The GATE 2026 Linguistics paper was rated Moderate. Candidates noted that the questions in Phonetics and Morphology were standard but required attention to detail. Sociolinguistics and Historical Linguistics featured more conceptual Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs), while the Reasoning section (B1) was time-consuming for some.
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Phonemes and Allophones Fundamentals | GATE Humanities and Social Sciences - Linguistics
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10 Qs · ~10 min
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Sociolinguistic Variation and Register Advanced Challenge | GATE Humanities and Social Sciences - Linguistics
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Language Change Mechanisms Advanced Challenge | GATE Humanities and Social Sciences - Linguistics
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GATE General Aptitude — Grammar and Vocabulary (GATE 2026 pattern)
10 Qs · ~10 min
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GATE General Aptitude — Statements and Logical Inference (GATE 2026 pattern)
10 Qs · ~10 min
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GATE General Aptitude — Arrangements and Puzzles (GATE 2026 pattern)
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GATE General Aptitude — Numbers, Algebra and Logarithms (GATE 2026 pattern)
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GATE General Aptitude — Counting, Probability and Geometry (GATE 2026 pattern)
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