GATE Exam Centres 2026: Zone-Wise Test Cities List PDF

GATE Exam Centres 2026: Zone-Wise Test Cities List PDF

K Guna SahitiUpdated on 19 Aug 2025, 03:19 PM IST

GATE Exam Centres 2026 - IIT Guwahati will uploaded the list of GATE 2026 exam centres on its official portal, gate2026.iitg.ac.in. The GATE 2026 test centres will be divided acrross 8 IIT zones. In the previous year, the GATE exam was held at 235 cities. Aspirants can check the complete list in this article. Candidates will have to select the exam centres for GATE 2026 while applying for the test. However, the complete address of the test venue will be available on the GATE admit cards. The GATE 2026 exam will be held on February 7, 8, 14 and 15, 2026.
Also Read: GATE syllabus | GATE paper pattern

This Story also Contains

  1. GATE 2026 Exam Centres
  2. Previous Year GATE Exam Centres
  3. How to Change the Examination City for GATE 2026?
  4. GATE 2026 Exam Centres for Foreign Nationals
GATE Exam Centres 2026: Zone-Wise Test Cities List PDF
GATE Exam Centres

Applicants must note that there may be no international exam centres for GATE 2026. Go through the complete article for more information on the exam centres of GATE 2026.

GATE 2026 Exam Centres

The Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati will upload the GATE exam centres list 2026 on the official website. GATE 2026 will be conducted across eight zonal centres. Untile the 2026 GATE exam centre list is released, candidates can check the last year data here.

Previous Year GATE Exam Centres

The table shows the exam centre information for GATE, based on past year information brochure.

GATE 2025 Exam Centres List

Zonal Centres

GATE Exam Centres (Exam cities)Total number of exam cities

IIT Roorkee


Ambala
Hamirpur
Amritsar
Bathinda
Jalandhar
Mohali-Chandigarh
Patiala
Ghaziabad
Meerut
Moradabad
Muzaffarnagar
NOIDA
Dehradun
Haldwani
Roorkee
Kurukshetra
Bilaspur
Kangra
Mandi
Una (New)
Shimla-Solan
Ludhiana
Pathankot
Saharanpur
Baddi (New)
Palampur (New)

26

IISc Bengaluru

Ananthapuramu
Kurnool
Bagalkot
Ballari (Bellary)
Belagavi (Belgaum)
Bengaluru North
Bengaluru South
Bidar
Chikkballapur
Chikkamagaluru
Davanagere
Hassan
Hubballi (Hubli) / Dharwad
Kalaburagi (Gulbarga)
Kolar
Mandya
Mangaluru
Manipal - Udupi
Mysuru (Mysore)
Shivamogga (Shimoga)
Tumakuru
Angamaly
Kannur
Kasaragod
Kozhikode
Malappuram
Palakkad
Pathanamthitta
Payyanur
Puttur (New)
Thrissur
Vatakara
Wayanad
Hyderabad
Medak
Nalgonda
Port Blair

37

IIT Bombay

Ahmedabad
Anand
Bhavnagar
Bhuj
Gandhinagar
Jamnagar
Mehsana
Rajkot
Surat
Vadodara
Vapi
Ahmednagar
Akola
Amravati
Aurangabad
Baramati
Chandrapur
Dhule
Jalgaon
Kolhapur
Latur
Mumbai
Navi - Mumbai-Thane
Nagpur
Nanded
Nashik
Panvel-Raigad
Pune
Ratnagiri
Sangamner-Loni-Shirdi
Sangli
Satara
Solapur
Vasai-Palghar
Wardha
Yavatmal
Goa

37

IIT Delhi

Faridabad
Gurugram
Hisar
Jammu-Samba
Srinagar
Leh
Indore
Ujjain
New Delhi
Ajmer
Alwar
Bikaner
Bhilwara (New)
Dausa (New)
Hanumangarh (New)
Jaipur
Jodhpur
Kota
Sikar
Udaipur
Greater NOIDA
Mathura

