Gate or Graduate aptitude test in engineering is an all India exam administrated and conducted jointly by the Indian institute of science and seven IIT’S on behalf of the national coordination board –GATE, Department of higher education ,Ministry of Human Resource Development(MHRD)
Admission to Postgraduate programmes with MHRD and some other government scholarship in engineering colleges is open to those who qualify through GATE. GATE qualified candidates with bachelor’s degree in engineering or master degree in any branch of science are eligible for admission to master programmes in engineering as well as doctoral programmes in relevant branches of science with MHRD or other government scholarship. Candidates with master degree in engineering may seek admission to relevant PHD programmes with scholarship without appearing in the GATE examination.
Gate qualified candidates are also eligible for the award of junior research fellowship in CSIR laboratories and CSIR sponsored projects. Top rank holders are entitled to apply for “Shyama Prasad Mukherjee Fellowship” awarded by CSIR. Beside this there are 13 PSU which directly take gate qualified candidates for the post of engineer.
LIST OF GATE PAPERS ALONG WITH CODES
Aerospace Engineering- AE
Agricultural Engineering- AG
Architecture and planning- AR
Biotechnology- BT
Civil Engineering- CE
Chemical Engineering- CH
Computer science and Information technology- CS
Chemistry- CY
Electronics and Communication: EC
Electrical Engineering- EE
Instrumentation Engineering- IN
Mathematics- MA
Mechanical Engineering- ME
Mining Engineering- MN
Metallurgical Engineering- MT
Physics- PH
Production and Industrial Engineering- PI
Textile Engineering and Fibre Science- TF
Engineering Sciences – XE
Life Sciences- XL
GATE RESULTS
. GATE score is valid for two years
. Score card will be sent only to qualified candidates
.The scorecard of the qualified candidates will give percentile score which is calculated by a formula as follows
The GATE Score of a candidate is computed from:
S = S_q + (S_t - S_q) \frac{M-M_q}{M_t-M_q}
Where,
S = GATE Score (normalised) of a candidate,
M = Marks obtained by a candidate in a paper,
Mq = Qualifying marks for general category candidates in the paper,
Mt = Average Marks of top 0.1% or 10 (whichever is higher) of candidates in the paper,
St = GATE Score assigned to Mt (around 900), and
Sq = GATE Score assigned to Mq (around 300).
Mq is usually 25 marks (out of 100) or μ+σ, whichever is higher. Here μ is the mean of marks in a paper and σ is the standard deviation.
EXAM PROCEDURE:
The examination is of three hour duration with patterns and syllabus varying from paper to paper. The exam is conducted in two modes - offline and online.
Online Examination:
A computer based test (CBT) where the candidate will use a computer mouse to choose a correct answer or enter a numerical answer via a virtual keypad. Online exam is conducted usually in mid January.
GATE Paper Codes AR, CE, GG, MA, MT, PH, TF, AE, AG, BT, CH, CY, MN, XE and XL
Offline Examination:
A paper based examination where the candidate will mark the correct answer out of four options in an Optical Response Sheet (ORS) by darkening the appropriate bubble with a pen. Offline exam is conducted on second Sunday of February every year.
GATE Paper Codes: CS, ME, PI, EC, EE and IN
This is basically the structure of the GATE exam
Gate or Graduate aptitude test in engineering is an all India exam administrated and conducted jointly by the Indian institute of science and seven IIT’S on behalf of the national coordination board –GATE, Department of higher education ,Ministry of Human Resource Development(MHRD)
Admission to Postgraduate programmes with MHRD and some other government scholarship in engineering colleges is open to those who qualify through GATE. GATE qualified candidates with bachelor’s degree in engineering or master degree in any branch of science are eligible for admission to master programmes in engineering as well as doctoral programmes in relevant branches of science with MHRD or other government scholarship. Candidates with master degree in engineering may seek admission to relevant PHD programmes with scholarship without appearing in the GATE examination.
Gate qualified candidates are also eligible for the award of junior research fellowship in CSIR laboratories and CSIR sponsored projects. Top rank holders are entitled to apply for “Shyama Prasad Mukherjee Fellowship” awarded by CSIR. Beside this there are 13 PSU which directly take gate qualified candidates for the post of engineer.
LIST OF GATE PAPERS ALONG WITH CODES
Aerospace Engineering- AE
Agricultural Engineering- AG
Architecture and planning- AR
Biotechnology- BT
Civil Engineering- CE
Chemical Engineering- CH
Computer science and Information technology- CS
Chemistry- CY
Electronics and Communication: EC
Electrical Engineering- EE
Instrumentation Engineering- IN
Mathematics- MA
Mechanical Engineering- ME
Mining Engineering- MN
Metallurgical Engineering- MT
Physics- PH
Production and Industrial Engineering- PI
Textile Engineering and Fibre Science- TF
Engineering Sciences – XE
Life Sciences- XL
GATE RESULTS
. GATE score is valid for two years
. Score card will be sent only to qualified candidates
.The scorecard of the qualified candidates will give percentile score which is calculated by a formula as follows
The GATE Score of a candidate is computed from:
S = S_q + (S_t - S_q) \frac{M-M_q}{M_t-M_q}
Where,
S = GATE Score (normalised) of a candidate,
M = Marks obtained by a candidate in a paper,
Mq = Qualifying marks for general category candidates in the paper,
Mt = Average Marks of top 0.1% or 10 (whichever is higher) of candidates in the paper,
St = GATE Score assigned to Mt (around 900), and
Sq = GATE Score assigned to Mq (around 300).
Mq is usually 25 marks (out of 100) or μ+σ, whichever is higher. Here μ is the mean of marks in a paper and σ is the standard deviation.
EXAM PROCEDURE:
The examination is of three hour duration with patterns and syllabus varying from paper to paper. The exam is conducted in two modes - offline and online.
Online Examination:
A computer based test (CBT) where the candidate will use a computer mouse to choose a correct answer or enter a numerical answer via a virtual keypad. Online exam is conducted usually in mid January.
GATE Paper Codes AR, CE, GG, MA, MT, PH, TF, AE, AG, BT, CH, CY, MN, XE and XL
Offline Examination:
A paper based examination where the candidate will mark the correct answer out of four options in an Optical Response Sheet (ORS) by darkening the appropriate bubble with a pen. Offline exam is conducted on second Sunday of February every year.
GATE Paper Codes: CS, ME, PI, EC, EE and IN
This is basically the structure of the GATE exam.
GATE 2013 was held on 10th February, by the
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