GCET Goa 2027
Goa Common Entrance Test (Goa professional degree admissions, DTE Goa)
For the 2026-27 session, DTE Goa admitted students to B.E. on JEE Main 2026 scores, not on a separate GCET paper. This page explains the Goa admission route as given in the official DTE prospectus.
- Conducted by
- Directorate of Technical Education (DTE), Government of Goa, Alto-Porvorim
- Mode
- No separate entrance test; centralised in-person admission rounds at the DTE office
- Frequency
- Annual admission cycle
- Duration
- Not applicable (merit is taken from JEE Main, NEET UG or NATA)
GCET Goa 2027 Dates
Updated on 18 October 2026 · Compiled from official Directorate of Technical Education notices
The prospectus does not print fixed dates; it says the schedule is notified on the DTE website. The 2026 dates below come from the official B.E. eligibility and merit list PDFs on dte.goa.gov.in.
Goa DTE admissions 2026-27 (reference) and 2027-28 (expected)
Degree Prospectus 2026-27 published on the DTE website
Completed30 April 2026
Date shown against the document on dte.goa.gov.in.
B.E. eligibility list 2026-27
CompletedBy 8 June 2026 (compliances until 15 June 2026)
Per the official B.E. eligibility list PDF on dte.goa.gov.in: compliances received after 12 noon on 8 June 2026 were not accepted for that list, and errors were to be reported by 12 noon on 15 June 2026.
B.E. merit list and detailed round schedule
CompletedNotified by 18 June 2026
Per the official B.E. merit list PDF: applicants missing from the merit list could report to DTE on Friday 19 June 2026 by 12 noon, and discrepancies were to be reported by 19 June 2026.
B.E. first round of admissions (in person at DTE, Porvorim)
Completed22 to 26 June 2026
Per the official eligibility and merit list PDFs: Monday 22 June to Friday 26 June 2026, with reporting times by category and merit number. Later rounds were notified on the DTE website.
Prospectus for 2027-28
TentativeExpected around April 2027
Based on the last cycle, not an official announcement.
Application and admission rounds 2027-28
TentativeExpected after JEE Main 2027 results
The prospectus states the schedule of JEE Main based rounds depends on JEE Main result declaration and AICTE guidelines.
How the schedule is announced
- Notices appear on dte.goa.gov.in and in the Navhind Times, Gomantak and Bhangarbhuin.
- DTE can modify the schedule as needed.
- Applications received after the last date are rejected and no extension is entertained.