GATE 2021 brochure released by IIT Bombay, registration to begin from September 14
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IIT Bombay has released the GATE 2021 Information Brochure and important dates. Candidates can read below to know relevant details about GATE 2021
The IIT Bombay has released the information brochure and important dates for GATE 2021. GATE 2021 application form will be available for candidates from September 14. The last date to apply for the exam is September 30 without a late fee and October 7 with a late fee (Rs 500).
The GATE application form will be available online only on the official website: gate.iitb.ac.in. Candidates will also be provided the facility to make corrections in category, paper and examination city in their filled-in GATE application form 2021.
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GATE 2021 admit card will be issued to all the registered candidates on January 8. The GATE 2021 exam dates have already been announced by the IIT Bombay. GATE 2021 will be conducted on February 5 to 7 and 12 to 14. Candidates can download the GATE 2021 information brochure by clicking on the link above. It is important for candidates to go through the information brochure thoroughly to know the syllabus, exam pattern and other important details about GATE 2021.
GATE 2021: Important dates
Students can check the important dates related to the exam below:
| GATE 2021 Event |
Day |
Date |
|---|---|---|
| Application Form availability on GOAPS |
Monday |
14-Sep-2020 |
| Application Form availability last date on GOAPS |
Wednesday |
30-Sep-2020 |
| Last date for online registration (with late fee) |
Wednesday |
7-Oct-2020 |
| Application Form correction last date |
Friday |
13-Nov-2020 |
| Availability of admit card |
Friday |
8-Jan-2021 |
| Examination date Forenoon: 9:00 AM to 12:00 Noon (Tentative) Afternoon: 3:00 PM to 6:00 PM (Tentative) |
Friday Saturday Sunday Friday Saturday Sunday |
5-Feb-2021 6-Feb-2021 7-Feb-2021 12-Feb-2021 13-Feb-2021 14-Feb-2021 |
| Announcement of results in the Online Application Portal |
Monday |
22-Mar-2021 |
IIT Bombay has added two new papers, Environmental Science and Engineering (ES) and Humanities and Social Science (XH) in GATE 2021. With the addition of XH, students of arts and commerce background can also appear in the GATE exam.
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Syllabus for each of the 25 old papers has been revised for GATE 2021 and is available on the website and brochure.
GATE 2021 eligibility criteria have also been revised. As per the new criteria, candidates who are in their pre-final year of qualifying degree can also appear in GATE. Another thing which has been added is that candidates can now appear in two subjects unlike one till the last years.
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Student Forum
Anything you would want to ask experts?Answered 6 days ago
Yes, ITT Guwahati released GATE 2026 qualifying cutoff marks for all subjects on March 28. Candidates can check passing mark of respective papers now.
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Contributor-Level 7
Answered a week ago
Aspirants with GATE scores can get admission in M.Tech programme at IIIT Pune. The seats are allotted via CCMT Counselling. In 2025, the closing GATE cutoff was 354 for Electronics & Communication Engineering and 536 for CSE. The cutoffs are quite competitive considering the limited seats available
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Guide-Level 15
Answered a week ago
Aspirants without scores can get admission in M.Tech programme at IIIT Pune. Such candidates need to appear for written test conducted by the institute. Selected aspirants also need to pass the personal interview round for final selection.
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Guide-Level 15
Answered a week ago
JNU CCMT cutoff 2025 was based on the results for the GATE exam, followed by the CCMT counselling process. For the M.Tech Computer Science and Technology course, the overall cutoff ranged from 529 to 338 for the OBC AI category.
Candidates can refer to the table below to know the cutoff range for di
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered a week ago
The JNU M.Tech cutoff 2025 for the OBC AI category varied from 338 to 529 for the M.Tech CSE and M.Tech ECE courses. In the last round, MTech CSE came out as the more competitive course, with the cutoff being 443.
Students can refer to the table below to know the round 1 and last round JNU CCMT cuto
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Answered 2 weeks ago
IIT Guwahati has updated the status of GATE result on the homepage of the official website (under the notification tab). Candidates can login to their page and access the result link.
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Contributor-Level 7
Answered 2 weeks ago
IIT Guwahati has declared GATE 2026 result. Candidates can access their result at official website.
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Contributor-Level 7
Answered 2 weeks ago
Candidates can find the direct link to access GATE result 2026 at gate2026.iitg.ac.in. The new tab will be created at candidate's login dashboard. The link will reflect once you are logged in.
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Contributor-Level 7
Answered 2 weeks ago
The GATE 2026 final answer key will be released soon. The official announcement will be done by the authorities on official website - gate2026.iitg.ac.in. Candidates must note that final answer key cannot be challenged.
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Contributor-Level 7
Answered 2 weeks ago
IIT Guwahati released GATE 2026 final answer key. Candidates can login at GOAPS and access master question paper and answer key.
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Contributor-Level 7
Has IIT Guwahati released GATE cutoff 2026?