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GATE Overview

GATE Overview

Many students may not be aware that there are several institutions in this country, offering

specialized postgraduate programmes in various disciplines. Attractive scholarship /

Assistantship for postgraduate courses in engineering / Technology / Architecture /Pharmacyat Engineering colleges / institutes in the country ,are available to those who qualify throughGATE. Some Engineering colleges / institutes specify GATE as a mandatory qualification

even for admission do students to post graduate programmes. The candidate is required tofind the procedure of final selection and award of scholarship / Assistantship from the

respective Institution to which the candidate seeks admission. GATE qualified candidates inEngineering subjects) will also be eligible for the award of junior research fellowship in

CSIR Laboratories.

What is GATE ?

The Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) is an all -India examination administeredand conducted in eight zones across the country by the GATE Committee comprising faculty

from Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore and seven Indian Institutes of Technology onbehalf of the National Coordinating Board - GATE, Department of Education, Ministry of

Human Resources Development (MHRD), Government of India.

Objective

To identify meritorious and motivated candidates for admission to Post Graduate

Programmes in Engineering, Technology, Architecture and Pharmacy at the National level.

To serve as benchmark for normalisation of the Undergraduate Engineering Education in the

country.

Why should we take GATE:

1. M.Tech degree leads to specialization and furthering of interest in a certain areawhich may lead to Ph.D

2. M.Tech degree is best for those wishing to apply for Faculty/Research positions ineducational Institutes/R&D centers.


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Important Dates:

1. Availability of GATE forms: 21st September, 20102. Last Date for filling up forms: 27th October, 20103. Online Examination Date: 30th January, 20114. Offline Examination Date: 13th February, 20115. GATE Exam Results: 15th March, 2011

Examination Details:

1. The examination is a single paper of 3 hours duration and consists of 65 Questionswith Maximum of 100 Marks.

2. You have to opt for your subject and study as per the syllabus mentioned in the GATEbrochure.

3. The subjects of our interest are Computer Science and Engineering, Electronics &Communication Engineering., Electrical Engineering and Instrumentation

Engineering. Other subjects are also available such as Mathematics, Physics, etc.4. Results of qualified candidates in GATE will give All India Rank and indicate

percentile score. For example, a percentile score of 99 means you are in the top 1%category of the candidates who appeared for GATE.

5. Candidates who get less than 70 percentile get no score card.6. GATE scores are valid for 2 years. You may reappear the GATE exam if you are not

satisfied with the earlier score and the new score (if better than the old one) will beused for admission purposes.

After the Exam, what next:

1. After publication of GATE results, students must apply to individual Institutes to gettheir application forms.

2. Institutes advertise M.Tech admissions in leading newspapers from 1st April till endJuly. However some Institutes do not advertise and therefore students have to get theforms themselves.

3. In the application forms, you have to mention your GATE score alongwith otherdetails.

4. The concerned Institute may conduct written test and/or interview for the purpose ofadmission.

5. General thumb rules: If your GATE score in Computer Science is 96 percentile ormore then you can try for IITs, if between 85 - 96 percentile, then apply for top RECs,

JADAVPUR, SHIBPUR, ROORKEE, etc. If less than 85, you have to look for

appropriate institutes.

Scholarship:

During the pursuit of M.Tech, you are paid a scholarship of Rs. 8000.00 per month by the

Government of India. This amount is enough for living expenses including purchase of

books, etc. The scholarship is paid for the entire 18 months M.Tech period.


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SPECIAL:

We encourage 3rd year students to also appear GATE alongwith Final Year students since:

a. GATE score is valid for 2 years.b. The syllabus as required by GATE is generally over by 5 th semester.c. Anyway, it will be a good try ! If it is a bad score you can always try again.

GATE Eligibility

The candidates with following academic background are eligible to appear in GATE 2011

Examination:

Bachelor's degree holders Engineering/ Technology/Architecture/Pharmacy (4 years after10+2) and those who are in the final or pre-final year of such programmes.

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 suchprogrammes.

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 inEngineering/Technology.

Candidates with qualifications obtained through examinations conducted by professional

societies recognised by UPSC/AICTE (e.g. AMIE) as equivalent to B.E./B.Tech. Those who

have completed Section A or equivalent of such professional courses are also eligible.status.

POSTGRADUATE ADMISSIONS WITH MHRD

SCHOLARSHIP

A candidate is eligible for Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD) Scholarship/Assistantship in Engineering/Technology/Architecture/Pharmacy/Sciences at engineering

colleges/institutes in the country if he/she qualifies in GATE . To avail the scholarship,additionally, the candidate must secure admission to such a postgraduate programme, as per

the prevailing procedure of the admitting institution. GATE qualification by itself does notguarantee admission. GATE qualified candidates in Engineering disciplines are also eligible

for the award of the Junior Research Fellowship in CSIR Laboratories. Some governmentorganizations prescribe GATE qualification as a requirement for applying to the post of a

Scientist/Engineer.

As per the directives of the Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD), Govt. of

India, the following procedure is to be adopted for admission to postgraduate programmes

(Master's and Doctoral) with MHRD Scholarship/Assistantship . The GATE performance of

the candidate 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


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GATE performance . The remaining weightage (30% maximum) can be given to the marksobtained by the candidate in his/her qualifying examination or interview. Candidates opting

for a general paper (XE or XL) should be further examined (by interview/written test) by theadmitting institution. In such cases also the weightage for GATE score should not be less

than 70%. The admitting institution will prescribe minimum passing percentage of marks in

the interview. Some Colleges/Institutes specify GATE as mandatory qualification even for

admission without MHRD Scholarship/Assistantship.

Candidates are advised to seek details about admission procedures and availability of MHRD

Scholarship/Assistantship from the department of their interest or postgraduate office of the

concerned institution. GATE offices will not entertain any enquiry about admission and

award of Scholarship/Assistantship.

While qualifying in GATE is essential for all candidates seeking admission to postgraduate

programmes with MHRD Scholarship/Assistantship, the management of the postgraduate

Scholarship/Assistantship is the responsibility of the admitting institution. The GATE

Committee has no role in the award or disbursement of Scholarship/Assistantship. Similarly,

reservation of seats under different categories is as per the policies and norms prevailing at

the admitting institution and the Government of India rules.

According to MHRD rules, the award of postgraduate Scholarship/Assistantship to GATE

qualified candidates is for a maximum period of 24 months for Master's degree programmes

in Engineering/Technology/Architecture/Pharmacy/Science.

Additional Scorecards (up to a maximum of two) will be issued only once on request and on

payment of Rs 300 per card. Such requests should reach the Organizing Chairman. These

cards will be labelled as Additional Scorecard -1 and Additional Scorecard - 2 at the top.

However, if the candidate changes his/her admitting institution by using the additional

scorecard(s), he/she is required to clarify the matters related to his/her admission and

Scholarship/Assistantship with the new institution where subsequent admission change issought.

The GATE Score of a candidate is in the range 0 to 1000. It reflects the performance of a

candidate, irrespective of the GATE paper or year in which he/she has qualified. Candidateswith same GATE Score from different GATE papers and/or years can be considered to have

the same performance level.

At present, students in the Integrated Master's Degree and Dual Degree programmes in

Engineering/ Technology are eligible to appear in GATE 2007 in order to qualify for the

postgraduate scholarship in their own institutions only. They are not eligible for admission to

a fresh M.E/M.Tech. programme.

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