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    GATE Exam Centre Allotment 2026: How to Check Centre Details, Reporting Time, Guidelines

    GATE Exam Centre Allotment 2026: How to Check Centre Details, Reporting Time, Guidelines

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    RanjeetaUpdated on 07 Jan 2026, 10:16 AM IST
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    GATE Exam Centre Allotment 2026: IIT Guwahati will soon release the GATE 2026 exam centre allotment in January 2026. The GATE exam centre allotment 2026 link will be update on the official website, gate2026.iitg.ac.in. The authority allots the test venue for the GATE entrance exam based on the applicants' preferences and centre availability. The GATE exam centres will be allocated across 200 cities of the eight IIT zonal centres, including IISc Bangalore, IIT Bombay, IIT Delhi, IIT Guwahati, IIT Kanpur, IIT Kharagpur, IIT Madras, and IIT Roorkee. The final GATE exam centre allotment will be released with the GATE 2026 admit card. Find more details on the exam centre allotment for GATE 2026.

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    1. GATE Exam Centre Allotment 2026: Exam Centres
    2. How to Check the GATE Exam Centre Allotment 2026?
    3. How to Change the Exam City in GATE 2026?
    GATE Exam Centre Allotment 2026: How to Check Centre Details, Reporting Time, Guidelines
    GATE Exam Centre Allotment 2026

    Candidates were able to select their preferred exam centre during the GATE 2026 application process, allowing candidates to select up to three exam centres. The GATE 2026 exam is scheduled on February 7, 8, 14, and 15, 2026. Further, the GATE 2026 branch-wise exam date is also out online.

    GATE Exam Centre Allotment 2026: Exam Centres

    Candidates can find the names of the exam cities on the ‘Exam Cities’ page and also in the official brochure. The GATE exam 2026 is scheduled to be conducted across 8 zonal IITs and their 42 cities. Find below the GATE exam cities and their towns.

    Zonal Centres
    CitiesTowns














    IISc Bengaluru


    Andaman and Nicobar Islands

    Port Blair

    Andhra Pradesh

    Ananthapuramu, Kurnool

    Karnataka

    Bagalkot, Ballari (Bellary), Belagavi (Belgaum), Bengaluru North, Bidar, Bengaluru South, Chikballapur, Chikkamagaluru, Davanagere, Hassan, Hubballi/Dharwad, Kalaburagi (Gulbarga), Kolar, Mandya, Mangaluru (Mangalore), Manipal-Udupi, Mysuru (Mysore), Shivamogga (Shimoga), Tumakuru (Tumkur)

    Kerala

    Angamaly, Payyanur, Vatakara, Kannur, Kasaragod, Kozhikode, Malappuram, Palakkad, Pathanamthitta, Thrissur, Wayanad


    Telangana

    Hyderabad, Nalgonda, Narsapur/Medak











    IIT Roorkee


    Haryana

    Ambala, Kurukshetra

    Himachal Pradesh

    Baddi, Bilaspur, Hamirpur, Kangra-Dharamshala, Mandi, Palampur, Shimla-Solan, Una

    Punjab

    Amritsar, Bathinda, Jalandhar-Phagwara, Ludhiana, Mohali-Chandigarh, Patiala, Pathankot

    Uttarakhand

    Dehradun, Haldwani, Roorkee

    Uttar Pradesh

    Ghaziabad, Meerut, Moradabad, Muzaffarnagar, NOIDA, Saharanpur












    IIT Bombay

    Goa

    Madgaon, Mapusa, Panaji


    Gujarat

    Ahmedabad, Anand, Bhavnagar, Bhuj, Gandhinagar, Jamnagar, Mehsana, Rajkot, Surat, Vadodara

    Maharashtra

    Ahilyanagar (Ahmednagar), Akola, Amravati, Chhatrapati Sambhaji Nagar (Aurangabad), Baramati, Chandrapur, Dhule, Jalgaon, Kolhapur, Latur, Mumbai, Nagpur, Nanded, Nashik, Navi Mumbai, Panvel - Rasayani, Pune, Ratnagiri, Sangamner - Loni, Sangli, Satara, Solapur, Thane, Vasai - Palghar, Wardha












    IIT Delhi

    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










    IIT Guwahati

    Arunachal Pradesh:

