GATE – Eligibility, Pattern, Syllabus, Exam Dates, Schedule, Result, Admit Card and Scorecards:
Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) is an all India examination that primarily tests the comprehensive understanding of the candidate in various undergraduate subjects in Engineering/Technology/Architecture and post-graduate level subjects in Science. The GATE score of a candidate reflects a relative performance level in a particular subject in the exam across several years. The score is used for admissions to post-graduate programs (e.g., M.E., M.Tech, direct Ph.D.) in Indian institutes of higher education with financial assistance provided by MHRD and other Government agencies. The score may also be used by Public and Private Sector Undertakings for employment screening purposes.
ABOUT GATE
The Indian Institute of Science (IISc) and seven Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs at Bombay, Delhi, Guwahati, Kanpur, Kharagpur, Madras and Roorkee) jointly administer the conduct of GATE. The operations related to GATE in each of the 8 zones are managed by a zonal GATE Office at the IITs or IISc.
The Organizing Institute (OI) is responsible for the end-to-end process and coordination amongst the administering Institutes. The Organizing Institute for GATE 2016 will be IISc Bangalore*.
GATE is conducted through the collaboration 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
GENERAL INFORMATION ON GATE
- Application Process: For GATE all information related to the candidates will be available in a single GATE Online Application Processing System (GOAPS). Candidates have to register and fill the application via ONLINE mode ONLY by accessing the zonal GATE websites of IISc and any of the seven IITs. The photograph and signature of the applicant must be uploaded during the online application.
- Downloadable Result: Results will NOT be sent by e-mail/post, they can ONLY be downloaded from the zonal GATE websites tentatively from December 2016. The candidate has to bring the printed result to the test center along with at least one original (not photocopied/scanned copy) and valid (not expired) photo identification. It may be noted that one of the following photo identifications is ONLY permitted: Driving license, Passport, PAN Card, Voter ID, Aadhaar UID, College ID, Employee identification card, or a notarized affidavit with Photo, Signature, Date of Birth and Residential Address. The details of this ID proof have to be given while filling the online application.
- Numerical Answer Type Questions: The question paper for GATE will consist of questions of both multiple-choice type and numerical answer type. For multiple choice type questions, candidates have to choose the answer from the given choices. For numerical answer type questions, choices will not be given. Candidates have to enter a number as the answer using a virtual keypad.
GATE SCHEDULE
GATE generally happens in January. As per previous trend, GATE might be organised by IISc Bangalore in 2016. Following is the tentative schedule for GATE 2016.
GATE Online Application Processing System (GOAPS) Website Opens for Enrolment, Application Filling, Application Submission | September 1, 2015 (Tuesday) |
Last Date for Submission of Online Application through Website | October 1, 2015 (Thursday) |
Last Date for Request for Change in the Choice of Examination City via GOAPS login | November 20, 2015 (Friday) |
Availability of Admit Card on the Online Application Interface for printing | December 17, 2015 (Thursday) |
GATE 2016 Online Examination
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January 30 to February 07, 2016 |
Announcement of Results on the Online Application Website | March 19, 2016 (Saturday) |
ELIGIBILITY FOR GATE
Before starting the application process, the candidate must ensure that he/she meets the eligibility criteria of GATE. So please study the following table carefully and make sure that your year of qualification is not later than what is specified.
Table : Minimum Eligibility Criteria for GATE 2016
QUALIFYING DEGREE | QUALIFYING DEGREE/EXAMINATION (DESCRIPTIVE) | DESCRIPTION OF ELIGIBLE CANDIDATES | YEAR OF QUALIFICATION CANNOT BE LATER THAN |
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B.E./B.Tech./B.Pharm. | Bachelor’s degree holders in Engineering/ Technology (4 years after 10+2 or 3 years after Diploma in Engineering/Technology) and those who are in the final year of such programs. | Currently in the final year or already completed | 2016 |
B. Arch. | Bachelor’s degree holders of Architecture (Five years course) | Currently in the final year or already completed | 2016 |
B.Sc. (Research)/ B.S. | Bachelor’s degree in Science(Post-Diploma/4 years after 10+2) | Currently in the 4th year or already completed | 2016 |
M. Sc./M.A./MCA or equivalent | Master’s degree in any branch of Science/Mathematics / Statistics / Computer Applications or equivalent | Currently in the final year or already completed | 2016 |
Int. M.E/M.Tech(Post-B.Sc.) | Post-BSc Integrated Master’s degree programs in Engineering / Technology (Four year program) | Currently in the 2nd/3rd/4thyear or already completed | 2018 |
Int. M.E./ M.Tech or Dual Degree(after Diploma or 10+2) | Integrated Master’s degree program or Dual Degree program in Engineering / Technology (Five year program) | Currently in the 4th/5th year or already completed | 2017 |
Int. M.Sc/Int. B.S.-M.S. | Integrated M.Sc. or Five year integrated B.S.-M.S. program | Currently in the final year or already completed | 2016 |
Professional Society Examinations (equivalent to B.E./B.Tech./B.Arch.) | B.E./B.Tech./B.Arch. equivalent examinations, of Professional Societies, recognized by MHRD/UPSC/AICTE (e.g., AMIE by Institution of Engineers-India, AMICE by the Institute of Civil Engineers-India) | Completed section A or equivalent of such professional courses | NA |
GATE RESULT
The Result can only be downloaded from the zonal GATE websites tentatively from December. GATE 2016 Results can be downloaded from December 2016. Results will NOT be sent by post/email.
