GATE Test Series 2026 (Mechanical)

Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) is a national examination conducted every year jointly by Indian Institute of Science (IISc) Bangalore and seven Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) at Bombay, Delhi, Guwahati, Kanpur, Kharagpur, Madras and Roorkee on behalf of National Coordination Board (NCB)-GATE, Department of Higher Education, Ministry of Education (MoE), Government of India. GATE examination is a Computer Based Test (CBT).
Qualifying in GATE is a mandatory requirement for seeking admission and/or financial assistance to Postgraduate Programs (Master's and Doctoral) with Ministry of Education (MoE) and Other Government Scholarships / Assistantships, subject to the admission criteria of the admitting institute and the GATE score is also used by some Public Sector Undertakings (PSUs) for their recruitment like IOCL, ONGC, BARC, GAIL etc.
GATE 2026 will be organised by Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Guwahati. GATE 2026 score card will be valid for 3 years from date of announcement of results.

Fee Structure


# Package Fee Status Enroll
1 GATE 2026 Demo Test (1 Full Syllabus Test) Free Active
2 GATE 2026 Test Series (10 Full Syllabus Test) Rs. 300 Active

Test Structure


# Test Type Syllabus No of Test No. of Questions Marks Time
1 GATE 2026 Full Syllabus Test (Demo) Full Syllabus 01 65 100 180 min
2 GATE 2026 Full Syllabus Test Full Syllabus 10 65 100 180 min

Test Schedule

GATE 2026 Full Syllabus Test: Mechanical Engineering
# Test Time Active From
1 GATE 2026 Test-1 180 min 9PM, 1st September 2025
2 GATE 2026 Test-2 180 min 9PM, 1st September 2025
3 GATE 2026 Test-3 180 min 9PM, 1st September 2025
4 GATE 2026 Test-4 180 min 9PM, 1st September 2025
5 GATE 2026 Test-5 180 min 9PM, 1st September 2025
6 GATE 2026 Test-6 180 min 9PM, 1st September 2025
7 GATE 2026 Test-7 180 min 9PM, 1st September 2025
8 GATE 2026 Test-8 180 min 9PM, 1st September 2025
9 GATE 2026 Test-9 180 min 9PM, 1st September 2025
10 GATE 2026 Test-10 180 min 9PM, 1st September 2025