GATE 2027 registration closes tomorrow, engineering students urged to apply
The regular deadline to apply for GATE 2027 ends on September 27, with a late-fee window open until October 5
Online applications for GATE 2027, considered one of the most important exams for admission to engineering courses, are still open, with the regular deadline ending tomorrow, September 27, 2026. Students who have not yet filled the form are advised to apply without delay on the official GOAPS portal.
The exam is conducted at the national level by IISc and all the IITs under the supervision of the National Coordination Board (NCB), Department of Higher Education, Ministry of Education, Government of India. The main organising institute for GATE 2027 is IIT Madras.
Candidates who miss the September 27 deadline can apply with a late fee during the extended window until October 5, 2026. To fill the online form, candidates must complete fresh registration on the official website, https://goaps.iitm.ac.in/login, verifying through DigiLocker. They then need to fill in personal details, educational information, choice of paper and exam city, upload a photo, signature and required documents, and pay the online fee to submit the form.
There is no maximum age limit for this exam. Students who have completed a degree, or are currently in the third or fourth year of a degree, in engineering, technology, architecture, science, commerce or arts streams are eligible. Under the rules, candidates can choose one or two subjects from 30 different subjects on offer for the exam.
For applications during the regular period, women, SC, ST and disabled candidates will be charged a fee of Rs 1,000 per paper, while candidates in all other categories, including general, OBC and EWS, will be charged Rs 2,000 per paper.
Under the GATE 2027 exam pattern, candidates get three hours for the exam, and the paper carries a total of 100 marks. Of these, 15 marks are for general aptitude, while the remaining 85 marks are based on the candidate's chosen subject. The questions include multiple choice questions, multi-select questions and numerical answer type (NAT) questions.
There is negative marking for wrong answers in MCQ-type questions, with one-third of a mark deducted for a wrong answer to a one-mark question and two-thirds of a mark deducted for a wrong answer to a two-mark question. However, there is no negative marking for MSQ and NAT questions. The exam is conducted only in English.
