GATE Exam Pattern
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GATE 2026 Computer Science (CS)
Official 2026 pattern| Questions | 65 |
| Total marks | 100 |
| Duration | 180 minutes |
| Negative marking | Mixed by question type and mark value: 1-mark MCQ -1/3, 2-mark MCQ -2/3, MSQ and Numerical Answer Type (NAT) questions carry no negative marking per wrong answer |
| Sections | General Aptitude, Computer Science and Information Technology |
| Test | Qs | Marks | Min |
|---|---|---|---|
| General Aptitude | 10 | 15 | — |
| Computer Science and Information Technology | 55 | 85 | — |
Timing: Single unrestricted 180-minute timer covering both General Aptitude and the CS paper, with free navigation between them; there is no subject locking or separate timing group..
TakeMockTest currently provides GATE 2026 practice for Computer Science and Information Technology (CS) only, not other GATE papers. Each mock has 65 questions for 100 marks: General Aptitude (10 questions, 15 marks), Engineering Mathematics (13 marks within the CS paper), and Core CS (72 marks within the CS paper), across 30 one-mark and 35 two-mark questions. Three question types appear: MCQ (single correct option; 1-mark wrong answers deduct 1/3 mark, 2-mark wrong answers deduct 2/3 mark), MSQ (multi-select; one or more correct options, full credit only for the exact correct set, zero credit for an incomplete or incorrect selection, no negative marking and no partial credit), and Numerical Answer Type or NAT (a typed numeric value, no negative marking). The official GATE 2026 CBT interface provides an on-screen virtual scientific calculator; this platform does not currently reproduce that calculator, so questions are written to be solvable without one.
Official source · checked 26 August 2026