Which topics are expected to carry high weightage in GATE 2026?
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IIT Guwahati will be conducting the GATE 2026 exam on February 7, 8, 14, and 15. Registrations are open from August 28 to September 28 (without late fees) and till October 9 (with late fees).
Aspirants have started preparing for the exam, and based on the GATE question paper trends, here's what we can conclude which topics and chapters is expected to carry high weightage -
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Important/High-Weightage Topics for GATE 2026
Computer Science (CS)
Computer network, Algorithms, Operating systems, Programming and Data Structures, and Theory of Computation
Electronics and Communication (EC)
Digital logic, Electronic Devices and Circuits, Communications, Control Systems, and Analog
Electrical Engineering (EE)
Network Analysis, Electrical Machines, Power Systems, and Power Electronics
Civil Engineering (CE)
Fluid Mechanics, Environmental Engineering, Geotechnical Engineering, and Concrete Structures.
These have been consistently been high scoring sections and frequently repeated across past GATE papers. Topics with interdisciplinary relevance, such as machine learning basics or data interpretation, may also be prominent. Hence, it is advisable to focus o
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GATE 2026 COAP counselling dates will be released in June/July after the announcement of results. Students who want to take admission in IITs must register through COAP for counselling.
GATE 2026 Electronics and Communication paper will be conducted on February 15 in the first shift. Students who have regsitered for EC paper must download their admit card on January 2.
IIT Guwahati will conduct GATE CSE exam on February 8, 2026 in two shifts. The CS1 will be held in first shift and CS2 in second shift. The exam timings can be checked below-
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- CS2 paper- 2:30 am to 5:30 pm
Students can check GATE exam dates on IIT GATE Guwahati website- gate2026.iitg.ac.in. The dates have been released for GATE admit card, branch-papers, and results. Dates for answer key and counselling will be made available soon.
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