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The IIT Roorkee conducted GATE 2025 exam. The cutoff for GATE EE (last year) can be checked below -

• cutoff for general category - 25
• cutoff for OBC-NCL or EWS category - 22.5
• and cutoff for SC/ST category was 16.6

This year, IIT Guwahati is conducting GATE 2026. Candidates can refer to these cutoff and plan their choice filling.

Pradeep Chauhan was the GATE 2025 topper in the electrical engineering branch, scoring 81.67 marks out of 100. His GATE score was 1000. In GATE 2025, around 83355 candidates registered for the exam, out of which 67701 candidates appeared for the test. 

Here are some good books for GATE AE that candidates can refer for preparation and revision -

• Fundamentals of Aerodynamics by JD Anderson
• Aircraft by GM Sutton and Oscar Biblarz
• Airplane Performance, Stability, and Control by Perkins and Hage
• Aerodynamics of Engineering Students by E.L Houghton, P.W Carpenter
• Introduction to Flight by JD Anderson

The GATE 2025 cutoff for Aerospace Engineering (category-wise) can be checked below -

• General category - 28.9
• OBC-NCL or EWS category - 26
• SC/ST category - 19.2

Balamurugan was the GATE 2025 topper in the Aerospace Engineering branch/discipline scoring 81 marks out of 100 (with a GATE score of 990 out of 1000). Last year, 7576 candidates registered for the GATE AE paper, out of which 6009 candidates appeared for the exam. 

The reasoning and compulsory is a compulsory section in the GATE question paper. For humanities and social sciences, the reasoning and comprehension section contains 16 questions of 25 marks, where 7 questions will be of 1 mark and 9 questions will be of 2 marks. 

Yes, candidates can download GATE question papers for free. The GATE exam papers are available in PDF format and can be downloaded for free. IIT Guwahati has activated GATE mock test 2026 link for students to practice.

GATE Engineering Mathematics carry 11 questions of 15 marks, out of which 7 questions is of one mark and 4 of 2 marks. Candidates must check pattern carefully before attempting GATE question paper. The engineering mathematics section is for following GATE papers: AE, AG, BM, BT, CE, CH, CS, EC, EE, ES, IN, ME, MN, MT, NM, PE, and PI. 

Candidates appearing for GATE 2026 XL paper can check the exam pattern below -

• General aptitude carries 15 marks
• Chemistry (compulsory) section comprises 17 questions carrying a total of 25 marks (9 questions of 1 mark and 8 questions of 2 marks)
• Each optional section (out of 2) in the GATE XL paper contains 19 questions of 30 marks (8 questions of 1 mark and 11 questions of 2 marks)
• Total time duration is three hours. 
• Exam mode is online.

Any candidate who wishes to switch the optional section during exam, must deselect the first one to answer. 

WBJEEB prepares the merit ranks on the basis of the candidates' scores in the entrance test, and the rank shall be in the name and style of 'GMR' (General Merit Rank). Please note that the sequencing order for counselling/allotment of seats/admission will not be based on category ranks, and category ranks will be for information only to candidates belonging to the respective category. 

While preparing WBJEE JECA cutoff, authorities consider various factors, such as-

• Difficulty level of test
• Total number of candidates
• Previous year cutoffs
• Total number of seats

Separate WBJEE JECA cutoffs will be released for the two rounds of counselling.

In the WBJEE JECA counselling process, candidates must select their college in order of preference. Once submitted, the preference order of college choices can't be changed.

According to the official information brochure, the counselling fee for WBJEE JECA is- 

• General Category students: INR 500. 

• Third Gender/SC/ST/OBCCategory-A/OBC-Category-B/EWS candidates: INR 400

The fee must be paid online. If the candidates fail to pay the counselling fee, their registration will not be considered.

No, the WBJEE JECA counselling dates are finalised by the exam authorities, and you are not permitted to ask for any changes. Applicants are recommended to go through and abide by the WBJEE JECA counselling dates, as delayed applications will not be made available. The authorities will carry out two sessions of WBJEE JECA counselling.

Yes, WBJEE JECA counselling will be an online process. For joining the allotment process, the candidates will have to register online for the WBJEE JECA counselling process. After registration, candidates will need to fill in their college and course preferences online, in order of preference. The authorities will also declare the WBJEE seat allotment result online at wbjeeb.nic.in/jeca.

Normally, the duration of the GATE exam is 3 hours. However, the duration for students availing the scribe facility (PwD or dyslexic) will get an hour compensatory time to complete the exam, which is four hours. Candidates have to opt for compensatory time at the time of filling out the application form. After the exam duration is over, the test will terminate automatically. 

No. You should not put your signature or write anything on the WBJEE JECA admit card. If there is any requirement to sign your admit card, you will be notified at the exam centre by the exam officials. If any unnecessary writings are noticed on the admit card, the officials might refuse to accept it, and you will not be permitted inside the centre.

If you can't download your WBJEE JECA admit card, you are first advised to

• Check your internet connectivity. If they do not have any issue with their internet connection, then -

• Reload the website and try logging in again. Heavy website traffic may cause some difficulties in downloading the hall ticket. 

If you are still unable to download the hall ticket, please contact the exam authorities.

Candidates must carefully verify the WBJEE JECA admit card details for any errors. If candidates detect any errors on their admit card, they must inform the authorities immediately.