GATE

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As such, the GATE authorities have not mentioned anything regarding the black and white or colour printout of the GATE admit card to be carried or not. But it is better to carry a colour printout of the hall ticket to the exam centre Also, the admit card of GATE must be in A4 size format. 

If any details are missing in GATE hall ticket, then candidates are advised to contact to their respective GATE zonal center. Candidates can also write a mail mentioning issue regarding discrepancies in admit card.

Yes, it is compulsory to download GATE hall ticket. It is because, the admit card of GATE carries complete information regarding applicant and exam. Some important information are paper code, exam date and time, name, signature, photograph, etc. Also, it is mandatory to carry hall ticket to centre. Candidates are advised to keep their admit card safe till the admission counselling process.

Candidates can download their GATE admit card 2026 as many times as they want till the completion of the admission process. In short, the admit card link will remain activated till the availability of the GATE scorecard. Candidates can visit the GOAPS portal and download using their credentials. 

No, candidates must pay their GATE 2026 application fee in one go. The fees must be paid online using netbanking, credit card, debit card, or UPI. This year, IIT Guwahati has revised the GATE application form fees for all categories. 

No, the GATE application form is not required while reporting to the exam centre. However, candidates must carry their application form printout at the time of the counselling process. It will be required during the document verification process. Therefore, candidates must keep multiple copies of the registration form. 

GATE marks is the actual marks obtained by candidate. It is calculated out of 100. On other hand, GATE scores are calculated out of 1000 using a formula of GATE normalisation process. 

GATE 2026 answer key link has been activated . Authorities has also released response sheet and question paper along answer key. Candidates can download GATE answer key using enrollment ID and password.

The fees for challenging GATE answer key was INR 500. The last date to raise objection was Feb 28. The accepted mode of payment are netbanking, credit card, debit card, or UPI.

Candidates who want to raise an objection against the answer key will have to first login using their credentials, then look for the answer they want to object. Select and provide justifications to the question, pay the fees and submit. It must be noted that only GATE provisional answer key can be challenged.