GATE 2026: The GATE registration 2026 will start on August 28, 2025. The last date to apply for the GATE Exam 2026 is September 28, 2025. Eligible candidates will be able to fill their GATE 2026 application at gate2026.iitg.ac.in in online mode. GATE 2026 Examinations are scheduled on February 7, 8, 14 and 15, 2026.
GATE scores are accepted for admission to master’s/ doctoral programs in engineering, technology, architecture, science, humanities etc. Many Public Sector Undertakings (PSUs) also use the GATE scores in their recruitment process. GATE scores are valid for a period of three years from the date of result announcement.
GATE Registration 2026
The GATE exam application portal 2026 will be opening on August 28, 2025. This year, IIT Guwahati will be conducting the GATE exams. Check details on GATE Registration 2026 below:
| Particulars | Details |
| GATE 2026 Registration start date | August 25, 2025 |
| GATE 2026 Registration last date | September 28, 2025 |
| GATE 2026 Registration dates (with late fee) | October 9, 2025 |
| GATE 2026 Exam Dates | February 7, 8, 14 and 15, 2026 |
| GATE 2026 Registration Application Fee | INR 2000 INR 1000 (for SC/ST/PwD) |
| GATE 2026 Registration official website | gate2026.iitg.ac.in |
GATE 2026: List of PSUs accepting IIT GATE Scores
Candidates applying for the GATE 2026 exams can check the complete list of PSUs that accept valid GATE scores in their recruitment process from below:
- Airports Authority of India (AAI)
- Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL)
- Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL)
- Coal India Limited (CIL)
- Centre for Railway Information Systems (CRIS)
- Chenab Valley Power Projects Limited (CVPPL)
- Damodar Valley Corporation (DVC)
- Electronics Corporation of India Limited (ECIL)
- Engineers India Limited (EIL)
- Gas Authority of India Limited (GAIL)
- Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL)
- Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL)
- Mazagaon Dock Shipbuilders Limited (MDSL)
- National Aluminium Company Limited (NALCO)
- National Highways Authority of India (NHAI)
- NLC India Limited (NLCIL)
- National Mineral Development Corporation (NMDC)
- Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited (NPCIL)
- National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC)
- Odisha Power Generation Corporation Limited (OPGC)
- Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC)
- Power Grid Corporation of India Limited (POWERGRID)
- Grid Controller of India Limited (GRID-INDIA) (previously known as POSOCO)
- Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited (RINL)
- Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL)
GATE scores can be shared with institutions supported by the MoE, Public Sector Undertakings, and other eminent institutions for the purpose of admission and recruitment.
