GATE – Graduate Aptitude Test In Engineering

GATE is an all India examination administered and conducted jointly by the IISc and seven IITs on behalf of the National Coordination Board – GATE, Department of Higher Education, Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD), Government of India.

Exam Schedule – Here

Test Centers –

ONLINE Examination Cities : Computer based ONLINE examination for papers with codes MN and TF will be conducted at the Indian Institute of Science Bangalore and seven Indian Institutes of Technology (Bombay, Delhi, Guwahati, Kanpur, Kharagpur, Madras and Roorkee) only. According to the candidate’s first choice of examination city, he/she will be allotted the corresponding zonal administrative institute as the center.

OFFLINE Examination Cities :

IISc Bangalore Zone

IIT Bombay Zone

IIT Delhi Zone

IIT Guwahati Zone

IIT Kanpur Zone

IIT Kharagpur Zone

IIT Madras Zone

IIT Roorkee Zone

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

1. Bachelor degree holders in Engineering/ Technology/ Architecture (4 years after 10+2) and those who are in the final or pre-final year of such programmes.
2. Master 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 degree programme (Post-B.Sc.) in Engineering/ Technology or in the third or higher year of Five-year Integrated Master degree programme and Dual Degree programme in Engineering/ Technology.
4. Candidates with qualifications obtained through examinations conducted by professional societies recognised by UPSC/AICTE (e.g. AMIE by IE(I), AMICE(I) by the Institute of Civil Engineers (India)-ICE(I)) as equivalent to B.E./B.Tech. Those who have completed section A or equivalent of such professional courses are also eligible.

Exam Structure and detailed information about test paper pattern can be found here.

Application Procedure – Here