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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JEECUP 2026 counselling link is now active! Check important dates, eligibility, documents needed, and seat allotment schedul
What Is JEECUP 2026 Counselling?
You passed the UPJEE (Polytechnic) exam. You checked your result. Now comes the step that actually decides where you study — the JEECUP 2026 online counselling.
JEECUP counselling is the official process through which the Joint Entrance Examination Council, Uttar Pradesh (JEEC UP) allocates seats to qualified candidates across government, aided, PPP, and private polytechnic institutions in the state. Without completing this process, your rank card has no value — there is no automatic seat allocation.
The good news? The entire counselling process is 100% online at jeecup.admissions.nic.in, so you don’t need to travel to any office to register or fill choices. Document verification and college reporting happen later, but the most critical steps are done from your phone or computer.
This guide walks you through everything — dates, eligibility, choice filling tips, fee details, and documents — so you don’t miss a single step.
Important Dates
Staying on top of JEECUP 2026 counselling dates is the single most important thing you can do right now. Missing even one deadline can cost you your seat.
| Event | Date |
|---|---|
| JEECUP Result Declared | June 19, 2026 |
| Round 1 Registration & Choice Filling Opens | June 25, 2026 |
| Last Date for Round 1 Choice Filling | June 30, 2026 |
| Round 1 Seat Allotment Result | July 1, 2026 |
| Round 1 Freeze/Float Fee Payment | July 2 – July 5, 2026 |
| Round 1 Document Verification | July 2 – July 6, 2026 (by 6 PM) |
| Round 2 Choice Filling | To be announced |
| Round 3 Choice Filling | To be announced |
| Institute Admission Deadline (Rounds 1–3) | July 30, 2026 (by 5 PM) |
| Classes Begin | August 1, 2026 |
| Round 4 Freeze/Float Fee Payment | July 31 – August 3, 2026 (by 5 PM) |
| Round 4 Document Verification | July 31 – August 4, 2026 (by 6 PM) |
| Round 4 Seat Withdrawal | August 5, 2026 |
Act now: Round 1 choice filling closes on June 30, 2026. If you have not registered yet, log in to jeecup.admissions.nic.in immediately.
Who Is Eligible for JEECUP Counselling 2026?
Not every student who appeared for JEECUP qualifies for every counselling round. Here is what you need to know:
Main Counselling Rounds (Rounds 1–3)
- UP domicile candidates who appeared in UPJEE (Polytechnic) 2026
- Candidates from other states who passed Class 10 or Class 12 from a UP-recognized school — these students may be treated as UP domicile depending on the official notification
- Children of Central Government employees posted in Uttar Pradesh
Other State Candidates
If you selected “Other State” in your JEECUP application but studied in UP, your eligibility may still be considered under the main rounds. Check the official counselling notification carefully. Typically, 15% of seats across most institutes are open to out-of-state candidates.
Age Requirement
The minimum age to participate in JEECUP 2026 counselling is 14 years as of July 1, 2026. There is no upper age limit for most groups. Group I (Aircraft Maintenance Engineering) may have additional age and fitness requirements.
Minority Quota
Students from minority communities may apply for seats under the special minority quota available at eligible private minority institutions participating in the counselling process.
How to Complete Choice Filling
Follow these steps in order. Skipping or rushing any step can lead to errors.
Step 1 — Register Online
- Visit the official portal: jeecup.admissions.nic.in
- Click on the “JEECUP 2026 Counselling Registration” link
- Log in with your Application Number and Password from the original exam registration
- Verify your personal details — name, date of birth, category, and domicile
- If any detail is incorrect, contact JEEC UP support before proceeding
Step 2 — Pay the Counselling Fee (₹3,000)
- After registration, pay the seat acceptance fee of ₹3,000
- Accepted payment methods: net banking, debit card, credit card, or UPI
- This fee is non-refundable if you withdraw after accepting a seat
- However, if you get admission, this ₹3,000 is adjusted against your college fee
- Save the payment receipt — you will need it later
Step 3 — Fill Your Choices
This is the most important step. Here you select colleges and branches in order of preference.
