A big news has come for the students who dream of making a career in engineering. Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Guwahati has given the opportunity to make corrections in the application form of GATE 2026 exam. That means, if you have made any mistake while applying, now you have got a chance to correct it.

IIT Guwahati has opened the correction window of GATE 2026. This window is now available for all registered candidates. Candidates can make corrections in their application form by visiting the official website of GATE gate2026.iitg.ac.in.

Last date for application correction

The last date for making changes in the application has been fixed as 3 November 2025. This means that candidates have limited time to improve their form. Therefore, all the candidates are being advised not to wait for the last date and correct their mistakes as soon as possible.

Which information can be improved

IIT Guwahati has also clarified that candidates can make changes only in certain information. These include information related to name, date of birth, examination centre, selection of question paper, category, gender and disability. However, no fee will have to be paid for making corrections in some basic information like college name, location, roll number or correspondence address etc.

Fee details for application correction

While making corrections in the application, candidates will have to pay a fee for changes in some information. The institute has fixed a fixed fee for every change. Let us know how much will have to be paid for which improvement. Rs 500 for change in name, Rs 500 for change in date of birth, Rs 500 for change in exam city option, Rs 500 for change in existing question paper, Rs 500 for change of gender to female. Rs 500 for SC/ST and physically handicapped candidates, Rs 1500 for other candidates and Rs 500 for SC/ST after changing the category.

Apart from this, for change from Scheduled Caste/Tribe to other category, the candidates have to pay Rs 500, for other candidates they have to pay Rs 1500. For SC/ST/PWD candidates it is Rs 500, for other candidates it is Rs 1500.

How to improve the application

1. First of all candidates go to the official website gate2026.iitg.ac.in.
2. Then login with your email ID and password.
3. Go to ‘Application Correction’ section and select the required correction.
4. Correct any information that is incorrect and pay the fee, if applicable.
5. After correction, recheck the form and submit.

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There is big news for the youth preparing to make a career in the field of engineering and science. Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati has launched the official website for Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering i.e. GATE 2026. Now students can get all the necessary information by visiting this website gate2026.Iitg.ac.in.

This time the GATE exam will be conducted in February 2026, for which the application process will start from 25 August 2025. If you want to go to MTech, PhD or government job through GATE, then this opportunity is for you.

How and when to apply?

The process of applying for GATE 2026 will be completely online. Starting from 25 August 2025, students will be able to apply without any late fee till 25 September. If a student is unable to apply on time, then he can apply with late fees till 6 October 2025.

Goaps i.e. Gate Online Application Processing System will be used for application. Here you have to submit all your necessary information, documents and fees.

When will GATE 2026 exam be done?

The GATE 2026 examination will be held on February – 7, 8, 14 and 15 February in February. All exams will be computer based and will be held at centers across the country. The exam results will be declared on 19 March 2026.

Who can apply?

In this examination, only those students who are graduating or have been graduating in engineering, science, arts, commerce, humanities, architecture or technology from any recognized institute. That is, if you are a student of the third year or above of any graduate degree, then GATE will be considered eligible for 2026.

What will be the application fee?

This time the application fee for GATE 2026 has been fixed according to the category. Women candidates, SC, ST and PWD (Divyang) students will have to pay a fee of Rs 1,000. If these students apply with late fees, then they will have to pay Rs 1,500. Candidates from general, OBC and all other classes will have to pay a fee of Rs 2,000. This amount will be Rs 2,500 with late fee.

What are the benefits of GATE score?

GATE score is not only for admission in MTech or PhD, but many big government undertakings (PSUs) of the country like BHEL, ONGC, NTPC, IOCL etc. are also recruited in it. Many colleges also enroll in post graduate courses based on GATE score, even if the student does not get scholarship.

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