GATE 2026 Last Chance for correction for category, city,new paper

GATE 2026 Last Chance for correction in Category,paper,city or adding a new paper

Yes, you have heard it right: November 6 is the last date to change category, paper, examination city, add a new test paper, and update personal details in GATE 2026. Each such change—including adding a new test paper—requires payment of an additional fee, which is generally ₹500 per type of modification, including changes to name, date of birth, exam city, or test paper.

What is GATE 2026?

GATE 2026 is a national test which is held for 30 papers, including Humanities. The validity of the GATE Score is three years. GATE 2026 will be conducted from February 7 to February 15. The result will be declared in March 2026 but before this the answer key will be out for the candidates to challenge any key.

GATE 2026 Last Chance for correction

What Can Be Changed

Category, exam paper, and examination city
Adding a second test paper
Personal details such as name, gender, date of birth, and more

Dates for Corrections

Correction/Change Type	Last Date	Correction Window Opened
Change of category, paper, exam city	November 3, 2025	October 28, 2025
As per brochure (some sources)	November 6, 2025	October 28, 2025

Applicable Fee Details

Change in category/gender/PwD status: ₹500 per change
Change of paper/exam city/name/date of birth: ₹500 per change
No fee for corrections in address and academic details

How to Make Corrections

Log in at GOAPS portal (application dashboard)
Use the correction window link, apply changes as per instructions
Pay required fee online for each major change

All corrections must be completed by the specified last date to avoid rejection or issues with your GATE application

Examination Mode	CBT
Language	English
Diuration	Three Hours
Number of Papers	30 Test Papers
Seltion	General Aotitude(GA)+Candidate Selected Paper(S)
Types of Question	MCQ,MSQ,NAT
Test of Abilities	Recall,Comprehension,Application,Analysis and Synthesis
Number of Questions	10 GA_55 Subject=65
Distribution of Marks in all papers except AR,CY<DA,EY, GE, GG,MA,PH,ST,XH and XL	General Aptitude-15 Marks,Engineering Mathematics-13 Marks,Subject Questions-72 Marks,Total 100(XE includes an Engineering Mathematics section XE-A 15 Marks
Distribution of Marks in Papers AR,CY,DA,EY,GE,GG,MA,PH, ST,XH and XL	General Aptitude-15 Marks, Subject Questions 85 Marks Total 100 Marks
Marking Scheme	Every question Carry either 1 or 2 Marks
Negative Marking	Wrong answer to MCQ-1 Marks or 1/3 will be deducted for wrong answer, No Negative Marking for MSQ and NAT