GATE 2025 Exam Registration From 24 August to 26 September 2024, Application Dates Announced

GATE 2025 Exam Application submission will be commencing from 24 August 2024 at ‘https://gate2025.iitr.ac.in/’
The last date to submit application for GATE 2025 Exam is 26 September 2024.

Schedule for the registration has been announced on the official website of GATE 2025 Exam.
The test will be conducted on February on 1, 2, 15 and 16, 2025. The dates for the exam have been announced.
The official website in connection with GATE 2025 Exam was launched on 1 July 2025. The exam will be a computer based test, which means it will be held online.
The dates for GATE 2025 Exam registration is mentioned in the table format below for the sake of the students:

| Activity | Day | Date* |
|---|---|---|
| Opening Date of GATE Online Application Processing System (GOAPS) | Saturday | 24 August 2024 |
| Closing Date of REGULAR online registration/ application process (Without Late Fee) | Thursday | 26 September 2024 |
| Closing Date of EXTENDED online registration/ application process (With Late Fee) | Monday | 7 October 2024 |
| GATE 2025 Examinations | Saturday Sunday Saturday Sunday |
1 February 2025 2 February 2025 15 February 2025 16 February 2025 |
*All dates are liable to change

About the exam
The full name of the exam is Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering, its popularly known to all as GATE. It is a national level exam conducted once a year.

GATE 2025 Exam is meant to be conducted for the year 2025. The GATE score obtained by the candidates will remain valid for a period of three years from the date of announcement of results.
GATE score is also used by some colleges and institutions for admission to postgraduate programs. Several Public Sector Undertakings (PSUs) have also been using GATE score for recruitment.
The exam is conducted by IITs and IISc Bangalore on behalf of National Coordination Board – GATE, Department of Higher Education, Ministry of Education of Government of India.
Who can take up GATE 2025 Exam registration?
Candidates who have completed graduation in the relevant discipline from a recognized educational institution can take up GATE 2025 Exam registration.

The bachelors degree can be from the field of Engineering, Technology, Science, Architecture/and Humanities.
Even those who have appeared for their qualifying degree exam and are waiting for the results or are about to appear for the final exams can also take up GATE 2025 Exam registration.
However, these people have to pass the exam and provide a proof for it by the time the admission process begins. More details are provided below:
How to take up GATE 2025 Exam registration?
The process to take up GATE 2025 Exam registration is online and candidates can submit applications at the official website that is reachable with the URL ‘https://gate2025.iitr.ac.in/’
1. The URL mentioned above must be typed into the browser and submitted to allow the webpage to download.
2. Once the webpage is ready, candidates can click the information brochure to know about the exam.
3. After knowing about the exam, candidates can click the link for registration. Clicking this link will open another webpage with another URL
4. When the webpage with another URL opens, candidates can click the link for registration and register to create an account with username and password.
5. Post account creation, candidates can login and start applying for GATE 2025 Exam.

$ High quality image of candidate’s photograph conforming to the requirements specified
$ High quality image of candidate’s signature conforming to the requirements specified
$ Scanned copy of Category (SC/ST) certificate in pdf format
$ Scanned copy of PwD Certificate in pdf format
$ Scanned copy of Certificate of Dyslexia (if applicable) in pdf format
$ Scanned copy of any of the valid photo Identity document: Aadhar-UID (preferable), Passport, PAN Card, Voter ID and
$ Driving License (should have Name, Date of birth of the candidate and unique Photo ID number. This must be carried in original to the examination hall for verification).
How to download the admit card?
The process to download admit card for GATE 2025 exam is online. Candidates have to visit the official website to download the hall ticket with the help of URL ‘https://gate2025.iitr.ac.in/’
1. The URL mentioned above has to be typed into the browser and submitted to allow the website to download.
2. Once the website is ready, candidates have to click the link to download the hall ticket.
3. After clicking the link, they can enter their roll number/application number and other required details and submit them to obtain the hall ticket.
Point to remember
Candidates who have successfully completed their GATE 2025 exam registration will alone be able to download the admit card. The link to download hall ticket will be made active at the appropriate time, a few days before the commencement of the exam.

