The Conducting body of GATE 2026, IIT Guwahati, will release the list of GATE Exam Centres along with the information brochure on the GATE official website gate2026.iitg.ac.in.

The GATE Exam 2026 will be conducted across 8 Zonal Centres, including IISc Bangalore, IIT Bombay, IIT Delhi, IIT Guwahati, IIT Kanpur, IIT Kharagpur, IIT Madras and IIT Roorkee.

  • In the GATE Application Process, candidates will have to select up to 3 preferred exam cities, which should be under the same zone.
  • The Exam Centre will be allotted on a first-come, first-served basis, and candidates should check the accuracy of their choices to avoid any future corrections.

If the candidates have any problem related to the exam centre, registration, or application form can reach the Zonal GATE Offices from 10:00 A.M. to 1:00 P.M. and 2:00 P.M. to 5:30 P.M. from Monday to Friday.

The GATE 2026 Exam will be held from 7th & 8th February and 14th & 15th February 2026.

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Key Summary:

In this article, we have discussed about GATE Exam Centres along with the zone-wise list.

  • The GATE Exam will be conducted across 8 Zonal Centres, including IISc Bangalore, IIT Bombay, IIT Delhi, IIT Guwahati, IIT Kanpur, IIT Kharagpur, IIT Madras and IIT Roorkee.
  • In the GATE Exam, candidates will have a choice to select at least 3 preferred exam cities.
  • The GATE Exam centre will be allotted on a first-come and first-served basis.
  • The GATE 2026Exam will be held from 7th & 8th February and 14th & 15th February 2026.

GATE Exam Centres 2026

  • For administrative purposes, test cities in India are divided into 8 zones. IISc Bangalore and 7 IITs are the 8 zonal GATE offices that administer the operations related to GATE 2026 in these exam cities.
  • If you select a particular city as your first choice, then the corresponding zone to which the centre city belongs will appear.

