. General Information
Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) is an all India examination administered and conducted jointly by the Indian Institute of Science and seven Indian Institutes of Technology on behalf of the National Coordination Board - GATE, Department of Higher Education, Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD), Government of India.
The GATE committee, which comprises of representatives from the administering institutes, is the sole authority for regulating the examination and declaring the results.
1.1. Zonal Administering Institutes
GATE is conducted through the constitution of eight zones. The zones and the corresponding administering institutes are:
ZONE | ONLINE Exam | OFFLINE Exam | CONTACT DETAILS | |
Zone 1 | Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Mangalore | Ananthapur, Bagalkot, Belgaum, Bengaluru, Davangere, Hassan, Hubli , Hyderabad, Kurnool, Mahabubnagar, Mangalore, Mysore, Secunderabad and Surathkal | Chairman, GATE, Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru , 560 012, Phone: 080-2293 2392, Fax: 080-2360 1227, E-mail: gate@gate.iisc.ernet.in | |
Zone 2 | Ahmedabad, Mumbai, Pune | Ahmedabad, Ahmednagar, Akola, Amravati, Aurangabad, Bhusawal, Goa, Gondia, Gulbarga, Jalgaon, Kolhapur, Latur, Lonavala, Loni, Mahesana, Mumbai, Nagpur, Nanded, Nashik, Navi Mumbai, Pandharpur, Pune, Rajkot, Sangli, Satara, Shegaon, Solapur, Surat, Thane, Vadodara, and Wardha | Chairman, GATE, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Powai, Mumbai 400 076, Phone: 022-2576 7068,Fax: 022-2572 3706, E-mail: gateoffice@iitb.ac.in | |
Zone 3 | Delhi, Gurgaon, Jaipur | Ajmer, Alwar, Bikaner, Delhi Central, Delhi East, Delhi North, Delhi South, Delhi West, Faridabad, Gurgaon, Indore, Jaipur, Jammu, Jodhpur, Sikar, Udaipur, and Ujjain | Chairman, GATE Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, Hauz Khas, New Delhi 110 016 Phone: 011-2659 1749 Fax: 011-2658 1579 E-mail: gateoffice@admin.iitd.ac.in | |
Zone 4 | Durgapur, Guwahati, Patna | Agartala, Asansol, Bhagalpur, Dhanbad, Durgapur, Gangtok, Guwahati, Imphal, Itanagar, Jorhat, Kalyani, Patna, Silchar, Siliguri, and Tezpur | Chairman, GATE Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, Guwahati 781 039 Phone: 0361-258 2751 Fax: 0361-258 2755 E-mail: gate@iitg.ernet.in | |
Zone 5 | Allahabad, Kanpur, Lucknow | Agra, Aligarh, Allahabad, Bareilly, Bhopal, Gorakhpur, Gwalior, Jabalpur, Jhansi, Kanpur, Lucknow, Saugar (Sagar, MP), Sultanpur and Varanasi | Chairman, GATE Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, Kanpur 208 016 Phone: 0512-259 7412 Fax: 0512-259 0932 E-mail: gate@iitk.ac.in | |
Zone 6 | Kolkata, Vijayawada, Visakhapatnam | Balasore, Berhampur (Orissa), Bhimavaram, Bhubaneswar, Bilaspur, Cuttack, Eluru, Jamshedpur, Kakinada (AP), Kharagpur, Kolkata, Machilipatnam, Raipur, Rajahmundry, Ranchi, Rourkela, Sambalpur, Srikakulam, Tadepalligudem, Vijayawada and Visakhapatnam | Chairman, GATE Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, Kharagpur 721 302 Phone: 03222-282091 Fax: 03222-278243 E-mail: gate@adm.iitkgp.ernet.in | |
Zone 7 | Chennai, Coimbatore, Ernakulam | Bapatla, Chennai North, Chennai South, Chidambaram, Chittoor, Coimbatore, Dindigul, Ernakulam, Gudur, Guntur, Kadapa, Kannur (Kerala), Karimnagar, Khammam, Kollam, Kothagudem, Kottayam, Kozhikode, Madurai, Manchiryal, Nagercoil, Nalgonda, Nellore, Ongole, Palakkad, Puducherry(Pondicherry), Salem, Tenali, Thanjavur, Thiruvananthapuram, Thrissur, Tiruchirapalli, Tirunelveli, Tirupati and Warangal | Chairman, GATE Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai 600 036 Phone: 044-2257 8200 Fax: 044-2257 8204 E-mail: gate@iitm.ac.in | |
Zone 8 | Chandigarh, Noida, Roorkee | Amritsar, Bathinda, Bijnor, Chandigarh, Dehradun, Ghaziabad, Haldwani, Hamirpur (HP), Haridwar, Hisar, Jalandhar, Kota, Kurukshetra, Ludhiana, Mathura, Meerut, Muzaffarnagar, Noida, Patiala, Rohtak, Roorkee, Shimla and Yamunanagar | Chairman, GATE Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, Roorkee 247 667 Phone: 01332-284531 Fax: 01332-285707 E-mail : gate@iitr.ernet.in |
The examination cities and the contact details of the zonal administering institutes are given in Table 1.
