GATE Application Form 2020

GATE Application Form 2020 - IIT Delhi had released lists of candidates with defects in their application form. The authorities had released separate lists for eligibility certificate defects, category defects and errors in uploaded photograph and signature. Candidates with such defects were able to correct their GATE application form till December 6 by 5 PM. The correction facility of GATE 2020 application form is now over. Candidates were able to make the corrections till November 27, 2019. The authorities have closed GATE application process for Jammu & Kashmir candidates on November 11. For the other candidates, the final date to submit the application form at appsgate.iitd.ac.in with normal fees was September 28, 2019 (11:59 pm) and with late fee of Rs 500 was October 5, 2019. GATE application form 2020 was released on from August 31, 2019. For GATE 2020, around 8.58 lakh applications have been received by IIT Delhi. The entire GATE application process was through GOAPS which is the GATE Online Application Processing System. Documents like photograph, signature, certificate of qualifying degree, category certificate (SC/ST/PwD) and/or Dyslexic certificate as applicable had to be uploaded along with the application form of GATE 2020. In addition, they also had to enter the ID number of a valid photo ID like Passport, PAN Card, Voter ID, Aadhaar-UID etc. The GATE 2020 application fee was payable online only. GATE will be conducted by IIT Delhi on February 1, 2, 8 and 9, 2020 in computer based test (online) mode. To know the complete step by step process of filling the GATE application form 2020, check the article below.
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How to fill GATE 2020 Application Form?

1. GATE Registration through GOAPS

2. Filling the complete application form

3. Uploading scanned copies of educational documents and images

4. Payment of application fee

5. Preview of filled application form

6. Final submission of application form

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GATE 2020 Application Dates

GATE 2020 Zone-wise Registrations

Things to Keep Ready Before Filling the GATE Application Form 2020:

Students were advised to keep the following things ready with them before they started filling the GATE 2020 application form

1. Scanned copies of photograph and signature in the dimensions given below

2. Details pertaining to communication and permanent address, family and personal details

3. HSC and SSC educational details, qualifying degree details

4. Choice of GATE paper for which appearing

5. Details of valid Photo Identity Proof (Aadhaar Card/Passport/Driving License/PAN Card/Voter ID/College ID/Employee Identification Card/Notarized Affidavit with Photo, Signature, Date of Birth and Residential Address).

6. The identity proof required by foreign students are Passport/Government Issued ID/College ID/Employee ID

7. Copy of Mark Sheet of the fifth or sixth or seventh semester as the case may be (Candidates who are in their final year). Candidates with backlogs have to upload a copy of any of the mark sheet of the final/pre final year

8. Candidates of professional equivalent qualifications, AMIE will have to upload the marksheet for Section A of AMIE

9. Caste Certificate (if applicable) as per given format issued by the competent authority

10. Certificate of Disability (PwD) in the prescribed format by competent authority

11. Declaration for candidates of Jammu and Kashmir (candidates who are unable to obtain documents
    due to restrictions in the region).
    
    

Note: Before filling the application form, the candidates were advised to check the eligibility criteria of GATE 2020.

Photograph and Signature Specifications

How to fill GATE 2020 Application Form: Since the application process is over, students can check the step by step guide to fill the GATE Application Form 2020 for reference purpose.

Step 1- GATE 2020 Registration: Candidates who would be filling the application form has to first register through GOAPS using the given link for GATE 2020 login. The following details must be filled to register for GATE 2020

• First Name, Middle Name and Surname of the candidate

• Email ID

• Country of Residence

• Mobile Number
  

• Password for future login

Candidates must provide a valid email ID and mobile number depending upon country of residence during GATE registration 2020. After entering all the details, click on the submit button. A system generated One Time Password (OTP) will be sent to the registered email ID and mobile number of the candidate. This must be used to complete the GATE 2020 registration process. Thereafter, a unique enrolment ID will be allotted to every candidate who has successfully completed their registration for GATE 2020.