    Naharlagun-Itanagar

    Assam

    Dibrugarh, Guwahati, Jorhat, Silchar, Tezpur

    Bihar

    Bhagalpur, Muzaffarpur, Patna, Purnea

    Jharkhand

    Bokaro Steel City, Dhanbad

    Manipur

    Imphal

    Meghalaya

    Shillong

    Nagaland

    Dimapur-Kohima

    Sikkim

    Gangtok

    Tripura

    Agartala

    West Bengal

    Asansol, Durgapur, Burdwan, Kalyani, Siliguri



    IIT Kanpur

    Madhya Pradesh

    Bhopal, Gwalior, Jabalpur, Sagar, Satna

    Uttar Pradesh


    Agra, Aligarh, Bareilly, Gorakhpur, Jhansi, Kanpur, Lucknow, Prayagraj, Varanasi







    IIT Kharagpur

    Andhra Pradesh

    Bhimavaram, Eluru, Kakinada-Surampalem, Rajamahendravaram (Rajahmundry), Srikakulam, Tadepalligudem, Vijayawada, Visakhapatnam, Vizianagaram

    Chhattisgarh

    Bhilai-Durg, Bilaspur, Raipur

    Jharkhand

    Hazaribag, Jamshedpur, Ranchi

    Odisha

    Balasore-Bhadrak, Baripada, Bhubaneswar, Brahmapur, Cuttack, Dhenkanal, Rourkela, Sambalpur

    West Bengal

    Bankura, Berhampore, Hooghly, Howrah, Kharagpur-Midnapur, Kolaghat, Kolkatta, Suri









    IIT Madras

    Andhra Pradesh

    Chirala-Bapatla, Chittoor, Guntur, Kadapa, Nandyala, Nellore, Ongole, Tirupati

    Kerala

    Alappuzha, Aluva-Ernakulam, Attingal, Chengannur, Kanjirapally, Kollam, Kothamangalam, Kottayam, Muvattupuzha, Thiruvananthapuram

    Pondicherry

    Puducherry


    Tamilnadu

    Chennai, Coimbatore, Cuddalore, Dindigul, Erode, Kanyakumari-Nagercoil, Karaikudi, Krishnagiri, Madurai, Namakkal, Ooty, Pollachi, Ramanathapuram, Salem, Thanjavur, Theni, Thoothukudi, Tiruchirapalli, Tirunelveli, Vellore, Virudhunagar

    Telangana

    Adilabad, Karimnagar, Khammam, Kodad, Kothagudem, Nizamabad, Suryapet, Warangal


    How to Check the GATE Exam Centre Allotment 2026?

    Candidates will be able to check the GATE exam centre allotment 2026 online. The exam centre lists and their full address will be available on the admit card. Follow the steps to check the exam centre allotment for GATE 2026.

    1. First, candidates must visit the official website, gate2026.iitg.ac.in.in 2026.

    2. Now, they must navigate to the ‘Admit card download link on the page.

    3. Once they click on the link, they will be directed to the admit card download page.

    4. Click on the GATE login, and enter your enrolment number and password.

    5. Now click on the download button, and the admit will be downloaded.

    6. The admit card will be downloaded in PDF format.

    7. Check the assigned GATE exam centre, city, date, and shift.

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    How to Change the Exam City in GATE 2026?

    The authority allowed candidates to make changes in the GATE 2026 exam centres through the GATE application form correction window. Candidates were able to make corrections by logging into the correction window link with their GATE enrolment number and password and by paying an additional fee of Rs 500. Below were the steps required to change the exam city in GATE 2026.

    1. Candidates were first required to visit the official website, gate2026.iitg.ac.in.

    2. Next, locate the application form correction link.

    3. Click on the link and log in with the enrollment number/email ID and password.

    4. Now navigate to the GATE exam centres details and edit the city centres.

    5. Pay the application correction fee via online banking.

    6. And finally, verify and submit the final changes made.

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    Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

    Q: When will the GATE exam centre allotment 2026 be out?
    A:

    The GATE exam centre allotment 2026 date will be released soon.

    Q: Which are the GATE exam centres for 2026?
    A:

    IISc Bangalore, IIT Bombay, IIT Delhi, IIT Guwahati, IIT Kanpur, IIT Kharagpur, IIT Madras, and IIT Roorkee.

    Q: When will the GATE 2026 exam be conducted?
    A:

    The GATE 2026 exam will be conducted on February 7, 8, 14, and 15, 2026.

    Q: How to Change the Exam City in GATE 2026?
    A:

    Candidates are only allowed to change the GATE 2026 exam centre during the GATE Application Form Correction Window by selecting the exam centre change option and paying an additional fee of Rs 500.

    Q: Which institute will conduct the GATE exam in 2026?
    A:

    IIT Guwahati is conducting the GATE 2026 exam.

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