The application form will be available online on the official website of the GATE at gate.iitb.ac.in. Earlier the IIT Bombay announced the exam date for the Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering, GATE.
The GATE 2021 entrance examination has been scheduled to be conducted over February 5-7 and February 12-13, 2021. The admit card for the entrance exam will be issued to all the registered candidates on January 8.
GATE 2021 - Important Dates
| Activity | Day | Date |
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| GATE online registration process Start Date | Monday | 14th September 2020 |
| Last date for the online registration process | Wednesday | 30th September 2020 |
| Last date for online registration with late fee | Wednesday | 7th October 2020 |
| Last Date for change of category, paper and examination city | Friday | 13th November 2020 |
| Admit Card release date | Friday | 8th January 2021 |
| GATE 2021 Entrance Examination Date & Time Forenoon: 9:00 AM to 12:00 Noon (Tentative) Afternoon: 3:00 PM to 6:00 PM (Tentative) |
Friday Saturday Sunday Friday Saturday Sunday
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5th February 2021 6th February 2021 7th February 2021 12th February 2021 13th February 2021 14th February 2021
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| Result announcement date | Monday | 22nd March 2021 |
GATE 2021: What's New
The Institute has introduced some changes to the eligibility criteria. The changes have been made by the organising team led by Professors Deepankar Choudhury, Upendra Bhandarkar and Mohd. Aslam of IIT Bombay.
GATE 2021: Relaxation In Eligibility criteria
According to the new eligibility criteria, students in the third year of their undergraduate programmes will also be eligible for GATE now.
As per the IIT Bombay statement “Eligibility criteria to appear for GATE-2021 is relaxed from the minimum 10+2+4 (ongoing) to minimum 10+2+3 (ongoing), enabling even those in the third year of their undergraduate studies to appear for the examination, thus providing an additional opportunity to candidates to improve their performance to secure better career options”.
Official Website: gate.iitb.ac.in