Exam Review: February 2026 | Analyzing Paper Trends
Overall Paper Difficulty Level
The GATE 2026 NM paper was rated Moderate. The General Aptitude and Engineering Mathematics sections were approachable, but the core technical subjects featured complex Multiple Select Questions (MSQs) in Ship Structures and tricky Numerical Answer Type (NAT) questions in Hydrostatics.
Part A (Core): ModerateMath & Aptitude: Easy-Moderate
Given the niche nature of the Naval Architecture branch, the qualifying marks are expected to remain slightly lower than core engineering branches like Mechanical or Civil.
Category
2026 (Expected)
2025 (Actual)
2024 (Actual)
General (GEN)
25.5 - 27.0
25.1
25.0
OBC-NCL / EWS
22.9 - 24.3
22.5
22.5
SC / ST / PwD
17.0 - 18.2
16.7
16.6
Target Scores for Top IIT Admissions
Admissions for M.Tech in Ocean Engineering and Naval Architecture are primarily concentrated in a few premier institutes:
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