GATE CE 2026: Exam Date, Syllabus, Question Paper, Answer Key, Response Sheet

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Updated On: September 06, 2025 10:01 AM

The GATE CE 2026 exam will tentatively be held in the month of February 2026. GATE Civil Engineering is one of the highly competitive exams with around 80,000 students appearing each year. Check GATE CE exam dates 2026, syllabus, past year question papers and other details here. 
GATE CE 2026

GATE CE 2026: The GATE Civil Engineering 2026 exam will be conducted by IIT Guwahati tentatively in the month of February 2026. The Civil Engineering exam date is yet to be announced by the authority. The GATE CE exam syllabus includes a total of 7 sections. The authority will release the GATE CE question paper a few days after the exam has been concluded. A few days after its release, IIT Guwahati will be publishing the answer key & response sheet on its website. With the help of the answer key and response sheet, you will be able to get an idea about the tentative marks secured in the exam.

The GATE CE exam is one of the most demanded exams, with competition increasing each year. The exam has been seeing the highest score of 80-90 marks each year. Last year, a total of 101596 students registered for the exam, out of which 79951 appeared in the entrance test and only 15108 qualified. This explains the competitiveness of the exam and indicates a possibly high cutoff. If you are interested in taking the GATE 2026 exam , then you should make sure to be well-versed with all the details, such as the syllabus, exam dates etc. This article details all the key details of the GATE CE 2026 exam, such as the exam date, answer key, response sheet etc.

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GATE CE 2026 Exam Dates

The GATE CE exam date 2026 is yet to be announced by the authority. As soon as the exam date is declared, we will update it here. However, IIT Guwahati has announced the GATE 2026 exam dates for all the exams, and as per the schedule, the GATE CE exam will be held in February 2026. Refer to the table below for details related to the GATE CE 2026 exam dates:-

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GATE Exam Dates for All Papers

February 7, 8, 14 & 15, 2026

GATE CE 2026 Exam

TBA

GATE CE 2026 Syllabus

The GATE syllabus for Civil Engineering has been released by IIT Guwahati on its website. As per the official syllabus, the GATE 2026 Civil Engineering Syllabus includes a total of 7 sections, namely, Engineering Mathematics, Structural Engineering, Geotechnical Engineering, Water Resources Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Transportation Engineering, and Geomatics Engineering. You can find the direct PDF to access the GATE CE syllabus 2026 below:-

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GATE CE 2026 Question Paper

IIT Guwahati will be releasing the GATE 2026 question paper a few days after the conclusion of the exam. The exam difficulty level of the GATE CE exam varied from easy to moderate. The question paper involved a total of 2 sections, ie, GA and the core subject. Practicing the GATE CE question paper gives you a great idea about the upcoming examination. Once the authority releases the GATE CE master question paper 2026, we will update it on this page. Until then, you can refer to the previous year's exam papers and practice them to get an idea about the upcoming examination:-

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GATE CE 2026 Answer Key

The GATE answer key 2026 will be issued a couple of days after the exam on the official website of IIT Guwahati. The answer key will be helpful in getting an idea about the marks that you might secure in the exam. The authority will be releasing the GATE 2026 answer key in a PDF format. Firstly, IIT Guwahati will release the provisional answer key, which will be available for objections. A few days after receiving the objections, the final key will be out. The table below mentions the GATE answer key for the past 3 years:-

GATE CE 2026 Response Sheet

The GATE Civil Engineering response sheet will be out along with the answer key. The response sheet will help you get a good idea about your exam marks, as it will include all the answers to the questions in the exam. You will be able to guess your exam marks by matching your answers with the ones mentioned in the response sheet.

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