GITAM GAT 2026 Important Dates

Current status and the meaning of a live application page

This article was reviewed on 25 September 2026. The official admissions FAQ describes a rolling GAT schedule during January–May 2026, but a complete reconciled phase-by-phase calendar was not established from the reviewed official material. The presence of an application button alone is insufficient evidence that a particular engineering branch has an available September test slot or seat.

Applicants still seeking a 2026 place need a response specifying the campus, programme, entry route and current availability. A general enquiry acknowledgement is different from confirmation that an application can still be considered. Students planning for the next cycle should wait for that cycle's dated rules rather than relabelling the 2026 schedule as a future calendar.

Keep four dates separate: application submission, test appointment, admission-offer acceptance and academic reporting. A change to one does not automatically change the others. For example, an applicant may have completed the test but still need to accept an offer by a short deadline. Conversely, an open enquiry form may not provide permission to miss an already issued payment deadline.

A useful personal timeline records the date, required action, applicable programme and the official message that established it. This is more reliable than copying a single list of dates from an old article, particularly when admissions operate through several phases or programme-specific communications.