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IIT GATE
        
        
         GATE is the acronym for Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering. GATE is
        an all-India examination administered and conducted in eight zones
        across the country by the GATE Committee comprising Indian Institute of
        Science, Bangalore and seven Indian Institutes of Technology. The exam
        is conducted to identify meritorious students for admission to
        Postgraduate Programmes in Engineering, Technology, Architecture,
        Science and Pharmacy at National level.

Eligibility: Candidates with following academic qualifications
        are eligible to appear in GATE:
         
        
        Bachelor's degree in Engineering/Technology/Architecture/Pharmacy
            (4 years after 10+2) and those who are in the final or pre-final
            year of such programmes.
Master's 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 such programmes.
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 in
            Engineering / Technology.
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.
        However, GATE qualification by itself does not
        guarantee admission or scholarship/ assistantship. Candidates are
        required to find out the procedure of final selection and award of
        Scholarship/ Assistantship from the institutions in which they seek
        admission. The GATE performance of the candidate is considered for
        admission. If the candidate is to be selected through interview for
        postgraduate programmes, minimum 70% weightage is to be given to the
        GATE performance. The remaining weightage (30% maximum) can be given to
        the marks obtained by the candidate in his / her qualifying examination
        or interview.


         Presently, students in the Integrated Master's Degree and Dual Degree
        programmes in Engineering / Technology are eligible to appear in GATE 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.

GATE Test Pattern: The GATE examination consists of a single
        paper of 3 hours duration and carries a maximum of 150 marks. The
        question paper is fully objective type. There is negative marking for
        wrong answers and 25% of the marks allotted are deducted for every wrong
        answer.


         Presently, following subjects are included in the GATE:
         
         
        Aerospace Engineering
Agricultural Engineering
Architecture and Planning
Civil Engineering
Chemical Engineering
Computer Science & Engineering
Chemistry
Electrical Engineering
Electronics & Communication Engineering.
Geology & Geophysics
Instrumentation Engineering
Information Technology
Mathematics
Mechanical Engineering
Mining Engineering
Metallurgical Engineering
Physics
Production & Industrial Engineering.
Pharmaceutical Sciences
Textile Engineering & Fibre Science
Engineering Sciences
Life Sciences
        Papers in Engineering Sciences and Life Sciences are of
        general nature and comprise the following Sections:

Engineering Sciences: Engineerng. Mathematics (Compulsory),
        Computational Science, Electrical Sciences, Fluid Mechanics, Materials
        Science, Solid Mechanics, Thermodynamics

Life Sciences: Chemistry (Compulsory), Biochemistry,
        Biotechnology, Botany, Microbiology, and Zoology
         
        
Edited by aparna - 27Nov2007 at 1:52am


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