The overall coordination and responsibility of conducting GATE 2012 lies with Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, designated as the Organizing Institute for GATE 2012.
1.2. Eligibility for GATE
The following categories of candidates ONLY are eligible to appear for GATE:
a) Bachelor’s degree holders in Engineering/Technology/ Architecture (4 years after 10+2) and those who are in the final year of such programmes.
b) Master’s degree holders in any branch of Science/Mathematics/ Statistics/Computer Applications or equivalent and those who are in the final year of such programmes.
c) Candidates in the second or higher year of the Four-year Integrated Master’s degree programme (Post-B.Sc.) in Engineering/Technology.
d) Candidates in the fourth or higher year of Five-year Integrated Master’s degree programme or Dual Degree programme in Engineering/Technology.
e) Candidates with qualifications obtained through examinations conducted by professional societies recognized by UPSC/AICTE (e.g. AMIE by Institute of Engineers (India); AMICE by Institute of Civil Engineers (India)) as equivalent to B.E./B.Tech. Those who have completed section A or equivalent of such professional courses are also eligible.
1.3. GATE Qualification
Admission to postgraduate programmes with MHRD and some other Government scholarships/assistantships in engineering colleges/institutes is open to those who qualify in GATE examination. Candidates with Bachelor’s degree in Engineering/Technology/ Architecture or Master’s degree in any branch of Science/Mathematics/Statistics/Computer Applications, who qualify in GATE examination are eligible for admission to Master’s degree programmes in Engineering/Technology/ Architecture as well as for Doctoral programmes in relevant branches of Science with MHRD or other Government scholarships/assistantships. To avail the scholarship, the candidate must secure admission to such a postgraduate programme, as per the prevailing procedure of the admitting institution. However, candidates with Master’s degree in Engineering/Technology/Architecture may seek admission to relevant Doctoral programmes with scholarship/assistantship without appearing in the GATE examination.
Qualification in GATE is also a minimum requirement to apply for various fellowships awarded by many Government organizations.
1.4. Postgraduate Admissions with MHRD Scholarship
As per the directives of the MHRD, the following procedure is to be adopted for admission to the postgraduate programmes (Master and Doctoral) with MHRD scholarship/assistantship. The performance of the candidate in GATE will be considered for admission. If the candidate is to be selected through interview for postgraduate programmes, minimum 70% weightage is to be given to the performance in GATE. The remaining weightage (30% maximum) can be given to the candidate’s academic record or performance in interview. The admitting institution could however prescribe minimum passing percentage of marks in the interview. Some colleges/institutes specify GATE qualification as the mandatory requirement even for admission without MHRD scholarship/assistantship.
Candidates are advised to seek details of admission procedures and availability of MHRD scholarship/ assistantship from the concerned admitting institution. The criteria for postgraduate admission with scholarship/ assistantship are different for different admitting institutions. The management of the postgraduate scholarship/assistantship is also the responsibility of the admitting institution. Similarly, reservation of seats under different categories is as per the policies and norms prevailing at the admitting institution and Government of India rules. GATE offices will not entertain any enquiry about admission, reservation of seats or award of scholarship/assistantship.