The questions will be asked in two sections, while one section has questions related to General Aptitude which may be common to all candidates.
Next section has questions from the subject chosen by candidates while taking up GATE 2025 exam registration. More details are present below:

Exam Centers
The test centres will be located across the country. Candidates have to choose the centres for writing the exam while taking up GATE 2025 exam registration.
Candidates have to choose exam centres carefully, as chances to alter them at a later stage may not be provided.
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They should also remember, that the test centres provided in the list below are tentative, more centres for the exam could be added as time moves ahead if there is a requirement:
| GATE Office, IISc, Bengaluru – 560 012 |
Tentative List of Examination Cities/Towns Andhra Pradesh: Ananthapuramu, Kurnool Kerala: Angamaly, Kannur, Kasaragod, Kozhikode, Malappuram, Palakkad, Pathanamthitta, Payyanur, Thrissur, Vatakara, Wayanad Karnataka: Bagalkot, Ballari (Bellary), Belagavi (Belgaum), Bengaluru North, Bengaluru South, Bidar, Chikkballapur, Chikkamagaluru, Davanagere, Hassan, Hubballi (Hubli)/Dharwad, Kalaburagi (Gulbarga), Kolar, Mandya , Mangaluru, Manipal-Udupi, Mysuru (Mysore), Shivamogga (Shimoga), Tumakuru Telangana: Hyderabad, Medak, Nalgonda Andaman and Nicobar: Port Blair |
| GATE Office, IIT Bombay, Powai, Mumbai – 400 076 |
Tentative List of Examination Cities/Towns Gujarat: Ahmedabad, Anand, Bhavnagar, Bhuj, Gandhinagar, Jamnagar, Mehsana, Rajkot, Surat, Vadodara, Vapi Maharashtra: Ahmednagar, Akola, Amravati, Aurangabad, Baramati, Chandrapur, Dhule, Jalgaon, Kolhapur, Latur, Mumbai, Nagpur, Nanded, Nashik, Navi-Mumbai-Thane, Panvel-Raigad, Pune, Ratnagiri, Sangamner-Loni-Shirdi, Sangli, Satara, Solapur, Vasai-Palghar, Wardha, Yavatmal Goa: Goa |
| GATE Office, IIT Delhi, Hauz Khas, New Delhi – 110 016 |
Tentative List of Examination Cities/Towns Haryana: Faridabad, Gurugram, Hisar Jammu and Kashmir: Jammu-Samba, Srinagar Ladakh: Leh Madhya Pradesh: Indore, Ujjain New Delhi: New Delhi Rajasthan: Ajmer, Alwar, Bikaner, Jaipur, Jodhpur, Kota, Sikar, Udaipur Uttar Pradesh: Greater NOIDA, Mathura |
| GATE Office, IIT Guwahati, Guwahati – 781 039 |
Tentative List of Examination Cities/Towns Arunachal Pradesh: Itanagar Assam: Dibrugarh, Guwahati, Jorhat, Silchar, Tezpur Bihar: Bhagalpur, Muzaffarpur, Patna, Purnea Jharkhand: Bokaro Steel City, Dhanbad Manipur: Imphal Meghalaya: Shillong Mizoram: Aizawl Nagaland: Dimapur, Kohima Sikkim: Gangtok Tripura: Agartala West Bengal: Asansol, Durgapur, Burdwan, Kalyani, Siliguri |
| GATE Office, IIT Kanpur, Kanpur – 208 016 |
Tentative List of Examination Cities/Towns Madhya Pradesh: Bhopal, Gwalior, Jabalpur, Sagar, Satna Uttar Pradesh: Agra, Aligarh, Allahabad, Bareilly, Gorakhpur, Jhansi , Kanpur, Lucknow, Varanasi |
| GATE Office, IIT Kharagpur, Kharagpur – 721 302 |
Tentative List of Examination Cities/Towns Andhra Pradesh: Eluru, Kakinada-Surampalem, Rajamahendravaram (Rajahmundry), Srikakulam, Tadepalligudem, Vijayawada, Visakhapatnam, Vizianagaram Chhattisgarh: Bhilai, Bilaspur, Raipur Jharkhand: Hazaribag, Jamshedpur, Ranchi Odisha: Balasore, Bhubaneswar, Brahmapur, Cuttack, Dhenkanal, Kakatpur (Puri), Rourkela, Sambalpur West Bengal: Bankura, Berhampur-Murshidabad, Hooghly, Howrah, Kharagpur-Midnapur, Kolaghat, Kolkata, Suri (Birbhum) |
| GATE Office, IIT Madras, Chennai – 600 036 |
Tentative List of Examination Cities/Towns Andhra Pradesh: Chirala, Chittoor, Guntur, Kadapa, Nellore, Ongole, Tirupati Kerala: Alappuzha, Aluva-Ernakulam, Attingal, Chengannur, Kanjirapally, Kollam, Kothamangalam , Kottayam, Muvattupuzha, Thiruvananthapuram Pondicherry: Puducherry Tamilnadu: Chennai South, Chennai West, Coimbatore, Cuddalore, Dindigul, Kanyakumari-Nagercoil, Madurai, Namakkal, Ramanathapuram, Salem, Thanjavur, Theni, Thoothukudi, Tiruchirapalli, Tirunelveli, Vellore, Virudhunagar Telangana: Adilabad, Karimnagar, Khammam, Kodad, Kothagudem, Nizamabad, Suryapet, Warangal |
| GATE Office, IIT Roorkee, Roorkee – 247 667 |
Tentative List of Examination Cities/Towns Haryana: Ambala, Kurukshetra Himachal Pradesh: Bilaspur, Hamirpur, Kangra, Mandi, Shimla-Solan Punjab: Amritsar, Bathinda, Jalandhar, Ludhiana, Mohali-Chandigarh, Patiala, Pathankot Uttar Pradesh: Ghaziabad, Meerut, Moradabad, Muzaffarnagar, NOIDA, Saharanpur Uttarakhand: Dehradun, Haldwani, Roorkee |
This is a tentative list of examination cities. Any changes will be updated on the website.
Choice of Examination City: A candidate can choose three cities from the list given above. All the three choices must be from the same GATE 2025 exam zone. GATE 2025 reserves the right to add a new city or remove an existing one, and allot a city that may not be from any of the choices selected by the candidate.
Point to remember
GATE 2025 exam registration is just one part of the whole effort to gain admission into postgraduate courses. There is a lot of things that happen after GATE 2025 exam registration.
Applicants have to pass the exam with the required qualifying marks which are also known as cutoff marks, these are the minimum marks the candidates have to score in the exam to be eligible for the next phase of admission.
Score of the candidates, have to either greater than cutoff or equal to it to be eligible for the next stage of the process. Also, students must ensure there is no room left for errors while taking up GATE 2025 exam registration.
Committing mistakes while taking up GATE 2025 registration may later on lead to rejections, so the applicants have to exert caution while filling the application forms.
They should also have the required documents with them when they attend admission process, the documents that have been uploaded while taking up GATE 2025 exam registration must be carried along with them when the admission process is on.

