Which IIT Will Conduct GATE 2027?

Which IIT Will Conduct GATE 2027: It can be anticipated that Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras will conduct GATE 2027 for M.E./M.Tech. or Ph.D. courses. IIT Madras will release the GATE 2027 notification on its official website @iitm.ac.in that will contain all the basic details of the examination, including registration dates, eligibility requirements, exam pattern, syllabus, etc. among others. If you have completed B.E./B.Tech. or equivalent degree in a relevant discipline, you are eligible to appear for GATE exam . Registrations will commence in August 2026 and continue till October 2026. The GATE 2027 exam will likely be conducted in February 2027. The other important GATE exam dates 2027 will be released by IIT Madras.

GATE 2027 Conducting Institute

IIT Madras will likely conduct the GATE exam in 2027. Since 2016, the cycle of the GATE exam has followed the 8-year rotation (IISc → IITR → IITG → IITM → IITD → IITB → IITKgp → IITK). IIT Roorkee was added in 2009 and IIT Guwahati was added in 2010, increasing the number of institutes to 8 from 2009 – 2015. From 1984 to 2008, there were only 6 institutes and the authority to conduct the GATE exam rotated among IISc Bangalore and the original 5 IITs (Delhi, Bombay, Madras, Kharagpur, and Kanpur).

Institutes Organizing GATE from 1984 to 2027

The institutes organizing the GATE exam from the year 1984 to 2027 have been mentioned below.

Year	Organizing Institute
1984	IISc Bangalore
1985	IIT Madras
1986	IIT Delhi
1987	IIT Bombay
1988	IIT Kharagpur
1989	IIT Kanpur
1990	IISc Bangalore
1991	IIT Madras
1992	IIT Delhi
1993	IIT Bombay
1994	IIT Kharagpur
1995	IIT Kanpur
1996	IISc Bangalore
1997	IIT Madras
1998	IIT Delhi
1999	IIT Bombay
2000	IIT Kharagpur
2001	IIT Kanpur
2002	IISc Bangalore
2003	IIT Madras
2004	IIT Delhi
2005	IIT Bombay
2006	IIT Kharagpur
2007	IIT Kanpur
2008	IISc Bangalore
2009	IIT Roorkee
2010	IIT Guwahati
2011	IIT Madras
2012	IIT Delhi
2013	IIT Bombay
2014	IIT Kharagpur
2015	IIT Kanpur
2016	IISc Bangalore
2017	IIT Roorkee
2018	IIT Guwahati
2019	IIT Madras
2020	IIT Delhi
2021	IIT Bombay
2022	IIT Kharagpur
2023	IIT Kanpur
2024	IISc Bangalore
2025	IIT Roorkee
2026	IIT Guwahati
2027	IIT Madras

Cycle-wise History of GATE Organizing Institutes from 1984–2027

The complete history of GATE-organizing institutes from 1984 to 2027 for each cycle has been provided below.

Cycle	Year	Organizing Institute
Cycle 1	1984–1989	IISc → IITM → IITD → IITB → IITKgp → IITK
Cycle 2	1990–1995	IISc → IITM → IITD → IITB → IITKgp → IITK
Cycle 3	1996–2001	IISc → IITM → IITD → IITB → IITKgp → IITK
Cycle 4	2002–2007	IISc → IITM → IITD → IITB → IITKgp → IITK
Transition	2008–2010	IISc → IIT Roorkee (First) → IIT Guwahati (First)
Cycle 5	2011–2015	IITM → IITD → IITB → IITKgp → IITK
Cycle 6	2016–2023	IISc → IITR → IITG → IITM → IITD → IITB → IITKgp → IITK
Cycle 7	2024–2027	IISc (2024) → IITR (2025) → IITG (2026) → IITM (2027)

IIT Madras GATE 2027 Overview

The major highlights of the GATE 2027 exam to be conducted by IIT Madras have been provided in the table below:

Particulars	Details
Name of Exam	GATE 2027
Full Form of GATE	Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering
Conducting Body of GATE 2027	IIT Madras
Frequency of GATE Exam	Once a year
Mode of Exam	Online
Courses Offered through the GATE Exam	M.E./M.Tech. or Ph.D. Courses
Duration of Exam	3 hours
Total Number of Papers	30 (expected)
Number of Questions	65
Total Marks	100
GATE Score Validity	3 years
Official Website of GATE 2027	https://iitm.ac.in

What to Expect from an IIT Madras-led GATE Paper

IITM papers often emphasize conceptual clarity in core engineering and have historically featured well-balanced General Aptitude sections.

GATE 2027 Eligibility Requirements

The detailed GATE 2027 eligibility requirements have been provided below and you must satisfy the following to be considered eligible to appear for the exam:

• You must have completed your Bachelor's degree in architecture, engineering, science, technology, or humanities from a university or institution approved by the government. If you are still in the third or final year of your bachelor’s degree, you are eligible to apply.
• No specific age limit has been specified to appear for Graduate Aptitude Test In Engineering.
• You must be an Indian citizen or a foreign national of Bangladesh, Nepal, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Ethiopia and United Arab Emirates (U.A.E) to become eligible to take the GATE 2027 exam.

IIT Madras GATE 2027 Exam Pattern

Find the detailed GATE 2027 exam pattern below:

Particulars	Details
Exam Mode	Online
Total Number of Papers	30 (expected)
Duration of Exam	3 hours
Number of Sections in GATE 2027 Paper	3 sections, General Aptitude (GA) Engineering Mathematics Core Technical Subjects
Types of Questions Asked in GATE	Multiple Choice-Questions (MCQs) Multiple Select Questions (MSQs) Numerical Answer Type (NAT) Questions
Total Number of Questions	65
Total Marks	100
Marks Distribution for all Papers (excluding AR, DA, CY,GG, MA, EY, ST, PH, XL and XH papers)	Engineering Mathematics - 13 Marks Subject Questions - 72 Marks General Aptitude - 15 Marks
Marks Distribution for AR, DA, CY,GG, MA, EY, ST, PH, XL and XH papers	85 questions the subject chosen by you 15 marks questions From General Aptitude
Marking Scheme	All questions are of 1 or 2 marks
Negative Marking	Yes, only for MCQs No negative marking for MSQs and NATs 1/3 marks will be deducted for an incorrect response for a 1 mark question 2/3 marks will be deducted for an incorrect response for a 2 marks question

Technical Breakdown: Calculating Your GATE Score

For the 2027 cycle, account for the newer paper additions, specifically the Data Science and Artificial Intelligence (DA) paper. To calculate your potential performance, use the standard marking formula:
Total Marks M calculation: M = (n ₁ x 1) + (n ₂ x 2) - Negative Marking
Where:

• n ₁ = Number of correct 1-mark questions.
• n ₂ = Number of correct 2-mark questions.
• Negative Marking: Applies only to MCQs. MSQs and NATs remain penalty-free.

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