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The GATE organising institute is the IIT or IISc that runs the exam for one year: it builds the website and brochure, runs registration, conducts the test and declares results. GATE itself is run jointly by IISc and seven IITs for the National Coordination Board – GATE, Department of Higher Education, Ministry of Education. The role rotates, and for GATE 2027 it is IIT Madras.
Who ran which year
| Exam | Organising institute |
|---|---|
| GATE 2024 | IISc Bengaluru |
| GATE 2025 | IIT Roorkee |
| GATE 2026 | IIT Guwahati |
| GATE 2027 | IIT Madras |
The seven participating IITs are Bombay, Delhi, Guwahati, Kanpur, Kharagpur, Madras and Roorkee. The 2025 entry is inferred from COAP 2026 having been run by IIT Roorkee, because the previous year's GATE organiser runs COAP. Each year has its own website. The GATE 2027 site is gate2027.iitm.ac.in, and the 2026 site is gate2026.iitg.ac.in.
What the organising institute handles
- The information brochure, syllabus and important dates.
- Registration on GOAPS, fees and the correction window.
- Exam cities, admit cards and the question papers.
- Response sheets, answer keys and the challenge window.
- Results and the GATE scorecard.
Exam cities are grouped into eight zones, and you choose six cities from the same zone. For GATE 2027, the IIT Madras zone lists Tamil Nadu cities such as Chennai, Coimbatore, Madurai, Tiruchirappalli and Salem. The list is tentative, so confirm it on the site.
What it does not decide
The organising institute does not decide who gets an M.Tech seat or a job. Admitting institutes and PSUs set their own cut-offs, interviews and rules. Qualifying marks come from the paper's results, and a scorecard is not an admission. See the M.Tech stipend and PSU recruitment pages for what happens next.
Why it matters to you
Because the organiser changes, dates, fees, cities and even the list of papers can change from year to year. GATE 2027, for instance, adds a Robotics and Automation paper, folds Textile Engineering into XE and spreads the exam over six days. Never use an old brochure. Always read the one for your exam year, and check the GATE registration guide for the current cycle.
Frequently asked questions
Who conducts GATE 2027?
IIT Madras is the organising institute. The official site is gate2027.iitm.ac.in.
Who organised GATE 2026?
IIT Guwahati. Its site is gate2026.iitg.ac.in.
Official sources
- GATE 2027 website: the information brochure and important dates.
- GATE 2026 website: the previous cycle.
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- GOAPSGOAPS is the GATE Online Application Processing System. See what it is used for, the GATE 2027 dates and fees, DigiLocker and photo rules, and documents.
- COAPCOAP is the portal where GATE candidates accept, retain or reject M.Tech offers from IITs and IISc. See how it works, what it is not, and who can register.
- GATE scorecardThe GATE scorecard goes only to qualified candidates. See the free window, the Rs.500 fee after it, the 31 December 2027 limit and the three-year validity.
- GATE 2027 registrationGATE 2027 registration on GOAPS: regular and late-fee deadlines, fee per paper, DigiLocker and live photo rules, paper choice and city selection.
- GATE eligibilityWho can apply for GATE 2027: degrees and year of study, no age limit or attempt cap, foreign candidates, documents, fees and the 12 October late-fee deadline.
More in GATE
- Normalised marksNormalised marks adjust raw marks so candidates in different sessions of one GATE paper can be compared fairly. See the formula with a worked example.
- PSU recruitment via GATEPSUs use GATE scores to shortlist engineers for trainee posts. See how the process works, why they set age limits and the POWERGRID 2027 advert details.
- Response sheetThe GATE response sheet shows the answers recorded from your exam. See when it appears, how to compute raw marks with negative marking, and a worked example.
- NAT questionA NAT question in GATE has no options. You key in a number on a virtual keypad, with no negative marking. See how it is scored and how to attempt it well.
- Multi-session paperA multi-session GATE paper is held in more than one session, and you sit only one. See how sessions are assigned, why marks are normalised and the key facts.
- MSQAn MSQ in GATE has four options with one or more correct answers, no negative marking and no partial credit. See how it is scored and how to attempt it.
- M.Tech stipendGATE qualifiers admitted to M.Tech can get Rs.12,400 a month, generally for 22 months. See the rules, the direct-PhD fellowship and why it is not automatic.
- Two-paper combinationGATE lets you take one paper or two, but the second must be allowed for your first. See the 2027 rules, allowed pairs for CS, EC, EE, ME, CE and DA.