GATE 2026 Result Highlights: Result out at gate2026.iitg.ac.in, goaps.iitg.ac.in; scorecards next

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GATE 2026 scorecards will be available for download by qualified candidates. Candidates are strongly advised to keep a soft copy of their scorecard for future use.

The scorecard can be downloaded free of cost until May 31, 2026. From June 1, 2026 to December 31, 2026, a fee of ₹500 per test paper per candidate will be charged to obtain it. After January 1, 2027, scorecards will no longer be issued.

No hard copies of the scorecard will not be provided, a statement on the GATE 2026 information brochure said.

IIT Guwahati social media handle also updated a post saying that the GATE 2026 results are announced.

Candidates can check GATE 2026 result at gate2026.iitg.ac.in and goaps.iitg.ac.in. To check the GATE 2026 result, login details including enrollment ID and password will be required.

Apart from the General Aptitude (GA) section, the GE question paper consisted of two parts: Part A (55 marks) and Part B (30 marks). Part A — Engineering Mathematics and Basic Geomaticsis compulsory for all the candidates. Part B contained two components: Part B1 (Surveying and Mapping) and Part B2 (Image Processing and Analysis).

Candidates had to attempt questions in Part A, and questions in either Part B1 or Part B2. The choice of Part B1 or Part B2 can be made during the examination.

Part A consisted of 36 questions carrying a total of 55 marks: 17 questions carrying one mark each and 19 questions carrying two marks each. Part B1 (Surveying and Mapping) and Part B2 (Image Processing and Analysis) consist of 19 questions each, carrying a total of 30 marks: eight questions carrying one mark each and 11 questions carrying two marks each.

GATE was held for over 30 papers. Every test paper has 65 questions carrying a total of 100 marks, out of which 10 questions carrying a total of 15 marks will be on General Aptitude (GA), which is intended to test typically language and analytical skills.

In test papers AE, AG, BM, BT, CE, CH, CS, EC, EE, ES, IN, ME, MN, MT, NM, PE, PI, and TF, the General Aptitude section will carry 15 marks and the remaining 85 marks are devoted to the subject component, out of which Engineering Mathematics will carry 13 marks.

XE has a common and a compulsory section, namely, XE-A (Engineering Mathematics), which carries 15 marks.

In test papers AR, CY, DA, EY, GE, GG, MA, PH, ST, XH, and XL, the General Aptitude section carries 15 marks and the remaining 85 marks are devoted to the subject component.

In all test papers, GA questions carry a total of 15 marks. The GA section includes 5 questions carrying 1 mark each and 5 questions carrying 2 marks each.

Candidates who qualify for GATE can seek admission with possible financial assistance to

(i) Master's programs, and Direct Doctoral programs in Engineering/Technology/Architecture; and

(ii) Doctoral programs in relevant branches of Engineering/Technology/Architecture/Science/ Humanities, in institutions supported by Ministry of Education (MoE) and other Government agencies.

GATE score is also used by some colleges and Institutions for admission to postgraduate programs without MoE scholarship. Several Public Sector Undertakings (PSUs) have also been using GATE score for recruitment.

The validity of GATE 2026 score is three years. Candidates can use the GATE scores for admission and appointment till March 19, 2029, given result is declaring today.

There is no negative marking for wrong answers marked in MSQ and NAT questions.

As per the GATE 2026 marking scheme, all the questions were either of one mark or two marks.

The GATE 2026 scorecards will be made available for free between March 27 and May 31, 2026. Post that, from June 1 to December 31, 2026, the GATE 2026 scorecards will be made available for download by paying a fee of Rs 500 per test paper.

Several PSUs across sectors including energy, infrastructure, engineering, and telecommunications use GATE scores for hiring. Here are some of the key organisations and their profiles:

- Airports Authority of India

- Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited

- Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited

- Coal India Limited

- Centre for Railway Information Systems

- Chenab Valley Power Projects Limited

- Damodar Valley Corporation

- Electronics Corporation of India Limited

- Engineers India Limited

- Gas Authority of India Limited

- Hindustan Aeronautics Limited

- Indian Oil Corporation Limited

- Mazagaon Dock Shipbuilders Limited

- National Aluminium Company Limited

- National Highways Authority of India

- NLC India Limited

- National Mineral Development Corporation

- Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited

- National Thermal Power Corporation

- Odisha Power Generation Corporation Limited

- Oil and Natural Gas Corporation

- Power Grid Corporation of India Limited

- Grid Controller of India Limited

- Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited

The official websites to check and access GATE 2026 result are gate2026.iitg.ac.in and goaps.iitg.ac.in.

Civil Engineering (CE) consistently ranked second in scale. Registrations remained above the one-lakh mark in 2023 and 2024, before slightly declining to 1.01 lakh in 2025. CE also saw high appearance numbers — over 83,000 in 2023, 85,869 in 2024, and nearly 80,000 in 2025. In terms of qualifiers, CE featured among the top five every year, producing 15,785 qualifiers in 2023, 16,604 in 2024, and 15,108 in 2025, reflecting both the size of the cohort and sustained demand from PSUs and public infrastructure sectors.

The GATE 2026 scorecard will contain the marks obtained by the candidate in each section of the exam, the overall score, and the All India Rank (AIR). The scorecard will be released only for those who will clear the cut-off score.

GATE 2026 was held over four days, from February 7 to 15, 2026. The answer keys were released in February 22 and candidates had the opportunity to raise objections against the answer key between February 23 and March 15.

GATE 2026 result will be announced on March 19. However, a statement on the official website also says that date is liable to change. The time at which the GATE 2026 result will be declared is not announced yet.