
If you are someone who is about to give GATE 2026 Civil Engineering on February 14, 2026, you must be sitting with your books open and thinking, “How difficult will GATE 2026 Civil Engineering actually be?” You are honestly not the only one. Lakhs of students like you, preparing for GATE Civil Engineering, ask the same thing. Is it going to be easy? Moderate? Or unexpectedly tough?

KCET Registration 2026: The KCET registration window for the year 2026 is slated to be closed on February 17, 2026, according to the Karnataka Examinations Authority announcement. KCET is held for admissions to undergraduate courses such as Engineering, Pharmacy, Agriculture, and other professional courses offered in colleges in Karnataka. Applicants are requested to immediately complete the application procedure if the application has not yet been finished on the scheduled closing date. Moreover, registered candidates who face the problem of forgetting their login password can retrieve it easily by following the guidelines mentioned below.

GATE 2026 Mechanical Engineering exam is scheduled to be held on February 14, 2026, in the afternoon shift. If you are preparing to give the exam, one question is probably on your mind. How difficult will the paper be this time? Every serious students thinks about this. And honestly, looking at previous years gives you a very clear idea.

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| Student | Marks scored after checking the preliminary answer key | Percentile expected | Questions Dropped/ Bonus Marks/ Correction in Options | Expected Percentile after Dropped/ Bonus Questions |
| Student A | 150 | 99.88 | 2 Questions dropped and 8 Bonus Marks awarded | 99.0 |
| Student B | 140 | 98.5 | Option corrected by NTA in the final answer key/ Option changed, and the student lost four marks, as he/ she did not mark the correct answer | 98.48 |
| Student C | 130 | 97.94 | 4 questions dropped and 16 bonus marks awarded | 98.0 |
| Student D | 120 | 97.25 | Option corrected by NTA in the final answer key/ Option changed, and the student lost eight marks, as he/ she did not mark the correct answer | 97.0 or 96.9 |
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