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General Aptitude Test in Engineering: GATE

 

INTRODUCTION

GATE - The Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering is an all India Examination conducted by the six Indian Institutes of Technology and Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, on behalf of the National Coordinating Board - GATE, Ministry of Human Resources Development (MHRD), Government of India.

The Objectives of GATE

To identify meritorious and motivated candidates for admission to Post Graduate Programmes in Engineering, Technology, Architecture, and Pharmacy at the National level.To serve as benchmark for normalisation of the Undergraduate Engineering Education in the country.

ELIGIBILITY

The following categories of candidates are eligible to appear in GATE:

  1. Bachelor's degree holders in Engineering/Technology/Architecture/Pharmacy and those who are in the final or pre-final year of such programmes.

  2. Master's degree holders in any branch of Science/Mathematics/Statistics/Computer Applications or equivalent and those who are in the final or pre-final year of such programmes.

  3. Candidates in the second or higher year of the Four-year Integrated Master's degree programme (Post-B.Sc.) in Engineering/Technology or in the third or higher year of Five-year Integrated Master's degree programme and Dual Degree programme in Engineering/ Technology.

  4. Candidates with qualifications obtained through examination conducted by professional societies recognised by UPSC/AICTE as equivalent to B.E./B.Tech. Those who have completed Section A or equivalent of such professional courses are also eligible.

THE GATE STRUCTURE

The GATE is held every year on the second Sunday of February, across the country in over 100 cities. At present nearly 60,000 students write GATE every year. Candidates can choose a single paper of 3 hours duration to appear in GATE from the discipline papers shown in the following Table.

 

Aerospace Engineering  AE Information Technology IT
Agricultural Engineering  AG  Mathematics  MA
Architecture  AR  Mechanical Engineering  ME
Civil Engineering  CE  Mining Engineering  MN
Chemical Engineering  CH  Metallurgical Engineering  MT
Computer Science & Engg.  CS  Physics  PH
Chemistry  CY  Production & Industrial Engg.  PI
Electronics & Comm. Engg.  EC  Pharmaceutical Sciences  PY
Electrical Engineering  EE  Textile Engg.& Fibre Science  TF
Geology & Geophysics  GG  Engineering Sciences  XE
Instrumentation Engineering  IN  Life Sciences 

Papers XE and XL are general in nature and comprise of the following sections: 
Candidates appearing in XE or XL papers are required to answer

Three Sections, one compulsory as indicated below: 

ENGINEERING SCIENCES(XE)

CODE

 LIFE SCIENCES(XL)

CODE

Engg. Maths (Compulsory)

 A 

Chemistry (Compulsory)

 H

Computational Science

 B

 Biochemistry 

I

Electrical Sciences 

C

 Biotechnology 

J

Fluid Mechanics

 D

 Botany

K

Materials Science

 E

 Microbiology 

L

Solid Mechanics

 F

 Zoology 

M

Thermodynamics

 G