Bring a print-out of the downloaded Result to the Test Center along with the original and valid photo identification(NO photocopy / scanned copy/NOT expired). Please note that you have to give details of this ID proof while filling the online application. Candidates will NOT be permitted to take the test, if this original and valid photo identification is not presented.
It may be noted that you would have specified one of the following IDs during the online application process:
- Driving License
- Passport
- PAN Card
- Voter ID
- Aadhaar UID
- College ID
- Employee Identification Card
- or a Notarized Affidavit with Photo, Signature, Date of Birth and Residential Address.
FILLING IN GATE APPLICATION ONLINE
- GOAPS: GATE Online Application Processing System (GOAPS website) can be accessed from the website of the respective Zonal GATE Offices or from the website of the GATE Organizing Institute.
- Registration: You must first register yourself, by providing a valid email address, mobile number and a GOAPS password.
- GOAPS Enrollment ID: Upon registration, an email containing your GOAPS Enrolment ID will be sent to you.
- Data Requirement for Application Filling: Before you login to GOAPS using Enrolment ID and Password, keep the following information ready:
- Personal information (name, date of birth, your personal mobile number, parent’s name, parent’s mobile number, etc.).
- Address for Communication (including PIN code),
- Eligibility degree details (College address, PIN code of college),
- GATE paper, choice of GATE examination cities,
- High quality image of your photograph
- Details of a valid ID Proof that you will carry to the examination hall.
- Your Net-banking login and password to make the application fee payment via online net-banking mode. In case you are making the payment through debit card/credit card have the following information like debit card/credit card number, password, CVV number ready with you.
- Application Filling: Fill in the necessary data in the online application form by carefully following instructions given there. You may edit the data at this stage if you require. Upload the required soft copy of photo, signature and Certificate from Principal (duly signed and stamped by the Principal).
- Select payment option (details given below) while filling the online form.
- The GOAPS allows you to enter data, “Save” partially filled form, “Logout”, and resume filling in by logging in again.
- Before you make the payment, you will be shown a “Preview” of your application, where you have to carefully check for any errors.
- Once you press “Confirm and Final Submit” button, no further changes to the application can be made by you.
GATE SCORE
After the evaluation of the answers, the raw marks obtained by a candidate will be converted to a normalized GATE Score.
From 2013 onwards, the GATE score of a candidate is being computed using the formula given below. Calculation of Normalized Marks for CE, CS, EC, EE and ME papers (multi-session papers), If examination for CE, CS, EC, EE and ME papers will be conducted in multi-sessions. Hence, for these papers, a suitable normalization is applied to take into account any variation in the difficulty levels of the question papers across different sessions.
After the declaration of the results, GATE Scorecards can be downloaded by
- All SC/ST/PwD candidates whose marks are greater than or equal to the qualifying mark of SC/ST/PwD candidates in their respective papers, and
- All other candidates whose marks are greater than or equal to the qualifying mark of OBC (NCL) candidates in their respective papers.
There is no provision for the issue of hard copies of the GATE Scorecards. The GATE Committee has the authority to decide the qualifying mark/score for each GATE paper.
GATE score is valid for THREE YEARS from the date of announcement of the results.
SCORE CARD
After the declaration of the results, candidates can download their GATE Score Card for the paper (for which he/she has taken the examination). Downloadable score cards will be available to only those candidates whose marks are equal to or above the qualifying marks of SC/ST/PwD candidates in that paper.
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