FAQs – GATE 2021 Login, Application form and Process

FAQs for GATE 2021 –  Login, Application form filling and registration had started from 14th September 2020 and the last date for submitting an application form with late fees was 7th October 2020. GATE 2021 Exam is an online examination conducted to test the understanding of candidates in undergraduate subjects of Engineering, Technology, Architecture and in postgraduate subjects of science. Here in this article, you can read about FAQs for GATE 2021 Login, Application Form and Process.

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The whole process for filling and submitting the application form is online. Here in this article, you can get information about FAQs for GATE 2021 Login, Application Form and Process. GATE 2021 Score can be used for admissions in various Postgraduate programs in various IIT’s, NIT’s and other centrally funded institutions. Nowadays, various PSU’s are also hiring with the GATE Score. This exam is jointly coordinated by the seven IITs and IISC in rotation, with IIT Bombay being the Organizing Institute for GATE 2021. Must check: About GATE Exam 2021

FAQs for GATE 2021 Login and Exam Process

Know about GATE 2021 Login, Application form, and Process. Here you can get the GATE 2021 Application Form to download also. How do I apply online? Refer to the GATE 2021 Brochure and by visiting the website https://gate.iitb.ac.in/brochure.php Can I use one email address to fill multiple application forms? No, one email address can be used to submit only one application form. Why should I choose four examination cities? The candidates will most likely be allotted a centre in the examination city of their first choice. Only in cases, where there are too many candidates opting for a certain city as their first choice, the other three choices become relevant. The candidates are required to fill their choices of cities to appear in the examination, but should remember that because of operational constraints, the GATE committee reserves the right to add a new city or remove an existing one, and allot a city that may not be any of the choices of a candidate. For candidates opting for international centres, there will be only one choice (by default). What do I do, if power/Internet connection failed during an online payment? When you can get back online, login back to GOAPS website and check the status of the payment. If the payment was received by GATE, you can continue the process of printing the application form. If the payment was not received by GATE, you can also check the status of transaction from your bank account. In case, the fee amount has been debited (deducted) from your bank account, but GOAPS does not acknowledge any fee payment, then the money will be credited back to your account. However, this may take a week or more, after the closure of the application process. In such a situation, you may initiate a fresh payment on GOAPS without waiting for the money to be credited back to your account. This will ensure that your application submission will be on time (within the deadline). Only SC/ST/PwD candidates have been asked to upload the category certificates. What about OBC (non-creamy layer) candidates? Do they have to upload the category certificate too? Category certificate is required only to decide the rate of the application fee. As far as the GATE 2021 examination is concerned, only SC/ST/PwD candidates and all women candidates qualify for a reduced fee. That is the purpose of asking for the certificate. This aspect does not apply to candidates from Bangladesh, Ethiopia, Nepal, Singapore, Sri Lanka, and UAE. How do I make the fee payment for the GATE 2021 examination? There is a link to a payment gateway from the application process. For further details, refer to our detailed article on GATE Application Form Details 2021 If I want the Online Payment (Net-banking) option, how should I complete the application process? After filling all the fields in the ONLINE application form, choose the Online Payment option and proceed to payment by following the instructions. How do I make the fee payment for the GATE 2021 examination? There is a link to a payment gateway from the application process.

How do I apply online?

Refer to the GATE 2021 Brochure and by visiting the website https://gate.iitb.ac.in/brochure.php

a) Your browser screen will re-direct you to the bank you choose. Log in with your Internet Banking credentials and confirm the payment.

b) After confirming the payment, you will be re-directed back to the GATE 2021 application website where you would be required to fill in all the

c) At the end of this process, a PDF file will be generated with the following pages:

Page 1: Application form with the necessary details of the candidates, like full name, date of birth (DoB), scanned photograph, scanned thumb impression, sex, category (GE/OBC/SC/ST), PwD (Y/N), full contact address, mobile number, email id

Page 2: Bachelor degree certificate or previous semester/year grade sheet or mark sheet if you are in the final year (depending on your eligibility status).

Page 3: The uploaded caste certificate.

Page 4: The uploaded PwD certificate.

Page 5: Online payment details like your bank account number, bank name, transaction id, date and time of the transaction, the amount paid, etc.

