Engineering Entrance Exam

Only a hard copy is required to enter the GATE exam centre. Candidates must provide their GATE enrollment ID and password to download the hall ticket. The admit card will released on the GATE website. Candidates who have submitted their application form successfully will be eligible to download the hall ticket. 

The following items are not allowed in the GATE exam hall-

• Mobile phones

• Books, notes, and pencil box

• Physical calculators

• Wallets

• Watches

• Any electronic devices are not permitted at the GATE examination centre

GATE allows foreign nationals to appear for the entrance examination. However, they have to travel to India to appear for the exam. To attempt the GATE 2026, foreign nationals have to carry the following documents to the exam centre -

• A valid passport

• Or any other valid photo ID issued by their government, a driving license is acceptable.

Candidates must note that they have to carry their GATE admit card and valid ID proof to the exam centre. 

For Indian candidates, the following identification cards are accepted -

• Aadhaar card

• Passport

• PAN Card

• Voter ID card

• Driving License

Yes, candidates must carry their GATE admit card with a valid photo identity card (original). The ID card must be the same as the one in the GATE application form.

The GATE 2026 hall ticket will be released on the official GATE website in January 2. Candidates can download the admit card from the GOAPS portal by entering their enrollment ID and password.

No, candidates will not get extra time. The GATE exam lasts three hours, and candidates will be given three hours only to complete it.

Yes, candidates will get a scribble pad to do the rough work. However, to obtain a second scribble pad, candidates have to return the first scribble pad. Once the exam is ended, applicants must return the scribble pad. For calculations, a virtual scientific calculator will be available on the computer screen.

IIT Guwahati will activate the form correction window in the first week of November (tentative). However, the last date to edit the GATE application form is November 6, 2025. Candidates can make edits to the GATE application form at the GOAPS portal.

The GATE (Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering) comprises multiple-choice questions (MCQs) as well as numerical answer-type questions (NAT). The MCQs have four options, out of which candidates have to select the correct one. In NAT questions, candidates need to enter a numerical value as the answer using a virtual keypad. In the GATE Multiple-Select Questions, there will be more than one correct answer.