Question 1

Who organizes GATE 2026?

Accepted Answer

GATE 2026 is organized by IIT Guwahati on a rotational basis among the seven zonal IITs and IISc Bangalore.

Question 2

What is the GATE 2026 score validity?

Accepted Answer

GATE score is valid for 3 years from the date of announcement of results.

Question 3

How many papers are there in GATE 2026?

Accepted Answer

GATE 2026 offers 30 subject papers including a new Energy Science paper. Candidates can appear for up to 2 papers.

Question 4

What is GATE scoring formula?

Accepted Answer

GATE uses a normalization formula: S = 350 + (350 × (M - Mq)/(Mt - Mq)) where M is raw marks, Mq is qualifying marks and Mt is mean of top 0.1% marks.

Question 5

Which PSUs recruit through GATE?

Accepted Answer

Major PSUs like ONGC, IOCL, BHEL, NTPC, GAIL, BARC use GATE scores for direct recruitment of engineers.

Criteria	Details
Age Limit	No age limit
Educational Qualification	B.Tech/B.E./B.Sc. or equivalent
Nationality	Indian / International

Category	Fee Amount
General / OBC	₹1,800
EWS	₹900
SC / ST	₹900

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