A candidate declared “Qualified in GATE at the time of admission” is entitled for MHRD fellowship for 24 months unless he/she loses it due to poor performance in the registered programme. The students of Integrated Master Degree and Dual Degree programmes in Engineering/Technology are eligible to appear in GATE 2012 in order to qualify for the postgraduate scholarships in their own institutions only. They are not eligible for admission to a fresh M.E./M.Tech. programme.
1.5 Application Submission Process
a) Candidates need to apply/register ONLINE for GATE 2012. Application process for GATE 2012 is entirely ONLINE, and sale of application forms through banks / GATE office counters has been discontinued. Details for applying ONLINE are available on the websites of IISc and the seven IITs as given below in Table 2.
Table 2: Websites of IISc and IITs ZONE
WEBSITE
IISc Bengaluru: gate.iisc.ernet.in
IIT Bombay: www.iitb.ac.in/gate
IIT Delhi: http://gate.iitd.ac.in/GATE
IIT Guwahati www.iitg.ernet.in/gate
IIT Kanpur www.iitk.ac.in/gate
IIT Kharagpur gate.iitkgp.ac.in
IIT Madras gate.iitm.ac.in
IIT Roorkee www.iitr.ac.in/gate
b) The application fee is Rs.1000/- for General/OBC Category candidates and Rs.500/- for SC/ST/PD* Category candidates. The application fee is non-refundable.
*Person with Disability
2. Structure of GATE 2012
2.1. Examination Papers
A candidate can apply for only ONE of the 21 papers listed in Table 3. The syllabi of all the papers are given in the GATE websites of IISc and IITs given in Table 2. Making a choice of the appropriate paper is the responsibility of the candidate. Some guidelines in this respect are suggested below.
The candidate is expected to appear in a paper appropriate to the discipline of his/her qualifying degree. The candidate is, however, free to choose any paper according to his/her admission plan, keeping in mind the eligibility criteria of the institutions in which he/she wishes to seek admission.
Table 3: List of GATE papers and corresponding codes
PAPER | CODE |
Biotechnology | BT |
Life Sciences | XL* |
Aerospace Engineering | AE |
Agricultural Engineering | AG |
Architecture and Planning | AR |
Chemical Engineering | CH |
Chemistry | CY |
Civil Engineering | CE |
Computer Science and Information Technology | CS |
Electrical Engineering | EE |
Electronics and Communication Engineering | EC |
Engineering Sciences | XE* |
Geology and Geophysics | GG |
Instrumentation Engineering | IN |
Mathematics | MA |
Mechanical Engineering | ME |
Metallurgical Engineering | MT |
Mining Engineering | MN |
Physics | PH |
Production and Industrial Engineering | PI |
Textile Engineering and Fibre Science | TF |
* XE (Engineering Sciences) and XL (Life Sciences) papers are of general nature and will comprise of the sections listed in the above table. A candidate appearing in XE or XL paper will be required to answer three sections apart from the General Aptitude (GA) questions. Section A is compulsory in XE paper and Section H is compulsory in XL paper. The candidate can choose any two out of the remaining sections listed under the respective papers, at the time of examination.
XE PAPER SECTIONS | CODE | XL PAPER SECTIONS | CODE |
Engineering Mathematics (Compulsory) | A | Chemistry (Compulsory) | H |
Fluid Mechanics | B | Biochemistry | I |
Materials Science | C | Botany | J |
Solid Mechanics | D | Microbiology | K |
Thermodynamics | E | Zoology | L |
Polymer Science and Engineering | F | Food Technology | M |
Food Technology | G |
2.2. Examination Schedule and Cities
GATE 2012 Examination will include both ONLINE and OFFLINE examinations as per the following schedule:
Examination Type | Examination Cities | Examination Date (Day) | Examination Time | GATE Paper Codes |
ONLINE | Listed in Table 1 | January 29, 2012 (Sunday) | 09:00 hrs – 12:00 hrs | AR, GG and TF |
January 29, 2012 (Sunday) | 14:00 hrs – 17:00 hrs | AE, AG and MN | ||
OFFLINE | Listed in Table 1 | February 12, 2012 (Sunday) | 09:00 hrs – 12:00 hrs | BT, CE, CH, CS, ME, PH and PI |
February 12, 2012 (Sunday) | 14:00 hrs – 17:00 hrs | CY, EC, EE, IN, MA, MT, XE and XL |
ONLINE Examination: Examination using computers where the candidate will choose the correct answer out of four options or fill in the numerical answer using mouse.
