GATE 2026 Exam Fee for General, OBC, ST, SC - Know Registration Fees Structure

GATE 2026 Exam Fee for General, OBC, ST, SC - Know Registration Fees Structure

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Maniprabha SinghUpdated on 14 Oct 2025, 12:52 PM IST

GATE 2026 Exam Fee – IIT Guwahati has announced the GATE exam fee 2026 information along with the official notice. According to the announcement, the GATE 2026 application fee is Rs. 1,000 for Female, SC, ST, and PwD candidates, and Rs. 2,000 for all other candidates, including foreign nationals, during the regular registration period. In case of late registration, the fee increases to Rs. 1,500 and Rs. 2,500, respectively. This year, candidates have to pay an increased GATE exam fee while applying for the test. Candidates planning to fill out the form for the GATE 2026 exam must be aware of the complete fee details. The GATE 2026 registration was concluded with a late fee on October 13, 2025. The authority will conduct the GATE entrance exam on February 7, 8, 14, and 15, 2026. Candidates must pay the revised GATE 2026 application fee within the deadline.
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  2. Changes in GATE 2026 Exam Fee
  3. Previous Year’s GATE Exam Fee
GATE 2026 Exam Fee for General, OBC, ST, SC - Know Registration Fees Structure
GATE 2026 Exam Fee for General, OBC, ST, SC

GATE 2026 Exam Fee

IIT Guwahati has concluded the GATE 2026 exam registration with a late fee on October 13, 2025. Candidates do note that the below given GATE exam fee is for a single paper. If anyone wants to apply for two papers, then he/she need to pay the amount twice.

Category

GATE 2026 Exam Fee

Exam Fee + Late Fee

GATE Fee for Female/SC/ST/PwD* candidates (per test paper)

1000

1500

GATE Fee for Remaining Candidates & Foreign nationals (per test paper)

2000

2500

Changes in GATE 2026 Exam Fee

For Female, SC, ST, and PwD candidates, the GATE exam fee per test paper has increased from ₹900 in 2025 to ₹1000 in 2026. In case of late registration, the amount has gone up from ₹1400 to ₹1500.

Similarly, for all other candidates, including foreign nationals, the regular GATE exam fee has been hiked from ₹1800 to ₹2000, while the late fee has increased from ₹2300 to ₹2500.

Previous Year’s GATE Exam Fee

Category

GATE 2025 Exam Fee

Exam Fee + Late Fee

GATE Fee for Female/SC/ST/PwD* candidates (per test paper)

900

1400

GATE Fee for Remaining Candidates & Foreign nationals (per test paper)

1800

2300

Candidates need to pay the GATE 2026 exam fee through online mode. No offline mode to pay the fee is available. Hence, keep your UPI/ Credit Card/ debit card details handy while filling out the application forms. After paying the GATE registration fee, candidates need not to pay any other amount for appearing in the examination.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

Q: Is the GATE fee refundable?
A:

No, the GATE exam fee is non-refundable. Hence, carefully fill in the details in the applications.

Q: Can I pay the fee offline?
A:

No, the only mode to pay the GATE fee is online.

Q: Is the GATE exam free for girls?
A:

No, Girls candidates need to pay the said GATE application fee while filling the forms.

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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.

Hello,

No,For Mtech you are not eligible to give GATE examination in 2nd year diploma and after completing your diploma degree

Only bachelor's degree holders can give GATE examination

Thank you