The following table elucidates exam cities as per their zonal GATE offices-

Zone Zonal GATE Offices Number of Exam Cities List of Exam Cities
1 IISc Bangalore 30 cities Ananthapuramu (AP), Angamaly (KL), Bagalkot (KA), Ballari (Bellary KA), Belagavi (Belgaum KA), Bengaluru North (KA), Bengaluru South (KA), Bidar (KA), Chikkamagaluru (KA), Davanagere (KA), Hassan (KA), Hubballi (Hubli KA), Hyderabad (TS), Kalaburagi (Gulbarga KA), Kannur (KL), Kasaragod (KL), Kolar (KA), Kozhikode (KL), Kurnool (AP), Malappuram (KL), Mangaluru (KA), Manipal (KA), Mysuru (Mysore KA), Palakkad (KL), Payyanur (KL), Port Blair (AN), Shivamogga (Shimoga KA), Thrissur (KL), Tumakuru (KA), Vatakara (KL)
2 IIT Bombay 30 cities Ahmedabad (GJ), Ahmednagar (MH), Akola (MH), Ambajogai (MH), Amravati (MH), Anand (GJ), Aurangabad (MH), Baramati (MH), Bhavnagar (GJ), Bhuj (GJ), Dhule (MH), Gandhinagar (GJ), Goa (GA), Jalgaon (MH), Kolhapur (MH), Mehsana (GJ), Mumbai-Navi Mumbai-Thane (MH), Nagpur (MH), Nanded (MH), Nashik (MH), Pune (MH), Panvel-Raigad (MH), Rajkot (GJ), Ratnagiri (MH), Sangamner-Loni-Shirdi (MH), Sangli (MH), Satara (MH), Solapur (MH), Surat (GJ), Vadodara (GJ), Vasai-Palghar (MH)
3 IIT Delhi 19 cities Ajmer (RJ), Alwar (RJ), Bikaner (RJ), Faridabad (HR), Greater NOIDA (UP), Gurugram (HR), Hisar (HR), Indore (MP), Jaipur (RJ), Jammu-Samba (JK), Jodhpur (RJ), Kota (RJ), Mathura (UP), New Delhi (DL), Sikar (RJ), Sonepat (HR), Srinagar (JK), Udaipur (RJ), Ujjain (MP), Leh (Ladakh)
4 IIT Guwahati 21 cities Agartala (TR), Aizawl (MZ), Asansol-Durgapur (WB), Bokaro Steel City (JH), Burdwan (WB), Dhanbad (JH), Dibrugarh (AS), Dimapur-Kohima (NL), Gangtok (SK), Guwahati (AS), Imphal (MN), Itanagar (AR), Jorhat (AS), Kalyani (WB), Muzaffarpur (BR), Patna (BR), Purnea (BR), Shillong (ML), Silchar (AS), Siliguri (WB), Tezpur (AS)
5 IIT Kanpur 14 cities Agra (UP), Aligarh (UP), Allahabad (UP), Bareilly (UP), Bhopal (MP), Gorakhpur (UP), Gwalior (MP), Jabalpur (MP), Jhansi (UP), Kanpur (UP), Lucknow (UP), Varanasi (UP), Sagar (MP), Satna (MP)
6 IIT Kharagpur 26 cities Baharampur-Murshidabad (WB), Balasore (OD), Berhampur (OD), Bhilai (CH), Bhubaneswar (OD), Bilaspur (CH), Cuttack (OD), Dhenkanal (OD), Eluru (AP), Hazaribag (JH), Hooghly (WB), Jamshedpur (JH), Kakinada (AP), Kharagpur (WB), Kolkata (WB), Machilipatnam (AP), Raipur (CH), Rajamahendravaram (Rajahmundry AP), Ranchi (JH), Rourkela (OD), Sambalpur (OD), Srikakulam (AP), Tadepalligudem (AP), Vijayawada (AP), Visakhapatnam (AP), Vizianagaram (AP)
7 IIT Madras 40 cities Alappuzha (KL), Aluva-Ernakulam (KL), Attingal (KL), Chengannur (KL), Chennai South (TN), Chennai West (TN), Chirala (AP), Chittoor (AP), Coimbatore (TN), Cuddalore (TN), Dindigul (TN), Gudur (AP), Guntur (AP), Idukki (KL), Kadapa (AP), Kanjirapally (KL), Kanyakumari-Nagercoil (TN), Karimnagar (TS), Khammam (TS), Kodad (TS), Kollam (KL), Kothamangalam (KL), Kottayam (KL), Madurai (TN), Muvattupuzha (KL), Namakkal (TN), Nellore (AP), Ongole (AP), Puducherry (PY), Salem (TN), Thanjavur (TN), Thiruvananthapuram (KL), Thoothukudi (TN), Tiruchirapalli (TN), Tirunelveli (TN), Tirupati (AP), Vellore (TN), Villupuram (TN), Virudhunagar (TN), Warangal (TS)
8 IIT Roorkee 22 cities Ambala (HR), Amritsar (PB), Bathinda (PB), Dehradun (UK), Ghaziabad (UP), Haldwani (UK), Hamirpur-Una (HP), Jalandhar (PB), Kangra (HP), Karnal (HR), Kurukshetra (HR), Ludhiana (PB), Meerut (UP), Mohali-Chandigarh (PB), Moradabad (UP), Muzaffarnagar (UP), Noida (UP), Panipat (HR), Pathankot (PB), Patiala-Sangrur (PB), Roorkee (UK), Shimla-Solan (HP), Yamunanagar (HR

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GATE Exam Centre List 2026

IIT Gwahati has released the GATE exam centre list 2026 on the official website at gate2026.iitg.ac.in. The GATE exam centres list includes Zoonal Coordinating Institutes, location, contact details of coordinating institutes, states and exam cities.

Zoonal Coordinating Institute- IISC Bengaluru

Pin Code- 560012

Contact Details

  • Email: helpdesk.gate@iisc.ac.in

  • Phone numbers:

  • 080-22932644

  • 080-22932392

  • 080-22933333 

State

GATE Exam Center List

Andaman and Nicobar Islands

Port Blair

Andhra Pradesh

Ananthapuramu, Kurnool

Karnataka

Bagalkot, Ballari (Bellary), Belagavi (Belgaum), Bengaluru North, Bidar, Bengaluru South, Chikballapur, Chikkamagaluru, Davanagere, Hassan, Hubballi/Dharwad, Kalaburagi (Gulbarga), Kolar, Mandya, Mangaluru (Mangalore), Manipal-Udupi, Mysuru (Mysore), Shivamogga (Shimoga), Tumakuru (Tumkur)

Kerala

Angamaly, Payyanur, Vatakara, Kannur, Kasaragod, Kozhikode, Malappuram, Palakkad, Pathanamthitta, Thrissur, Wayanad

Telangana

Hyderabad, Nalgonda, Narsapur/Medak

Zoonal Coordinating Institute- IIT Bombay

Location- Powai, Mumbai, 400 076

Contact Details

  • Email: gateoffice@iitb.ac.in

  • Phone Numbers:

  • 022-25767068

  • 022-25767022

State

GATE Exam Center List

Goa

Madgaon, Mapusa, Panaji

Gujarat

Ahmedabad, Anand, Bhavnagar, Bhuj, Gandhinagar, Jamnagar, Mehsana, Rajkot, Surat, Vadodara

Maharashtra

Ahilyanagar (Ahmednagar), Akola, Amravati, Chhatrapati Sambhaji Nagar (Aurangabad), Baramati, Chandrapur, Dhule, Jalgaon, Kolhapur, Latur, Mumbai, Nagpur, Nanded, Nashik, Navi Mumbai, Panvel - Rasayani, Pune, Ratnagiri, Sangamner - Loni, Sangli, Satara, Solapur, Thane, Vasai - Palghar, Wardha

Zoonal Coordinating Institute- IIT Delhi

Location- Hauz Khas, New Delhi– 110 016

Contact Details

  • Email: gateoffice@admin.iitd.ac.in

  • Phone number: 011-26591749

State

GATE Exam Center List

Haryana

Faridabad, Gurugram, Hisar

Jammu and Kashmir

Jammu-Samba, Srinagar

Ladakh

Leh

Madhya Pradesh

Indore, Ujjain

New Delhi

New Delhi

Rajasthan

Ajmer, Alwar, Bhilwara, Bikaner, Dausa, Hanumangarh, Jaipur, Jodhpur, Kota, Sikar, Udaipur

Uttar Pradesh

Greater NOIDA, Mathura

Zoonal Coordinating Institute- IIT Guwahati

Location- Guwahati – 781 039

Contact Details

  • Phone number: 0361-2586500

State

GATE Exam Center List

Arunachal Pradesh

Naharlagun-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

Zoonal Coordinating Institute- IIT Kanpur

Location- Kanpur – 208 016

Contact Details

  • Email: gate@iitk.ac.in

  • Phone numbers:

  • 0512-2596962

  • 0512-2596963

State

GATE Exam Center List

Madhya Pradesh

Bhopal, Gwalior, Jabalpur, Sagar, Satna

Uttar Pradesh

Agra, Aligarh, Bareilly, Gorakhpur, Jhansi, Kanpur, Lucknow, Prayagraj, Varanasi

Zoonal Coordinating Institute- IIT Kharagpur

Location- Kharagpur – 721 302

Contact Details

  • Email: gateonline@adm.iitkgp.ac.in

  • Phone numbers: 03222-282091

  • 03222-282095

State

GATE Exam Center List

Andhra Pradesh

Bhimavaram, Eluru, Kakinada-Surampalem, Rajamahendravaram (Rajahmundry), Srikakulam, Tadepalligudem, Vijayawada, Visakhapatnam, Vizianagaram

Chhattisgarh

Bhilai-Durg, Bilaspur, Raipur

Jharkhand

Hazaribag, Jamshedpur, Ranchi

Odisha

Balasore-Bhadrak, Baripada, Bhubaneswar, Brahmapur, Cuttack, Dhenkanal, Rourkela, Sambalpur

West Bengal

Bankura, Berhampore, Hooghly, Howrah, Kharagpur-Midnapur, Kolaghat, Kolkatta, Suri

Zoonal Coordinating Institute- IIT Madras

Location- Chennai – 600 036

Contact Details

  • Email: gate@iitm.ac.in

  • Phone number: 044-22578200

State

GATE Exam Center List

Andhra Pradesh

Chirala-Bapatla, Chittoor, Guntur, Kadapa, Nandyala, Nellore, Ongole, Tirupati

Kerala

Alappuzha, Aluva-Ernakulam, Attingal, Chengannur, Kanjirapally, Kollam, Kothamangalam, Kottayam, Muvattupuzha, Thiruvananthapuram

Pondicherry

Puducherry

Tamilnadu

Chennai, Coimbatore, Cuddalore, Dindigul, Erode, Kanyakumari-Nagercoil, Karaikudi, Krishnagiri, Madurai, Namakkal, Ooty, Pollachi, Ramanathapuram, Salem, Thanjavur, Theni, Thoothukudi, Tiruchirapalli, Tirunelveli, Vellore, Virudhunagar

Telangana

Adilabad, Karimnagar, Khammam, Kodad, Kothagudem, Nizamabad, Suryapet, Warangal

Zoonal Coordinating Institute- IIT Roorkee

Location- Roorkee – 247 667

Contact Details

  • Email: gate@iitr.ac.in

  • 01332-284531

State

GATE Exam Center List

Haryana

Ambala, Kurukshetra

Himachal Pradesh

Baddi, Bilaspur, Hamirpur, Kangra-Dharamshala, Mandi, Palampur, Shimla-Solan, Una

Punjab

Amritsar, Bathinda, Jalandhar-Phagwara, Ludhiana, Mohali-Chandigarh, Patiala, Pathankot

Uttarakhand

Dehradun, Haldwani, Roorkee

Uttar Pradesh

Ghaziabad, Meerut, Moradabad, Muzaffarnagar, NOIDA, Saharanpur

Is the GATE exam online or offline?