OFFLINE Examination: Examination where the candidate will mark the correct answer out of four options in an Optical Response Sheet (ORS) by darkening the appropriate bubble.
Other important dates related to the GATE 2012 examination are listed in Table 4.
Commencement of Online Application submission | 12-Sep-11 |
Last date for: | |
a) Submission of Online Application Form (website closure) | 17-Oct-11 |
b) Receipt of printed version of ONLINE Application at respective GATE Offices | 24-Oct-11 |
Announcement of results | 15-Mar-12 |
2.3. Examination Type
The GATE examination consists of a single paper of 3 hours duration which contains 65 questions carrying a maximum of 100 marks. The question paper will consist of only objective questions. The pattern of question papers is given in Section 4. The examination for the papers with codes AE, AG, AR, GG, MN and TF will be carried out ONLINE using computers where the candidates will be required to enter the answer for each question using mouse. For all other papers, the candidates will have to mark the correct choice on an Optical Response Sheet (ORS) by darkening the appropriate bubble against each question. There will be negative marking for each wrong answer, except for some questions, as explained in Section 4. Each GATE paper shall have a General Aptitude (GA) component carrying 15 marks.
2.4. GATE Results and Scorecard
2.4.1. GATE Results
a. GATE 2012 results will be announced on March 15, 2012 on GATE websites of IISc and seven IITs.
b. GATE 2012 score is valid for TWO YEARS from the date of announcement of the GATE 2012 results.
c. GATE 2012 results may be made available on payment basis to interested organizations (educational institutions, R&D laboratories, industries, etc.) in India and abroad based on a Memorandum of Understanding between IIT Delhi and the requesting organization. Details in this regard can be obtained from the Chairman, GATE, IIT Delhi.
2.4.2. GATE Scorecard
Details about the contents of GATE Scorecard will be made available in the GATE websites at an appropriate time.
There is no provision for issue of additional GATE scorecard.
The GATE 2012 Committee has the authority to decide the qualifying mark for each GATE paper. In case any claim or dispute arises in respect of GATE 2012, it is hereby made absolutely clear that the Courts and Tribunals in New Delhi and New Delhi alone shall have the exclusive jurisdiction to entertain and settle any such dispute or claim.
3. What is New in GATE 2012?
3.1 Application Process
In GATE 2012, candidates need to register and fill the application ONLINE only by accessing the GATE websites of IISc and seven IITs. The application process is complete only when a print out of the filled ONLINE application with the candidate’s signature and a good quality photo affixed in the appropriate place is received by the respective GATE office along with necessary documents, if any, on or before 24 October 2011. Please note that sale of application forms through banks and GATE office counters has been discontinued.
3.2 Pre-final Year Students
Pre-final year students are not eligible to write GATE 2012. For details of eligibility, refer to section 1.2.
3.3 Admit Card
Admit card can only be downloaded from the zonal GATE websites from 2nd January 2012. Sending Admit cards by post has been discontinued. Bring the admit card to the test center along with at least one original (not photocopied / scanned copy) and valid (not expired) photo identification. ONLY one of the following photo identifications is permitted: Driver's license, Passport, PAN Card, Voter ID, College ID, Employee identification card, or a notarized Affidavit with Photo, Signature, Date of Birth and Residential Address. Photocopies of the original identification document are not acceptable. Candidates will not be permitted to take the test if original and valid photo identification is not presented.
