GATE 2027 Exam Centre OUT: City Allotment Details, Zone-Wise Test Cities List
Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering 2027 ( GATE )
GATE 2027 Registration Last Date without late fee
27 Sep '26
GATE 2027 Exam Centre: IIT Madras have released GATE exam cities list on its official website: gate2027.iitm.ac.in. The GOAPS portal is now open for registration. Candidates can check GATE zone-wise exam cities below. This year, IIT Madras will conduct GATE 2027 exam across 300+ test cities. Candidates who want to apply for GATE 2027 must check list of centres carefully before adding.
GATE Exam Centres 2027 Latest Updates:
- GATE 2027 exam form link is now available
- Candidates can add at least six test cities from the given GATE cities list while filling GATE application form 2027
- As per the official update, a few test cities have been added and deleted for IITM GATE exam
- GATE 2027 City Allotment Notification has been introduced. The city allotment will be notified to students before the release of GATE 2027 admit card.
- GATE 2027 Exam Centres (Revised)
- GATE 2027 Exam Dates & Schedule
- GATE 2027 Test City Allotment
- GATE 2027 Exam Centres for Foreign Nationals
GATE 2027 Exam Centres (Revised)
IIT Madras have revised GATE 2027 exam centres along with information brochure. There are total eight zonal centres: IISc Bangalore, IIT Bombay, IIT Delhi, IIT Guwahati, IIT Kanpur, IIT Kharagpur, IIT Madras, and IIT Roorkee. Candidates can check zone-wise exam cities along with GATE helpline number:
| Zonal GATE Office |
List of Examination Cities/Towns |
|---|---|
| Zone-1 IISC Bengaluru IISc Bengaluru-560 012 |
Andhra Pradesh: Anantapur, Kurnool Kerala: Angamaly, Kannur, Kasaragod, Kozhikode, Palakkad, Pathanamthitta, Thrissur, Wayanad Karnataka: Bagalkot, Ballari, Belagavi, Bengaluru North, Bengaluru South, Bidar, Chikkamagaluru, Chikkballapur, Davanagere, Hassan, Hubballi/Dharwad, Kalaburagi, Kolar, Mandya, Mangaluru, Manipal - Udupi, Mysuru, Shivamogga, Tumakuru Telangana: Hyderabad, Nalgonda Andaman and Nicobar: Port Blair |
| Zone-2: IIT Bombay IIT Bombay Powai, Mumbai – 400 076 |
Gujarat: Ahmedabad, Anand, Bhavnagar, Gandhinagar, Rajkot, Surat - Bardoli, Vadodara Maharashtra: Ahilyanagar (Ahmednagar), Akola, Amravati, Baramati, Chandrapur, Chhatrapati Sambhaji Nagar (Aurangabad), Dhule, Jalgaon, Kolhapur, Latur, Mumbai - Thane, Nagpur, Nanded, Nashik, Navi Mumbai - Rasayani, Pune, Ratnagiri, Sangli, Satara, Solapur - Pandharpur, Vasai - Palghar, Wardha Goa: Goa |
| Zone-3: IIT Delhi IIT Delhi Hauz Khas, New Delhi– 110 016 |
Haryana: Faridabad, Gurugram Jammu and Kashmir: Jammu - Samba, Srinagar Ladakh: Leh Madhya Pradesh: Indore, Ujjain New Delhi: New Delhi Rajasthan: Ajmer, Bikaner, Hanumangarh, Jaipur, Jodhpur, Kota, Sikar, Udaipur Uttar Pradesh: Greater NOIDA, Mathura |
| Zone-4: IIT Guwahati IIT Guwahati,Guwahati – 781 039 |
Arunachal Pradesh: Naharlagun, Papum pare Assam: Dibrugarh, Guwahati, Jorhat, Silchar, Tezpur Bihar: Bhagalpur, Muzaffarpur, Patna, Purnea Jharkhand: Bokaro Steel City, Dhanbad Manipur: Imphal, Thoubal Meghalaya: Shillong Mizoram: Aizawl Nagaland: Dimapur, Kohima Sikkim: Gangtok Tripura: Agartala West Bengal: Asansol, Durgapur, Burdwan, Kalyani, Siliguri |
| Zone-5: IIT Kanpur IIT Kanpur, Kanpur – 208 016 |
Madhya Pradesh: Bhopal, Gwalior, Jabalpur, Sagar, Satna Uttar Pradesh: Agra, Aligarh, Ayodhya, Bareilly, Gorakhpur, Jhansi, Kanpur, Lucknow, Prayagraj, Varanasi |
| Zone-6: IIT Kharagpur IIT Kharagpur, Kharagpur – 721 302 |
Andhra Pradesh: Bhimavaram, Eluru, Kakinada-Surampalem, Rajamahendravaram (Rajahmundry), Srikakulam, Tadepalligudem, Vijayawada, Visakhapatnam, Vizianagaram Chhattisgarh: Bhilai-Durg, Bilaspur, Raipur Jharkhand: Hazaribagh, Jamshedpur, Ranchi Odisha: Balasore-Bhadrak, Baripada, Bhubaneswar, Brahmapur, Cuttack, Dhenkanal, Rourkela, Sambalpur West Bengal: Bankura, Berhampore, Hooghly, Howrah, Kharagpur-Midnapur, Kolaghat, Kolkata, Suri |
| Zone-7: IIT Madras IIT Madras, Chennai – 600 036 |
