Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering 2013
About
GATE
Graduate Aptitude Test
in Engineering (GATE) is an all India examination that primarily tests the
comprehensive understanding of various undergraduate subjects in Engineering
and Technology. The GATE score of a
candidate reflects a relative performance of a candidate. The score is used for
admissions to post-graduate engineering programmes (eg. M.E., M.Tech, direct
Ph.D.) in Indian higher education institutes with financial assistance provided
by MHRD and
other Government agencies. The score may also used by Public sector units
for employment screening purposes.
Financial
Assistance
A valid GATE score is essential
for obtaining a financial assistance
during Masters programmes and in some cases during direct Doctoral programmes
in Engineering/Technology/Architechture, and Doctoral programs in relevant
branches of Science in an Institution supported by
the MHRD or other Government organizations. To avail the
financial assistance (scholarship), the candidate must first secure admission
to a programme in these Institutes, by a procedure that could be different for
each institute. Qualification in GATE is also a minimum requirement to
apply for various fellowships awarded by many Government organizations.However, candidates with a Master’s degree in Engineering/Technology/Architecture may seek admission to relevant Doctoral programmes with scholarship/assistantship without appearing in the GATE examination.
Administration
GATE is administered and
conducted jointly by the Indian Institute of Science and seven Indian
Institutes of Technology on behalf of the National Coordination Board (NCB) –
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
conducting the examination and declaring the results.GATE is conducted through the constitution of eight zones. The zones and the corresponding administrative institutes are:
Zone-1: Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore
Zone-2: Indian Institute of Technology Bombay
Zone-3: Indian Institute of Technology Delhi
Zone-4: Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati
Zone-5: Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur
Zone-6: Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur
Zone-7: Indian Institute of Technology Madras
Zone-8: Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee
The overall coordination and responsibility of conducting GATE 2013 lies with Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, and is designated as the Organizing Institute for GATE 2013.
- Download GATE
2013 Brochure
What’s
New in GATE 2013?
- 15
subject papers will be conducted by an ONLINE computer based test: AE, AG,
AR, BT, CE, CH, CY, GG, MA, MN, MT, PH, TF, XE, and XL.
- Female
candidates are exempted from paying the application fee.
- All
candidate related information and grievance redressal will be available in
a single GATE Online Applicant Interface. (What is it?)
- Soft
copies of photograph and signature must be uploaded during online
application (This is in addition to sending recent photograph of applicant
with signed application).
- A
new formula will be used for calculating
the GATE score.
- Biometric
information (Photograph and fingerprint) may be captured on the day of the
examination for randomly selected candidates.
Important Points for
GATE 2013.
- Application
Process: For GATE 2013,
candidates need to register and fill the application ONLINE only by
accessing the zonal 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 8 October 2012. Please note that
application forms are NOT available for sale anywhere.
- Downloadable
Admit Card: Admit cards are NOT sent
by mail anymore. Admit cards can only be downloaded from the zonal GATE
websites from 5th December 2012 onwards. Bring the admit card to the test
center along with at least one original (not photocopied / scanned copy)
and valid (not expired) photo identification.
- Use
of black ink ball point pen for Offline exams:
Candidates should use only black ink ball point pen for
darkening of the bubbles in the OMR sheet. Since bubbles darkened by the
black ink ball point pen cannot be erased, candidates should darken the bubbles
in the OMR sheet very carefully (be sure before darkening).
- Numerical
answer type questions in ONLINE papers: In
the ONLINE papers, the question paper will consist of questions of
multiple choice type and questions of 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. Each online paper will have 15 or more marks worth
of questions requiring numerical answers where possible.
- Pre-final
year students: Pre-final year students
are NOT eligible to write GATE 2013. For details, refer to eligibility for GATE examination.
GATE Online Applicant Interface (website)
Opens
|
Saturday
|
1 September 2012
(00:00 Hrs) |
Last date for Submission of Online
Application (website closure)
|
Sunday
|
30 September 2012
(23:00 Hrs) |
Last date for the receipt of printed version
of ONLINE Application at the respective zonal GATE Office
|
Monday
|
8 October 2012
|
Last date for request of change of city
|
Tuesday
|
20 November 2012
|
Availability of admit card on Online
Application Interface
|
Wednesday
|
5 December, 2012
|
GATE 2013 Online Examination for Papers:
AR, CE, GG, MA, MT, PH and TF |
Sunday
|
20 January 2013
(09:00 Hrs to 12:00 Hrs) |
GATE 2013 Online Examination for Papers:
AE, AG, BT, CH, CY, MN, XE and XL |
Sunday
|
20 January 2013
(14:00 Hrs to 17:00 Hrs) |
GATE 2013 Offline Examination for Papers:
CS, ME and PI |
Sunday
|
10 February 2013
(09:00 Hrs to 12:00 Hrs) |
GATE 2013 Offline Examination for Papers:
EC, EE and IN |
Sunday
|
10 February 2013
(14:00 Hrs to 17:00 Hrs) |
Announcement of results on Online Applicant
Interface
|
Friday
|
15 March 2013
(10:00 Hrs |
FOR
DETAILS, PLEASE REFER http://www.gate.iitb.ac.in/gate2013/