correct answers to the GATE question papers. IIT Guwahati will release the GATE 2026 CS answer key after a few weeks of the exam. In the following table, we have provided the answer keys for the Computer Science paper from the past 3 years:

GATE CS 2026 Response Sheet

GATE response sheets are released separately on the GOAPS portal following the GATE exam. The response sheet includes the digitally saved copies of your responses entered during the GATE exam. The GATE CS 2026 response sheet will only be available for students via their login credentials, such as enrollment number and password.

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