The Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati (IITG) is expected to announce the results of the Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) 2026 soon. According to the official notification issued earlier, the institute has indicated that the results are likely to be declared on March 19, 2026.
Past release patterns show that GATE results are often published earlier than the date stated in the notification. In several previous years, the scorecards were made available weeks after the completion of the examination and shortly after the release of provisional answer keys.
Data from earlier examination cycles shows a consistent timeline between the last test date, provisional answer key publication, and the result announcement.
In 2025, the final examination was conducted on February 16, 2025. The provisional answer key was released on February 27, 2025, which was 11 days after the exam, while the results were declared on March 19, 2025, about 31 days after the examination.
A similar schedule was observed in 2024. The last examination took place on February 11, 2024, and the provisional answer key was issued on February 21, 2024, ten days later.
The results were declared on March 16, 2024, roughly 34 days after the exam.
In 2023, the final test date was February 12, 2023. The provisional answer key was released on February 21, 2023, nine days after the examination. The results were announced on March 16, 2023, which was about 32 days after the exam.
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For the 2022 cycle, the last exam was held on February 13, 2022. The provisional answer key was issued on February 21, 2022, eight days later, while the results were announced on March 16, 2022, around 31 days after the exam.
In 2021, the examination concluded on February 14, 2021. The provisional answer key was released on February 21, 2021, seven days later, and the results were declared on March 19, 2021, about 33 days after the exam.
| Category | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|
Last exam date |
February 15 |
February 16 |
February 11 |
February 12 |
February 13 |
February 14 |
|
Provisional answer key release |
February 22 |
February 27 |
February 21 |
February 21 |
February 21 |
February 21 |
|
Result declaration |
March 19 (expected) |
March 19 |
March 16 |
March 16 |
March 16 |
March 19 |
|
Gap between exam and answer key |
7 days |
11 days |
10 days |
9 days |
8 days |
7 days |
|
Gap between exam and result |
32 days (if declared on March 19) |
31 days |
34 days |
32 days |
31 days |
33 days |
For the current cycle, GATE 2026 was conducted on February 7, 8, 14, and 15. The examination is used for admission to MTech and PhD programmes, as well as for financial assistance and recruitment in Public Sector Undertakings (PSUs).
The provisional answer keys, along with response sheets and the master question paper, were released on February 22, 2026.
Candidates can check their results through the GOAPS portal by visiting goaps.iitg.ac.in/login. After entering the enrolment ID, password, and captcha code, applicants must submit the details to access their scorecards and related documents once the results are published.
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