GATE

PSU stands for Public Sector Undertakings. Referring to the GATE exams, PSUs are government-owned corporations or companies in which the majority of the ownership is with the government. Many PSUs in India use GATE scores as one of their criteria for recruitment of engineers at entry-level positions. By qualifying in the GATE exam, candidates can apply for job opportunities in PSUs, such as BHEL, ISRO, NABARD, GAIL, and more.

The GATE 2026 result will be declared on March 19 (as per the GATE information brochure 2026). Candidates can check their results at GATE candidate login using their enrollment ID and password. The GATE results determines the qualifying status for the counselling.

Candidates who have qualified for the GATE exam will be eligible to download the scorecard. To do so, candidates must provide their GATE enrollment ID and password at the GOAPs portal. The GATE scorecard is valid for three years. 

Candidates will not be provided with a hard copy of the GATE scorecard. However, they can download it by logging into the GOAPS portal. The GATE 2026 scorecard will be available for free download from March 27, 2026, to May 31, 2026. Afterwards, candidates can download the GATE scorecard by paying INR 500 from June 1, 2026 to December 31, 2026.

The GATE exam has 30 test papers, and candidates can apply for at least two papers from the two-paper combination list. It will be conducted online, and candidates will be shown questions on the computer screen. For calculations, candidates will be provided with a virtual scientific calculator that will be available on the computer screen.

Candidates must be well aware with the virtual calculator and start practising as soon as possible to improve accuracy with solving questions. 

The list of the exam cities and towns that come under IISc Bangalore are as follows -

• Andaman and Nicobar - Port Blair

• Andhra Pradesh - Ananthapuramu and Kurnool

• Karnataka - Bagalkot, Ballari, Belagavi, Bengaluru North, Bengaluru South, Bidar, Chikkamagaluru, Chikkballapur, Davanagere, Hassan, Huballi/Dharwad, Kalaburagi, Kolar, Mandya, Mangaluru, Manipal-Udupi, Mysuru, Puttur, Shivamogga, Tumakuru

• Kerala - Angamaly, Kannur, Kasaragod, Kozhikode, Malappuram, Palakkad, Pathanamthitta, Payyanur, Thrissur, Vatakara, Wayanad.

• Telangana - Hyderabad, Medak, and Nalgonda

The following zones conduct the GATE examination - 

• IISc Bangalore - Zone I

• IIT Bombay - Zone II

• IIT Delhi - Zone III

• IIT Guwahati - Zone IV

• IIT Kanpur- Zone V

• IIT Kharagpur - Zone VI

• IIT Madras - Zone VII

• IIT Roorkee - Zone VIII

To know more about the GATE 2025 exam centres, read here - https://www.shiksha.com/engineering/gate-exam-centre

No, an on-the-spot request for a scribe at the exam centre is not accepted. Read more about the GATE sribe facility here - https://www.shiksha.com/engineering/gate-exam

A person with a benchmark disability (not less than 40% disability) will be allowed to opt for a scribe facility and will be given one-hour extra time to complete the exam. PwD/dyslexic candidates with benchmark disability (that limits the speed of writing) and do not want to apply for a scribe facility can avail of a request for an extra time of one hour if he/she meets the criteria of the scribe.