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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 /Pharmacy at Engineering colleges / institutes in the
country ,are available to those who qualify through GATE. Some
Engineering colleges / institutes specify GATE as a mandatory
qualification even for admission do students to post graduate
programmes. The candidate is required to find the procedure of final
selection and award of scholarship / Assistantship from the respective
Institution to which the candidate seeks admission. GATE qualified
candidates in Engineering 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 conducted by the six Indian Institutes of Technology and
Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, on behalf of the National
Coordinating Board - GATE, Ministry of Human Resources Development
(MHRD), Government of India.From Freshersworld point of view we have
tried our best to give you a clear picture of GATE. 

            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. 
             Here is an
opportunity for advanced engineering education in India. An M.E or
M.Tech degree is a desirable qualification for our young engineers
seeking a rewarding professional career. Engineering students, while in
the final year of their degree course, spend considerable time in
seeking an opening for studies in foreign universities. 

            GateGenie Help Desk

Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering(GATE) is an All-India Examination
conducted by the seven Indian Institutes of Technology(IIT) and the
Indian Institute of Science(IISc), Bangalore, on behalf of the National
Coordinating Board - GATE, Department of Education, Ministry of Human
Resources Development (MHRD), Government of India. Every year one of
the IIT or IISc act as a coordinating institution. 

            The following is list of GATE coordinating IIT/IISc.

            GATE  	Conducting IIT/IISc

			GATE 2007 	IIT Kharagpur

			GATE 2005 	IIT Bombay

			GATE 2004 	IIT Delhi

			GATE 2003 	IIT Madras

			GATE 2002 	IISc Banglore

			GATE 2001 	IIT Kanpur

			GATE 2000 	IIT Kharagpur

            GATE 1999 	IIT Bombay

         Examination Details:

		 		    The examination is a single paper of 3 hours duration and generally consists of 
Section A (Objective Type) which is of 75 marks and
 Section B (Problem Type) which is of 75 marks.
 Total: 150 marks.

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

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 
Generally a large number of students appear for the Computer Science subject in order to do a M.Tech in Computer Science.

Old question papers are available in the shops.

After publication of GATE results, students must apply to individual Institutes to get their application forms.

Institutes
advertise M.Tech admissions in leading newspapers from 1st April till
end July. However some Institutes do not advertise and therefore
students have to get the forms themselves. 
In the application forms, you have to mention your GATE score alongwith other details.

The concerned Institute may conduct written test and/or interview for the purpose of admission.

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. 
Candidates who get less than 70 percentile get no score card.

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 be used for admission purposes. 

           Important Dates:

		   Availability of GATE forms: October, 1st week

		   Last Date for filling up forms: November, 1st week

		   Exam Date: 2nd Sunday of February

		   Results: March 31st


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