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GATE 2025 Exam Centre: The Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee has released an updated list of the Zone-wise GATE 2025 exam cities on the GATE 2025 information brochure and official website. Candidates can check their GATE 2025 exam cities on the official website and this page. Candidates must choose their preferences for GATE exam cities during the GATE 2025 application process. The registrations and correction facility has been closed by the GATE conducting authorities. The GATE 2025 admit card will be released on January 2, 2025. The admit card will have the complete details regarding the GATE exam centre. IIT Roorkee has also added a new GATE two-paper combinations list for registered candidates. The facility was available from November 14 to November 20, 2024, at the GOAPS portal. The last date to make corrections for PwD applicants was November 22, 2024. Candidates could select up to three exam cities while filling out the GATE form. GATE 2025 registrations with regular and late fees have been closed. Candidates can now download their application form. 

The exam-conducting authority allowed the candidates to change the earlier selected exam cities during the correction period, with an additional fee for the GATE 2025 application form correction facility. The GATE 2025 application form correction facility was available from October 31 to November 20, 2024 (for regular candidates) and until November 22, 2024 (for PwD candidates). Check below for the list of GATE 2025 exam centres. The authorities will conduct the GATE 2025 exam at around 200 exam centres from the cities mentioned below-

Candidates must know that the GATE 2025 exam will not be held outside India. Any foreign student who fills out the GATE 2025 application form must choose the exam centres inside India. The exam authorities are not responsible for travel and accommodation; candidates must make all the arrangements themselves.

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Q:   Can I change the GATE 2025 exam centre?

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Yes, you can change the GATE exam city at the time of GATE 2025 application form correction facility. The GATE application form correction window will be activated on November 6, 2024. For more information, candidates can read here - https://www.shiksha.com/engineering/gate-exam-centre

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Q:   How do I check my GATE exam centre?

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Candidates can check the GATE examination centres from the GATE official website- gate2025.iitr.ac.in. The exam centres for GATE 2025 are available for eight zones. For more information, read here - https://www.shiksha.com/engineering/gate-exam-centre

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Q:   How many GATE exam centres can a candidate choose?

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A candidate can choose at least three exam cities while filling the GATE application form. The conducting authorities will conduct the GATE exam at around 200 exam centres from the issued list of GATE exam centres. For more information, candidates can refer to the article here - https://www.shiksha.com/engineering/gate-exam-centre

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Q:   What are the eight zonal GATE exam centres?

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The GATE 2025 has eight zonal centres namely - IISc Bangalore, IIT Delhi, IIT Bombay, IIT Guwahati, IIT Kanpur, IIT Roorkee, IIT Kharagpur, and IIT Madras. 

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GATE 2025 Exam Centers

The GATE 2025 has eight zonal centres, namely IISc Bangalore, IIT Delhi, IIT Bombay, IIT Guwahati, IIT Kanpur, IIT Kharagpur, IIT Madras, and IIT Roorkee. Check below for a detailed list of the exam cities.

Zonal GATE Office

List of Examination Cities/Towns

Zone-1: IISc Bangalore

Chairperson, GATE,

IISc Bangalore,

Bengaluru - 560 012

Andhra Pradesh: Ananthapuramu, Kurnool
Karnataka: Bagalkot, Ballari, Belagavi, Bengaluru North, Bengaluru South, Bidar, Chikkamagaluru, Chikkballapur, Davanagere, Hassan, Hubballi/ Dharwad, Kalaburagi, Kolar, Mandya, Mangaluru, Manipal-Udupi, Mysuru, Puttur, Shivamogga, Tumakuru
Kerala: Angamaly, Kannur, Kasaragod, Kozhikode, Malappuram, Palakkad, Pathanamthitta, Payyanur, Thrissur, Vatakara, Wayanad

Telangana: Hyderabad, Medak, Nalgonda
Andaman and Nicobar: Port Blair

Zone-2: IIT Bombay

Chairperson, GATE,

IIT Bombay, Powai,

Mumbai - 400 076

Goa: Goa
Gujarat: Ahmedabad, Anand, Bhavnagar, Bhuj, Gandhinagar, Jamnagar, Mehsana, Rajkot, Surat, Vadodara, Vapi
Maharashtra: Ahmednagar, Akola, Amravati, Aurangabad, Baramati, Chandrapur, Dhule, Jalgaon, Kolhapur, Latur, Mumbai, Nagpur, Nanded, Nashik, Navi Mumbai-Thane, Panvel-Raigad, Pune, Ratnagiri, Sangamner-Loni-Shirdi, Sangli, Satara, Solapur, Vasai-Palghar, Wardha, Yavatmal

Zone-3: IIT Delhi

Chairperson, GATE,

IIT Delhi, Hauz Khas,

New Delhi - 110 016

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

Zone-4: IIT Guwahati

Chairperson, GATE,

IIT Guwahati

Guwahati - 781 039

Arunachal Pradesh: 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

Zone-5: IIT Kanpur

Chairperson, GATE,

IIT Kanpur

Kanpur - 208 016

Madhya Pradesh: Bhopal, Gwalior, Jabalpur, Sagar, Satna
Uttar Pradesh: Agra, Aligarh, Bareilly, Gorakhpur, Jhansi, Kanpur, Lucknow, Prayagraj, Varanasi

