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GATE-JAM 2025: Exams for those in Prayagraj shifted to Lucknow amid Mahakumbh
14 Feb, 2025 | IITK News
Because of the Mahakumbh, for the candidates writing the GATE 2025 examinations on February 15th and 16th, 2025, at centers in Prayagraj, the examination will be held at centers in Lucknow.
In a statement issued by the GATE Organising Institute IIT Roorkee and JAM Organising Institute IIT Delhi, it is said: “Representations have been received from several candidates expressing their difficulty in reaching the examination centers in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh because of the huge congregation of devotees in Mahakumbh on February 15th and 16th, 2025. Therefore, the examination scheduled at centers in Prayagraj has been shifted to centers in Lucknow on these days (February 15th and 16th, 2025).”
The changed centre codes for the new centres with their names are listed below.
GATE-2025 Prayagraj Centers | GATE-2025 Lucknow Centers | ||
Center code | Centre name | Center code | Centre name |
5033 | iON Digital Zone iDZ Sallahapur, | 5051 | A.P. Computer |
5034 | Madhu Vachaspati Inter College | 5052 | BDR Info Solutions LLP |
5035 | Shambhunath Institute of Engineering and Technology - Mac | 5053 | Yuvi Online Solutions |
5036 | Indian Institute of Computer Education - CENTER 2 | 5054 | City Law College |
5037 | Gyanoday Technical Institute | 5055 | Sinco Learning Centre |
The GATE Admit cards are freshly released for the centers mentioned above.
The candidates must ensure the new test center name appears correctly while downloading the admit cards. All candidates should bring their photo ID as uploaded in the online application form and also mentioned in the admit card for proof of identity.
The candidates are advised to download the freshly released admits cards from the GOAPS portal (https://goaps.iitr.ac.in/login ) for GATE-2025