The 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 on behalf of the National Coordinating Board - GATE, Department of Education, Ministry of Human Resources Development (MHRD), Government of India. The zones and the corresponding administrative institutes are

Zone 1 - Indian Institute of Science Bangalore (IIT Bangalore)
Zone 2 - Indian Institute of Technology Bombay ( IIT Bombay)
Zone 3 - Indian Institute of Technology Delhi (IIT Delhi)
Zone 4 - Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati ( IIT Guwahati)
Zone 5 - Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur (IIT Kanpur)
Zone 6 - Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur (IIT Kharagpur)
Zone 7 - Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT Madras)
Zone 8 - Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee (IIT Roorkee)