Andhra Pradesh: Amaravati, Chirala-Bapatla, Chittoor, Guntur, Kadapa, Nandyala, Nellore, Ongole, Tirupati Kerala: Alappuzha, Aluva - Ernakulam, Attingal, Chengannur, Idukki, Kanjirapally, Kollam, Kothamangalam, Kottayam, Muvattupuzha, Thiruvananthapuram Pondicherry: Puducherry Tamil Nadu: Chennai South, Chennai North, Coimbatore, Cuddalore, Dindigul, Erode, Kanchipuram, Kanyakumari - Nagercoil, Karaikudi, Krishnagiri, Madurai, Namakkal, Ooty, Pollachi, Ramanathapuram, Salem, Thanjavur, Theni, Thoothukudi, Tiruchirappalli, Tirunelveli, Tiruvannamalai, Vellore, Virudhunagar Telangana: Adilabad, Karimnagar, Khammam, Kodad, Kothagudem, Nizamabad, Warangal Lakshadweep: Lakshadweep |
| Zone-8: IIT Roorkee IIT Roorkee, Roorkee – 247 667 |
Haryana: Ambala Himachal Pradesh: Bilaspur, Hamirpur, Kangra, Kullu, Mandi, Palampur, Shimla-Solan, Una Punjab: Amritsar, Bathinda, Jalandhar-Phagwara, Ludhiana, Mohali-Chandigarh, Pathankot, Patiala Uttar Pradesh: Almora, Dehradun, Haldwani, Pauri-Garhwal, Roorkee Uttarakhand: Ghaziabad, Meerut, Moradabad, Muzaffarnagar, NOIDA |
Commonly asked questions
Candidates can choose at least six exam centres while filling their GATE exam application form. The list of GATE exam cities (zone-wise) is available on the website.
The GATE zones are the authorities that perform any operations related to the GATE examination. These are managed by the GATE offices of IISc and IITs. The list of GATE zones is as follows-
- IISc Bengaluru
- IIT Delhi
- IIT Bombay
- IIT Guwahati
- IIT Kanpur
- IIT Kharagpur
- IIT Madras
- and IIT Roorkee
GATE 2027 Exam Dates & Schedule
Take a look at the table below for the complete schedule of GATE 2027 exam
| Dates | Upcoming Exam Dates |
|---|---|
| 27 Sep ' 26 | GATE 2027 Registration Last Date without late fee |
| 05 Oct ' 26 | GATE 2027 Registration Last Date With Late Fee |
| 14 Oct ' 26 - 21 Oct ' 26 | GATE 2027 Application Form Correction |
| Nov ' 26 | GATE 2027 Mock Test TENTATIVE |
| 04 Jan ' 27 | GATE 2027 City Allotment Notification |
| Jan ' 27 | GATE 2027 Admit Card TENTATIVE |
| 06 Feb ' 27 | GATE 2027 Exam- Day 1 |
| Dates | Past Exam Dates |
|---|---|
| 02 Sep ' 26 | GATE 2027 Application Form Release Date |
GATE 2027 Test City Allotment
The GATE 2027 test city allotment will notify candidates about the city of their exam centre. The GATE test city allotment date is January 4, 2027. The city allotment details will be released before the GATE admit card. Candidates can download their allotment details at GOAPS.
How to download GATE 2027 Test City Allotment?
Candidates can check the process below on how to download GATE exam city allotment slip:
- Go to official website of IIT Madras GATE: gate2027.iitm.ac.in
- Then click on GOAPS portal
- Enter enrollment ID and password
- The test city slip will be displayed on the screen
- Check details and plan travel accordingly before GATE 2027 exam dates.
GATE 2027 Exam Centres for Foreign Nationals
As per the GATE 2027 official notification, "There are no international centres for the GATE examination. Interested foreign or Indian nationals interested in appearing for the GATE examination will have to travel to India to appear for the test."
Candidates are advised to check their GATE exam eligibility 2027 before filling Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering exam form.
How to add Exam Cities during GATE 2027 Registration
At the time of GATE registration, candidates can add their test cities by following the steps mentioned below:
- Visit GATE's official website- gate2027.iitm.ac.in
- Click on the account and click on exam city option
- Add or change within the zone list
- Pay GATE 2027 registration fee and submit application form
How many test cities to choose in GATE 2027
The candidate can choose six cities from the list of examination cities available. All six exam city choices must be from the same GATE 2027 zone. In addition, the authorities have the right to add a new city or remove or allot any city from the choices submitted by the aspirant.
Commonly asked questions
No, changing exam center after release of GATE hall ticket is not allowed. Hall ticket of GATE 2026 will be released anytime soon. The GATE admit card release date has been postponed.
The GATE exam will be conducted in more than 300 cities across eight zones in India. There are no international centres. Candidates who wish to appear for the exam must travel to India. The details regarding the test city and address will be mentioned in the GATE admit card 2027.
Once the application form is submitted, candidates cannot change their GATE exam city allocated.
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