By: Archana on May 17, 2019

The Application Forms for GATE examination are released by the IIT Delhi from August 31 onwards. The GATE Application procedure is an online process and is available through the GATE Online Application Processing System (GOAPS). The candidate is required to upload supporting documents, passport size photograph, and signature during GATE Registration.

GATE Application Procedure Important Dates:

Requirements for filing the GATE Application Form:

For Indian Candidates:

• Personal Information including name that should match the college records, date of birth, contact number, email ID and other details.
• Postal Address details including PIN Code.
• Qualifying Degree details including the name of the course, year of passing and specialization.
• College Details including address and PIN Code.
• Details about GATE such as for which subject the candidate is applying for and preferred examination cities.
• Scanned image of candidate's passport size photograph.
• Scanned image of candidate's signature.
• Scanned copy of candidate's eligibility document in PDF format.
• Scanned copy of previous degree certificate or provisional certificate.
• Scanned copy of Category Certificate, in case of candidates from reserved category.
• Scanned copy of PwD Certificate, in case of candidates from PwD category.
• Details of ID Proof of the candidate such as Passport, PAN Card, Voter's ID, Aadhar, Driving License, College ID card etc.
• In order to pay the application fee, bank details are required.

Guidelines for Photograph and Signature:

For Photograph:

• The candidate is required to scan the color passport size photograph with light background clicked after August 1 of the current year.
• The width of the photograph must be 3.5 cm and height must be 4.5 cm.
• The format of the file must be in JPEG format only.
• 50 percent of the area of the photograph must be covered with the candidate's face and must not be covered by the hair of the head or any other cloth.

For Signature:

• The candidate must draw a rectangular box of 2 cm (height) x 7 cm (width) on a plain sheet.
• The signature should be either with black or blue ink pen within the box.
• The signature must not be in Capital letters.
• While scanning the signature, make sure that the border of the box is neatly cropped.
• The scanned image must be in JPEG format.
• The size of the image must not exceed 160 x 560 in pixels whereas the minimum image size must not be less than 80 x 280 in pixels.

For Foreign Candidates:

• Personal Information including name that should match the college records, date of birth, contact number, email ID and other details.
• Postal Address details including PIN Code.
• Qualifying Degree details including the name of the course, year of passing and specialization.
• College Details including address and PIN Code.
• Details about GATE such as for which subject the candidate is applying for and preferred examination cities.
• Scanned image of candidate's passport size photograph.
• Scanned image of candidate's signature.
• Details of the valid photo ID such as passport, government-issued ID, employee ID. 

 

Following are the stepwise guide for GATE Registration:

STEP 1:

1. Add the basic details and a unique GOAPS password.
2. Candidates will receive a GOAPS Enrolment ID on their email ids which will be used in the future for logging in.
3. This login can be used later for completing the application form at a later stage.

STEP 2:

1. Filling in the personal details.
2. The candidates also have to choose three cities for the test centres.
3. Anyone would be allotted to the candidate.
4. The candidate will have also to fill up the details of the valid ID proof like an Aadhar card.

STEP 3:

• Upload the documents, signature, photograph and a thumbprint impression

STEP 4:

• Payment of the fees through E-challan /net banking.

GATE Exam form correction:

Application form can be corrected in the month of November. The correction will be made after the declaration of the exam. Candidates are strictly advised to check all the details before filling an application form.

Correction Fee:

The fee payment for correction will be done via online mode only.

The fee for correction is mentioned below:

• Change from SC/ST to General/OBC is Rs.750/-.
• Change from Female to Male/Others is Rs.750/-.
• Change from PWD to Non-PWD is Rs. 750/.
• Change in examination city is Rs. 400/-.

It is to be noted that GATE Corrections/Modifications will be granted in the following fields:

• Name of Candidate
• Date of Bir
• Name of Parent/Guardian
• Status from Gen to OBC and OBC to General
• Have you graduated in the above degree?
• Year of Qualifying Degree