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GATE 2026 Application Fee Revised - IIT Guwahati has revised GATE 2026 application fees online. The details of the revised GATE 2026 application fee are provided on the official website, gate2026.iitg.ac.in. According to the notification, the GATE 2026 application form fee has been increased to Rs 1000 for Female/SC/ST/PWD candidates and Rs 2000 for all other candidates. The last date to submit the GATE 2026 application form with a late fee was October 13, 2025. The authority will conduct the GATE 2026 exam on February 7, 8, 14 and 15, 2026. Further details regarding the GATE 2026 exam can be seen in this article.
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It is important to know about the revised GATE application fee 2026 before filling out the form. The following table shows the GATE application fee 2026 revised by the Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati.
Category | Regular Period (Aug 28 to Oct 7, 2025) | During the Extended Period (Oct 8 & 9, 2025) |
Female/SC/ST/PwD | Rs 1000 | Rs 1500 |
Other candidates (including foreign nationals ) | Rs 2000 | Rs 2500 |
Check the following table to know how the revised GATE application fee over the years.
Category | Female/SC/ST/PwD | Other candidates (including foreign nationals ) |
Revised GATE 2026 application fee (per paper) | Rs 1000 | Rs 2000 |
GATE 2025 application fee | Rs 900 | Rs 1800 |
Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati, has released the GATE 2026 registration dates on the official website. Candidates must be aware of the deadline. As per the GATE 2026 revised application fee, candidates will be charged an additional Rs 500 during the extended period. Candidates were able to apply by October 13, 2025, by paying a late fee for GATE 2026. Check the GATE registration dates below.
Events | GATE Registration 2026 Dates |
Start date of GATE 2026 registration through GOAPS | August 28, 2025 |
GATE registration 2026 last date |
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Last date for submission of the GATE exam application form 2026 (by registered candidates) with an additional late fee of Rs. 500 (Extended) |
October 13, 2025 |
GATE 2026 exam date | February 7, 8, 14, 15, 2026 |
Aspirants must go through the step-by-step procedure to fill and submit the GATE application form 2026. It will help them know how and when to pay the fees.
Step 1 - GATE Registration 2026- Aspirants need to provide basic details and register. This will generate the login credentials.
Step 2 - Using the GATE login portal, candidates need to fill out the online application form. It will include the personal details, academic details, selection of papers and exam centres etc.
Step 3 - Applicants will have to upload scanned images of their photo, signature and other documents. After this step, they will have to pay the registration fee.
Step 4 - Lastly, the GATE exam application form must be submitted after thoroughly checking all the details.
The authority will accept the fees in online mode only. Candidates will have to pay the revised GATE application fees 2025 through online transaction. Acceptable modes of fee payment are Credit/Debit/Net banking/ UPI.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
Yes, the GATE application form 2026 began on August 28, 2025.
Yes. the GATE 2026 registration fee is revised.
The late fee for GATE 2026 is Rs 500.
The GATE application fee 2026 has been increased by Rs 100 for Female/SC/ST/PwD candidates and Rs 200 for all other applicants.
On Question asked by student community
Hello dear candidate,
You will not receive another rectification mail unless and until there is still an error in your reuploaded signature. if everything is okay your status will change to accepted on the GATE portal.
My advice is that you should keep checking your application status on the official website of GATE 2026.
Thank you.
Hello,
Visit the below website to download the previous 15 years question paper of GATE exam.
https://engineering.careers360.com/articles/last-15-years-gate-papers-solutions
You'll also get the solutions from it. These question papers will help you a lot in your preparation.
All the best.
This is likely a temporary portal or validation issue, not something you did wrong. When candidates try to change category from GEN to OBC-NCL during the GATE correction window, the system checks required fields and sometimes a supporting certificate or fee is needed. If any required data or document is missing, or the server is busy, the portal can show Something went wrong, please try again. Explain to them that first they should log into the GATE portal, open the Correction tab and confirm which fields are editable and whether a payment or document upload is required for category change. Tell them to clear browser cache or try a different browser/device and retry. If the error persists, advise contacting GATE support or the zonal office with a screenshot and timing of the error so officials can check server logs.
Hello,
The GATE 2026 Agricultural Engineering (AG) paper will have a total of 100 marks. Out of this, 15 marks are for General Aptitude and 85 marks are for core Agricultural Engineering subjects.
The marks are generally distributed among major topics like Engineering Mathematics (12–13 marks), Farm Machinery (10–11), Farm Power (14–15), Soil & Water Conservation (12–13), Irrigation & Drainage (10–12), Agricultural Process Engineering (10–12), and Dairy & Food Engineering (9–10 marks).
The official qualifying marks for GATE 2026 are not yet released. However, based on previous years, the cutoff for the Agricultural Engineering paper is expected to be around 25 marks for General, 22.5 for OBC/EWS, and 16.6 for SC/ST/PwD candidates.
Hope it helps !
Hello dear candidate,
No, you application of GATE 2026 will not get rejected.
Under scrutiny, rectification done means they have got your correction and are checking it. If everything matches your application will be accepted soon.
I hope you find thie helpful. Thank you.
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