GATE 2023 cancelled in seven cities abroad, IIT Kanpur gives two options to candidates
“Centres at Dhaka (Bangladesh), Kathmandu (Nepal), Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia), Male (Maldives), Port Louis (Mauritius), Singapore (Singapore) and Thimphu (Bhutan) are withdrawn due to operational issues. GATE 2023 Examination will NOT be conducted in these cities,” as per the GATE 2023 official website.
GATE 2023 cancelled in seven cities abroad, IIT Kanpur gives two options to candidates
GATE 2023: The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kanpur has that it has cancelled upcoming Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE 2023) in seven international exam centres. As per the institute, the decision to cancel the GATE 2023 exam in these seven cities was due to operational issues.
“Centres at Dhaka (Bangladesh), Kathmandu (Nepal), Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia), Male (Maldives), Port Louis (Mauritius), Singapore (Singapore) and Thimphu (Bhutan) are withdrawn due to operational issues. GATE 2023 Examination will NOT be conducted in these cities,” as per the GATE 2023 official website.
“In Dubai (UAE) the examination on February 5 (for papers BM, CY, EC, EE, ES, XH) and February 12, 2023 (for papers CE1, CE2, MN and ST) will not be conducted,” it informed candidates.
However, IIT Kanpur has given two options to the candidates who have registered from these cities to appear for the GATE 2023 exam. Candidates will be able to either withdraw GATE 2023 candidature and get the full refund for application fees or opt for one of the cities available in India.
The original registration fees will be refunded to the candidates choosing to appear for the exam in India. However, in order to appear for the GATE 2023 in India, they will need to pay the fees for per paper.
All the Indian nationals who belongs to SC, ST, PwD categories and female candidates will need to pay INR 850 and others, including foreign nationals, will have to pay INR 1,700. Candidates will have to login to their account on the official website; i.e. gate.iitk.ac.in, to exercise Option B. They are need to send their decision by sending mail to gate@iitk.ac.in by December 5, 2022, along with their enrolment id and name.
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