The official notification of exam dates for GATE 2022 is released; Registration is to begin on August 30, 2021
GATE-Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering is a competitive entrance exam at the national level that IIT conducts. GATE is mainly taken up by students willing to join PG engineering courses like M-Tech/ME. Many of the top engineering institutes in India will consider the marks secured in GATE and keep that as the selection criteria for admissions in those institutes. IIT’s usually give top priority to the candidates who have got cut-off scores in GATE. Only the students applying for PG programs will be eligible to appear for this exam. The scorecards of GATE are also used for PSU recruitments. This is an online entrance exam conducted in three sessions, and the students will have to register themselves on the official exam website.
The latest changes in GATE 2022 in IIT Kharagpur will conduct this exam for 29 subject papers. They have added two new subjects, i.e. Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering (NM) and Geomatics Engineering (GE) GATE 2022.
For the year 2022, GATE will be conducted by IIT Kharagpur, and they have announced the concerned exam dates on their authentic website on 01 August. The registrations for GATE 2022 will begin from August 30, 2021, by online mode, where the students are required to fill in all the necessary information needed in the application form. They must also pay the application fees of INR 1500 for gen candidates, and the late fee is INR 2000. The application fee for reserved candidates is INR 750, and a late fee is INR 1250.
The eligibility requirement is defined by IIM, which candidates are asked to meet to appear for the GATE exam. IIT Kharagpur has newly expanded the eligibility criteria for GATE 2022. As per the new changes, M. Pharm and BDS candidates are also allowed to appear for the GATE 2022 exam. This eligibility requirement remains the same over the years, and it is- Candidates must have a UG degree in any discipline from a recognized university with a minimum of 50% of aggregated marks and will be eligible to apply for GATE 2022. There is no restriction for age to apply for the GATE 2022 exam. Lastly, the work experience is not compulsory to be eligible for GATE applications 2021.
Here is the table mentioning all the important dates for the GATE 2022
Exam Particulars |
Dates |
Release of application form for GATE 2022 |
30 August 2021 |
Last date for application submissions for GATE 2022 |
24 September 2021 |
Last date for application submissions for GATE 2022 with late fees |
01 October 2021 |
Date for application correction window for GATE 2022 |
12 November 2021 |
Release of admit card for GATE 2022 |
03 January 2022 |
Exam Date for GATE 2022 |
Starting from 05, 06, 12, and 13 February 2022 |
Announcement of results for GATE 2022 |
Tentatively in the month of March 2022 |
Steps on how to apply for GATE 2022
Step 1: Open the authentic website of GATE 2022
Step 2: Then, look for and click on the link where it is ‘New or fresh Candidate Registration’ on the GATE 2022 webpage.
Step 3: Next, enter all the necessary details in the registration form for GATE 2022.
Step 4: The application form for GATE 2022 will include information like personal, academic, contact details, other required docs and certificates (given size and format).
Step 5: Students must fill in all the educational details like academic percentage, class 10, 12 and UG degrees in the relevant stream of any of the recognized boards.
Step 6: before the submission, students must pay the GATE application fee by online mode using a card or net banking methods.
Step 7: Submit the application form filled for GATE 2022 and get the hard copy of the same for further purposes.