GATE

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. 

The GATE marks is the actual marks obtained by the candidate. It is calculated out of 100. On the other hand, the GATE scores is calculated out of 1000 using a formula of GATE normalisation process. The GATE result will be released on March 19. 

GATE 2026 answer key link will be activated once exam is completed. Authorities will release along with response sheet and question paper. Candidates can download GATE answer key using enrollment ID and password.

The fees for challenging GATE answer key will be updated on the official website. Candidates who have appeared GATE exam can only challenge. 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. 

Candidates can check their GATE 2026 result on the official website. The result will be announced on March 19. Students who have appeared for the exam will be able to check the result. The GATE MTech/research result determines the qualifying status of the applicant for the counselling process. 

No, the GATE 2026 hall ticket can be downloaded for free. There are no charges to download the admit card. Candidates have to visit the official website (application portal) to download. The credentials required to download are enrollment ID and password.