• Updated on 13 Oct, 2026 by Arjun Jaiswal
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GATE 2027 application correction window will be open from October 14 to October 21, 2026. Candidates who have already registered should log in to the GOAPS portal to review their application details and make any permitted corrections before the deadline. The regular registration deadline was October 5, 2026, while the extended deadline with a late fee closed on October 12, 2026.
GATE 2027 will be held on February 6, 7, 13, 14, 20 and 21, 2027 as announced by IIT Madras. GATE Exam will be conducted in computer based mode across two sessions each day. GATE 2027 registration opened on September 2, 2026 on the GOAPS portal.
Students should note that GATE 2027 will cover 30 test papers, including the new Robotics and Automation (RA) paper, and the result will be declared on March 19, 2027.
- GATE Exam Date 2027 has been scheduled for February 6, 7, 13, 14, 20 and 21, 2027.
- GATE 2027 registration last date was closed on October 12, 2026 with late fee.
- GATE registration 2027 correction window will be opened between October 14 to 21, 2026.
- GATE exam pattern will consist of 65 questions, 100 marks, 3 hours, MCQ, MSQ and NAT
- GATE Result 2027 is scheduled to take place on 19 March 2027
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GATE Date 2027
GATE exam date 2027 will be conducted over three weekends in February 2027. The date and time of GATE will follow a fixed two session format. The forenoon session will run from 9:30 AM to 12:30 PM, and the afternoon session will run from 2:30 PM to 5:30 PM. Each paper will be conducted on one of the six exam days. Therefore GATE 2027 date for CSE, ECE, civil and other papers depends on the official paper-wise schedule and the admit card.
Here is the schedule organized into a table:
GATE 2027 Important Dates
GATE 2027 registration closed on October 5, 2026. GATE registration 2027 with the late fee window also ended on October 12, 2026.
Students can expect the GATE 2027 admit card to be released in January 2027, and the GATE result 2027 will be declared on March 19, 2027. Following table below lists every GATE date 2027 from notification to counselling:
GATE 2027 Exam Centre List and Zones
IIT Madras has released the GATE 2027 exam centre list. The GATE exam will be held in more than 200 cities in India. GATE 2027 has no international exam centres. Candidates will be able to select their preferred cities from the same zone while filling the form, and the admit card shows the final city and centre.
The table below maps the eight GATE zones to their zonal institutes and main regions. The fullGATE 2027 exam centre list has every city.
GATE Exam Dates (Previous Years)
GATE is held in the month of February every year. GATE 2027 organising institute changes every year. The following table below lists the GATE date for the last seven cycles. GATE 2027 is the first exam spread over six days, compared with four days until GATE 2026. Following table will help to give students a reference for all of the previous years GATE Exam Date 2027:
GATE Exam Pattern 2027
GATE exam pattern 2027 will consist of 65 questions for 100 marks in 3 hours.GATE Exam will include all kinds of questions such as MCQ, MSQ and NAT questions, and the on-screen virtual calculator replaces personal calculators. No change is made to the marking structure compared with GATE 2026. Understanding the complete GATE exam pattern 2027 will help students to understand the section wise weightage for each paper, and prepare themselves for the paper accordingly:
GATE Counselling and Admission After GATE 2027
GATE 2027 scores will be used for M.Tech admission through COAP and CCMT, and many PSUs use them for hiring. COAP registration will begin in March 2027, and CCMT counselling will begin in May 2027.
Students should have a complete understanding of each round on theGATE counselling 2027. By checking all of thecolleges accepting GATE 2027 scores students will be able to formulate a well structured plan for their career.
Note: Checking theGATE college predictor will help students to know which college will they be able to take admission in on the basis of their percentile.
GATE Exam Date 2027 FAQs
What is the GATE 2027 exam date?
GATE 2027 will be held on February 6, 7, 13, 14, 20 and 21, 2027.
What is the last date for GATE 2027 registration?
The regular last date was October 5, 2026, and the late-fee window ends on October 12, 2026.
What is the GATE 2027 late fee?
The late fee is INR 500 on top of the regular application fee.
When is the GATE 2027 application correction window?
The correction window runs from October 14 to October 21, 2026.
When will the GATE admit card 2027 be released?
The admit card will be released in January 2027, and exam city allotment will come on January 4, 2027.
When will the GATE result 2027 be declared?
IIT Madras will declare the GATE result 2027 on March 19, 2027.
Is GATE held twice a year?
No. GATE is held once a year in February.
Is GATE valid for 3 years?
Yes. The scorecard is valid for three years from the result date.
Is 70 a good GATE score?
Yes. It is far above all qualifying cutoffs and strong for IIT and PSU shortlisting.
Which new paper is added in GATE 2027?
Robotics and Automation (RA) is the new paper, taking the total to 30 papers.
Are there international exam centres for GATE 2027?
No. GATE 2027 is held only at centres in India.
Can a GATE 2027 candidate change the exam city?
Candidates can change the city only during the correction window, and a fee applies per change.
What is the 70B zone in the GATE exam?
GATE has eight zones, numbered Zone 1 to Zone 8, and none of them is named 70B. The exam city and centre address on the admit card give the exact reporting location.
Where are GATE exam centres near me?
Candidates can check their state in the zone list above and then choose cities from that zone.
What is the GATE cutoff 2025 category wise?
The OBC-NCL and EWS cutoff is 90% of the General cutoff, and the SC, ST and PwD cutoff is two-thirds of it, which explains the gaps in the table. M.Tech admission cutoffs at IITs are higher than qualifying marks, so students can check the IIT GATE cutoff 2026 page.Ques. What is the GATE exam pattern for CSE 2027? Ans. The CS paper has 65 questions for 100 marks, with 15 marks from General Aptitude, about 13 marks from Engineering Mathematics and about 72 marks from core Computer Science subjects.
Is 70 a good GATE score?
A score of 70 marks out of 100 is far above every qualifying cutoff, which ranges from about 25 to 36 marks for the General category. It is a strong score for IIT M.Tech and PSU shortlisting in most papers. The GATE score out of 1,000 depends on paper-wise normalisation. Students can estimate their position with the GATE rank predictor.
Is GATE valid for 3 years?
Yes. The GATE scorecard is valid for three years from the date of the result, so a GATE 2027 scorecard stays valid until March 2030.
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