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GATE admit card 2026 released, exams from February 7

The GATE 2026 examination will be held between February 7 and February 15, 2026, across multiple centres in India and abroad.

2 min readNew DelhiUpdated: Jan 14, 2026 09:19 AM IST

GATE 2026 admit card download link active at gate2026.iitg.ac.in (Image: goaps.iitg.ac.in/login)

The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Guwahati, on January 13 released the GATE 2026 admit card. Candidates will be able to download their GATE 2026 admit cards from the official websites – gate2026.iitg.ac.in and goaps.iitg.ac.in. IIT Guwahati is the organising institute for the Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) 2026.

The GATE 2026 examination will be held between February 7 and February 15, 2026, across multiple centres in India and abroad.

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Candidates taking the GATE 2026 exam will have to carefully verify all the details printed on the admit card to avoid last-minute issues on the day of the examination. Key information that needs to be checked includes the candidate’s name and parents’ names, which should be spelled correctly and match the details submitted in the application form. Any discrepancy in personal details could lead to problems during verification at the exam centre.

Candidates must confirm that the paper or paper combinations mentioned on the admit card are the same as those selected during the application process.

The photograph and signature printed on the admit card must be clearly visible and identical to those uploaded during registration. Candidates may be barred from appearing for the exam if the photograph on the admit card does not match their identity. In addition, details such as the exam centre address, reporting time, session timing, and important exam-day instructions should be checked thoroughly.

In case of any error or discrepancy in the GATE 2026 admit card, candidates are advised to immediately contact the GATE administering authority at IIT Guwahati and get the issue resolved well before the commencement of the examination.

GATE 2026 will be conducted for a total of 30 test papers. The exam will be held in two sessions each day — a forenoon session from 9.30 am to 12.30 pm and an afternoon session from 2.30 pm to 5.30 pm — over the weekends during the February 7–15 window.