Gate Exam info

GATE organising institutes year wise list 1984-2026

Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering(GATE) is basically an examination on the comprehensive understanding of the candidates in various undergraduate subjects in Engineering/Technology/Architecture and post-graduate level subjects in Science. The GATE exam is usually held in the 1-2 weeks of February on Saturday and Sunday. Until 2013 GATE exam was held offline, from 2014 GATE has become completely online. The Gate exam is conducted by one the Gate organising institutes year wise.

The GATE score would reflect the relative performance level of the candidate in a particular subject, which is quantified based on the several years of examination data. From recent times, GATE scorecards are valid for THREE YEARS from the date of announcement of the results.

GATE 2021 is organised by IIT Bombay

Qualifying in GATE is a mandatory requirement for seeking admission and/or financial assistance to:

Master’s programs and direct Doctoral program’s in Engineering/Technology/Architecture
Doctoral programs in relevant branches of Science, in the institutions supported by the MHRD and other Government agencies. Even in some colleges and institutions, which admit students without MHRD scholarship/assistantship, the GATE qualification is mandatory.
In recent years, various academicians have recognized GATE as being one of the toughest exams in its category. Some non-Indian universities like the National University of Singapore, Nanyang Technological University in Singapore and some technical universities in Germany also identify GATE score as a parameter for judging the quality of the candidates for admission into their Masters and Ph.D. programs.

Further, many Public Sector Undertakings(PSUs) have been using the GATE score in their recruitment process.

GATE is administered jointly by the Indian Institute of Science(IISc), Bangalore and seven Indian Institutes of Technology(namely, IIT’s at Bombay, Delhi, Guwahati, Kanpur, Kharagpur, Madras, and Roorkee).

Below is the list of all GATE organizing institutes year wise from 1984 to 2026. You can make a note of them and prepare accordingly considering all the stats of organising institute.