GATE Exam Centre List 2026 for the GATE Exam 2026 has been provided in this article. Candidates can check the available exam centres and ensure they select the nearest and most comfortable centre to avoid any travel issues on the exam day.
GATE Exam Centre List
The Indian Institute of Science (IISc) and seven IITs are conducting the Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) 2026 across multiple cities in India. Candidates who have applied for the examination were required to fill in three options as their preference for the GATE Exam Centre. In this article, we have provided the GATE Exam Centre List for the computer-based test, so that candidates can check all the available exam centres and choose their exam centre wisely.
GATE Exam Centre 2026
While applying for the exam, candidates had selected their preferred exam centre or exam city from the list provided in the application form. The final allotment of the exam centre is based on the availability of seats and administrative decisions made by the exam authority. Once the exam centre is allotted, change requests will be accepted only during the official correction window. Candidates can check their allotted exam centre details from the GATE 2026 Admit Card, which will be released in January 2026.
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GATE Exam Centre List 2026
Here is the complete GATE Exam Centre List for the GATE 2026 Exam. Candidates must go through the complete list to know the available exam centres and ensure they select the nearest and most comfortable centre to avoid any travel issues on the exam day. Applicants should choose the exam centre very carefully, as the final allotment is based on availability and once allotted beyond the correction window, no request for change will be accepted.
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IISc Bengaluru Zone
| State | City |
|---|---|
| Andaman & Nicobar Islands | Port Blair |
| Andhra Pradesh | Ananthapuramu, Kurnool |
| Karnataka | Bagalkot, Ballari (Bellary), Belagavi (Belgaum), Bengaluru North, Bengaluru South, Bidar, Chikkaballapur, Chikkamagaluru, Davanagere, Hassan, Hubballi/Dharwad, Kalaburagi (Gulbarga), Kolar, Mandya, Mangaluru (Mangalore), Manipal–Udupi, Mysuru (Mysore), Shivamogga (Shimoga), Tumakuru (Tumkur) |
| Kerala | Angamaly, Payyanur, Vatakara, Kannur, Kasaragod, Kozhikode, Malappuram, Palakkad, Pathanamthitta, Thrissur, Wayanad |
| Telangana | Hyderabad, Nalgonda, Narsapur/Medak |
IIT Bombay Zone
| State | City |
|---|---|
| Goa | Madgaon, Mapusa, Panaji |
| Gujarat | Ahmedabad, Anand, Bhavnagar, Bhuj, Gandhinagar, Jamnagar, Mehsana, Rajkot, Surat, Vadodara |
| Maharashtra | Ahilyanagar (Ahmednagar), Akola, Amravati, Chhatrapati Sambhaji Nagar (Aurangabad), Baramati, Chandrapur, Dhule, Jalgaon, Kolhapur, Latur, Mumbai, Nagpur, Nanded, Nashik, Navi Mumbai, Panvel–Rasayani, Pune, Ratnagiri, Sangamner–Loni, Sangli, Satara, Solapur, Thane, Vasai–Palghar, Wardha |
IIT Delhi Zone
| State | City |
|---|---|
| Haryana | Faridabad, Gurugram, Hisar |
| Jammu & Kashmir | Jammu–Samba, Srinagar |
| Ladakh | Leh |
| Madhya Pradesh | Indore, Ujjain |
| New Delhi | New Delhi |
| Rajasthan | Ajmer, Alwar, Bhilwara, Bikaner, Dausa, Hanumangarh, Jaipur, Jodhpur, Kota, Sikar, Udaipur |
| Uttar Pradesh | Greater Noida, Mathura |
IIT Guwahati Zone
| State | City |
|---|---|
| Arunachal Pradesh | Naharlagun–Itanagar |
| Assam | Dibrugarh, Guwahati, Jorhat, Silchar, Tezpur |
