GATE Registration

The last date to register for GATE 2026 with late fees is October 9. For submission with late fees, the application form window will remain active from September 29 to October 9. The registration fee with late fees is as follows -

• For female/SC/ST and PwD candidates, the fee is INR 1500
• For all other candidates, including foreign nationals, the fee is INR 2500

Here are some of the authorities who are eligible to issue the SC/ST certificate for the GATE application form -

• District Magistrate, Additional District Magistrate, Collector, Deputy Collector, Deputy Commissioner, Additional Deputy Commissioner, Extra Assistant Commissioner
• Chief Presidency Magistrate, Additional Chief Presidency Magistrate, Presidency Magistrate
• Revenue Officer not below the rank of Tahsildar
• Sub-Divisional Officer of the area where the candidate or their family resides. 
• Administrator/Secretary to Administrator, Development Officer (Lakshadweep Islands)

GOAPS is also known as the GATE online application portal system used for performing GATE-related activities. With the help of GATE GOAPS portal, candidates can do the following -

• GATE registration
• Downloading admit card
• Checking and raising GATE answer key
• Downloading scorecard
• Checking cutoff scores

To access the GOAPS portal, candidates need to create an enrollment ID and password. 

Yes, applicants can change their category after the submission of the GATE application form during the correction facility. An extra fee will be applicable for changing the category later. The details regarding the fees and process to change will be made available after the registration process is completed. As per the official notification, the last date to make corrections is November 6, 2025. 

Candidates must provide the following details while filling the GATE application form 2026 -

• Personal details, such as name, date of birth, name, mobile number, etc.
• Address of communication
• Education of eligibility (qualification details)
• Institute or college name and address with PIN CODE
• Choice of GATE papers and exam cities
• Documents (photograph, signature, valid ID proof)
• Other documents, such as category or PwD certificate (if applicable)

No, the GATE enrollment ID is created during the registration process. The enrollment ID is used as a login credential. On the other hand, the GATE registration number is a unique number allotted to the student, which serves as an identity proof (for appearing for the exam). The GATE registration number will be mentioned in the admit card (and is not applicable for login purposes). 

The GATE enrollment ID is a unique identification number that is allotted to every candidate for registering at the GOAPS portal. The enrollment ID can be identified as a combination of numerics and letters. With the help of the enrollment ID, candidates will be able to login and perform various GATE activities, such as filling out the application form, downloading admit card, checking GATE result, etc. The enrollment ID is sent to the candidates (on their email ID) and registered phone number after successful registration. 

The IIT Guwahati has released the GATE application form on August 28 at the GOAPS portal. The registration window is now active on the official website of IIT Guwahati GATE. The last date to apply has been revised to October 6 - without late fees. Incase, you've missed out the deadline, you can still submit the application form till October 9, but you need to pay a late fee during this timeline. 

OBC-NCL and EWS category candidates are not required to submit or upload any documents or certificates while filling out the GATE 2026 application form. The last date to submit the GATE application form is September 28 (without late fees) and October 9 (with late fees). 

Yes, the GATE registration ID and enrollment ID are the same. It is a unique number assigned to the candidates after successfully registering for the GATE exam 2026. The enrollment ID serves as login credentials to check application status, download the admit card, check results, etc.