- IIT Guwahati will soon release the GATE 2026 admit card on the official website
- The admit card release was postponed from January 2, 2026, with a new date pending
- GATE 2026 exam dates are February 7, 8, 14, and 15, conducted in Computer-Based Test mode
IIT Guwahati is soon expected to release the admit card for the Graduate Aptitude Test In Engineering (GATE) 2026. Once released, candidates who registered for the exam will be able to download the admit cards from the official website of GATE 2026 by using their login credentials.
The admit cards were earlier scheduled to be released on January 2, 2026. However, the release was postponed for a future date.
"The release date of the GATE 2026 admit card has been postponed. The revised release date will be announced soon. Paper Schedule is released. Mock Test Links are live now," read an official statement on the GATE 2026 website.
Meanwhile, candidates who have registered for the entrance exam can access the mock link of the exam. IIT Guwahati has released the mock link of the examination for students to practice for the exam.
GATE 2026 will be conducted in February by the Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati (IITG), in collaboration with IISc Bengaluru and all Indian Institutes of Technology. The exam will be conducted on behalf of the National Coordination Board (NCB), Ministry of Education.
The exam will be held on February 7, February 8, February 14 and February 15, 2026 in Computer-Based Test (CBT) mode.
GATE 2026 will be conducted for 30 test papers. The test papers will be held in English. Each GATE 2026 paper is for a total of 100 marks, General Aptitude (GA) is common for all papers (15 marks), and the rest of the paper covers the respective test paper syllabus (85 marks).
The national-level exam evaluates candidates' understanding of undergraduate and postgraduate subjects across Engineering, Technology, Science, Architecture, Humanities, Commerce and Arts. This national-level entrance exam, essential for admissions to postgraduate programs in engineering, technology, architecture, science, commerce, arts and humanities.