GATE exam 2026 will be conducted online in Computer-Based Test mode. Candidates will be required to appear for GATE 2026 in online mode at the GATE exam centers mentioned on the GATE admit cards.

What are the GATE Exam Centers near Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir?

GATE exam centers near Jammu and Kashmir are under Zoonal Coordinating Institute- IIT Delhi. Exam center city near Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir, include Jammu-Samba.

What are the GATE Exam Centers near Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir?

GATE exam centers near Srinagar, J&K are under the Zoonal Coordinating Institute- IIT Delhi and include GATE exam city like Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir.

International GATE Exam Centres (Cancelled)

International GATE Exam Centres have been withdrawn from GATE. However, international students can appear for GATE 2026 at one of the exam centres in India.

  • Only a valid Passport/Government-issued ID/College ID/Employee ID will be accepted as the recognised identification.
  • For foreign nationals, reservation categories (SC/ST/PWD/Women) are not applicable for concession in application fees.
  • GATE Registration for international applicants will remain the same as that of Indian candidates.
  • Candidates will be contacted only through their emails. For important information, they will be contacted through their mobile numbers.
Category Amount
Regular Application Fee INR 1400
Late Application Fee INR 2300

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How to Choose GATE Exam Centres?

Candidates must select GATE Exam Centres from the given list while filling the GATE Application Form.

Not more than three examination centres can be selected by candidates during the application process. Some of the most important points regarding GATE Exam Centres and the process to select those centres are mentioned below in detail-

  • The first and second exam centres must be from the same GATE zone.
  • The third choice of the GATE Exam Centre can be from any zone.
  • After filling in all the details, candidates have the option to select the GATE exam centre.
  • They will have to select the exam centre from the given list of cities.
  • Candidates can select any one of the centres, keeping in mind their nearest cities as per their convenience.
  • Allotment of the examination centres will be done on a first-apply-first-allotment basis.
  • After selecting the exam centres, complete all the required details and make payment.
  • Candidates who register successfully will be able to download their GATE 2026 admit card, which includes details on the allotted exam centre along with the date and time of the exam.

Note that due to operational constraints, the GATE committee reserves the right to add a new city or remove an existing one. It can allot a city that may not be included in the choices of the candidates. Whichever centre is allotted to the candidate will be mentioned in the GATE Admit card along with the centre details.

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How to Change the GATE Exam Centre?

In the GATE Application Form, candidates can change their exam city by sending a request to the exam conducting authorities. Only through the official website of GOAPS, the request be sent. Registered candidates who want to change the name of the exam city must pay an amount as additional fee to complete the entire process.

All the candidates are required to clearly state the reason to the authority why they want to change the exam centre.

  • Only through the online mode, the additional fee payment will be accepted.
  • All the candidates need to pay the fee for an amount of INR 400 against each change in the GATE application form.

More details related to the change in GATE Exam Centres will be updated as soon as the official notification for the same is released.

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Instructions to be Followed at the GATE Exam Centre

Given below is a set of instructions that must be followed at the GATE Exam Centre-

  • You will be permitted to enter the exam centre only with a valid GATE Admit Card and a Photo ID.
  • Reach the exam centre at least 60 minutes before the scheduled exam.
  • Scribble pads will be provided for rough work, and they must be returned after the exam.
  • A virtual scientific calculator will be provided on-screen for the calculation work.
  • You are not permitted to leave the exam hall during the exam.
  • Entry to the exam hall will be prohibited after 9:30 AM (for morning session) and 14:30 PM (for afternoon session).
  • You will be permitted only if your credentials are verified by the centre officials.

Dos’ and Don’ts at GATE Exam Centres

In the table below, some of the most important instructions, along with some restrictions, are mentioned.

