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Key Facts: GATE AG Exam
180 minutes
GATE AG total exam time (3 hours)
gate2026.iitg.ac.in
65 questions
Total questions (10 GA + 55 subject) for 100 marks
GATE 2026 Information Brochure
INR 1800
Application fee (General/OBC/EWS); INR 900 for SC/ST/PwD/female
IIT Guwahati GATE 2026
3 years
GATE score validity for PG admissions and PSU recruitment
NCB-GATE, MoE, Government of India
100
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GATE 2026 AG is a 180-minute, 100-mark computer-based test with 65 questions (15 GA + 13 Engineering Maths + 72 marks of agricultural-engineering content) split across Farm Machinery, Farm Power, Soil-Water, Irrigation, Processing and Dairy. Fee is INR 1800 (INR 900 for reserved categories); organising institute for 2026 is IIT Guwahati.
Sample GATE AG Practice Questions
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1In the sentence 'The crop yield was higher ______ expected due to favorable monsoon', which word correctly fills the blank?
2If 3x + 2y = 12 and x + y = 5, what is the value of x?
3A farmer sells 60 percent of his wheat stock and still has 480 kg left. What was the original stock in kg?
4Choose the word most nearly OPPOSITE in meaning to 'arid' (as in 'arid land').
5Five students stand in a line. P is to the immediate left of Q, R is to the immediate right of S, and T is at the right end. If Q is at the left end, what is the order from left to right?
6Which of the following best describes 'inflation' in an economy?
7A 200-litre tank is being filled by a pipe at 5 L/min and drained by another at 2 L/min. Starting from empty, how many minutes are required to fill the tank?
8If the data series 4, 8, 6, 5, 3, 7, 9 is given, what is its median?
9A square plot of side 50 m is to be fenced with three strands of wire. The total length of wire required (in metres) is:
10Choose the option that correctly completes the analogy: 'Plough : Tillage :: Combine : ___'.
About the GATE AG Exam
GATE Agricultural Engineering (AG) is the nationally administered postgraduate entrance and PSU-recruitment exam for agricultural engineering. GATE 2026 is being conducted by IIT Guwahati on behalf of the National Coordination Board, MoE, Government of India. The Computer-Based Test runs 180 minutes with 65 questions for 100 marks: 15 marks of General Aptitude (10 questions) and 85 marks of paper-specific content covering Engineering Mathematics and six Agricultural Engineering sections — Farm Machinery, Farm Power, Soil and Water Conservation Engineering, Irrigation and Drainage Engineering, Agricultural Processing Engineering, and Dairy and Food Engineering. Question types include MCQ (with negative marking), MSQ (multiple correct, no negative) and NAT (numerical answer typed in, no negative). The GATE AG score is the primary gateway to M.Tech/M.E./PhD admissions at IITs, IISc and NITs, and to recruitment at PSUs such as FCI and ICAR institutes.
Questions
100 scored questions
Time Limit
180 minutes (3 hours)
Passing Score
Annual qualifying cutoff (≈25 marks for General); IITs/IISc/NITs/PSUs set higher score/percentile thresholds for admissions and recruitment
Exam Fee
INR 1800 (General/OBC/EWS); INR 900 (SC/ST/PwD/Female) (IIT Guwahati (GATE 2026 Organising Institute) on behalf of NCB-GATE, Ministry of Education, Government of India)
GATE AG Exam Content Outline
General Aptitude (GA)
Verbal ability (grammar, vocabulary, analogies, comprehension), quantitative aptitude (numerical computation, percentages, ratios, mensuration), analytical aptitude (logic, deduction, series), and spatial aptitude — common section across all GATE papers
Engineering Mathematics
Linear algebra (matrices, eigenvalues), calculus (limits, derivatives, integrals), differential equations (order, degree, first-order linear, solutions), vector calculus (gradient, divergence, curl), probability and statistics (Poisson, binomial, mean/variance), numerical methods (Newton-Raphson, trapezoidal, Simpson), Laplace transforms
Farm Machinery
Sources of farm power; tractor systems; tillage implements (mouldboard plough, disc plough, harrows, cultivators); sowing/planting equipment (seed drills, planters, metering mechanisms); plant-protection equipment (sprayers, dusters, nozzles); harvesting and threshing machines (reapers, combines, threshers); field capacity, field efficiency, specific draft
Farm Power
Sources of farm power (manual, animal, mechanical, electrical, renewable); IC engine fundamentals (2-stroke vs 4-stroke, SI vs CI); tractor engine systems (cooling, lubrication, fuel injection); tractor mechanics (drawbar pull, rolling resistance, slip, tractive efficiency); mechanics of machinery (transmission, differential, hitching, PTO)
Soil and Water Conservation Engineering
