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        <h1 class="ch-title">GATE 2026 Chemical Engineering (CH) Detailed Analysis</h1>
        <p class="ch-subtitle">Analysis of the Exam held on Feb 7, 2026 | Afternoon Session</p>
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        <h2 class="ch-heading">Overall Paper Difficulty</h2>
        <p class="ch-text">The GATE 2026 CH paper maintained a <strong>Moderate</strong> difficulty profile. Students reported that the paper was more application-oriented than theoretical. The <strong>Chemical Reaction Engineering</strong> and <strong>Thermodynamics</strong> sections were conceptually deep, while <strong>Process Calculations</strong> involved lengthy NAT (Numerical Answer Type) questions.</p>
        
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                        <td>10-12 Marks</td>
                        <td>Non-ideal Reactors, Catalyst Deactivation, RTD.</td>
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                        <td><strong>Mass Transfer</strong></td>
                        <td>8-10 Marks</td>
                        <td>Distillation (McCabe-Thiele), Absorption, Drying.</td>
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                        <td><strong>Heat Transfer</strong></td>
                        <td>8 Marks</td>
                        <td>LMTD, Effectiveness-NTU, Radiation Shields.</td>
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                        <td>8-10 Marks</td>
                        <td>VLE (Raoult’s Law), Fugacity, Solution Thermo.</td>
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                        <td>7-9 Marks</td>
                        <td>Bernoulli’s Eq, Pipe Flow (Friction), Pumps.</td>
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                        <td>6-8 Marks</td>
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        <p class="ch-text">Based on the paper's difficulty and the 2025 cutoff (27.7 for General), the 2026 qualifying marks are expected to be in a similar range.</p>
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                        <td>25.0 - 28.0</td>
                        <td>27.7</td>
                        <td>25.2</td>
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                        <td>22.5 - 25.0</td>
                        <td>24.9</td>
                        <td>22.6</td>
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                        <td><strong>SC / ST / PwD</strong></td>
                        <td>16.5 - 19.0</td>
                        <td>18.4</td>
                        <td>16.7</td>
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        <h2 class="ch-heading">IIT & PSU Admission Thresholds</h2>
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                <h4 class="ch-target-title">Top IITs (M.Tech)</h4>
                <p>Score: 650+ | Marks: 55-65</p>
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                <h4 class="ch-target-title">PSU Recruitment</h4>
                <p>Marks: 75+ | Rank: Under 150</p>
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                <h4 class="ch-target-title">NITs (Top Tier)</h4>
                <p>Score: 550+ | Marks: 45-52</p>
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        <p>Aspirants are advised to wait for the official answer key release on the <strong>GOAPS portal</strong> by late February.</p>
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