Zone-6: IIT Kharagpur

Chairperson, GATE,

IIT Kharagpur

Kharagpur - 721 302

Andhra Pradesh: Eluru, Kakinada-Surampalem, Rajamahendravaram (Rajahmundry), Srikakulam, Tadepalligudem, Vijayawada, Visakhapatnam, Vizianagaram
Chhattisgarh: Bhilai, Bilaspur, Raipur
Jharkhand: Hazaribag, Jamshedpur, Ranchi
Odisha: Balasore, Bhubaneswar, Brahmapur, Cuttack, Dhenkanal, Kakatpur (Puri), Rourkela, Sambalpur
West Bengal: Bankura, Berhampur-Murshidabad, Hooghly, Howrah, Kharagpur-Midnapur, Kolaghat, Kolkata, Suri (Birbhum)

Zone-7: IIT Madras

Chairperson, GATE,

IIT Madras

Chennai - 600 036

Andhra Pradesh: Chirala, Chittoor, Guntur, Kadapa, Nandyala, Nellore, Ongole, Tirupati
Kerala: Alappuzha, Aluva-Ernakulam, Attingal, Chengannur, Kanjirapally, Kollam, Kothamangalam, Kottayam, Muvattupuzha, Thiruvananthapuram
Pondicherry: Puducherry
Tamilnadu: Chennai South, Chennai West, Coimbatore, Cuddalore, Dindigul, Erode, Kanyakumari-Nagercoil, Krishnagiri, Madurai, Namakkal, Pollachi, Ramanathapuram, Salem, Thanjavur, Theni, Thoothukudi, Tiruchirapalli, Tirunelveli, Vellore, Virudhunagar
Telangana: Adilabad, Karimnagar, Khammam, Kodad, Kothagudem, Nizamabad, Suryapet, Warangal

Zone-8: IIT Roorkee

Chairperson, GATE,

IIT Roorkee

Roorkee - 247 667

Haryana: Ambala, Kurukshetra
Himachal Pradesh: Baddi, Bilaspur, Hamirpur, Kangra, Mandi, Palampur, Shimla-Solan, Una
Punjab: Amritsar, Bathinda, Jalandhar, Ludhiana, Mohali-Chandigarh, Patiala, Pathankot
Uttarakhand: Dehradun, Haldwani, Roorkee
Uttar Pradesh: Ghaziabad, Meerut, Moradabad, Muzaffarnagar, NOIDA, Saharanpur
This is a tentative list of cities for examination. Any changes in the GATE 2025 exam cities will be updated on the website.

Q:   What is the fee for changing GATE 2025 exam centre?

A:

Candidates can modify their selected GATE exam city during the GATE application form correction period. The GATE form correction facility will be activated on November 6, 2024 at the GOAPS portal. The fee for changing GATE exam city is INR 500 and can be paid through net banking/UPI/credit/debit card. To know more read here - https://www.shiksha.com/engineering/gate-exam-centre

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Q:   What are the available GATE exam cities under IIT Delhi?

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The list of the available exam cities for GATE exam under IIT Delhi Zone are as follows- 

  • Haryana - Faridabad, Gurugram, Hisar
  • Jammu and Kashmir - Jammu-Samba, Srinagar
  • Madhya Pradesh - Indore, Ujjain
  • Ladakh - Leh
  • Uttar Pradesh - Greater NOIDA, Mathura
  • New Delhi - Delhi
  • Rajasthan - Ajmer, Alwar, Bhilwara, Bikaner, Dausa, Jaipur, Hanumangarh, Sikar, Udaipur, Kota, and Jodhpur

Candidates can choose three cities from the list of the GATE exam cities. All the three choices must be from the same GATE 2025 zone. For example - if a candidate chooses a particular city from the particular zone as the first choice, then he/she will be able to choose the second and third exam city will be from the same zone opted. 

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Q:   What documents should I carry to the GATE examination centre?

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Candidates must carry the following documents to the GATE 2025 exam centre -

  • GATE 2025 admit card

  • Original Photo ID/identity proof, such as Aadhar Card, Voter ID, PAN Card, Passport, etc. 

The GATE 2025 exam will be held on February 1, 2, 15, and 16, 2025. For more information, read here - https://www.shiksha.com/engineering/gate-exam-centre

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Q:   What are the GATE exam cities available under IISc Bangalore?

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IIT Roorkee will be conducting the GATE 2025 exams on February 1, 2, 15, and 16, 2025. The list of exam cities available under IISc Bangalore are as follows -

  • Andaman and Nicobar - Port Blair
  • Andhra Pradesh - Ananthapuramu, Kurnool
  • Karnataka - Bagalkot, Ballari, Belagavi, Bengaluru North, Bengaluru South, Bidar, Chikkamangaluru, Chikkaballapur, Davanagere, Hassan, Hubballi/Dharwad, Kalaburagi, Kolar, Mandya, Manipal-Udupi, Mysuru, Mangaluru, Puttur, Shivamogga, Tumakuru
  • Kerala - Angamaly, Kannur, Kozhikode, Malappuram, Kasaragod, Palakkad, Pathanamthitta, Payyanur, Thrissur, Vatakara, Wayanad.
  • Telangana -Hyderabad, Medak, Nalgonda

Candidates can opt for at least three exam cities for GATE, while filling out the application form. The last date to submit the GATE application form is October 3, 2024 (with regular fees) and October 7, 2024 (with extended fees). 

