Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE)

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 1 - Indian Institute of Science Bengaluru

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 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) Bachelor's degree holders in Engineering/Technology/Architecture (Post-B.Sc./Post-Diploma)  and those who are in the final year of such programmes.

c) 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.

d) Candidates in the second or higher year of the Four-year Integrated Master’s degree programme (Post-B.Sc.) in Engineering/Technology.

e) Candidates in the fourth or higher year of Five-year Integrated Master’s degree programme or Dual Degree programme in Engineering/Technology.

f) 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.