3.4. ONLINE Examination in Two Additional Papers
In GATE 2011, the papers with codes GG, TF, AE and MN had ONLINE examination. In GATE 2012, two additional papers, AR and AG, will also have ONLINE examination. The ONLINE examination will be conducted in two sessions on Sunday, January 29, 2012.
Forenoon session (09.00 hrs to 12.00 hrs): AR, GG and TF.
Afternoon session (14.00 hrs to 17.00 hrs): AE, AG and MN.
3.5. Types of Questions in ONLINE Papers
In the ONLINE papers, the question paper will consist of questions of multiple choice type and numerical answer type. For multiple choice type questions, each question will have four choices for the answer. For numerical answer type questions, each question will have a number as the answer and choices will not be given.
4. Pattern of Question Papers and Marking
As mentioned in section 2.3, the examination for the papers with codes AE, AG, AR, GG, MN and TF will be carried out ONLINE using computers where the candidates will be required to enter the answer for each question using mouse. For all other papers, the candidates will have to mark the correct choice on an Optical Response Sheet (ORS) by darkening the appropriate bubble against each question.
GATE 2012 would contain questions of four different types in various papers:
(i) Multiple choice questions carrying 1 or 2 marks each;
(ii) Common data questions, where two successive questions use the same set of input data;
(iii) Linked answer questions, where the answer to the first question in the pair is required to answer its successor; and
(iv) Numerical answer questions, where the answer is a number, to be entered by the candidate.
Examples of such questions can be found in section 4.2.
In all the papers, there will be a total of 65 questions carrying 100 marks, out of which 10 questions carrying 15 marks in General Aptitude (GA) are compulsory.
In the papers bearing the codes AE, AG, BT, CE, CH, CS, EC, EE, IN, ME, MN, MT, PI, TF and XE, the Engineering Mathematics will carry 15 % of the total marks, the General Aptitude section will carry 15 % of the total marks and the remaining 70 % of the total marks is devoted to the subject of the paper.
In the papers bearing the codes AR, CY, GG, MA, PH and XL, the General Aptitude section will carry 15 % of the total marks and the remaining 85 % of the total marks is devoted to the subject of the paper.
4.1. Marking
For 1 mark multiple choice questions, 1/3 mark will be deducted for a wrong answer. Likewise, for 2 marks multiple choice questions, 2/3 mark will be deducted for a wrong answer. However, for the linked answer question pair, where each question carries 2 marks, 2/3 mark will be deducted for a wrong answer to the first question only. There is no negative marking for wrong answer to the second question of the linked answer question pair. If the first question in the linked pair is wrongly answered or is unattempted, then the answer to the second question in the pair will not be evaluated. There is no negative marking for numerical answer type questions.
4.1.1. General Aptitude (GA) Section
In all papers, GA questions are of multiple choice type, and carry a total of 15 marks. The GA section includes 5 questions carrying 1 mark each (sub-total 5 marks) and 5 questions carrying 2 marks each (sub-total 10 marks).
4.1.2. Question papers other than GG, XE and XL
These papers would contain 25 multiple choice questions carrying one mark each (sub-total 25 marks) and 30 multiple choice questions carrying two marks each (sub-total 60 marks). Out of these, two pairs of questions would be common data questions, and two pairs of questions would be linked answer questions. In the ONLINE papers, the question paper will consist of questions of multiple choice type and numerical answer type. For multiple choice type questions, each question will have four choices for the answer. For numerical answer type questions, each question will have a number as the answer and choices will not be given.
4.1.3. GG (Geology and Geophysics) Paper
Apart from the General Aptitude (GA) section, the question paper consists of two parts: Part A and Part B. Part A is common for all candidates. Part B contains two sections: Section 1 (Geology) and Section 2 (Geo-physics). Candidates will have to attempt questions in Part A and either Section 1 or Section 2 in Part B.
