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MICA might send an email or SMS to registered candidates once the scores are uploaded. However, candidates are strongly advised to regularly track the official website to check the results promptly.

Yes, GATE rank is valid for three years. However, some PSUs might not accept previous year's GATE scorecard. Therefore, it is better to go through guidelines and official notification before applying. If a candidate has more than two GATE scorecard, then they must use the one with best score and rank. 

GATE 2026 scorecard will be made available for free download from March 27 to May 31. Later from June 1 to December 31, the scorecard can be downloaded by paying a fee of INR 500. The GATE scorecard 2026 will remain valid till 2029.

After MICAT results are announced, MICA releases a shortlist for Group Exercise (GE) and Personal Interview (PI) rounds. Shortlisted candidates must book their slots and participate in these rounds for final selection.

Candidates can download MICAT scorecard by visiting the official website and click on MICAT scorecard link. Candidates have to enter their MICA login ID and password to check the scorecard.

The MICAT results are declared entirely in an online mode. Test takers must visit the official MICA website and use their login credentials, such as MICA ID and password, to view their scores.

The Mudra Institute of Communications, Ahmedabad (MICA) officially releases the MICAT results. The results for both phases of the exam are published online on the official institute website.

The Group Exercise (GE) and Personal Interview (PI) rounds for shortlisted candidates are conducted offline in the month of March at designated centres across the country.

MICA GE-PI shortlist declaration is released with the declaration of MICAT 2 scorecard. Candidates whose names appear in the shortlist must participate in the GE and PI rounds for final admission.

For now, there are no updates regarding how many candidates have registered and appeared for GATE 2026 exam. IIT Guwahati will release candidate's stats on its official website along with minimum qualifying cutoff marks and results. Meanwhile here is the stats last 5 years of number of candidates registered and appeared in Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering -

The MICAT exam is conducted in two different months for its two phases. The first phase is usually held in the month of December, while the second phase is conducted in February.

MICA will release the final results soon after the completion of the Group Exercise and Personal Interview rounds. The MICAT final results are tentatively scheduled to be declared in the month of April.

The total duration of the MICAT exam is 2 hours and 15 minutes (135 minutes). Candidates will find the time slot assigned to them on their MICAT admit cards.

Candidates can download MICAT admit card until the exam date. MICAT hall ticket is required on the exam day.

The GATE normalisation process is mainly done for the papers which is conducted in multiple sessions, to ensure fairness across different difficulty level. The GATE normalisation process uses the formula based on mean and standard deviation of marks from all sessions. 

The normalisation process in GATE is done for computer Science and engineering (CSE) and civil engineering paper (CE).

MICA conducts the MICAT exam in two phases. The first phase of the MICAT exam is conducted in the first week of December. The MICAT Phase 2 exam is conducted in the first week of February.

Mudra Institute of Communications, Ahmedabad starts the MICAT Phase 1 registration in the month of September. The registration for the first phase concludes in the third week of November. For the second phase, registration concludes in the last week of January.

Considering the past year's trends and experts analysis, GATE CSE, ECE, and EE papers are considered as the toughest papers in GATE exam. Here's why -

• Complex technical concepts and fundamentals

• Heavy mathematics

• Branch popularity and number of registered candidates are more.

No, GATE official question paper is not released yet. The question paper for respective subjects will be made available along with answer key and GATE 2026 response sheet. The expected release date is last week of February.