# GATE 2027 registration closes 5 October, apply at gate2027.iitm.ac.in 2026-10-01T13:01:26+00:00 | India | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet The Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) 2027 registration will close on Monday, 5 October. Candidates can apply on the official website gate2027.iitm.ac.in. The exam is scheduled to be held between 6 February and 21 February 2027. Applicants must be in the third year or higher of an undergraduate degree or have completed a degree in Engineering, Technology, Architecture, Science, Commerce, Arts, or Humanities from a recognised institution. Degree programmes must be approved by MoE/AICTE/UGC/UPSC or their international equivalents. Application fees are Rs 1,000 per paper (regular) and Rs 1,500 per paper (late) for female/SC/ST/PwD candidates, and Rs 2,000 per paper (regular) and Rs 2,500 per paper (late) for all other candidates. GATE scores are used for admission to postgraduate programmes at IITs, NITs, and IISc, and for recruitment by many PSUs. ## Indian Opinion Analysis With the 5 October deadline approaching, candidates who have not yet registered for GATE 2027 have less than a week to complete their application. The fee structure remains unchanged from previous years, with concessions for female, SC, ST, and PwD applicants. The exam window, spanning 6 to 21 February 2027, allows flexibility across multiple subject papers. GATE scores continue to serve dual purposes: admission to technical postgraduate programmes and recruitment in public sector undertakings. Late applications will be accepted at a higher fee until an unspecified date. ## Coverage - indiatvnews.com Straight service-journalism piece, lists dates, fees, and steps without slant. This brief was synthesised by AI from the source linked above. Tags: GATE, IIT Madras, Ministry of Education Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/gate-2027-registration-closes-5-october-apply-at-gate2027-iitm-ac-in/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/gate-2027-registration-closes-5-october-apply-at-gate2027-iitm-ac-in/#story-in-brief How this brief was made: an AI model read the report linked above and wrote this summary and analysis, which were published automatically. Published briefs are sampled every hour by an automated quality check; the editor verifies its findings and approves corrections, and corrected briefs carry a dated correction line. We do no original reporting. Methodology: https://indianopinion.org/ai-use-policy/