GATE 2026 Exam Date: There will be a change in the GATE 2026 exam date, the exam will not be held on February 8, here is the reason..

The GATE 2026 exam date will be changed. The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Guwahati has announced that the Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) 2026, previously scheduled for February 8th, will be rescheduled to avoid a potential conflict with the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) ESE exam.

The GATE 2026 exam was originally scheduled for February 7th, 8th, 14th, and 15th. According to media reports, the February 8th exam may now be held on February 6th or 16th. The revised schedule will be released soon on the official website. The exam will be conducted in two shifts daily.

The first shift will be from 9:30 am to 12:30 pm, and the second shift will be from 2:30 pm to 5:30 pm. According to the official notification issued by IIT Guwahati, the GATE 2026 result will be declared on March 19th.

When is the UPSC ESE exam?
According to an official notice, the GATE 2026 committee is aware of a potential scheduling conflict with the UPSC ESE 2026, scheduled for February 8, 2026, as per the UPSC's annual calendar. Therefore, the core GATE papers (CE, EC, EE, GE, GG, IN, ME, PI) will not be scheduled for February 8, 2026.

Registration can be done by this date.
Candidates can register for the GATE 2026 exam without late fees until September 28th. Applications must be made by visiting the official website gate2026.iitg.ac.in. Applications with the prescribed late fee can be made until October 9th. The exam will be conducted at various designated centers across the country. The exam will be conducted for a total of 30 papers. Candidates can appear for only one or a maximum of two papers.

How much is the application fee?
The GATE 2026 application fee is ₹1,000 for women/SC/ST/PWD candidates. Candidates from all other categories will have to pay ₹2,000. Reserved categories applying after September 28th will have to pay a late fee of ₹1,500, and other categories will have to pay a late fee of ₹2,500.

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