- Log in after fee payment and open the Choice Filling window
- Add institute and course options from the list available for your eligible group
- Arrange choices from most preferred to least preferred
- Review the 2025 closing ranks to understand which colleges are realistic for your rank
- Add as many choices as possible — more choices = better chances
- Lock your choices before June 30, 2026
Step 4 — Check Seat Allotment Result
- Round 1 allotment is declared on July 1, 2026
- Log in and check if you have been allotted a seat
- The allotment is based on your rank, the choices you filled, and available seats
Step 5 — Choose Freeze or Float
After allotment, you must decide:
- Freeze — Accept the seat you were given; proceed to document verification and admission
- Float — Keep the seat but participate in the next round hoping for a better option
Step 6 — Document Verification
- Report to a District Help Centre anywhere in Uttar Pradesh (not necessarily in your district)
- Carry original documents plus photocopies of everything
- Verification is not available on Sundays
- Candidates who do not complete verification within the deadline lose their seat with no refund
Step 7 — Final Admission at College
- Report to your allotted polytechnic by the prescribed deadline
- Pay remaining admission fees
- Complete enrollment formalities to secure your diploma seat
- Classes begin from August 1, 2026
Counselling Fee
| Fee Type | Amount | Refundable? |
|---|---|---|
| Seat Acceptance Fee | ₹3,000 | Adjusted against college fee on admission |
| If you withdraw after seat acceptance | ₹3,000 | Not refunded |
| Payment Modes | UPI, Net Banking, Debit/Credit Card |
Tips for Smart Choice Filling
- Research before you fill. Check 2025 JEECUP closing ranks for colleges you want. If your rank is above 50,000, focus on private BTEUP-affiliated polytechnics rather than top government colleges.
- Fill maximum choices. There is no penalty for filling many options. More choices protect you if top preferences are unavailable.
- Prioritize by preference, not popularity. Your first choice should be your actual dream college — not the one everyone talks about.
- Don’t ignore smaller towns. Government polytechnics in Varanasi, Allahabad, Agra, and Meerut often have excellent placement records with less competition than Lucknow or Kanpur.
- Register early. The portal experiences heavy traffic on the last day of every deadline. Early registration means more time to review your choices calmly.
- Lock your choices before the deadline. Auto-locking is not reliable — always lock manually.
Common Mistakes to Avoid
- Missing the June 30 deadline for Round 1 registration — there are no exceptions, and you cannot join subsequent rounds if you miss Round 1 registration and fee payment
- Not printing the payment receipt — always save and print digital proof
- Filling too few choices — students who only fill 2–3 choices often get no allotment if those options are filled by higher-ranked students
- Ignoring the Freeze/Float fee window — candidates who are allotted a seat but fail to pay within the window are disqualified from future rounds
- Not reporting for document verification — you lose your seat and the ₹3,000 fee if you skip this step
- Using incorrect domicile documents — UP domicile certificates must be issued by an SDM, Tehsildar, or DM in Uttar Pradesh; certificates from other states are not accepted
Key Takeaways
- JEECUP 2026 counselling started June 25, 2026 — the link is live at jeecup.admissions.nic.in
- Round 1 choice filling deadline is June 30, 2026
- Seat allotment result for Round 1 is on July 1, 2026
- Counselling fee is ₹3,000, paid online and adjusted against college fees on admission
- Minimum age to participate is 14 years as of July 1, 2026
- Document verification is mandatory — skipping it cancels your seat with no refund
- Classes begin August 1, 2026 — plan your preparation and travel accordingly
- There is no automatic seat allocation — registering for counselling is compulsory
Conclusion
JEECUP 2026 counselling is the final bridge between your exam rank and your diploma seat. The process is fully online and transparent, but it demands attention to deadlines, careful choice filling, and timely fee payment. With Round 1 registration open right now and closing on June 30, there is no time to wait.
Log in to jeecup.admissions.nic.in today, pay the ₹3,000 fee, research colleges using 2025 closing ranks, and fill as many choices as possible. Lock your preferences before the deadline, check your allotment on July 1, and be ready with documents by July 2.
Follow each step in order and your JEECUP rank will translate into a diploma seat at a polytechnic in Uttar Pradesh.
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