Dear Btechallsolutions Readers! Graduate Aptitude
Test in Engineering (GATE) is an all India examination administered and
conducted Jointly by the Indian Institute of Science and seven Indian Institutes of Technology on behalf of the National Coordination
Board - GATE,Department of Higher Education, Ministry of Human Resource
Development (MHRD),and Government of India.
GATE entrance is compulsory for applying at various jobs in public sector units like IOCL ,ISRO, BARC etc. It is expected to follow same by several Maharatna,Navratna and Miniratna CPSEs.
GATE is conducted through the constitution of eight zones. The zones and the corresponding administrative institutes are:
Zone-1: Indian Institute of Science Bangalore
Zone-2: Indian Institute of Technology Bombay
Zone-3: Indian Institute of Technology Delhi
Zone-4: Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati
Zone-5: Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur
Zone-6: Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur
Zone-7: Indian Institute of Technology Madras
Zone-8: Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee
Admission to postgraduate programmes with MHRD and some other Government scholarships/ assistant ships in engineering colleges/institutes is open to those who qualify in GATE examination. GATE qualified candidates with Bachelor's degree in Engineering/Technology or Master's degree in any branch of Science/ Mathematics/ Computer Applications are eligible for admission to Master's degree programmes in Engineering/Technology/Architecture as well asfor Doctoral programmes in relevant branches of Science with MHRD or other government scholarships/ assistantships. To avail the scholarship, the candidate must secure admission to such a postgraduate programme, as per the prevailing procedure of the admitting institution. However, candidates with Master's degree in Engineering/Technology may seek admission to relevant Doctoral Programmes with scholarship/ assistantship without appearing in the GATE examination
The
Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) is an all-India examination
administered and conducted in eight zones across the country by the GATE
Committee comprising faculty from Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore
and seven Indian Institutes of Technology on behalf of the National
Coordinating Board - GATE, Department of Education, Ministry of Human
Resources Development (MHRD), Governmentof India.
To
identify meritorious and motivated candidates for admission to Post
Graduate Programmesin Engineering, Technology, Architecture and Pharmacy
at the National level. Toserve as benchmark for normalisation of the
Undergraduate Engineering Educationin the country.
Eligibility
Thefollowing categories of candidates are eligible to appear for GATE 2014:
- Bachelor's degree holders in Engineering/Technology/ Architecture (4 years after 10 2) andthose who are in the final year of such programmes.
- Bachelor's degree holders in Engineering/Technology/Architecture (Post-B.Sc./Post-Diploma)and those who are in the final year of such programmes.
- Master'sdegree holders in any branch of Science/Mathematics/ Statistics/Computer Applications or equivalent and those who are in the final year of such programmes.
- Candidatesin the second or higher year of the Four-year Integrated Master's degree programme (Post-B.Sc.) in Engineering/Technology.
- Candidates in the fourth or higher year of Five-year Integrated Master's degree programmeor Dual Degree programme in Engineering/Technology.
- Candidates with qualifications obtained through examinations conducted by professional societies recognized by UPSC/AICTE (e.g. AMIE by Institute of Engineers(India); AMICE by Institute of Civil Engineers (India)) as equivalent toB.E./B.Tech. Those who have completed section A or equivalent of such professional courses are also eligible.
Important dates
NOTIFICATION DATES
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Commencement of online application submission.
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Mid September
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Last date for submission of online application (website closure)
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Mid October
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Last date of receipt of printed version of ONLINE application at the respective zonal GATE websites.
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End of the October
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Availability of admit card on zonal GATE websites
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1st week of January
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Online Examination
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End of Jaunuary
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Offline Examination
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2nd Sunday of February
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Announcement of Results
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Mid of March
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Pattern of GATE |
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GATE have the following 21 papers.
Agricultural Engineering, Architecture and Planning ,Civil Engineering , Chemical Engineering, Computer Science & Engineering , Chemistry, Electronics & Communication Engineering, Electrical Engineering , Geology & Geophysics, Instrumentation Engineering, Information Technology, Mathematics, Mechanical Engineering, Mining Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering , Physics, Production & Industrial Engg, Pharmaceutical Sciences, Textile Engg & Fibre Science, Engineering Sciences, Life Sciences.
The choice of the appropriate paper is the responsibility of the candidate. However, some guidelines are suggested below :
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Question Paper Structure
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Main Papers
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Negative Marks for wrong Answer Q.1 to Q.25: 1/3 mark will be deducted for each wrong answer.
Q.26 to Q.55: Will carry two marks each (sub-total 60 marks) 2/3 mark will be deducted for each wrong answer. Q.48 through Q.51 (2 pairs) will be common data questions. Each question will carry two marks 2/3 mark will be deducted for each wrong answer. Question pairs (Q.52, Q.53) and (Q.54, Q.55) will be linked answer questions. The answer to the second question of the last two pairs will depend on the answer to the first question of the pair. If the first question in the linked pair is wrongly answered or is un-attempted, then the answer to the second question in the pair will not be evaluated. Each question will carry two marks There will be negative marks only for wrong answer to the first question of the linked answer question pair i.e. for Q.52 and Q.54, 2/3 mark will be deducted for each wrong answer. There is no negative marking for Q.53 and Q.55. Q.56 to Q.60 : From General Aptitude (GA) will carry one mark each (sub-total 5 marks). 1/3 mark will be deducted for each wrong answer. Q.61 to Q.65 : From GA will carry two marks each (sub-total 10 marks) 2/3 mark will be deducted for each wrong answer. | |||
