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Changes in GATE 2017
The official website of GATE 2017 has listed down some new changes in the exam which will be effective from the year 2017. According to the site, for GATE 2017, there are basically two new changes which have been introduced. They have been clubbed below.
GATE for International Candidates: GATE 2017 examination shall be held for international candidates in Bangladesh, Ethiopia, Nepal, Singapore, Sri Lanka and United Arab Emirates (U.A.E). The idea behind conducting GATE 2017 in these locations is to attract various nationalities to widen the horizons of an academic environment. The website states, “ A foreign student brings with him/her a great diversity, culture and wisdom to share. Many GATE qualified candidates are paid scholarships/assistantship, especially funded by Ministry of Human Resources Development, Government of India and by other Ministries”.
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New paper: In 2017, the XE paper will have a new section on Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences (section H). With this the number of sections in the XE paper has increased to eight (A-H).
New Test Centers: Three new test centers have been added this year - Burdwan (IIT Guwahati Zone), Dibrugarh (IIT Guwahati Zone) and Gorakhpur (IIT Kanpur Zone).
Application process: No restriction on second choice examination city to be in the same zone as first choice city. It can be anywhere in India. Thumb impression of candidates needs to be uploaded during the application procedure. Candidates who have completed the qualifying degree, need to upload scanned image of degree completion certificate or final year/semester mark sheet. However, candidates studying in the final year of their qualifyingdegree need to upload scanned image of pre-final year (or fifth/sixth semester) mark sheet, or provisional certificate letter from his/her Institute as proof of eligibility criterion. Similarly this applies to candidates of AMIE, AMICE and other similar programs.
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Yes, IIT Guwahati released GATE final answer key 2026 at GOAPS login. Candidates can login and access the final answer key.
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UIET Chandigarh considers GATE scores for admission to M.Tech programme. Selected candidates are called for counselling. Aspirants can get admission in M.Tech without GATE scores provided they meet the selection criteria.
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MGM Institute of Biosciences and Technology does accept GATE scores for admission to M.Tech courses. Aspirants can also get into M.Tech based on their scores in NET or MGMU CET. The seats are offered to candidates based on their ranks in either of the accepted entrance exams.
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Aspirants without GATE scores can get admission at NIT Goa. Such candidates need to fill out the institute-level form and appear for written test conducted by the institute. NIT Goa releases the test results on the official website.
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Overall, the difficulty level of GATE 2026 paper was moderate to tough. The papers that were held on the first day were easy to moderate. The difficulty level of the popular papers- CSE, ME, CE, ECE, and EE had mixed student reactions from students and experts. Refer below to get a brief analysis of
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Aspirants can get admission in M.Tech at IIITDM Kancheepuram without GATE scores. Candidates need to appear for a written test conducted by the institute for admission to M.Tech programme. The results of the test are announced on the institute's website.
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GATE is one of the accepted entrance test for admission to the M.E. programme at SSN College of Engineering. Another accepted entrance exam at SSN College of Engineering is CEETA PG 2026.
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Answered 2 weeks ago
No, GATE registrations have been closed for IIT Hyderabad PhD admissions to the academic year 2026. However, GATE is not a mandatory entrance exam for all PhD admissions at IIT Hyderabad.
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No, GATE is not a compulsory entrance exam for PhD admissions at IIT Hyderabad. However, every department of IIT Hyderabad has a separate eligibility and selection criteria for their offered PhD courses.
In some departments, candidates are required to appear for the GATE in order to be eligible for I
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Yes, according to GITAM University, candidates can answer their paper in whichever order they want.
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