Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering
Registration opens
2 Sept 2026
IIT Madras opened GATE 2027 registration (GOAPS) on 2 Sept 2026 at gate2027.iitm.ac.in. The regular deadline was extended from 27 Sept to 5 Oct 2026 (no late fee), and late-fee registration closed on 12 Oct 2026. The correction window runs 14-21 Oct 2026.
Registration closes
5 Oct 2026
Admit card release
~Jan 2027
Provisional
Estimate, not announced yet. Last year the GATE admit card was planned for 2 Jan, then moved to 13 Jan 2026 for a 7 Feb exam, so mid-January 2027 is likely for the 6 Feb 2027 exam. IIT Madras releases it on the GOAPS portal (gate2027.iitm.ac.in).
Exam date
6 Feb 2027
IIT Madras confirmed GATE 2027 for 6, 7, 13, 14, 20 and 21 Feb 2027 (forenoon and afternoon sessions). 6 Feb is the first day.
Application fee
₹2000(₹1000 SC/ST/reserved)
Official website
https://gate.iitg.ac.inGATE is the entrance exam for M.Tech/PhD admission at IITs, NITs, and other technical institutes - and, separately, a widely-used recruitment screen for engineering roles at major PSUs (BHEL, IOCL, NTPC, and others), making it relevant even to some students not planning postgraduate study at all. A different IIT or IISc organizes it each year on rotation; IIT Madras is organizing GATE 2027.
Mode
Computer-based test (CBT)
Duration
3 hours
Questions
65
Total marks
100
Sections
Question types mix MCQs (with negative marking), Multiple Select Questions, and Numerical Answer Type questions (neither of the latter two penalized for a wrong attempt).
M.Tech/PhD seats are allotted through CCMT (Centralized Counselling for M.Tech/M.Arch/M.Plan) based on GATE score and category. PSU recruitment is separate - each PSU sets its own GATE-score cutoff and hiring process, not a shared counselling round.
The GATE 2027 exam is scheduled for 6 Feb 2027 to 21 Feb 2027.
The application fee for GATE 2027 is ₹2000 for General candidates and ₹1000 for SC/ST/reserved candidates. Payment charges and some categories can differ, so check the notification on the official website (https://gate.iitg.ac.in).
You must be in the 3rd year or higher of a government-approved Bachelor's program (Engineering/Technology/Architecture/Science/Commerce/Arts/Humanities), or have already completed one. No minimum percentage or upper age limit. The full rules, including age and category relaxations, are in the Eligibility section above.
GATE 2027: it is held as a computer-based test (cbt), lasts 3 hours, has 65 questions, carries 100 marks in total. See the Exam pattern section for the marking scheme and sections.
Last verified 31 Oct 2026. Dates and eligibility can change - always confirm on the official notification before applying.
GATE 2027
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