Delay in OTP: If there is delay in receiving the OTP for verification, the candidates can proceed for payment with verification of any one either email ID or mobile number. The remaining one has to be verified at a later stage.

Step 2- Login to Fill GATE 2020 Application Form : After completing their GATE registration 2020, candidates must enter the following details in the application form of GATE 2020.

Personal Details: Personal details like the name of candidate, father’s name, name of mother, date of birth, nativity etc must be entered.

Academic Detail: Details of academic qualifications from HSC till graduation should be entered in this step. All the details should exactly match from the official marksheet.

Contact Details: The communication address as well as the permanent address must be given in this step. In case both the addresses are same, candidates must put the same address in both the columns.
GATE Paper: The next step is to select the GATE paper from the given 25 papers for which GATE 2020 is held. Candidates are advised to select the GATE paper as per their eligibility after verifying all the eligibility criteria for selecting the paper. Change of GATE exam paper is not allowed after submission of the form.
GATE Exam Centre: A total of three exams cities must be entered. The first two centres must be from the same zone while the third can be from any GATE 2020 regional zone.
Photo Identity Proof: The photo ID number and type of ID have to be entered in the GATE application form 2020. Permissible IDs are Aadhaar Card/Passport/Driving License/PAN Card/Voter ID/College ID/Employee Identification Card/Notarized Affidavit with Photo, Signature, Date of Birth and Residential Address.

Step 3- Upload Photo, Signature and other documents: In this step, candidates have to upload their photograph and signature, scanned copy of their Eligibility Certificate and Category (SC/ST) certificate/ PwD Certificate/ Dyslexic Certificate if and as applicable in pdf format.

Step 4- Preview of GATE 2020 Application Form before submission: This step is to check and verify all the details entered are correct and there are no mistakes in the application form of GATE 2020 before submitting it.

Step 5- Payment of GATE Application Fees: Payment of GATE 2020 application fee is online through Net-banking/debit card/credit card. The application fee of GATE will vary as per the category of the candidate as given below. It is to be noted that there is no late fee if candidates submit the GATE application form by September 28, 2019. Thereafter there is a late fee levied for GATE 2020 application forms submitted till October 5, 2019 after which registrations are closed.

Details of GATE Application Fee

Step 6- Submission of GATE 2020 Application Form: After the successful payment of the application fee, candidates must check the details and submit their application form of GATE 2020. Only those candidates who register will be able to access the admit card of GATE 2020.

GATE 2020 Application Status: If the application status of GATE 2020 is "Under Scrutiny/Under Process", then the candidates are requested not to worry and to wait. The responsible authorities will scrutinize all the applications and those candidates whose application needs to get rectified in photograph/signature/supporting document will get an automatic email/SMS. The scrutiny process will continue until a few days after the application form is over.

GATE 2020 Application Form Correction: Candidates who have made mistakes in their application form could avail the GATE application form correction facility till November 27. Only some details could be rectified as given below.

Details of GATE 2020 Application Correction

GATE Application Form Correction

1. Login through GOAPS by entering GATE enrolment number and password.

2. Correct the permissible details

3. Pay the difference in fee if applicable and submit.

4. Save the application form of GATE 2020.

Forgot GATE 2020 Enrolment ID or Registration ID?

• Go to the GOAPS page
• Click on "Forgot GATE 2020 Enrolment ID or Registration ID"
• If you remember Email Address but have forgotten Enrolment ID and Registration ID, Click on 'Request for an OTP' to get One Time Password
• If you already have an OTP, click on "Already have an OTP?" to reset the password

Dos and Don'ts for Photograph and Signature

Check the images below for the specifications about the photograph and signature to be uploaded by candidates. The image specifications have to be met by candidates filling the GATE 2020 application form to avoid getting rejected.

Guidelines for photograph to be uploaded with GATE application form

Guidelines for signature to be uploaded with GATE 2020 application form

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