Indian Institute of Technology, IIT Bombay is reopens the GATE 2021 registration portal on October 28, 2020, for candidates to change their choice of exam centres and cities. Candidates who have already registered for gate 2021 can make changes in the particulars and choice of exam centre cities in the online application form. Candidates are requested to visit the official website, i.e., gate.iitb.ac.in for the process of making the required correction. The correction window would be available from October 28 to November 13, 2020.

As per the official statement released by IIT Bombay, “The changes, can be made one-time only between 28th October 2020 to 13th November 2020 by login at GOAPS portal using candidates’ valid login credentials. Considering the ongoing pandemic situation, GATE 2021 committee has decided to give more options to the successfully registered candidates to modify the choice of cities for GATE 2021 examination at free of cost.” Read complete notification here. 

How to make corrections in GATE 2021:

  1. Visit the official website at gate.iitb.ac.in
  2. Click on the link that reads, ‘GATE Online Application Processing System (GOAPS),’ appearing on the page
  3. Key in your credentials and log in
  4. Make corrections in the application form, as instructed.

GATE 2021: Changes allowed this year

This time a total of 11 new cities have been added in the list the candidates can choose from:

  1. IIT Bombay (Zone – 2): Seven (7) new cities added are: (i) Himatnagar (GJ), (ii) Palghar (MH), (iii) Latur (MH), (iv) Akola (MH), (v) Dhule (MH), (vi) Ichalkaranji (MH), (vii) Sangamner-Loni-Shirdi (MH).
  2. IIT Kharagpur (Zone – 6): Three (3) new cities added are: (i) Baharampur-Murshidabad (WB), (ii) Hazaribag (JH), (iii) Machilipatnam (AP).
  3. IIT Roorkee (Zone – 8): One (1) new city added is: (i) Kangra (HP)

The candidates must note that the choice modification is free of cost and they do not need to pay any fee for it, but the change of existing paper would cost them INR 500 per paper. Addition of a second paper (from given combinations with respect to the primary paper) would cost the candidates INR 500 plus a suitable amount per paper for the candidate’s category. Also, the change of gender to female or vice versa would require the applicant to deposit the fee of INR 500. 

As per the official information, GATE 2021 is scheduled to be held on February 5, 6, 7, 12, 13 and 14. The admit cards will be made available from January 8, 2021.

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