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BITSAT 2026: Complete Exam Guide (Eligibility, Pattern, Syllabus, Tips)

Introduction
Are you planning to apply for B.Tech admission in 2026 and targeting top private colleges in India? If yes, then BITSAT 2026 will be one of the most important exams for you—especially if you dream of studying at BITS Pilani, ranked among India’s top engineering institutes. Every year, thousands of students appear for this competitive exam, but only a few secure seats in the prestigious BITS campuses.
This detailed guide covers BITSAT 2026 eligibility, exam pattern, syllabus, registration process, fees, and preparation strategy, along with student-friendly tips. Whether you’re preparing early or beginning now, this is your go-to BITSAT 2026 complete exam guide.
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BITSAT 2026 Exam Overview
BITSAT (Birla Institute of Technology and Science Admission Test) is an online entrance exam for admission into BITS Pilani, BITS Goa, BITS Hyderabad, and BITS Dubai.
Key Highlights
| Feature | Details |
| Exam Name | BITSAT 2026 |
| Conducting Body | BITS Pilani |
| Courses Offered | B.E., B.Pharm, Integrated M.Sc. |
| Exam Mode | Online (CBT) |
| Attempts | Two sessions expected |
| Difficulty Level | Moderately difficult |
| Admission Based On | BITSAT score only (no board cutoff rank system) |
Eligibility Criteria for BITSAT 2026
Academic Requirements
Students must meet the following:
- Must have passed Class 12 in 2025 or appearing in 2026.
- Must have Physics, Chemistry, and Mathematics (PCM) for B.E. programs.
- For B.Pharm, PCB or PCM is allowed.
- Minimum 75% aggregate in PCM/PCB and 60% in each subject.
Additional Rules
- Only first attempt in board exam will be considered for eligibility.
- Students already enrolled in any BITS campus are not eligible.
BITSAT 2026 Exam Pattern
Mode: Online

