GATE 2027 Countdown: Days Left and Exam Dates

Live countdown to GATE 2027 on Saturday, 6 February 2027, the official date announced by IIT Madras, for the GATE organising committee.

Saturday, 6 February 2027

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Official date, announced by IIT Madras, for the GATE organising committee.

Official websiteAll exam countdowns

GATE 2027 key dates

Exam city allotment notifiedMonday, 4 January 2027
Admit card downloadTo be announced on the official site
Exam weekend 1Saturday 6 and Sunday 7 February 2027
Exam weekend 2Saturday 13 and Sunday 14 February 2027
Exam weekend 3Saturday 20 and Sunday 21 February 2027
Results announcedFriday, 19 March 2027

Registration deadlines change.

GATE 2027 registration dates have been revised more than once. Check the official site for the current deadline before you plan around it.

Source: GATE 2027 Important Dates and the GATE 2027 information brochure, IIT Madras. These dates apply to GATE 2027. Last verified Wednesday, 7 October 2026.

What to do this week

Preparation

Prepare for GATE 2027

  • The GATE 2027 hub: Official dates, the 2027 syllabus PDFs and every Studyloaf GATE guide in one place.
  • Syllabus tracker: Tick off the official GATE 2027 syllabus topic by topic. No account needed.
  • GATE score calculator: Estimate a GATE score from your marks with the official formula.
  • GATE 2026 EC solutions: All 65 questions of the 2026 EC paper, with the official answers and worked solutions.
  • GATE 2025 EC solutions: All 65 questions of the 2025 EC paper, with the official answers and worked solutions.
  • GATE 2024 EC solutions: All 65 questions of the 2024 EC paper, with the official answers and worked solutions.
  • GATE 2023 EC solutions: All 65 questions of the 2023 EC paper, with the official answers and worked solutions.

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About GATE 2027

The national postgraduate engineering and science test, used for M.Tech, MS and PhD admissions and by several public sector employers.

Who takes it

  • Students in the third or higher year of any undergraduate degree, or graduates, in engineering, technology, architecture, science, commerce, arts or humanities
  • There is no age limit, and you can sit one paper or an approved combination of two

Format

  • 3 hours, 65 questions, 100 marks, on a computer
  • 10 General Aptitude questions (15 marks) plus 55 subject questions; most engineering papers include 13 marks of engineering mathematics
  • Multiple-choice, multiple-select and numerical-answer questions, across 30 subject papers

What it leads to

Master's and direct PhD admissions at IITs, IISc, NITs and other institutes, usually with a government scholarship, plus recruitment by several public sector undertakings. A GATE score stays valid for three years.

Source: GATE 2027 information brochure, IIT Madras (revised 27 September 2026). Conducting body: IIT Madras, for the GATE organising committee.