Part A consists of 25 multiple choice questions carrying 1-mark each (sub-total 25 marks). Each section in Part B (Section 1 and Section 2) consists of 30 multiple choice questions carrying 2 marks each (sub-total 60 marks). Out of these, two pairs of questions would be common data questions, and two pairs of questions would be linked answer questions
4.1.4. XE Paper (Engineering Sciences)
In XE paper, Engineering Mathematics section (Section A) is compulsory. This section contains 11 multiple choice questions carrying a total of 15 marks: 7 questions carrying 1-mark each (sub-total 7 marks), and 4 questions carrying 2-marks each (sub-total 8 marks).
Each of the other sections of the XE paper (Sections B through G) contains 22 questions carrying a total of 35 marks: 9 questions carrying 1 mark each (sub-total 9 marks) and 13 questions carrying 2 marks each (sub-total 26 marks). Out of the 2 mark questions, 2 pairs are common data questions and 1 pair is linked answer questions.
4.1.5. XL Paper (Life Sciences)
In XL paper, Chemistry section (Section H) is compulsory. This section contains 15 multiple choice questions carrying a total of 25 marks: 5 questions carrying 1 mark each (sub-total 5 marks) and 10 questions carrying 2-marks each (sub-total 20 marks). Out of the 2-mark questions, 1 pair is common data questions, and 1 pair is linked answer questions.
Each of the other sections of the XL paper (Sections I through M) contains 20 multiple choice questions carrying a total of 30 marks: 10 questions carrying 1 mark each (sub-total 10 marks) and 10 questions carrying 2 marks each (sub-total 20 marks).
4.2. Types of Multiple Choice Objective Questions
Each of the multiple choice objective questions in all papers and sections will contain four answers, of which the correct answer is to be marked. The types of questions in a paper may be based on the following logic:
(i) Recall: These are based on facts, principles, formulae or laws of the discipline of the paper. The candidate is expected to be able to obtain the answer either from his/her memory of the subject or at most from a one-line computation.
(ii) Comprehension: These questions will test the candidate’s understanding of the basics of his/her field, by requiring him/her to draw simple conclusions from fundamental ideas.
(iii) Application: In these questions, the candidate is expected to apply his/her knowledge either through computation or by logical reasoning.
(iv) Analysis and Synthesis: These can be linked answer questions, where the answer to the first question of the pair is required in order to answer its successor. Or these can be common data questions, in which two questions share the same data but can be solved independently of each other.
Common data based questions: Two questions are linked to a common data problem, passage and the like. Each question is independent and its solution is obtainable from the above problem data or passage directly. (Answer of the previous question is not required to solve the next question). Each question under this group will carry two marks.
Linked answer questions: These questions are of problem solving type. A problem statement is followed by two questions based on the problem statement. The two questions are designed such that the solution to the second question depends upon the answer to the first one. In other words, the first answer is an intermediate step in working out the second answer. Each question in such ‘linked answer questions’ will carry two marks.
5. Other Information
For additional information, announcements and results, visit any of the websites of the zonal GATE offices (Please see Table 2).
FOR DETAILS, PLEASE REFER http://gate.iitd.ac.in/GATE/
FOR GATE BIOTECH SYLLABUS, http://gate.iitd.ac.in/GATE/pdffiles/bt.pdf
FOR GATE LIFE SCIENCES(XL)
FOR GATE CHEMISTRY SYLLABUS http://gate.iitd.ac.in/GATE/pdffiles/xlh.pdf
FOR GATE BIOCHEMISTRY SYLLABUS http://gate.iitd.ac.in/GATE/pdffiles/xli.pdf
FOR GATE BOTANY SYLLABUS http://gate.iitd.ac.in/GATE/pdffiles/xlj.pdf
FOR GATE MICOBIOLOGY SYLLABUS http://gate.iitd.ac.in/GATE/pdffiles/xlk.pdf
FOR GATE ZOOLOGY SYLLABUS http://gate.iitd.ac.in/GATE/pdffiles/xll.pdf
FOR GATE FOOD TECHNOLOGY SYLLABUS http://gate.iitd.ac.in/GATE/pdffiles/xlm.pdf
FOR DETAILS, PLEASE REFER http://gate.iitd.ac.in/GATE/
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