GATE Admit Card – Dates, Downloading Process, Exam Day Guidelines

IIT Bombay had announced the date of release for GATE admit card 2021 on on 8th January 2021. Candidates who have registered themselves for the GATE exam 2021 can download their respective admit cards from the official website – www.gate.iitb.ac.in. The deadline to download the GATE 2021 admit card was 4th February 2021. The entrance exam was successfully held on 6th,7th,13th and 14th February 2021.

Details about the exam venue, date and time, exam day guidelines, information regarding GATE paper, and candidates’ details will be mentioned on the GATE admit card 2021. Candidates must note that it will be mandatory to carry the GATE admit card along with a government-issued ID proof on the day of exam. Aspirants failing to do so will not be permitted to enter the examination hall. Check the procedure to download the hall ticket and other insights of GATE Admit Card 2021. 

GATE Admit Card – Important Dates 

Events	Important Dates
GATE Admit Card 2021 release	January 8, 2021
Deadline to download admit card	February 4, 2021
GATE 2021 exam	February 6,7,13 and 14, 2021
GATE Result announcement	March 22, 2021

How To Download GATE Admit Card 2021?

Go through the below-mentioned steps to understand how to download the GATE 2021 admit card:

Step 1: Visit the official website of GATE 2021.

Step 2: Login to the online portal using your registered credentials.

Step 3: After logging in, click on the direct ‘download admit card’ link.

Step 4: Candidates will now be redirected to their admit card window. 

Step 5: Download the admit card and take multiple printouts (at least 2 to 3) of the same.

Candidates must download and retain their GATE admit card until the end of the admission process.

GATE Admit Card Sample

GATE Admit Card – Details Mentioned 

Below mentioned details will be enlisted on the admit card for GATE. Candidates are advised to go through the details carefully and contact the zonal IIT immediately in case of any discrepancy. 

• Name of the candidate
• Photograph and signature of the candidate
• Date and day of the exam
• Examination centre code
• Exam day guidelines
• Examination timings
• GATE 2021 paper code
• Name and address of the exam centre
• Registration number
• Signature of the organizing chairman of GATE 

The contact details of the various IIT zonal offices are furnished below. 

Zone	Contact Address	Phone Number	E-mail ID
Zone-1	Chairperson, GATE Indian Institute of Science Bangalore, Bengaluru 560 012	080-22932392 080-23601227	gate @ gate.iisc.ac.in
Zone-2	Chairperson, GATE Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Powai, Mumbai 400 076	022-25767068 022-25767022	gate2021 @ iitb.ac.in
Zone-3	Chairperson, GATE Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, Hauz Khas, New Delhi 110 016	011-26591749	gate @ admin.iitd.ac.in
Zone-4	Chairperson, GATE Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, Guwahati 781 039	0361-2582751 0361-2582755	gate @ iitg.ac.in
Zone-5	Chairperson, GATE Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, Kanpur 208 016	0512-2597412	gate @ iitk.ac.in
Zone-6	Chairperson, GATE Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, Kharagpur 721 302	03222-282091 03222-282095	gate @ adm.iitkgp.ac.in
Zone-7	Chairperson, GATE Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai 600 036	044-22578200	gate @ iitm.ac.in
Zone-8	Chairperson, GATE Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, Roorkee 247 667	01332-284531	gate @ iitr.ac.in

GATE Admit Card 2021 – Valid ID Proofs To Carry With Admit Card

Candidates must carry one of the valid government-issued photo identity proofs along with their GATE admit card on the exam day. 

Any one of the below mentioned IDs can be carried along with the GATE admit card –

ID proofs that can be carried by Indian students to the GATE exam hall	ID proofs that can be carried by International students to the GATE exam hall
Voter ID	Passport
Valid College ID	Government Issued ID
Passport	Employee ID
PAN Card
Employee Identification Card
Driving License
Aadhaar Number

What if I forget or misplace my GATE enrollment ID or password?

In case the candidates forget or misplace their enrollment ID and password, they should follow the below mentioned steps to retrieve their GATE login credentials. 

To retrieve Enrollment ID:

• Go to the official website of GATE 2021.
• Click on “Forgot Enrollment ID” and enter your registered mobile number.
• The enrollment ID will be sent to the registered mobile number and email ID.

To retrieve Password:

• Go to the official website of GATE 2021 and click on “Forgot Password”.
• Now click on ‘Request for an OTP’. 
• An OTP will be sent to the registered mobile number of the candidates by the authorities.
• After submitting the OTP, the candidates will be able to change their password.

