Information On GATE 2017 Important Dates is announced for the interested and exam appearing candidates. Details are furnished below.

Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering, popularly known as GATE for the year 2017 is announced. The Information On GATE 2017 Important Dates is provided for the viewers as under :

• GATE 2017 Notification availability from August 2016
• Closing date for online application submission is on 4th October 2016
• Closing date for request for change of city is on 16th November 2016
• Admit Card availability will start from 5th January 2016
• GATE 2017 On-line Examination will be held on 4th, 5th, 11th and 12th of February 2017

Important dates for GATE 2017 is Announced so that details about eligibility criteria, exam dates, pattern, application form, admit card, etc., are known to the candidates for interested candidates to apply.

GATE, every year is jointly regulated by the 7 top IITs in India. Bombay, Delhi, Guwahati, Kanpur, Kharagpur, Madras and Roorkela. These IITs will conduct the exam test on rotation basis each year by each IIT. post-graduate engineering courses like M.Tech, M.E offered by the IITs, NITs, other GFTI and various private institutions.

Post-graduate engineering courses like M.Tech, M.E offered by the  NITs, IITs, other GFTI and various private institutions use the GATE score for direct admissions. Also, the direct admission in Ph.D. programme is done through GATE. Many public and private companies also consider the score card of the GATE for recruitment purpose.