Dos’ Don’ts
Reach the GATE Exam Centres 30 minutes before starting the exam Do not reach after starting the examination to avoid missing the important instructions made by the exam centre
Must carry the downloaded admit card and a valid ID proof issued by the Government Do not present any soft copy of the admit card or any ID proof
At the exam hall for GATE, find the allotted seat with the roll number Do not occupy a seat that does not belong to you, as it may lead to difficulty during the exam
Give all the biometric information at the right time as asked by the instructor Do not present your valid ID card with any defect in the exam hall
Try to finish all the answers within the time, as after the duration, your answer will automatically be saved and closed. And you will not get any extra time to finish the remaining answer. Do not leave the exam hall without following the post-exam instructions made by the concerned authority.

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FAQs for GATE Exam Centres 2026

Ques. What are the Centres for the GATE Exam?

Ans. The GATE Exam will be conducted in more than 230 exam cities in India, which will be divided into 8 zonal centres managed by IISc or an IIT. Candidates can select up to 3 preferred cities during the registration process.

Zonal Centres and Conducting Institutes:

Zonal Centre Conducting Institute Key States Covered
Zone 1 IISc Bangalore Karnataka, Kerala, Telangana, A.P., A&N Islands
Zone 2 IIT Bombay Maharashtra, Gujarat, Goa
Zone 3 IIT Delhi Delhi, Haryana, J&K, Rajasthan, U.P.
Zone 4 IIT Guwahati Assam, NE States, Bihar, W.B., Jharkhand
Zone 5 IIT Kanpur U.P., M.P.
Zone 6 IIT Kharagpur Odisha, W.B., Chhattisgarh
Zone 7 IIT Madras Tamil Nadu, Telangana, A.P., Puducherry
Zone 8 IIT Roorkee Punjab, Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, Haryana

Ques. Can the GATE Exam Be Given from Home?

Ans. No, Candidates cannot give the GATE Exam from home. It will be conducted in a CBT Way at the allotted exam centres under proper exam guidelines.

Ques. Is GATE Harder than IIT-JEE?

Ans. The Difficulty level of GATE and IIT-JEE is different:

  • JEE is for 12th pass candidates, which focuses on Physics, Chemistry and Maths.
  • GATE is for engineering graduates to gain better subject-related knowledge.

Difficulty Comparison Table:

Exam Level Subjects Covered Acceptance Level
JEE Advanced UG Admission PCM 10,000–15,000 AIR
GATE PG Admission, PSU Core engineering + Aptitude 15% qualify

Ques. Which Branch is Best for the GATE Exam?

Ans. The Best branch for the GATE Exam depends on the career goals, having high ROI and PSU Scope:

  • Electronics & Communication (EC) – High PSU recruitment.
  • Computer Science (CS) – Software and research.
  • Electrical Engineering (EE) – Core PSUs like NTPC, PGCIL.
  • Mechanical Engineering (ME) – Top choice for PSUs and R&D.
  • Civil Engineering (CE) – Excellent for government jobs.

Ques. What is the Highest Salary in GATE?

Ans. The GATE Exam generally recruits PSUs, where the salary of the candidate goes up to Rs 20 to 25 LPA from companies like ONGC, IOCL and BPCL.

Top Recruiters & Packages:

PSU/Organisation Highest CTC (₹ LPA) Selection Basis
ONGC ₹20–25 LPA GATE + Interview
IOCL ₹15–20 LPA GATE Score
PGCIL ₹14–18 LPA GATE Score + GD

Ques. Is GATE Only for IIT Admissions?

Ans. The GATE Exam is used for M.Tech admissions into IITs, but it is also accepted by:

  • NITs, IIITs, IISc Bangalore, and other institutes.
  • PSUs for recruitment.
  • Foreign universities like NUS (Singapore) and TU Munich (Germany).

Ques. Can We Change Exam Centre in GATE 2026?

Ans. Yes, candidates can change their exam centre city during the application correction process in November 2026. Candidates have to pay a fee of Rs. 500 for changing the exam centre.

Correction Window Snapshot:

Activity Period Fee (₹)
Exam City Correction Nov 2026 (tentative) ₹500 (approx.)
Mode: GOAPS portal

Ques. Which Branch is Easiest for the GATE Exam?

Ans. The easiest branch in GATE depends on the subjects and the academic background. Some branches have a high success rate and less competition, including:

  • Instrumentation Engineering (IN)
  • Environmental Science and Engineering (ES)
  • Production and Industrial Engineering (PI)
  • Mathematics (MA) – for math graduates
  • Life Sciences (XL) – for bio/chem students

Ques. Is GATE Conducted Outside India?

Ans. No, GATE 2026 will not be conducted internationally. The Candidates have to appear at the exam centres, which are located in India.

In GATE, international exam centres have been discontinued from GATE 2026.