Save it or take a printout of the entire PDF file for your future reference/use.

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My power/internet connection failed during online payment. What do I do? When you get back online, first check the status of your payment on the GATE application website.

1. If the payment was received by GATE, you can continue the process of printing the application form.
2. If the payment was not received by GATE, start with the payment step again to complete the payment.

My net banking account has been debited (money is taken out) more than once. How do I get the money back? This can happen if your bank account was used more than once or you pressed a refresh or back/forward button of your Internet browser. Please check your bank account after 48 hours. Any unaccounted or excess money that was received on behalf of GATE 2021 from this account will automatically be returned (credited) to the same bank account. My bank account has been debited (money is taken out), but the GATE Application website says that the payment has not been received. What do I do? This happens because of some failure in internet transactions (including failure of internet connection at your end). As soon as possible, you MUST initiate a fresh payment process on the GATE application website, and make the payment again. The money that was debited (taken out) from your account in the first attempt, will be credited (put back) to your bank account within seven working days. You will be charged only once. Any excess/unaccounted debits will be returned to you. If I want the e-Challan option, how should I complete the application process? If you select the e-Challan option, then you will have to print the generated Challan and will have to go to a branch of the State Bank of India and pay. Do I have to send the printout of the application form? You can check the status of your application by logging into GOAPS website. After completing the online application process and generating a PDF file, will I be able to change my application data? No. After completing all the steps up to PDF application form generation in the ONLINE application process, you can only download the application form and CANNOT modify the data. Hence, you need to be very careful while entering the data. You may also save a partially filled application and login into GATE 2021 login again at a later point in time to complete and submit the application however, it must be within the specified deadline. I have missed taking a printout of my online application at the end of my application process. How will I get access to it? You can login using GOAPS Enrollment ID and password to get into GATE 2021 login page and take a printout if you want it for your own reference. The printout must not be sent to the GATE organizing institute. Which identification card numbers shall be accepted in the GATE application form 2020? Only numbers of the following identification cards shall be accepted: Passport, PAN card, Voter ID, Aadhaar UID, college ID, Employee Identification Card for Indian candidates and For International candidates, ONLY a valid Passport/ Government issued ID/College ID/ Employee ID shall be accepted as the recognized identification. If I am in the final year of my degree program, but do not yet have my marksheet (transcript) of my previous year/semester, what certificate do I upload? If a candidate who is in the final year of his/her degree program, but does not have an official marksheet of previous semester/year issued at the time of application, the candidate may upload a provisional certificate issued by the Institute mentioning that the candidate is studying in the final year of the program. In case, no provisional certificate is issued by the Institute, a Letter with Signature and Seal issued by the Head of Institute/Dean/Registrar/Head of Department, where the candidate is studying must be uploaded. The content of the Letter should be as shown below.

Documents/ Data required (Indian Candidates)

• Personal information (name, date of birth, your personal mobile number, parent’s name, parent’s mobile number, etc.)
• Address for Communication (including PIN code)
• Eligibility degree details
• College address, PIN code of college
• GATE paper, choice of GATE examination cities
• Scanned image of your photograph
• Scanned image of your signature
• Scanned image of your thumb impression
• Scanned copy in pdf format of Degree Certificate or mark sheet of the previous semester/year (for final year candidates) / Provisional certificate (letter) from the Institute for final year students
• A Scanned copy of the Category/PwD Certificate (if applicable) in pdf format
• ID Proof: Only Passport/PAN Card/Voter ID/Aadhaar UID/College ID/Employee ID card
• Bank details for application fees.

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Documents/ Data required for GATE (International Candidates)

• Personal information (name, date of birth, your personal mobile number, parent’s name, parent’s mobile number, etc.)
• Address for Communication
• Eligibility degree details
• College address
• GATE paper, choice of GATE examination cities
• Scanned image of your photograph
• Scanned image of your signature
• Scanned image of your thumb impression
• Scanned copy of Degree Certificate or mark sheet of previous semester/year (for final year candidates) in pdf format
• ID Proof: Only Passport/Government issued ID/College ID/Employee ID card
• Bank details for application fees.

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