What is the GATE 2026 Feb 7 and 8 paper analysis and difficulty level?

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IIT Guwahati conducted GATE 2026 exam on Feb 7 and 8 in two shifts. 

GATE 2026 Feb 7 exam (shift 1)AG, ES, GG, IN, MA, MN, TF, XE, XL
GATE 2026 Feb 7 (shift 2)AE, BT, CH, CY, GE, PH, XH
GATE Exam 2026 Feb 8 (shift 1)CS-1 and ST
GATE 2026 exam Feb 8 (shift 2)CS-2, EY, NM, PE

Based on student's reaction, the GATE 2026 question paper difficulty level varied for all papers. Students can check brief analysis of all GATE subjects below -

GATE subjectDifficulty level
AEModerate
CHModerate to Tough
CYModerate to Tough
GEModerate
PHEasy to Moderate
XHModerate
CS-1Moderate to Tough
CS-2 Easy to moderate
STModerate
NMModerate
PEEasy to moderate
EYEasy to moderate

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