GATE Examination : How to Apply
Graduate
Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE)
Graduate Aptitude Test in
Engineering (GATE) Exam is an all India entrance exam conducted for
various under graduate subjects in
engineering/technology/Architecture and post-graduate level subjects
in science Students for understanding their comprehensive and
learning skills. A Student with a valid gate score can seek admission
for their post-graduate programs such as ME, MTech and direct Ph.D.
GATE is considered to be standard examination conducted not
only for post graduate admission but also to open the gates for
various opportunities in government and private sectors.
Qualification in GATE is also a minimum requirement to apply for
various fellowships awarded by many Government organizations.
Graduates and post graduates can update their gate score, by
appearing for exam and this score is also used by the private and
public sectors to get employed within India.
GATE is conducted through the
collaboration of eight zones (IIT Banglore, IIT Bombay, IIT Delhi,
IIT Guwahti, IIT Kanpur, IIT Kharagpur, IIT Madras and IIT Roorkee).
A candidate can be admitted to post graduate course based on their
performance in GATE examination held in the respective year and also
an admission test/interview conducted by the instituition department
to which they are seeking admission. If a candidate is to be selected
through test/interview for PG programs, a minimum of 70% weightage
will be given to performance in GATE and the remaining 30% is
considered for their performance in test/interview. Some of the
institution does not conduct additional interview/test rather than
they purely depend only on GATE score as per guidelines. Candidates
on qualifying gate, get a financial aid of 8000/- per month in the
form of UGC scholarship
GATE qualification also enables
fee concession for candidates who seeks admission their respective PG
Programs and Qualification in GATE is also a minimum requirement to
apply for various fellowships awarded by many Government
organizations.
ABOUT
THE EXAMINATION:
Since
a candidate is allowed to appear in only one of the 23 papers for
which GATE examination is being held. The candidate has to make the
choice of the paper he/she wishes to write carefully. All the papers
will contain few questions that test the General Aptitude (Language
and Analytical Skills), apart from the core subject of the paper. The
question paper changes depending upon the section time of exam,
either it could be morning section or afternoon section.
Various
GATE exam papers and codes are:
PAPER
|
CODE
|
PAPER
|
CODE
|
Aerospace
Engineering
|
AE
|
Geology
and Geophysics
|
GG
|
Agricultural
Engineering
|
AG
|
Instrumentation
Engineering
|
IN
|
Architecture
and planning
|
AR
|
Life
Science
|
XL
|
Biotechnology
|
BT
|
Mathematics
|
MA
|
Civil
Engineering
|
CE
|
Mechanical
Engineering
|
ME
|
Chemical
Engineering
|
CH
|
Mining
Engineering
|
MN
|
Computer
Science & Information Technology
|
CS
|
Metallurgical
Engineering
|
MT
|
Chemistry
|
CY
|
Physics
|
PH
|
Electronics
and communication Engineering
|
EC
|
Production
and industrial Engineering
|
PI
|
Electrical
Engineering
|
EE
|
Textile
Engineering& Fibre Science
|
TF
|
Engineering
Science
|
XE
|
Ecology
and Evolution
|
EY
|
Petroleum
Engineering
|
PE
|
The
GATE examination consists of a single paper of 3-hour duration that
contains 65 questions carrying a maximum of 100 marks. The question
paper will consist of both multiple choice questions (MCQ) and
numerical answer type questions. One section of the GATE
exam that
can easily dip candidates score is the General Aptitude section.
There
are no negative marks for numerical type questions. For each wrong
choice made by the student either 1/3rd
or 2/3rd
of the original marks carrying by that question will be considered as
negative mark.
The
examination for all the papers will be carried out in an ONLINE
Computer Based Test (CBT) mode where the candidates will be shown the
questions in a random sequence on a computer screen. The candidates
are required to either select the answer (for MCQ type) or enter the
answer for numerical answer type question using a mouse on a virtual
keyboard (keyboard of the computer will be disabled).Calculators are
not permitted in the exam hall and if it’s necessary they can use
virtual calculator provided in the computer screen. While answering
for questions, a candidate can go randomly to any question directly
by clicking on the question number provided in the right side of the
computer screen. Candidates will be provided with blank paper sheets
for rough work and these have to be returned back after the
examination. At the end of the 3-hour window, the computer will
automatically close the screen from further actions.
In
order to attain maximum score, the candidate must be always aware for
not to making negative marks in each section of the question paper.
All the numerical questions can be answered without to worry, because
it does not reduce candidates overall score in the final results of
the gate exam.
The
qualifying mark varies depending upon the subject they have been
chosen for exam and also based on the category of students (General,
SC /ST /PwD, OBC). The score is valid for 3 years from the date of
announcement of the results. The score cards are issued only to
qualified candidates. During the time of admission, candidate need to
present their score cards.
Candidate
can login to website, through the link: apply for GATE
New
registration for candidates will open October of every year. So that
the candidate can fill up their application and can pay their
respective fees. There is fee concession for SC/ ST candidates. Male
candidate has to pay Rs.1500/- as fee through net banking and for
female candidates fee Rs.750/-. After completing registration, the
hall ticket can be downloaded from their respective user’s accounts
by logging with the details, which have been provided by them at the
time of registration. The answer keys for each set will be published
shortly the examination gets over. So that candidate can check their
gate score by logging into their accounts. The syllabus for gate exam
will be available from the website.
If
any of the information provided by the candidate at the time of
registration is not correct, then the candidate will be removed from
the rank list of GATE exam in the respective year.
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