| Bihar | Bhagalpur, Muzaffarpur, Patna, Purnea |
| Jharkhand | Bokaro Steel City, Dhanbad |
| Manipur | Imphal |
| Meghalaya | Shillong |
| Mizoram | Aizawl |
| Nagaland | Dimapur–Kohima |
| Sikkim | Gangtok |
| Tripura | Agartala |
| West Bengal | Asansol, Durgapur, Burdwan, Kalyani, Siliguri |
IIT Kanpur Zone
| State | City |
|---|---|
| Madhya Pradesh | Bhopal, Gwalior, Jabalpur, Sagar, Satna |
| Uttar Pradesh | Agra, Aligarh, Bareilly, Gorakhpur, Jhansi, Kanpur, Lucknow, Prayagraj, Varanasi |
IIT Kharagpur Zone
| State | City |
|---|---|
| Andhra Pradesh | Bhimavaram, Eluru, Kakinada–Surampalem, Rajamahendravaram (Rajahmundry), Srikakulam, Tadepalligudem, Vijayawada, Visakhapatnam, Vizianagaram |
| Chhattisgarh | Bhilai–Durg, Bilaspur, Raipur |
| Jharkhand | Hazaribag, Jamshedpur, Ranchi |
| Odisha | Balasore–Bhadrak, Baripada, Bhubaneswar, Brahmapur, Cuttack, Dhenkanal, Rourkela, Sambalpur |
| West Bengal | Bankura, Berhampore, Hooghly, Howrah, Kharagpur–Midnapur, Kolaghat, Kolkata, Suri |
IIT Madras Zone
| State | City |
|---|---|
| Andhra Pradesh | Chirala–Bapatla, Chittoor, Guntur, Kadapa, Nandyala, Nellore, Ongole, Tirupati |
| Kerala | Alappuzha, Aluva–Ernakulam, Attingal, Chengannur, Kanjirappally, Kollam, Kothamangalam, Kottayam, Muvattupuzha, Thiruvananthapuram |
| Puducherry | Puducherry |
| Tamil Nadu | Chennai, Coimbatore, Cuddalore, Dindigul, Erode, Kanyakumari–Nagercoil, Karaikudi, Krishnagiri, Madurai, Namakkal, Ooty, Pollachi, Ramanathapuram, Salem, Thanjavur, Theni, Thoothukudi, Tiruchirappalli, Tirunelveli, Vellore, Virudhunagar |
| Telangana | Adilabad, Karimnagar, Khammam, Kodad, Kothagudem, Nizamabad, Suryapet, Warangal |
IIT Roorkee Zone
| State | City |
|---|---|
| Haryana | Ambala, Kurukshetra |
| Himachal Pradesh | Baddi, Bilaspur, Hamirpur, Kangra–Dharamshala, Mandi, Palampur, Shimla–Solan, Una |
| Punjab | Amritsar, Bathinda, Jalandhar–Phagwara, Ludhiana, Mohali–Chandigarh, Patiala, Pathankot |
| Uttarakhand | Dehradun, Haldwani, Roorkee |
| Uttar Pradesh | Ghaziabad, Meerut, Moradabad, Muzaffarnagar, Noida, Saharanpur |
Note: The above list of GATE 2026 examination cities is tentative and subject to change.
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Important Things to Remember About GATE Exam Centre 2026
Before filling out the exam centre application form, candidates should be aware of some key points regarding the exam cities and centres available across India. It is important to review these details carefully to understand the allotment process and avoid any confusion.
- GATE 2026 will be conducted as a computer-based test on 7th, 8th, 14th, and 15th February 2026.
- Candidates must choose three preferred exam cities while submitting the application form.
- All three selected exam cities must belong to the same GATE zone.
- The final exam centre will be allotted based on the preferences filled by the candidates and the availability of seats.
- Exam centre modifications can be made during the official correction window, and a modification fee may be applicable.
- Once the correction window closes, candidates will not be permitted to request any changes.
- Candidates are not allowed to change their GATE zone under any circumstances.
- The exam authority reserves the right to add, remove, or modify exam centres depending on administrative requirements.
- The details of the allotted exam centre will be mentioned on the Admit Card, which candidates can download in January 2026.
