This article will completely focus on the GATE 2026 Exam Centres. The list of GATE 2026 exam locations has been posted by IIT Guwahati on its official website, gate2028.iitg.ac.in. Eight IIT zones will house the GATE 2026 test locations. The GATE exam was administered in 235 cities last year. The whole list is available to candidates in this article. When applying for the examination, candidates will need to choose the GATE 2028 testing locations. Nonetheless, the GATE admit cards will provide the full address of the exam location. The dates of the GATE 2026 exam are February 7, 8, 14, and 15.
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GATE 2026 Exam Centres OUT: Check Updated Zone-Wise List of Exam Cities, Steps to add exam centers and more
From the list below, a candidate may select THREE cities. The GATE 2026 zone must be the source of all three options. GATE 2026 retains the authority to add a new city, remove a current one, and assign a city that might not be among the candidate’s selections.
GATE 2026 will exclusively take place in Indian centres. Centres outside of India will not host it. By paying the entire application price (₹2000 per test paper), foreign nationals and Indian residents living overseas can take the GATE 2026 exam, but they have to select Indian cities for the test. To take the test at a designated location in India, they will need to arrange their own accommodation and transportation.
| Zonal Coordinating Institute | State/UT | Tentative Examination Cities/Towns |
|---|---|---|
| IIT Roorkee | Haryana | Ambala, Kurukshetra |
| Himachal Pradesh | Baddi, Bilaspur, Hamirpur, Kangra – Dharamsala, Mandi, Palampur, Shimla – Solan, Una | |
| Punjab | Amritsar, Bathinda, Jalandhar – Phagwara, Ludhiana, Mohali – Chandigarh, Patiala, Pathankot | |
| Uttar Pradesh | Ghaziabad, Meerut, Moradabad, Muzaffarnagar, NOIDA, Saharanpur | |
| Uttarakhand | Dehradun, Haldwani, Roorkee | |
| IIT Kanpur | Madhya Pradesh | Bhopal, Gwalior, Jabalpur, Sagar, Satna |
| Uttar Pradesh | Agra, Aligarh, Bareilly, Gorakhpur, Jhansi, Kanpur, Lucknow, Prayagraj, Varanasi | |
| 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 Bombay | Gujarat | Ahmedabad, Anand, Bhavnagar, Bhuj, Gandhinagar, Jamnagar, Mehsana, Rajkot, Surat, Vadodara |
| Maharashtra | Ahilyanagar (Ahmednagar), Akola, Amravati, 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 | |
| Goa | Madgaon, Mapusa, Panaji | |
| IISc Bengaluru | Andhra Pradesh | Ananthapuramu, Kurnool |
| Kerala | Angamaly, Kannur, Kasaragod, Kozhikode, Malappuram, Palakkad, Pathanamthitta, Payyanur, Thrissur, Vatakara, Wayanad | |
| Karnataka | Bagalkot, Ballari (Bellary), Belagavi (Belgaum), Bengaluru North, Bengaluru South, Bidar, Chikkaballapur, Chikkamagaluru, Davanagere, Hassan, Hubballi (Hubli)/Dharwad, Kalaburagi (Gulbarga), Kolar, Mandya, Mangaluru, Manipal-Udupi, Mysuru (Mysore), Shivamogga (Shimoga), Tumakuru | |
| Telangana | Hyderabad, Nalgonda, Narsapur/Medak | |
| Andaman and Nicobar | Port Blair | |
| 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 | |
| Mizoram | Aizawl | |
| Nagaland | Dimapur, Kohima | |
| Sikkim | Gangtok | |
| Tripura | Agartala | |
| West Bengal | Asansol, Durgapur, Burdwan, Kalyani, Siliguri | |
| 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, Kolkata, 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 | |
| Tamil Nadu | Chennai, Coimbatore, Cuddalore, Dindigul, Erode, Kanyakumari – Nagercoil, Karaikudi, Krishnagiri, Madurai, Namakkal, Ooty, Pollachi, Ramanathapuram, Salem, Thanjavur, Thenl, Thoothukudi, Tiruchirappalli, Tirunelveli, Vellore, Virudhunagar | |
| Telangana | Adilabad, Karimnagar, Khammam, Kodad, Kothagudem, Nizamabad, Suryapet, Warangal |
How Can I Choose GATE Exam Locations for 2026?
Candidates must select one of the GATE Exam Centres from the list provided when completing the GATE Application Form 2026. When submitting their applications, candidates have the option to select up to three exam sites.
- The first and second exam givers have to live in the same GATE zone.
- The third GATE Exam Centre option can be chosen from any zone.
- After filling out all the necessary fields, candidates can select the GATE exam location.
- They have to select the exam site from a list of cities.
- Candidates can select any of the centres based on their convenience, taking into account the city that is closest to them.
- The exam locations will be allocated according to a first-come, first-served basis.
- Once the exam venues have been determined, complete all required forms and send in payment.
- After successfully registering, candidates can get the GATE 2026 admission card, which contains details on the exam’s day and time as well as the allotted exam location.
How Can I Modify the GATE 2026 Exam City?
The following procedures must be followed by applicants in order to modify the GATE 2028 examination city:
- Go to the GATE official website.
- Go to the GATE candidate login portal and enter your enrolment ID and password.
- Make the required adjustments, like changing personal information, adding test papers, or choosing a new exam location. Use UPI, credit/debit cards, or net banking to pay the needed charge.
- To complete the modifications, click the submit button.
- For future use, take a printout of the revised application.
Exam Locations for Foreign Nationals in GATE 2026
The GATE 2026 exam does not have any overseas centres this year. Foreign nationals are expected to choose and show up at any Indian GATE exam venue if they want to take the GATE 2026 exam.
FAQs on the GATE 2026 Exam Centres
How many GATE 2026 exam locations are available for candidates to choose from?
When completing the GATE 2026 application form, candidates will have the option to rank their top three exam cities from the same zonal centres.
Will the GATE 2026 exam centre have any plans in place for the secure storage of private belongings like my cell phone?
No. The testing location will not make such arrangements. Candidates are required to keep their personal possessions, including cell phones, outside the exam room at their own risk. Your personal belongings are not the responsibility of the GATE personnel.
Who is going to run GATE 2026?
The GATE 2026 test will be administered by IIT Guwahati.
When completing the GATE 2026 application form, is it possible for me to select exam centres for various zones?
No, applicants must select all three of the GATE 2026 exam locations from the same zone.
How many GATE exam locations will there be overall in 2026?
Eight IIT Zones that have been mentioned above in this article, along with all the respective cities, will host the GATE 2025 exam.
Which organisation will host GATE 2026?
The Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati will host GATE 2026.