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GATE 2025 Exam Dates & Schedule

Take a look at the table below for the complete schedule of GATE 2025 exam

DatesUpcoming Exam Dates

02 Jan '25

GATE 2025 Admit Card

01 Feb '25

GATE 2025 Exam (CS1 | AG | MA | CS2 | NM | MT | TF |IN)

02 Feb '25

GATE 2025 Exam (ME | PE | AR | EE)

15 Feb '25

GATE 2025 Exam (CY | AE | DA | ES | PI | EC | GE |XH | BM | EY)

16 Feb '25

GATE 2025 Exam (CE1 | GG | CH | PH | BT | CE2 | ST | XE | XL |MN)

DatesPast Exam Dates

22 Nov '24

Last Date for GATE 2025 Application Correction (PwD candidates)

20 Nov '24

Last Date for GATE 2025 Application Correction (for other candidates)

31 Oct '24

Start Date for GATE 2025 Application Form Correction

GATE 2025 Exam Centres for Foreign Nationals

There will be no GATE 2025 exam centers outside India for foreign nationals. As per the GATE 2025 notification, "There are no international centres for the GATE 2025 examination. Desirous foreign or Indian nationals interested in appearing for the GATE 2025 examination will have to travel to India to appear for the test."

How to change the examination city for GATE 2025?

  • Step-1: Visit the GATE Online Application Processing System (GOAPS) website
  • Step-2: Login to your account with your Enrollment ID/Email Address, Password and Captcha
  • Step-3: Click on Change Examination City
  • Step-4: After making changes to the GATE 2025 examination city, you need to make a payment of Rs 500

Choice of examination city: The candidate can choose three cities from the list of examination cities given in the above table. The first and second choices must be from the same GATE zone and the third choice can be from any GATE zone.

If a candidate chooses a particular city (in a particular zone) as the first choice, then they will be able to select the city of the second choice only from that particular zone. However, the third choice can be from any one of the listed cities (i.e., no restriction on the zone for the third choice city). Note that, because of the operational constraints, the GATE Committee reserves the right to add a new city or remove an existing one, and allot a city that may not be from any of the choices selected by the candidate.

Q:   What are the exam cities available for GATE 2025 under IIT Kanpur zone?

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The GATE 2025 exam cities available under IIT Kanpur zone are as follows -

  • Madhya Pradesh - Bhopal, Gwalior, Jabalpur, Sagar, Satna
  • Uttar Pradesh - Agra, Aligarh, Gorakhpur, Bareilly, Jhansi, Kanpur, Lucknow, Prayagraj, Varanasi

To know more about GATE exam centres, read here - https://www.shiksha.com/engineering/gate-exam-centre

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Q:   Can I change the GATE exam city after the release of GATE admit card?

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No, you cannot change the exam city centre once the admit card for GATE is released. Candidates will be able to make changes in their exam centre at the time of GATE 2025 form correction. To know more about the GATE examination cities, read here - https://www.shiksha.com/engineering/gate-exam-centre

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Q:   How do I change GATE 2025 exam city?

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Candidates can change the GATE exam city during the GATE application form correction at the GOAPS portal. The step-by-step process to change the GATE exam city is as follows -

  • Visit the GATE Online Application Processing System (GOAPS) website
  • Login to your account with your Enrollment ID/Email Address, Password and Captcha
  • Click on Change Examination City
  • After making changes to the GATE 2025 examination city, you need to make a payment of Rs 500. The payment can be done through net banking/credit/debit card/UPI. 

The allotted GATE exam city address and details will be updated on the GATE hall ticket. Candidates can download the GATE admit card on January 2, 2025. 

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Q:   What are the GATE exam cities listed under IIT Madras?

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The GATE exam cities listed under IIT Madras are as follows -

  • Andhra Pradesh - Chirala, Chittoor, Guntur, Kadapa, Nandyala, Nellore, Ongole, Tirupati
  • Kerala - Alappuzha, Aluva-Ernakulam, Attingal, Chengannur, Kollam, Kothamangalam, Kottayam, Kanjirapally, Thiruvanathapuram, Muvattupuzha
  • Pondicherry - Puducherry
  • Tamil Nadu - Chennai South, Chennai West, Coimbatore, Cuddalore, Dindigul, Erode, Kanyakumari-Nagercoil, Krishnagiri, Madurai, Namakkal, Pollachi, Ramanathapuram, Salem, Thanjavur, Theni, Thoothukudi, Tiruchirapalli, Tirunelveli, Vellore, Virudhunagar
  • Telangana - Adilabad, Karimnagar, Khammam, Kodad, Kothagudem, Nizamabad, Suryapet, Warangal. 
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