Duration: 3 hours
Type: MCQs
Marking Scheme: +3 for correct, -1 for incorrect

Section-wise Pattern
| Section | Questions |
| Physics | 30 |
| Chemistry | 30 |
| Mathematics/Biology | 40 |
| English Proficiency | 10 |
| Logical Reasoning | 20 |
| Total | 130 Questions |
Bonus Questions: Students who finish early and attempt all questions may get extra 12 questions, making BITSAT more flexible than exams like VITEEE and SRMJEEE.
BITSAT 2026 Syllabus
The syllabus is based on NCERT Class 11 & 12 topics.
Physics Highlights
- Mechanics
- Electrostatics
- Oscillations & Waves
- Modern Physics
- Optics
Chemistry Highlights

- Organic Chemistry (full NCERT)
- Physical Chemistry
- Inorganic Chemistry
Mathematics Highlights
- Calculus
- Coordinate Geometry
- Vectors
- Probability
- Trigonometry
English + Reasoning
- Reading comprehension
- Vocabulary
- Logical deduction
- Figure-based reasoning
BITSAT 2026 Exam Dates (Expected)
| Event | Tentative Timeline |
| Application Form Release | January 2026 |
| Session 1 Exam | May 2026 |
| Session 2 Exam | June 2026 |
| Result (Scorecard) | Immediately after exam |
| Admission & Counselling | July 2026 onwards |
BITSAT 2026 Application Process
How to Apply
- Visit the official BITS admissions portal.
- Register with email & phone number.
- Fill personal and academic details.
- Upload photo & signature.
- Pay the application fee.
- Book your exam slot.
Application Fee (Expected)
- Male candidates: ₹3,400–₹3,900
- Female candidates: ₹2,900–₹3,400
- Fee varies for single/two sessions.
Why Choose BITS Pilani?
BITS Pilani is consistently among the best engineering colleges in India.
Top Facts
- NIRF Rank (Engineering): 25
- Strong Industry Partnerships: Google, Amazon, Microsoft
- Average Package (Pilani Campus): ₹30+ LPA (2024 data)
- Highest Package: ₹60+ LPA (international)
- Fees: Approx. ₹2.5–3 lakhs per year
- Fully residential campus with world-class research labs
BITSAT 2026 Cutoff (Expected)
Here are expected cutoffs based on previous year’s trends:
| BITS Campus & Branch | Expected Cutoff (2026) |
| BITS Pilani – CSE | 370+ |
| Pilani – ECE | 330+ |
| Pilani – Mechanical | 280+ |
| BITS Goa – CSE | 340+ |
| BITS Hyderabad – CSE | 330+ |
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BITSAT 2026 Preparation Tips
- Follow NCERT Strictly
Most questions come directly from NCERT fundamentals.
- Strengthen Speed + Accuracy
BITSAT is speed-focused—130 questions in 180 minutes.
- Practice Online Mock Tests
Helps with time management and understanding question patterns.
- Use Bonus Questions Wisely
Attempt only if you’re confident; guessing reduces score.
Comparison: BITSAT vs Other Exams
| Features | BITSAT | JEE Main | VITEEE | SRMJEEE |
| Mode | Online | Online | Online | Online |
| Difficulty | Moderate | High | Easy–Moderate | Easy–Moderate |
| Syllabus | NCERT-based | NCERT-based | Simplified | Simplified |
| Negative Marking | Yes | Yes | No | No |
| College Ranking | Very High | Very High | High | High |
FAQs
- What is a good score in BITSAT 2026?
A score above 300 is considered good, while 350+ is required for CSE in top campuses.
- How many attempts are allowed in BITSAT?
Students can appear in two sessions; the best score is considered.
- Which BITS campus is best for placement?
BITS Pilani has the highest placement record, followed by Goa and Hyderabad.
- Can I get CSE in BITS Pilani with 320 marks?
Unlikely. CSE cutoffs usually go above 370.
- How difficult is BITSAT compared to JEE Main?
BITSAT is less concept-heavy but requires fast accuracy.
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Conclusion
BITSAT 2026 is one of the best opportunities for students aiming for top engineering colleges with excellent placements and academic reputation. With early preparation and the right strategy, you can secure a seat in one of India’s most prestigious private institutes.
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