GATE 2025 Admit Card: Release Date (Jan 2), Steps to Download, Exam Guidelines, etc.

The GATE 2025 admit card is an important document, as it serves as identity proof for the candidates appearing for the exam. Candidates must know that the GATE 2025 admit card can be downloaded only from the official website, GOAPS Portal 2025. It can’t be downloaded from any other external website/source. IIT Roorkee, in the GATE 2025 official brochure, has announced the dates for the admit card. Candidates can download the GATE 2025 admit card on January 2, 2025.

Candidates can check the steps to download the GATE 2025 Admit card: 

Step 1: Visit the official GATE 2025 website and open the GOAPS Portal login page 

Step 2: Log in to the GOAPS portal through Enrollment ID and Password. 

The official GOAPS candidate log-in page looks like the below-given snap;

 

Step 3: Click on the link “Download Admit Card” to download GATE 2025 admit card 

Step 4: The admit card will be displayed on the screen. 

Step 5: Save the soft copy of the PDF & take a printout for later usage.

Note: Candidates must carefully check the details given on the admit card. If any discrepancy is found, candidates should immediately inform the Exam conducting authority via the provided contact details. 

Candidates can check all the relevant details related to the GATE 2025 admit card in the table below:

Candidates can find the following details in the GATE 2025 Hall ticket. 

• Candidate’s Name 
• Candidate’s Photo 
• Candidate’s signature 
• Enrollment ID 
• Roll number 
• Test Paper Code 
• Exam center and center code 
• Exam timing and date 
• Exam day instructions 

Candidates are advised to check all the mentioned details on GATE admit card 2025. In case of any discrepancy in GATE admit card, please contact the helpdesk at any of the zonal IITs for assistance. For candidates' help, a picture of the admit card is given below:

Candidates need not panic if they have forgotten the GATE enrollment number and password. Candidates can easily retrieve the Enrollment ID and password through a given mobile number and e-mail. 

Steps to retrieve Enrollment ID: 

When retrieving their enrollment IDs, candidates must keep their mobile number and email ID details handy. 

• Visit the GOAPS Candidate login page 
• Click on the “Forgot Enrollment” 
• The website will ask you to fill in your registered mobile number or email. 
• OTP verification can be done to check the credibility of mobile number/email 
• The Enrollment Number will be sent to the registered mobile number or email. 

Steps to retrieve Password: 

Candidate can follow the below steps to retrieve the password: 

• Visit the GOAPS candidate's login page 
• Click on “Forgot Password” 
• The website will require a registered mobile number/email 
• OTP verification will be done to check the credibility of the provided details 
• A link to change the password will be sent to the registered mobile number/email 
• Candidates need to fill in a new password twice and save the changed password. 

However, a candidate can retrieve the password or enrollment ID through the GATE GOAPS portal. Still, it is recommended that they keep their enrollment ID and Password safe and secure and avoid changing the password multiple times. 

Candidates must carry only prescribed documents and things in the exam hall. Candidates can check the following list for the same... 

• Photo Identity Card 
• Passport size Photo 
• Transparent water bottle 
• Blue/Black ball pen 

Candidates should check below given valid photo IDs in the GATE exam:  

Photo Identity Cards for Indian Candidates: 

• Aadhar Card 
• PAN Card 
• Driving License 
• Passport 
• Voter ID 
• College ID or Employee ID 

Photo Identity Cards for International Candidates: 

• A valid Government-issued ID 
• Passport 
• College/ University ID card 
• Driving license 

The GATE 2025 hall ticket comprises of the exam, candidate, and instruction details that the applicant must strictly follow. Here are the list of the instructions that candidate must keep in mind -

• Candidates must present the printed (hard) copy of the GATE hall ticket 2025 in the exam hall. Candidates with an electronic (soft) copy will be denied entry into the exam hall. 
• Candidates must not carry any other items, such as mobile phones, calculators, etc., except those mentioned above (GATE exam instructions), else they will not be able to continue the GATE exam. 
• Candidates must carry an original photo identity card. The candidate’s photo in the photo ID should be clearly visible and match the candidate's appearance on the admit card. 
• Exam Conducting authority will not provide any duplicate admit card for GATE 2025 either offline or online in the examination center. 
• Candidates will not be allowed any delayed entry due to whatever reason; the Candidate will not be given entry if it comes later than the allotted time in the GATE 2025 hall ticket. 
• Candidates must know that the GATE 2025 admit card will not be issued to candidates whose application forms are incomplete or rejected due to any issue. 
• Candidates should not carry any electronic gadgets in the examination hall, if caught their candidature will be suspended. 

Candidates can follow these guidelines to avoid issues in the GATE 2025 examination.

• Candidate must schedule the journey to reach the exam centre at least 60 minutes before the allotted time.  
• Candidates must leave early to avoid any trouble caused by traffic or other minor issues since delayed entry is strictly restricted. 
• Candidates must remember to carry their GATE 2025 hall ticket and photo identity card and recent passport-size photograph. 
• Candidates must carry blue or black ballpoint pens with them. 
• Candidates can’t leave the examination premises before the conclusion of the GATE 2025 exam. 
• Students are not allowed to carry their calculators. GATE 2025 Virtual scientific calculators will be available on the computer screen. 

Candidates with benchmark disability can avail themselves of the scribe's facility. The facility scribe is meant for only those PwD candidates with benchmark disability (not less than 40% disability) and physical writing limitations, including speed. Candidates can read the essential points related to scribes below; 

• Candidates must know that a scribe will be provided only on producing a certificate stating that the person concerned has physical limitations to write, as given in the GATE 2025 information brochure. 
• In the case of a person with a benchmark disability (not less than 40% disability) in the categories of blindness, locomotor disability (both arms affected-BA), and cerebral palsy, the facility of a scribe shall be allowed on advance request only. 
• Dyslexic candidates can hire scribes, provided they submit a proper dyslexic certificate issued by the competent authorities. 
• Candidates with less than 40% disability and difficulty in writing are required to send an email seeking compensatory time/Scribe Assistance to pwd.gate@iitr.ac.in, mentioning their name, enrollment ID, and mobile number. The subject of the email should be “Compensatory Time/Scribe Assistance under section 2(s)” 

After downloading the admit card from the official website, candidates must check to ensure all the details are correctly mentioned. They must check the release date, time, and exam centre information. Based on the dates mentioned on the hall ticket of GATE 2025, candidates must analyse their preparation strategy and start practising the mock tests to understand the exam pattern and difficulty level. 

Check Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) related to GATE 2025 admit card.