GATE

The GATE application fee is as follows -

• For SC/ST/PwD and female applicants, the GATE 2026 exam fee is INR 1000 (during the regular period) and INR 1500 (during the extended period). 

• For other categories, including international candidates, the GATE application fee is INR 2000 (during the regular period) and INR 2500 (during the extended period). 

Candidates can use Netbanking/UPI/Credit/Debit card for the payment. International visas and master cards are also accepted for the GATE application fee payment. 

No, GATE exam will be conducted online only. The total time duration of the exam is three hours, where candidates will be asked questions in the following format -

• Candidate’s selected subject

• Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ)

• Multiple Selection Questions (MSQ)

• Numerical Answer Type Questions (NAT)

The exam is completly conducted online and students are not allowed to carry physical calculator. Infact, students will receive a virtual calculator during the examination to solve complex calculations.

The Indian Institute of Guwahati will conduct the GATE 2026 exam. The dates will be announced soon. The GATE has a total of eight zonal centres namely IISc Bengaluru, IIT Delhi, IIT Bombay, IIT Guwahati, IIT Kanpur, IIT Madras, and IIT Roorkee. However, the list of the total GATE exam cities will be updated along with the information brochure. 

The official website of GATE 2026 is gate2026.iitg.ac.in. Candidates can find all the updates on the website as well as in the information brochure. 

The GATE registrations 2026 are ongoing. The exam dates have been announced. The GATE 2026 registration last date is September 28 (without late fees) and October 9 (with late fees).

Candidates can check the GATE 2026 exam dates on GATE's official website (gate2026.iitg.ac.in) The schedule can also be checked in the information brochure. The GATE exam calendar contains dates of the registration process, admit card, exam, result, and scorecard dates.

Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) is a prestigious exam conducted once annually by IISc and seven IITs to offer admissions to higher degree programs in IITs, IIITs, NITs, and GFTIs. The exam mode is online and is conducted across 200 exam cities in India. 

This year (2025) IIT Roorkee is conducting the GATE exam. The official website for the GATE registrations is gate2025.iitr.ac.in. The online application form were made available from August 28, 2024 to October 3, 2024 (with regular fees) and October 4, 2024, to October 11, 2024 (with extended fees). IIT Roorkee will conduct the GATE 2025 exam on February 1, 2, 15, and 16, 2025 in two sessions. Read here to know more - https://www.shiksha.com/engineering/gate-exam

COER University offers MTech in Computer Science and Engineering and MTech in Mechanical Engineering via College of Engineering Roorkee. For admission to these courses, the institute accepts GATE scores. Those who do not have a valid GATE score can appear for the college level entrance test. However, students must also note that the first preference is given to students who have qualified the GATE exam.

Interested students can also check out other MTech Colleges accepting GATE in Delhi/NCR.

IIIT Bangalore considers GATE score for admission to MTech programme. In 2023, admission were offered in MTech ECE to candidates with GATE score up to 430. Whereas the closing cutoff for CSE was 480. GATE cutoff score depends upon the applications received and is not fixed. Candidates with score equal or above the GATE cutoff are offered admission in the MTech programme.