Fluid mechanics (viscosity, Bernoulli, Reynolds, Manning); soil mechanics (Atterberg limits, porosity, bulk density, specific gravity); hydrology (rainfall, runoff, hydrographs, infiltration, curve number); soil erosion and conservation (USLE, splash/sheet/rill/gully erosion, terracing, bunding, check dams); surveying and levelling; watershed management
Irrigation and Drainage Engineering
Soil-water-plant relationship (field capacity, wilting point, available water, Penman-Monteith ET); irrigation water requirement and scheduling; well hydraulics (Theis, Jacob, specific capacity) and pump selection (centrifugal, submersible, power, NPSH); irrigation methods (surface, sprinkler, drip, duty/delta); drainage design (surface, subsurface, Hooghoudt)
Agricultural Processing Engineering
Drying (moisture content wet/dry basis, EMC, thin-layer and deep-bed models); storage (bulk density, angle of repose, hot spots, aeration); cleaning and grading (aspiration, screens, indented cylinders); size reduction (Rittinger, Kick, Bond laws); rice milling and parboiling
Dairy and Food Engineering
Heat transfer (Fourier, conduction, convection, LMTD); mass transfer (Fick, diffusion); psychrometry (dry-bulb, wet-bulb, dew point, humidity ratio); refrigeration and vapour-compression cycle; freezing (Plank's equation, latent heat); pasteurisation (LTLT, HTST, UHT); homogenisation; cream separation; evaporation
How to Pass the GATE AG Exam
What You Need to Know
- Passing score: Annual qualifying cutoff (≈25 marks for General); IITs/IISc/NITs/PSUs set higher score/percentile thresholds for admissions and recruitment
- Exam length: 100 questions
- Time limit: 180 minutes (3 hours)
- Exam fee: INR 1800 (General/OBC/EWS); INR 900 (SC/ST/PwD/Female)
Keys to Passing
- Complete 500+ practice questions
- Score 80%+ consistently before scheduling
- Focus on highest-weighted sections
- Use our AI tutor for tough concepts
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the GATE Agricultural Engineering 2026 exam pattern?
GATE AG 2026 is a 180-minute Computer-Based Test for 100 marks. There are 65 questions: 10 General Aptitude (15 marks) and 55 subject questions (85 marks) covering Engineering Mathematics and six Agricultural Engineering sections. Questions are a mix of MCQ (with 1/3 or 2/3 mark negative marking), MSQ (multiple-select, no negative) and NAT (numerical answer typed in, no negative).
Which institute is conducting GATE 2026 and what is the official website?
GATE 2026 is being conducted by IIT Guwahati on behalf of the National Coordination Board (NCB-GATE), Ministry of Education, Government of India. The official website is https://gate2026.iitg.ac.in/. GATE rotates annually among seven IITs (Bombay, Delhi, Guwahati, Kanpur, Kharagpur, Madras, Roorkee) and IISc Bangalore.
What is the GATE 2026 application fee for the AG paper?
The application fee for GATE 2026 is INR 1800 for General, OBC and EWS candidates and INR 900 for SC, ST, PwD and female candidates. Foreign candidates from SAARC and developing countries pay USD 100; from other countries USD 200. A late-fee window with an additional INR 500 is usually offered.
What is the syllabus structure for GATE AG?
The AG syllabus has eight sections in addition to General Aptitude: Engineering Mathematics, Farm Machinery, Farm Power, Soil and Water Conservation Engineering, Irrigation and Drainage Engineering, Agricultural Processing Engineering, and Dairy and Food Engineering. General Aptitude accounts for 15 marks, Engineering Mathematics about 13 marks, and the six AG sections roughly 72 marks combined.
What is the marking scheme for MCQ, MSQ and NAT questions?
MCQs carry 1 or 2 marks with negative marking of 1/3 mark for 1-mark questions and 2/3 mark for 2-mark questions for a wrong answer. MSQ (Multiple Select) and NAT (Numerical Answer Type) questions also carry 1 or 2 marks but have NO negative marking. An on-screen virtual scientific calculator is provided.
How is the GATE score used and what is its validity?
The GATE score is valid for THREE years from the date of announcement of result. It is used for admission to M.Tech/M.E./MS/PhD programmes at IITs, IISc and NITs (and many state and private universities), for direct PhD admission to several IITs and IISc, and for recruitment to several PSUs (such as FCI, ICAR institutes, NTPC, IOCL — those that notify GATE-based recruitment in a given year).
When is GATE 2026 held and when do registrations open?
GATE 2026 is typically held on the first two weekends of February 2026 across multiple sessions. The application window opened in late August 2025, with a late-fee extension into early October. Admit cards are usually released in early January 2026, with results announced in mid-March 2026 on https://gate2026.iitg.ac.in/.