GATE 2026 Admit Card Delayed: Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati hasn’t shared any update regarding the release date of the admit card for the Graduate Aptitute Test for Engineering. As per the last notification published on January 1, the authorities notified of the postponement of the publication of the admit card. However, it's been almost 10 days, and no new notification has been released yet. Test takers have been worried about the possible timeline for the release of the admit card.
Over the years, the GATE admit card was delayed in 2022 due to COVID; the admit card was supposed to be released in early January, but was updated around January 15. This year, the delay reason can be a logistical error or the ongoing updating of the candidate’s data. We have shared some subject experts' opinions to help students learn about the reason behind GATE 2026 admit card delay here.
GATE 2026 Admit Card Delayed: Expected Date and Past Year Trends
The authorities have been punctual in releasing the admit card, as most test centers are allotted in different cities. Students can plan their travel on the exam day early if the admit card ae shared early. Discover the past year trends and expected date for GATE 2026 admit card here:
| Year | GATE Admit Card Date | GATE Exam Date |
| 2026 | January 13 to 17, 2026(expected) | February 7 to 15, 2026 |
| 2025 | January 7, 2025 | February 1 to 16, 2025 |
| 2024 | January 4, 2024 | February 3 to 11, 2024 |
| 2023 | January 9, 2023 | February 4 to 12, 2024 |
| 2022 | January 15, 2025 | February 5 to 13, 2024 |
GATE Admit Card 2026 Delayed: Get Subject Matter Expert Opinions
With the ongoing confusion surrounding the postponement of GATE 2026 admit card, our team of subject experts has come up with some possible reasons for the delay that have been mentioned below:
Expert 1- Aman Mittal, Academic Counsellor
According to Aman, an academic counsellor for Engineering, postponements in the GATE admit card date can be due to technical upgrades at the GOAPS portal to handle huge traffic, which might interrupt the logging in of lakhs of candidates to access their admit cards. So, to avoid any technical glitches, server capacity is being upgraded.
Expert 2: Jeenia Goyal, Tutor at GATE Coaching Centre
Jeenia believes that the ongoing delay in releasing of admit card can be because of logistical reasons. The authorities might need more time to sort out the test centre allocation process.
Expert 3: Atindra Pal, Lecturer
According to the opinion of Atindra, speculations regarding the inclusion of new subjects such as AI, Machine Learning, etc, can be one of the reasons for the postponement of the admit card date.
Amidst the GATE 2026 admit card delay, students can expect the hall tickets to be released by January 17, 2026. For confirmation, candidates are requested to keep a track of the GOAPS portal.