HOW TO APPLY

There are two different ways by which candidates can apply for GATE 2006, namely Online Registration and Offline Registration. Detailed information about each of these processes is given below.
1. Online Registration
2. Offline Registration

Details of the Online Registration Process:

Application fee: Rs. 900 for general category and Rs. 400 for SC/ST category.

Online submission of application forms may be made by accessing the websites of IITs and IISc, Bangalore. The candidate should pay the Application Fee through an SBI ATM or through a Demand Draft in favour of "IIT Kharagpur" on any nationalized bank payable at "Kharagpur". The candidate should submit the payment details while filling up the Online Form. Candidates are required to take a print of the Online Application Form after successful submission of data. The printed form, with candidate"s signature and photograph at appropriate places, and the Demand Draft / original ATM transaction-slip must be sent ONLY to The Organising Chairman, GATE, IIT Kharagpur, Kharagpur 721302.

The application fee is not refundable.

Details of the Offline Registration Process:

Application fee: Rs. 1000 for general category and Rs. 500 for SC/ST category.

Information Brochures and Application Forms are obtainable on payment of cash from the designated Bank Branches corresponding to each zone. The bank pay-in-slip in original must be attached to the candidate"s application during submission. Candidates can also obtain Information Brochures and Application Forms by Post from/or personally at the GATE offices. For this purpose a Demand Draft is to be sent for the amount as above to the Chairman, GATE of the corresponding zonal GATE office, along with a request letter and two self-addressed slips.

Filled in Application Form along with the bank pay-in-slip / receipt of payment from GATE office must be sent to the respective zonal GATE office depending on the examination city where the candidate wishes to appear.

EVENT	DAY	DATE
Commencement of sale of Information Brochures Application forms/Online submission starts from	Tuesday	20 Sept 2005
Last Date of issue of information brochure and application forms
a) by post from GATE Offices	Monday	24 Oct 2005
b) at Bank counters	Friday	28 Oct 2005
c) at GATE office counters	Monday	31 Oct 2005
Last Date for
a) Online application form submition (website closure)	Friday	28 Oct 2005
b) Receipt of completed Offline application forms at different GATE Offices	Monday	31 Oct 2005
c) Receipt of completed Online application forms at IIT Kharagpur	Monday	31 Oct 2005
Last date for dispatch of admit cards by the respective Institutes	Friday	21 Jan 2006
Date of the Examination	Sunday	12 Feb 2006
Anouncement of results	Wednesday	15 March 2006