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Yes, candidates can edit their GATE 2026 application form on GOAPS portal. The portal offers correction window after the GATE 2026 registration process. The last date to make changes is November 6. The GATE 2026 application form correction facility will be available for a specific timeline (2 to 3 days) for candidates to make changes in their application form. 

Candidates can edit the following -

• Name
• Date of Birth
• Choice in examination cities
• Change in exisiting cities
• Adding paper combination (from the given list)
• Change of gender to female
• Change from female to any other gender
• Change of category from SC/ST to any other.
• Change from Non-PWD/ Dyslexic to PWD/Dyslexic
• Change from PWD/ Dyslexic to Non PWD/Dyslexic

To make any changes in the GATE application form 2026, candidates need to pay a fee of INR 500 through netbanking/credit card/debit card/UPI. Candidates must note that, once the deadline for form correction facility is over, candidates cannot make further edits in their GATE registration form. 

To register for GATE 2026, candidates need to visit the official GATE GOAPS portal, which is now activated. IIT Guwahati has released the GATE 2026 official notification along with the official website. Candidates can follow the steps below to access the GOAPS portal for GATE registration -

• Firstly, candidates have to create a login using their full name, a valid email ID, and mobile number. Make sure to provide the contact number and email address that is active, as all notifications will be sent there. 
• Once the registration is completed, candidates will receive a GATE enrollment ID and an OTP for verification. 
• Candidates need to create a password and log in using the credentials created - GATE enrollment and Password.
• After logging in to the GATE GOAPS 2026 portal, candidates need to fill out their personal, educational qualification, and exam-related details. 
• After entering all the necessary details, they have to upload their documents as per the specifications. The documents include- passport-size photograph, scanned signature, category/PwD certificate (optional). 
• Once all of the above is completed, proceed to pay the GATE application fees 2026. 
• Keep a copy of the receipt and submit the GATE 2026 application form. 

Make sure to save and take a printout of the submitted application form for future reference. 

The CAT (Common Admission Test) is a national level entrance examination for MBA candidates, mainly conducted for IIMs and prestigious B-schools. The focus of CAT is on assessing skills related to quantitative aptitude, verbal ability, and logical reasoning. The OMETs (Other Management Entrance Tests), include entrance exams such as XAT, NMAT, SNAP, MAT, etc. conducted for specific colleges such as XLRI, NMIMS, Symbiosis and so on. While OMETs commonly have other sections such as general knowledge, decision making, and problem -solving or business awareness that CAT does not include, CAT is conducted only once a year, while with some OMETs you have a choice for multiple attempts or dates of conduct; therefore, it is necessary to choose your entrance exam based on the colleges you want to attend or what you are good at whether its OMETs or CAT. Both options will lead you to good MBA colleges.

Get MBA admission without CAT; 2025 is what you should be thinking of when applying to college for your MBA, irrespective of whichever college you are granted admission, as long as it is a college that reconciles the entrance tests like XAT, NMAT, SNAP, MAT, or they give out direct admissions. The biggest colleges that offer this are XLRI, SIBM Pune, NMIMS Mumbai, Amity University; just to name a few. A few colleges take into consideration your academics, work history or conduct their own entrance tests. A Bachelor's degree is required with at least 50 percentage marks. The placements could be different but many of these colleges are in good linkage with the industry. If you are looking for step admittance, I would be looking at those with open applications and personally interviewing or group discussion.