GATE Admit Card 2021 – Exam-day Guidelines 

The below-mentioned guidelines will help candidates experience a seamless GATE examination experience:

1. Reach at your GATE exam centre well before the reporting time to ensure a smooth entry without facing any hustle-bustle.
2. If you are not aware of the exact location of your GATE exam centre, visit the centre before the exam-day to eliminate the possibility of any confusion.
3. Double check if you have kept all the requisites like GATE admit card and a valid ID proof before leaving for the exam.
4. Don’t carry any restricted object like mobile phone, watches, calculator, or any other electronic gazette. GATE exam authorities may provide virtual scientific calculators. 
5. Always mention your name and GATE registration number on scribble pad (provided for rough work). The exam invigilator will check whether you have mentioned your details or not. Also, you need to submit the scribble pad after the exam.    

GATE Admit Card 2021 – Exam Centres

The authorities will conduct the GATE 2021 exam at the below-mentioned exam centres. 

Test Cities of GATE 2021

Anantapur	Kurnool	Bhimavaram	Eluru	Kakinada
Rajahmundry	Tadepalligudem	Tirupati	Srikakulam	Vijayawada
Visakhapatnam	Angamaly	Kannur	Kasaragod	Kozhikode
Malappuram	Palakkad	Thrissur	Thiruvananthapuram	Payyanur
Vadakara	Bagalkot	Ballari	Belagavi	Bengaluru
Bidar	Davanagere	Hassan	Hubballi	Kalaburagi
Kolar	Mangaluru	Manipal	Mysuru	Shimoga
Tumakuru	Hyderabad	Warangal	Port Blair	Ahmedabad
Anand	Bhavnagar	Bhuj	Gandhinagar	Mehsana
Rajkot	Surat	Vadodara	Ahmednagar	Amravati
Aurangabad	Baramati	Jalgaon	Kankavali	Kolhapur
Mumbai	Nagpur	Nanded	Nashik	Navi Mumbai
Pune	Ratnagiri	Sangli	Satara	Solapur
Thane	Goa	Ajmer	Alwar	Bikaner
Jaipur	Jodhpur	Kota	Sikar	Udaipur
Chittorgarh	Bahadurgarh	Faridabad	Gurugram	Hisar
Karnal	Palwal	Ambala	Kurukshetra	Panipat
Sonepat	Yamuna Nagar	Rohtak	Greater Noida	Mathura
Agra	Aligarh	Allahabad	Bareilly	Gorakhpur
Lucknow	Varanasi	Ghaziabad	Meerut	Moradabad
Muzaffarnagar	Noida	Kanpur	Indore	Ujjain
Bhopal	Gwalior	Jabalpur	Jammu	Samba
New Delhi	Agartala	Asansol	Burdwan	Kalyani
Siliguri	Hooghly	Kharagpur	Kolkata	Durgapur
Dhanbad	Jamshedpur	Ranchi	Bokaro Steel City	Dibrugarh
Guwahati	Jorhat	Silchar	Tezpur	Gangtok
Imphal	Muzaffarpur	Patna	Arrah	Purnea
Shillong	Balasore	Berhampur	Bhubaneshwar	Cuttack
Rourkela	Sambalpur	Bhilai	Bilaspur	Raipur
Tiruchirappalli	Tirunelveli	Vellore	Viluppuram	Virudhunagar
Amritsar	Bathinda	Jalandhar	Khanna	Ludhiana
Mohali	Pathankot	Patiala	Sangrur	Baddi
Hamirpur	Shimla	Una	Bhimtal	Dehradun
Haldwani	Roorkee	Itanagar

GATE Admit Card – FAQS

✔️ When will the authority release the admit card for GATE 2021?

The admit card for GATE 2021 was released on January 8, 2021. Eligible candidates must download the admit cards from the official website- www.gate.iitb.ac.in by using the Enrollment ID and password .

✔️ Is the black & white printout of the GATE admit card valid?

No. candidates have to download only the color printout of GATE admit card on an A4 sheet. The invigilator will reject the black & white printout and prohibit the entry to the exam hall.

✔️ How can I access the admit card of GATE 2021?

Admit cards shall be made available for download in online mode on the official website of the GATE 2021. Candidates need to login to the official website of GATE 2021 and click on the ‘Download Admit Card’ tab. The GATE hall ticket will hit the screen. Download it and take the printout.

✔️ How can I login to the GATE admit card download portal?

The candidates will be required to login to the GATE portal using their credentials i.e. GATE registered ID, and password. The login credentials generated during GATE registration shall be used always for further login attempts.

✔️ How to fix any discrepancy in the details mentioned on the GATE admit card?

In case of any error or discrepancy on GATE admit card, candidates must immediately contact their respective zonal IIT for immediate action and help. Once they rectify the error, aspirants need to download the GATE hall ticket again.

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