About GATE 2018

What is 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.

Eligibility

Bachelor’s degree holders in Engineering/ Technology/ Architecture (4 years after 10+2/ Post-B.Sc./ Post-Diploma) and those who are in the final year of such programs.
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 programs.
Candidates in the second or higher year of Four-year integrated Master’s degree programs (Post-B.Sc.) in Engineering/ Technology.
Candidates in the fourth or higher year of Five-year integrated Master’s degree programs or Dual Degree programs in Engineering/Technology.
Candidates with qualifications obtained through examinations conducted by professional societies recognized 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.

Basic Features of GATE 2018

GATE 2018 examinations will be held during forenoon and afternoon sessions on weekends (Saturday and Sunday) between 3rd February 2018 and 17th February 2018.
Examination for some of the papers in GATE 2018 will be held in multiple sessions.
Examinations for all the 23 papers will be conducted by an ONLINE Computer Based Test (CBT).
A candidate can apply for only one of the 23 papers.
Making a choice of the appropriate paper during GATE application is the responsibility of the candidate.
Biometric information (Photograph and Fingerprints) for randomly selected candidates may be captured before the start of the examination.

GATE Exam Details By Registered & Qualified Students

Year	Registered	Qualified(%)
2008	184,672	31,694 - (17.16%)
2009	230,341	35,273 - (15.31%)
2010	460,541	59,853 - (13.00%)
2011	612,568	96,239 - (15.71%)
2012	777,134	108,526 - (13.96%)
2013	1,200,728	136,699 - (11.38%)
2014	1,033,625	149,694 - (14.48%)
2015	927,580	121,060 - (13.05%)
2016	971,831	135,392 - (13.93%)
2017	922,167	129,149 - (14.00%)

Introduction

The Indian Institute of Science (IISc) and seven Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs at Bombay, Delhi, Guwahati, Kanpur, Kharagpur, Madras and Roorkee) jointly administer the conduct of GATE. The operations related to GATE in each of the 8 zones are managed by a zonal GATE Office at the IITs or IISc. The Organizing Institute (OI) is responsible for the end-to-end process and coordination amongst the administering Institutes.

Administration

GATE is administered and conducted jointly by the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) and seven Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) 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 these administering institutes, is the sole authority for regulating the examination and declaring the results.

GATE is conducted through the collaboration 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

Financial Assistanship (scholarship)

At Present MHRD provide M.Tech financial assistance of Rs 12,400/-
To avail of the financial assistance (scholarship), the candidate must first secure admission to a program in a particular Institute.
Qualification in GATE is also a minimum requirement to apply for various fellowships awarded by many Government organizations.
The criteria for postgraduate admission with scholarship/assistantship could be different for different institutions.
The management of the post-graduate 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 usually not entertain any enquiry about admission, reservation of seats and/or award of scholarship/assistantship.
Some colleges/institutes specify GATE qualification as the mandatory requirement even for admission without MHRD scholarship/assistantship.

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