The Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) is an All-India Examination conducted by the seven Indian Institutes of Technology and the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, on behalf of the National Coordinating Board – GATE, Department of Education, Ministry of Human Resources Development (MHRD), Government of India.
- Bachelor’s degree holders in Engineering/Technology/Architecture and those who are in the final year of such programmes.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
GATE is usually held on weekends starting from 1st weekend of February. There could be multiple sessions for some of the streams. Forenoon session would be usually conducted at 9:30 AM to 12:30 PM and Afternoon Session will be conducted at 2:30 PM to 5:30 PM
OFFLINE | ONLINE | ||||
Application fee | General & OBC | Rs. 1,500 | Application fee | General & OBC | Rs. 1,500 |
Application fee | Women / SC / ST / PwD* | Rs. 750 | Application fee | Women / SC / ST / PwD* | Rs. 750 |
Application Submission Process | Application Submission Process | ||||
Step. 1 Procurement of Application FormCandidate can obtain a packet containing (i) OFFLINE Application Form (ii) Information Brochure (iii) Acknowledgment Card (iv) Envelope from:
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Step. 1 Obtain a Demand DraftThe candidates must obtain a Demand Draft, drawn on any nationalized bank in favor of Chairman of the corresponding zonal GATE Office, the website of which the candidate wishes to submit online Application. | ||||
Step 2 Online Application | |||||
Step 2 Fill in the Application Form | Step 3. Take print out of Application FormSave the PDF file, take a printout, Sign at appropriate places and paste photograph. | ||||
Step 3. Obtain SC/ST/PD/OBC (non creamy layer) CertificateSC/ST/OBC (non creamy layer) and Disability Certificate should be obtained from appropriate authority, if applicable.
Authorities who can issue SC/ST/OBC (non creamy layer) Certificates. |
Step 4. Obtain SC/ST/PD/OBC (non creamy layer) Certificate SC/ST/OBC (non creamy layer) and Disability Certificate should be obtained from appropriate authority, if applicable. Authorities who can issue SC/ST/OBC (non creamy layer) Certificates. | ||||
Step 4. Post/SubmissionDuly filled-in Application Form with appropriate enclosures must be sent by Registered or Speed post to the Chairman, GATE of the Zone, where the candidate prefers (corresponding to the 1st Choice of Examination City) to appear for the examination Or It can be handed over personally to respective Zonal GATE Office. |
Step 5. Post/SubmissionDuly filled-in Application Form with appropriate enclosures must be sent by Registered or Speed post to the Chairman, GATE of the Zone, the website of which has been used for making ONLINE registration OR It can be handed over personally to respective Zonal GATE Office. |
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GATE Scorecard
The GATE scorecard will consist of actual marks obtained by the candidate, the GATE Score, Percentile Score and All India Rank (AIR). Scorecard will be sent only to the qualified candidates. No information will be sent to candidates who are not qualified.
GATE Score
The GATE score, awarded in the range of 0 to 1000 reflects the candidate’s academic ability and will be based on his/her performance in GATE and the performances of all candidates who appeared in GATE in the last four years. Candidates with the same GATE score from different GATE papers and/or years can be considered to have the same performance level.
GATE Score | http://gate.iitd.ac.in/index.php |
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m : marks obtained by the candidate.a:average of marks of all candidates who appeared in the paper mentioned on this scorecard in GATE
s: standard deviation of marks of all candidates who appeared in the paper mentioned on this scorecard in GATE ag: average (global) of marks of all candidates who appeared across all papers and years sg: standard deviation (global) of marks of all candidates who appeared across all papers and years The maximum score can be 100. |
GATE Percentile Score The percentile score of a candidate indicates the percentage of candidates who appeared in the same paper and scored less marks than him/her. It is calculated as follows: If N is the total number of candidates appearing in a paper, then the percentile score P is given as,
P = (number of candidates who have scored less marks than the candidate / N) x 100 |
A typical qualitative interpretation of the GATE SCORE, for example, can be as follows:
Ability Level GATE Score Range
Outstanding 800 to 1000
Excellent 675 to 800
Very good 550 to 675
Good 425 to 550
Above average 300 to 425
Average 100 to 300
Below average Below 100
e. The evaluation of the ORS is carried out by a computerized process using scanning machines, with utmost care. Requests for revaluation of the answer script and re-totaling of marks will not be entertained.
f. The GATE result and particulars of the qualified candidates will be made available to interested organizations (educational institutions, R and D laboratories, industries etc.) in India and abroad based on written request by the organization and on payment. Details can be obtained from GATE Chairmen of IITs / IISc.
The date will be announced as a part of the notification released by GATE Authorities.
IISc Bangalore http://gate.iisc.ernet.in/
IIT Bombay http://www.iitb.ac.in/gate
IIT Delhi http://www.iitd.ernet.in/
IIT Guwahati http://www.iitg.ernet.in/
IIT Kanpur http://www.iitk.ac.in/
IIT Kharagpur http://www.iitkgp.ernet.in/
IIT Madras http://gate.iitm.ac.in/
IIT Roorkee http://www.iitr.ac.in/gate
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The fees details of various institutes can be found on their respective websites. You may find list of institutes who offer admissions through GATE at https://gateforum.com/m-
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Please refer their website where it is given in detail. The links of various IITs & IISC is available in previous question