GATE 2022 Exam Live Updates: GATE 2022 exam not Postponed; SC dismisses plea

GATE 2022 Exam postponement plea will be heard by Supreme Court today, on February 3, 2022. Check details below.

GATE 2022 Exam is scheduled to be conducted on February 5, 6, 12 and 13 by the IIT Kharagpur and it will be conducted as per the schedule. The Chief Justice of India N V Ramana dismissed the GATE postponement plea today i.e. February 3, 2022, stating that the exam postponement will create "chaos & uncertainty" among the aspirants. Candidates can check the news in detail below. 

Exam aspirants are demanding to postpone the exam since the beginning of the year due to a large number of COVID-19 cases across the country. CJI Ramana agreed to list the matter for hearing. Check all the latest GATE 2022 updates on Supreme Court hearings, exam dates and exam postponement below.

Feb 03, 2022 | 11:15 AM

SC dismisses plea seeking postponement of GATE 2022

The Supreme Court today dismissed petitions seeking postponement of the Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) in view of the third wave of the COVID-19. The exam is scheduled to be held this month in offline mode. Read more here: SC dismisses plea seeking postponement of GATE 2022

Feb 03, 2022 | 10:00 AM

Supreme Court hearing on GATE postponement: Date, Time

Supreme Court hearing on deferring the GATE exam will take place today, on February 3, 2022. Though a definite time is yet to be announced for the hearing, it is likely to begin around 11 am. It must be noted that the Bench will be assembled only till 1 pm today. Read more here: GATE 2022 postponement: SC to hear pleas today

Feb 03, 2022 | 09:45 AM

GATE 2022 postponement plea in SC

Students have posted the GATE 2022 postponement plea in the Supreme Court on February 2, 2022.  CJI N V Ramana agreed for an urgent listing of this case since only 2 days are left for the exams to begin. Read more here: GATE 2022 Postponement: Supreme Court agrees to hear exam postponement petitions urgently

Feb 03, 2022 | 09:30 AM

IIT KGP releases travel pass for GATE Exam

IIT Kharagpur has also released a travel pass for all GATE 2022 aspirants. It will help them avoid COVID-19 restrictions in every state and reach exam centres on time. The travel pass can be downloaded by logging into the official website: gate.iitkgp.ac.in. Read more here: GATE 2022: IIT Kharagpur issues travel pass for smooth travel of candidates

Feb 03, 2022 | 09:15 AM

GATE Aspirants sign online petition

Over 23,000 students have signed an online petition in mid-January to postpone the GATE 2022 exam due to the rising number of COVID-19 cases across the country. However, the exam conducting authority, IIT Kharagpur, did not respond to that petition. Aspirants also raise their voices on various social media platforms for the postponement of the exam. Read more here: GATE 2022: Over 23,000 aspirants signed a petition to postpone the exam

Feb 03, 2022 | 09:00 AM

GATE 2022 Exam Dates

IIT Kharagpur has released the GATE 2022 exam dates along with the official notification in August. The exam will be conducted on February 5, 6, 12 and 13, 2022. The GATE 2022 registration process is also over for all the aspirants.