22

IIT Guwahati

Itanagar
Dibrugarh
Guwahati
Jorhat
Silchar
Tezpur
Bhagalpur
Muzaffarpur
Patna
Purnea
Bokaro Steel City
Dhanbad
Imphal
Shillong
Aizawl
Dimapur
Kohima
Gangtok
Agartala
Asansol
Durgapur
Burdwa
Kalyani
Siligur

24

IIT Kanpur

Bhopal
Gwalior
Jabalpur
Sagar
Satna
Agra
Aligarh
Allahabad
Bareilly
Gorakhpur
Jhansi
Kanpur
Lucknow
Varanasi

14

IIT Kharagpur

Eluru
Kakinada-Surampalem
Rajamahendravaram (Rajahmundry)
Srikakulam
Tadepalligudem
Vijayawada
Visakhapatnam
Vizianagaram
Bhilai
Bilaspur
Raipur
Hazaribag
Jamshedpur
Ranchi
Balasore
Berhampur
Bhubaneswar
Cuttack
Rourkela
Dhenkanal
Kakatpur (Puri)
Sambalpur
Bankura
Beharampur-Murshidabad
Hooghly
Howrah
Kharagpur - Midnapur
Kolaghat
Kolkata
Suri (Birbhum)

30

IIT Madras

Chirala
Chittoor
Guntur
Kadapa
Nandyala (New)
Nellore
Ongole
Tirupati
Alappuzha
Aluva-Ernakulam
Attingal
Chengannur
Kanjirapally
Kollam
Kothamangalam
Kottayam
Muvattupuzha
Thiruvananthapuram
Puducherry
Chennai South
Chennai West
Coimbatore
Cuddalore
Dindigul
Erode (New)
Kanyakumari-Nagercoil
Krishnagiri (New)
Madurai
Namakkal
Pollachi (New)
Ramanathapuram
Salem
Thanjavur
Theni
Thoothukudi
Tiruchirapalli
Tirunelveli
Vellore
Virudhunagar
Adilabad
Karimnagar
Khammam
Kodad
Kothagudem
Nizamabad
Suryapet
Warangal

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How to Change the Examination City for GATE 2026?

To change the examination city for GATE 2026, applicants will have to follow these steps:

  • Visit the official GATE website.
  • Log in using your enrollment ID and password at the GATE candidate login portal.
  • Make the necessary changes, such as selecting a new exam centre, adding test papers, or updating personal details.
  • Pay the required fee through net banking, credit/debit card, or UPI.
  • Click on the submit option to finalize the changes.
  • Take a printout of the updated application form for future reference.
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GATE 2026 Exam Centres for Foreign Nationals

This year, there are no international centres for the GATE 2026 examination. Foreign nationals who wish to appear for the GATE 2026 exam are expected to select and appear at any of the Indian GATE exam centres in India.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

Q: How many GATE 2025 exam centres can be selected by candidates?
A:

Candidates can select up to three exam cities from the same zonal centres in order of their preferences while filling out the GATE 2025 application form.

Q: How many GATE exam centres 2025 will be there in total?
A:

The GATE exam will be held across 8 IIT Zones in 238 centres.

Q: Will there be any arrangement at the GATE 2025 exam centre for the safe-keeping of personal items such as my mobile phone?
A:

No. Such arrangements will not be made at the examination centre. If a candidate brings personal belongings including mobile phones, they have to be kept outside the examination hall at the candidate's own risk. The GATE officials are not responsible for safe keeping of your personal items.

Q: Where can i check the list of GATE exam centres 2025?
A:

Candidates appearing for the GATE exam 2025 can check the list of all the exam centres of GATE 2025 on the official website or from this page.

Q: What are the centres for GATE exam?
A:

There are 8 zones for GATE exam centres 2025- IISc Bangalore, IIT Bombay, IIT Delhi, IIT Guwahati, IIT Kanpur, IIT Kharagpur, IIT Madras, and IIT Roorkee.

Q: When will IIT Roorkee conduct GATE 2025?
A:

IIT Roorkee will conduct GATE 2025 on February 1, 2, 15, and 16, 2025.

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