IIT Guwahati further extends GATE 2026 registration till tonight following requests from aspirants

The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Guwahati has yet again extended the Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) 2026 registration last date for one more day. Now, candidates can fill the GATE application form 2025 without a late fee by October 7, on the official website, gate2026.iitg.ac.in.

The GATE 2026 registration extension comes in view of the requests submitted by the aspirants, even though the authorities said that no further extension will be provided while giving it for the first time.

“Due to several requests from candidates, the regular period of registration (without late fee) has been extended till tonight (October 07, 2025). Candidates are requested to complete the payment process as early as possible,” said the official page of GATE in a post on X.

Recently, IITG assured GATE 2026 aspirants that the exams will not clash with the Union Public Service Commission Engineering Services Examination (UPSC ESE) 2026 which is scheduled for February 8. This will result in changes in GATE exam date 2026 as some papers are scheduled for the same day.

Moreover, as per the latest update on GATE 2026 website, Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited (NPCIL) has said that it will be using GATE 2026 results of CE, CH, EC, EE, IN, and ME test papers for recruitment.